LVL 90 Solos

[Krav]

In the server downtime, and since my return to FFXI after a year and the level cap breaks, I was sitting around thinking about what formerly un-solo-able mobs must be solo-able by now. Haven't had much time to run around and try any of them (had two weeks then an earthquake >.>), but it sure looks like from some of the testimonials I've read into, that most of these formerly-hnm mobs are pretty easily duo-able.

Thought I'd make a thread to document which NMs that were previously untouchable can now be owned all by your lonesome. Any testimonials?

EDIT:

Just realized I wasn't that specific. I intended this to be about non-abyssea NMs. Wait, do the zones outside of Abyssea even exist anymore?

[Tsuko_Asura]

As far as old content goes? Anything that doesn't rage, and most things that do.

Edit: and I suppose things that spawn multiple waves of adds, like Vrtra

[Byrthnoth]

Kirin is unsoloable still, I'd bet. Everything else in Sky is soloable.

The real question is "what old-content NMs are worth soloing still?"

[Darkmagi]

Any serious attempts to solo Tiamat? Curious if that would be possible now.

[Krav]

Kirin is unsoloable still, I'd bet. Everything else in Sky is soloable.

The real question is "what old-content NMs are worth soloing still?"

That is, of course, an important flaw to the thread, but for people who started this game a long time ago, sometimes its nice to put the smack-down on things that previously ripped you a new one.

Some NMs I am curious about are Kirin, Wyrm Kings (Jormy, Faffy, Tiamat, Etc.), Adamantoise, Jailers (I know some of these were low-man before), Khimaira, KB,and even some of the lower ones like Simurgh and Serket. Hell, lets throw in a little Limbus and Dynamis too... it almost feels like blms could get close to making a little progress in city dynamis, albeit probably duo/trio. Limbus I know some of the zones were soloable anyways, but alot must have opened up since this level break!

[Byrthnoth]

All the inside sea Jailer (except Faith maybe?) are soloable now if you're willing to play conservatively. They're easily duoable if you're not. At least one BST on the FFXIAH forums claims to have soloed Jailer of Prudence (and Hope, iirc).

I have personally melee soloed Ix'Mnk since 90 (got the cape 1/2... and still have 9 HQ organs left over from farming Furin Obi). I duoed Temperance on DNC with my THF/WHM mule (so I can Stona and Haste myself) without a slashing damage source or a blunt weapon (just took off my weapon for Blunt). Since then I got Vampiric Claws for Slashing and Temp refused to pop before I left on vacation/earthquake.

[Martel]

I'm fairly certain that Faith could be solo'd now. I'd go PLD/RDM(yes, I know, who uses pld, right?) with a good earth reisist build. Just don't get caught by breakga without it on. <,< Prudence is probly Ochain PLD soloable, assuming he can't kill you before temporal shift stun wears off. Hope would kick my ass I think. Thunder resist maybe? Might play with that. Ix'mnk would be fun now. That hate reset ws wouldn't bother me a bit now, since there are better ws than atonement. Ix'drk and ix'drg should be soloable as well. Non-kite or zoned i mean. Could already solo them that way before.

Having tanked Nidhogg since getting Ochain, I'm pretty sure he'd be soloable. Would tail tanking him reduce his chance to use the dispel and terror moves? Bad luck with terror would be about the only thing that'd kill me. Can't really say for other wyrms. Adamantoise has been soloable since 75. Aspi.. i could hold him forever, but I don't know if anyone could hurt him enough alone to get him outta that damn shell.

I've heard that Dawon has been solo'd. Which i thought was fairly impressive. I think I'll try that some time. Maybe yilbegan too.

Sarameya might be possible now. I don't think he could kill me, but I'm not certain I could kill him before he rages.

[Fottiti]

I have attempted Tiamat dual box with mnk + whm and got it as low as 55%, both loses were down to dual boxing error and my laptop being a piece of shit, recovering from roars wasn't too bad. It is definitely doable by duo, rdm/nin could almost certainly solo it but links over such a protracted fight could become an issue.

Adamantoise and Serket were both trivial solos at 75, Simurgh would be easy as nin/whm now. KB had been duoed at 75, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be hard to duo now via melee + whm or solo as rdm/nin. Fafnir would almost certainly be soloable by nin/dnc or rdm/nin but there is always the possibility that terror could fuck you over. Jorm wouldn't be soloable because of the shear number of adds I think, but I may be wrong, duo should be no problem (rdm/nin + rdm/whm).

[Niiro]

I can't see a Faf/hog solo being possible, he's just got too much HP to be doable in 60 mins while keeping yourself alive, removing blind, and dealing with terror all throughout the fight.

[Cairthenn]

Hope would kick my ass I think.

Hope has been soloable since 75.

[Seol]

I can't see a Faf/hog solo being possible, he's just got too much HP to be doable in 60 mins while keeping yourself alive, removing blind, and dealing with terror all throughout the fight.

This, even at lvl 90 terror lasts AT LEAST 30 seconds, but the norm is 40~60 seconds, that's a lot of vulnerability (sp?) time, you'd need extra time to recover. Duo is alot more manageable but you can still run into trouble if you take him lightly. THF+BRD takes me like 30mins+ to kill a Faf, it also has regen which fucks you up when you are terrorized, it's usually 1~2tics of regen you see go up if you aren't doing any damage during the duration of Terror.

[Mojo]

Stuff I've solod that may or may not be exceptional (on NIN/DNC.)

Nidhogg

Back tanked it so that TP moves were always either Spike Flail or Hurricane Wing. Healing Waltz immediately following Hurricane Wing or your TP gain will be inhibited significantly. You can then Curing Waltz III afterwards. A hybrid build works best, would have been easier if I had Sekka +2 instead of Kamome and perhaps used Torero Torque.

Jailer of Temperance

Can use Desperate Flourish during Meikyo Shisui and kite to avoid some TP moves. Do not melee at all when it's in blunt mode or you will probably regret it.

Glavoid

Dunno if this counts?


I think I could probably solo KB also.

[Mojo]

Oh yeah, also Hydra, the N.Q. Back tanked it so only Serpentine Tail. I tried Cerberus but failed. Blaze Spikes will kill you eventually. I guess I could have waited forever for them to wear off, but that's just silly. I plan on trying Khimaira.

[Mojo]

Also pretty sure that Tinnin could be done by ninjas trying to get Hachiryu Sune-Ate after fighting him the other day.

[Niiro]

Stuff I've solod that may or may not be exceptional (on NIN/DNC.)

Nidhogg

Back tanked it so that TP moves were always either Spike Flail or Hurricane Wing. Healing Waltz immediately following Hurricane Wing or your TP gain will be inhibited significantly. You can then Curing Waltz III afterwards. A hybrid build works best, would have been easier if I had Sekka +2 instead of Kamome and perhaps used Torero Torque.

I must say I'm surprised, how long did it take? What was your damage/eva rate like?

[Martel]

Hope has been soloable since 75.

I didn't say it wasn't soloable. I said I think it'd kick my ass(on PLD), maybe I'm wrong, I should try it. I think PLD solo would be Difficult, moslty cause of the en-stun. Might be able to deal with spells via resist. Could try /nin, but recast would suck without support.

Mojo pretty much covered how I'd handle fafhogg, cept pld style. Back tank and lol as the flails roll off me. I might try /whm for Haste and blindna rather than /dnc. Avoid using any tp on non-dd stuffs. Baraero might be helpfull as well. As for whether a PLD can deal enough dmg to kill it before it rages, that I don't know. I guess I'll just have to try it. But I'll probly wait till my Almace is at least 85 before I do.

KB. My main concern there would be the en-stun again. Can't block when you're stunned. And constant stun fucks over my DD too. Not too worried about meteor, it doesn't hit that hard through MDT gear/Shell. Even less if I go a sub with SS. Pretty much just worried about getting stun locked to the point that he can finish me with meteor, or another WS.

[drwaffles]

Tiamat is probably soloable assuming it's possible to deal with adds. Jorm is probably more annoying, and I doubt Vrtra is doable, or Kirin. As someone already said, the limiting factors are rage timers and fighting multiple mobs.

[Francisco]

I tried Cerberus and got it to ~70% (MNK/DNC)... but it was a pretty weird fight.

I was working on a Flawless Victory up until about 75%, having evaded or countered every hit... then he just went ape-shit and hit me a fuckton of times in a row - after I blew my TP on a WS (got cocky)... I suddenly couldn't evade/counter shit, and it started hitting too fast for Waltzes to keep up.

I think I could have won if I played conservatively and didn't get screwed over by that randomness.

Did Zipacna and Cleam Steaner easy solo... Faust was a different story because he just spams TP... can't counter, so you just eat the damage.

Edit: A lot of these previously unsoloable NMs are hard to say... Some can be soloed easily, but can still fuck you up if you're unlucky with TP selection or the law of averages bites you in the ass (getting hit hard a shit ton of times in a row outside of the norm). The biggest deterents for soloing now are Break and Terror.

Edit 2: Not sure if Faith is soloable. Even aside from Break, it seems to favor Stupor Spores > immediately start Quake II... I died three times this way recently because the WHM just stood there while I was slept and having Quake II cast on me. Three times. Three. -_-

[Tsuko_Asura]

Faust should be a joke to anyone playing the least bit defensively. Typhoon didn't really hit that hard at 75 when equipped properly, it would probably take 2-3 to strip a prepared Stoneskin at 90.

[Taint]

Watched an Ochain PLD/THF down Faf in 33min with little problem.

KB would be rough solo. He ate my 90 PLD very fast, as I was stun locked the entire time.