Shell we dance duo

[Ollieyk]

Used to trio ENM "Shell we dance" with a couple of BLM friends of mine, but unfortunatly one of us no longer plays, so i wondered if this ENM is duoable? BLM, BLM? BLM, RDM?

Any previous experience would be good - Bare in mind, jobs are limited to Mage + Mage.

Thanks for any help ;o

[Day]

Interested as well, BLM, BLM specifically.

[mdkuser]

RDM/NIN kite, and BLM snipe mobs one by one, and finish with parata. a 2 BLM strategy would probably include going nuts and 2Hing blademall, wipe, rr and kill 2nd.

[Jerazine]

It certainly is, with either setup. I've personally done it as 2x BLM/RDM. Dispel & Fast Cast come in very handy.

Also, having a haste setup for Aspir and Drain will be helpful.

Just go in and time yourselves for opening AMII nukes, one BLM trageting Bladmall and the other targeting Parata.

Parata will be the hardest one to kite, since it runs constantly. It has that Paralyga and Poisonga move so antidotes can be usefull but not necessary. The BLM kiting Parata needs to run around the pillar (or middle island, w/e you want to call it), counter clockwise. Parata's running pattern will make it possible for the BLM to gain some distance in order to cast Bio, Drain, Aspir and other low cast time nukes. Throughout the fight, Parata will spawn 3x Nepimonic Parata (sp) and will go in its shell while the pet is out. One tier4 and one tier3 nukes will take care of each pet. Once the pet is dead, Parata does not come out of its shell right away, i.e. there is a window of opportunity to rest and regain MP. Once it starts running again, just rinse and repeat.

As for Bladmall, this one is really easy to kite. It constantly stops to cast AM spells and -ga spells. However, it will stop moving at exactly 19' from the kiter, wait a few seconds then start casting. With this pattern in mind, you can kite, then stop to cast nukes and get out of range afterwards even before Bladmall even starts casting. However, its good to keep Stoneskin and Blink on in case you get caught in a -gaIII spell or an AM spell. Bladmall will also spawn 3 Nepimonic Bladmall and those are the same deal. 1x tier4 and 1x tier3 nuke will take care of them.

Important: Keep dispelling its Shell IV and this one has to be kited AWAY from Parata since it has the ability to CureIV itself and Parata. I usually kite him in that path between the entrance of the BC and the middle area of the BC.

We never had to die and reraise in order to beat this BC but it certainly is an option. If you go for this one, make sure you kill Bladmall, the 3x Nepimonic Bladmalls and the 3x Nepimonic Paratas before you die. Once you reraise and go at it again, Parata will be very easy to duo.

[Chojja]

I must prefer double RDM, but yes, its duoable

[Ollieyk]

It certainly is, with either setup. I've personally done it as 2x BLM/RDM. Dispel & Fast Cast come in very handy.

Also, having a haste setup for Aspir and Drain will be helpful.

Just go in and time yourselves for opening AMII nukes, one BLM trageting Bladmall and the other targeting Parata.

Parata will be the hardest one to kite, since it runs constantly. It has that Paralyga and Poisonga move so antidotes can be usefull but not necessary. The BLM kiting Parata needs to run around the pillar (or middle island, w/e you want to call it), counter clockwise. Parata's running pattern will make it possible for the BLM to gain some distance in order to cast Bio, Drain, Aspir and other low cast time nukes. Throughout the fight, Parata will spawn 3x Nepimonic Parata (sp) and will go in its shell while the pet is out. One tier4 and one tier3 nukes will take care of each pet. Once the pet is dead, Parata does not come out of its shell right away, i.e. there is a window of opportunity to rest and regain MP. Once it starts running again, just rinse and repeat.

As for Bladmall, this one is really easy to kite. It constantly stops to cast AM spells and -ga spells. However, it will stop moving at exactly 19' from the kiter, wait a few seconds then start casting. With this pattern in mind, you can kite, then stop to cast nukes and get out of range afterwards even before Bladmall even starts casting. However, its good to keep Stoneskin and Blink on in case you get caught in a -gaIII spell or an AM spell. Bladmall will also spawn 3 Nepimonic Bladmall and those are the same deal. 1x tier4 and 1x tier3 nuke will take care of them.

Important: Keep dispelling its Shell IV and this one has to be kited AWAY from Parata since it has the ability to CureIV itself and Parata. I usually kite him in that path between the entrance of the BC and the middle area of the BC.

We never had to die and reraise in order to beat this BC but it certainly is an option. If you go for this one, make sure you kill Bladmall, the 3x Nepimonic Bladmalls and the 3x Nepimonic Paratas before you die. Once you reraise and go at it again, Parata will be very easy to duo.

Good load of info - Just what i was looking for. Thanks alot.

[Day]

Yes, I agree, thanks much.