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'''Primevals''' are a class of [[Taken]] that are featured in [[Gambit]]. According to the [[The Drifter (character)|Drifter]], they are among the oldest and most powerful [[Taken]], hence their name. They can be summoned through the use of [[Mote of Dark|Motes of Darkness]]<ref name="'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Ancient Apocalypse Strides]]''">[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/ancient-apocalypse-strides?highlight=Primevals Ancient Apocalypse Strides]</ref> (75 motes in normal [[Gambit]], 100 in [[Gambit Prime]]).

Primevals are exceptionally powerful and ancient Taken, summoned and controlled by the Drifter using Motes of Dark. Unlike other Taken, they are not transformed from physical reality to the Deep; they are born of Darkness, ever hungry for the [[Light]] and noticably angry. Their elemental composition differs from regular Taken, with a low Sterile Neutrino Count (''SNC'') and high ambient Lambda-CDM (''ΛCDM'').<ref name="'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Potential]]''">[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/potential?highlight=primeval Potential]</ref>

Primevals are fast and powerful enough to tear apart teams of [[Guardian]]s, and are able to heal themselves through killing opponents.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/records/gambit-prime?highlight=primeval Gambit Prime]</ref><ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/records/the-reckoning?highlight=primeval The Reckoning]</ref><ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/invader-doctor-invader?highlight=primeval INVADER]</ref> However, one weakness is that their methods of engagement are like rituals: taking out their Primeval Envoy attendants weakens them.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/sentry-kill-the-messengers?highlight=primeval Sentry]</ref> When the Drifter summoned a group of Primevals, their arrival was preluded by the sky turning a shade of fiery green and seemingly splitting in half. They towered over a group of [[Cabal]] who attempted to confront the Rogue Lightbearer when he traveled along the [[Emerald Coast|Coastline]], emerging unscathed from the ensuing Cabal attack and bombardment by the [[Cabal warship]] flying overhead. <ref name="'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Ancient Apocalypse Strides]]''"/>

Rather than stealing the [[Ascendant realm]] of Primevals, the Drifter uses his [[Bank (Gambit)|banks]] for "potential" and can create "Primeval-like" entities using both energies from [[The Haul|the Haul]] and sheer force of will. These can even take on the visage of the [[Echo of Oryx|Echoes of Oryx]] because the Drifter is theorised to believe [[Oryx]] to be most frightening [[Hive]].<ref name="'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Potential]]''"/> When [[The Guardian]] acquired the Heart of an Ascendant Primeval, it was delivered to the Drifter who would use it for later, unknown purposes.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-city-of-secrets-darkness-in-the-light?highlight=primeval City of Secrets]</ref>  

Primevals are summoned once the mote bank is filled. In [[Gambit]], they play like any other [[Taken]] [[Ultra]] of their kind, but with much more health than many other Ultra Taken. In order to kill a Primeval, players must kill [[Taken Wizard|Taken Wizards]] Envoys to begin weakening the Primeval and kill it. Killing Envoy [[Wizard]]s is the only way to begin gathering stacks of the ""Primevil Slayer" debuff OR begin a damage phase (exclusive to [[Gambit Prime]]).

In [[Gambit Prime]], the Primeval has an invulnerability shield. In order to damage the Primeval, players must kill three Envoys scattered around the map to activate a well of [[Light]] and damage the Primeval.

* The ''ΛCDM'' is a reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda-CDM_model Lambda-CDM model], which is the parametization of the Big Bang cosmological model in which the universe has three components: