The High Priest drifts towards the player, occasionally dashing in a random direction. Additionally, bullets that travel along waves randomly appear from the walls.
The High Priest has several attacks:
Surrounds itself with a ring of large bullets, firing homing skulls that each burst into 6 more bullets when destroyed. When this attack ends, the ring of bullets surrounding the High Priest is launched outwards.
The homing skulls can be shot to destroy them prematurely. This is easiest to do with fast firing guns or beam weapons.
Darkens the entire room, fading from view. After a moment, large 'waves' bullets will begin to appear from random points around the room. These bullet 'waves' will continue to appear for the duration of the attack.
It is possible to dodge this attack easily by remaining in a corner and dodge rolling against a wall whenever a wave of bullets approaches.
While faded from view the High Priest is invulnerable to most forms of damage. The melee swing of Blasphemy, the explosion of Bullet Bore, and status effects like poison and fire can all deal damage to the High Priest while it is invisible.
Extends both arms and sprays rotating streams of bullets.
The large number of bullets created at a relatively concentrated point by this attack makes Potion of Lead Skin extremely effective at dealing damage here.
Extends both arms and sprays bullets randomly in all directions.
Fires wide spreads of triangular bullets.
Fires a single, fast bullet that homes in on the player.
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Other Appearances
A painting of the High Priest pulling back his hood can be seen in the Abbey of the True Gun. Another painting on the same floor appears to depict the High Priest with blue robes instead of red.
The High Priest appears in the animated launch trailer for Enter the Gungeon, shown guarding the Cache of the Ammulich in the Forge.
Drunkard Dialogue:
Painting of the High Priest from the Abbey
Another painting from the Abbey, showing the priest dressed in blue
The High Priest in the launch trailer for Enter the Gungeon.
The High Priest on the sleeve of the 2022 special edition soundtrack vinyl. Illustration by Joseph Harmon.
Ditto, on the pop-up diorama inside the sleeve
