Taken Wizard

Taken Wizard
Biographical information
Species:	Taken
Class:	Wizard
Height:	7 ft
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Solar Necromantic Gaze
Abilities:	Void Absorption Shield Rapid Flight Summon Shadow Thrall

"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 lingers in place before darting towards a target. 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

• An Salaak, the Weft
• Disrok
• Drarok, the Watching
• Dul'na, the Dissector
• Ereshkel, Insight of Savathûn
• Erruk, the Taken
• Gamoth, the Consumed
• Haraal, Venom of Oryx
• Inkasi, Disciple of Quria
• Iraz, Eye of Savathûn
• Kagoor
• Khendiss, World Corruptor
• Kurumo, the Uprooter
• Mar'y'n, the Devourer
• Mar-Zik, the Blightcaller
• Mat Azar, Riven's Welcome
• Mysik, Daughter of Oryx
• Nolthok, the Withering
• Norr, the Taken
• Om Alir, Ascendant Sentinel
• Purtra, the False Tongue
• Sarkoor
• Surnon, Darksong
• The Navigator's Claw
• Thyshik, Matron of Oryx
• Trulus the Failed
• Urlos, Greeting of Riven
• Wyr, the Taken
• Xeno'doti, the Scavenger
• Zyrak, Daughter of Oryx

Variants

• Archersbane Wizard
• Blighted Wizard
• Consumed Wizard
• Devoured Wizard
• Emissary of Savathûn
• Ensnaring Wizard
• Envoy of Savathûn
• Keeper of Petitions
• Priest of Incaru
• Primeval Envoy
• Ravenous Taken Wizard-Common Elite variant
• Servile Wizard
• Taken Asphyxiator
• Taken Fleshcrafter
• Taken Shield Weaver
• Taken Virologist
• Tortured Wizard

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.