Ayre is one of the toughest bosses of Armored Core 6 that you will encounter during different game chapters. As the game has three different endings, Ayre remains an ally in two, but in the third, she becomes the toughest final boss that you need to take down during the Fires of Raven ending route.
This boss fight needs to be navigated carefully, using a build explicitly created for it and a brute-force strategy that requires less skill.
How to Beat Ayre in Armored Core 6?
The key strategy in this fight is to stay close while hovering above it in AC6. As soon as the fight begins, lock onto the boss and continuously use your Needle Guns and Gatling Guns to deal crazy damage.
Stagger Ayre using your Gatling Guns
The Gatling Guns equipped on your shoulders are your go-to stagger weapon against Ayre due to their high Impact damage. Shoot them as soon as you are near Ayre in AC6, and then when it is staggered, shift to your Needle Guns and start shooting. However, it would be best to keep the Gatling Guns shooting, even when the boss is staggered.
Stay at a Close Range
The key to staggering Ayre is staying close to it, as the Gatling Guns do not work well over a long range. When at close range to the target, these guns rarely miss and can deal crazy amounts of damage. Although these guns overheat quickly, they are vital to your fighting strategy. Just wait for them to cool off and return to the brute-force strategy.
Keep off the ground and Stay Airborne
Another key point to take down Ayre is to stay airborne but at a close range. Do not fly far away; always hover above and close to strike with your staggering and Needle Guns. Don’t miss and land direct hits.
Create a damage zone on the ground
When you fire your Needle Guns while hovering above Ayre, it will create an expanded damage zone on the ground that will drain loads of the Armored Core 6 Ayre health.
Best Build to defeat Ayre
For this boss fight, we will focus on a brute force close-range build that uses a rapid-fire weapon to break through Ayre’s pulse armor and stagger it. We have used the Gatling Guns as L-Arm and R-Arm Units to consistently damage the boss’s shield in the first half of the fight.
As for the back units, we used the dual Stun Needle Launchers to deal with burst damage and stagger in the second phase. We went with Verrill and VE-40A to boost defense, and for the aim-assist, we chose Melander C3. Lastly, we equipped VE-42A and ALULA/21E for tanky legs and agility to get better dodging.
This build gives consistent and insane burst damage to Ayre in Phase 1 and stuns it in Phase 2. The armored parts are tanky with a little maneuverability, which will keep you up close to the boss while avoiding attacks.
