Why are we getting 2 characters from 2 different expansions when there is a perfectly good support unit and major character from one of these said expansions?
Luzaf getting left in the lurch hurts inversely proportional to a Penta-whiff Dragoon after the TP "buffs".
Zeid? Really?! Why wasn't he included with Ayame/Curilla? Alas...
"Does your blade shine with darkness?" -
Zeid
"Don't worry! I know exactly what I'm doing." -
Aphmau
There isn't any flavor text on Kongbakpao for this event, but come on, this is FFXI. There is a 90% chance this is the game that brought ya'll to BG in the first place.
Let's reminisce a little bit.
We have the original edgelord in Zeid, who was the center of the DRK unlock quest and main player in the original campaign and Rise of Zilart.
We also have the Itty Bitty Titty Committee founder, Aphmau, who is a royal puppeteer for the Empire of Aht Urghan, controlling the automatons Ovjang and Mnejing who seem to act on their own...
Event Start Date: August 24
Event Bonus Battle: August 27
Event End Date: September 4
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...8j&sh=66b7e333
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:
Horizon Ring - Accessory. Moderate ice and Paralyze resistance.
Dread Weapon - 5* Darkness. 2 physical dark attacks and absorb a portion of the damage dealt as HP.
New Characters Acquired:
Nashm...Aphmau - White Magic 5, Summon 5, Monk 3
Not Luzaf: Black Magic 3, Spellblade 3, Combat 5, Darkness 5
Dress Spheres Acquired:
Old Characters Acquired:
Curilla
Ayame
Lion
New Memory Crystals:
Aphmau MC1/MC2
Not Luzaf MC1/MC2
Old Memory Crystals
Curilla MC1/MC2
Ayame MC1/MC2
Lion MC1/MC2
New Record Materia:
Aphmau RM1: Small mind boost when equipping a staff.
Aphmau RM1: Attack deals non-elemental white magic damage instead.
Aphmau RM3: Moderate mind boost when equipping a staff.
Not Luzaf RM1: Deal slightly more damage with Darkness abilities.
Not Luzaf RM2: Small chance to dualcast Darkness abilities.
Not Luzaf RM3: Deal moderately more damage with Darkness abilities.
New Legend Materia
Curilla LM1: Fruits of Rigorous Discipline- Small physical damage up.
Curilla LM2: Faith in the Goddess of the Dawn - Medium chance to self magic blink when taking damage.
Lion LM1: Agent's Dagger Art - Small dagger damage up.
Lion LM2: Agent's Consecutive Strikes - Medium chance to double cast Thief abilities.
Aphmau LM1: Charming Puppetmaster - Small white magic healing up.
Aphmau LM2: Pacifist Empress - Begin battle with reraise. Upon re-raise, gain 1 Ultra Blink (Magic -or- Physical blink).
New Record Sphere
Aphmau - White Magic Healing up 9%
Not Luzaf - Sword damage up 3%, Darkness element damage up 3%, Darkness ability damage up 6%
Characters Needed for Battles
Cid Missions
Complete Ultimate++ fight with a party of FFXI heroes.
Relics
This is the most recent FFXI event for JP, but if you've been sparse on XI synergy so far it's possible you need to weigh that against the 30th Anniversary and other event banners coming up. But again, this is also the most recent XI event even in JP.
Banner 1:
Aphmau honestly gets some nifty toys for the XI realm. Her USB is a decent instant Curaga + haste with 1 charge of CT0 for the party. Her BSB is only a Cura medica on entry, but does provide a generally stackable Mag/Mnd boost.
Her commands come with a toggle though: Cmd1 is a Cura heal and "on" switch, which also does 4x mind based thunder/non elemental damage. Cmd2 is a Cura media when "off", and adds 2 hits of ST mind based thunder/non damage when "on". Her SSB is a serviceable Astra + High Regen.
Not Luzaf's BSB is a single target 8x dark/non entry with 100% stun and En-dark. His Cmd1 follows Basch's in that it deal an additional hit if the target is weak to darkness, and Cmd2 is a 2x AoE dark/non attack with Atk/Def bargain. Little bit of a mix between Leon and Basch, tbh. His SSB deal more damage when he is lower on HP, but heals back 40% of his max HP upon use. The entry is 8x dark/ice single target.
Honestly, Curilla is the real #2 on this banner. Her USB is a party Atk/Mag/Def boost with Radiant Shield, and her party Atk/Def BSB and % based medica/esuna SSB both return.
Shantotto's self quickcast 5 SSB also shows up to round things out.
Banner 2:
Lion gains a instant pentabreak USB that also bestows 2x CT0 on her. The CT0 is nice, but a lot of what you would use her for (USB, BSB) is already instant so it's mostly a mitigation ploy to help get everything else set up.
Ayame also gains her missing BSB, as synistar points out (and I honestly overlooked). En-Ice and a self Atk/Res boost on entry plays nice with Hailstorm. Cmd1 goes off at Thief ability speeds and is 4x of ice/non damage, while Cmd2 is 2x AoE hits with an Atk/Def bargain.
Most of the rest here is stuff we received in the previous FFXI event. Of note is Lion's Atk debuff BSB, Prische's Last Stand/Medica/High Regen, and Ayame's original realm Hastega (though with only a self Atk buff).
Legend Materias:
Banner 1 - Curilla: Moderate chance to cover an ally taking damage, with a 20% reduction in damage received.
Banner 1 - Aphmau: Small chance to cast HP Stock 2k when using White Magic healing abilities on an ally.
Banner 2 - Ayame: Moderate chance to self quickcast 1 when using Samurai abilities.
Banner 2 - Lion: Small duration increase to status debuffs cast by Lion.
Relic Discussion
https://www.reddit.com/r/FFRecordKee...qq&sh=2414e418
http://ffrk.kongbakpao.com/event-127/