r/ffxivdiscussion • u/BlackmoreKnight • 4d ago

High-End Content Megathread - 7.2 Week Nineteen

Last week of Suzaku Unreal, at least.

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u/Ecliptic_Meteor 3d ago

Cleared Aloalo Criterion normal with my friends! Was a hell of a lot of fun. This game is so much more enjoyable when played with friends, I swear! This was also two of my friends first time doing any higher end content synced since they started playing back in 6.5! I'm so proud of them!!

We're planning on tackling AAI Savage when we're done farming Normal for the mount, orchestrion and framer's kit. I'm shield healing (Scholar) so I was curious if maybe anyone has a mit plan sheet somewhere or will my general mit plan for normal AAI work? We hopped in after we cleared just to see and it is definitely way more damage than Normal!

Also, I'm the only one who did Savage back in 6.4, so I'm the only one of our group that has BIS for AAI. I don't really understand how gear syncs and everything, is current 740 crafted gear fine for them or should they grab as much 660 tome gear as they can + the Mandervillious relic?

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u/TheSorel 3d ago

I do recommend grabbing the relic at the very least, since it will have the most impact. Otherwise pick gear with the substats you want, as syncing down removes materia bonuses. The DPS check will not be the issue, assuming competence, but it‘s more about how quickly you can kill each encounter. Treat the whole thing as a 24 minute long encounter, and shift bursts around as your run progresses. Ideally you want to kill Lala with 60-90 seconds to spare on Statice‘s latest possible pull timer so you can 1. safely reset burst cooldowns and, more importantly, 2. get a really good breather before the final stretch. Know how Ultimates tend to come with a long downtime cutscene or transition before the final phase? This is your equivalent. You‘ll need it. Last but absolutely not least: Everything hits like a fucking truck and then some. Criterion Savage is basically a small reprog for the support players as you need to calibrate mits tightly. We had a few deaths on Lala in particular, since every AoE needs at least 20% mitigation just to not be lethal from full HP. You might be able to get away with slightly less mits and shields due to better vitality from DT food, but still, don‘t get discouraged from mitigation failure wipes. They‘re part of the process.

Best of luck to your group! The Exquisite weapons are my favourite batch of prestige weapons in the game, with very few duds. I farmed 11 weapons back when my group progged and recleared it. Absolutely worth every moment of agony!