Mass Effect Andromeda information: Hunting the Archon

Track down your enemy, and take the battle to him.

With the Angara race joining your cause and providing you with some native Heleus Cluster information on the finish of the Trail of Hope quest, Mass Effect Andromeda‘s priority ops main quest rages on: and now you’re on the assault in Mission four, Hunting the Archon.

The similar fundamental guidelines apply at the beginning of the Hunting the Archon quest line as in some other time you kick off a brand new quest in Andromeda: you need to take a while out to test in with every of the crew on the Tempest and in addition head again to the Nexus. If you’re actually feeling courageous, contemplate additionally heading again to Eos, Havarl or Voerl – as every main story planet tends to unlock a couple of extra facet quests as you progress the primary total story.

Don’t neglect that all the quests we previously listed on Aya, Hvarl and Voeld are still available for you to tackle if you happen to so want.

With Hunting the Archon unlocking a brand new photo voltaic system, Govorkam, turns into accessible – and it’s house to a significant story planet, Kadara. More on that in only a second. Other new photo voltaic methods grow to be accessible all through this quest too.

Compared to A Trail of Hope the Hunting the Archon quest is remarkably easy – you kind of have every thing it’s essential to start the method of an assault on the Archon – a little bit extra intel and also you’ll be golden. For that you simply’ll be heading to Kadara – however Kadara brings with it some challenges all of its personal, together with a slew of latest sidequests and missions. Kadara additionally has new outlets with new gear.

We’ve listed all the sidequests that unlock on Kadara throughout this mission under, however do bear in mind that they don’t all unlock without delay. In truth, all through the course of Hunting the Archon many new quests will unlock: this quest is a launching level for a lot of main piece of facet content material, from loyalty missions by to new sidequests on different planets. Everything is listed right here – so let’s get to it!

Hunting the Archon goals and urged missions stream

• Optional: go to the Nexus, Hyperion and Tempest to replace conversations and facet quests
• Travel to the Govorkam system and land on Kadara
• Meet with Shena at Kralla’s Song in Kadara Port
• Talk to Sloane Kelly in regards to the Traitor
  • If you fail to persuade Sloane Kelly by being trustworthy or refusing to be complicit within the killing of Vehn you’ll have to break into Vehn’s cell and break him out. He’ll then be handed over to the Angaran resistance.
  • If you’re trustworthy with Kelly and comply with the execution she is going to will let you meet him as a way to get the data you want – however he’ll later be executed.
• Interrogate Vehn Terev
• Find the Kett Transponder from the Kadara Badlands
• Speak to Gil aboard the Tempest
• Find the Kett Flagship, the Verakan
  • Head to the Tafeno System
  • Scan for the flagship
• Board Ark Paarchero
  • Patch SAM into the Ark computer systems
  • Locate the Salarian Pathfinder Zevin Raeka
  • Identify the useless Salarian
  • Locate the useless Salarian’s Stasis Pod
  • Revive the Salarian Pathfinder
• Infiltrate the Kett ship
  • Patch SAM into the kett ship’s methods
  • Survive the ambush
  • Make your solution to the Archon’s personal chamber
  • Escape the Trap
  • Find the Relic
  • Kill the exalted Krogan and the Kett
• Escape the Kett Ship, Rescue the captive Krogan / Salarians
  • If you select the Krogan, Drack shall be happy and the Krogan will enable you in a later mission. The Salarian pathfinder will die and so they should select one other, nevertheless.
  • If you select the Salarians, the Krogan scouts will die and Drack shall be upset, however Zevin Raeka will stay.

Hunting the Archon Boss: The Behemoth – the Exalted Krogan

Before you attain the Exalted Krogan boss you should have one other encounter with a Ascendant enemy who’s functionally the identical because the Cardinal as you encountered again in A Trail of Hope mission. If you want technique for this shielded enemy and his annoying ball of energy-firing tech that accompanies him, be sure to check back on our guide pages for A Trail of Hope and the first Cardinal Encounter. There’s a second Ascendant in direction of the top of the mission additionally.

At the top of this mission you’ll need to face off with a robust new enemy – the behemoth, a primary move at an exalted model of a Krogan. The Krogan are lethal to start with, however with Kett know-how this man is fierce. It has numerous armor, so that you’ll wish to use slow-firing weapons equivalent to pistols or shotguns. Fire assaults are additionally important, so equip your self with some inferno ammo and make use of expertise equivalent to flamethrower. Ice results are a great second choice, too – bit biotics are a lot much less helpful.

As you’d anticipate, the behemoth will use its Krogan dimension to attempt to get in shut, so attempt to duck and weave round it. Watch out for its gun, too – it explodes with electrical harm that rips down shields very quickly. This battle is a warfare of attrition, so simply watch out and take it sluggish.

New secondary quests on Kadara

The following sidequests unlock on Kadara all through the Hunting the Archon quest. Some of those quests are discovered within the slums, others within the metropolis, and others out within the open world wasteland under.

• Murder in Kadara Port
  After interrogating Vehn for Hunting the Archon, scan the corpse in Kadara Market.
• A People Divided
  Complete Murder in Kadara Port, then communicate to Reyes within the slums bar.
• Precious Cargo
  Complete A People Divided, then communicate to Reyes within the slums bar.
• Modern Medicine
  Talk to Dr. Ryota Nakamoto within the Kadara slums – he’s working a clinic out of a storage crate.
• Counting Bodies
  Right outdoors the slums in Kadara’s open world are Saneria and Drexel – chat to them to begin this quest.
• Out of the Frying Pan
  After interrogating Vehn for Hunting the Archon, speak to Grayson Wessler within the Kadara Docks.
• Behind Enemy Lines
  After interrogating Vehn, speak to Kaetus within the Kadara Outcast HQ, close to Sloane Kelly.
• Mind Games
  Find a small constructing in Haafel in Kadara’s open world – chat to the exile inside.
• Mixed Messages
  After interrogating Vehn Terev, speak to Jim within the jail space of Kadara Port.
• Something within the Water
  Find the settlement that’s house to many useless Angara in Kurinth’s Valley. The quest kicks off mechanically if you method.
• A Packaged Deal
  Find the Windfarm in Kadara and speak to the Turian on its second ground.
• Emergency S.O.S.
  Drive by Kurinth Valley. You’ll get an SOS from some… fascinating gents.
• Old Skinner
  Once you’ve settled Kadara, speak to Christmas Tate inside the settlement outpost.
• The Baryte Rush
  Inside the slums bar, look on the primary ground for a gangster-looking Salarian. Talk to him.
• The Collective Base
  Find the cave within the south-west of Kadara – the Sulfur Springs. Tralk to Crux within the Collective Base.
• The Charlatan’s Charlatan
  After finishing ‘The Collective Base’ mission, speak to Crux once more.
• Task: Broken Family
  Chat to a lady sitting on the porch of a constructing in Haarfel on Kadara.
• Task: Cold Hard Cache
  South of the Spirit’s Ledge Forward Station is wreckage of a crashed shuttle. Head there and this mission begins mechanically.
• Task: Kadara’s Ransom
  Kicked off by selecting up a datapad in a bandit camp – you’ll then need to hunt out extra bandit outposts.
• Task: Outlaw Weapon Crafting
  Talk to the ‘Disillusioned Outlaw’ leaning in opposition to the outer wall of the slums bar.
• Task: Searching for Morga
  Speak to the Angara Jataa close to the outlets within the Kadara market.

New secondary quests on Eos

The following sidequests unlock on Eos when the Hunting the Archon quest kicks off – as quickly as you’re formally began on that quest, you possibly can go get these quests began too.

• Making an Impression
  Chat to Hainley Abrams in Prodromos. Discover the lethal supply of earthquakes on Eos and battle an infinite non-obligatory boss.
• Drone Recovery
  Check the terminal close to Jacob Mittney in Prodromos. Recover some misplaced Nexus tech.
• Supply Loss and Recovery
  Found on a terminal indoors in Prodromos. Recover some misplaced loot.
• Waking as much as the Future
  Found on one other indoor terminal in Prodromos. Reunite a household.

New secondary quests on Aya

The following sidequests unlock on Aya all through the Hunting the Archon quest. Hop again to Aya at any time to seize them.

• Laws and Customs
  Chat to Arbiter Renaav in Aya’s market place as soon as town is open to you.
• Local Cuisine
  As you stroll by Aya’s market Lexi will come on the radio and ask you to scan some fruit within the metropolis.
• Messages to the Nexus
  You’re pointed to this quest as a part of Laws and Customs – chat to Enroh Bosaan within the Agara governor’s workplace on Aya.
• Test Subject
  As you stroll by Aya when you might have full entry, an Angaran will scan you. Chat to them.
• The Angaran Initiative
  Once the embassy is based on Aya, chat to Nexus consultant Ambassador Rialla of their Aya workplace.
• The Nexus Exchange
  When you communicate to Rialla as a part of the Angaran Initiative she’ll provide you with this quest too.
• Safe Journeys
  Talk to Maariko within the Aya dock management room as soon as town is open to you correctly.