World of Darkness Help

[gingerSMASH]

I'm a level 50 BLM, and I've already completed the original quest for the World of Darkness, but every time I play this raid, I have a lot of trouble with the first boss, Angra Maiyu.

For some reason, I can't avoid the instant death that comes with the floor AoE. I know it's frustrating for my healers, especially when they're having to revive me 3-4 times during the battle, and it's frustrating for me since theat two attempts to complete the raid for "The Gift of the Archmagus", the run has been forfeited because of one reason or another. Now that I'm about to run it again, I'd really like to figure out this boss fight so I can get it done without wanting to throw my PS4 remote.

I've read all sorts of pages I've found on Google, and listened attentively to everything people have told me during the run. Is there something I'm missing? I feel like it's a really simple solution, but I'm just not getting it through my hard head, lol.

Thanks a lot!

[OliviaBadger]

Alternate blue/red floor. Vulnerability stacks build up if you take the same colour more than once in a row. 3 times is usually insta-death. Check your status effects when you eat the AOE, you'll see the debuff

[AriaEnia]

Watch where the boss is facing, because the floor aoe is divided by the boss' body. The debuff icon like a ghost, mean that you have to stand on red, debuff icon like a ghost wearing hat or something, go to white.

[KisaiTenshi]

I'm a level 50 BLM, and I've already completed the original quest for the World of Darkness, but every time I play this raid, I have a lot of trouble with the first boss, Angra Maiyu.

This boss is easy provided you don't keep getting Alliances full of idiots.

Take note of which direction the boss is facing. Stand either slightly ahead or slightly behind it. When the floor divides, note which side you are on (red or white) and stay near the line. The next time the floor splits, immediately stop what you're doing and go to the other side. That is all there is to it.

For avoiding the other mechanics, Mortal Gaze, just face away from the boss. There's nothing else to it. It's BEST if you have the boss target marked for this, especially healers.

The Level X Flare and Level X Death, be paying attention to the floor. Usually ONE person gets stunlocked into it, and can't avoid it regardless. If everyone else avoids it, then it doesn't fire. You can tell when your run is awful when people die to this, because it's the most avoidable thing ever.

The Hourglasses are also fairly easy to avoid the instant death, just make sure that you're not inside it when the floor pattern lights up. If you have a hard time with this mechanic, play MCH/BRD/BLM/SMN and not MNK/NIN/DRG

[MXMoondoggie]

The way I normally handle the debuff as a ranged or healer is to stand at the side of the boss since you'll avoid most of his attacks that way anyway and you have a clear divide of front and back. Start on the front side taking the rainbow debuff and he'll often do another right after so go to the red side. After you got this one go to face side again. At 75% more or less he'll start doing mortal gaze so be ready to turn away from him. Hourglass spawns so nuke them down. There is a chance he'll do debuffs again so take face side and move to the back. Move out of the AoE cone if it spawns on you. Right after he summons two adds so nuke them down remembering which side you are on for the debuff. During the adds it normally does the debuffs again so just remember to position yourself accordingly.

The whole fight is pretty much pre positioning and watching out for mortal gaze. This happens roughly every 25% and during the hourglass phase.

[Carvaka]

Yup it could be the doom/mortal gaze getting you. You clear it with the panels that light up on the floor. Or turn away of course.

[gingerSMASH]

Thanks guys! That makes a lot more sense than the mini guides and reddit pages I was reading. They just used their technical terms, and while I know a lot of them, it didn't help me much when I was already having issues. But I'll definitely try this out!

[gingerSMASH]

And it was a success! Thank you all!