Zealots are a type of Enderman found exclusively in the Dragon's Nest.
Spawning
Zealots spawn in predetermined locations in the Dragon's Nest. A wave of 16 Zealots spawns every 11 seconds, except in the period between the death of an Ender Dragon and the respawning of the Dragon Egg. Spawned Zealots have a chance to spawn holding an Ender Chest. These Zealots drop additional loot upon being killed.
| Location | Spawn Spots | Spawn Delay | Max per spot |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dragon's Nest | 16 | 11s | 2 |
Dragons
An Ender Dragon can summon large waves of Zealots when it is weak and the battle has gone on for a long time. These Zealots are hostile towards players.
Drops
| Item drops | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop | Count | Drop Rarity | Chance |
 Ender Pearl | 2 | Common Loot | 100% |
| +3 | 80% | ||
| +4 | 40% | ||
 Enchanted Ender Pearl | 1 | Uncommon Loot | 2% |
 Pearlescent Dye | 1 | RNGesus Loot | 0.00001% |
| Non-item drops | |||
| Drop | Count | ||
 Coins | 15 | ||
 Combat XP | 40 | ||
 Experience Orbs | 10 | ||
| Item drops | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop | Count | Drop Rarity | Chance |
| Ender Pearl | 2 | Common Loot | 100% |
| +3 | 80% | ||
| +4 | 40% | ||
| Enchanted Ender Pearl | 1 | Uncommon Loot | 2% |
| Pearlescent Dye | 1 | RNGesus Loot | 0.00001% |
| Non-item drops | |||
| Drop | Count | ||
| Coins | 15 | ||
| Combat XP | 40 | ||
| Experience Orbs | 10 | ||
One of the following must drop from an Ender Chest Zealot:
| Drop | Count | Rarity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enchanted Ender Pearl
|
2 | COMMON | 40.65% |
 Enchanted End Stone
|
1 | UNCOMMON | 24.39% |
 Enchanted Obsidian
|
1 | UNCOMMON | 12.26% |
 Crystal Fragment
|
1 | UNCOMMON | 12.2% |
 Enchanted Eye of Ender
|
1 | UNCOMMON | 6.5% |
| Item drops | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Drop | Count | Drop Rarity | Chance |
 Summoning Eye | 1 | Common Loot | 100% |
| Ender Pearl | 2 | Common Loot | 100% |
| +3 | 80% | ||
| +4 | 40% | ||
| Enchanted Ender Pearl | 1 | Uncommon Loot | 2% |
| Pearlescent Dye | 1 | RNGesus Loot | 0.00001% |
| Non-item drops | |||
| Drop | Count | ||
| Coins | 15 | ||
| Combat XP | 40 | ||
| Experience Orbs | 10 | ||
Behavior
Naturally spawning Zealots are neutral mobs like Endermen; they do not attack the player unless they are attacked first, or a player looks at their head when provoked. If the player angers them, they will attack the aggressor and regularly teleport behind them to evade attacks. Zealots spawned from Ender Dragons are always hostile. They have 13,000❤ and deal 1,250 ❁ Damage.
Zealots, like Endermen, cannot be damaged by Arrows from most Bows or harmful Potions; attempting to shoot one results in the Zealot teleporting away. However, magic projectiles such as those from the Frozen Scythe, Jerry-chine Gun, and Explosive Bow can still damage them. Bows from Enderman Slayer such as the Juju Shortbow and Terminator are also able to damage them.
When an Ender Dragon is defeated, all Zealots in the Nest, including Special Zealots, immediately despawn.
Special Zealots
When a player kills a normal Zealot, there is a 1/420 (0.2381%) chance of a Special Zealot spawning close to the killed Zealot. Special Zealots always drop a Summoning Eye.
When a player "spawns" a Special Zealot, they are notified with a wither spawn sound effect and chat message: A special Zealot has spawned nearby!
The player who "spawned" the Special Zealot will always get the Summoning Eye once the Special Zealot dies, even if another player killed it. If there was no place in the inventory for the Summoning Eye to go to, the Summoning Eye will be put in the stash of the player.
Spawn Chances
Multiple factors can increase the chance of a Special Zealot spawning:
- After 420 Zealots, or 378 Zealots if the Zealots took more than 1 hit to kill are killed without a Special Zealot spawning, the spawn chance doubles.
- If the Zealot takes more than 1 hit before dying, the chance of a Special Zealot spawning is increased by about 11.1%.
- The LEGENDARY Enderman Pet at level 100 will also increase the odds by 25%.
- Enderman Slayer
IX's perk increases the chance for Special Zealots to spawn by 15%. - The Zealuck Dragon Essence Shop perk increases the chance for a Special Zealot to spawn by 2-10%.
| Mechanic | Spawn Rate Bonus | Final Spawn Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 420 Zealots killed without Special Zealot (378 if Zealots took more than 1 hit to kill) |
×2 | 1/210 | |
| 630 Zealots killed without Special Zealot (567 if Zealots took more than 1 hit to kill) |
×3 | 1/140 | |
| 840 Zealots killed without Special Zealot (756 if Zealots took more than 1 hit to kill) |
×4 | 1/105 | |
| More than 1 hit to kill Zealots | ×1.111 | 1/378 | |
[Lv100]  LEGENDARY Enderman Pet
|
×1.25 | 1/336 | |
Enderman Slayer IX Perk
|
×1.15 | 1/365 | |
| Zealuck | I | ×1.02 | 1/411.76 |
| II | ×1.04 | 1/403.85 | |
| III | ×1.06 | 1/396.23 | |
| IV | ×1.08 | 1/388.8 | |
| V | ×1.1 | 1/381.81 | |
Endstone Protector
The Endstone Protector spawns in a lobby when 5,000 Zealots have been killed since the last boss. Every 1,000 kills, a message is displayed in chat and more layers of the Protector emerge.
Contributing up to 100 Zealot kills to the milestone increases the quality of loot from the Boss.
Tips
- The competition for Zealot kills is tough, as Summoning Eye drops make lots of money. A few common strategies to kill Zealots quickly include:
- Reaching the highest possible speed values with Young Dragon Armor and a God Potion, and using Aspect of the End to teleport around and kill Zealots.
- Using Frozen Scythe projectiles to kill Zealots at range from a high vantage point, with a high-✎ Intelligence build such as Necrotic Wise Dragon Armor to get the required Magic damage to kill them in a single hit.
- Using the Precursor Eye laser to immediately kill Zealots the player looks at.
- Using the bats from the (Vampire) Witch Mask to automatically kill Zealots in close proximity.
- The LEGENDARY Enderman Pet boosts the chance to spawn a Special Zealot by 0.25% per level, with a 25% increase in chance at maximum level.
- Using a legendary Wither Skeleton Pet and fine tuning the damage so that the Zealots are not killed by a single hit but are killed by the pet's ability increases the spawn chance by 10%. The pet kills the Zealots in the same tick as the player hits them.
- Using a Vampire (Witch) Mask or (Frozen) Blaze Armor causes their abilities to tick once on nearby Zealots without killing them, which gives the 10% extra chance to spawn a Special Zealot.
- A Combat Sack, Personal Compactor or Endermite Pet is useful to prevent the player's inventory from filling up with Ender Pearls.
- SkyBlock Addons is a good way to know when you get a Summoning Eye as it gives a message whenever you spawn a Special Zealot
Trivia
- Special Zealots were once rumored to have a 0.1% drop chance for a Phoenix Pet instead of 0.0001% (now confirmed to be 0.00002%). This has since been confirmed to be false by the admins.
- Zealots spawn at 16 predefined locations every 11 seconds when at the optimum lobby size.
- A Runic Special Zealot has 2000❤ instead of the expected 8000❤. Normal Runic Zealots have the expected 52000❤.
History
| Alpha Hypixel Network | ||
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2024 |  Special Zealots now have a 4% chance to drop an  Awakened Summoning Eye. | |
| SkyBlock Prototype | ||
| Aug 2, 2019 | 0.7 | Added Zealot. |
| Zealots have a 1/420 chance of spawning as special. They take reduced damage and hold portal frames. | ||
| Oct 24, 2019 | 0.7.3 | Special Zealots no longer naturally spawn. Instead, each Zealot has a small chance of spawning a Portal Frame Zealot close to its killer upon being killed. |
| Special Zealots are now weaker than normal Zealots. | ||
| When a player "spawns" a Special Zealot, they get notified with a strange sound and chat message. | ||
| The player who "spawned" the Special Zealot has a few seconds of drop priority on the Summoning Eye. | ||
| If a player needed more than 1 hit to kill their last regular Zealot, the spawn chances are buffed by 10%. | ||
| Special Zealots now drop Summoning Eyes when killed by non-direct damage (cleave effect, venomous, fire aspect etc). | ||
| Feb 21, 2020 | 0.7.6 | Added a title screen message on Special Zealots notifications. |
| May 5, 2020 | 0.7.8 | Lowered the combat XP given while killing Spawned Zealots. |
| May 13, 2020 | Zealots no longer spawn when Ender Pearls are used in the Dragon's Nest. | |
| Players will now spawn 2 Spawned Endermen with 9000 ❤ Health instead of Spawned Zealots while in Dragon's Nest consuming Ender Pearls. | ||
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