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Various powerful enemies await in Archived’s Overworld and dungeon regions, each requiring different strategies and offering unique prizes. Tracking their appearances and loot tables can overwhelm even seasoned players. This breakdown provides essential intel about these challenging encounters.
Key Enemy Encounter Areas
Hostile entities manifest through multiple progression paths. Surface conflicts occur during urban disturbances or special missions, while dedicated combat zones like Refraction Railway and WARP Train challenge explorers through structured mechanics. Repeated attempts at dungeon clears allow multiple engagement opportunities.
Surface Combatants Listing
| Boss | Location | How To Spawn | Drops |
| Amon Syndicate Member | Contraband Tech contract | Spawns during the Contraband Tech contract from the Hana Association contractor. Uses Dragon’s Bite. | Contract reward pool for Contraband Tech. |
| Eye Gouger | Construction Site | Start “The Eye Gouger” High-Tier Contract. Wields the Eye Gouger weapon. | Chance to get Book of The Eye Gouger. |
| Sweeper Brute | Backstreets at night | Appears during Night in the Backstreets. Uses Sweeping Stabs, Sweeper Charge, Fuel Extractor, and more. | Item from Night in the Backstreets event reward Pool. |
| Bamboo Hatted Kim | Backstreets at night | Spawns during Night in the Backstreets. Classified as Competitive AI. | Item from Night in the Backstreets event reward Pool. |
Railway Zone Adversaries
| Boss | Location | How To Spawn | Drops |
| The One Who Grips (Kromer) | Fathom of E.G.O | Fall through a crack in the Underground Passage to access Fathom of E.G.O. | TBA |
| Nothing There | ??? | Talk to the WARP Corp. Engineer and hand over a Soda to trigger the transformation. | TBA |
| Sign of Roses | Field of Roses | Spawns when you reach the end of the Field of Roses. | TBA |
| Steam Transport Machine | Steam Factory | Solve the Steam Factory puzzle to unlock the arena. Starts attacks after a short walk-down intro. | TBA |
| Skin Prophet | Corridors of Prophecy | Enter Corridors of Prophecy and complete a short rock-step parkour. Light four candles to break invulnerability. | TBA |
WARP Train Confrontations
| Boss | Location | How To Spawn | Drops |
| The Prince of The Parade (Cassetti) | Murder on the WARP Express, Cart 7 | Advance through the train to the seventh carriage. Difficulty scales with party size. | WARP Express Complete Rewards |
Tome Repository Challengers
| Boss | Location | How To Spawn | Drops |
| Gebura | Floor of Language | Provide Angela with a Book of the Library, then clear Act 4 or 5 on the Floor of Language using Invitations from Urban Nightmare, Star of the City, or Impuritas Civitatis. | TBA |
| Roland | Floor of General Works | Provide Angela with a Book of the Library, then clear act 4 or 5 on the Floor of General Works using Invitations from Urban Nightmare, Star of the City, or Impuritas Civitatis. | TBA |
| The Red Mist | Floor of Language | Provide Angela with a Book of the Library, then clear Act 4 or 5 on the Floor of Language using Invitations from Urban Nightmare, Star of the City, or Impuritas Civitatis. | TBA |
| Angelica’s Spirit | Triggered in The Black Silence fight | Manifests when Black Silence unleashes E.G.O/Domain. | TBA |
| The Black Silence | Floor of General Works | Provide Angela with a Book of the Library, then clear act 4 or 5 on the Floor of General Works using Invitations from Urban Nightmare, Star of the City, or Impuritas Civitatis. | TBA |