The Acolytes are mysterious, sinister warriors first introduced in the Operation: Shadow Debt event, and making sporadic reappearances after that. Twisted like the Shadow Stalker, the Acolytes aid in his hunts, taking the appearance and abilities of different Warframes, and all bearing the distinctive helmet of their master.
Mechanics
Acolyte Status on World State Window
Acolyte Location Revealed
Finding and defeating the Acolytes is a community effort. Once an Acolyte is defeated, another one will take its place.
Hunting the Acolytes
An Acolyte can randomly appear on the Star Chart, indicated in the World State Window, where players must then hunt down the Acolyte by finding which node on which planet it appears. Once the Acolyte has been found, its location is displayed in the World State Window for all players to see; like the Stalker, acolytes may appear in modified versions of the mission node, such as in Kuva Lich controlled nodes. Unlike other enemies, Acolytes cannot be killed in a single mission. Instead, players must engage the Acolyte in a mission and deal as much damage to it as they can. The damage received by the Acolyte accumulates as more players encounter and deal damage to it over several missions, with its total remaining health displayed on the World State Window. Only when its total health has been depleted will the Acolyte be eliminated. The Acolyte will stay in the node where it is found until it receives a certain amount of damage to its total health, after which it will disappear from the node to relocate to another node, thus requiring players to search for the Acolyte's location again. If the Acolyte switches to a different Node while the players are on a mission to kill it, the Acolyte will still spawn provided it hasn't spawned yet and the right tile is found.
Spawning
The Acolyte will only spawn in the mission if one player enters a room of the map randomly chosen at the start of the mission where the Acolyte is supposedly hidden. When a player enters this room, the screen will flicker with a violet hue similar to the warning signs for the Stalker, and the Acolyte will send messages to the player before spawning a few seconds later and engaging in battle. During such an encounter, the Acolyte will disappear after receiving enough damage, if the players go down, or a certain amount of time after the start of the encounter has passed. The Acolyte will only drop a mod from their drop table if they left from receiving enough damage. However, if they leave because too much time has passed or the player(s) are killed, there is no dropped reward.
Behavior
All Acolytes, similar to the Stalker, will perform 
Mag's 
Pull on a single target to counteract any Tenno who attempts to avoid their wrath by standing on top of raised objects. They can also teleport any Tenno who tries to flee into another room. Lastly, as a fail-safe, they can teleport directly to a room in which a Tenno hides in instantaneously should they get too far away (as they have been known to spawn across the map by accident), staggering any Tenno they happen to reappear on top of. This fail-safe teleport is different from 
Loki's 
Switch Teleport (used by Mania) and 
Ash's 
Teleport (used by Angst) as it can only be performed if the Acolyte is in a room with no Tenno present, but is also instant with no animation delay or particle effects.
Acolytes
- Main article: Angst
Angst is one of Shadow Stalker's acolytes, first appearing in Operation: Shadow Debt. She takes the form of a 
Valkyr Warframe with an Immortal Skin, wearing Stalker's helmet and the Vanquished Syandana. She battles with the 
Hysteria claws.
- Main article: Malice
Malice is one of Shadow Stalker's acolytes, first introduced during Operation: Shadow Debt. He takes the form of 
Frost with a Prime Skin, minus his signature shoulder armor, with Stalker's helmet and large chunks of machinery around his body.
As of Update 29.5 (2020-11-19), Malice can now spawn in The Steel Path missions.
- Main article: Mania
Mania is one of Shadow Stalker's acolytes, first introduced during Operation: Shadow Debt. He takes the form of Loki with an Immortal Skin, wearing Stalker's helmet and a Daedalus Shoulder Plate.
As of Update 29.5 (2020-11-19), Mania can now spawn in The Steel Path missions.
- Main article: Misery
Misery is one of Shadow Stalker's acolytes. He takes the form of 
Nekros with an Immortal Skin, wearing Stalker's helmet and 
Oberon's loincloth, as well as modified Warframe Cosmetics including a Kyroptera Syandana and Daedalus Chest Plate codpiece.
Misery first appeared in Operation: Shadow Debt and, as of Update 29.5 (2020-11-19), now spawns in The Steel Path missions.
- Main article: Torment
Torment is one of Shadow Stalker's Acolytes, first introduced during Operation: Shadow Debt. She takes the form of 
Mesa with Stalker's helmet, a Naberus shoulder piece, and some of 
Equinox's front tassels. She also uses an Eos chest plate for a codpiece, and the Eos spurs.
As of Update 29.5 (2020-11-19), Torment can now spawn in The Steel Path missions.
- Main article: Violence
Violence is one of Shadow Stalker's acolytes, first introduced during Operation: Shadow Debt. He takes the form of 
Limbo wearing Stalker's helmet and the pieces from the Hulta armor set.
As of Update 29.5 (2020-11-19), Violence can now spawn in The Steel Path missions.
Drops
Angst |
 Pressurized Magazine
4.04% |
Repeater Clip 22.22% |
Spring-Loaded Chamber 22.22% |
Body Count 51.52% |
Mania |
Nano-Applicator 4.04% |
Embedded Catalyzer 22.22% |
Weeping Wounds 22.22% |
Catalyzer Link 51.52% |
Torment |
Argon Scope 4.04% |
Blood Rush 22.22% |
Laser Sight 22.22% |
Hydraulic Crosshairs 51.52% |
Violence |
Maiming Strike 4.04% |
Bladed Rounds 22.22% |
Sharpened Bullets 22.22% |
Shrapnel Shot 51.52% |
Malice |
Narrow Barrel 4.04% |
Guided Ordnance 22.22% |
Targeting Subsystem 22.22% |
Focused Defense 51.52% |
Misery |
Drops all of the above mods. |
Acolyte Appearance Durations
| First Sightings | Last Acolyte's Defeat | Total Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation: Shadow Debt | January 25, 2016 (PC) April 14, 2016 (Consoles) |
February 6, 2016 (PC) April 22, 2016 (Consoles) |
1 week, 4 days (PC) 1 week, 1 day (Consoles) |
| First Reappearance | July 29, 2016 (All Platforms) | ~August 8, 2016 (All Platforms)[citation needed] | ~1 week, 3 days (All Platforms) |
| Second Reappearance | February 10, 2017 (All Platforms) | February 16, 2017 (All Platforms) | 6 days (All Platforms) |
| Third Reappearance | December 21, 2017 (All Platforms) | December 28, 2017 (All Platforms) | 1 week (All Platforms) |
| Fourth Reappearance | August 7, 2018 (All Platforms) | August 14, 2018 (All Platforms) | 1 week (All Platforms) |
| Fifth Reappearance | January 25, 2019 (All Platforms) | February 1, 2019 (PC) February 3, 2019 (PS4/XB1) February 9, 2019 (Switch) |
1 week (PC) 1 week, 2 days (PS4/XB1) 2 weeks, 1 day (Switch) |
| Sixth Reappearance | February 7, 2020 (All Platforms) | February 14, 2020 (PC) Not yet defeated on PS4, XB1, and Switch |
1 week (PC) |
Trivia
- The Acolytes' appearances are generally a Warframe with attachments either from other Warframes or Warframe Cosmetics such as armor pieces, Syandanas, or skins, and the Stalker's helmet in lieu of their default helmets;
- Angst uses
Valkyr's body with her Immortal Skin and the Vanquished Syandana. - Malice uses Frost Prime's body without his shoulder armor and wears bits of machinery on his arms.
- Mania uses Loki's body with his Immortal Skin as well as a Daedalus shoulder plate on his left arm.
- Misery uses Nekros' body with the Kyroptera Syandana, Oberon's loincloth and a Daedalus chest plate as an impromptu codpiece.
- Torment uses Mesa's body with some of Equinox's front tassels on her waist, a Naberus shoulder plate on her right arm and an Eos chest plate as an impromptu codpiece.
- Violence uses Limbo's body with Hulta shoulder plates.
- Angst uses
- Though their origins are disputed, Alad V calling them "betrayers" implies they may be Tenno themselves.
- However, Misery states, "Betrayers will die," as well as saying, "These children will not stop us," implying that he knows the Tenno's true nature. All of this pointing that the Acolytes are just as separated from the Tenno as the Stalker himself.
- When played backward, some intelligible speech can be heard in the audio taunts the Acolytes use. The messages contained are as follows:
- We are the Stalker's revenge.
- The end has come to take you, Tenno.
- You're just a puppet, Tenno.
- We fight for the Stalker. This is the end for you.
- You cannot kill what you cannot see.
- All you know is lost(?). You are nothing.
- We are Shadows. You are just a suit.
- You are nothing.
External Links
- https://acolyte.draak.online/ Acolyte Tracker
 Stalker
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|---|---|
| Acolytes | Angst • Malice • Mania • Misery • Torment • Violence |
| Bosses | |
| Stalker (Shadow) | |