Overview
To see Nemjiji's frenzy as you recount your battle with the proto-Carbuncle, one might think that she had been infected with the mythic creation's corrupting poisons and was scrambling to record her final words before expiring. Although she claims that the many fantastical bestiaries that lie scattered about the laboratory are simply for research, you gather that she would take great pride in seeing her name inscribed upon the cover of one.
Strategy Notes
- Players should note the Satiety meter that starts at 100 and will slowly count down to zero as the fight progresses. The boss will start by casting Sonic Howl, then Ruby Glow, dividing the arena into quadrants. Mitigate and heal through these. Once the arena is divided, the boss will cast Topaz Stones, dropping a stone into each quadrant, two of which are poisonous. Players will need to identify which poison crystal is closest to the center of the arena, as this will be the safe quadrant. Any yellow crystals will explode and refract around their quadrant. Once players have identified the safe zone, they should move to that zone and stand in the corner of the edge of the arena, being careful not to touch the expanding poison AoE. Once these attacks resolve, the boss will cast Venomous Mass, targeting the main tank. The tank should move away from other players, as this attack is an AoE and will kill anyone else hit. This attack debuffs with Poison and Physical Vulnerability Up. Immediately after that attack resolves, the off tank should Provoke the boss, as Toxic Crunch will kill the main tank. This attack also debuffs with Poison. Note this attack can be handled with an invuln skill, but that tank will receive both Poison debuffs and take high damage, so healers should be ready if this is the chosen strategy.
- Next, the poison puddles will spawn around the arena with a timer on the outer edge of each puddle. Players need to find their partner and stand near the puddle, only moving into it when the counter is about to finish, as standing within the puddle deals a high damage Toxicosis debuff. If done properly, the puddles will simply fade. If anyone makes a mistake, the raid will take high damage and an ad will spawn. The boss will perform another set of tankbusters, then cast another Ruby Glow, dividing the arena in half. It will spawn one yellow crystal and one poison crystal, then use Double Rush. The boss will face a corner and charge to it, then turn around and charge to the opposite corner. Players need to stand behind the boss for the first charge, then move to the safe side of the wall to avoid the crystal explosion. Players will need to use knockback mitigation to avoid getting sent into the poison around the arena, as the second hit is unavoidable. The boss will follow this up with another Sonic Howl, then another Ruby Glow. Mitigate and heal through.
- The boss will cast Topaz Cluster, dropping four sets of crystals that will land in each quadrant. Players will need to remember where each crystal drops and in what order so they can move to the correct safe zones in order and avoid damage. Once this resolves, the boss will use another set of tankbusters, then cast Venom Squall, requiring players to spread to their clock positions, then move in to bait their AoEs, and finally stack to mitigate Venom Pool. Overlapping the first AoE will result in death, as each attack debuffs with a short Magic Vulnerability Up. Once this is resolved the boss will use Claw to Tail or Tail to Claw. Depending on what word is first, the boss will either attack the arena in front of it, then behind, or vice versa. Players should identify which attack is coming out, then move to the proper safe zone to avoid damage.
- By this point the boss' Satiety meter will be at zero, and it will use Starving Stampede, dropping several blue markers around the arena. A red marker will then move over each one, showing the order the boss will leap to them and attack in a wide AoE. Getting hit by this attack will Stun the player, then they will be consumed shortly after, killing them. Players will need to move in a pattern that will keep them away from the boss and its AoEs. The general strategy used by players is to start opposite the red marker, and move in a circle opposite the boss, then double back to avoid the rest of the attacks. During this, the poison puddles will spawn again, but players should ignore these until the current attack has resolved. Once the boss stops rampaging, players can get into their partner groups and stand in the circles, all except the tanks. Both tanks should stand together directly next to an empty puddle and use mitigation, and their partners (if they weren't already partnered together) should stand in another circle. This will cause the tanks to stack to mitigate the damage from failing the circle mechanic, and spawn an ad for the boss to consume, filling its gauge entirely. If an ad is not summoned, the boss will enrage and wipe the party. The gauge will continue to count down, but the fight will end one way or another before it reaches zero again.
- The boss will use Sonic Howl and Ruby Glow again, this time dividing the arena in half and summoning five crystals, two on one side and three on another. The boss will then cast Venom Pool, targeting the healers. Players will move to the side with two crystals, then split into their light parties and stand in the hitbox of both crystals. When the attack fires, it will turn the crystals into poison crystals instead, creating a safe zone. The boss will then leap to a corner and cast either Searing Ray or Raging Claw. If Searing Ray, move to the opposite side of the wall as the boss. If Raging Claw, wait for the crystals to erupt, then move behind the boss. The walls will fade and the boss will use another set of tankbusters.
- The boss will cast another Ruby Glow, dividing the arena into quadrants, then use Topaz Stone, dropping two yellow crystals and two poison crystals. The boss will also use Venom Squall here, requiring players to maneuver around the poison puddles to spread to avoid overlapping Venom Rain, bait the large AoEs, then stack. Players will need to wait until the yellow crystals detonate to move to the other quadrants to spread out. Once the walls fade, the boss will use either Claw to Tail or Tail to Claw, requiring players to move to the front or back of the boss' hitbox respectively. This will be followed up by another set of tankbusters.
Duty Information
- Duty Finder: Savage Raids (Endwalker)
- Time Limit: 90 minutes
- Tomestones: 15 Poetics
Music
- Main: Silent Scream