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.

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.

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 124 600 80 / 160 / 240 / 320 / 400 Very Easy 119 200 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100

Primer Volume Two Type Difficulty Content Level Hallmarks Earned Gallantry Earned Ambuscade Very Difficult 129 300 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 / 150 Difficult 124 250 25 / 50 / 75 / 100 / 125 Normal 119 200 20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100 Easy 114 150 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 75 Very Easy 109 100 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50

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

Intense Ambuscade (Vol. One)

Volume 1, March 2025, Fomor

Difficulty Foes Notes Very Difficult Bozzetto Doppleganger (SMN) Difficult Bozzetto Doppleganger (SMN) Normal Bozzetto Doppleganger (SMN) Easy Bozzetto Doppleganger (SMN) Very Easy Bozzetto Doppleganger (SMN) Notes: Bozzetto Doppleganger: Cataclysm: AoE Moderate/Low Darkness Damage Shattersoul: Single Target Moderate Damage with Magic Defense Down Garland of Bliss: Single Target Moderate Damage with Defense Down Avatar's and their moves: Shiva : Sleepga (use Poison Pots or El. Pachira Fruit) NOTE: Remove poison before Odin is summoned, Heavenly Strike Garuda : Whispering Wind (AoE Heal, used rarely), Predator Claws (Dangerous Single Target Damage), Wind Blade Titan : Earthen Ward (AoE Stoneskin), Mountain Buster, Geocrush Ifrit : Meteor Strike, Flaming Crush Leviathan : Spring Water (AoE Heal, uses frequently), Grand Fall, Tidal Roar (AoE Attack Down, Spams) Carbuncle : Healing Ruby II, Carbuncle has very low HP Fenrir : Impact (Blood Pact) (all stats down, moderate damage), Lunar Roar (AoE dispel 2 buff removal), Heavenward Howl (gives him En-Drain) Alexander : Perfect Defense Odin : Zantetsuken Shock Spikes can be dispelled via the following: Shield Bash with PLD's Relic +2/+3 Gauntlets BLU Spell Osmosis THF Aura Steal THF Larceny BST Jug Pets Attentive Ibuki or Swooping Zhivago's Molting Plumage COR Runeist's Roll is good at mitigating the effects of Stun from the Shock Spikes as is Barthundra / Barthunder PUP Automaton using Regulator. This does not work with Disruptor. Stunga resets Hate Thunterspark is single target Skillchains of a matching element will heal the Avatars i.e. Ramuh is healed by Impactation, Fragmentation, Light and Radiance skillchains. Setups and Strategies: Very Difficult: PLD (with Reforged Relic +2/3), BRD/BLM, SCH (or WHM), COR x3. The name of the game is Earth Shot and Savage Blade. Rolls are Warlock, Wizard's, Fighter's, Chaos, Samurai and Tactician's. Scholar should throw in Regain, Barthunder and Sandstorm. When ready, Paladin goes in and Shield Bashes Ramuh to knock off Shock Spikes. Unload into Ramuh with blades and earth shot as he becomes more deadly and TP move happy as his health decreases. Once he's fallen, the Doppleganger will appear with a free avatar in one of the four corners. One Corsair should Random Deal at this moment, while the Bard needs to run up and Elemental Seal Lullaby to remove him from the picture temporarily. The avatar should be dealt with immediately, then a coordinated set of Earth Shots vs. the Doppleganger should put him down ending the fight. If you don't move fast enough from the first Earth Shot to their demise, they will Astral Flow and pull out either Odin or Alexander, the former will one-shot anyone not healing, the second extends the fight possibly allowing more avatars to appear and making victory impossible. If Shiva shows up at any time, reset the fight. Alternatively, bring a BLU with Absolute Terror. Have them use it on the Summoner right before you wake him up. Assuming your DPS are decently geared he'll die before he can do anything at all. Normal: DPS (Ambu +2 gear is fine, Pulse or better weapon preferred), Yoran-Oran, BLU (For Osmosis) The fight starts off vs Bozzetto Ramuh who casts Lightning Armor (Shock Spikes) on himself. This is fairly potent. Make sure you have decent Magic Evasion or a way to dispel these or your gonna have a long fight ahead of you. BLU Osmosis seemed to work. Remove the spikes and goto Town on Bozzetto Ramuh. At some point he'll SP (which I'm assuming is akin to Astral Conduit he will spam Volt Strike which stuns for a bit. He may Sprinkle in some Stungas or a Thunderspark's. The latter of those is only single Target so only 1 person will end up getting paralyzed. After you dealt with Bozzetto Ramuh the Bozzetto Doppleganger Summoner will spawn and summon up 3 avatars over time. If you have enough DPS you can kill each one one at a time. If not you may end up with Wrangling 2-3 mobs at a time. Upon Summoning the last Avatar the Bozzetto Doppleganger will join the fight as well. With it's 3 WS's he will form some Skillchains which can drop a DPS or healer into Low HP fairly quickly. At some point he will summon Alexander or Odin after he Astral Flows. Alexander Will lengthen the fight with Perfect Defense where the Bozzetto Doppleganger will take reduced damage (most hits are reduced down to 1-2 damage some WS's hit for 100). Odin will use Zantetsuken which you can /heal through if you disengauge. There are accounts of being able to outrun its range though I have not tried this as resting is far easier. After the Bozzetto Doppleganger and all summoned Avatars are dead the fight ends. Easy: Soloable with Trusts and Ambuscade NQ gear. Avoid Trust BLMs or ones that favor Light-based skillchains which may heal the avatars. Similar to harder difficulties. Bozzetto Doppleganger Summoned 1 elemental avatar, and immediately joined the fight. Summoned Alexander later in the fight. Very Easy: Soloable with Trusts and Ambuscade NQ gear. Avoid Trust BLMs or ones that favor Light-based skillchains which may heal the avatars. Similar to harder difficulties. Bozzetto Doppleganger immediately joined the fight, and shortly after summoned only 1 avatar Alexander

Regular Ambuscade (Vol. Two)

Volume 2, March 2025, Demon

Difficulty Foes Notes Very Difficult Hunky (WAR) Spunky(WAR) Clunky(BLM) Funky(BLM) Summons: Nauseating Gargoyle, Dampening Gargoyle, Misdirecting Gargoyle Difficult Hunky (WAR) Spunky(WAR) Clunky(BLM) Funky(BLM) Summons: Nauseating Gargoyle, Dampening Gargoyle, Misdirecting Gargoyle Normal Hunky (WAR) Clunky(BLM) Funky(BLM) Summons: Nauseating Gargoyle, Dampening Gargoyle, Misdirecting Gargoyle Easy Hunky (WAR) Clunky(BLM) Funky(BLM) Summons: Nauseating Gargoyle, Dampening Gargoyle, Misdirecting Gargoyle Very Easy Hunky (WAR) Clunky(BLM) Funky(BLM) Summons: Nauseating Gargoyle, Dampening Gargoyle, Misdirecting Gargoyle Notes: Obtaining Key Item= Castle Zvahl Keep HP 1 All enemies must be defeated. The battle is centered on team vs. team combat. With multiple foes each playing a specific role, the key to victory lies in deciding which one to defeat first. You might find things a bit easier if you bring a lot of area of effect attacks. Hunky (Kindred) - Highest HP. Physical Damage Dealer Condemnation (Cone AoE Damage + Stun) Quadrastrike (High Damage) Clunky (Ahriman) - Magic Damage Dealer. Starts with 50+ shadow images Casts Ancient Magic Binding Wave (AoE Bind) Hypnosis (Sleep) Eyes On Me (AoE Damage) Magic Barrier (Temporary Magic Immunity) Funky (Imp) - Enfeebling Starts with 50+ shadow images Dark Recital (AoE damage, fully Dispel, Paralyze) Abrasive Tantara (AoE Amnesia) Deafening Tantara (AoE Silence) Bugle Call (Spawn a Gargoyle) Gargoyles: Effectively a Fetter. Has enfeebling aura. Remains in stationary form and does not attack. All damage received is reduced to 1 damage. Total of 20 HP Difficult Nauseating Gargoyle - Disease aura Dampening Gargoyle - Magic Accuracy Down aura Misdirecting Gargoyle - Accuracy Down aura Spunky On D and VD only. (Taurus) - Tank. High rate of Counter (~25%) Frightful Roar (AoE Defense Down) Triclip ( Damage) Unblest Armor (Shell) Setups and Strategies:

Previous Battles

Old battlefield information is stored on the Ambuscade Archive page.

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).^[4]

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).^[5]

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 double the normal amount once per day when participating in each Ambuscade difficulty level.
  • This bonus will reset at Japanese Midnight Earth time and stacks with the effects of Abdhaljs Seals to yield a total of four times the normal amount.
    • Unclear on whether a mistranslation. Currently observed value with Campaign active and Seal used is 5 times the normal amount.
      • As of July 2024, using a Seal during the Campaign stacks multiplicatively, resulting in 6 times the usual Gallantry.

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.

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 (3,750 Total Hallmarks / 12,500 Total Gallantry)
Abdhaljs Gem x5 (5,000 Total Hallmarks / 17,500 Total Gallantry)
Abdhaljs Anima x5 (7,500 Total Hallmarks / 22,500 Total Gallantry)
Abdhaljs Matter x5 (10,000 Total Hallmarks / 27,500 Total Gallantry) and one of any non-Ambuscade Pulse Weapon^‡

• For a single base Tokko to Final Form weapon, total required points: 26,250 Hallmarks or 80,000 Gallantry
  • This does not include the cost of an Ambuscade Voucher: Weapon. As you may only get one per month for free from the Total Hallmarks Rewards List, additional vouchers may be purchased for an additional 5,000 Hallmarks or 10,000 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