It’s a giant robot with lots of lasers - you’re never going to survive a frontal assault. Yes, like we said, you can avoid a lot of damage just by strafing, but don’t be foolish. You won’t survive many direct hits from an Architect no matter what level you are, but you can avoid almost every attack just by strafing (with the ocassional dodge thrown in). This was our first piece of advice, and it’s important enough to repeat here. Just stay out from underneath - which is easy because you’ll want to be back behind cover anyway. The Architects generate a field under their legs that hurts a lot. You’re going to want as much cover as you can get. The Architects have some devastating weapons that you’re going to spend a lot of time dodging.

Just keep activating incendiary or disruptor ammo during the fight - you want that extra damage active throughout. They’re just not generally useful against constructs and they’re not going to be great here. This is the most important part of a fight against an Architect - especially at lower levels. An Architect’s weapons are deadly, but the attacks are both telegraphed and avoidable. No fight against an Architect is easy, but there are some things you can do to help you survive. The missions are usually just a couple of waypoints you need to hit before you find the Architect and the fight begins. There are four Architect missions in Mass Effect: Andromeda - ' Making an Impression' on Eos, 'Missing Science Crew' on Voeld, 'Old Skinner' on Kadara and the creatively-named 'Architect on Elaaden' on Elaaden. You’re going to unload a lot of bullets, but if you’re patient and careful, you’ll be able to take these machines down. The encounters usually take place near a forward station or someplace well-stocked with ammo and health crates - and there’s always plenty of cover.

But even at a low level with weak weapons, you can take them on. They’re huge, mysterious (they don’t even show up in your Codex) and just generally mean-spirited. Across the Heleus Cluster, there are four remnant machines called Architects that you’ll encounter in your quest to make the Andromeda Galaxy livable.

How to defeat remnant architect