Lord Kortifex awaits your arrival.
The Archon map holds one of the toughest boss fights that players can experience by completing the Easter Egg in Call of Duty: Vanguard Zombies. To do this, players must be ready for anything as they’ll be facing a couple of challenges throughout the length of the Easter Egg.
If you ever get stuck on any of the Easter Egg steps, this guide would be of great assistanceHow to complete The Archon Easter Egg in Vanguard Zombies
Before we begin with the guide, it is important to note that this Easter Egg can be completed solo as well as in co-op. However, there will be slight changes and extra tasks that players must endure.Step 1 – Activate the Pack-A-Punch machine
After spawning in the map, players will notice that the PaP machine behind them has been stuck in a different dimension. To bring it back, players must find two parts scattered around the map.
The first part of the Pack-A-Punch machine is located on the eastern section of the map. Simply purchase the door on the right side of the spawn area and go past the Venomous Vigor perk to spot the part on top of the crashed aircraft.
For the second part, purchase the door that leads to the western section of the map and go straight until you reach the abandoned train. The second part will be placed on the top of the train. Once both parts are acquired, return to the PaP machine and insert both of the parts to begin a ritual.
The ritual will require players to kill all of the special zombies in that area to feed the Pack-A-Punch machine with souls. Once the zombies are cleared, you’ll have unlocked the PaP machine on the map Archon.Step 2 – Spawn the Dark Aether portal
Complete the round after unlocking the Pack-A-Punch to spawn a purple enchantment on the pedestal in the spawn area. Interact with the pedestal to spawn a dark aether portal.
Head inside the portal to teleport to another dimension, and then survive by killing anything that comes at you until the game eventually downs you.
Don’t worry, you won’t lose any of your perks or abilities, it is the game’s way of progressing through the Archon Easter Egg in Vanguard.Step 3 – Complete the Trials
After you’re downed, you’ll be spawned back into the main area of the map. Now what you need to do is complete three different trails around the map. We’ve mentioned all three trials below.
Trial 1 – Resilience
To begin this trial, players must look for glowing crystals in the area where the aether portal was. These red crystals have dark smoke coming out of them and are placed on top of the rock cliffs. Simply shoot them until a red orb comes out of them and follow the orb until it halts in front of the Decimator Shield
Once you have found the orb, head to the northern section of the map where the Diabolical Damage perk fountain is placed to find a Red Skull on the desk.
