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Defy Authority achievement in AC Origins

Defy Authority

Defeat a Phylakes.

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How to unlock the Defy Authority achievement

  • SolaceConquestSolaceConquest
    28 Oct 2017 29 Oct 2017 01 Nov 2017
    The easiest one is in Alexandria, he's level 20.
    The earliest level you can confortably take him out is level 18.
    I know someone who had to wait til level 22, but I did it at 18.

    Make sure you upgrade all your weapons to level 18.
    Make sure you have one legendary bow with the poison mod on it, this adds damage over time to the Phylakes. I took a good shield incase he went hand to hand and in slot B I put a dual sword for speed. My daul swords had bleeding effect and poison blades added to them.
    You want to force him to his feet, as he is extremely annoying on horseback. A stealth bow attack seems to be the way to do this. Do not be affraid to use your overpower skill too. Random soldiers will come to join in the fight, so you can always bring it back up again.

    For the achievement to unlock, you must also return to an incognito state. Just thought I'd add, you must go to the corpse and confirm the kill, just like main story assassinations.

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    Apostle92627I defeated the first one at level 20. I snuck up behind him and got him with Assassinate, then slammed RB. He wasn't that hard, though I'm playing on easy.
    Posted by Apostle92627 on 24 Jul 18 at 02:54
    Burke By NatureAnd here I am at level 26 still strugling to stay alive during this level 20 fight :P
    Posted by Burke By Nature on 11 Oct 22 at 11:06
    MITTENZ666Go to Alexandria, clean the camp, lit the fire... he should be coming for you. Then attack him from above and beat the shit out of him. Had this done in about 10 seconds.
    Posted by MITTENZ666 on 16 Feb 23 at 11:11
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  • Housin 2203Housin 2203
    30 Oct 2017 30 Oct 2017
    Just a minor spoiler for this one, but it is still a spoiler so be careful.

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    'The Outsider' is level 20 and he patrols around Alexandria. Now I was level 24 when I did this, but I think you could manage it at 17 with a bit of luck and grit.

    He has a sword and shield so I would recommend having a weapon with a large swing. Personally I used a heavy two handed axe. Then just wail on him with the cn_RT to break his shield, and use cn_X to dodge around him.

    After you defeat him you must confirm the kill otherwise it will not count, so go over to him and hold cn_Y so he doesn't get back up. After this the achievement should pop.

    Let's keep cheevin' together!
  • UltraAmbiguousUltraAmbiguous
    06 Apr 2018 07 Apr 2018
    I used Senu to watch the Phylake's pattern before choosing a tall building. Hit him once with Neith's Observer Bow. Once he was in range, switched to the Sty Warrior Bow which shoots five arrows at once. He has lots of helpers in Alexandria, so I tried to stay on the rooftops, alternated using the bow and Jump Assassination on the archers when available. All the while, evading the Phylake's sword. I may have been level 24 or 25, but the Phylake is still tough.

    For the second Phylake:

    I went to the top of a pigeon tower (one of those white towers with holes along the sides and a black top) and used the Neith's Observer bow. There are a bunch of pigeon towers just East of the Giza plateau - where the limestone clad pyramids are located.

    When the Phylake rode by, I shot at him and missed, but drew his attention. Hit him twice before he zeroed in on my location. After that, it was simply a matter of alternately using the shield to deflect flaming arrows from his companion archers and shooting the Phylake with the Neith's Observer bow.
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