Zurdo-pattern Wraith

The Wraith is the main heavy vehicle of the Covenant army, and it is considerably different from the Scorpion Tank used by the Humans. It weighs approximately twenty tons, and, while packing less firepower, can move much faster.

The Wraith has two weapons, a plasma cannon and anti-personnel plasma rifles. The main plasma cannon fires a ball of blue plasma approximately one meter in diameter into the air. Unlike the blasts from the Scorpion Tank, the cannon is affected by gravity, meaning that the shots 'arc', or rise and sink. Though this can be used to hit enemies behind cover, it often makes hitting visible targets harder.

The secondary weapon, the plasma rifles, are almost identical to the common plasma rifles carried by foot soldiers. Four rifles will attack any enemy which comes within range, though they are largely inaccurate and not too strong. This makes boarding a Wraith slightly more difficult. Oddly, the rifles cannot be used by Humans, only Computer A.I. players. This makes them enitrely useless when using splitscreen combat.

The Wraith also has a booster engine, capable of tripling the Wraith's speed for about one second, every five seconds. Though this can be used to travel quicker, it is commonly used to run over enemies who are getting to close. It can also flip small vehicles, such as Ghosts or Warthogs.