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Ruinous Effigy
Production overview
Manufacturer:	Eris Morn
Rarity class:	Exotic
Weapon type:	Trace Rifle
Min-max impact:	8
Min-max stability:	78
Min-max handling:	53
Min-max reload speed:	33
Min-max magazine:	94
Specifications
Feed system:	Liquid Fuel
Ammunition type:	Special
Fire mode:	Full Automatic
Rate of fire:	1000 RPM
Damage:	Void
Effective range:	45
Hidden stats
Aim assistance:	84
Zoom:	12
Recoil:	96
Bounce intensity:	4
Bounce direction:	Tends Vertical
Airborne effectiveness:	16
Service history
In service:	Guardians
Affiliation:	The Witness; Tree of Silver Wings

Revision as of 15:47, May 16, 2024

"From the many wings of ruin blows a wind that will reshape this dead world."

— Weapon description

The Ruinous Effigy is an Exotic Trace Rifle introduced in Destiny 2 during Season of Arrivals. It was previously acquired through the "Growth" exotic quest and is now available at the Monument to Lost Lights.

Perks

Intrinsic: Transmutation - Final blows with this weapon collapse victims into Void Transmutation spheres.

Hammer-Forged Rifling: Durable ranged barrel.
- Increases range.
Particle Repeater: Improves Stability.
- Increases stability.
Exotic Trait: Evolution - Transmutation spheres you create can be picked up and wielded as weapons by you or your allies.
- [Light Attack]: Light attack
- [Heavy Attack]: Suppressing heavy attack
- [Block]: Guard/Drain nearby targets
Composite Stock: This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock.
- Slightly Increases stability.
- Slightly Increases handling Speed.

Catalyst

The Exotic Catalyst has a chance to drop from any enemy killed with a Transmutation sphere. To progress the catalyst, players were required to have 700 kills with either Ruinous Effigy or its Transmutation spheres; though at one point players could increase progress by destroying Eyes of Savathûn located across the system with the weapon during Season of Arrivals. Once completed, the catalyst unlocks the following perk:

Exotic Trait: Deconstruction - This weapon deals increased damage against targets damaged by Transmutation spheres.

Lore

"And my vanquisher will read that book, seeking the weapon, and they will come to understand me, where I have been and where I was going."The following is a verbatim transcription of an official document for archival reasons. As the original content is transcribed word-for-word, any possible discrepancies and/or errors are included.

"FROM THE MANY WINGS OF RUIN BLOWS A WIND THAT WILL RESHAPE THIS DEAD WORLD."

"That's not right."

Banshee-44 taps a spectral analyzer against the Effigy's frame.

Commander Zavala turns, closes the lid on a small golden weapon case, and walks to Banshee's side. "What have you found?"

"Well, it's not petrified wood, but it is organic."

"That's troubling," Zavala says and moves to run his fingers over the weapon's frame.

"I wouldn't."

A shallow cold saps the heat from Zavala's fingertips; he pulls back. "This wasn't in Eris's report." His voice is thin and stark with disappointment, as if spoken through dead winter air.

"Guardian doesn't seem to notice either." Banshee clinks the analyzer into a tool tray. "Leeches a bit, kicks out Void. Sig's hazy, though. Wild."

Long quiet overtakes the workshop, imposed by shuttered windows and empty streets below.

They stand over the weapon. Banshee stares down and nods along to the ambient static

"What were you saying?" The weapon master's voice is framed in apology.

Zavala puts a hand on Banshee's shoulder, smiles, and gestures to the weapon. "Equipment that uses the wielder's Light is not unprecedented."

"It doesn't use it; it eats it. Thing's got an appetite. Works almost like, uh… a converter."

"Is it dangerous?"

"Nah. Guardian doesn't even seem to notice. I'll get you a write-up."

Trivia

The Ruinous Effigy is one of the three exotic trace rifles that isn't manufactured by Omolon.
During the Quest to build the Ruinous Effigy, a transmission excerpt from Eris states that the Touch of Malice was used as a blueprint for the Ruinous Effigy. She comments that, while the Touch of Malice was "crude, vicious", the Ruinous Effigy "is a thing of beauty".

Gallery

The Ruinous Effigy
Equinox ornament for Ruinous Effigy
Ashen Icon ornament for Ruinous Effigy

Appearance

Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals (First appearance)

References

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 |feed= Liquid Fuel
 |ammo= Special
-|mode= Automatic
+|mode= Full Automatic
 |rate= 1000 RPM
 |damage= {{Icon|Void}} Void
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 |recoil=96
 |intensity=4
-|direction=Center
+|direction=Tends Vertical
 |airborne=16
 |service= [[Guardian]]s
-|affiliation= [[Tree of Silver Wings (Io)|Tree of Silver Wings]]
+|affiliation=[[The Witness]]<br>[[Tree of Silver Wings (Io)|Tree of Silver Wings]]
 }}
-{{quote|From the many wings of ruin blows a wind that will reshape this dead world. |Weapon description}}
+{{quote|From the many wings of ruin blows a wind that will reshape this dead world.|Weapon description}}
-The '''Ruinous Effigy''' is an [[Exotic]] [[Trace Rifle]] introduced in ''[[Destiny 2]]'' during ''[[Season of Arrivals]]''. It was previously acquired through the "[[Growth]]" exotic [[quest]] and is now available at the [[Monument to Lost Lights]].
+The '''Ruinous Effigy''' is an [[Exotic]] {{icon|Void}} [[Trace Rifle]] introduced in ''[[Destiny 2]]'' during ''[[Season of Arrivals]]''. It was previously acquired through the "[[Growth]]" exotic [[quest]] and is now available at the [[Monument to Lost Lights]].
-==Overview==
-The origin of the weapon began with an irregularity in [[The Drifter (character)|The Drifter]]'s [[Prismatic Recaster]], which mirrors the gravitational disturbances from the [[Cradle]] which attracted the attention of [[Savathûn's Hive]]. As the [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen|Witch Queen]] seeks to halt the Tower's progress, [[Eris Morn]] requests the [[Guardian]]'s aid in clearing a path to the [[Tree of Silver Wings]]. After completing a run through the Interference mission, Eris appeared at the Cradle, stating that she believes the Darkness offers a Gift in the form of a weapon. A newly-grown branch from the tree was removed, and through a series of steps was tempered and reshaped into the Ruinous Effigy.
 ==Perks==
-*Intrinsic Perk: '''Transmutation'''
+*Intrinsic: '''Transmutation''' - Final blows with this weapon collapse victims into Void Transmutation spheres.
-**Final blows with this weapon collapse victims into Void Transmutation spheres.
-*'''Hammer Forged Rifling''': Durable Ranged Barrel.
+*'''[[lightgg:3250034553|Hammer-Forged Rifling]]''': Durable ranged barrel.
-**Increases Range
+**Increases range.
-*'''Particle Repeater''': Controls recoil for every bolt.
+*'''[[lightgg:3868766766|Particle Repeater]]''': Improves Stability.
-**Increases Stability
+**Increases stability.
-*'''Evolution''': Transmutation spheres you create can be picked up and wielded as weapons by you or your allies.
+*Exotic Trait: '''Evolution''' - Transmutation spheres you create can be picked up and wielded as weapons by you or your allies.
 **[Light Attack]: Light attack
-**[Heavy Attack]: ''Suppressing'' heavy attack
+**[Heavy Attack]: Suppressing heavy attack
 **[Block]: Guard/Drain nearby targets
-*'''Composite Stock''': This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock.
+*'''[[lightgg:3465198467|Composite Stock]]''': This weapon has a versatile dual-purpose stock.
-**Slightly Increases Stability
+**Slightly Increases stability.
-**Slightly Increases Handling Speed
+**Slightly Increases handling Speed.
-==Gameplay==
-This weapon fires a [[Void]] beam. Enemies killed by this weapon turn into Transmutation Spheres.
-===Transmutation Spheres===
-Transmutation Spheres have 3 abilities: Heavy Attack, Light Attack, and Guard/Drain. The Sphere has an ammo counter that goes down as time passes. The Heavy attack consumes all ammo and does devastating damage to the area around it, as well as suppressing anyone caught within the blast. A heavy attack at full ammo will do the same damage as a heavy attack at 5 ammo.  The Light attack consumes 1 ammo and does a small amount of damage. The Drain/Guard ability slowly damages enemies within the vicinity and regenerates the user's health. It also provides a bonus to damages resistance. This ability slowly consumes ammo and can be used past 1 ammo, but in doing so damages the player.
 ===Catalyst===
-*Source: Kill an enemy with a Transmutation Sphere
+The [[Exotic Catalyst]] has a chance to drop from any enemy killed with a Transmutation sphere. To progress the catalyst, players were required to have 700 kills with either Ruinous Effigy or its Transmutation spheres; though at one point players could increase progress by destroying '''Eyes of Savathûn''' located across the system with the weapon during ''Season of Arrivals''. Once completed, the catalyst unlocks the following perk:
-*Masterwork Objective: Collect 5,000 points. 1 point is awarded for every enemy killed, while 34 points are awarded for every Savathun's Eye destroyed with the weapon.
+*Exotic Trait: '''Deconstruction''' - This weapon deals increased damage against targets damaged by Transmutation spheres.
-*Enemies damaged by Transmutation Spheres take more damage from the Ruinous Effigy.
 ==Lore==
+{{verbatim}}
+'''"FROM THE MANY WINGS OF RUIN BLOWS A WIND THAT WILL RESHAPE THIS DEAD WORLD."'''
+----
 "That's not right."
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 <gallery>
 Destiny2-RuinousEffigyExoticTraceRifle.jpg|300px|The Ruinous Effigy
-D2SoA Ruinous Effigy - Equinox.jpg|300px|The Equinox Ornament for Ruinous Effigy
+D2SoA Ruinous Effigy - Equinox.jpg|300px|''Equinox'' [[Weapon Ornament|ornament]] for Ruinous Effigy
-ASHEN ICON.jpg|300px|The Ashen Icon Ornament for Ruinous Effigy
+ASHEN ICON.jpg|300px|''Ashen Icon'' ornament for Ruinous Effigy
 </gallery>
 ==Appearance==
-*''[[Destiny 2]]:'' ''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{1st}}
 ==References==