Cultist Bishop

The Cultist Bishop is a support-oriented promotion of the Cultist Lackey, created when a Lackey picks up a Bishop Hat item dropped by a defeated Bishop. Found in The Lab as part of Johnny's cultist faction, the Bishop shifts the dynamic of any cultist fight from a pure damage race into a sustained attrition battle by actively healing its allies.

The Bishop attacks with lightning that has a chance to stun, providing offensive pressure while keeping its distance. Its healing ability is what makes it truly dangerous in group encounters — it can continuously restore health to Zealots or Mutants, making otherwise-manageable enemies require multiple attempts to finish off. When killed, the Bishop drops a Bishop Hat, which other Lackeys on the field can pick up to repeat the promotion cycle.

The Cultist Bishop is almost always the highest-priority target in any cultist group. Kill it immediately before engaging other cultists, and if possible, destroy or remove the dropped Bishop Hat before any remaining Lackeys can grab it. Lightning attacks can stun your cats, potentially losing you a turn at a critical moment, so close-range burst finishers that can one-shot it are ideal. Without a Bishop's healing, cultist encounters become far more linear and predictable.