Taken Wizard

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

• 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
• Kagoor
• Khendiss, World Corruptor
• Kurumo, the Uprooter
• Logath, the Ruptured
• 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
• Zumach, Primeval Envoy
• Zyrak, Daughter of Oryx

Variants

Common Variants

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

Specific Variants

• Ad-Hoc Wizard
• Archersbane Wizard
• Blighted Wizard
• Blightfiend Wizard
• Emissary of Savathûn
• Ensnaring Wizard
• Envoy of Savathûn
• Hand of the Farseer's Heir
• Keeper of Petitions
• Likeness of Nokris
• Paraversal Contender
• Paraversal Contestant
• Priest of Incaru
• Primeval Envoy
• Servant of the Plague
• Taken Anomaly
• Taken Asphyxiator
• Taken Fleshcrafter
• Taken Sentry
• Taken Shield Weaver
• Taken Virologist
• The Hermit

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.