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[[File:Destiny-BridgeSentinel-Render.jpg|thumb|150px|A render of an Annihilator Totem.]]
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{{quote|Ir Anûk pulled a sword star out of the sky. Together the wizards charged it with killing power and made an annihilator totem, which they used to smash the Vex|[[Books of Sorrow]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXIX:_Open_your_eye:_go_into_it|XXXIX: Open your eye: go into it]]''</ref>}}
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|name= Wizard
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|sect= [[Hidden Swarm]] <br> [[Spawn of Crota]] <br> [[Blood of Oryx]] <br> [[The Silent Brood]] <br> [[Savathûn's Hive]] <br> [[Grasp of Nokris]]
|gender= Female
|purpose= Fire Support
|mission=
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|weapon(s)=
|abilities= Darkness Blast <br> Rapid Flight <br> [[Solar]] Shield <br> Poison Cloud
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|sect= [[Hidden Swarm]] <br> [[Spawn of Crota]] <br> [[Blood of Oryx]] <br> [[The Silent Brood]] <br> [[Savathûn's Hive]] <br> [[Grasp of Nokris]]
|gender= Female
|purpose= Fire Support
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{{Quote|Wizards, lead your followers in battle. Take enough devastation to feed your worm, and a little more to grow, and take the tithe of your followers. Then take another portion, as much as you dare, and use it for your own purposes. But if it is too much, your peers will kill you and take it. Then tithe the remainder to the [[Hive#Pantheon|Ascendant]] you serve.|[[Oryx, the Taken King]]}}
'''Wizards''' are a powerful caste of [[Hive]]. They wear long, crumbling robes and fly overhead to unleash their spells, drawing on the power of the [[Darkness]] to fuel their powers.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 55''</ref>


==Overview==
'''Annihilator Totems''' are [[Hive]] constructs found in [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota's]] [[Oversoul Throne|netherworld]], the [[Basilica]] and the [[Chamber of Suffering]] that appear to act as security measures.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Crota's End]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King's Fall]]''</ref> However the Totem itself would find use in the hands of Oryx's Sisters, where in the [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn's]] [[Lucent Brood]] they would use them as Ritual Conduits, and in [[Xivu Arath's Horde]] they would see use to be instruments of War and sound [[Xivu Arath, God of War|her]] Overwhelming Battlesong.
{{Quote|The only word for what we saw is sorcery.|[[Grimoire]] description.}}
 
While the lesser Hive monsters carry out the Hive's will through overwhelming force, the Wizards plan the Hive's conquests and carry out the unspeakable rituals that create its menagerie of abominations. <ref>'''Grimoire: Wizards''' </ref> In addition to fueling the Hive's might through sorcery, the Wizards also serve as its reproductive caste. A Wizard becomes fertile either from a mate or on her own, whereupon she will produce the pupae that give rise to the Hive's legions of [[Thralls]]. <ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Planet Destiny''' - ''Grimoire: Book of Sorrows'']</ref> In [[Destiny 2]], Wizards gain a new look as well, appearing to have more armor on their bodies, and sporting a helmet with two glowing lines on either side of their helmets. They can possibly cast illusions upon others as well.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/flayed?highlight=illusion Illusions]</ref>
==History==
They were created by the Deathsinger twins [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]] and [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] to battle the [[Vex]] when they invaded [[Oryx]]'s [[Ascendant Realm]], the [[High War]], after [[Crota]] accidentally cut a hole through space and time.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVIII:_The_partition_of_death|XXXVIII: The partition of death]]''</ref> Even after the death of Crota, Oryx and the Daughters who made the totem, it would find use in the [[Lucent Brood|hands]] [[Hidden Swarm|of]] [[Xivu Arath's Horde|other broods]] as powerful tools for their schemes whether it be as Instruments of War under [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]], or as Ritual Conduits in the hands of the [[Hidden Swarm|Hive of the Moon]] or [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn's]] [[Lucent Brood|light empowered brood]]


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Wizards are often frustrating opponents on the battlefield, being able to unleash long range darkness blasts in rapid succession while swiftly flying around. The higher the Wizard is ranked, the faster they fire them. In addition, they can plant down poison clouds that deal damage over time, blur the player's vision, and slow them down. The vast majority of wizards come with [[Solar]] shields, except for Omnigul, who comes with an [[Arc]] shield. But once the shield of any Wizard is picked apart through concentrated fire, their defenses are effectively shut down, leaving them fully vulnerable to [[Guardian]] attacks.
In [[Crota's End]], four Totems play a part during the Bridge encounter, two on either side of the Bridge. When Guardians attempt to form the Bridge from either side, the two Totems on the same side will begin to charge up, and will eventually release a blast of energy that kills all Guardians. Annihilator Totems can be suppressed by a Guardian standing in close proximity to them, allowing the Bridge to form without Guardians perishing. When three Guardians have successfully crossed, they start forming the Bridge from the other end.
 
In ''[[Destiny 2]]'', Wizards on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] appear largely the same along with their abilities. Most appear with Solar Shields but a special few, such as [[Savathûn's Handmaiden]], have Void Shields.
 
==Known Wizards==
*[[Alzok Däl]]
*[[Azyrax, Exalted Conjurer]]
*[[Balwûr]]
*[[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]]
*[[Exhara, Ambassador of Savathûn]]
*[[Gornuk Däl]]
*[[Gotra, Eir Spawn]]
*[[Gravetide Summoner]]
*[[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]]
*[[Heart of Crota]]
*[[Ir Abassin, Broodlost]]
*[[Ir Absuul, First Aria]]
*[[In Anânh, Brood Queen]]
*[[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger]]
*[[Ir Halak, Deathsinger]]
*[[Ir Yun, Cult of Megor]]
*[[Ir Yût, the Deathsinger]]
*[[Lokaar]]
*[[Mormu, Xol Spawn]]
*[[Nokris, Herald of Xol]]
*[[Omnigul, Will of Crota]]
*[[Osmium Traitor]]
*[[Räkta, the Mournful]]
*[[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]] {{C|progenitor}}
*[[Šimmumah ur-Nokru]]
*[[Sulhava, Vassal to Xol]]
*[[Sulmâkta, High Conductor]]
*[[Thanatologist Merga]]
*[[The Sorcerer Nightmare]]
*[[Umra, Xol Spawn]]
*[[Verok]]
*[[Vurok, Eir Spawn]]
*[[Xyor, the Unwed]]
*[[Zyrok Däl]]


==Variants==
In [[King's Fall]], when the Brand of the Weaver/Unraveler is picked up, the nearby Annihilator Totems begin to charge and will cause a wipe if allowed to discharge. Like in Crota's End, Guardians must stand on the Totems in order to suppress them, but Guardians must alternate whom stands on the Totems based on who is holding the brands.
*[[Abyssal Sorcerer]]
*Apprentice of the Cryptoglyph
*Ascendant Wizard — Epic difficulty Wizard
*[[Brood Mother]]
*[[Brood Queen]] — High ranking Wizards, known for birthing an entire broods or sects.
*Chosen Wizard — Heroic difficulty Wizard
*[[Conjurer]]
**[[Null Conjurer]]
*[[Deathsinger]] — these Ultra wizards are encountered exclusively in [[Raid]]s (apart from [[Story]] mission [[Last Rites]]), and will kill the entire party after a certain time limit if they are not killed beforehand.
*[[Drenched Sorceress]]
*Envoy of Savathûn
*Hallowed Wizard — Major Wizard
**Unhallowed Wizard
**Dread Unhallowed Wizard
*Hollow Wizard
*[[Kamus Wizard]]
*[[Lamplighter Wizard]]
*Lunar Scavenger
*[[Namuš Wizard]]
*[[Necromantis]]
*[[Omen of the Broken Blade]]
*Profane Wizard
*[[Revenant Wizard]]
*[[Renewal Wizard]]
*Rite Wizard
*[[Ritual Hierarch]]
*Ritual Wizard
*[[Scholar of the Cryptoglyph]]
*Siphon Witch
*[[Sky-Eater Wizard]]
*[[Soaring Keen]]
*[[Waker of Crota]] — encountered exclusively in [[Siege of the Warmind]] and [[The Wakening]]. Wakers of Crota glow green and are capable of summoning traps called [[Vestiges]]. Vestiges damage players who walk over them. Killing Wakers will prevent more Vestiges from appearing.
*Watcher of Crota
*[[Worm Keeper]]


==Trivia==
In [[Pit of Heresy]], there is one totem found in the Chamber of Suffering and functions just like it does in any other appearance. If allowed to discharge it wipes the team.
*The phrase "That Wizard came from the Moon!" (as uttered by the [[Ghost]]) has become an infamous line among the ''[[Destiny]]'' community.<ref>[http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/06/bungie-turns-peter-dinklage-destiny-meme-into-a-t-shirt/ '''Kotaku''' - ''Bungie Turns Peter Dinklage Destiny Meme Into A T-Shirt'']</ref> Bungie has released a shirt and a poster in recognition of the meme.<ref>[http://bungiestore.myshopify.com/products/commemorative-destiny-alpha-t-shirt?variant=805304445 '''Bungie Store''' - ''DESTINY ALPHA T-SHIRT - MEN'']</ref>
*All Wizards are females capable of reproduction, either sexually or asexually through parthenogenesis, besides [[Nokris]], who is the only known male Wizard.


==Gallery==
The Totems would appear in [[A Mysterious Disturbance]] and [[PsiOps Battleground: Moon]] as '''Ritual Totems''' glowing with light based on the brood, ([[Hidden Swarm|normal color]] and [[Lucent Brood|Light Blue]] respectively) but without the killing effect.
<gallery>
The Totems appear again in [[The Descent]] but as '''War Totems''' that maintain the Overwhelming Battlesong when they are active instead of killing the [[Guardian]].
File:Early wizard hive concept art.jpg|Early concept of the Wizard.
File:Hive queen.jpg|Pre-Alpha version of Wizard, re-used in [[The Dark Below]]
File:GDC Hive 3.png|Close-up view of Pre-Alpha Wizard.
File:DIfct1Q.jpg|Early version of Wizard in-game.
File:TKciIeq.png|A Wizard floats on the air.
File:ClSI0Ru.jpg|A Wizard in battle
File:E3 Hive Wizard.jpg|Wizards demonstrating a ritual in the [[Chamber of Night]].
File:Moonshirt.jpg|T-shirt art.
File:Destiny-HiveWizard.jpg|A [[Blood of Oryx]] Wizard.
File:Wizard (HS).jpg|A [[Hidden Swarm]] Wizard.
File:Wizard (SoC).jpg|A [[Spawn of Crota]] Wizard.
File:Wizard (SB).jpg|A [[The Silent Brood|Silent Brood]] Wizard.
File:Wizard (SH).jpg|A [[Savathûn's Hive]] Wizard.
File:Wizard (GoN).jpg|A [[Grasp of Nokris]] Wizard.
File:Wizard (HS2).jpg|A ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' [[Hidden Swarm]] Wizard.
File:24amZBG.jpg
File:Hive Leader.jpg|Close-up of Wizard's face.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny]]''
**''[[The Dark Below]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Taken King]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]''
**''[[Shadowkeep]]''
**''[[Shadowkeep]]''
**''[[Season of the Deep]] {{C|as War Totems}}


==References==
==References==
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A render of an Annihilator Totem.

"Ir Anûk pulled a sword star out of the sky. Together the wizards charged it with killing power and made an annihilator totem, which they used to smash the Vex"
Books of Sorrow[1]

Annihilator Totems are Hive constructs found in Crota's netherworld, the Basilica and the Chamber of Suffering that appear to act as security measures.[2][3] However the Totem itself would find use in the hands of Oryx's Sisters, where in the Savathûn's Lucent Brood they would use them as Ritual Conduits, and in Xivu Arath's Horde they would see use to be instruments of War and sound her Overwhelming Battlesong.

History[edit]

They were created by the Deathsinger twins Ir Halak and Ir Anûk to battle the Vex when they invaded Oryx's Ascendant Realm, the High War, after Crota accidentally cut a hole through space and time.[4] Even after the death of Crota, Oryx and the Daughters who made the totem, it would find use in the hands of other broods as powerful tools for their schemes whether it be as Instruments of War under Xivu Arath, or as Ritual Conduits in the hands of the Hive of the Moon or Savathûn's light empowered brood

Gameplay[edit]

In Crota's End, four Totems play a part during the Bridge encounter, two on either side of the Bridge. When Guardians attempt to form the Bridge from either side, the two Totems on the same side will begin to charge up, and will eventually release a blast of energy that kills all Guardians. Annihilator Totems can be suppressed by a Guardian standing in close proximity to them, allowing the Bridge to form without Guardians perishing. When three Guardians have successfully crossed, they start forming the Bridge from the other end.

In King's Fall, when the Brand of the Weaver/Unraveler is picked up, the nearby Annihilator Totems begin to charge and will cause a wipe if allowed to discharge. Like in Crota's End, Guardians must stand on the Totems in order to suppress them, but Guardians must alternate whom stands on the Totems based on who is holding the brands.

In Pit of Heresy, there is one totem found in the Chamber of Suffering and functions just like it does in any other appearance. If allowed to discharge it wipes the team.

The Totems would appear in A Mysterious Disturbance and PsiOps Battleground: Moon as Ritual Totems glowing with light based on the brood, (normal color and Light Blue respectively) but without the killing effect. The Totems appear again in The Descent but as War Totems that maintain the Overwhelming Battlesong when they are active instead of killing the Guardian.

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: XXXIX: Open your eye: go into it
  2. ^ Bungie (2015/12/9), Destiny: The Dark Below, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Crota's End
  3. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, King's Fall
  4. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: XXXVIII: The partition of death