Archon Nira

Archon Nira is one of Erra's Archons, amalgams of Sentient and Warframes. Her head is that of a serpent with the body of a , armed with the . Nira is fought during The New War and was revived for Archon Hunts.
==Lore==
Nira the Snake was once a Sentient Beast, which were Sentients created by Praghasa and Hunhow to serve as the peacekeepers of Tau. After fighting and dying in the Old War, Nira and the other Beasts were revived by Erra during the New War as Archons; hybrid abominations of Sentient and Warframe.
A cunning and sadistic being, Nira is believed to be the one who keeps Erra's consciousness suppressed under the guise of Pazuul, whispering dreams of dominion and control into his ear. When Narmer starts their re-subjugation of the Origin System, it will be Nira who will be at the forefront of the slaughter.Dialogue spoken by the Lotus during Archon Hunts
==Behavior==
*Hurls projectiles with her whip.
*Whip attacks three times, which leaves her temporarily immobile.
*Grapples up to a high vantage point, cloaking her. She follows this with several ranged attacks.
*Swings the whip in a circular motion in front of her, granting her a frontal shield while healing massively. If not interrupted by attacking from behind, she releases a forward wave that inflicts knockdown.
**In Archon Hunts, Nira gains an extremely small layer of Overguard. Depleting her protection will cancel the ability.
*Glares with its snake head, charging a petrifying gaze which freezes those facing Nira for several seconds.
*Nira becomes immune to damage, summoning Sentient reinforcements which must be killed to remove her invulnerability.
*In Archon Hunts, Nira produces a field around her dealing massive damage. She gains an extremely small layer of Overguard and depleting her protection will cancel the ability.
==Strategy==
===The New War===
Nira combines a mix of offensive attacks and a defensive shield from its whip. The main threat is Nira's petrifying gaze; look away or hide behind cover and stay moving at all times to avoid the danger.
At parts of the fight, Nira tries to grapple the Drifter, which must be escaped with a quick-time prompt (melee button, default ).
===Archon Hunt===
Nira's fight is largely similar to her New War counterpart but has been massively upgraded: she is level 150, is immune to most Warframe abilities, now has armor which cannot be removed, takes up to a maximum of 4 Status Effects of any type, and has Damage Attenuation which resists high-damage weapons. Her health type has also been changed from Neutral to , taking increased damage from and damage but resists .
At half health, a cutscene has Nira try to grapple the Warframe but is pushed off. She then retreats and must be pursued. The gateway ahead is guarded by two Narmer Deacons whose veils must be seized and placed at the gateway. The Deacons can tether itself to nearby allies, rendering it invulnerable until those linked allies are killed.
As Nira's health decreases further, she will summon a series of Amalgams to shield herself, which must be killed to remove Nira's invulnerability; the Amalgam MOA is especially threatening due to its ability to heal its allies including Nira, this healing can be disabled with . Her final resort is producing a highly damaging field around her. After depleting all her health, Nira collapses allowing the Warframe to interact with her and rip out her Archon Shard.
==Bugs==
During Phase 2 in an Archon Hunt, Nira's health may suddenly be fully depleted if she's attacked with a weapon that deals damage.
==Trivia==
*Numerous blood stains can be seen around Nira's mouth.
*The Lotus's dialogue about Nira being a serpent that seduced Erra is similar to the Garden of Eden Serpent in the Bible, who manipulated Eve into disobeying God and consuming the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge.
==Gallery==
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File:ArchonNiraInGame.png
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File:49879dac-ce3f-4cde-8a95-43d151afee5c-e1663822450324.png|Nira as seen during Archon Hunts
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File:NiraFace1.png|Close-up of Nira's face
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File:NiraRevive1.png|Nira revives herself
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File:NiraConceptArt.jpg|Concept art
==Patch History==
==See Also==
*, Nira's weapon
*Nira's Mod Set:
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es:Arconte Nira
Category:Sentient
Category:Boss
Category:Update 31
Category:Narmer