Excavation Duty

Excavation Duty
Staging Point:	Lebros Cavern
Start NPC:	Famad in Aht Urhgan Whitegate (L-9/L-10)
Assault Rank:	Private Second Class
Objective:	The Imperial Army plans to traverse Lebros Cavern as part of their attack on Halvung, however the tunnels are blocked with rocks. You must remove the obsctructions.
Mission Orders:	Protect the Professor
Time Limit:	30 minutes	Recommended Lv.	Lvl. 50
Assault Points:	1 Member: 1100 2 Members: 1100 3 Members: 1100 4 Members: 990 5 Members: 880 6 Members: 770

Enemies

Level	Name	Zone	Aggro	Link	Drops	Steal	Spawns
?	Brittle Rock	Lebros Cavern	No	No		None	5
Tough	Qiqirn Ceramist	Lebros Cavern	No	Yes		None	5
Tough	Qiqirn Volcanist	Lebros Cavern	No	Yes		None	4
Tough	Volcanic Bomb	Lebros Cavern	Yes	No		None	8

Notes

• Brittle Rocks take drastically reduced damage from all sources except dots, which are a very effective way to damage them.
• Brittle Rocks do not attack or move.
• Brittle Rocks are not in fact brittle.

Walkthrough

Destroy all 5 of the Brittle rocks.

• Brittle Rocks can be destroyed through damage, and damage over time is a very good way to do it. SCH/BLM can cast Bio, three non-overlapping elemental DoTs (e.g. Shock, Burn, Choke), Poison II, and Helix.
• Volcanic Bombs aggro sight and can be completely avoided with Invisible (Status).
• Qiqirn Volcanists and Ceramists will occasionally drop Qiqirn Mine Temporary Items to help destroy the rocks.
  • Once you have obtined a mine, engage a Brittle Rock and use the temporary item. Stay engaged until the device detonates and the rock will be destroyed in a single blast.
  • At Item Level 117+, you can kill Qiqirn way faster than the walls, so it's worth trying to get bombs from them. Be sure to only kill one at a time.
• The Rune of Release will spawn at the dead end room at (F-10) when the last Brittle Rock is defeated.
  • In order to save time, a party member can be sent towards the Rune while the last Brittle Rock is being fought.

Drops Ancient Lockbox Hi-Potion +3 Remedy ??? Box Bomb Ash Bronze Bullet Pouch Copper Ore Holy Basil Red Rock Spartan Bullet Pouch Sulfur Troll Pauldron Velvet Cloth ??? Earring Beetle Earring Bone Earring Reraise Earring Shell Earring Silver Earring Storm Loop

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