Zryachiy

General data


Faction		Cultists

Full name		Unknown

Location		Lighthouse

Additional data


Spawn chance		100%

Zryachiy is a Cultist Boss in Escape from Tarkov.

Biography

One of Tarkov's most mysterious figures. Virtually nothing is known about his past, except that he has sniper training and is remotely rumored to have been in hot zones in the Middle East and Africa many times.

Long before the conflict, he became Lightkeeper's loyal lapdog and took an active part in "establishing" connections between Lightkeeper and all those with whom he interacted. He is known to be friendly with the Rogue group, as well as with the hooded men who draw mysterious symbols on the locations.

Zryachiy is very taciturn, though those who work with him usually understand him without words. There are many rumors about his eyes, some say that it is an inborn peculiarity, some point to certain eye drops that allow him to enhance his vision in the dark, giving his eyes this whiteness side effect. Despite the appearance, it seems that he earned his name precisely for his excellent eyesight, which is not surprising for a former military sniper.

Notes

Zryachiy and his followers will not shoot players that have an encoded Digital secure DSP radio transmitter until provoked. Getting too close to them is considered a provocation.
Harming Zryachiy or his followers will decode your Digital secure DSP radio transmitter if you have one.
Both of Zryachiy's followers can respawn up to three times as long as Zryachiy is alive, making the maximum possible follower count 8.
Killing Zryachiy as a Scav does not carry any penalties towards your Scav karma.
Zryachiy and his 2 followers have different health values than PMCs and Scavs.

Zryachiy's Health	Stats
	Head: 150 Thorax: 450 Stomach: 270 Arms: 190 each Legs: 190 each Total: 1630

Follower's Health	Stats
	Head: 125 Thorax: 360 Stomach: 220 Arms: 150 each Legs: 150 each Total: 1305

Instead of the typical 4 single slot pockets, he has 5 triple slot pockets, bringing their total space to 15 slots.
Instead of the typical 4 single slot pockets, his followers have 5 double slot pockets, bringing their total space to 10 slots.

Location

Zryachiy can be found on the Lighthouse location, guarding the lighthouse at the peninsula territory.

Behavior

Zryachiy and his guards will shoot you upon hitting one of them or walking on the bridge. They are extremely accurate and hard to spot, usually sitting on the rocks at the peninsula. Zryachiy himself will be somewhat centered near the rock closest to the Lighthouse itself. His followers are spread out, on opposite sides of the island. One sits somewhat near the rocks that are highest on the peninsula, next to the house with the small dome on it. The other one will sit near or on the rock plateau on the right. Zryachiy's guards will respawn up to 3 times in total together as long as Zryachiy is alive. Zryachiy and his guards will only target the most recent player that has damaged any of them.

Strategy

The easiest strategy to killing Zryachiy and his guards requires atleast 3 players.

This strategy involves having one player kill Zryachiy then the other 2 killing both the guards. If you do it the other way around the guards will both respawn up to 3 times each.

An alternative method if you are by yourself, is to slow lean around right corners using a high magnification scope, and trying to pick off the guards along with their respawns and then kill Zryachiy.

Equipment

Icon	Weapon	Ammunition	Mods
	SVDS 7.62x54R sniper rifle		AK Magpul MOE pistol grip (Black) SVDS 7.62x54R 22 inch barrel SVDS 7.62x54R muzzle brake-compensator with Rotor 43 7.62x54R muzzle brake-compensator SVD SAG MK1 chassis Strike Industries Cobra Tactical foregrip SVDS custom cut dust cover SVDS Lynx Arms Hinge buffer tube adapter with AR-15 Magpul UBR GEN2 stock (Black) SVD 7.62x54R 20-round magazine March Tactical 3-24x42 FFP 30mm riflescope
	Kalashnikov AKS-74U 5.45x39 assault rifle		AK-74 5.45x39 6L31 60-round magazine AKS-74U 5.45x39 muzzle brake (6P26 0-20) AKS-74U Zenit B-18 Mount BelOMO PK-06 reflex sight AKS-74U Zenit B-11 handguard TangoDown Stubby BGV-MK46K foregrip (Black)
	Serdyukov SR-1MP Gyurza 9x21 pistol

Icon	Headwear
	Zryachiy's balaclava (folded)

Icon	Face cover
	Zryachiy's balaclava

Icon	Chest rig
	Azimut SS "Khamelion" chest harness (Olive)

Icon	Item
	AFAK tactical individual first aid kit
	IFAK individual first aid kit

Follower Equipment

Followers will often spawn with a primary Marksman Rifle and a secondary Assault Rifle.

Icon	Weapon	Ammunition	Mods
	Kalashnikov AKS-74U 5.45x39 assault rifle		AK bakelite pistol grip (6P1 Sb.8V) AKS-74U metal skeleton stock (6P26 Sb.5) AK-74 5.45x39 6L31 60-round magazine AKS-74U 5.45x39 muzzle brake (6P26 0-20) AKS-74U Zenit B-18 Mount AKS-74U Zenit B-11 handguard TangoDown Stubby BGV-MK46K foregrip (Black)
	PP-19-01 "Vityaz" 9x19 submachine gun		Zenit Variant
	SV-98 7.62x54R bolt-action sniper rifle		SV-98 rear sight SV-98 7.62x54R muzzle device SV-98 CNC Guns OV-SV98 chassis SV-98 CNC Guns OV-SV98 KeyMod handguard CNC Guns KeyMod 4 inch rail 2x CNC Guns KeyMod 2 inch rail AK FAB Defense AGR-47 pistol grip CNC Guns OV-SV98 M12B stock
	SVDS 7.62x54R sniper rifle		BelOMO PSO-1M2-1 4x24 scope PSO scope eyecup Rotor 43 7.62x54R muzzle brake-compensator