Nightmare Evrae Altana: That was considerably easier than I thought it would be. I've been preparing since..whenever... out of fear of its difficulty.
Throughput and stuff:
Selphie: 402 mnd, 5281 HP, 287 Res, precious watch (shared cure all SB) giant's ring (VIII) Curaja R4 Arise R1, White Mage Adept
Eiko: 334 MND, 4966 HP, 365 Res, candle rod (mending flame), veil of adel (VIII), esuna R3, renewing cure r4, Mako Might
Lenna: 469 MND, 320 Res, 4323 HP, diaga r4, curaga r5, witch's hat (witchcraft), healer's prayer II
tyro: 406 AMG, 263 Res, 6186 HP, dispel r3, swift bolt r5, sentinel grimoire, dr mog's teachings
yuna; 461 MND, 361 Res, 5039 HP, holy rod (VI), protectra r2, diara r5, hymn of the fayth, aurora of destruction, summoner's prayer
RW: divine guardian (IX)
Strategy: T1 shellga off eiko, protectra off yuna, sent off tyro, selphie or lenna nukes; get everyone to high HP before phase change, using eiko as the esuna and emergency heals bot; P2, after poison lense use RW and raise/nuke mirrors 3 and 4; selphie and eiko aoe heal (priority to eiko because she'll be on standby all of P3), use sent as needed; P3, eiko standbys for esuna and everyone nukes/dispels. Ran out of the diaga and I think diara, but had soul break bars remaining (thanks, photon spray!).
I could have gone with diara R5 over diaga R4, but I figure I have some potential use for diaga down the road whereas diara is a total waste. But diara's much cheaper. Not sure what the next whm abyss is like.
Overall I actually thought it was pretty straightforward. Having time to prep is a huge boon.
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