FFRK - Go Go Gullwings! (FF10) Event & Strategies

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"Gullwings, let's go! Sorry, Dona, the sphere is ours!" - Yuna (FFX-2)

"Y,R,P, in position, it's showtime girls." - Rikku (FFX-2)

"Think you can keep up?" - Paine


Event Start Date: September 21
Event Bonus Battle: September 24
Event End Date: October 1

All Information is taken from a mixture of Reddit/Spreadsheets/Kongpakbao Site.

Most, if not all info for the event (Commentary/Ultimate Abilities was directly copy/pasted from it, so all credit to the site for that especially!) comes from this site: https://www.reddit.com/r/FFRecordKee...jp_megathread/

Notable Rewards
Rikku FFX-2 Dress Record
Yuna FFX-2 Dress Record (Repeat)


Chain-Blizzaga

• 5* BLM Ability
• 2 hit (5.90 per hit) Single Target Ice MAG

Meteor Crash

• 5* Monk Ability
• 2 hit (1.50 per hit) Single Target Earth PHY and Self ATK +50% for 20 seconds

New Characters Acquired
Paine (Spellblade:5, Combat:5, Knight:5)

Old Characters Acquired
Lulu
Khimari


New Memory Crystals
Paine MC1
Paine MC2

Old Memory Crystals
Rikku MC1
Yuna MC1
Khimari MC1
Lulu MC1


New Record Materia
Paine MC1: Small increase in Spellblade DMG.
Paine MC2: Moderate increase in Spellblade DMG.

New Record Sphere
Paine
Braska
Lulu
Yuna
Rikku

Characters Needed for Battles
None

Cid Missions
Defeat Ultimate+ Dungeon with a party including a party of only FFX Characters.

Relics

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Rikku's Dagger: BSB, Rikku, 10 hit (0.77 per hit) Ranged Random and Enemy Imperil Water and Self Haste + Burst Mode [Attack: 2 hit (0.77 per hit) All Target Water/Lightning PHY and Stun (11%) Defend: 2 hit (1.00 per hit) Ranged Single Target Non-Elemental PHY and Enemy ATK/DEF -20% for 25 seconds and Self ATK/DEF +20% for 20 seconds]
Sword of Paine: SSB, Paine, 7 hit (1.10 per hit) Random Target Earth/Wind PHY and All Allies Hastega
Twin Lance: SSB, Khimari, 5 hit (1.56 per hit) Single Target Non-Elemental PHY and All Allies Magic Blink
Sin's Fang: SSB, Jecht, 7 hit (1.13 per hit) Ranged Single Target Non-Elemental PHY and All Allies Critical Rate +25% for 25 seconds
Braska's Staff: SSB, Braska, 6/7/8/9 hit at 562/681/723 MAG (2.40 per hit) All Target Fire/Non-Elemental MAG
Songstress Rod: SB, Yuna, 3 hit (3.93 per hit) Single Target Holy MAG and Self En-Holy for 25 seconds
Ice Brand

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Razzmatazz: BSB, Tidus, 5 hit (1.02 per hit) Ranged All Target Water PHY and Self En-Water and Self Haste + Burst Mode [Attack: 4 hit (0.54 per hit) Ranged Single Target Water/Non-Elemental PHY Defend: 2 hit (0.75 per hit) Ranged All Target Water/Non-Elemental PHY]
Magician Mog: SSB, Lulu, 4 hit (3.60 per hit) All Target Ice MAG and Self En-Ice for 25 seconds
High Summoner's Robe: SSB, Braska, All Allies MAG +30% and High Regen and Quick Magic for 3 turns
Full Metal Rod: SSB, Yuna, 5 hit (2.88 per hit) All Target Non-Elemental MAG and All Allies RES +50% for 25 seconds
Over the Top: SSB, Wakka, 4 hit (1.50 per hit) Ranged All Target Non-Elemental PHY and Enemy Blind & Poison (100%)
Auron's Grasp: SB, Auron, 4 hit (1.05 per hit) Ranged All Target Non-Elemental PHY and Self Sentinel for 25 seconds
Ice Brand

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Bonus Battles
Leblanc Syndicate Competition +

• Ormi, Logos, & Leblanc
  HP: ~51,119 each
  Target Score: Defeat the Bosses without being KO'd, Afflict one of the Bosses with Slow.
  
  • Weak: None
  • Absorbs: None
  • Null: None
  • Vulnerabilities: Poison Abilities, Slow Abilities, Blind Abilities, and Stun Abilities
• Boris
  HP: ~123,729
  Target Score: Exploit Boris's weakness to ice attacks, Exploit Boris's weakness to fire attacks.
  
  • Weak: Ice and Fire
  • Resists: None
  • Absorbs: None
  • Vulnerabilities: Slow Abilities and Stun Abilities

Commentary

• When Boris is reduced to 50% or less HP, he immediately recovers to full and switches to Oversoul state.

Same fights as earlier, just with higher stats

Find Wakka! ++
Flame Dragon
HP: ~178,478
Target Score:

• Defeat the Flame Dragon without being KO'd.
• Exploit the Flame Dragon's weakness to ice attacks.
• Afflict the Flame Dragon with Slow.

Weak: Ice
Resists: Fire
Absorbs: None
Vulnerabilities: Slow Abilities and Stun Abilities

Commentary

Same as before, higher stats. The usual.

Total medals = 18, meaning you can only afford to lose 3 medals to get Mastery.

Awesome Sphere Heist! +++
YSLS-Zero
HP: ~201,172
Target Score:

• Defeat YSLS-Zero without being KO'd.
• Reduce YSLS-Zero's ATK.
• Afflict YSLS-Zero with Slow.

Weak: None
Absorbs: FNone
Resist: None
Null: None
Vulnerabilities: Slow Abilities and Stun Abilities

Commentary

Oh, hey, what a surprise. It's an up-statted version of the earlier fight with no other significant changes

Total medals = 18, meaning you can only afford to lose 3 medals to get Mastery.

Tsu Chocobo! (Ultimate)
Chocobo Eater
HP: ~249,551
Target Score:

• Exploit Chocobo Eater's weakness to fire attacks.
• Reduce Chocobo Eater's ATK.
• Reduce Chocobo Eater's MAG.

Weak: Fire
Absorbs: None
Vulnerabilities: Stun Abilities

Abilities

Moveset (Default):
10/130 chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
10/130 chance, unlocks turn 2: Fira (BLK: deal 330% magical fire damage to one target)
10/130 chance, unlocks turn 2: Blizzara (BLK: deal 330% magical ice damage to one target)
10/130 chance, unlocks turn 2: Thundara (BLK: deal 330% magical thunder damage to one target)
10/130 chance, unlocks turn 2: Watera (BLK: deal 330% magical water damage to one target)
10/130 chance, unlocks turn 4: Fira (BLK: deal 198% magical fire damage to all targets)
10/130 chance, unlocks turn 4: Blizzara (BLK: deal 198% magical ice damage to all targets)
10/130 chance, unlocks turn 4: Thundara (BLK: deal 198% magical thunder damage to all targets)
10/130 chance, unlocks turn 4: Watera (BLK: deal 198% magical water damage to all targets)
40/130 chance, unlocks turn 3: JP Text (NAT: deal 1%? physical damage to one target, ignoring defense)

Moveset (Weak):
5/125 chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
10/125 chance: Firaga (BLK: deal 410% magical fire damage to one target)
10/125 chance: Blizzaga (BLK: deal 410% magical ice damage to one target)
10/125 chance: Thundaga (BLK: deal 410% magical thunder damage to one target)
10/125 chance: Watega (BLK: deal 410% magical water damage to one target)
10/125 chance: Firaga (BLK: deal 342% magical fire damage to all targets)
10/125 chance: Blizzaga (BLK: deal 342% magical ice damage to all targets)
10/125 chance: Thundaga (BLK: deal 342% magical thunder damage to all targets)
10/125 chance: Watega (BLK: deal 342% magical water damage to all targets)
40/125 chance: JP Text (NAT: deal 1%? physical damage twice to one target, ignoring defense)

Moveset (Very Weak):
10/130 chance: Firaga (BLK: deal 410% magical fire damage to one target)
10/130 chance: Blizzaga (BLK: deal 410% magical ice damage to one target)
10/130 chance: Watega (BLK: deal 410% magical water damage to one target)
10/130 chance: Firaga (BLK: deal 342% magical fire damage to all targets)
10/130 chance: Blizzaga (BLK: deal 342% magical ice damage to all targets)
10/130 chance: Thundaga (BLK: deal 342% magical thunder damage to all targets)
10/130 chance: Watega (BLK: deal 342% magical water damage to all targets)
30/130 chance: JP Text (NAT: deal 266% physical damage twice to one target, ignoring defense)
30/130 chance: JP Text (NAT: deal 1%? physical damage to all targets, ignoring defense)

Commentary

• Chocobo Eater switches to Weak state at 70% HP and Very Weak state at 40% HP.

Chocobo Eater's damage output is largely magical, and the majority of its physical damage ignores defense entirely. Bring a Shellga but don't bother with Protectga. You may want to bring a Power Break or Breakdown, but if your team is entirely backrow, you probably won't need it; the physical attacks are not ranged.

Total medals = 18, meaning you can only afford to lose 3 medals to get Mastery.

Guardian Beast (U+)
Guardian Beast
HP: ~284,318
Target Score:

• Exploit Guardian Beast's weakness to water attacks.
• Reduce Guardian Beast's ATK.
• Reduce Guardian Beast's MAG.

Weak: Water, Fire, Ice, Thunder, Holy
Absorbs: None
Resists: None
Null: None
Vulnerabilities: Stun Abilities

Abilities

Moveset (Default):
10% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
40% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage twice to random targets)
50% chance, unlocks turn 4: Mana Breath (NAT: deal 570% magical non-elemental damage to one target)
10% chance to activate in response to any attack: Haste (WHT: grant Haste to self)
10% chance to activate in response to any attack: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to self)

Moveset (Weak):
5% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
30% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage three times to random targets)
35% chance: Mana Breath (NAT: deal 570% magical non-elemental damage to one target)
30% chance: Guardian Tail (NAT: deal 206% physical damage to all targets)
Special: Tail Slap (NAT: deal 159% physical damage to all targets, with a 21% chance to Slow them)
Special: Damocles Photon (NAT: auto-hit 30% maximum HP damage to all targets)
10% chance to activate in response to any attack: Haste (WHT: grant Haste to self)
10% chance to activate in response to any attack: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to self)

Moveset (Very Weak):
10% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage three times to random targets)
20% chance: Mana Breath (NAT: deal 570% magical non-elemental damage to one target)
50% chance: Mana Breath (NAT: deal 390% magical non-elemental damage to all targets)
20% chance: Guardian Tail (NAT: deal 206% physical damage to all targets)
Special: Damocles Photon (NAT: auto-hit 30% maximum HP damage to all targets)
10% chance to activate in response to any attack: Haste (WHT: grant Haste to self)
10% chance to activate in response to any attack: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to self)

Commentary

• Guardian Beast switches to Weak state at 70% HP. Its first turn after entering Weak Phase will be Tail Slap, and its second will be Damocles Photon. Guardian Beast switches to Very Weak state at 40% HP. Its first turn after entering Very Weak state will be Damocles Photon.

Be wary of Mana Breath; if you bring insufficient magical mitigation it WILL one-shot you. It'll deal 9999 damage with no mitigation up. Also note that, on average, you'll get one counter per 5 abilities directed against the Guard Beast, including Dispel itself. Yes, it can counter your Dispel by re-applying whichever buff you just removed. Anyway, its magical bite is much worse (and much more common) than its physical, so err on that side for mitigation if you have limited resources to bring. It's weak to more than half of the possible elements in the game, so you should have plenty of options for damage. 4 star elemental summons, Saint's Cross, Snowstorm Strike, Chain Blizzaga, and Meltdown will demolish it.

Event Quest Notes: Bring Full Break and Magic Breakdown on Wakka. If you've got Paine leveled, Saint's Cross plus Banishing Strike would be excellent in this fight. Either Lulu or Braska can carry Chain Blizzaga and Meltdown, and Braska can carry Ixion/Syldra/Leviathan/Alexander/Ifrit/Shiva/Ramuh, all of which will deal great damage even without a Faith effect. Remember that Rikku can bring the Bard Shellga or Protectga to help with the mitigation load, as well as Thief's Revenge for damage. If you have either Rikku's or Tidus's BSB, they'll demolish Guardian Beast's HP (though you won't get any benefit out of Rikku's Imperil Water). Lulu's SSB and Braska's SSB also will deal massive damage.

Total medals = 18, meaning you can only afford to lose 3 medals to get Mastery.

[kuronosan]

This wasn't so bad, and Chain Blizzaga rocks.

[Classikmage]

I think this will be as good as I can get for FFX CM, my synergy in this zone is still crap.

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[Ratatapa]

You call that crap? You should be able to do U+ CM

[Classikmage]

You call that crap? You should be able to do U+ CM

Well, other than Lulu's SSB weapon only weapons I have are Celebration Dagger and Royal Scepter's we got. And only armors are either combined shit or the Auroch's suit that is just for defense.

EDIT: Should I swap Yuna's RM to Knight's Charge or stay with Devout? She only has a shared heal on.

[kuronosan]

Defense does make a difference you know.

[Korialstrasz]

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I would at least change Paines RM.

[Karbuncle]

Defense does make a difference you know.

Good advice, the following is my random point of view on it.

I dont like to keep around "DEF only" benefit armor anymore unless it has a shared SB I could find useful one day... I'm one of those lucky few who have 4 of the "Attack +17" SB light Armors (Cloud, Bartz, Seipher, Laguna) and an Attack+17 Heavy armor (Garland), so my Armor choices are pretty obvious regardless of realm.

I do keep 4*+ Helms/Braces though, they always have their uses.

That said I have like 5 random Heavy Armors from different realms that are natural 5* that I just want to grind into Rosetta Stones but am hesitant, its hard to throw away a 5* Armor even if you know realistically you'll never ever use it.

[kuronosan]

With Shout I've had more success winning when I tossed armor on people that prevented them from being poked like paper.

[Corwen]

Well, other than Lulu's SSB weapon only weapons I have are Celebration Dagger and Royal Scepter's we got. And only armors are either combined shit or the Auroch's suit that is just for defense.

EDIT: Should I swap Yuna's RM to Knight's Charge or stay with Devout? She only has a shared heal on.

If you're going to consider ditching double cast on Yuna in favor of more SB gauge, it would almost certainly be better to use dr mog's teachings/mako might over knight's charge.

Mako might gets you an extra SB bar frontloaded. Knight's charge won't catch up to that until you've generated your 5th bar being a straight +25% SB gauge to all actions and damage received. If, for whatever reason, the fight actually drags out this long, the benefit of knight's charge is very marginal as you won't even be a full bar ahead until the 10th bar, at which point you've probably long ran out of hones and lost the fight.

As for defensive gear, with a shout team, I prioritize getting my physical attackers to 393 attack (soft cap after shout), then defensive gear as long as i can maintain 393 attack or very close. There are a lot of 17 attack high defense armors coming, which generally are plenty provided you have 5* or 4*++ RS weapons for the realm.

[Ratatapa]

Planned setup for U+CM should be 'easy'

[kuronosan]

Mine will likely be Wakka/Rikku, Paine, Yuna, Auron, Lulu.

[Classikmage]

I think Lulu will defnitely be MVP for me between Chain Blizzaga and MoM.

[Karbuncle]

With Shout I've had more success winning when I tossed armor on people that prevented them from being poked like paper.

well, all the armor i mentioned have ballpark 108DEF/RE, they are about a good a any heavy armor, plu attack power. like i aid, i'm lucky.

Keyboard broke, gue which key broke too. Yay laptop

[Corwen]

Tough CM that dished out a lot of damage even with 2 healers. Tidus BSB totally carried me (19k per command thanks to weakness)

About 8 s/ls, 1 medal lost for damage

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[Ratatapa]

1/1 u+ cm only 1 death still kinda easy

[hyoton]

Ult: ignore protectga, use fire weakness.
Ult+: bring both mitigations (breakdowns, steal power thief raid on rikki backrow). Forgot dispel so counter protect wrecked my physical dds. But the real power was meltdown and chain blizzaga which absolutely obliterated him (braska used 6 shots of cb and 2 drainga; lu used 2 meltdown and 7ish waterja).

[kuronosan]

I might need to bring more firepower to this fight. I don't think I have the mitigation needed to win.

[synistar]

Mastered CM though it was messy. Had to rely on Faris BSB RW for breaks since I didn't want to egg Wakka and Rikku would have been dead weight running Multi Break + Breakdown dance. Very close fight in the end.

All Back row:
Rikku (70) - Dismissal | Bard Protect - Snow's RM2 +def/atk - Machina Sabatoge (used only once)
Paine (70) - Banishing Strike | Saint's Cross - Agrias's RM2
Lulu (70) - Waterja | Drainga - Witch of Succession
Braska - Firaja | Shellga - Devotion - Aeon SSB
Yuna - Curaja | Haste - Hymn of the Fayth
RW - Beryl Serpent (I had a synergy RW where it hit 4.5k/hit, but wouldn't pop on my winning run)