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Taken Wizard
Biographical information
Species:	Taken
Class:	Wizard
Combat information
Abilities:	Necromantic Gaze ; Absorption Shield ; Rapid Flight ; Midair Levitation ; Summon Shadow Thrall

Revision as of 10:29, June 28, 2024

"You are a Wizard. Master of forbidden secrets. Butcher of physics. [...] Behind all your furious power, behind your shields and your legions of attendants, you know you might yet be stripped of your defenses and pinned to ruin. You need to never be alone. There is a knife for you. It is shaped like [call forth the numberless]. Take up the knife. Issue forth a horde. Take your new shape."

— Grimoire description

Taken Wizard is a type of Taken Hive.

Gameplay

The Wizard's abilities change considerably once Taken. Their quick traveling Arc Darkness Blast is replaced by the Solar Necromantic Gaze, which fires a delayed barrage of shots after a few moments of casting time. They have lost their Poison Cloud, and replaced it with the ability to summon Shadow Thralls. Taken Wizards should never be allowed to retreat, or they will begin creating large hordes of Shadow Thralls that can quickly overwhelm players. Defense wise, their shields have changed to Void, but they aren't any tougher than their Hive counterpart.

Known Taken Wizards

Variants

Common Variants

Consumed Wizard - Heroic difficulty
Devoured Wizard - Epic difficulty
Ravenous Taken Wizard - Elite and Major
Servile Wizard - Major (Destiny 2)
Tortured Wizard - Major (Destiny)

Specific Variants

List of appearances

Destiny
- The Taken King (First appearance)
Destiny 2
- Warmind
- Forsaken
  - Season of the Drifter
- Shadowkeep
  - Season of Arrivals
  - Season of the Hunt
  - Season of the Splicer
  - Season of the Lost
- The Witch Queen
  - Season of Plunder

Trivia

Despite in the Grimoire card for the Taken Wizard using an Arc darkness blast, they are never seen using this in-game.

References

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 |species= [[Taken]]
 |faction=
-|rank=
 |class= [[Wizard]]
-|mission=
+|ability= {{icon|Solar}} Necromantic Gaze <br> {{icon|Void}} [[Absorption Shield]] <br> Rapid Flight <br> Midair Levitation <br> Summon [[Shadow Thrall]]
-|gender=
-|height= 7 ft
-|mass=
-|weapon= [[Solar]] Necromantic Gaze
-|ability= [[Void]] [[Absorption Shield]] <br> Rapid Flight <br> Summon [[Shadow Thrall]]
 }}
 {{Quote|You are a Wizard. Master of forbidden secrets. Butcher of physics. [...] Behind all your furious power, behind your shields and your legions of attendants, you know you might yet be stripped of your defenses and pinned to ruin. You need to never be alone. There is a knife for you. It is shaped like [call forth the numberless]. Take up the knife. Issue forth a horde. Take your new shape.|[[Grimoire]] description}}
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 ==Gameplay==
-The Wizard's abilities change considerably once Taken. Their quick traveling [[Arc]] Darkness Blast is replaced by the [[Solar]] Necromantic Gaze, which lingers in place before darting towards a target. They have lost their Poison Cloud, and replaced it with the ability to summon [[Shadow Thrall]]s. Taken Wizards should never be allowed to retreat, or they will begin creating large hordes of Shadow Thralls that can quickly overwhelm players. Defense wise, their shields have changed to [[Void]], but they aren't any tougher than their Hive counterpart.
+The Wizard's abilities change considerably once Taken. Their quick traveling [[Arc]] Darkness Blast is replaced by the [[Solar]] Necromantic Gaze, which fires a delayed barrage of shots after a few moments of casting time. They have lost their Poison Cloud, and replaced it with the ability to summon [[Shadow Thrall]]s. Taken Wizards should never be allowed to retreat, or they will begin creating large hordes of Shadow Thralls that can quickly overwhelm players. Defense wise, their shields have changed to [[Void]], but they aren't any tougher than their Hive counterpart.
 ==Known Taken Wizards==
+*[[An Hamaat, the Warp]]
 *[[An Salaak, the Weft]]
 *[[Disrok]]
 *[[Drarok, the Watching]]
 *[[Dul'na, the Dissector]]
+*[[Käav, Primeval Envoy]]
 *[[Ereshkel, Insight of Savathûn]]
 *[[Erruk, the Taken]]
+*[[Eshlor, Primeval Envoy]]
 *[[Gamoth, the Consumed]]
 *[[Haraal, Venom of Oryx]]
 *[[Inkasi, Disciple of Quria]]
 *[[Iraz, Eye of Savathûn]]
+*[[Ir Anak, Lightdrinker]]
 *[[Kagoor]]
 *[[Khendiss, World Corruptor]]
 *[[Kurumo, the Uprooter]]
-*[[Mar'y'n, the Devourere]]
+*[[Logath, the Ruptured]]
+*[[Mar'y'n, the Devourer]]
 *[[Mar-Zik, the Blightcaller]]
 *[[Mat Azar, Riven's Welcome]]
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 *[[Norr, the Taken]]
 *[[Om Alir, Ascendant Sentinel]]
+*[[Primeval Thressia, Font of Blight]]
 *[[Purtra, the False Tongue]]
 *[[Sarkoor]]
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 *[[Wyr, the Taken]]
 *[[Xeno'doti, the Scavenger]]
+*[[Zumach, Primeval Envoy]]
 *[[Zyrak, Daughter of Oryx]]
 ==Variants==
+;Common Variants
+*Consumed Wizard - Heroic difficulty
+*Devoured Wizard - Epic difficulty
+*[[Ravenous Taken Wizard]] - [[Elite]] and [[Major]]
+*[[Servile Wizard]] - Major {{C|''[[Destiny 2]]''}}
+*Tortured Wizard - Major {{C|''[[Destiny]]''}}
+;Specific Variants
+*[[Ad-Hoc Wizard]]
 *[[Archersbane Wizard]]
+*[[Assault Leader]]
 *[[Blighted Wizard]]
-*Consumed Wizard
+*[[Blightfiend Wizard]]
-*Devoured Wizard
+*[[Blightguard (Pale Heart)|Blightguard]]
+*[[Bound Taken Wizard]]
 *[[Emissary of Savathûn]]
 *[[Ensnaring Wizard]]
 *[[Envoy of Savathûn]]
+*[[Hand of the Farseer's Heir]]
+*[[Harvester of Light]]
 *[[Keeper of Petitions]]
+*[[Likeness of Nokris]]
+*[[Paraversal Contender]]
+*[[Paraversal Contestant]]
 *[[Priest of Incaru]]
-*Primeval Envoy
+*[[Primeval Envoy]]
-*[[Ravenous Taken Wizard]]-Common [[Elite]] variant
+*[[Servant of the Plague]]
-*[[Servile Wizard]]
+*[[Taken Anomaly]]
 *[[Taken Asphyxiator]]
 *[[Taken Fleshcrafter]]
+*[[Taken Sentry]]
 *[[Taken Shield Weaver]]
 *[[Taken Virologist]]
-*[[Tortured Wizard]]
+*[[The Hermit]]
+*[[Warsworn Taken]]
+*[[Wish-Lured Blightmaker]]
 ==List of appearances==