Overview
The faux commander seeks ultimate entertainment in his tales, and what should lend itself better to such than your furious encounter with the Ultima Weapon? Call to mind the time the steel-clad monstrosity stood menacingly before you, and let your imagination run wild...
Strategy Notes
- Viscous Aetheroplasm and Diffractive Laser (tank mechanics): The boss will apply a stack of this to the main target at a set interval. Receiving five stacks of this will result in immediate death, so tanks must swap before this happens. The debuff takes roughly a minute to fall off. Note that boss will also occasionally use an untelegraphed cone tankbuster, and auto-attacks will also deal heavy damage.
- Homing Lasers: The boss will periodically fire these at a random DPS player. These lasers explode in a small AoE so it is recommended to spread out to avoid overlapping damage.
- During the first portion of the fight, Ultima will occasionally summon Garuda, who will drop to the center of the arena, turn to face a random direction, and begin to cast Mistral Song, telegraphed by a large green AoE that takes up roughly a third of the arena. At the same time, the boss will also cast Vulcan Burst, sending each player backwards into the wall of the arena in a staggered animation. Players need to be positioned so that when they are knocked away, they don't accidentally get sent into Garuda's attack, as getting hit by it will result in a Vulnerability Up stack.
- The boss can also summon a vortex on the edge of the arena that deals damage to stand in, while also summoning Geocrush markers in the center of the arena. Players will need to move to the center of the arena into the Geocrush markers, then once the blue vortex disappears, back out to avoid the second attack. Getting hit by Geocrush will result in a Vulnerability Up stack, and damage based on proximity. These attacks will continue until the boss reaches roughly 80% health, at which time he will purge Garuda and begin using new attacks.
- Radiant Plume/Weight of the Land: This combo will spawn fiery AoEs around the arena first, then fill the remaining area with pulsating earth AoEs. Players must move out of the fire AoEs until they detonate, then out of the earth AoEs (note that earth AoEs in center can be avoided by standing directly in center - remember that your character's hitbox is a pixel in the very center of your body). The fire plumes can appear either around the entire edge of the arena, in two lines across the center, or in the middle of the arena. Getting hit by either AoE will result in a Vulnerability Up stack.
- Ceruleum Vent: circular AoE around boss.
Boss Encounters
Anti-Eikon Warmachina: The Ultima Weapon
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Duty Information
- Time Limit: 60 minutes