Blue Mage: Masked Carnivale 29 Needs Nerf Badly!

[RyuSaarva]

One mob, because the other dies before it gets to you, or shortly after. And then one or two Pom Cures fix whatever damage you took. And, as other people have said, if you're super super afraid of damage, you can just dump all your primal spells on the hands. Shock Strike alone does enough to almost kill one.

with healer stance and pom cure it's very easy but if you only have white wind which drains all your mp, it will be much harder.

[Avidria]

with healer stance and pom cure it's very easy but if you only have white wind which drains all your mp, it will be much harder.

Harder, but not undoable. I finished the fight with dps stance and no primal spells at all. Just white wind and mana management - pretty much used lucid on cooldown once I was well enough into the fight to need to be healing myself. Had plenty to cast diamondback for the second big splash, and only a few more hits were needed after that for the boss to die.

The fight isn't a walk in the park to be sure, but it can be done. Definitely not hard enough to really need a nerf, I don't think - though I will say I'm not too much a fan of our res being locked behind it, even so. I'd probably not have bothered if it wasn't.

@OP, if one way of doing it isn't working, maybe try something different. Different stance, different hotbar layout, different UI setup... whatever works for you.

[RyuSaarva]

Harder, but not undoable. I finished the fight with dps stance and no primal spells at all. Just white wind and mana management - pretty much used lucid on cooldown once I was well enough into the fight to need to be healing myself. Had plenty to cast diamondback for the second big splash, and only a few more hits were needed after that for the boss to die.

The fight isn't a walk in the park to be sure, but it can be done. Definitely not hard enough to really need a nerf, I don't think - though I will say I'm not too much a fan of our res being locked behind it, even so. I'd probably not have bothered if it wasn't.

@OP, if one way of doing it isn't working, maybe try something different. Different stance, different hotbar layout, different UI setup... whatever works for you.

yes, I did all new arenas with dps stance too and they were so hard that most players who you meet using duty finder simply cannot clear them and that is fine too, not all content is for everybody.

[Jkap_Goat]

I completed stage 29 with healer mimic and pom cure, and saved my MP for diamondback for unavoidable AoEs, when I was low health, Mog pom saved me

[Berteaux_Braumegain]

Save your Primal spells for the hands. With that part aside, I don't remember Phase 2 being quite as obnoxious as the first.

I feel like if they're going to require a specific spell to clear a stage there should at least be a vague hint you can see beforehand like "The enemy uses debilitating effects" if you need Exuviation or "The enemy uses powerful attacks" if you need mitigation like Mighty Guard or Diamondback.

This would be nice, though.

[LeoLupinos]

Take down the little hand first, as it burns your MP. Then while taking down the other hand pay attention to the Boss if it needs to be silenced (You can Right-Click the Boss at the start of the battle and select "Focus target" so it's easier to see their cast bar). Ramuh spell helps alot to burst down the add, while not mandatory.

[ErryK]

If this was hard, I'd like to know what you think about Ultimates.

[VirusOnline]

This is fake difficulty and completely unfair. Bring it down to a manageable level.

Ishgard Housing : *points fingers*

[JamieRose]

yes, I did all new arenas with dps stance too and they were so hard that most players who you meet using duty finder simply cannot clear them and that is fine too, not all content is for everybody.

If the content is not for everyone, then they shouldn't gate necessity spells behind it. I have no problem with regular BLU parties and Blue Mage has always been one of my favorite jobs in FF.

Ishgard Housing : *points fingers*

I have no idea what this is even meant to imply.

[JamieRose]

Trying the Pom Cure method. Working a little better. I can kill the hands sometimes. Still haven't beaten it because this fight is nothing but a parade of BS OHKOs that taxes the brain trying to remember all this cockamamie horse crap like the world's worst game of simon says.

My position has not and will not change. This fight is difficult for all the wrong reasons, nerf it.