The Prophecy Quest Guide

The Prophecy is an Exploration Commission in Zenless Zone Zero 1.0 (ZZZ). See how to unlock The Prophecy, a walkthrough on how to complete this Side Commission, its Hollow guide, and its rewards here!

The Prophecy Quest Information

The Prophecy Commission Details

The Prophecy is different from most other commissions as it has multiple endings.

It is also a very time-consuming quest as it is entirely in the Hollow, taking an hour or two to finish.

The Prophecy Endings

One of the endings is the True Ending which requires you to befriend all 14 Bangboos you encounter in the journey. This is also considered as the Hidden Ending for the PS5 version for unlocking the Final Director's Cut Trophy. This guide will focus on getting the True Ending to allow you to get all the supply boxes and Hollow Observation Data.

The Alternate Ending is much harder to achieve, requiring you to avoid befriending any Bangboo. Successfully clearing this rewards the Hero's Journey achievement. Note that if you want all the rewards, you'll need to do the quest again because of their conflicting requirements.

How to Unlock The Prophecy

Reach Inter-Knot Level 40

The Prophecy becomes available after reaching Inter-Knot Level 40. The Prophecy can be done once you see The Tower, Reversed on your schedule.

How to Raise Your Inter-Knot Level

The Prophecy Quest Walkthrough

The Prophecy Guide

1. Talk to Roy in the Afternoon
2. Talk to Flustered Passerby at Midnight
3. Accept Commission on the Inter-Knot

Talk to Roy in the Afternoon

Once you reach Inter-Knot Level 40, you can get The Tower, Reversed on your schedule. Find Roy by the payphone during the afternoon and talk to him. He'll be talking about going to the arcade with Jonah.

Talk to Flustered Passerby at Midnight

Let time pass by doing other commissions and return to the payphone at midnight. Talk to the nearby flustered passerby, which will lead you to answer the payphone.

Accept Commission on the Inter-Knot

Get some rest and check the Inter-Knot the next day. Open the commission by Work ID:7 who needs someone skilled at exploring weird Hollows. Accept it to get a message which will let you take The Prophecy commission.

The Prophecy Hollow Guide

The Prophecy Hollow Guide

Step-By-Step Guide

1. Focus on Raising STR and ATK Early
2. Collect Gear Coins
3. Obtain Holy Sword, Shield, and Armor
4. Befriend All Virtues and Sins
5. Strengthen Your Hero
6. Defeat the Corrupted Human
7. Call for Help
8. Defeat the First Hero for True Ending
9. Talk to Friends to Get Rewards

Focus on Raising STR and ATK Early

At the start of the Hero's Journey, your agents will be sent back, leaving you to explore the Hollow yourself. Allocate at least 5 points to STR when distributing your initial stats for the journey. This will let you destroy a nearby vending machine to get a Cross Blast bomb.

Raising STR early on also lets you defeat enemies more easily, potentially reducing turns and saving HP.

Raise All Stats as You Progress

You'll encounter several stat gates, some of which are needed for Observation Data. Stats are gained from events and by grinding the Wandering Ethereals. Aim for at least 50 of every stat once you're ready for the final battle.

Collect Gear Coins

Gear Coins are heavily used in this commission. They can be used to boost stats, open passages, and even befriend some Bangboos. You can get Gear Coins by collecting them from tiles as usual and by defeating Ethereals all over the map.

Obtain Holy Sword, Shield, and Armor

Holy Equipment	Requirement	Effect
Holy Sword	Unlock Gates of Trials (requires 30 STR, DEX, and INT)	ATK +25, CRIT DMG +25%
Holy Shield	Craft with Vulcan using 1 Buckler, 1 Hardest Iron, and 5000 Gear Coins.	Incoming attacks have a 10% chance of healing you instead. HP+150.
Holy Armor	Befriend Modesty	Attacks deal additional damage equal to 5% of your HP. HP +500.
True Holy Sword	Steal from Corrupted Human (40 DEX) and pull it out (requires STR and INT).	Attacks never miss. ATK is doubled.

To fulfill the prophecy and get the true ending, you'll need one of each Holy Equipment. These provide beneficial effects to your hero. The first three are also near Hollow Observation Data, so you'll need to get them all to get an S Rank clear for the commission.

If you are after the alternate ending for the achivement, you cannot obtain the Holy Armor and Holy Shield as these require you to befriend Modesty, Vulcan, and Humhum.

Buckler and Hardest Iron Location

To get the Buckler, go southeast from Vulcan's location where there are 4 Gear Coin gates and 4 red Ethereals. Destroy one of the bricks with a bomb to access the abandoned building screen which contains the Buckler. In case you don't have bombs, there is a hidden vending machine in the center of the Gear Coins and requires 25 STR to smash open.

The Hardest Iron is found by defeating and befriending Humhum, a dog you can encounter in the journey.

Befriend All Virtues and Sins

To get to the True Ending, you must befriend all 7 Virtues and 7 Sins. In general, defeating Sins is enough to befriend them but you'll need to assist Virtues to get them to join you. The background will change once you've befriended all 14 Bangboos.

If you are after the achivement, do not befriend anybody. This means you must avoid doing any of the tasks required by the green Virtues and not defeat any of the red Sins.

List of All Virtues

Virtue	Requirement
Prudence	Help Prudence fight against Wrath. Killing Prudence will befriend Wrath and lock you out of the true ending.
Benignity	Attack Benignity once. ATK: 0, HP: 300 Does not need to be defeated to befriend. Will drop Gear Coins 100x the damage dealt.
Absolution	Purchase bomb for 5000 Gear Coins. Can Haggle with 12 INT or higher to reduce price. Stealing the bomb will befriend Absolution.
Modesty	Defeat the three Ethereals in front of it. You may use a bomb.
Purity	Spend 30000 Gear Coins. (You will get more Gear Coins back.)
Temperance	Talk after eliminating 40 Ethereals.
Vulcan	Craft the Holy Shield.

Virtues have a green name and require specific tasks to get them to befriend you. Avoid the requirements above to get the achievement and alternate ending.

List of All Sins

Sin	Requirement
Wrath	Defeat Wrath. ATK: 10, HP: 300 If defeated with Prudence, defeat again in another location.
Buridan	Defeat Buridan. ATK: 1, HP: 1 Has a high dodge rate.
Greed	Defeat Greed. ATK: 5, HP: 40
Desire	Defeat Desire. ATK: 80, HP: 1000
Pride	Defeat Pride. ATK: 20000, HP: 56000 Talk first to reduce stats to 2000 ATK and 5600 HP with 3 free turns.
Envy	Defeat Envy. ATK: 100, HP: 100 Talk first to receive INT+5 after defeating Greed.
Humhum	Defeat Humhum. ATK: 300, HP: 300 Gives Hardest Iron for Holy Shield.

Sins have a red name and must be defeated to become friends. Some can be talked to before fighting. Do not fight any of the Sins if you want the achievement and alternate ending as they are befriended when defeated.

Strengthen Your Hero

Steal the True Holy Sword

You can choose to steal the True Holy Sword from the Corrupted Human if you have 40 DEX. Pulling it out is not guaranteed, and the chance increases with higher STR. Failing to pull it out reduces HP, but you can receive a lower HP penalty with higher INT.

Increase Stats with Enhancement Devices

If your stats are lacking, look for Enhancement Devices which can boost your stats greatly. These require 50 of a certain stat to use.

Prison Key is Optional

There is a locked passage that requires a Prison Key to open. This merely opens up another way to navigate the stage and isn't required to get any of the endings.

To get the Prison Key, destroy a brick near the bottom right of the jail with a bomb. The jail is the area of mostly empty tiles with a single Bangboo in the middle. Speak to this Bangboo called the Inquisitor and steal the key from it. Note that this requires 15 Dex.

Defeat the Corrupted Human

When you've gained enough ATK and HP, face the Corrupted Human (ATK: 400, HP: 11000) near the end and defeat them.

Call for Help

After beating the corrupted human for the first time, you'll be asked to choose to call the Virtue Faction, Sin Faction, or All. This decides the ending of the commission. Select All and insist on choosing both sides to get the True Ending. However, if you haven't befriended all 14 Bangboos and select All, nobody will appear to help.

If you didn't befriend any Bangboos, this will lead to the Hero's Journey Ending instead.

Defeat the First Hero for True Ending

If you select All, you'll face off against the First Hero (ATK: 280, HP: 28000, STR: 61, DEX: 46, INT: 43). Beating it will reveal the true final boss, and all the Virtues and Sins will arrive to assist you.

Talk to Friends to Get Rewards

At the end of the Hero's Journey, each Bangboo you befriended will give you an Elite Investigator's Supply Box. Collect them all and leave to end the commission.

The Prophecy Rewards

Quest Rewards

All Quest Rewards
Polychrome x30	Denny x12000	Bangboo Algorithm Module x2
Inter-Knot Credit x600	Elite Investigator's Supply Box x16	Senior Investigator's Supply Box x5

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