The Minstrel's Ballad: Ultima Bane Guide

[Yugl]

Edited title to avoid confusion.

[nasoo]

2nd way of doing:
During 4 Bomb phase, ask each dps and OT take 1 bomb each. Yes they will die. Make sure your MT and healer is out of range. After all bombs were to explode. 1 healer use lb3.

[nasoo]

Consulted the video recordings: You are wrong, at least on the bolded part.

I've watched at least 3 streams try the same thing and fail (incl Mr Happy), it does not work.

2nd way of doing:
During 8 Bomb phase, ask each dps and OT take 1 bomb each. Yes they will die. Make sure your MT and healer is out of range. After all bombs were to explode. 1 healer use lb3.

sweet and simple.
staying alive is hard, but being dead is easy.

[Crate]

Tank LB definitely does work.

Just cleared Ultima a bunch of times. First two sets of orbs we would just stack and split the damage (and/or OT would pop a CD and take one or two.) Last set we would pop tank LB (level 2 or 3) as Ultima casts Boom and basically everyone just run into them asap.

[Deadgye]

I've watched at least 3 streams try the same thing and fail (incl Mr Happy), it does not work.

By recordings, I meant of my own run. And after making that last post we once again used the tank limit break and I solo'd two balls without even coming anywhere near close to dieing.

It 100% does work, I would stake real money on it.

[Carth]

So there seems to be this trend where tanks are swapping at 3 stacks instead of 4. Any reason for this?

[Ratatapa]

So there seems to be this trend where tanks are swapping at 3 stacks instead of 4. Any reason for this?

They weak?

[Therin]

If the fourth stack happens during ball phase, you might be more preoccupied with that. Swapping at 3 gives you another stack of leeway if you need it for some reason

[Deadgye]

So there seems to be this trend where tanks are swapping at 3 stacks instead of 4. Any reason for this?

We swap at 3 in case shit goes slightly wrong.

[nasoo]

when stack increase the boss dmg increase on the tank, they risk a chance of getting 1 hit KO. Most of the time tank can last like 4 to 5 stack but no 1 is a risk taker i guess. so we swap every 3 stack. ( Even swapping at, 3 tank still mess up some of the time).

In fact, 1 tank is good enough to tank the whole fight.. I guess is a smart way of SE by making sure everyone bring in 2 tank instead of 1?

[Carth]

I can see the reasoning behind that, such as the tank randomly dies to Diffusion Laser or something. I suppose swapping at 3 stacks would be the safer bet in that case.

[Minnich]

Our group has a warrior with huge HP that would off tank and eat/explode the Booms. If the MT starts the fight we always seemed to hit the Aetheric Boom at the correct time for the Warrior to just eat them. The Boom damage is split between other characters if they are close enough to the explosion. That being said we have a Summoner that would place his pet near the Boom and split it with the tank. On the 3rd set of Booms we had the MT paladin hallowed ground and eat the entire set right after they pop to avoid any damage by them.

Calling BS on the PLD using Hallowed Ground thing. I tried that earlier to eat one and it went right through.

[Carth]

when stack increase the boss dmg increase on the tank, they risk a chance of getting 1 hit KO. Most of the time tank can last like 4 to 5 stack but no 1 is a risk taker i guess. so we swap every 3 stack. ( Even swapping at, 3 tank still mess up some of the time).

In fact, 1 tank is good enough to tank the whole fight.. I guess is a smart way of SE by making sure everyone bring in 2 tank instead of 1?

I've never noticed a damage increase from the stacks. The fifth stack is simply an instant death.

[Deadgye]

Stacks don't seem to increase damage taken, tanks corroborated this. And yeah 5 stacks is instant death due to insta-gib mechanic.

[Judai]

Calling BS on the PLD using Hallowed Ground thing. I tried that earlier to eat one and it went right through.

So did ours, tried it multiple times and it never worked, so idk what some people are talking about. We just had tanks eat one each with CD and everyone else gather for two each

[Carth]

Might've mistaken Hallowed Ground for Perfect Defense (Tank LB3), which definitely works.

[Akiyama]

I fucking looove this fight. You get the epic music plus it's just so fun D:

[FHT]

I fucking looove this fight. You get the epic music plus it's just so fun D:

Music here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stUvx6Y8CAk The video is from the story mode tho. Its true that the music rock

I did beat it yesterday with friends.. Was such a fun & refreshing fight, i'll do it again (I'm WAR)

[MisterBob]

when stack increase the boss dmg increase on the tank, they risk a chance of getting 1 hit KO. Most of the time tank can last like 4 to 5 stack but no 1 is a risk taker i guess. so we swap every 3 stack. ( Even swapping at, 3 tank still mess up some of the time).

In fact, 1 tank is good enough to tank the whole fight.. I guess is a smart way of SE by making sure everyone bring in 2 tank instead of 1?

You really shouldn't be writing guides if you don't understand the mechanics. One tank is not enough for this fight, as the unavoidable stacks (stoneskin/adlo stack avoidance was patched out in 2.1) instantly kill the tank at 5 stacks.

They do not increase damage. They are not avoidable. They are not removable. Your tank will simply explode 4 minutes into the fight. I doubt you can burn Ultima down before this happens, at least not with the current available gear.

[Yukari]

I thought that stoneskin/Adlo stack was only for PVP. Does it not work in PVE either?