Byakko (Extreme) Guide – Final Fantasy XIV

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For today's Extreme Trial, we'll be doing Byakko (Extreme).

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Mechanics & Rotation

FIRST PHASE

Storm Pulse - Raid-wide AOE

Heavenly Strike - Tank-buster

State of Shock - Byakko will grab and stun whoever is highest on aggro (main tank)

Highest Stakes - AoE marker will appear randomly in the arena and that will be where Byakko will slam the pacified tank. Three other players must go to said marker and share damage with the tank. They will all be given a short physical defense debuff. Can be 2 healers and 1 DPS with the pacified tank

State of Shock 2 - Byakko will grab whoever is the next highest on aggro (off-tank) after the main tank. Main tank must Provoke back Byakko as his aggro is reset. Has no cast bar but Byakko will say "You're mine!"

Highest Stakes 2 - AoE marker will appear randomly in the arena and that will be where Byakko will slam the pacified tank. Three other players must go to said marker and share damage with the tank. They will all be given a short physical defense debuff. Can be 3 DPS with the pacified tank

Unrelenting Anguish - Slow moving red orbs will emanate from Byakko. Touching these will damage you and give you a vulnerability debuff so avoid at all costs. 3 players will be covered in a red circle and must not collide with one another

Hakutei - Tiger add that must be tanked by off-tank away from the group. Gives tank busters and frontal cleaves. 2 players will also be marked with multiple puddles (3 each) and must bait them away to the middle edge of the arena (allot space to run for Fire and Lightning)

Note: As Hakutei will deal AoE damage later based on his HP, you can start DPSing him at this point, but be ready to go back to Byakko before Distant Clap starts casting

Storm Pulse

Heavenly Strike

Distant Clap - Huge AoE around Byakko so everyone must go inside his hit box. The tank who is tanking Hakutei will be marked with an AoE so he must move to the opposite edge away from both the party and Byakko's AoE

Fire and Lightning - Huge straight AoE line coming from Hakutei right after Distant Clap. Run to the sides

Storm Pulse

The Roar of Thunder - Multiple white Aratama orbs will appear on the edges of the arena and everyone must pop them before they reach Hakutei in the middle. As they don't damage much, the 2 healers can be the ones to pop them. DPS as much as you can before he casts this skill because damage will be based on his remaining HP

FREEFALL PHASE

Avoid Byakko's orbs from below and avoid going to the edge of the arena. Avoid the various AoEs he will be throwing at you

The pattern is as follows:

1st Set of Orbs - Random
Leg Sweep - Go inside Byakko's hitbox
Hakutei Rush - Avoid his straight-line AoE
2nd Set of Orbs - Inner to outer
Hakutei Rush
3rd Set of Orbs - Inner to outer
4th Set of Orbs - Random
Leg Sweep
Hakutei Rush

Fell Swoop - His ultimate attack. Shield and heal as necessary

LAST PHASE

Heavenly Strike

Lightning Sear - Two sets of AoEs from the middle going to the edges. Technique here is to first position yourself on the 2nd set of arrows, then go to the first set after it goes off the the third time right before the 2nd set starts going off so you will be safe

State of Shock

Highest Stakes

State of Shock 2

Highest Stakes 2

Sweep the Leg - Very wide AoE. Go directly to his back to dodge the attack

Unrelenting Anguish

Storm Pulse

Tempest Surge - 3 players (1 tank, 1 healer, 1 DPS) will be marked and must spread and bait these expanding AoEs in a way that they won't collide, and where everyone will still have a safe spot when he casts Fire and Lightning next. Usually A is on the north for tanks, B on the southeast for healers and C on the southwest for DPS

Fire and Lightning

Hakutei (+ Multiple Puddle AoEs to 2 players)

Distant Clap (+ Tank AoE)

Fire and Lightning

Distant Clap (No Tank AoE)

Fire and Lightning

Heavenly Strike

The Roar of Thunder

Note: Another strategy is instead of DPSing down Hakutei to lower his AoE damage, everyone ignores Hakutei and the orbs and just focus on killing Byakko while a tank uses Limit Break 3 just before The Roar of Thunder pops

Storm Pulse x2

Fire and Lightning

Storm Pulse

Tempest Surge + Lightning Sear

State of Shock

Highest Stakes

State of Shock 2

Highest Stakes 2

Sweep the Leg

Heavenly Strike

Storm Pulse x2

Distant Clap (No Tank AoE)

Heavenly Strike

Unrelenting Anguish

Storm Pulse

Tempest Surge

Fire and Lightning x2

Storm Pulse x2

Lightning Sear

State of Shock

Highest Stakes

State of Shock 2

Highest Stakes 2

Sweep the Leg

Storm Pulse ENRAGE