Metamorphosis Lost Sector Destiny 2 Guide and Location

by Legionless | Aug 14, 2022

[toc] The Metamorphosis Lost Sector is the second worst Lost Sector in the game. It’s difficult is above average because Scorn Crossbows still do more damage than intended. Let’s hope a fix comes soon enough… Their damage is even higher than the Arc damage in Metamorphosis, taking into account that Arc Burn is active there (+50%damage)!

While our Legend/Master Lost Sectors guide features every Legend and Master Lost Sectors in the game, this The Conflux mini-guide covers everything you need to know to prepare, including recommended loadouts, enemy shields, and Champions.

Metamorphosis Location and Requirements

The Metamorphosis Lost Sector is located in Miasma, on the Throne World.

Metamorphosis Lost Sector location

How to unlock Legend & Master Lost Sectors? You’ll need to complete the normal version of the Lost Sector and reach 1510 Power Level to even see them in the Director.

Metamorphosis rotation

Seasonal rotation

Date

Lost Sectors

Location

Reward

Threat

Surges

Week #

Shields & Champions

This is an overview of what Shields and Champions you should expect in this Lost Sector:

Lost Sector

Location

Threat

Tier

Shields

Champions

These are the types of Champions you’ll have to deal with:

Metamorphosis Champions
Legend	x2 Unstoppable Incendior	x3 Overload Chieftain
Master	x4 Unstoppable Incendior	x3 Overload Chieftain

Metamorphosis Modifiers: Legend & Master

Legend Modifiers:

Arc Burn: +50% Arc damage dealt and received.
Hot Knife: Shanks now have Solar shields.
Equipment Locked: You will not be able to change your equipment after this activity starts.
Match Game: Enemy shields are highly resistant to all unmatched elemental damage.
Limited Revives: Limited fireteam revives. Gain additional revives by defeating Champions.
Shields Foes: You will face combatants with Solar and Void shields.
Champion Foes: You will face Barrier and Overload Champions.
Arach-NO!: When defeated, Fallen Vandals spawn a web mine at their feet.

Master Modifiers:

All of the above, plus
Scorched Earth: Enemies throw grenades significantly more often.

Difficulty: The Metamorphosis Lost Sector is the second worst Lost Sector in the game.

Recommended loadout

Weapons & Armor

Weapon	Type	Archetype	Rarity	Ammo?	Element?	Requirements	In loot pool?	Ammo	Element	Tier	Excels	Source	Craftable?	Requires	Released	Slot	Can be Crafted?	Best of?
Riskrunner	Submachine Gun	Exotic	Exotic	Primary	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Arc	Strong ❘ A	PvE	Exotic Quest	No	Free-to-Play	Season 1	Energy	No	Top-tier
Night Watch	Scout Rifle	Lightweight	Legendary	Primary	Kinetic	Free-to-Play	Yes	Primary	Kinetic	Weak ❘ C	-	World loot pool	No	Free-to-Play	Season 11	Kinetic	No
Subzero Salvo	Rocket Launcher	Precision	Legendary	Heavy	Arc	Free-to-Play	Yes	Heavy	Arc	Worst ❘ D	-	Europa	No	Free-to-Play	Season 12	Heavy	No

This season, the best loadout is:

A Kinetic Scout
Riskrunner
Arc Rocket
Solar 3.0 Build (Titans can also use Cuirass of the Falling Star)

Riskrunner is the perfect weapon for an Arc Burn Lost Sector as its damage gets buffed by 50%. But more importantly, it reduces the Arc damage you receive on top of any Arc Damage Resistance mods.

Only a few enemies in Metamorphosis do Arc damage. But when they do, Riskrunner’s Arc-chaining will procc and easily take out large groups of enemies with easy. Riskrunner will also stun the many Overload Champions you’ll run into.

There are only a couple of Unstoppable Champions, which is why you need a Kinetic Scout. Your Scout Rifle will stun the Unstoppable Champions, but Riskrunner and your Arc Rocket will be your main Champion and Boss DPS.

Essential Mods

Make sure to equip these mods for easy runs:

Mod Name	Slot	Cost	Requirements	Effects	Type
Harmonic Siphon	Helmet	1	Rank 6	Rapid final blows with weapons matching your Subclass create an Orb of Power.	General
Unstoppable Scout Rifle	Arms	1	None	Aiming down sights for a short time causes Scout Rifles you wield to fire a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions.	Champions
Recuperation	Legs	1	Rank 5	Replenishes health each time you pick up an Orb of Power.	General

Requirements

Difficulty	Legend	Master
Recommended Power	1560	1590
Exotic armor (if solo)	Rare	Common

Needless to say, these aren’t easy and the least you should do is ensure you have a reasonable Power Level. By reasonable, we mean no less than 10 Power Levels below the recommended levels. If you find yourself struggling, work on increasing your Power Level as much as possible and focus on Legend Lost Sectors.

Metamorphosis Lost Sector guide

The Metamorphosis Lost Sector has the highest likelihood of you dying. Everything is within close range, so enemies never miss. Void Scorn Crossbows can one-shot you with how much damage they do (even after their recent nerf).

The beginning of the Lost Sector is the most difficult part. There’s an insane amount of enemies at the entrance and they’re all targeting you. A lot of them have the dreaded Scorn Crossbow. On top of an army of trash ads, there are also two Overload Champions. These Champions will spawn Scorn Totems that will add another challenge for you.

The first thing you want to do is clear away as many enemies as you can. If you can, stun one or both of the Overload Champions before you Rocket that biggest pack of enemies.

With that one Rocket, you clear away a large chunk of enemies cutting you down. The cherry on top is if you also remove a bunch of health from a Champion and finish it with Riskrunner. You can get Subzero Salvo from Variks on Europa. It’s one of the easiest Arc Rockets to get.

Subzero Salvo Destiny 2 featured rocket launcher

Subzero Salvo Legendary rocket launcher

I wouldn’t use more than two Rockets here so you have enough ammo for the remaining Champions and the boss. Riskrunner and your Solar abilities are enough to quickly kill everything else until you get to the final boss.

The final boss can be tricky to instantly kill. If you damage it too slowly, it’ll activate immunity shields which can waste your super or Rocket Launcher ammo.

After dozens of Metamorphosis runs, Warlocks need to Super and then shoot Rockets at the boss. Hunters only need to Blade Barrage the boss to kill it. Titans can one-shot the boss with a Cuirass of the Falling Star super. Sunbreaker Titans can kill the boss with a couple of x3 Roaring Flames-buffed Throwing Hammers and 1 Rocket.

More Lost Sector Guides

Lost Sectors	Location	Burn	Legend - Shields	Legend - Champions	Master - Shields	Master - Champions
The Conflux	Nessus	Solar	Void	Unstoppable Barrier	Void	Unstoppable Barrier
The Rift	Nessus	Void
Extraction	Throne World	Arc	Void Arc	Overload Unstoppable	Void Arc	Overload Unstoppable
Metamorphosis	Throne World	Arc	Arc Solar	Overload Unstoppable	Arc Solar	Overload Unstoppable
Sepulcher	Throne World	Solar	Arc Solar	Unstoppable Barrier	Arc Solar	Unstoppable Barrier
K1 Communion	Moon	Solar	Solar Void	Overload Barrier	Solar	Overload Barrier
K1 Crew Quarters	Moon	Arc	Solar	Overload Barrier	Solar	Overload Barrier
K1 Logistics	Moon	Void	Arc Solar	Overload Barrier	Arc Solar	Overload Barrier
K1 Revelation	Moon	Void	Arc	Unstoppable Barrier	Arc	Unstoppable Barrier
Bunker E15	Europa	Void	Void	Overload Barrier	Void	Overload Barrier
Concealed Void	Europa	Arc	Solar Void	Overload Barrier	Solar Void	Overload Barrier
Excavation Site XII	EDZ	Solar	Arc	Unstoppable Barrier	Arc	Unstoppable Barrier
Skydock IV	EDZ	Solar	Solar Void	Unstoppable Barrier	Solar Void	Unstoppable Barrier
The Quarry	EDZ	Void	Solar Void	Unstoppable Barrier	Solar	Unstoppable Barrier

Lost Sector Rewards

As a reminder, completing Legend or Master Lost Sectors solo is the only way to acquire several specific Exotic armor pieces. While our Lost Sector Exotics guide covers them all, including their rotation for the remainder of the season, these are all Lost Sector Exotics available today:

Lost Sector Exotics today

Date	Lost Sectors	Location	Threat	Week #	Shields	Champions	Reward
6/11/2023	Bay of Drowned Wishes	Dreaming City	Arc	Week 3	Void	Overload Unstoppable	Arms

Date	Name	Armor	Class	Type	Requires	Exotic Perk
2024-04-19	Caliban's Hand	Caliban's Hand	Hunter	Arms	The Witch Queen	Your Proximity Knife scorches targets it damages with its explosions, or ignites targets on a direct hit. After throwing a Proximity Knife, you gain increased melee regeneration until the knife explodes.
2024-04-19	Renewal Grasps	Renewal Grasps	Hunter	Arms	The Witch Queen	Your Duskfield grenades have a much larger effect radius. Allies inside the Duskfield take reduced damage and targets inside the area deal reduced damage.
2024-04-19	Triton Vice	Triton Vice	Hunter	Arms	Lightfall	Increases Glaive reload speed and melee damage when surrounded. Glaive melee final blows overflow a round to the magazine. Glaive projectile final blows detonate if the Glaive deals damage matching your subclass type.
2024-04-19	Mothkeeper's Wraps	Mothkeeper's Wraps	Hunter	Arms	Season 22	Your grenade becomes a cage of loyal moths that release on impact and fly toward the nearest target or ally. If they reach a target, they detonate in a blinding explosion; if they reach an ally, the moths grant your ally a Void overshield.
2024-04-19	Athrys's Embrace	Athrys's Embrace	Hunter	Arms	Beyond Light	Weighted Knife gains a second bounce. Rapid precision hits with your weapons grant Weighted Knife a significant damage bonus, bonus strength, and the ability to stun unshielded combatants for a short time. Empowered Weighted Knife is strong against Unstoppable Champions.
2024-04-19	Point-Contact Cannon Brace	Point-Contact Cannon Brace	Titan	Arms	The Witch Queen	Defeating targets with your Thunderclap melee restores melee energy. Targets near you when you use your Thunderclap suffer lightning strikes and become jolted; being amplified increases the damage of these lightning strikes.
2024-04-19	Second Chance	Second Chance	Titan	Arms	The Witch Queen	Gain a second charge of your Shield Throw melee. Your Shield Throw melee now weakens targets and becomes shield-piercing, stunning Barrier Champions. When you stun a Barrier Champion with your Shield Throw melee, you regain a melee charge.
2024-04-19	Pyrogale Gauntlets	Pyrogale Gauntlets	Titan	Arms	Season 22	Modifies Burning Maul into a single high-damage slam of your hammer that creates five cyclones of flame. Consecration's second slam creates a cyclone of flame.
2024-04-19	No Backup Plans	No Backup Plans	Titan	Arms	Beyond Light	While using a Void subclass, rapid Shotgun final blows or defeating a powerful combatant with a Shotgun will grant a Void overshield and start health regeneration. While you have a Void overshield, Shotguns deal additional damage, and Shotgun final blows refresh the overshield. Provides a moderate benefit to Shotgun airborne effectiveness and reload speed.
2024-04-19	Icefall Mantle	Icefall Mantle	Titan	Arms	Beyond Light	Stasis final blows have a chance to grant an escalating bonus to Stasis weapon damage. Replaces your Barricade ability with a personal overshield. When you activate your Barricade, you gain the highest-tier Stasis weapon damage bonus and create a burst around yourself that slows combatants. While you have this overshield, you are slowed and Barricade does not recharge.
2024-04-19	Osmiomancy Gloves	Osmiomancy Gloves	Warlock	Arms	The Witch Queen	Your Coldsnap grenades have an additional charge that recharges quicker on direct impact. The seeker spawned from Coldsnap grenades travels further.
2024-04-19	Necrotic Grip	Necrotic Grip	Warlock	Arms	Beyond Light	Damaging combatants envenoms them with poison that deals increasing damage over time. Defeating a poisoned combatant spreads the condition to nearby targets.
2024-04-19	Nothing Manacles	Nothing Manacles	Warlock	Arms	Beyond Light	You gain an additional Scatter Grenade charge. Enables tracking for Scatter Grenade projectiles.
2024-04-19	Ballidorse Wrathweavers	Ballidorse Wrathweavers	Warlock	Arms	Lightfall	Your Winter's Wrath Shockwave deals increased shatter damage. Allies in range of your Shockwave gain an overshield and increased damage with Stasis weapons.
2024-04-19	Briarbinds	Briarbinds	Warlock	Arms	Season 22	Your Void Souls have a longer duration. They also gain escalating damage and durability as they defeat targets. You can retrieve your Void Souls by interacting with them, allowing them to be redeployed.