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