Shank

Shank
Biographical information
Species:	Fallen
House:	House of Devils ; House of Kings ; House of Exile ; House of Winter ; House of Wolves
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Shank Turret (Regular) ; Repeater Turret (Repeater) ; Wire Rifle (Tracer)
Abilities:	Levitation ; Solar Shield (Epic) ; Explosion (Exploder)

"Death flies on tarnished wings."

— Grimoire description

Shanks are small flying robotic drones used by the Fallen.^{[citation needed]}

Overview

Shanks appear to glide using a pair of vertical jet engines, and are able to hover. Shanks are equipped with small energy weapons, which deal Arc damage, located on their underside. They appear to have a glowing red "eye" centered on their front. The main chassis is oval shaped, if a little boxy. A rod extends downward on either side, possibly to help stabilize the Shank, and the engines are located along the back section. Shanks are very fragile, and can be destroyed with only a few shots.^[1] They can be deployed from Devil Walkers.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many

Shanks acquire a Solar shield during Nightfall Strikes and certain Public Events, making them more difficult to dispatch. The House of Wolves also employs three variants of the Shank: the Repeater Shank, equipped to shoot faster, the Exploder shank, acting as a suicide bomber, and the Tracer Shank, acting as a sniper variant.

Variants

Elder Pit Shank—Heroic Difficulty
Elite Pit Shank
Exploder Shank—Shank that detonates near Guardians
Noble Shank—Epic Difficulty (Solar Shield)
Noble Pit Shank
Pit Shank
Reaver Shank—Major
Repeater Shank—also known as a Turret Shank, it has a larger weapon and a higher rate of fire
Sensor Shank
Sniper Shank
Splicer Shank
- Splicer Reaver Shank—Major
- Fused Shank
- Enhanced Shank
- Perfected Shank
- Splicer Repeater Shank
  - Splicer Turret Shank—Major
- Splicer Tracer Shank
  - Splicer Sniper Shank—Major
- Splicer Exploder Shank
- Voltage Eater
Surveillance Shank
Tracer Shank—House of Wolves Shank armed with a Wire Rifle