Zeus Exalted Duel Drops & Cheats Guide

Zeus Exalted Duel is aΒ one-shot dungeonΒ that can be placed around inside of your castle. The dungeon is limited to four players each dungeon. The Zeus Exalted Duel is an outdoor-type housing item that can beΒ tradedΒ with other players. This one-shot dungeon can only be purchased from theΒ crown shop, retailed atΒ 500 crowns, or it can beΒ droppedΒ by several enemies.
This Zeus Duel is Obtainable From:
- Crown Shop (500 C)
- The Jade Oni
- Tse-tse Snaketail and Cloudburst Spiders
- Both Hades and Zeus in Aquila
- Morganthe, and other bossesβ¦
Wizard101 Zeus exalted duel
Dungeons and bosses have made up Wizard101 since its launch in 2008, and ever since then, itβs been reinvented to keep the formula somewhat fresh. In July of 2012, this was changed when the Midnight Sun Pagoda launched, marking the first time Wizards could βbring the fight homeβ to their castles with a housing instance. Further down the line, we were blessed (or cursed) when the Zeus Exalted Duel was released in July 2015. Itβs been 5 years since the initial launch, but maybe youβre just now preparing to try this fight. Or, maybe if youβre like me itβs been a while and you need to refresh your memory on the cheats. If you already have the one-shot Ultra Dungeon (yes that is the official name from Kingsisle, no one uses this name though) feel free to skip below. Otherwise, letβs talk about acquisition! :DΒ
Getting the fight
So like most things worth doing, you COULD just pop a tag in the crown shop and buy this for 500c. OR, you could farm it from bosses! I recommend Mirror Lake as the first source and then Jade Oni as the second. There are two bosses who drop more than the Jade Oni that is found in Mirror Lake. However you probably occasionally farm the Jade Oni just because itβs easy to replay and thereβs a large pool of interesting drops.
Once youβve acquired one (or found your friend who is sharing their gauntlet) place it in your house and gear up for battle!
The Fight
There are 2 consistent bosses, Zeus and Cronus. The other bosses Ares, Apollo, Poseidon, and Hades are all possible bosses that can fill the 2nd spot (Ares or Poseidon) or 3rd spot (Apollo or Hades). Depending on what enemies are around, the cheats will change too.
Zeus

- No Dispels OR ELSE: Zeus will cleanse it. (needs testing:, gnomes! Next time damage = second one removed)Β
- Possible workaround:
- No Single Hits or negative charms OR ELSE: Zeus will cast a shift minotaur with base 310 myth damage that also stuns them.
- Possible workaround: Single Hits that kill Zeus, using stun blocks before-hand
- Must be killed first OR ELSE: Zeus will use his unique Earthquake-like spell every 2 rounds.Β
- Possible workaround: once other bosses die, be clever with how you place blades or rely on traps to increase damage output.
- Use AOE Spells TO RECEIVE: Zeus casting healing current on the user.
Ares

- No Traps OR ELSE: Ares will cheat cast Efreet for base 1,000 fire, which of course leaves a -90% damage charm
- Possible workaround: Using Hammer of Thor can remove the -90% before the hit. Cleanse works as well, Wand hitting will trigger Zeusβs cheat if heβs still alive. Trapping is also fine if youβre the healer/tank since you wonβt need to hit. Mass traps are fine and wonβt trigger it.
- Use AOE Spells TO RECEIVE: Ares using Dark Pact to blade the user
Poseidon

- No Blades OR ELSE: Poseidon will cast a shift spell that deals 360 base storm damage and removes all blades, similar to enfeeble, on the RECEIVER.Β
- Possible workaround: Aegis will protect a blade from removal, but this can only be done once the next time your previous blades will be lacking protection. Additionally, any charms such as bladestorm will only affect the caster, not the whole team.
(NEEDS TESTING: spears are ok *shrike?)
- Possible workaround: Aegis will protect a blade from removal, but this can only be done once the next time your previous blades will be lacking protection. Additionally, any charms such as bladestorm will only affect the caster, not the whole team.
- No Negative Charm on Poseidon OR ELSE He will remove them with cleanse charm (needs testing: indem (he didnβt do it?)
- Must die before Zeus OR ELSE he will use his own version of tempest that grants him 4 pips every 2 rounds.
- Possible workaround: with Zeus gone, you could dispel his cheat cast using stormβs Dissipate.Β
- Use Aura Spells OR Shadow transformation spells TO RECEIVE: Poseidon casting a Tower Shield on the user.
Hades
- No Self Heals OR ELSE he will shift into a wraith for base 335 Death damage and add a 90% infection onto the caster.
- Possible workaround: Heal other players for them, use a heal-all AOE, and donβt bring a pet who has a maycast heal (this triggers the cheat)
- Must die before Zeus OR ELSE Hades will every two rounds drop 4 dots on one wizard. They go off one each turn and the order is 3, 2, 1, and then 1179 Base Death Damage.
- Defeat another boss TO RECEIVE: Hades casting donate power on the person who defeated another. Note that this cheat applies to both the wizards and the bosses.
Apollo
- Must die first OR ELSE: Apollo will use a leviathan on the wizard who dealt the damage and then heal any bosses who were defeated every time.
- Use an AOE Heal TO RECEIVE: Apollo using 40% Guiding Light on the wizard to boost their next outgoing heal.
Cronus
- No cheats have been noted for this boss.
Seems like a lot to take in? Donβt worry, thereβs a very simplified way to approach this fight: use AOEs and check if either Ares or Poseidon is there to see which boosts are allowed. Aside from the triggered cheats I mention above, the bosses love to randomly attack out of turn. It will be a lot easier for both you and me to just not worry about that too much, if youβre hitting consistently youβll beat them in no time. Be careful that Apollo dies first. One HUGE reason why this fight isnβt hard is that thereβs 0 late penalties. This, coupled with the fact that all your drops are in a loot chest and unaffected by battle performance, means you and your team can flee and heal as they please.
Zeus exalted Drops
Now that weβve talked PLENTY about the βhowβ, letβs discuss the ever-important βwhyβ. Why would you bother with this fight?
Zeus Wands
There is an assortment of wands that can be collected from the Zeus Exalted Duel. A series of ZeusβsΒ Immortals wands can be found in the chest at the end of the battle, and there is one for each of the schools.

Immortalsβ Radiant Scepter

Immortalsβ Frost Scepter

Immortalsβ Havoc Scepter

Immortalsβ Justice Scepter

Immortalsβ Dread Scepter

Immortalsβ Spirit Scepter

Immortalsβ Enigmatic Scepter
There are two permanent mounts that you have a chance of picking up from the loot chest in this dungeon. You can either receive theΒ Fire WhirlwindΒ mount, or you can get theΒ Life WhirlwindΒ mount. Both of these mounts areΒ single-personΒ mounts and give aΒ +40% speed boost.Β
life whirlwind Fire whirlwind
There is a chance that you might receiveΒ Zeusβs HarpyΒ pet as loot after the fight is over. In fact, this is a BalanceΒ pet

Check also
Meowiarty Exalted Duel Drops & Cheats Guide