"Materialist Antagonizer"

Enemy

Trivia

"Materialist Antagonizer"
In Other Languages
Chinese	“物欲拮抗者”
General Information
Code	CST
Type	Drone
Class	Boss
Attack	Ranged
Damage	Arts
Targeting	Aerial
Trait
Initial Form	Flying unit. While on the battlefield, increases the strength of all Machine enemies Attacks will deploy small drones that deal continuous Arts damage to the target for a period of time, prioritizing targets that are not already locked onto by these drones Periodically refreshes a shield that can resist Physical and Arts damage, and grants Invisibility to other enemies within attack range as long as this shield holds Periodically locks on to the friendly unit with the greatest number of surrounding units and continuously deals Arts damage in an area around that unit Periodically locks on to the friendly unit with the fewest number of units around it and continuously inflicts Stun in an area around that unit When HP reaches 0 for the first time, Stitch will appear
Stitch Form	Stunned for a period of time after appearing on the field Will not attack, and cannot be blocked
Other Information
First appearance	Ideal City

The "Materialist Antagonizer" is a boss enemy in Arknights. It is the main boss of Ideal City.

Enemy description

Construction machinery attempting to protect Stitch Canvas, under the mistaken impression that he is about to be attacked. Before explaining what's actually going on, let's settle things with a test of strength first.

Overview

“	Nearby enemies are invisible while Shield is active; continuously bombards the area where you have the most units, and continuously interferes with the area where you have the fewest units.	”
	—Tooltip

One of the UAVs used by Stitch Canvas with a surprisingly thick armor and outfitted with various advanced Durinese weapon and defense systems that carries him along with it under a mistaken belief that the young architect's life is in danger, the Materialist Antagonizer complements its significant HP and well-rounded stats with several powerful abilities, notably two based on friendly units' density.

• The Antagonizer is immune to Stun, Freeze, Sleep, and Levitate, and all Machina enemies have their ATK increased by 20% while it is present.
• The Antagonizer spawns with a barrier that absorbs 9999 Physical or Arts damage, which will be fully refreshed every 80 seconds (40 seconds at Level 1). While the barrier is active, all enemies in a radius of 2.5 tiles around the Antagonizer becomes invisible.
• The Antagonizer's attack summons small drones to lock onto the target (indicated by a red crosshair), dealing Arts damage equal to 20% of its ATK every second for 15 seconds, while will be refreshed if the Antagonizer attacks them again; however, the Antagonizer will prioritize attacking friendly units who do not have a drone locked onto them.
• Bombardment attack: The Antagonizer charges a red energy sphere for 3 seconds (indicated by a glowing countdown above it) before locking on to the friendly on the map with the most other friendly units deployed in the surrounding tiles to them. After locking on, the Antagonizer will strike the target with an energy projectile that deals Arts damage equal to its ATK to friendly units in a radius of 3×3 tiles centered on the target every 5 seconds, lasting until the Antagonizer is defeated or uses the bombardment attack again. The bombardment attack has a cooldown of 20 seconds from when the Antagonizer spawns and 31 seconds afterward.
  • If multiple friendlies meet the targeting criteria, the Antagonizer will target the most recently deployed one.
  • If no valid targets are available, the Antagonizer will target the tile it is currently on.
• Interference attack: The Antagonizer charges a yellow energy sphere for 3 seconds (also indicated by a glowing countdown) before locking on to the friendly on the map with the least other friendly units deployed in the surrounding tiles to them. After locking on, the Antagonizer will create an energy field that Stuns friendly units in a radius of 3×3 tiles centered on the target for 3 seconds every 5 seconds, lasting until the Antagonizer is defeated or uses the interference attack again. The interference attack has a cooldown of 35 seconds from when the Antagonizer spawns and 31 seconds afterward, and follows the same additional targeting logic as the bombardment attack (see above).
• When the Antagonizer is defeated, it will fly away as it drops off Stitch on a specific tile on the map if it hasn't reached it yet or on the spot otherwise, who is Stunned for 30 seconds after landing and moves along its route once he recovers.
  • Stitch has the same HP as the Antagonizer, but with 200 (400 at Level 1) DEF, 10 RES, and a speed of 1 tile/second. He also does not attack, cannot be blocked, and is vulnerable to Stun/Freeze/Sleep/Levitate.

Appearances

Side Stories	IC-9 • IC-EX-8 • IC-S-4
Annihilation	"The Special Little Aquapit"
Trials for Navigator	Big and Small

Stats

Lv.	HP	ATK	DEF	RES	MSPD	Atk. int.	E-RES	ERST
0	55000 A+	500 B	600 B	50 A	0.5 C	5 D	0 E	0 E
1	75000 A+	700 B+	800 B+	50 A	0.5 C	5 D	0 E	0 E
Addendum
Level 1 stats are used in IC-EX-8 and IC-S-4.

Attack range	2.5 tiles
Weight	6
Life Point penalty	2

Vulnerabilities

Silence	Stun	Sleep	Freeze	Levitate	Tremble
Immune	Vulnerable	Vulnerable	Vulnerable	Vulnerable	Vulnerable