Tried to duo this as Sam/Dnc and Drg/Sam. We both had Polearms (Engetsuto for me, his Mezraq or one of those fork lookin things.) figuring that like all Jellies he would only have a partial resistance to piercing damage..
Huh.. yeah.. right..
Things didn't go real smooth as the first Fluid Spread cold bloodedly murdered both of our NPCs and severely damaged both of us. Luckily, he didn't seem to do it that often and we were both able to keep Seigan and Third Eye up to avoid most of his other attacks, as I Slowly healed us both back with Curing Waltz II. I stayed mainly at 200 or more TP, Meditate being ready whenever I would drop close to 100. But Eventually our luck ran out as he did Fluid Spread, putting us both in red (away from the ghosts, thank god) and before I could get us both back into safe range he did it again and killed me, the Drg followed soon after, leaving the mob at maybe 18%.
But, at about 45% a Bst comes over and asks if we're going for the ring, which I was. I said yes, and if he wanted to help out I would be more than happy to give him a lot at it. He either didn't hear me, or did and just didn't respond. So, as soon as I fall he charms a bat, and as soon as the mobs name hits yellow, sicks the bat on it. Now, I know that's not against the rules or anything, but.. just another knife at me while I was down.
So he runs off with the mob, I /tell him asking if he could raise is when finished. No response. Eventually the Drg logged his wife on who came Dnc/Whm and raised us. But not after the Bst fell and had to call a raise of his own. Karma, maybe? But he did try and make up for it after he and his rdm friend killed the mob. He said he didn't get the drop too. But, bah.. next time I'm going blm and grabbing all three of my duo partners and we're going to show him my little buddy.. Flare.