FINAL FANTASY VIII ENDWALKER EXTREME 2 GUIDE
Were you looking for a guide to help with Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker extreme trial 2? This guide will provide you with a breakdown of the mechanics and some tips for the boss. This is how to defeat one of the most challenging pieces of expansion content.
Many more adventures await if you have beaten the main story in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker. The extreme trials, which are eight-player boss battles for supremacy, are not missed. These boss battles may be familiar to you from previous patches. Now is your chance to jump into the current game. These perilous fights must be learned at the most challenging and freshest time of the expansion’s cycle. Although two wars are currently available, this guide is for Endwalkerextreme. This will include mentioning a key spoiler from the development. It’s best to skip this section if you haven’t encountered the original trial in the narrative.
PRE-PREP
If you’re still reading, you’ll know that extreme trial two is called “The Minstrel’s Ballad Hydaelyn’s Cal.” This is an advanced version of Mother Crystal’s first fight. It focuses more on the positioning. The minimum item level you should have is 560. It is recommended that you increase your DPS as much as possible before you join a run. Many groups can master the mechanics but still struggle to beat the boss before the boss enrages everyone. It will make the last moments of the fight less stressful if you have melded with material and eaten before it.
Splitting into two groups of four is another critical step before engaging the boss. Endwalkerextreme Trial 2 is a stacking mechanic that targets the two healers. To make it easier to distinguish healers, each one should be marked with a number marker. For balance, it is recommended that you have one tank per team. For reasons that will become apparent later, I recommend placing melee DPS in group 1. Number markers should be placed on the boss’s left and right sides. Tanks should keep the boss facing north to be as close as possible to her starting position. Don’t worry about what job you should do. You can use any of FFXIV’s jobs.
HEROES SHINING SABER AND RADIANCE
This phase will show you the primary attacks Hydaelyn uses against the party during the fight. These attacks are common and should be avoided at all costs. Heroes Radiance and Shining Saber are two examples of such attacks. The first is a global AoE, so make sure your healers are ready. Although the second AoE is similar, the group must stack together to reduce the damage. You will need only the attack name to stack up. There is no stack-up marker.
CRYSTALIZE
Crystalize is the next central mechanic you need to be prepared for. The boss uses this ability to prepare an elemental attack against you. It is essential to know which version she uses and how to move accordingly. The move is associated with three elements, Water, Ice, and Earth. She will also use another attack, but let’s first explain Crystalize features.
- Water – Once the previous attack is resolved, this attack will hit both healers. This is why you should split into two groups. To absorb the damage, you must stack up. The healers will die if there are too many stacks together. All healers will die if they are near. Floor markers are usually used to indicate the position you’ll be expected to stand before raids. She will be able to guarantee Water as her first Crystalize attack.
- Ice – This attack is also automatically hit after Hydaelyn’s next movement. With an ice attack below, it hits everyone regardless of their position. To avoid any overlap of damage, everyone will need to spread out. This attack will likely wipe out two players who were too close together.
- Earth – This move is different from the ice attack. It requires that the group gather together. It would help if you stayed close to each other because there is no stack up marker.
DAWN’S MATANLE
These attacks will frequently occur throughout Endwalkerextreme 2, and you will need to remember their safe spots. The symbol’s colour above her indicates the area Hydaelyn will attack. It is also Crystalizes immediately afterwards, so you should consider where you will be standing.
MAGOS’S RADIANCE and MOUSA’S SCORN. LATERAL AUREOLE. AUREOLE
Next, she’ll hit the group with Magos’s Radiance, which will be yet another group-wide AoE. You should still be fine, although healers should be available to provide quick healing for the party. It is even more critical to determine the best position for her next attack. If Hydaelyn uses Aureole, you will need to be correct or left. If she casts Lateral Aureole, you will need to stand directly north or south from her hitbox.
She was suggested to face north to keep the tanks at her centre. This will make it easier for the group to identify safe spots for each attack. It will make it easier for the tanks to cast Mousa’s Scorn. This is a powerful tank-buster that both tanks must share. She will use all the above attacks in succession until she throws all three colours.
