Target: Acolyte Race: Hive Acolytes are the common enemy you will find among the hive force. Only matched in numbers by the Thralls. They prefer ranged attacks and hide often. They are usually teamed with a Knight or a few Thralls, and in bigger groups both. They use Thralls and Knights to their advantage by hiding around corners and pillars and shooting at their target from a safe distance. They use both ranged weapons, Shredder and Boomer. They are relatively weak and most melees kill them in one shot. A good solid shot will take them out quickly. They stick to hit and run tactics. They will hide, turn and shoot then move to a new location. The Acolyte will be in groups of three-six and hide in separate locations. This way they can cover your flank and keep you guessing on their location. Acolytes 80% of the time use the Shredder and aren't too bad using it. In quests, boss fights, and events Acolytes will have boomers. These are the weapons Knights use. With five acolytes shooting this weapon faster than normal and from multiple directs, it can become difficult to get your weapon sites down or get into a better position a task. Elites/Majors/Champion Acolytes can be equipped with shields. These are weak shields, but they still have lots of hit points to bring down. Situations get sticky in these events. Because the Acolytes hide doing hit and runs and monsters like Thralls chase you this gives the Acolytes a good chance to shoot you. How to handle: In normal groups just take them out quick. When they are hiding they never watch their backside. Use this to your advantage. In stronger groups the same goes, unless you are being chased. In a chase pick a high area with objects to hide behind to bottleneck your chasers. You can pick a low spot, but if your Acolytes can see in, well they are shooting in. Close the gap on Acolytes and force them to move around. Stick to them like glue. They are one of few monsters that hesitate to melee. They will pistol whip you, but they would rather move to getaway. Keep them guessing and moving. Weak spots are head and upper chest and remember they hardly check their backside. Grimoire: First Tier → 500 Kills, Second Tier → 1250 Kills, Third Tier → 2500 Kills