Voidwalker

The Sigil of the Voidwalker

"Voidwalkers syphon life energies for a variety of uses, a method other Guardians might not approve of. But these are dire times, and sacrifices must be made."

— Ikora Rey

Voidwalker is a Void-based Warlock subclass that is available in Destiny and Destiny 2. It is the first subclass you get access to when you level up in Destiny and is only accessible upon completing a quest in Destiny 2.

Gameplay

On their own, Voidwalkers possess one the most powerful Void subclasses in terms of offensive power. Unlike Defender and Nightstalker, where Void abilities are channeled more towards team based support, Voidwalkers are meant for solo play styles, dishing out massive damage on large groups of enemies in quick succession.

Similar to the Striker, a Voidwalker's super, the Nova Bomb, is limited to a single use before recharging. Therefore it is critical for a Voidwalker to make precise use of their ultimate ability. Luckily, an enemy rarely has a chance to dodge your super before being obliterated by the raw explosive void light.

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.

Grimoire

The Traveler came out of the void that surrounds all things. Thus we know that the void is full of power. Thus we enter the void without fear.

Small minds will call your abilities blasphemous. They will compare you to the abominable Wizards of the Hive.

But you will not be held back. Gifted with the Traveler's Light, armed with the secret physics of a lost age, you will tear reality asunder.

You fear nothing, and nothing will not fear you.

Destiny 2

The streets were chaos. We fell under Cabal bullets and blades; red was the color of the day. Everywhere, red. Darkness found me three times that day and each time Ghost woke me, I woke to ever more red. I looked to the sky, but even there I saw nothing but the red reflection of a civilization burning to ash. Hope faded with the last of my Light; this was where I would meet my final death.

A flash of violet pulled my eyes from down sight. A Cabal ship careened out of the smoke, burning black-indigo. And I saw her, riding the wing, but she was gone in a blink as the ship smashed into the earth. She reappeared in the middle of a legion, and in a second half-heartbeat, rose into the air and dropped an explosion of void the likes of which I'd never seen.

I had believed I was a Voidwalker… until I beheld Ikora Rey.

The Witch Queen

"The space between defines the shape. The rest before the note, the breath before the word, the blank space on the page."

A chill hit the air, and I looked up from my studies. There was a stillness, an uneasy calm before the storm. An ambush awaited me; of that, I was certain. No time to wonder how my defenses had failed. No time to ponder how they had found my hidden library in the first place. I had only just lifted my eyes from those insightful words on the Void. Now, I'd have to take my first steps upon it and hope I didn't fall right through.

"Seize her," the lead marauder thundered. Through every window crashed enemies intent on my destruction. Time stretched out before me. With a thought, I was at the center of the fray. A gaping, celestial maw drained the life from them. I found my footing: the power of the Void was manifest, yet this was not its full nature.

The next instant, reality snapped back into its traditional rhythm. I was alone once more. The intruders didn't even have time to comprehend their fate. I was barely more enlightened than they were, yet I had gleaned one fundamental truth.

A step upon the Void is a step upon that nothing which can bear the weight.

Notable Voidwalkers

• Lord Felwinter (deceased)
• Ikora Rey

Upgrades (Destiny 1)

"Those who have stared into the void are not bound by the laws of space and time."

— Class Description

Tier 1—Grenades

• Vortex Grenade—a grenade that creates a Vortex, continually damaging enemies trapped inside
• Scatter Grenade—a grenade that splits into many submunitions and covers a large area with explosions
• Axion Bolt—a bolt of Void Light which forks into smaller bolts on impact which seek toward enemies

Tier 2—Movement

• Glide—jump and then press again while in the air to activate Glide
• Focused Control—upgrades Glide for better directional control while in the air
• Focused Burst—upgrades Glide to provide an initial boost of speed
• Blink—a short distance teleport which replaces Glide

Tier 3—Super

• Nova Bomb—hurl an explosive bolt of Void Light at the enemy, disintegrating those caught within its blast
• Vortex—Nova Bomb creates a Vortex which continually damages enemies trapped inside
• Shatter—Nova Bomb splits into three projectiles
• Lance—Nova Bomb travels farther and faster, and does more damage

Tier 4 - Melee

• Energy Drain—a powerful melee attack which drains energy from enemies and uses it to reduce the cooldown of your grenade
• Surge—damaging an enemy with Energy Drain increases weapon and movement speed
• Life Steal—damaging an enemy with Energy Drain immediately restores a significant portion of your health
• Soul Rip—damaging an enemy with Energy Drain reduces the cooldown of Nova Bomb

Tier 5 - Training 1

• Arcane Wisdom—training focused on battle recovery and speed
• Arcane Spirit—training focused on battle recovery and toughness
• Arcane Force—training focused on toughness and speed

Tier 6 - Perks 1

• Annihilate—increases the size of explosions created by Nova Bomb and grenades
• Angry Magic—Nova Bomb tracks enemies
• The Hunger—increases the duration of the Energy Drain effect

Tier 7 - Training 2

• Ancestral Order—training focused on all attributes
• Chaos Order—training focused on raw speed
• Divine Order—training focused on toughness at all costs

Tier 8 - Perks 2

• Vortex Mastery—increases the range of Axion Bolt seekers and the duration of the Vortex effect of Nova Bomb and Vortex Grenade
• Bloom—enemies killed by any of your abilities explode
• Embrace the Void—killing enemies with Nova Bomb or any grenade triggers Energy Drain and restores your health

Upgrades (Destiny 2)

"From the smallest atoms bloom the greatest explosions."

— Class Description

Voidwalker 2.0 Subclass splash art

Grenades

• Vortex Grenade: A grenade that creates a vortex which continuously damages enemies trapped inside.
• Scatter Grenade: A grenade that splits into multiple submunitions that cover a large area upon detonation.
• Axion Bolt: A bolt of Void Light that forks into smaller bolts which seek out enemies.

Movement

• Strafe Glide: Upgrades Glide for better directional control.
• Burst Glide: Upgrades Glide for strong speed boosts.
• Blink: Replaces Glide with short distance teleportation.

Super

• Nova Bomb: Hurl an explosive bolt of Void Light at the enemy, disintegrating those caught within its blast

Class Abilties

• Healing Rift: Conjure a well of Light that continuously heals those inside it. Grants an Overshield at full health.
• Empowering Rift: Conjure a well of Light that increases weapon damage for those inside it.

Attunement of Chaos

• Entropic Pull: This melee ability recharges your grenade.
• Chaos Accelerant: Draw from your Super energy to overcharge your grenade, making it deadlier and more effective.
• Bloom: Void ability kills cause enemies to explode.
• Cataclysm: Nova Bomb travels slowly, seeks enemies, shatters into seeker projectiles, and can be detonated early.

Attunement of Hunger

• Devour: This melee ability restores health upon a kill.
• Feed the Void: Consume your grenade energy to restore your health. Grants the Devour effect.
• Insatiable: While Devour is active, killing enemies extends its duration and recharges your grenade.
• Vortex: Nova Bomb creates a singularity which continuously damages enemies trapped inside.

Attunement of Fission

• Atomic Breach: A ranged melee attack which creates a void explosion, chaining enemies.
• Handheld Supernova: A spin on the Atomic Breach melee ability which can be wielded at close range.
• Dark Matter: Melee ability kills trigger rift, melee, and grenade energy, as well as a small health boost.
• Nova Warp: Step between dimensions to subvert the laws of psychics. Sprint to teleport a short distance. Hold and release to unleash a deadly Void eruption.
  • Repaces Nova Bomb as subclass Super.

Upgrades Void 3.0 (Destiny 2: Witch Queen)

Voidwalker 3.0 subclass background

Super

• Nova Bomb Vortex: Hurl an explosive bolt of Void Light at a target, disintegrating those caught within its blast. Nova Bomb creates a singularity that pulls targets inward and continually damages those trapped insides.
• Nova Bomb Cataclysm: Hurl an explosive bolt of Void Light at a target, disintegrating those caught within its blast. Nova Bomb travels slowly and seeks targets. Detonation shatter into smaller seeker projectiles.
• Nova Warp: Step between dimensions to subvert the laws of physics.
  • Super Secondary: Teleport a short distance.
  • Super Primary: Unleash a deadly Void eruption. A fully charged attack makes targets volatile.

Grenades

• Axion Bolt: A bolt of Void Light that forks on impact into smaller bolts that seek out targets.
• Magnetic Grenade: A grenade that attaches to targets and explodes twice.
• Suppressor Grenade: An explosive grenade that suppresses, preventing targets from using abilities for a short time.
• Scatter Grenade: A grenade that splits into multiple submunitions and covers a large area with multiple explosions.
• Void Spike: A grenade that attaches to any surface and emits a torrent of damaging Void Light.
• Void Wall: A grenade that creates a horizontal wall of burning Void Light.
• Vortex Grenade: A grenade that creates a vortex that pulls targets inward and continuously damages those trapped inside.

Melee

• Pocket Singularity: Launch an unstable ball of Void energy that detonates when it nears an enemy, pushing targets away from the blast and making them Volatile.

Movement

• Burst Glide: Jump while airborne to activate Glide and start an airborne drift with a strong initial boost of speed.
• Strafe Glide: Jump while airborne to activate Glide and start an airborne drift with strong directional control.
• Balanced Glide: Jump while airborne to activate Glide and start an airborne drift with both moderate speed and directional control.
• Blink: Jump while airborne to teleport a short distance.

Class Abilities

• Healing Rift: Conjure a well of power that continuously heals those inside it.
• Empowering Rift: Conjure a well of power that increases weapon damage for those inside it.

Aspects

• Child of the Old Gods (In the deepest reaches, a pact made between unknowable entities created something from nothing. It lives on.): Cast your Rift to create a Void Soul. When you damage a target with a weapon, your Void Soul flies to them and drains them doing damage and weakening them. When a target is being drained, you are granted grenade and melee energy (if running healing rift) or health (if running empowering rift). Defeating a target who is being drained by Void Soul grants class ability energy. Fragment Slots (2)
• Feed The Void (The hunger which derives from absence. Only sustenance can prolong it, yet nothing will ever satiate.): Defeat a target with a void ability to activate Devour. While Devour is active, final blows restore health and extend Devour. Fragment Slots (2)
• Chaos Accelerant (More than emptiness, an emptiness magnifier. The Void passes through, growing even more like itself.): Hold to overcharge your grenade, making it deadlier and more effective. Fragment Slots (2)
  • Vortex Grenade: Increases the size and linger duration of the vortex.
  • Axion Bolt: Creates an additional seeker.
  • Scatter Grenade: Has submunitions track to targets.
  • Magnetic Grenade: Releases a short range void blast.

Fragments

• Echo of Cessation: Finisher final blows create a burst of Void damage that causes nearby enemies to become volatile. Defeating volatile targets create a Void Breach.
• Echo of Dilation: When crouched, you sneak faster and gain enhanced radar resolution; +10 Mobility. +10 Intellect.
• Echo of Domineering: After suppressing a target, you gain greatly increased Mobility for a short duration and your equipped weapon is reloaded from reserves. Defeating a suppressed target creates a Void Breach. +10 Discipline.
• Echo of Exchange: Melee final blows grant grenade energy.
• Echo of Expulsion: Void ability final blows cause targets to explode. +10 Intellect.
• Echo of Harvest: Defeating weakened targets with precision final blows will create an Orb of Power and a Void Breach. -10 Intellect.
• Echo of Instability: Defeating targets with grenades grants Volatile Rounds to your Void weapons. +10 Strength.
• Echo of Leeching: Melee final blows start health regeneration for you and nearby allies. +10 Resilience.
• Echo of Obscurity: Finisher final blows grant Invisibility. +10 Recovery.
• Echo of Persistence: Void buffs applied to you (Invisibility, Overshield, and Devour) have increased duration. -10 Mobility.
• Echo of Provision: Damaging targets with grenades grants melee energy. -10 Strength.
• Echo of Remnants: Your lingering grenade effects (Vortex Grenade, Void Wall, Void Spike, and Axion Bolt) have increased duration.
• Echo of Reprisal: Final blows while surrounded by combatants grant Super Energy.
• Echo of Starvation: Picking up an Orb of Power or a Void Breach grants Devour. -10 Recovery.
• Echo of Undermining: Your Void grenades weaken targets. -20 Discipline.
• Echo of Vigilance: Defeating a target when your shields are depleted grants you a temporary Void Overshield. -10 Recovery.

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
• Destiny 2
  • Forsaken
  • The Witch Queen (Season of the Risen)