Aliens: Fireteam Elite // INSANE 5-3 - No Cards - Alphatech Phalanx

The Queen is dead, long live the Marine Corps! Wouldn't be doable without battle buddies ‪@inexorablewarrior‬ and Devilsno1 who clutched it at the end, I was just the squadmate 2 days from retirement with a picture of his wife waiting back home who dies just before the end to motivate the heroes.


1st attempt as a Phalanx and it worked pretty well - I was going in pretty much blind to this Queen fight so this build was pretty much unchanged from the one I used on my Insane RT run (   • Aliens: Fireteam Elite // INSANE REST...  ). Not the best build for it though - the Pathogen Queen seems to be immune from Knockdowns and Knockbacks, though supposedly stuns still work, so Concussion Pulse isn't such a good pick vs the Queen. You could use that extra 2 grid space for Hazard Seals instead, which is very useful for the acid attack she spams.

Other than that attack, she's really very manageable as a Phalanx - all of her attacks can be blocked with the shield, just make sure you keep pointing it in her direction, and if you lose aggro just switch to other targets and try and support your team. While you're keeping her busy, your team has a lot more time to deal with the adds and elites. Once her armour's broke, aim for her weakpoint and she goes down much faster.

The shield also comes in handy with all the poppers throughout the level - just keep it pointed the right way and they'll kill themselves harmlessly on your shield.

PS: Absolutely loving the new DLC missions, Cold Iron have really upped the ante and made some cool set pieces to fight through. Haven't tried all the new weapons and abilities yet but they're all feeling great so far!
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