Archon Boreal has the appearance of an Owl for a head and the body of Loki Prime, wielding the Korumm, his signature weapon.
Boreal deals Electricity damage and is capable of striking from afar, sending out a wave of electricity that remains on the path the wave crossed, damaging you if you stay.
His screech will cause a barrier to expanding outward, pushing you away while healing and protecting him from damage.
To counter Boreal, you must avoid the electrified ground and use Smoke Screen to enter the barrier and damage him, which can cancel the screech effects.
Fighting Boreal
Boreal will continuously pursue you while attempting to attack you with his Electricity primary attack and occasionally sending out a wave of electricity.
Avoid staying on the ground that is electrified as this can easily drain your health and make sure you keep your distance between him to avoid getting hit.
Continue damaging Boreal until he releases a screech, which will create a barrier that pushes you away, and at this moment you will need to use Smoke Screen to pass it.
Once you have used Smoke Screen and passed through the barrier, you will need to deal enough damage to Boreal to cancel his ability, preventing him from healing.
Continue to do this until you fully deplete his health but beware, he will summon Sentients to fight you, which you must destroy before you can damage him again.
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How To Defeat Boreal Boss?
Once the fight begins, deal continuous damage to Boreal until his health reaches half, triggering a cutscene where he attempts a grapple before retreating.
After he pulls back, follow him and defeat the two Narmer Deacons guarding the gateway, making sure to eliminate any tethered allies first before collecting and placing their veils.
With the path cleared, continue damaging Boreal while destroying the Aerolysts’ torso canisters to make them vulnerable, then eliminate them to remove his shields and further lower his health.
When Boreal surrounds himself with the pyramid-shaped barrier, destroy the red orbs at each corner to break it, then finish him and interact to extract the Archon Shard.
Archon Amar Drops
Mission Drops
- Azure Archon Shard (80%)
- Tauforged Azure Archon Shard (20%)
Boreal as Third Archon
In the She Gives, We Live mission, you may end up fighting Boreal last if you picked the other Archons first, leading to the fight inside Praghasa.
You will need to cause Boreal to attack 3 Orphix Generators to disable their shields in order for you to destroy them to make him vulnerable.
Once you destroy the Orphix Generators, Boreal will be vulnerable and by this time you should have a Warframe and Paracesis to easily defeat him.
Verdict
Arcane Boreal can be quite a nuisance even from afar due to his electrical attacks and his ability to teleport, but taking cover can be a big help when fighting him.
Be sure to dodge or jump out of the electrical fields that he creates and to deal damage to him whenever you get the chance, best done behind cover.
It is important to save Smoke Screen for when Boreal does his screech so that you can easily cancel it and continue damaging him.
