Overview
At the heart of every auspice is a duality: the aramitama, the primal rage; and the nigimitama, the boundless calm. Byakko of the Four Lords is on the verge of being consumed by his aramitama, and should this come to pass, he will forever be no more than a feral beast. And so it falls to you and yours to face the legendary auspice in battle─to quell the madness within and save his soul!
Strategy Notes
- Players will enter a circular arena and witness Byakko's transformation from a White Tiger into a more humanoid form. The outer edges of the arena are safe during the first and second phase, but not during the Free-Fall Phase in-between.
- Below are a list of Byakko's abilities (in the order they are used during the encounter).
- On reaching this point, Hakutei will leap to the arena centre and begin to charge Roar Of Thunder, indicating the arrival of the next phase. However, the damage inflicted by Roar Of Thunder will depend on how much health Hakutei has remaining, so players must burn down Hakutei as fast as possible to avoid tremendous damage (or a potential wipe). Survivors will be stunned and eventually launched high into the air, indicating the arrival of the next phase.
- After being launched into the air, the raid will begin free-falling. No actions (e.g. attacks or healing) can be performed at this time. During the phase, the outer ring of the arena will kill any player who touches it. Additionally, Byakko will begin firing orbs from far below which players must avoid. Periodically, Byakko will leap up and cast a doughnut AoE which must be avoided by moving into the centre. Lastly, Hakutei (the White Tiger) will occasionally cast a straight line AoE through the centre, forcing players to move out.
- Should you survive the onslaught, the raid will land in a new arena, briefly knocked down. There is a short time to heal back up from any damage taken during the free-fall, before Byakko uses a big raidwide.
- From this point onward, Byakko will begin to cycle through previous displayed mechanics with various overlaps, including more Hundredfold Havoc (outward travelling lightning AoE's), Fire & Lightning (straight-line AoE's), State Of Shock (body-slam stack-markers), Storm Pulse (unavoidable AoE), and Unrelenting Anguish (outward travelling red orbs), and more, until Byakko has been defeated (or the raid suffers a wipe). Aside from forming slightly more challenging overlaps, all mechanics are handled in the exact same manner as they were before.
Boss Encounters
Auspice: Byakko
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Free-Fall Transition
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Duty Information
- Duty Finder: Trials (Stormblood)
- Roulette: Trials
- Time Limit: 60 minutes
- Tomestones: 12 Poetics
Music
- Phase 1: Answer on High
- Intermission: Todoroki
- Phase 2: Amatsu Kaze