Armored Core 6 (VI) - Balteus Boss Fight - EASY BRUTE FORCE STRATEGY

Armored Core 6 (VI) - Balteus Boss Fight (Chapter 1 - Mission 11: Attack the Watchpoint) - EASY BRUTE FORCE STRATEGY

With this build you can simply overpower the boss. You have a lot of health from using the parts with the highest available AP (Health) and Defense Stats, and having insane damage output from the two machine guns and laser guns on the back.

It's simple:

- Lock onto the boss immediately when fight starts (R3 / Right Stick). This makes it much easier to hit him.
- Always stay close to the boss by flying towards him with X/A. The tank build is hard to drive on the ground, and while evading with SQUARE/X you can't shoot weapons. Flying has easier maneuverability and you can keep shooting.
- Fire all 4 guns continuously at all times. Hold L2+R2 / LT+RT to fire the main guns & constantly tap L1+R1 / LB+RB to fire both shoulder weapons. Make sure you stay as close to the boss as possible for more damage output and to break his shields faster.
The shoulder weapons deal a lot of Impact Damage to break his shields and stagger him, and the Hand Weapons also deal good damage at close range. Once the enemy is staggered, unload everything on him for fast damage. He takes significantly more damage while staggered. His shields will be down for a while, stay close and keep dealing damage. You don't need to worry too much about evading, just stay close and deal damage. With this build you have enough health to withstand the damage and can win by sheer brute force without any skill.

Staying at close range is the key here. At long range his shields will deflect the Machine Gun bullets. At close range they won't deflect and the shields break quicker

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[SwedishWookie]

I died 20+ times to this freaking boss. Changed to this build (minus the generator) and took him out instantly. You sir, has earned my gratitude (and a sub)

[DeathMetalThrasher]

I can always make it to the 2nd phase with a lightweight build before I die, but with this build I killed it on the second try easily. I think what makes killing this so hard is that it has shields and they fully regenerate.

[kryptonites]

I did try this build but i switched out the ludlows with the pulse guns and it honestly worked alot better at draining his shields.

[ohaiitsmike]

Dude, you're awesome. Thanks for posting this build! I died like 10 times using this, but eventually I took him down. Appreciate it!

[GoobProductions]

First try with this build literally destroyed it, thank you so much. I was trying this all day and it was impossible i swear

[biswanathsaha]

Man the soundtrack is so epic for this one, that can't concentrate on the fight lol. Thanks for the tip though

[Uncertain]

Thank you so much for this build, i'd been fighting this boss for over a hour but once I read the description i did it first try.

[Saith]

Just beat it after ~45 minutes with 2 Linear Rifles, 2 8-Cell Missile Pods, and Melander (medium weight). Don't even bother. Don't think about it and just do this recommended heavy build to just get it over with.

Have to say, this is probably one of the WORST boss fights of FromSoft HISTORY. And this is coming from a diehard FromSoft fan that's beaten Sekiro with no charm + demon bell.

One key thing that makes this fight total BS is the aimbot shotgun that comes from nowhere at phase 2. No telegraph. No warning. No visible gun aiming at you. Just thousands of AP lost in a second (it also sets you up to get hit by the giant BS sword, so another thousands of AP). He also has a BS bazooka which is BARELY telegraphed. There is a warning beep, but you can't hear it over voiceover, music, and endless gunfire. Heavy attacks should have a red flash like in Neir Automata and Sekiro.

Hopefully this is the only BS boss in this game. It's still an awesome game all in all.

[arbitraryanecdotes]

The build itself was on point, but I was still struggling. Switching to the pulse cannon and grenade launcher allowed me to completely brute force overwhelm him on the first attempt after switching.

[sofos]

Thank you so so much for making this guide !! After hours of struggling I finally beat the boss with your help ! You are the best !

[feastildur]

I still can't beat this with this build lol. I feel like I just don't understand this game fundamentally. With souls I could absolutely get a grasp after a few hours, this is just a whole different beast and as cool as the game is, I'm starting to wonder if it's just not for me.

[TheKingDango]

I died like 20 times using various lightweight AC configurations but as soon as I copied this build I beat it first time with ease. Thanks a bunch!

[konnerrasmussen]

Tried for five hours on my own. This build... Second try.

Nice. Thank you

[Slurvydervish]

I ligit beat balteus first try with this same exact build but instead of ludlows I think i used pile bunker and shotgun. Just got the game yesterday and I already have 7.5 hours in it. I'm loving it so far.

[golden-sun]

Thank you so much. I appreciate this style of vid so much more than the view milking other YouTube channels who take 10 minutes to show you just to take up time

[algorerhythm]

Fun fact: This build wrecks way more than just this boss. Hit the triggers, deplete health bars, laugh in the face of danger.

[villelepoaho]

I highly recommend everyone to try this build if you're having trouble. You might need to restart the mission to buy some things that you're missing but it's totally worth it. I was really struggling with a light melee focused build, but this allowed me to beat the boss on the first try.

[Kociboss]

I don't know why, but this is the only boss I've killed 1st try so far. I used 2x basic assault rigles + 2x vertical missle launchers. I dunno why but I found him quite easy.

Mind you, before that I was struggling with freaking "tutorial" helicopter boss ;o

[tdsarchive]

Thanks, got him after two tries with this build. Appreciate that you stuck with gear that is attainable up to that point. The biggest challenge for me was adjusting to the flamethrower attacks in phase 2. The diagonal flame slash combo will wreck your health bar, and you don't have many opportunities to adjust before getting deleted.

[SuperhotdogZz]

I did not have fun with this boss. After stuck with this boss for 3 hours i got it through with this build in 1 go. Thanks for the build.