MATRIARCH
Boss
The Matriarch is an imposing ARC machine that makes the Queen look friendly and can be found during a specific map condition.
Weakness Analysis
Central glowing core, which becomes exposed when it attacks. Leg joints are vulnerable too, as well as the red areas on the crown.
Potential Drops
Sighting Locations
Advanced Guide
Threat Classification
VI
Operational Environment
Outdoors, Grounded, Titan
Detailed Tactical Info
While it may not be as large as the queen, it holds much more power than it and boasts the most firepower of any ARC. Once you've drawn its anger it will stop at no end to gun you down, explode you, suffocate you, and overwhelm you with its sheer firepower and variety in its arsenal.
Combat Advisory
NEVER fight this beast alone or out in the open, rally raiders or it will destroy you. No exceptions. Its missiles are heat-seeking and deadly accurate, sometimes taking down medium shields in a single blast. The most deadly part of its arsenal is the ability to call in other powerful ARC. On a whim it can call in Bastions, Bombardiers, and Rocketeers to destroy raiders nearby. While the gas shells aren't inherently dangerous, stay away from the gas as it will drain stamina and leave you open to other ARC. The main crest it has isn't actually its eye, it has another one below that it uses to spot raiders, so look out for its real eye when trying to not be spotted. Exercise extreme caution and always bring anti-ARC equipment so you can pierce its shield. If you see it put up a nanobot shield, and you are able to get inside undetected, you can actually still damage the Matriarch from inside, just be careful incase it spots you.
Contributed by: The Local Menace from the ARC Raiders discord