Brayflox HM - Tank, Healer, 2 Bards - possible?

Is it possible to do the Brayflox HM run with 2 bards as DPS? Basically what can you do about that big bomb? There is no LB that can crack that.

You don't need a LB to break the bomb. Just dps it down.

You don't even need a LB to kill the boss before the bomb drops even... Should be easily doable with bards.

done it a couple of times this way actually...

It really depends on how well geared/competent everyone is. If the Brds have decent equipment, and the Healer is on their toes with cleric stance, you can easily DPS down the big bomb.

Yeah, the bomb's a pretty light DPS check. If you have 2 brd you won't even have to stop DPS when you dodge the warmachine's charges.

I've never been in a group that has failed to DPS the bomb down...

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Originally Posted by Pandastirfry

done it a couple of times this way actually...

It really depends on how well geared/competent everyone is. If the Brds have good equipment, and the Healer is one their toes with cleric stance, you can DPS down the big bomb.

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Wait... people fail to DPS down bomb? how?

I've done it plenty of times in duty finder. Just don't expect to skip bomb phase.

I think most times we havent used the LB on the bomb. Usually I get people using the LB just before it to try to finish the boss off just before he starts that 3rd(?) bomb phase, sometimes it doesnt quite finish him off though and gotta destroy the bomb without it. Just be on top of dps, have the healer help if necessary. As sch I spend most of that fight using dot's anyway

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Originally Posted by Aegis

Wait... people fail to DPS down bomb? how?

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been in several parties that have failed...and like I said, it's a question of competence with their job/and to a lesser degree woeful gear.

Get your healer to DPS too, last boss requires barely any healing, especially easy for SCH as fairy can heal.

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Originally Posted by Lumidus

I've done it plenty of times in duty finder. Just don't expect to skip bomb phase.

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i tanked a run on PLD where that happened, was pretty surprised.

Just did this run last night as a brd with another brd in dr. I didn't even give that lb any thought, but the whm said right before we started last boss "We don't have dps lb." lulz The other brd almost died from mini bombs. lololol. Won, no problem.

Only time I failed runs due to the bomb exploding was when people kept getting hit by the charge. Was the first day I think, hasn't really happened since.

I've done it.

If you happen to get into a group with 2 BRDs that fail at DPSing the big bomb down fast enough, just advise them to stop blowing their cooldowns on unnecessary phases. There is absolutely no part of that fight that needs any damage buffs, except for the big bomb if you make it to it. The adds die super fast, even the phase with 3.

Hell that fight is so easy you can do it without a healer as long as the tank manages his CDs right. Our healer DC'd outside of the arena so we just tried it without him for lulz. Beat it on first attempt.

You can try Tank LB ^^ Hollowed Ground or Holmgang (with good timing) Tank survives Big Bomb. (now if only our Raise was working..) Run around + Shield Lob.

And yes if DPS is enough (I Switch to Sword Oath) and Healer Cleric Stance, you should be able to.

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Originally Posted by Foo01

Is it possible to do the Brayflox HM run with 2 bards as DPS? Basically what can you do about that big bomb? There is no LB that can crack that.

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Why would you have to DPS the last bomb...? One BRD popping all their CDs at the correct time will easily destroy the boss before the final phase.

I queue up for with fellow Bards from my FC often. Just tell the Bards that they can blow their cool downs right at the beginning of the fight if they want to maximize dps but afterward to save them for the bomb phase. They'll be back up in time for it, but as a few others said, expect the fight to run it's full course. If anyone has downed the boss before big bomb phase with 2 Bards I would be interested in seeing that. Even if it's in a group of well geared folks that planned ahead.

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Originally Posted by Foo01

Is it possible to do the Brayflox HM run with 2 bards as DPS? Basically what can you do about that big bomb? There is no LB that can crack that.

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That's actually the Party make up that I ran it with the first time. The other BRD had ran it once before and was giving us tactics and tips as we went along. Zero deaths and a very fun run.

Two bards is doable. I've done runs like that before. One bard would do Army's Peon and the other would play Mage's Ballad so that we could continuously AoE. Then at the bosses we stopped. Final boss, we just dpsed down the big bomb.