Matriarch

Matriarch
Matriarch
Threat Level	Extreme
Armor Plate	Full Plated
Primary Attack	Rocket Fire
Special Abilities	Gas Mortars; Energy Shield; Flashbangs; Summon ARC
Weakness	Joints; Heads Core
Stats

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The Matriarch is an imposing ARC machine that makes the Queen look friendly and can be found during a specific map condition.

Rockets - The Matriarch fires a number of explosive homing rockets.
Gas Mortars - The Matriarch fires a number of gas mortars that explode into stamina draining gas clouds on impact.
Energy Shield - The Matriarch deploys an energy shield that absorbs incoming projectiles and cannot be destroyed but can be passed through by Raiders.
Flashbangs - The Matriarch fires a number of flashbangs that explode after a delay, blinding and deafening Raiders.
Summons - The Matriarch can call in other ARC including Fireballs, Wasps, Leapers, Bastions, Bombardiers and Rocketeers.

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High Ground/Cover

If her children are unable to protect her the fight becomes trivial, examples of good spots:
Spaceport - Control Tower A6 and The Launch towers
Dam Battleground - The ledges and "tunnels" at The Breach
Blue Gate - On top of reinforced reception with deployable barricades

Weak Points

Don't target the legs, target her face plates until they break off, then her big red glowing core will be exposed

Attack Pattern

Only attack that really hurts is her rocket barrage, the rest you can brush off relatively fine.
When her energy shield comes up hold fire till it falls, or if you fancy your chances, slip inside the shield and take shots at her now-exposed core