"I brought you some of those flowers you like; Galbana Lilies. Remember?" - Vaan
"My brother is all I have left, sir." - Reks
Three years after losing his parents, Reks joined the Order of the Knights of Dalmasca and fell under the command of Captain Basch, to whom Reks reminded of his own brother. Having been one of the few to survive the initial Archadian assault, he forms part of the detachment sent to stop King Raminas from signing Dalmasca's unconditional surrender at Nalbina Fortress after rumors spread it is but a conspiracy to assassinate him.
Holding back to defend the rear from the Imperial forces, Reks becomes separated from his company. When he reaches the throne room, he is distraught to find his slaughtered comrades lying at the feet of their murdered King. Basch appears from the shadows and stabs Reks, leaving him to witness his confession and subsequent arrest. Though mentally and physically destroyed by the events, Reks is able to corroborate the Empire's version of events to Vaan and Vossler and as a result, Basch is convicted on high treason.
Event Start Date: June 29
Event Bonus Battle: July 2
Event End Date: July 9
All information is taken from a mixture of Reddit/Spreadsheets/Kongpakbao Site and my own obviously expert analysis.
Most info for the event comes from this site: https://www.reddit.com/r/FFRecordKee...la&sh=15cd153f
Though the information provided is used as a guideline and not always taken directly from the thread. When necessary, additional thoughts on Cid Missions and battle strategies are added.
Notable Rewards:
Icicle Shot - Sharpshooter 5*. 2 ranged physical ice attacks to one target, dealing more damage if the user has a ranged weapon equipped.
Galbana Bouquet - Accessory. Moderate Sleep and Instant KO resist.
New Characters Acquired:
Reks - Black Magic 4, White Magic 4, Spellblade 5, Combat 5, Knight 3.
Dress Spheres Acquired:
Don't listen to Ondore's lies!
Old Characters Acquired:
Vaan
Fran
Balthier
Vayne
New Memory Crystals:
Reks MC1/MC2
Old Memory Crystals
Vaan MC1/MC2
Fran MC1/MC2
Balthier MC1/MC2
Vayne MC1/MC2
New Record Materia:
Reks RM1: Deal slightly more damage when using sword.
Reks RM2: Deal signifigantly more damage when attacking with an enemie's elemental weakness.
Reks RM3: "Attack" sometimes becomes Thundering Twinstrike.
New Legend Materia
Fran LM1: Gracious Archer - Small physical damage up when equipping bows.
Fran LM2: Beyond the Traditions - Medium duration increase for status debuffs applied by user.
Balthier LM1: Careless Dandy - Small fire damage up.
Balthier LM2: Fastest Among Pirates - Medium chance to apply minor Imperil Fire on target when using Machinist abilities.
Vayne LM1: Resolute Preparation - Small dark damage up.
Vayne LM2: Path of the Conqueror - Medium chance to dualcast dark element damage abilities.
New Record Sphere
Reks
Characters Needed for Battles
Don't listen to Ondore's lies!
Cid Missions
Complete Ultimate++ fight with a party of FF XII heroes.
Relics
Banner 1:Events have been restored (kinda) to their natural order. This will resume the FFXIII banner format of 2 6*'s.
Reks is kind of a weird Spellblade/Paladin hybrid in FFRK. As such, His BSB is an Onion Knight carbon copy on entry, but CMD1 hits a single target with thunder/ice four times with a damage boost if the target is weak. CMD2 has a non-typed single hit but heals a party member for 25% of their HP. His SSB is a simple 8 hit single target physical with party medica of 40%.
Vaan and Balthier get most of the toys on banner 1. Vaan's USB has instant Steal Atk/Res on entry with no-charge and a 30% boost to Thief abilities applied for 15 seconds. Vaan's SSB instant Atk/Def debuff returns as well.
Balthier gets the fire type version of Squall's BSB 2, with random target fire/non on entry and imperil fire. CMD1 can proc a minor instance of imperil fire and builds up the "Oil Bomb" counter. CMD2 can deal 4 hits of 24/54/84 or 120% damage based on the "Oil Bomb" counter. His en-fire SSB also returns.
Mehnelo has her USB medica return, as does Basch's BSB and SSB - but not his coveted HotE clone.
Banner 2:If you want a XII medica, this is your chance. Also: Fran.
Fran's USB is only the 2nd imperil ice in the game, and also gives the party a 2 turn shortcharge. Her imperil thunder SSB is also on the banner, as is her Pentabreak BSB.
Vayne gains his OSB with no real trick, gimmicks, or weird modifiers attach. Straight holy/dark 1200% physical or 4000% magical damage. His BSB and SSB also return.
Larsa.
Oh Larsa.
You want BSB Curaga medica entry and Astra? We got that.
You want instant Curaga CMD1 and medica CMD2. We got that.
You want SSB Curaga medica and Hastega? We got that.
You want all-in-one party protection with Pro/Shell/Stoneskin? We got that too.
Don't believe Ondore's lies!
Legend Materias:Banner 1 - Vaan: Status debuff duration increased by 30%.
Banner 1 - Balthier: 25% chance to double cast Machinist abilities.
Banner 2 - Fran: 30% chance to apply Stun after using Support abilities.
Banner 2 - Vayne: Begin the battle with En-dark applied.
If you're looking for Ashe stuff, this is not the place. Banner 3 of SURF is where you want to go. This is also the last XII event to date in Japan, so consider that as well.
Relic Discussion
https://www.reddit.com/r/FFRecordKee...vq&sh=358ca99a
http://ffrk.kongbakpao.com/event-119/