Rhapsodies of Vanadiel Mission 3-34

The Orb's Radiance Series Rhapsodies of Vana'diel Starting NPC N/A Title Seer of Songs Repeatable No Description Mission Orders: The avatars have succeeded in bringing Phoenix--and Iroha--to life once more. The time to stop the Cloud of Darkness is at hand! Should you falter, return to the stone circle in La Theine Plateau. Previous Mission Next Mission Absolute Trust A Rhapsody for the Ages

Rewards
Phoenix's blessing "Scintillating Rhapsody" Cipher: Iroha II

Walkthrough

• Examine the Reisen Crystal again to enter a Battlefield against the Cloud of Darkness.
  • If you fail, get another Breath of the avatars at the Stone Circle in La Theine Plateau (G-6).
  • Players that have already completed this Mission don't need the Key Item to join and help you in this fight.

Fight Notes

Ally

• You are assisted by Iroha, who will engage and pull when you move forward slightly or engage.
  • Iroha will cast an AoE Protect V and Shell V as the battle starts. Then will cast Flare and Flare II throughout the fight and eventually Embrava.
  • If defeated, Iroha will Arise herself an unlimited number of times.
  • Iroha will cast Arise as needed on some players within 30'. Not all players will be raised, though. Probably only those that are on the mission and not helping out.

Enemy

• Cloud of Darkness uses heavy damage conal magic/breath TP moves.
  • If using a Trust tank, re-position so it doesn't hit most of your other Trusts.
• Seems to absorb elemental damage based on the weather which changes often.
• Changes which elemental magics are cast based on the current weather effect, and will also spam elemental magic to the current day, especially during light weather since it has no light based magics.
• Begins absorbing either physical or magical damage after using Primordial Surge, an AoE move which draws-in nearby players, drains 300~700 HP from all players and upwards of over 3,000 HP from Iroha.
  • The gem on its head will glow red during this phase.
  • Watch Iroha's combat style to determine which damage type is being absorbed.
    • During Physical absorption, Iroha will cease physical attacks and will frequently cast Fire VI and Flare spells.
    • During (Light) Magic absorption, Iroha will only use physical attacks.
    • There's a third absorption type where Iroha will continue to weave physical attacks and Fire spells, with neither of those being absorbed. It could be absorbing Darkness-Water-Ice-Earth magic damage or Breath damage instead.
  • Phase will end after using Waning Vigor.
    • The damage increases in power as the Cloud of Darkness absorbs damage. Players should be using the correct damage type during this phase to avoid being one-shotted.
    • Waning Vigor will apply Weakness (15s) to the tank after it deals damage. Iroha may cast Embrava when the weakness wears off.
    • This absorb phase may be canceled by dispelling the buffs it absorbs.
    • At >25% Waning Vigor is replaced by a stronger version of the same move named Expunge which replaces the weakness with a full dispel.

Lore

• In this mission, Iroha is able to use a new technique, Amatsu: Kyori, a Far Eastern technique which can be used for dispelling enchantments.
  • Iroha trained with Final Fantasy XIV's Warrior of Light to master this technique during a crossover event that started at the same time Rhapsodies of Vana'diel Chapter 3 released (Nov. 9 or 10, 2015). Based on the date of the event and usage of the technique, the crossover event likely took place prior to this mission. FFXIV establishes that other shards experience time dilation, i.e. days in one world could be years in another, so it's unclear how long Iroha was abroad from either world's perspective. For more details: see The Maiden's Rhapsody.