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Boss Guide · Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

How to Beat Balteus

hard
Weak to:Pulse weapons (break shield)Staying airborneAggressive close-range

About Balteus

The Chapter 1 wall. An Autonomous PCA craft with devastating missile barrages and a pulse armor shield. The first major difficulty spike.

Attack Phases

1

Pulse Armor

Protected by pulse armor. Use energy weapons to break the shield, then unload kinetic damage.

  • Missile barrage
  • Laser sweep
  • Charged energy blade
  • Pulse armor regeneration
2

Exposed Systems

Shield breaks permanently. Attacks become faster and more aggressive. Stay above and behind.

  • Rapid missile spam
  • Napalm bombs
  • Close-range flamethrower
  • Emergency thrust charge

Rewards

  • Story progression
  • Chapter 2 unlock

Weaknesses

Pulse weapons (break shield)Staying airborneAggressive close-range