Didn't do the first orc intense ambuscade, but I looked up a little info from it from the first time. Links to previous discussion below. Hope it helps.
https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/48624/ambuscade-findings/7/#3077452
https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/48624/ambuscade-findings/9/#3081847
Ambuscade V1 April 2018
Ambuscade V1 April 2018
E - Solo, Mega Boss seems to have a hefty DT buff, appears to have been taken off with a Darkness?
Edit: not sure on the Darkness, DT buff came back and next Darkness didn't appear to remove it.
Edit: not sure on the Darkness, DT buff came back and next Darkness didn't appear to remove it.
on easy aura came off any time i ws'd from behind
Normal = tank n spank.
run brd cor geo sam whm, prolly dont need a tank at all.
brd sleepga, kill boss, blm, mnk.
run brd cor geo sam whm, prolly dont need a tank at all.
brd sleepga, kill boss, blm, mnk.
I have seen some charms from boss I think (at leats 2 or 3 times). Not sure because it was directed at trust. Might be an issue with solo Easy or Normal with group.
I also noticed increased damage when I started to melee from behind and it went down pretty fast when I broke his DT.
I also noticed increased damage when I started to melee from behind and it went down pretty fast when I broke his DT.
was able to solo normal without issue on blu with entomb/magic hammer aura definitely removed via ws from back
D = geo run whm brd cor masa sam.
sleepga, killed boss, then blm, rdm, then mnk. land silences on the mages with enough macc. can either grav kite mnk on 1hr (hits like a bus) or stun lock/sleep.
sleepga, killed boss, then blm, rdm, then mnk. land silences on the mages with enough macc. can either grav kite mnk on 1hr (hits like a bus) or stun lock/sleep.
I've done a few solo easy runs now.
- Seems to take normal damage from behind regardless of aura or not.
- Uses Invincible at 50%
- Saw some charms go off early in the fights but at low health seems to favor "Viel of disaray". AOE stun mid damage.
- Seems to take normal damage from behind regardless of aura or not.
- Uses Invincible at 50%
- Saw some charms go off early in the fights but at low health seems to favor "Viel of disaray". AOE stun mid damage.
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He can use invincible multiple times at higher difficulty (saw twice on Difficult)
SCH Tranfixion/Hot Shot > Trueflight might be viable for making Distortion quickly. BLMs MB'ing in AF bodies. Ranged WS from behind dropping aura etc.
Edit: Even better, continue the chain w/ Leaden Salute
Edit: Even better, continue the chain w/ Leaden Salute
Did two runs last night, 1 on N and 1 on D. Setup was run brd cor whm sam geo. After killing the boss, adds used heroic howl which gave them an insane dt- and attack boost. My theory is killing the adds first, with the boss following the tank around until the adds are dead. Adds without heroic howl are pretty weak, 1 fudo bringing the blm down as much as 40%. N starts with 3 mobs, mnk pld blm in that order from left to right. D has an additional rdm/run in the back behind the blm. Run uses elemental sforzo at one point, so MB him down isn't recommended.
Did Vol 1 D no problem
SMN, SMN, SMN, Geo/blm, Cor/WHM, PLD
geo/blm ES/sleepga at start Widen Compass, geo frail/indi Lang in the middle so frail hit all 3 adds
3 smns AC/AF Volt Strike 1 per add
Cor was curing and gave beast/drachen
On Mega just did Apogee from behind with AF still up not bad
SMN, SMN, SMN, Geo/blm, Cor/WHM, PLD
geo/blm ES/sleepga at start Widen Compass, geo frail/indi Lang in the middle so frail hit all 3 adds
3 smns AC/AF Volt Strike 1 per add
Cor was curing and gave beast/drachen
On Mega just did Apogee from behind with AF still up not bad
Difference between E and N was a surprise, E was no healer needed just went in with pld drg blu blu cor (forgot trust). N we swapped to pld blu blu cor whm with cornelia and the difference in damage was noticeable.
Cor/rdm can dispel the warlock easy, necessary if your gonna melee, the pugalist resisted the dispel.
Cor/rdm can dispel the warlock easy, necessary if your gonna melee, the pugalist resisted the dispel.
I tried N on my pld and it seemed to spam charm. with fealty on such a long cool down i wasnt able to do anything about it. that was with my alt on geo and sch. i used f/f first, then tried it with attune/vex and swapped to run tank. charm didnt land on run. But ppl are saying doing normal zerg style. how do you avoid your tank/DD getting charmed if youre zerging?
Did VD Vol 1 SMN was messy (charm and hate reset) 20-min win 1st try
Same as D with 2 extra pets
geo/blm ES/sleepga at start Widen Compass, geo frail/indi Lang in the middle so frail hit all 3 adds
3 smns AC/AF Volt Strike 1 per add
AC was still up so other 2 adds were killed
Cor was curing and gave beast/drachen
The NM has ALOT more HP in VD (duh) It takes alot less damage fron front and spams charm so we kited until PLD had hate then VS from behind rinse and repeat
Same as D with 2 extra pets
geo/blm ES/sleepga at start Widen Compass, geo frail/indi Lang in the middle so frail hit all 3 adds
3 smns AC/AF Volt Strike 1 per add
AC was still up so other 2 adds were killed
Cor was curing and gave beast/drachen
The NM has ALOT more HP in VD (duh) It takes alot less damage fron front and spams charm so we kited until PLD had hate then VS from behind rinse and repeat
The Charm is gaze (edit: not gaze but it's light based and can be resisted) and predictable, on VD the boss always does Veil of Chaos > Veil of Chaos > Manic Dance if his aura is up.
i was unaware that it is a gaze move, so simple back tanking will suffice for this?
On N just keep the aura off, I haven't see it do charm yet, warlock likes his one cast of death tho after boss is dead.
hobo said: »
On N just keep the aura off, I haven't see it do charm yet, warlock likes his one cast of death tho after boss is dead.
just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean he doesn't use it. I just stated he spammed me with it on NORMAL.
hobo said: »
On N just keep the aura off, I haven't see it do charm yet, warlock likes his one cast of death tho after boss is dead.
Carbuncle.Papesse said: »
The Charm is gaze and predictable, on VD the boss always does Veil of Chaos > Veil of Chaos > Manic Dance if his aura is up.
Thanks! Down to 7min win now with SMNs
Our tank reporting that the Charm isn't a gaze, but I can't say for certain he was faced away when he said he was.
Sockfoot said: »
Our tank reporting that the Charm isn't a gaze, but I can't say for certain he was faced away when he said he was.
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just got a decent group together and won on N with no issues, but when we decided to try D with the same strat the charm no longer was blocked by slimply turning your back. For none SMN set up or even with a the Smn how are ppl dealing with charm on D and VD?
Leviathan.Louisoix said: »
just got a decent group together and won on N with no issues, but when we decided to try D with the same strat the charm no longer was blocked by slimply turning your back. For none SMN set up or even with a the Smn how are ppl dealing with charm on D and VD?
What do you mean, deal with charm. SMN doesn't have to deal with any mechanics. Mew. and Zero tp feed from pacts.
Leviathan.Louisoix said: »
just got a decent group together and won on N with no issues, but when we decided to try D with the same strat the charm no longer was blocked by slimply turning your back. For none SMN set up or even with a the Smn how are ppl dealing with charm on D and VD?
Have you tried ws’ing from behind in an attempt to remove the aura? Failing aura removal are you sure you turned well ahead of time? Ie turned after 2nd Veil of Chaos? Just wondering if human error was absolutely not a factor.
okay for the people that dont have smns to throw at this here is what we did on D for melee set up and a win!
RUN, SCH, GEO, BLU, BLU, SAM
Run obv gathers and tanks. Since turning no longer saves you from charm in D and VD i swapped to attune/vex on my geo and RUN did their ja for resist. We dont have a viable sleep which is okay, Regen 5 and single cures was enough to keep our RUN alive. Just take em down one by one. We will try VD with this set up and Ill let yall know if its still a viable option for melee set up.
RUN, SCH, GEO, BLU, BLU, SAM
Run obv gathers and tanks. Since turning no longer saves you from charm in D and VD i swapped to attune/vex on my geo and RUN did their ja for resist. We dont have a viable sleep which is okay, Regen 5 and single cures was enough to keep our RUN alive. Just take em down one by one. We will try VD with this set up and Ill let yall know if its still a viable option for melee set up.
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