Editing Operation: Seraph's Shield

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|game = [[Destiny 2]]
|campaign = [[Season of the Seraph]]
|image =[[File:Seraphs1.jpg|350px]]
|player = 1-3
|races=[[Fallen]]<br>[[Hive]]<br>[[Scorn]]
|factions=[[House of Salvation]]<br>[[Xivu Arath's Horde]]
|light = 1580
|place = [[Seraph Station]], [[Earth]]
|objective = Infiltrate Seraph Station in Earth's orbit to plant a virus in the [[Warsat]] network.
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'''Operation: Seraph's Shield''' is an [[Exotic Mission]] introduced in ''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' and can be accessed in the [[H.E.L.M.]] Completing this activity on Normal difficulty rewards the Guardian with the [[Revision Zero]] [[Exotic]] [[Pulse Rifle]]; whereas completion on Master difficulty yields the [[Revision Zero]] [[Exotic Catalyst]].

With [[Season of the Witch]]'s release, Operation: Seraph's Shield is now part of the [[Exotic Mission]] Rotator.<ref>'''Bungie (8/10/2023)''',https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/this_week_in_destiny_08102023</ref>

==Overview==
The mission involves Guardians invading the Seraph Station orbiting Earth, fighting off members of [[Xivu Arath's Horde]] and [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]]' [[House of Salvation]]. With the end goal of uploading a virus to the station's network, Guardians interact with the three augments from the [[Deep Stone Crypt (raid)]] in order to traverse the station, ending in a fight against the [[Scorn]] with the reanimated [[Praksis, the Technocrat|Praksis, the Defiled]].

==Transcript==
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''The fireteam lands on [[Seraph Station]]'s ground entrance.''

*'''[[Elisabeth Bray]]:''' Everything is in place, I've routed as straight of a path to the launch pad as I could. I don't believe our enemies are aware of what we are attempting but you should still prepare for heavy resistance.

''The fireteam clear the way of Hive and Fallen, making their way into the ground facility.''

*'''[[Elisabeth Bray]]:''' I've gained remote access to the launch facility subsystems but someone is already in here. House Salvation splicers are hacking the main frame You need to find a splicer and liberate the security protocol from it. I won't be able to secure the launch without it

''The fireteam prepare the pods''

*'''[[Elisabeth Bray]]:''' System cleared, launch codes accepted, priming the pods for launch. Guardian, it's time to get in.

''The fireteam gets in the pods and ascends.''

*'''[[Anastasia Bray]]:''' I can't believe it you're actually on Seraph Station. Feed looks good, receiving you loud and clear
*'''[[Elisabeth Bray]]:''' You should be able to decompile your scanner protocol by that terminal by the door to gain access. your on the far end of the station so we have a lot of ground to cover. let's get moving.

*'''[[Elisabeth Bray]]:''' We've hit a dead end. I can't bypass security but think I have an idea. Play along, you have to surrender to house salvation. One of Eramis's captains has put an order to capture you alive so that he can present you to her as a trophy. Make some noise to draw their attention it will help sell the bluff.
*'''[[Anastasia Bray]]:''' She's here? Of course. That must be how Xivu plans to co-op the Warsat network. the Hive can't do it on its own so the Witness sends Eramis and her splicers to assist.

''The fireteam move to surrender.''

*'''[[Elisabeth Bray]]:''' I cannot believe they fell for it!

==Enemies==
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;Fallen - [[House of Salvation]]
*[[Shank]]
**[[Resilient Shank]]
**[[Resilient Homing Shank]]
**[[Resilient Tracer Shank]]
**[[Tracer Shank]]
*[[Dreg]]
**[[Resilient Dreg]]
*[[Vandal]]
**[[Operator Splicer]]
**[[Resilient Vandal]]
**[[Scanner Splicer]]
**[[Suppressor Splicer]]
*[[Marauder]]
*[[Captain]]
**[[Fallen High Security Officer]]
**[[House Salvation Kellsguard]]
**[[Resilient Captain]]
*[[Servitor]]
**[[Sentinel (Servitor)|Sentinel]]
*[[Brig]]
**[[Warbringer Brig]]

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;Hive - [[Xivu Arath's Horde]]
*[[Thrall]]
*[[Cursed Thrall]]
**[[Revenant Cursed Thrall]]
*[[Acolyte]]
**[[Revenant Acolyte]]
*[[Knight]]
**[[Revenant Knight]]
**[[Warden of Xivu Arath]]
*[[Ogre]]
**[[Warden of Xivu Arath]]
*[[Shrieker]]

;Scorn
*[[Stalker]]
*[[Ravager]]
*[[Chieftain]]
**[[Corrupted Chieftain]]
**[[Tarnished Chieftain]]
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===Bosses===
*[[Haroktha, Scourge of the Helium Drinkers]]
*[[Praksis, the Technocrat|Praksis the Defiled]] {{c|Final Boss}}

==Rewards==
As part of the [[Exotic Mission]] rotator introduced in [[Season of the Witch]], Operation: Seraph's Shield now can drop the following weapons and armor on completion.

*'''[[Revision Zero]]''' - Exotic {{Icon|Kinetic}} Pulse Rifle
*[[Disparity]] - Legendary {{Icon|Stasis}} [[Pulse Rifle]]
*[[Fire and Forget]] - Legendary {{Icon|Stasis}} [[Linear Fusion Rifle]]
*[[IKELOS HC v1.0.3]] - Legendary {{Icon|Arc}} [[Hand Cannon]]
*[[IKELOS SG v1.0.3]] - Legendary {{Icon|Solar}} [[Shotgun]] 
*[[IKELOS SMG v1.0.3]] - Legendary {{Icon|Arc}} [[Submachine Gun]]
*[[IKELOS SR v1.0.3]] - Legendary {{Icon|Solar}} [[Sniper Rifle]]
*[[Judgement of Kelgorath]] - Legendary {{Icon|Solar}} [[Glaive]]
*[[Path of Least Resistance]] - Legendary {{Icon|Arc}} [[Trace Rifle]]
*[[Retrofit Escapade]] - Legendary {{Icon|Void}} [[Machine Gun]]
*[[Tripwire Canary]] - Legendary {{Icon|Arc}} [[Combat Bow]]
*[[Warmind's Avatar]] - Armor Set

==Trivia==
*This mission features the return of the scanner, operator, and suppressor augments after being featured in [[Deep Stone Crypt (raid)]].
*This is one of many missions to feature a returning boss, in this case [[Praksis, the Technocrat]] as a [[Scorn]].

==List of appearances==
* ''[[Destiny 2]]''
** ''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' {{1st}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Seraphs1.jpg|Intro
File:SeraphSh1.jpg|Inside
File:Serp2.jpg|Engineering Sector
File:Serp3.jpg|Scanner Augment
File:Serp4.jpg|Containment Room
File:Serp5.jpg|Ketch
File:Serp6.jpg|Outside The Ketch
File:Serp7.jpeg|Space Walk
File:Serp8.jpg
File:Serp9.jpg|Boss Room
</gallery>

== References ==
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