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Sherlock Holmes Jan 8, 2018 @ 4:00pm
Archon King on Advent Blacksite?!
So thought it was a bit harsh that I go to do the standard Advent Blacksite and the Archon King is sat there waiting for me.

Now bear in mind I haven't got psionics or plasma weapons yet so he basically one shots my guys......

Any advice from people who have beat him please? :)
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TheSuit Jan 8, 2018 @ 4:15pm 
These guys take up or two pods when they spawn. So it is not as if he is an "Extra" pod.
The main thing you want to do is avoid trying to activate another pod when you fight him.

Avoid elevated areas, because his AoE Javelin attack can destroy floors causing you to fall down. Flash bangs and stuats effects dsable abilities.
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KRON Jan 8, 2018 @ 4:29pm 
If you're playing WotC then you should've known better than to go on a blacksite which clearly said that it was guarded by a dangerous alien. In all my WotC playthroughs (including L/I one) I went on advent blacksite because I wanted to, not because I needed to. Resistance order "sabotage" and covert actions are enough to keep avatar clock at bay.
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wckowalski Jan 8, 2018 @ 6:08pm 
The freeze bomb or anything that can stun is your friend.
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Sherlock Holmes Jan 9, 2018 @ 2:22am 
Originally posted by The | Suit:
These guys take up or two pods when they spawn. So it is not as if he is an "Extra" pod.
The main thing you want to do is avoid trying to activate another pod when you fight him.

Avoid elevated areas, because his AoE Javelin attack can destroy floors causing you to fall down. Flash bangs and stuats effects dsable abilities.

Ahh okay, thanks. And yeah the collapsing floor was my downfall last attempt where I put my whole squad there, rookie error that I won't make again!
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Sherlock Holmes Jan 9, 2018 @ 2:23am 
Originally posted by KRON:
If you're playing WotC then you should've known better than to go on a blacksite which clearly said that it was guarded by a dangerous alien. In all my WotC playthroughs (including L/I one) I went on advent blacksite because I wanted to, not because I needed to. Resistance order "sabotage" and covert actions are enough to keep avatar clock at bay.

Not playing WotC, don't have that yet unfortunately, and it didn't mention a dangerous alien much to my annoyance! I may hold off on the blacksite for now then
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Sherlock Holmes Jan 9, 2018 @ 2:23am 
Originally posted by wckowalski:
The freeze bomb or anything that can stun is your friend.

I'll bear that in mind thanks :)
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Tamiore Jan 9, 2018 @ 2:27am 
Psi ops with stasis.

It's the only way to be sure.
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phillip_lynx Jan 9, 2018 @ 3:28am 
Originally posted by Sherlock Holmes:
Originally posted by KRON:
If you're playing WotC then you should've known better than to go on a blacksite which clearly said that it was guarded by a dangerous alien. In all my WotC playthroughs (including L/I one) I went on advent blacksite because I wanted to, not because I needed to. Resistance order "sabotage" and covert actions are enough to keep avatar clock at bay.

Not playing WotC, don't have that yet unfortunately, and it didn't mention a dangerous alien much to my annoyance! I may hold off on the blacksite for now then
The dangerous Aliens are not WotC but the Alien Rulers DLC. If you do not have that DLC you will not get the Rulers (and the 4 new weapons and the 3 new armors which also come with AR)

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Sorry, misunderstood.
In Vanilla, there is no warning after you have done the Snakenest. But after that the Rulers may come to every Missiontype, not only Blacksite. If you have loosed them free, then they appear until killed.
And better an Ruler at a Blacksite then in a timed Mission.
Last edited by phillip_lynx; Jan 9, 2018 @ 3:35am
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Richard Jan 9, 2018 @ 5:24am 
If you are asking for advice you probably "savescum". So simply save every single step and avoid him and cheat true that level this way. Avoid his pod and get out of there.
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Richard Jan 9, 2018 @ 5:26am 
Some levels cannot be beaten any other way. I also had blacksite like this. Not with ruler but with 18 enemys and chosen assassin. I lost two soldiers there with savescuming. It was mission impossible. I got 5 man squad with basic everything and playd on hard. XD
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Sherlock Holmes Jan 10, 2018 @ 1:56am 
Originally posted by phillip_lynx:
Originally posted by Sherlock Holmes:

Not playing WotC, don't have that yet unfortunately, and it didn't mention a dangerous alien much to my annoyance! I may hold off on the blacksite for now then
The dangerous Aliens are not WotC but the Alien Rulers DLC. If you do not have that DLC you will not get the Rulers (and the 4 new weapons and the 3 new armors which also come with AR)

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Sorry, misunderstood.
In Vanilla, there is no warning after you have done the Snakenest. But after that the Rulers may come to every Missiontype, not only Blacksite. If you have loosed them free, then they appear until killed.
And better an Ruler at a Blacksite then in a timed Mission.

That's true I guess, it could have been a worse mission for it
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TOG | Fulgrim Jan 10, 2018 @ 2:33am 
Archon King BEFORE plasma? Not good. As said above, anything that stuns flashbangs, freeze bombs, ionic weapons on rangers and Skirmishers, then shred armour off, and firing squad treatment. Avoid relying on overwatch shots, I managed to take him down in a single mission but I had full plasma weapons AND chosen weapons on my alpha squad, of which 4 were colonels, sandwiched him between my best ranger who had Assassin's katana and bladestorm, and Mox with his ionic ripjack and retribution skill. I got lucky and exploited every action setting off the bladestorm/retribution combo for massive damage, so don't be shy about using every conceivable advantage. Venom rounds and burning/acid effects can help too. Good luck.
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Sherlock Holmes Jan 10, 2018 @ 4:40am 
Originally posted by TOG | Fulgrim:
Archon King BEFORE plasma? Not good. As said above, anything that stuns flashbangs, freeze bombs, ionic weapons on rangers and Skirmishers, then shred armour off, and firing squad treatment. Avoid relying on overwatch shots, I managed to take him down in a single mission but I had full plasma weapons AND chosen weapons on my alpha squad, of which 4 were colonels, sandwiched him between my best ranger who had Assassin's katana and bladestorm, and Mox with his ionic ripjack and retribution skill. I got lucky and exploited every action setting off the bladestorm/retribution combo for massive damage, so don't be shy about using every conceivable advantage. Venom rounds and burning/acid effects can help too. Good luck.

Okay thanks, don't have WotC so can't use a few of those but some good pointers :)
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Tamiore Jan 10, 2018 @ 4:52am 
Again, I just want to stress that a single psi op with stasis will disable any ruler for one full turn with no miss chance.
Thus giving you room to heal, clear status effects, regroup, take cover, refresh cooldowns, etc, etc. You can even just evac the hell out of there should the need be.
Make it two psi ops and you can stasis two turns in a row. And stasis itself is on, what, 3 turns CD?
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Sherlock Holmes Jan 11, 2018 @ 9:02am 
Originally posted by Tamiore:
Again, I just want to stress that a single psi op with stasis will disable any ruler for one full turn with no miss chance.
Thus giving you room to heal, clear status effects, regroup, take cover, refresh cooldowns, etc, etc. You can even just evac the hell out of there should the need be.
Make it two psi ops and you can stasis two turns in a row. And stasis itself is on, what, 3 turns CD?

got it thanks (Tried to reply to you the other day but wasn't letting me for some reason :) )
why not go 3 psi ops and then unlimited stasis haha ;)
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