Overview
A devoted student of the fine arts, the wandering minstrel has recently begun studying a form of classical Hingan poetry. Duly inspired by your account of the battle for Byakko's soul, he tries his hand at one such "tanka", seeking to capture the essence of who the auspice truly is. Even absent music, his words nevertheless have a hypnotic feeling, and you find it rather easy to recall the encounter, albeit in a more dramatic fashion...
Strategy Notes
- Players will enter a circular arena and witness Byakko's transformation from a White Tiger into a more humanoid form. Bear in mind that the outer edges of the arena during the first and second phase are entirely safe. However, this does not apply during the transitional Free-Fall Phase in-between.
- :NOTE: Due to the vulnerability debuff placed on the slammed target and those who share the damage, and the fact that this mechanic will happen twice in a row, the raid should split into two groups, one for each slam. Also, the off-tank should Provoke Byakko during the first grab so that they will take the second slam. If one tank takes both slams, or if people absorb more than one slam, results are typically fatal.
- :NOTE: Before the release of Shadowbringers, popping Aramata Orbs used to steal TP from the player. Due to Healers having no use for TP at the time, the normal strategy was to have either (or both) healers pop all the orbs themselves. However, TP no longer exists. The Orbs now inflict a debuff reducing physical damage dealt for a few seconds so the strategy still applies
- :Should you survive the oncoming Roar of Thunder, the next phase will begin with Byakko launching the entire raid into the air for a free-fall mini-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 (stunned) in a new arena be blasted with a massive unavoidable AoE attack from Byakko, killing any player who took too much damage during the free-fall.
Boss Encounters
Auspice: Byakko
- Detailed mechanics not available from the source page.
Free-Fall Transition
- Detailed mechanics not available from the source page.
Duty Information
- Duty Finder: High-end Trials (Stormblood)
- Roulette: Mentor
- Time Limit: 60 minutes
- Tomestones: 20 Poetics
Achievements
Music
- Phase 1: Answer on High
- Intermission: Todoroki
- Phase 2: Amatsu Kaze