The Zealoid Prelate is an Infested Boss with a humanoid form that was introduced as part of Nightwave: Series 2 – The Emissary.
Challenging the Zealoid Prelate used to require a Zealot Derelict Code but players may now challenge this boss simply by selecting the Exequias mission on Deimos.
Facing this Infested Boss may be a challenge for those who have just started out and the use of a decent build with some upgrades can play a huge part in coming out victorious.
Zealoid Prelate Location
The Zealoid Prelate can be challenged by starting the Exequias mission, which can be found on Deimos and this no longer requires a Zealot Derelict Code to begin.
Once you select Exequias, the mission will start with you needing to make your way to where the Zealoid Prelate is and fight them along with other infested enemies.
How To Defeat Zealoid Prelate?
Upon reaching the Zealoid Prelate, a brief cutscene will play and the fight begins with you being able to damage the Infested Boss normally until half of its health is taken out.
A brief cutscene will play and afterward, the Zealoid Prelate will be invulnerable and the same goes for any infested enemies that you encounter along the way.
Once this happens, will need to search for an enemy called Zealoid Bastion, which is an enemy that will drop Arlo’s Flame when it is defeated.
Picking up Arlo’s Flame will provide you with light in a radius around you and this radius also affects the invulnerable enemies nearby, allowing you to now attack them.
The goal is to bring Arlo’s Flame near the Zealoid Prelate to make him invulnerable but the flame will die after a few seconds and to prolong this, you need to kill enemies.
Once damage to the Zealoid Prelate enough, Arlo’s Flame will shortly explode and unleash a blinding light, which makes it a good idea to drop it before this happens.
After Arlo’s Flame detonates, you will need to make your way to the Zealoid Prelate as it will begin healing with the help of nearby Infested Enemies.
You will need to defeat all the enemies that are linked to the Zealoid Prelate to stop the healing, which then causes all the enemies around you to become invulnerable again.
This will need to be repeated multiple times since there will be a certain amount of health that you can take out of the Zealoid Prelate’s health.
Continue repeating the steps of defeating the Zealoid Bastion, obtaining Arlo’s Flame and damaging the Zealoid Prelate and eventually you will be able to defeat them.
Once the Zealoid Prelate has been defeated, you will be able to pick up an Unidentified Item and any other items it drops while making your way to the extraction point to end the mission.
Zealoid Prelate Weaknesses
The Zealoid Prelate is an Infested Boss, making it weak against both Slash and Heat damage due its health mainly being associated as Infested Flesh.
Zealoid Prelate Drops
Mods
- Eleventh Storm 18.33%
- Molten Impact 18.33%
- North Wind 18.33%
- Shocking Touch 18.33%
- Fever Strike 18.33%
- Tempo Royale 2.78%
- Target Acquired 2.78%
- Spinning Needle 2.78%
Blueprint Drops
- Pathocyst Blade 33.33%
- Pathocyst Subcortex 33.33%
- Pathocyst Blueprint 33.33%
Other Drops
- Nitain Extract
Tips For Defeating Zealoid Prelate
- Utilizing Slash and Heat is effective against the Zealoid Prelate as well as the other Infested Enemies that you encounter during the mission.
- Tossing Arlo’s Flame before it detonates is a good way to avoid getting blinded for a short duration, allowing you to immediately seek out the next Zealoid Bastion.
- Ignore all the enemies until you get Arlo’s Flame as you won’t be able to deal any damage or cast abilities on them while they are invulnerable.
- The Zealoid Prelate is vulnerable to certain Warframe abilities and can also be damaged with status effects, which will take effect as soon as he is weakened by Arlo’s Flame.
Zealot Derelict Codes
Back then you would need Zealot Derelict Codes to access the Zealoid Prelate Assassination Mission but this has been removed in a past update.
These were once obtained by completing 3 Infested Invasions during Nightwave: Series 2 – The Emissary and are no longer required to challenge the Infested Boss.
Verdict
The Zealoid Prelate can quickly be defeated if you focus quickly on taking out the Zealoid Bastion, damaging the boss and quickly defeating the enemies that attempt to heal him.
The faster you can move around to get to each target (Zealoid Prelate, Zealoid Bastion and healers) will determine how quickly you can complete the missions.
Defeating the Zealoid Prelate is the main source of obtaining the Blueprints and Components for the Pathocyst, an Infested Glaive that deals Viral Damage.
