Mirror, Mirror  

incredibly easy did it capped as 40 pld/war putting up protect and shell was a waste of time >.<

I just did this quest last night with a friend. I was THF/NIN 40, he was BLM/WHM 40 (due to level restriction). Only one mob spawned even though there were indeed two of us. Where did this information come from?

Oh.. and some tips that are obvious:

Any buffs you enter with will disappear, like any other bcnm.
TP will also be reduced back to 0%. Haha to me. I went around oneshot killing everything in the area to get my TP to 300% beforehand. Well phooey.

It was much much easier than we thought it would be. My friend's fellow took longer than mine to actually start attacking the darn thing. That was worrisome. The battle ended with my HP full and my friend's hp at around 250.

Did this as Tarutaru Beastmaster, level 40 due to cap. Had RSE hands and feet, Centurion's Visor, Royal Squire's Chainmail, and Royal Squire's legs (Mufflers, I think, although I may be wrong about the exact item.) Used White Mage as subjob, Barbaroi Axe, Balance Buckler, Warrior's Belt, Reraise Earring (x2), Spike Necklace, and Balance/Stamina Rings.

When the BC started, I buffed with Protect and Shell, then used Call Beast with Meat Broth for TigerFamiliar. Engaged it, the Tiger had little problem keeping hate, and both it and I were hitting for around 40-60 with the Tiger hitting for 90 on a critical. Got it down to about 20% before the NPC showed up, and from there it was about 15 seconds more before it was defeated. No cures needed on either of us, no food used.

I highly recommend you don't stress about this one. Go in with fighting gear on, and as long as you keep your cool, this should be a pretty simple fight. For you true-blooded fighters out there, I'd rank it as a Decent Challenge. Offensive Mages should have little trouble, though it might be more difficult than for melee classes, and White Mages and Bards should be careful about their HP.

Can be done easily by 33rdm/9drg. Beat it in 4min 21sec!!

Will buffs disappear after going into the BCNM?

I remember this doing petrify from fighting it on my first char (I survived without too much hassle) but as I am about to fight it again on 2nd char, can anyone recommend a good resist petrify food ?

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Edited, Aug 16th 2008 6:22pm by Krye

this is dragon is a joke lol.

solo'ed as SMN

used ifrit but couldve beat record with titan

my npc killed it too lol

dont use astral flow for this battle, theres no need really, inless its the last thing on your list for that day, then go ahead and pwn it lol,


oh i also soul trapped it woot!

Don't be intimidated by the fact this is a BCNM, the only reason it's a BCNM is to stop you bringing your 75 mate to hold your hand.

Solo'ed this capped 40 Samurai and lost 200hp, and that was being careless with Thirdeye.

Lower levels could easily solo it, it was more trouble to deal with the Gazer down in Eldieme Necropolis during the previous quest.

It is possible to have more than one person in your party to do this quest. The limiting factor is that all people have to be completeing Mirror-Mirror. We had a party of two, 40 PLD/War and 39 MNK/War. Dragon was a pushover. No need for any sklls or food. Part way through the fight you get a cutscene and your NPC buddies join. After killing the dragon we both returned to Jeuno and got our signal pearls.

FYI, when you enter the battle, all buffs and TP are lost.

1st time i lost because i was petridied and NPC provoked and died so get some resist petrify food and u should be good. .. . .This fights rather easy but just try and use some resist pertify food it can save your NPC from dying anyways yeah i raped him with thf/nin 350satav :)

I was somewhat nervous about this fight, considering that it was capped at 40... but I decided to elvaan-up and give it a try. Gear was nothing special: Eisen set, Republic Subligar, Voulge, etc. I buffed with Sole Sushi and brought three hi-potions in case things started to turn south.

I walked in, buffed, stacked 9 boosts on me, dropped Berserk/Dodge/Mighty Strikes and got the cut scene after my fourth hit landed. When all was said and done, he took me down to 334/662 HP, but the fight was fairly one-sided. No hi-potions were used in the slaying of this beastie. Clear Time: 4 minutes 4 seconds.

So, if you're a DD at level 32 and know your job well this should be a relatively easy fight.

solo'd as 40war/drg, easy peasy. ..I.. >.< ..I.. ninja subjob FTL!!!

this fight is retardly easy.

solod it as 40nin/blm (warp ftw)

didnt bother with utsusemi, or debuffs.

basic strategy was attack, afk, came back during cs, /slapped my npc when it voked, attacked and afk'd the rest of the fight, lol

Went today as a level 49 Monk/Ninja. Got the best time on Garuda with 2 minutes and 1 second.

An easy solo as a Level 40RDM/BLM, especially considering I messed up a few things before I started fighting.

Cast all my buffs before I clicked on the hut, and promptly lost them all (duh...). Then I forgot Refresh was Level 41, and in the panic just cast Protect II before rushing at the Dragon...

Did a few enfeebles (but not that many), kept plugging away at it with physical attacks. NPC showed up near the end, a few more hits and it went down. No cures necessary, easy as pie.

Edited, Jan 10th 2007 12:23pm by HingeValefor

I went in as a 32Drg/Rdm and he didnt pose too much of a problem. I entered the battlefield then spent a minute just putting buffs like barparalize and protect on, rested, then fought him from his back. It wasnt long before my NPC showed up and took most of the hate off of me. Two jumps, two cureII's, a weaponskill and a valiant effort from my wyvern 'Oscar' (he delivered the finishing blow!) and the beast was no more. At the end both I and my NPC were paralized but it didnt matter. This wyrm was definately easier than the skeleton.

And I now have a spunky little brown haired hottie for arm candy :)
A good day had by all!
...except mabye the wyrm.
...And the dozen or so orc's I slaughtered on the way to the hut.

But I guess every day is a bad day for an orc.

Just solod this as a 40WAR/20NIN. Just ate a chief meatkabob and had shadows up. This is a sorry excuse for an NM. Cleared it in 2 min 45 seconds. Could of been faster if i 2hr but didnt want to waste it. Really Easy fight.

so can a lvl48 whm solo the mob?

just set the record on Carbuncle with 1:49. Soloed as MNK40/WAR20. Just walked in, hit a Rice Dumpling and "Hundred Fists"....and cancelled Christmas for the Carrion Dragon.

Was fully geared.....
Tourney Patas, Fed. Hachimaki, Spike Necklace, Beetle Earring x2, Jujitsu Gi, O-Kote, Woodsman Ring, Puissance Ring, Cavalier's Mantle, Brown Belt, Republic Subligar, Fuma Kyahan

Made this quest a few days ago, preety easy,43SAM/21WAR and plus i setted the new record at Quetzalcoatl word.2minutes and 10 secs. ^^

I just finished this quest as a 30THF/10NIN. Since Thief is my highest level job, 40 obviously cannot be the minimum level to get this quest. Sorry, I don't remember what level I was actually at when I first got this quest, but I think it was 25 THF/MNK.

Ok i went in capped as a palladin/warior at 40/20 used a handy blink band cast protect then flashed the dragon and that was that time was 3:03 record was like 2:38 on remora so if you are afraid dont be this thing is a chump flash kept the hate so npc never got touched and no petrification i think i should have done it as dragoon could have had the record heh

So just did this last night. I solo'd with my Galka 30War/Mnk. Gear is nothing to speak of.(Strong vest, chain for rest, War belt +1, Tiger Stole, Stamina and Amber rings, Neckchopper Great Axe) My LS buddy buffed me before entering (don't even know if they stuck when I entered, never bothered looking...lol)Had some hi potions expecting for the worst, bought some cheap Boiled Crayfish just for a little extra. soon as I entered used Dodge and just started pounding away. Countered a few times for about 90ish, consistant hits from 40-60's. barely took any damage. Didn't even look at using Potions ever. Left with health in Yellow, but overall the fight was ridiculously easy. No time records, but just wanted to finish fight. I am pretty new to the game, but I suppose I don't understand what it means to say this is a Lvl 40 NM. I've gotten owned by mobs that say they were EP and compared to them, this guy hits like a little girl. Noone except maybe a taru (no offense other char is taru Blm) should conceivably have too much trouble with this guy. Even then I doubt would be much to brag about. On a side note <Berserk> + <Boost> + <Sturmwind> + 300% TP = Mob HP <Run Away!>

Wow....this NM was pathetic. I soloed it as RDM40/NIN12 thinking it was going to be a lot harder... Nope. It never once broke my Stoneskin. My gear was...well, I had Beetle Harness +1, some San d'Oria gear, etc. Was all leftover from other jobs and stuff. I used Utsusemi a couple times, and wanted my tools back afterward... XD

But yeah. Never touched me. I even had a couple Longswords to dual weild. Beat him fast too... Was fun to dish out death so easily to a BCNM. If only ALL BCNMs were that easy. >.>

Just soloed this guy as 30 War / 15 Thf with no Meds buffs and 2hr. I had 60 health left and my npc was probably 10 health left lol but i did it !