The AI Architect

Marcus Chen

A line attack replays harder after a fixed delay.

Play Marcus Chen →See the starting weapon ↓

Starter ratings at rank 8

Attack style Automatic corridor + replay

Crowd clearingA Boss damageB DefenseC MobilityB Crowd controlC

How to read starter ratings

Compare strengths, not an overall tier. Do not add or average the grades. These are design judgments, not measured win rates.

Rank 8 at eight minutes. Character and starting weapon only. Signature off. No supporting gear or weapons. Damage ratings include how the attack reaches its target.

S: Exceptional
A: Strong
B: Solid
C: Limited / conditional
D: Very limited
F: Absent

Crowd clearing: damage across groups. Boss damage: damage against one moving boss. Defense: protection and recovery. Mobility: freedom to move while attacking. Crowd control: stop, slow or move ordinary enemies.

Starting stats Full health · standing still · run start

Health: 105 HP
Armor: 0
Move speed: 100% base
Regeneration: 0.2 HP/s

Starting weapon

Echo Drone

Hits a line, then hits it harder. Duration strengthens hits.

Rank 1Echo Drone

Rank 1

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Max Rank (8)Echo Drone

Max Rank (8)

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Staged practice targets, chosen health and timed arrivals. Real attacks and defeats. Character passives apply; boosts, gear and signatures are excluded.

Keep the crowd on the marked line until the echo lands.

Evolves into

Echo Drone Legion

Three drones hit lines, then hit them harder. Duration strengthens hits.

Reach weapon rank 8, own XP Extractor, then open a supply chest. XP bonuses widen the scan corridor before its replay.

Build the fantasy

Three boosts worth choosing

XP Extractor

XP widens the attack line.

Revive Injector

Revival capacity strengthens line hits.

Duration Cell

Duration strengthens hits; replay stays fixed.

One possible build

Starting stats → Example Level 20 Build

Levels award choices. They do not raise base stats automatically. This example spends 19 choices.

Stat	Start	Example level 20
Health	105	105
Armor	0	0
Damage multiplier	100%	100%
Regeneration	0.2 HP/s	0.2 HP/s
Move speed	150 px/s	150 px/s
Starter base hit	50	451.5
Attack speed multiplier	100%	100%

Echo Drone · Rank 87 choices
Gremlin Virus · Rank 44 choices
XP Extractor · Rank 33 choices
Revive Injector · Rank 22 choices
Duration Cell · Rank 33 choices

The starter’s first rank is free. Both columns use full-health, stationary, run-start conditions. No gear, permanent upgrades, protocols, shrines or signature bonuses. Base hits exclude critical hits, target effects and the damage multiplier shown above. Burst and combo sequences can vary per hit.

See the 19 choices in order