Archvillain
This article is about the NPC enemy. For the Archvillain accomplishment badge, see Archvillain Badge.
Overview
Archvillains are extremely powerful entities. They con +5 to their level. They typically have tens of thousands of HP (ten times that of standard bosses), substantial regeneration and recovery, high damage, and have a cycling period of near-immunity to all Status Effects except Sleep and Immobilization. Approach with extreme caution and several teammates.
Archvillains will spawn as weaker Elite Bosses against teams which are small and/or using low notoriety settings.
Archvillains are also noteworthy for having strong debuff resistance that scales by level. As of Issue 9, this resistance applies to -RunSpeed, -Recharge, -Endurance, -ToHit, -Defense, -Perception, -Regeneration, and -Recovery.
| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AV Res Mod | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 |
| Level | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AV Res Mod | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.80 |
| Level | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AV Res Mod | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 0.87 |
So, for example, while it might seem as though a Defender's Radiation Infection should be valuable against Captain Mako's extremely high defense bonus in the Statesman Task Force, the Infection's debuffs are heavily resisted. Optimally enhanced, Radiation Infection applies a -61% Defense penalty, which should cripple Mako's defense rating, but as it's against a +4 enemy it is at half strength due to the Purple Patch (-61 * .5 = -30.5), and as it's against a level 54 Archvillain a further 87% of that is resisted (-30.5 * (1 - .87) = -3.965%), leaving the net effect approximately half as useful at counteracting Mako's high defense as using a single Insight inspiration for a +7.5% ToHit bonus. Similarly, even against an equal-level AV, a level 50 Defender's mighty Lingering Radiation Regen debuff will be dropped from its usual -500% to approximately -65%.