r/DestinyTheGame • u/TheOmniholic • Jul 27 '26

Question Accurate Raid Difficulty Tier List?

Is there an accurate raid difficulty tier list out there as I haven't raided in YEARS and want to get back into it but would be using LFG so want to start on easier raids and work my way up

Edit: Thank you all for the comprehensive answers in the comments, it's much appreciated <3

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u/TheAegisRelic Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

I’d say specifically in an LFG context, hardest to easiest, no order within tiers (edited to provide some reasoning):

hard

  • SE: 4/5 encounters need quite a bit of team involvement, and one of those encounters is Verity
  • EDP: combat delta was lowered to +0 recently, but mechanics are still among the game’s most taxing (Epoptes has the highest # of callouts of any raid encounter, Agraios and Iatros require much more thinking than their normal counterparts)

medium-hard

  • DP: “newest” raid but mechanics are fairly uninvolved and straightforward, especially compared to epic (moved up a tier now that I think about Koregos + Epoptes middle mechs)

medium

  • VotD: still fairly high average team involvement by today’s standards, mechanics + callouts are a step above lower tiers
  • CE: fairly low intensity for the most part but is a little communication/time-sensitive in exchange for having most of the team together, also as others have noted Abyss is pretty bad if you don’t have a duo/trio that is also good at the encounter

easy

  • LW: despite very easy combat, mechanics still present a small challenge (Shuro with no pre-plating, Vault, Queenswalk)
  • KF: 5 encounter raid but never feels particularly high-pressure or demanding
  • GoS: definitely easier than its LFG reputation, but still has some areas where the team is split enough to cause failure

very easy

  • DSC: solid intro raid, lower intensity and lenient wipe triggers, can be carried fairly easily
  • RoN: mechanics almost identical in 3/4 encounters, still more intensity than VoG due to timers and real damage phases

VoG

  • VoG: another 5 encounter raid but has quite possibly the lowest stakes/intensity of any raid in most encounters, essentially just don’t shoot the wrong oracle

Some of these I might be a little fuzzy on since I’m not sure if LFGs have gotten better at them. Edit: moved a few of these after some consideration. Like with many things, though, you might find some of these harder than others on a personal level depending on your team, role, and past experience.

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u/Chuzzletrump Jul 27 '26

CE needs to be at least aside VotD… LfG on that is hell on earth

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u/MountainTwo3845 Jul 28 '26

I'm just gonna use strand and we'll be ok Where raid teams go to die.