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|sect= [[Hidden Swarm]] <br> [[Spawn of Crota]] <br> [[Blood of Oryx]] <br> [[The Silent Brood]] <br> [[Savathûn's Hive]] <br> [[Grasp of Nokris]]
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|abilities= Darkness Blast <br> Rapid Flight <br> [[Solar]] Shield <br> Poison Cloud
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{{Quote|Wizards, lead your followers in battle. Take enough devastation to feed your worm, and a little more to grow, and take the tithe of your followers. Then take another portion, as much as you dare, and use it for your own purposes. But if it is too much, your peers will kill you and take it. Then tithe the remainder to the [[Hive#Pantheon|Ascendant]] you serve.|[[Oryx, the Taken King]]}}
'''Wizards''' are a powerful caste of [[Hive]]. They wear long, crumbling robes and fly overhead to unleash their spells, drawing on the power of the [[Darkness]] to fuel their powers.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 55''</ref>

==Overview==
{{Quote|The only word for what we saw is sorcery.|[[Grimoire]] description.}}
While the lesser Hive monsters carry out the Hive's will through overwhelming force, the Wizards plan the Hive's conquests and carry out the unspeakable rituals that create its menagerie of abominations. <ref>'''Grimoire: Wizards''' </ref> In addition to fueling the Hive's might through sorcery, the Wizards also serve as its reproductive caste. A Wizard becomes fertile either from a mate or on her own, whereupon she will produce the pupae that give rise to the Hive's legions of [[Thralls]]. <ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Grimoire: Book of Sorrows'']</ref> In [[Destiny 2]], Wizards gain a new look as well, appearing to have more armor on their bodies, and sporting a helmet with two glowing lines on either side of their helmets. They can possibly cast illusions upon others as well.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/flayed?highlight=illusion Illusions]</ref>

==Gameplay==
Wizards are often frustrating opponents on the battlefield, being able to unleash long range darkness blasts in rapid succession while swiftly flying around. The higher the Wizard is ranked, the faster they fire them. In addition, they can plant down poison clouds that deal damage over time, blur the player's vision, and slow them down. The vast majority of wizards come with [[Solar]] shields, except for Omnigul, who comes with an [[Arc]] shield. But once the shield of any Wizard is picked apart through concentrated fire, their defenses are effectively shut down, leaving them fully vulnerable to [[Guardian]] attacks.

In ''[[Destiny 2]]'', Wizards on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] appear largely the same along with their abilities. Most appear with Solar Shields but a special few, such as [[Savathûn's Handmaiden]], have Void Shields.

==Known Wizards==
*[[Alzok Däl]]
*[[Azyrax, Exalted Conjurer]]
*[[Balwûr]]
*[[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]]
*[[Exhara, Ambassador of Savathûn]]
*[[Gornuk Däl]]
*[[Gotra, Eir Spawn]]
*[[Gravetide Summoner]]
*[[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]]
*[[Heart of Crota]]
*[[Ir Abassin, Broodlost]]
*[[Ir Absuul, First Aria]]
*[[In Anânh, Brood Queen]]
*[[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger]]
*[[Ir Halak, Deathsinger]]
*[[Ir Yun, Cult of Megor]]
*[[Ir Yût, the Deathsinger]]
*[[Lokaar]]
*[[Mormu, Xol Spawn]]
*[[Nokris, Herald of Xol]]
*[[Omnigul, Will of Crota]]
*[[Osmium Traitor]]
*[[Räkta, the Mournful]]
*[[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]] {{C|progenitor}}
*[[Šimmumah ur-Nokru]]
*[[Sulhava, Vassal to Xol]]
*[[Sulmâkta, High Conductor]]
*[[Thanatologist Merga]]
*[[The Sorcerer Nightmare]]
*[[Umra, Xol Spawn]]
*[[Verok]]
*[[Vurok, Eir Spawn]]
*[[Xyor, the Unwed]]
*[[Zyrok Däl]]

==Variants==
*[[Abyssal Sorcerer]]
*Apprentice of the Cryptoglyph
*Ascendant Wizard — Epic difficulty Wizard
*[[Brood Mother]]
*[[Brood Queen]] — High ranking Wizards, known for birthing an entire broods or sects.
*Chosen Wizard — Heroic difficulty Wizard
*[[Conjurer]]
**[[Null Conjurer]]
*[[Deathsinger]] — these Ultra wizards are encountered exclusively in [[Raid]]s (apart from [[Story]] mission [[Last Rites]]), and will kill the entire party after a certain time limit if they are not killed beforehand.
*[[Drenched Sorceress]]
*Envoy of Savathûn
*Hallowed Wizard — Major Wizard
**Unhallowed Wizard
**Dread Unhallowed Wizard
*Hollow Wizard
*[[Kamus Wizard]]
*[[Lamplighter Wizard]]
*Lunar Scavenger
*[[Namuš Wizard]]
*[[Necromantis]]
*[[Omen of the Broken Blade]]
*Profane Wizard
*[[Revenant Wizard]]
*[[Renewal Wizard]]
*Rite Wizard
*[[Ritual Hierarch]] 
*Ritual Wizard
*[[Scholar of the Cryptoglyph]]
*Siphon Witch
*[[Sky-Eater Wizard]]
*[[Soaring Keen]]
*[[Waker of Crota]] — encountered exclusively in [[Siege of the Warmind]] and [[The Wakening]]. Wakers of Crota glow green and are capable of summoning traps called [[Vestiges]]. Vestiges damage players who walk over them. Killing Wakers will prevent more Vestiges from appearing.
*Watcher of Crota
*[[Worm Keeper]]

==Trivia==
*The phrase "That Wizard came from the Moon!" (as uttered by the [[Ghost]]) has become an infamous line among the ''[[Destiny]]'' community.<ref>[http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/06/bungie-turns-peter-dinklage-destiny-meme-into-a-t-shirt/ '''Kotaku''' - ''Bungie Turns Peter Dinklage Destiny Meme Into A T-Shirt'']</ref> Bungie has released a shirt and a poster in recognition of the meme.<ref>[http://bungiestore.myshopify.com/products/commemorative-destiny-alpha-t-shirt?variant=805304445 '''Bungie Store''' - ''DESTINY ALPHA T-SHIRT - MEN'']</ref>
*All Wizards are females capable of reproduction, either sexually or asexually through parthenogenesis, besides [[Nokris]], who is the only known male Wizard.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Early wizard hive concept art.jpg|Early concept of the Wizard.
File:Hive queen.jpg|Pre-Alpha version of Wizard, re-used in [[The Dark Below]]
File:GDC Hive 3.png|Close-up view of Pre-Alpha Wizard.
File:DIfct1Q.jpg|Early version of Wizard in-game.
File:TKciIeq.png|A Wizard floats on the air.
File:ClSI0Ru.jpg|A Wizard in battle
File:E3 Hive Wizard.jpg|Wizards demonstrating a ritual in the [[Chamber of Night]].
File:Moonshirt.jpg|T-shirt art.
File:Destiny-HiveWizard.jpg|A [[Blood of Oryx]] Wizard.
File:Wizard (HS).jpg|A [[Hidden Swarm]] Wizard.
File:Wizard (SoC).jpg|A [[Spawn of Crota]] Wizard.
File:Wizard (SB).jpg|A [[The Silent Brood|Silent Brood]] Wizard.
File:Wizard (SH).jpg|A [[Savathûn's Hive]] Wizard.
File:Wizard (GoN).jpg|A [[Grasp of Nokris]] Wizard.
File:Wizard (HS2).jpg|A ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' [[Hidden Swarm]] Wizard.
File:24amZBG.jpg
File:Hive Leader.jpg|Close-up of Wizard's face.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' 
**''[[Forsaken]]''
**''[[Shadowkeep]]''

==References==
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