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Wyvern
Statistics
Species:	Vex
Collectives:	Sol Collective ; Sol Divisive ; Precursors
Functions:	Combat Unit
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Warp Lance
Abilities:	Fan Shield ; High Durability ; Gravity Slam ; Teleportation ; Lunge

Latest revision as of 06:36, February 4, 2024

Wyverns are large and powerful Vex units first encountered on Europa.

Overview[edit]

Wyverns are bipedal Vex units, with double-jointed legs ending in clawed feet. Their most notable feature is a pair of fan-like appendages wreathed in glowing blue tentacles similar to Harpies, which project a shield on either side.

Wyverns make their first appearance on Europa and can be found in various activities such Strikes, Empire Hunts, Missions, Patrols, Lost Sectors, and the Spire Integration Public Event. Shielded variants appear on Nessus in Battlegrounds. They also make a non-canon appearance in the Vault of Glass as Sacrificial Wyverns and feature prominently in Override activities.

Gameplay[edit]

Wyverns appear to be a hybrid of a Minotaur and a Harpy and have two forms. They battle in their bipedal form and occasionally switch to their aerial Harpy-like form to hover in the air and hurtle downward an aerial slam. The force of this attack can push all nearby non-Vex away and deals Arc damage.

They are highly durable and equipped with two shotgun-like Warp Lance turrets mounted on their bodies. This fires cross-shaped Void blasts that split into five smaller projectiles. They are also unique for fan-shaped appendages on either side, which if shot will create a shield to protect any Vex units behind it, though they can still shoot through it.

Wyverns also possess a covering for the front of their Radiolaria core which can be tricky to expose, but achievable. By shooting its purple Warp Lance turrets near its eyes, Wyverns are briefly staggered to expose their core. This then grants players the opportunity to deal critical damage against Wyverns. Stasis elemental damage can also expose their core. The core is always exposed from the Wyvern's back.

They are also capable of a quick bite-like lunge attack. While not doing much damage compared to their warp lances, its speed and unexpectedness can cause a careless foe to be quickly punished for trying to get in past the Wyvern's guns.

Named Wyverns[edit]

Axis Minds[edit]

Known Wyverns[edit]

Variants[edit]

Common Variants

Malignant Wyvern - Major Wyvern
Precursor Malignant Wyvern - Major Wyvern of the Precursors
Quantum Wyvern - Elite Wyvern

Specific Variants

Gallery[edit]

A Wyvern engaging a Guardian
A Wyvern seen in the Glassway Strike
Tacitas, Subjugated Mind
Persys, Primordial Ruin
A Sol Divisive Wyvern

Trivia[edit]

Like most Vex, Wyverns are named after a mythological creature; wyverns are winged, two-legged dragon-like creatures featured in medieval European legends.
Wyverns are the first new Vex enemy type added since Destiny 1.
- This may show that the Vex are now beginning to use their warrior frames as oppose to builder frames due to how combat-oriented wyverns seem to be. Emperor Calus notes that the Vex previously encountered by the Guardians are "farmers, engineers and managers" and laughs at the idea of when the Vex will send their "real warriors".
For an unknown reason, Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness has similar sounds to a Wyvern's gravity slam while using his Savage Strikes in the Vow of the Disciple Raid.

List of appearances[edit]

Destiny 2
- Beyond Light (First appearance)
- Season of the Chosen
- Season of the Splicer
- Season of Plunder
- Season of the Seraph
- Lightfall
- Season of the Witch
- Season of the Wish

References[edit]

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+|image= [[File:WyvernInfobox.jpg|300px]]
 |name= Wyvern
 |Species= [[Vex]]
-|Collectives= [[Sol Collective]]
+|Collectives= [[Sol Collective]] <br> [[Sol Divisive]] <br> [[Precursors]]
-|Functions=
+|Functions= Combat Unit
-|Mission=
+|Weapon(s)= {{icon|Void}} [[Warp Lance]]
-|Height=
+|Abilities= Fan Shield <br> High Durability <br> {{icon|Arc}} Gravity Slam <br> Teleportation <br> {{icon|Kinetic}} Lunge
-|Weight=
-|Weapon(s)= [[Warp Lance]]
-|Abilities= Fan Shield <br> High Durability <br> Gravity Slam <br> Teleportation
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@@ Line 17: / Line 14: @@
 Wyverns are bipedal Vex units, with double-jointed legs ending in clawed feet. Their most notable feature is a pair of fan-like appendages wreathed in glowing blue tentacles similar to [[Harpy|Harpies]], which project a shield on either side.
-Wyverns make their first appearance on Europa and can be found in various activities such [[Strikes]], [[Empire Hunts]], [[Mission]]s, [[Patrol]]s, [[Lost Sector]]s, and the Spire Integration [[Public Event]]. They were originally found only on Europa before they were shown to be employed during the [[Battlegrounds|Battleground]]: [[Oracle (Battleground)|Oracle]] mission on [[Nessus]]. They also appear in activities such as the [[Override]] mission and the [[Vault of Glass (Raid)]].  Thus far, on patrols, they do not seem to be found anywhere else besides Europa.
+Wyverns make their first appearance on Europa and can be found in various activities such [[Strikes]], [[Empire Hunts]], [[Mission]]s, [[Patrol]]s, [[Lost Sector]]s, and the Spire Integration [[Public Event]]. Shielded variants appear on [[Nessus]] in [[Oracle (Battleground)|Battlegrounds]]. They also make a non-canon appearance in the [[Vault of Glass (raid)|Vault of Glass]] as [[Sacrificial Wyvern]]s and feature prominently in [[Override]] activities.
+==Gameplay==
+Wyverns appear to be a hybrid of a Minotaur and a Harpy and have two forms. They battle in their bipedal form and occasionally switch to their aerial Harpy-like form to hover in the air and hurtle downward an aerial slam. The force of this attack can push all nearby non-Vex away and deals Arc damage.
+They are highly durable and equipped with two shotgun-like [[Warp Lance]] turrets mounted on their bodies. This fires cross-shaped [[Void]] blasts that split into five smaller projectiles. They are also unique for fan-shaped appendages on either side, which if shot will create a shield to protect any Vex units behind it, though they can still shoot through it.
-==Gameplay==
+Wyverns also possess a covering for the front of their [[Radiolaria]] core which can be tricky to expose, but achievable. By shooting its purple Warp Lance turrets near its eyes, Wyverns are briefly staggered to expose their core. This then grants players the opportunity to deal critical damage against Wyverns. [[Stasis]] elemental damage can also expose their core. The core is always exposed from the Wyvern's back.
-Wyverns appear to be a hybrid of a [[Minotaur]] and a [[Harpy]] and have two forms.  They have a bipedal form that they move and shoot in, and occasionally switch to an aerial Harpy-like form to hover in the air and hurtle downward in an aerial slam. The force of this attack can send all nearby non-Vex flying and deals [[Arc]] damage.
-Wyverns are highly durable and are equipped with two shotgun-like [[Warp Lance]] turrets mounted on their bodies. This fires cross-shaped [[Void]] blasts that split into five smaller projectiles. They are also unique for the fan-shaped appendages on either side, which if shot will create a shield to protect any Vex units behind it.  These shields can be pierced using seasonal Anti-Barrier Mods.
+They are also capable of a quick bite-like lunge attack. While not doing much damage compared to their warp lances, its speed and unexpectedness can cause a careless foe to be quickly punished for trying to get in past the Wyvern's guns.
-Wyverns also possess a [[Radiolaria]] core which can be tricky to expose, but achievable. By shooting the fan-like appendages, purple warp turrets or head, Wyverns can be briefly staggered, exposing their core for a short time. This then grants players the opportunity to deal critical damage against Wyverns. A Wyvern's core can also be shot from behind, but this is difficult to do.  The new [[Stasis]] element can also be used to freeze and shatter Wyverns as it exposes their core.
+==Named Wyverns==
+===Axis Minds===
+*[[Adytum, Inviolable Mind]]
+*[[Centroidal Mind]]
+*[[Obstructive Mind]]
+*[[Persys, Primordial Ruin]]
+*[[Tacitas, Subjugated Mind]]
-==Known Wyverns==
+===Known Wyverns===
-*[[Harbinger Wyvern]]
 *[[Principle Wyvern]]
 *[[Valkyrie Venator]]
-*[[Tacitas, Subjugated Mind]]
+*[[Wyvern Exemplar]]
+*[[Wyvern Venator]]
-==Variations==
+==Variants==
-*[[Quantum Wyvern]]
+;Common Variants
+*[[Malignant Wyvern]] - [[Major]] Wyvern
+*Precursor Malignant Wyvern - Major Wyvern of the [[Precursors]]
+*[[Quantum Wyvern]] - [[Elite]] Wyvern
+;Specific Variants
+*[[Architect Wyvern]]
+*[[Digital Variant Neutralizer]]
+*[[Digital Variant Tracker]]
+*[[Gatekeeper Wyvern]]
+*[[Harbinger Wyvern]]
+*[[Incursion Countermeasure]]
+*[[Intrusion Detector]]
+*[[Sacrificial Wyvern]]
+*[[Sentinel (Vex)|Sentinel]]
 ==Gallery==
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 D2BeyondLightHarpyVariant.png|A Wyvern engaging a [[Guardian]]
 WyvernGlassway.jpg|A Wyvern seen in the Glassway Strike
+File:Tacitas3.jpg|Tacitas, Subjugated Mind
+WyvernSD.jpg|Persys, Primordial Ruin
+Wyvern (SD).jpg|A Sol Divisive Wyvern
 </gallery>
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 *Wyverns are the first new Vex enemy type added since [[Destiny|Destiny 1]].
 **This may show that the Vex are now beginning to use their warrior frames as oppose to builder frames due to how combat-oriented wyverns seem to be. [[Emperor Calus]] notes that the Vex previously encountered by the Guardians are "farmers, engineers and managers" and laughs at the idea of when the Vex will send their "real warriors".
-*Some of the player-base refer to them as "murder chickens"
+*For an unknown reason, [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness]] has similar sounds to a Wyvern's gravity slam while using his Savage Strikes in the [[Vow of the Disciple]] [[Raid]].
 ==List of appearances==
 *''[[Destiny 2]]''
 **''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{1st}}
-***''[[Season of the Chosen]]''
+**''[[Season of the Chosen]]''
-***''[[Season of the Splicer]]''
+**''[[Season of the Splicer]]''
+**''[[Season of Plunder]]''
+**''[[Season of the Seraph]]''
+**''[[Lightfall]]''
+**''[[Season of the Witch]]''
+**''[[Season of the Wish]]''
 ==References==