Category:Ambuscade

Ambuscade is a new type of battle content wherein the enemies within change every monthly version update, first released in the April 5th 2016 Version Update[1]. Ambuscade has a variety of difficulty levels, so everyone from seasoned veterans to those just starting out should find a challenge equal to their needs. With varying rewards to match. Those wishing to tackle the strongest foes are advised to select “Very Difficult” and be prepared for a valiant struggle! Latent effects from Legion Rewards denoted with "Legion:" are active in Ambuscade.[2]

Getting Started

Complete the Stepping into an Ambuscade Records of Eminence objective and speak with Gorpa-Masorpa in Mhaura at (G-9) for an explanation about Ambuscade.

• Players must have completed the First Step Forward Records of Eminence objective in order to undertake Stepping into an Ambuscade.
  • Stepping into an Ambuscade can be set from the Tutorial section of the Records of Eminence menu under Basics:

Quests → Objective List → Tutorial → Basics → Stepping into an Ambuscade

Be in possession of either the Ambuscade Primer Volume One or Volume Two Key Items.

• All party members must be in possession of one of these two Key Items.

Eligibility Requirements

In order to participate, players must satisfy the following:

• Complete either the Ambuscade Primer Volume One or Volume Two objectives in order to obtain the Key Item for the corresponding volume of the primer for the type of battle players wish to complete.
  • Players may have only one of each of the Ambuscade Primer Key Items.
    • Objective targets vary by month after a version update, opponents are rotated out, and generally not repeated.

• The Ambuscade Primer Volume One and Two objectives can be undertaken from the Ambuscade category of the Records of Eminence menu.

Quests → Objective List → Content → Ambuscade

Dynamis and Abyssea monsters do not count for kills required

Entry and Progression

• Examine the Ambuscade Tome in Mhaura (G-9) and select the type and difficulty level you would like to attempt.
  • Only the party leader may register the group.
  • The party will be registered so long as the system detects that there are no issues with the layer area or registering party members.
    • Players will be unable to register if:
      • Any player is not in possession of an Amuscade Primer Volume One or Two Key Item.
      • The number of registrants exceeds the maximum of fifty reservations.
      • A party member already has a reservation.
        • To cancel a reservation:
          • A player may cancel their reservation via the ambuscade tome.
          • Three minutes has passed from the time the player is notified that their instance is ready.
          • The registrant boards a boat.
          • The registrant leaves Mhaura in any way.
  • Adding new party members after registration will not cancel the registration, but the party may only enter with the number of players it registered with.
• A message will display for the party leader when entry is ready.
  • As of the July 2016 update^[3], automatic entering was added.
    • The default setting is "off" and may be changed by having the party lead examine the Ambuscade Tome and selecting the Toggle auto-transport function.
    • In line with this, having the auto-transport function off has a notification sound played when it is the party's turn.
      • This may be disabled via the sound settings in the Config menu.
• Examine the ambuscade tome within three minutes to enter.
  • The time limit for an Ambuscade is 30 minutes (Earth time).
  • Between 1~6 players may participate.
    • Trusts may be called after entering Maquette Abdhaljs-Legion.
      • The number of alter egos that may be called forth will depend on the number of players initially registered.
    • Player HP and MP will be restored to full and any status ailments they are suffering from will be removed upon entry.
  • Key Items will only be lost upon victory.
    • Meaning that should a player or group lose, they may reattempt the battlefield without having to reacquire new Key Items.
  • As of the August 2022 update^[4], Exemplar Points are no longer gained or lost in Ambuscade.

Upon victory, a special currencies known as Hallmarks and Badges of Gallantry, which may be exchanged for rewards, Experience/Limit Points, and Capacity points will be given to all players.

Notorious Monsters inside Ambuscade do not drop any treasure directly.

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Battle Information

A Word On Enmity

• Enmity functions abnormally in two ways.

1. The mobs will go to a random player once someone aggros.
2. After aggro everyone is on the hate list by default, so you can easily get hate with AOE enmity actions like Warcry and Valiance or self target enmity actions like Foil and Pflug.

Battle Type & Levels

There are two types of Ambuscades you may attempt. Entry into either is determined by which Key Item you possess.
Note: Hallmark and Gallantry values have been updated to reflect the changes implemented in the May 2026 Version Update.

Primer Volume One Type Difficulty Content Level Hallmarks Earned Gallantry Earned Intense Ambuscade Very Difficult 139 3600 300 / 600 / 900 / 1200 / 1500 Difficult 134 2400 240 / 480 / 720 / 960 / 1200 Normal 129 1200 180 / 360 / 540 / 720 / 900 Easy 124 800 120 / 240 / 360 / 480 / 600 Very Easy 119 400 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 200

Primer Volume Two Type Difficulty Content Level Hallmarks Earned Gallantry Earned Ambuscade Very Difficult 129 600 60 / 120 / 180 / 240 / 300 Difficult 124 500 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 Normal 119 400 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 / 200 Easy 114 300 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 Very Easy 109 200 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100

An Abdhaljs Seal will triple the amount of hallmarks and gallantry you receive from a successful Ambuscade.

Intense Ambuscade (Vol. One)

Volume 1, July 2026, Qiqirn

Difficulty Foes Notes Very Difficult Bozzetto Pilferer (THF) Bozzetto Scoundrel (THF) x5 Bozzetto Pilferer uses Blood Weapon, Hundred Fists, or Perfect Dodge at random. Difficult Bozzetto Pilferer (THF) Bozzetto Scoundrel (THF) x4 Bozzetto Pilferer uses Blood Weapon, Hundred Fists, or Perfect Dodge at random. Normal Bozzetto Pilferer (THF) Bozzetto Scoundrel (THF) x3 Easy Bozzetto Pilferer (THF) Bozzetto Scoundrel (THF) Very Easy Bozzetto Pilferer (THF) Notes: Bozzetto Pilferer: Immune to sleep. All enemies must be defeated in order to be victorious. All mobs are immune to Break, highly resistant to Stun and Gravity, and have high magic defense. Gravity will land with Stymie. Bozzetto Scoundrels are susceptible to Sleep and Bind, but immune to Lullaby. Bind resistance will build quickly however sleep resistance is never an issue, even on VD for a well geared RDM. If any Songs, Rolls, buff Geomancy bubbles, or Avatar's Favor is on the party then the Bozzetto Pilferer and Scoundrels will use Essence Steal. Debuff Geomancy bubbles do not trigger Essence Steal. Essence Steal is move which heals them to full HP and levels them up every time they land a melee hit on a player or Trust. If the Qiqirn are close together, they appear to synchronize this move whenever one lands a hit. Level will cap eventually, but they will still heal to full HP when they land a melee hit on a player. Was hit rate floored in VE @ 1283 accuracy once it's level was capped. Stoneskin does not prevent this from occurring. Getting hit for 0 still triggers this. Absorbing melee swings with shadows does prevent this from occurring. This effect was tested multiple times to only happen when a GEO COR or BRD buff is present when the player is hit. (Multiple self tests were made as well as testing [5]) The Bozetto Pilferer will drop a Mine every 60 seconds which explodes after ~10 seconds if not defeated. All sleeping Scoundrel's will proc blue and wake up when the mine explodes unless you defeat the mine when it spawns. When a mine explodes hate resets on all monsters. This will cause the adds to go after random players after waking up from sleep. The mine's name tag may not display, or be untargetable, depending on camera angle and/or distance from it. If the Pilferer is defeated while a mine is out then it will despawn without going off. Kibosh from the Bozetto Pilferer will inflict high damage. Kibosh is absorbed by shadows. Other moves used include: Cutpurse - Encumbers one random piece of equipment. Faze - gaze terror (~10 seconds). Sandspray - Conal blind, -100 accuracy . Dead Eye - Conal defense and magic defense down. Also uses HP Theft, MP Theft, and TP Theft, which causes whomever is hit by it to lose half of their max HP, MP, or TP. Steal Attribute - Inflicts a single massive random stat down on the target which will leave them at -100. Steal Ability - Resets one ability at random. Steal Support - After leveling up, will remove all rolls and songs from target. Scoundrels will randomly use Perfect Dodge and like to spam Faze while running around. Mages should have their backs turned. Setups and Strategies: Very Difficult: DD,DD,DD,RDM/SCH,BLU,WHM BLU Diffusion + Mighty Guard just before engaging (for party haste). RDM uses Saboteur + Manifestation + Sleep II and casts on the leader to open the fight. Dia + Distract kill targets. DDs go to town on the Pilferer. DDs should defeat any bombs before they go off. RDM or WHM can pull/wake subsequent targets with dia and bring them over to the DDs. Difficult: Tank, RDM/blm, WHM, BLU x2, DD x1 -or- RDM, WHM, BLU x2, DDx2 BLU are required so that DDs are able to cap delay. DDs should have no accuracy issues when food or distract are on. RDM uses Saboteur and sleepgas to aggro. DDs go to town on the Pilferer and the RDM debuffs. DDs should defeat any bombs before they go off. Have the RDM and WHM turn their backs to avoid terror from adds waking up and spamming faze. That is about it. Finish with the Scoundrels, Sleep II can start being used over Sleepga to extend sleeping duration. Normal: Duo'd + 4 trusts, DNC + BLU , trusts were AA EV, Koru, Monb, Yoran. BLU mighty guard + DNC haste samba + haste2 for buffs. BLU aoe sleep, Fight boss first BLU savage blade bomb SC req > rudra > rudra or savage > rudra once boss is dead the adds die VERY fast to skillchain reliable wins with this strat on N, fights didn't take super long either. Easy: Agustus Trust, Apururu(U) Trust, WHM, DDx3 Enter and attack the scoundrel after buffing. WHM should ensure that Apururu does not die while DDs focus on scoundrel. Afflatus Solace is very useful. Apururu is great for removing stats, but that leaves melees vulnerable while he is casting *-na spells. Did not sleep Pilferer. Switch target to bomb whenever possible. Take out Pilferer when Scoundrel is dead. Again, WHM should ready Cure V for Kibosh and let Apururu deal with status ailments. Multi-step skillchains are key (e.g. we used CDC > Evisc. > Rudra ) This setup works, though there are likely better setups. Key Item Locations: Lebros Cavern, Private 2nd Class Assault: "Excavation Duty" Lebros Cavern, Chief Sergeant Assault "Egg Conservation" Caedarva Mire HP #1 outside Nashmau has Qiqirns during the Daytime 4:00-20:00. Alzadaal Undersea Ruins (15 minute respawn timer) Aydeewa Subterrane, scattered through zone, try the Voidwatch and UNM warps.

Regular Ambuscade (Vol. Two)

Volume 2, July 2026, Lizard

Difficulty Foes Notes Very Difficult Lizards and Efts (???) 3x Swarming Lizard, 3x Swarming Eft Difficult Lizards and Efts (???) Normal Lizards and Efts (???) Easy Lizards and Efts (???) Very Easy Lizards and Efts (???) Notes: Lizards and Efts: Vulnerable to Sleepga on VD. No abnormal TP moves or mechanics observed. Lizards were resistant to Fire. Setups and Strategies: Key Item Locations: Morimar Basalt Fields HP #1 - Matamatas and Peistes.

Previous Battles

Old battlefield information is stored on the Ambuscade Archive page.

Rotation Order

Note: This list is unofficial, based on the historic order, and subject to change at any time.

2026

• 01/2026 Lamia
• 02/2026 Fomor
• 03/2026 Velkk
• 04/2026 Antica
• 05/2026 Tonberry
• 06/2026 Sahagin
• 07/2026 Qiqirn
• 08/2026 Meeble
• 09/2026 Qutrub
• 10/2026 Dullahan
• 11/2026 Moogle
• 12/2026 Magic Mamool

2027

• 01/2027 Ironclad
• 02/2027 Doppleganger
• 03/2027 Corse
• 04/2027 Goblin
• 05/2027 Orcs
• 06/2027 Quadav
• 07/2027 Yagudo
• 08/2027 Gigas
• 09/2027 Mamool
• 10/2027 Troll
• 11/2027 Frog
• 12/2027 Soulflayer

Rewards

See Ambuscade Rewards for specific item and equipment rewards.

Hallmarks

Hallmarks are the primary currency of Ambuscade. They can be used to purchase items from Gorpa-Masorpa.
There are two types of rewards available. Those received in exchange for Hallmarks and those received for total amount of hallmarks accumulated.

• Hallmarks are not expended upon receiving items from the list of rewards for total amount of hallmarks accumulated.
• The types of items available vary with the content of that month’s Ambuscade.
• Your total number of hallmarks will reset back to 0 after each month's version update.

Hallmarks and Badges of Gallantry are reset upon the next month's version update being implemented (usually set to happen from around the 3rd to the 10th of a month).^[6]

Gallantry

Badges of Gallantry are the secondary currency of Ambuscade. They can be used to purchase items from Gorpa-Masorpa, and are only given to those who participate in Ambuscade with other players.

• Like Hallmarks, your Badges of Gallantry will reset back to 0 after each month's version update.

Hallmarks and Badges of Gallantry are reset upon the next month's version update being implemented (usually set to happen from around the 3rd to the 10th of a month).^[7]

Monthly Adventurer Campaigns

There is one type of campaign that may run any given month.

Ambuscade Point Bonus Campaign

• When this Monthly Adventurer Campaign is active, hallmarks and badges of gallantry will yield triple the normal amount once per day when participating in each Ambuscade difficulty level.
  • This bonus will reset at Japanese Midnight Earth time and stacks additively with the effects of Abdhaljs Seals to yield a total of five times the normal amount.
    • As of April 2026, the description on the official website incorrectly states that rewards will be doubled, with four times the normal rewards being received when using a seal.

Ambuscade Gallantry Campaign

• When this Monthly Adventurer Campaign is active, the number of Badges of Gallantry earned from Normal and Intense Ambuscades will be doubled once per Earth day.
  • This bonus will reset at Japanese Midnight Earth time and stacks with the effects of Abdhaljs Seals.
    • Using a seal during the Campaign stacks multiplicatively, resulting in 6 times the usual Gallantry.

JSE Cape Augmentation

Job-specific Back equipment obtained with a Ambuscade Voucher: Back can be augmented by trading them along with certain items to Gorpa-Masorpa.

• See the JSE capes page for augment information for the Job Specific Capes.

To augment a cape:

• Trade the item to Gorpa-Masorpa along with either an Abdhaljs Thread, Abdhaljs Dust, Abdhaljs Sap, Abdhaljs Dye or an Abdhaljs Resin.
• Select the desired attribute, and confirm your choice. After the initial trade, you can max out that path on your next trade if you also trade enough materials.
  • Augments may be changed by repeating the above steps.
  • Changing the augment path will not return any items used up to that point.
    • However, when using an Abdhaljs Needle to change the augment, the current potency is maintained.
• Further trading an augmented item with items corresponding to the attribute initially selected will increase the strength of the augmentation.
  • For maximum strength augments the following are all required per cape:

Abdhaljs Thread x20, Abdhaljs Dust x20, Abdhaljs Sap x10, Abdhaljs Dye x10, Abdhaljs Resin x5

Armor Upgrade

To upgrade Salvage Armor Variant Ambuscade Armor trade either the NQ or +1 variant and the requisite Abdhaljs Metals to Gorpa-Masorpa:

Base Armor	Trade	Armor Piece +1	Trade	Armor Piece +2	Jobs
Sulevia's		Sulevia's +1		Sulevia's +2	WAR / PLD / DRK / DRG
Hizamaru		Hizamaru +1		Hizamaru +2	MNK / NIN / SAM / PUP
Inyanga		Inyanga +1		Inyanga +2	WHM / BRD / SMN
Meghanada		Meghanada +1		Meghanada +2	THF / RNG / BST / COR / DNC / RUN
Jhakri		Jhakri +1		Jhakri +2	BLM / RDM / BLU / SCH / GEO

To upgrade Limbus and Nyzul Armor Variant Ambuscade Armor trade either the NQ or +1 variant and the requisite Abdhaljs Fibers to Gorpa-Masorpa:

Base Armor	Trade	Armor Piece +1	Trade	Armor Piece +2	Jobs
Flamma		Flamma +1		Flamma +2	WAR / PLD / DRK / SAM / DRG
Tali'ah		Tali'ah +1		Tali'ah +2	BST / PUP / SMN
Mummu		Mummu +1		Mummu +2	MNK / THF / RNG / NIN / COR / DNC
Ayanmo		Ayanmo +1		Ayanmo +2	WHM / RDM / BRD / BLU / RUN
Mallquis		Mallquis +1		Mallquis +2	BLM / SCH / GEO

Ambuscade Weapons

Speaking with Gorpa-Masorpa and listening to the message from Abdhaljs will allow you to exchange an Ambuscade Voucher: Weapon for a weapon of your choice or the grip.
Each stage is then upgraded as follows:
Abdhaljs Nugget x5 (1,500 Total Hallmarks / 4,500 Total Gallantry)
Abdhaljs Gem x5 (2,500 Total Hallmarks / 7,500 Total Gallantry)
Abdhaljs Anima x5 (4,000 Total Hallmarks / 12,000 Total Gallantry)
Abdhaljs Matter x5 (6,000 Total Hallmarks / 18,000 Total Gallantry) and one of any non-Ambuscade Pulse Weapon^‡

• Any means literally any. The Pulse Weapon type does not have to match up with your desired Ambuscade Weapons. For example, one could use Ephemeron to create Gokotai.
• Total Hallmark milestone rewards grant an Ambuscade Voucher: Weapon as well five(5) of each of the above upgrade materials (not including Pulse Weapon), allowing you to score a complimentary Kaja Weapon by collecting 5,300 Hallmarks, or (if you have a Pulse Weapon) a fully-upgraded Ambuscade Weapon by 9,600 Hallmarks, per monthly reset.
• Beyond the one complimentary item each month, additional Weapon Vouchers and upgrade materials may be purchased using Hallmarks or Gallantry. The full cost per weapon including the Weapon Voucher and upgrade materials comes to 15,000 Hallmarks or 48,000 Gallantry.

Weapon Type	NQ Tokko	Trade	Ajja Version	Trade	Eletta Version	Trade	Kaja Version	Trade	Final Form
Hand to Hand	Tokko Knuckles		Ajja Knuckles		Eletta Knuckles		Kaja Knuckles	➕ 1 Pulse Weapon‡	Karambit
Dagger	Tokko Knife		Ajja Knife		Eletta Knife		Kaja Knife		Tauret
Sword	Tokko Sword		Ajja Sword		Eletta Sword		Kaja Sword		Naegling
Great Sword	Tokko Claymore		Ajja Claymore		Eletta Claymore		Kaja Claymore		Nandaka
Axe	Tokko Axe		Ajja Axe		Eletta Axe		Kaja Axe		Dolichenus
Great Axe	Tokko Chopper		Ajja Chopper		Eletta Chopper		Kaja Chopper		Lycurgos
Scythe	Tokko Scythe		Ajja Scythe		Eletta Scythe		Kaja Scythe		Drepanum
Polearm	Tokko Lance		Ajja Lance		Eletta Lance		Kaja Lance		Shining One
Katana	Tokko Katana		Ajja Katana		Eletta Katana		Kaja Katana		Gokotai
Great Katana	Tokko Tachi		Ajja Tachi		Eletta Tachi		Kaja Tachi		Hachimonji
Club	Tokko Rod		Ajja Rod		Eletta Rod		Kaja Rod		Maxentius
Staff	Tokko Staff		Ajja Staff		Eletta Staff		Kaja Staff		Xoanon
Bow	Tokko Bow		Ajja Bow		Eletta Bow		Kaja Bow		Ullr
Grip	Tokko Grip		Ajja Grip		Eletta Grip		Kaja Grip		Khonsu

‡ Eligible Pulse Weapons	Source	Potpourri Category
Sagasinger	Arch Dynamis Lord	None
Ephemeron	Aello	Voidwatcher Goodness 2
Coruscanti	Qilin	Voidwatcher Goodness 2
Murasamemaru	Uptala	Voidwatcher Goodness 2
Borealis	Ig-Alima	Voidwatcher Goodness 2
Asteria	Botulus Rex	Voidwatcher Goodness 2
Delphinius	Bismarck	Voidwatcher Goodness 2
Aytanri	Morta	Voidwatcher Goodness 2
Girru	Paramount Gallu	Legion Clomper Goodness 2
Ikarigiri	Paramount Botulus	Legion Clomper Goodness 2
Tenkomaru	Svaha	Burrower Goodness 2
Himthige	Grannus	Burrower Goodness 2
Adflictio	Samursk	Burrower Goodness 2
Gusterion	Dreyruk	Burrower Goodness 2
Dukkha	Silagilith	Burrower Goodness 2
Chastisers	Urmahlullu	None
Router	Fleetstalker	None
Annealed Lance	Shockmaw	None