ZM14 - Ark Angels  

Summary

Apathy, arrogance, cowardice, envy, rage--the darkness that lurks within us all...

Walkthrough

Note: You can also complete this mission by doing the quest Divine Might.

Ark Angel battle x 5.

To beat this mission, you must defeat the five Ark Angels in a BCNM battle. Each Ark Angel is battled one at a time. Each Ark Angel has two jobs, and each can use the 2-hour abilities of each of its jobs.

Travel through the Hall of the Gods to Ru'Aun Gardens. The floating island is filled with red and blue portals; follow the red portals to get to La'Loff Amphitheater where the BCNM takes place. While traveling, be aware of elementals, statues and pots that may agro to magic. Statues standing on blue platforms will agro to sight if you get too close.

Here's a Map of Ru'Aun Gardens:

Ark Angel TT(BLM + DRK):

• does AE attack Drive that can paralyze and petrify, doing 100-300 damage.
• casts up to level 4 magic.
• teleports around.

The strategy to beat this guy is to have mages stand outside the circular battle field and just attack/heal from there as the AE attack can be deadly if the white mage is hit. Other than that, just have the melee do their usual.

Ark Angel MR(THF + BST):

• Rampage WS for 800+ damage towards the end of fight.
• (Havoc Spiral) for 2-300 damage. Also uses a sleep WS.
• Uses Call Beast at start.

Sleep the pet and just focus on Ark Angel MR. Aside from Rampage the fight isn't too bad.

Ark Angel HM (NIN + WAR):

• Blink tanks.
• Uses WS (Cross Reaver) for 500-900 damage.

The key is surviving Migin Gakure, which can kill nearby party members. Mages should cast barfira on themselves and melees, then stay back out of AoE range. Earthen Ward can help protect party members.

Ark Angel EV (PLD + WHM):

• May use Invincible and Benediction.
• Uses (Spirit's Within).
• Uses Shield Bash, ALOT, and it has a long stun time. Erase can take out this stun effect so it can be invaluable for this battle.
• Uses AE attack (Dominion's Slash) that also silences, does 2-300 damage.

Use gravity to kite this mob while others deal damage to it; this is the best way to avoid the Ark Angel's spirits within, which can one-shot a fully healed party member.

Ark Angel GK (DRG + SAM)

• Uses Call Wyvern and Meikyo Shisui. It is possible that GK can create a Light Skillchain when using Meikyo Shisui. For our battle, GK did a Fragmentation with Tachi: Yukikaze and Tachi: Gekko.
• Jump ability that does AE damage and binds for a few seconds.

The galka Ark Angel deals a ton of damage. Using a blink tank can help negate damage taken.

To read the transcripts for this quest, see the Ark Angels Spoilers page.

Mission Series

This mission is part of the Rise of the Zilart mission series. The complete mission series includes:

• ZM1 - The New Frontier
• ZM2 - Welcome t'Norg
• ZM3 - Kazham's Chieftainess
• ZM4 - The Temple of Uggalepih
• ZM5 - Headstone Pilgrimage
• ZM6 - Through the Quicksand Caves
• ZM7 - The Chamber of Oracles
• ZM8 - Return to Delkfutt's Tower
• ZM9 - Ro'Maeve
• ZM10 - The Temple of Desolation
• ZM11 - The Hall of the Gods
• ZM12 - The Mithra and the Crystal
• ZM13 - The Gate of the Gods
• ZM14 - Ark Angels
• ZM15 - The Sealed Shrine
• ZM16 - The Celestial Nexus
• ZM17 - Awakening

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