FFRK - Dancing Heart (XII) Event & Strategies

[Kirin]

"Where are you?" - Penelo*
"I'm coming, Penelo!" - Vaan

Mehnelo and Penelol may be substituted through the post. Just a heads up.

Anyone else find it fitting that a FFXII event begins on Star Wars Day?

Event Start Date: May The Fourth Be With You
Event Bonus Battle: May 7
Event End Date: May 14

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...ld&sh=51613ed3

Notable Rewards:
No new techniks or magicks this time around.

Agate Ring - Accessory. MND +10. Moderate Confuse and Paralyze resist.

New Characters Acquired:
No new character magicks. Your exp eggs can have a rest.

Old Characters Acquired:
Mehnelo
Vaan
Captain Basch fon Ronsenburg of Dalmasca
Larsa
Gabranth

New Memory Crystals:
No new level break magicks.

Old Memory Crystals
Mehnelo MC1/MC2
Vaan MC1
Basch MC1/MC2
Larsa MC1/MC2
Gabranth MC1

New Record Materia:
No new Record Materia magicks.

New Record Sphere
No new Record Sphere magicks.

Characters Needed for Battles
No specific character techniks needed.

Cid Missions
Complete Ultimate+ fight with a party of FF XII heroes.

Relics

Ashe is missing from the next 2 FFXII events.

Overall these 2 banners are okay, but the next XII banner is filled with the good items here and then Reks stuff.

Banner 1 has some +Dark items and banner 2 is a majority of either +Holy or +Dark items, if you like that sort of thing.

The star of the event, Penelol, gets a new USB and has her burst return. Her Hermes Suit gives an instant Curaga heal, party physical blink, and a HP Stock of 2k.

The other new items on banner 1 are Vaan and Gabranth's new SSB's. Vaan has an instant AoE damage -Atk/Def 50% break, while Gabranth gets AoE damage w/En-dark.

Banner 2 is mostly old stuff, with the exception of Larsa's burst (which is damn good) and Basch's OSB.

Larsa gets party Curaga and Astra (status blink) on entry, with an instant Curaja and standard Medica commands.

Basch's OSB functions like Luneths, but with Holy/Dark elements.

Relic Discussion
https://www.reddit.com/r/FFRecordKee...ny&sh=3975fa80


http://ffrk.kongbakpao.com/event-109/

[Kirin]

Bonus Battles
Protectors of the Royal Tomb +

Garuda
HP: 103,283
Target Score:

• Defeat Garuda without being KO'd.
• Reduce Garuda's attack.

Weak: Dark
Absorb: Holy
Resist: None
Status Vulnerabilities: Silence, Sleep, Sap, Stun

Note:Garuda is out of range from melee attacks. Ranged and Magick only in this fight.
Note:Removing Garuda's haste will result in a pretty nasty physical attack.

Belias
HP: 129,356
Target Score:

• Defeat Belias without being KO'd.
• Reduce Belias' magic.

Weak: Water
Absorb: Fire
Resist: None
Status Vulnerabilities: Slow, Stun

Moveset: Both fights are fairly identical to their normal event iterations.

Vicious Bounty Hunter ++
Ba'gamnan (w/ Gijuk, Bwagi, Rinok)
HP: ~71,373 (Gijuk HP: 42,484 - Bwagi HP: 54,379 - Rinok HP: 45-882)
Target Score:

• Defeat Ba'gamnan without being KO'ed.
• Reduce Ba'gamnan's attack.
• Exploit Ba'gamnan's weakness to Water attacks.

Weak: All: Water
Absorbs: Ba'gamnan: Fire
Resists: Ba'gamnan: Everything Else (50%)
Vulnerabilities: Ba'gamnan: Silence, Slow, Stun - Everyone Else: Slow, Blind, Sleep, Stun

Moveset:
Same fight as from earlier in the event.

Water Veteran +++
Slyt
HP: 200,288
Target Score:

• Defeat Slyt without being KO'ed.
• Reduce Slyt's attack.
• Exploit Slyt's weakness to Fire attacks.

Weak: Fire
Absorbs: Water
Resist: None
Null: Everything else
Vulnerabilities: Confuse, Slow, Stun.

Moveset:
100% physical fight again. Can also be tauntaliated.
In his weak phase, his ST attacks can paralyze for a little bit of frustration before you OSB him dead.

The Era of Darkness (U)
Judge Bergan (U) (w/ 3x Judges
HP: 152,226 (Judge HP: 59,892)
Target Score:

• Reduce 凶Judge Bergan's magic.
• Reduce 凶Judge Bergan's attack.
• Afflict 凶Judge Bergan with Blind.

Weak: None
Null: None
Resist: None
Vulnerabilities: Bergan: Slow, Blind, Stun - Judges: Confuse, Blind, Stun

Moveset - Judge Bergan (>50% HP: Default):
5% chance: Kick (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
10% chance, unlocks turn 3: Aerora (NAT: deal 350% magical wind damage to one target)
10% chance, unlocks turn 3: Watera (BLK: deal 350% magical water damage to one target)
10% chance, unlocks turn 3: Dark (BLK: deal 330% magical dark damage to one target)
20% chance, unlocks turn 3: Thunderstorm (NAT: deal 270% magical thunder damage to all targets)
30% chance, unlocks turn 3: Wrath Strike (NAT: deal 190% physical damage to one target)
15% chance, unlocks turn 3: Kick (PHY: deal 350% physical damage to one target)

Moveset - Judge Bergen (50%-30% HP: Weak):
5% chance: Chain Aerora (NAT: deal 350% magical wind damage twice to random targets)
15% chance: Chain Watera (BLK: deal 350% magical water damage twice to random targets)
20% chance: Chain Darkra (BLK: deal 350% magical dark damage twice to random targets)
30% chance: Thunderstorm (NAT: deal 270% magical thunder damage to all targets)
30% chance: Wrath Strike (NAT: deal 250% physical damage to one target)

Moveset - Judge Bergen (<30% HP: Very Weak):
5% chance: Chain Magick (NAT: Reduce the cast time of all magic to 0)
20% chance: Chain Waterga (BLK: deal 450% magical water damage twice to random targets)
20% chance: Chain Aeroga (BLK: deal 450% magical wind damage twice to random targets)
20% chance: Chain Darkga (BLK: deal 450% magical dark damage twice to random targets)
30% chance: Thunderstorm (NAT: deal % magical thunder damage to all targets)
5% chance: Wrath Strike (NAT: deal 250% physical damage to one target)

Moveset - Judge 1:
10/105 chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
10/105 chance, unlocks turn 2: Tackle (NAT: deal 266% physical damage to one target)
35/105 chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to one ally)
20/105 chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to one ally)
30/105 chance, unlocks turn 4: Waterspout (NAT: deal 270% magical water damage to all targets)

Moveset - Judge 2:
10/105 chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
55/105 chance, unlocks turn 2: Tackle (NAT: deal 266% physical damage to one target)
10/105 chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to one ally)
10/105 chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to one ally)
20/105 chance, unlocks turn 3: Waterspout (NAT: deal 270% magical water damage to all targets)

Moveset - Judge 3:
10/105 chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
25/105 chance, unlocks turn 3: Tackle (NAT: deal 266% physical damage to one target)
20/105 chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to one ally)
10/105 chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to one ally)
40/105 chance, unlocks turn 5: Waterspout (NAT: deal 270% magical water damage to all targets)

Snitch Lurking in Darkness (U+)
凶Shemhazi
HP: 287,241
Target Score:

• Reduce 凶Shemhazi's magic.
• Reduce 凶Shemhazi's attack.
• Exploit 凶Shemhazi's weakness to Fire while she is weak to Fire.

Weak: Rotates between Fire, Ice, and Lightning. Will absorb the 2 elements she is not currently weak to.
Absorbs: See above, in addition to all other elements.
Null: None
Resist: None
Vulnerabilities: Stun.

Moveset (>50% HP: Default):
Special: Silencega (WHT: 102% chance to Silence all targets)
5% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
10% chance, unlocks turn 2: Silencega (WHT: 30% chance to Silence one target)
30% chance, unlocks turn 3: Shock (BLK: deal 410% magical non-elemental damage to one target; bypasses Reflect)
30% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (PHY: deal 206% physical damage to all targets)
15% chance, unlocks turn 3: Scourge (BLK: deal 270% magical non-elemental damage to all targets with a 78% chance to Sap them)
10% chance, unlocks turn 3: Flare (BLK: deal 570% magical non-elemental damage to one target; bypasses Reflect)

Moveset (<50% HP: Weak):
Special: Enrage (NAT: grant Haste to self)
Special: Chain Magick (NAT: reduce the casting time of all spells)
5% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 220% physical damage to one target)
5% chance: Silencega (WHT: 30% chance to Silence one target)
5% chance: Shock (BLK: deal 410% magical non-elemental damage to one target; bypasses Reflect)
25% chance: Scourge (BLK: deal 270% magical non-elemental damage to all targets with a 78% chance to Sap them)
10% chance: Silencega (WHT: 102% chance to Silence all targets)
20% chance: Flare (BLK: deal 570% magical non-elemental damage to one target; bypasses Reflect)
30% chance: 凶 Scourge (NAT: deal 400% piercing magical non-elemental damage to all targets with a 18% chance to Sap them)

Notes and CM Strategies:
Consider bringing Basch with Lure Magic for this fight. It'll redirect all those Shocks and Flares to a much more durable target. He can also bring Banishing Strike for the Haste if you don't mind healing Shemhazai a little in exchange.

Shemhazai starts the battle Hasted and weak to fire. She changes elements every time she takes elemental damage she is weak to. Shemhazai uses her AOE Silencega on her 2nd turn in Default phase. She uses Enrage, Chain Magick, and her AOE Silencega on her 1st, 2nd, and 3rd turns, respectively, in Weak phase. These are true regardless of which element she is weak to.

Shemhazai's Speed combined with Chain Magick makes her Haste actually relevant in this fight. If you don't remove her Haste, in her Weak phase she'll be spamming you with attacks every half-second or so. Haste takes her from one attack every 1.167 seconds to one attack every 0.583 seconds. In other words, in this case Haste literally doubles her action count. Note that for once Dispel is preferable to Banishing Strike, because the latter will heal her.

Make sure you equip your healer with the best Silence Resistance accessory you have. If you're bringing mages along, be sure to put Silence Resistance of some sort on them or to bring Ultra Cure on your healer to cure it.

Genealogy of Grudges (U++)
凶Ba'gamnan (w/ 凶Gijuk, 凶Rinok, & 凶Bwagi)
HP: 154,092 (Gijuk, Rinok & Bwagi: 130,979)
Target Score:

• Reduce 凶Ba'gamnan's attack.
• Reduce 凶Ba'gamnan's magic.
• Exploit 凶Ba'gamnan's weakness to Water attacks.

Weak: All - Water
Absorbs: Ba'gamnan - Fire
Resists: Ba'gamnan - Everything Else (50%)
Null: None
Vulnerabilities: All - Silence, Slow, Stun.

Moveset - Ba'gamnan (>50% HP: Default):
% chance: Attack (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Kick (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Tackle (NAT: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Waterspout (NAT: deal % magical water damage to all targets)
% chance: High Jump (NAT: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Hi Potion (NAT: recover HP)
% chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to all other allies)
% chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to all other allies)
% chance: Haste (WHT: grant Haste to all other allies)

Moveset - Ba'gamnan (<50% HP: Weak):
% chance: 凶 Waterspout (NAT: deal % magical water damage to all targets)
% chance: Kick (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Tackle (NAT: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Waterspout (NAT: deal % magical water damage to all targets)
% chance: High Jump (NAT: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Hi Potion (NAT: recover HP)
% chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to all other allies)
% chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to all other allies)
% chance: Haste (WHT: grant Haste to all other allies)

Moveset - Bwagi (>50% HP: Default):
% chance: Attack (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Cure (WHT: recover HP to one ally)
% chance: Vox (WHT: remove Silence from one ally)
% chance: Headbutt (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Tackle (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Blue Fang (BLK: deal % magical water damage to one target)
% chance: Red Fang (BLK: deal % magical fire damage to one target)
% chance: White Fang (BLK: deal % magical thunder damage to one target)
% chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to all other allies)
% chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to all other allies)

Moveset - Bwagi (<50% HP: Weak):
% chance: 凶 Tackle (PHY: deal % piercing physical damage to all targets)
% chance: Attack (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Cure (WHT: recover HP to one ally)
% chance: Vox (WHT: remove Silence from one ally)
% chance: Headbutt (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Tackle (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Blue Fang (BLK: deal % magical water damage to one target)
% chance: Red Fang (BLK: deal % magical fire damage to one target)
% chance: White Fang (BLK: deal % magical thunder damage to one target)
% chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to all other allies)
% chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to all other allies)

Moveset - Rinok (>50% HP: Default):
% chance: Attack (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Cure (WHT: recover HP to one ally)
% chance: Vox (WHT: remove Silence from one ally)
% chance: Thunderstorm (NAT: deal % magical thunder damage to all targets)
% chance: Headbutt (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Tackle (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Jump (NAT: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Hi Potion (NAT: recover HP)
% chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to all other allies)
% chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to all other allies)
% chance: Haste (WHT: grant Haste to all other allies)

Moveset - Rinok (<50% HP: Weak):
% chance: 凶 Thunderstorm (NAT: deal % magical thunder damage to all targets)
% chance: Attack (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Vox (WHT: remove Silence from one ally)
% chance: Thunderstorm (NAT: deal % magical thunder damage to all targets)
% chance: Headbutt (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Tackle (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Jump (NAT: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Hi Potion (NAT: recover HP)

Moveset - Gijuk (>50% HP: Default):
% chance: Attack (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Firaga (BLK: deal % magical fire damage to all targets)
% chance: Blizzaga (BLK: deal % magical ice damage to one target)
% chance: Thundaga (BLK: deal % magical thunder damage to one target)
% chance: Firaga (BLK: deal % magical fire damage to one target)
% chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to all other allies)
% chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to all other allies)
% chance: Haste (WHT: grant Haste to all other allies)

Moveset - Gijuk (<50% HP: Weak):
% chance: Attack (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)
% chance: Curaga (WHT: recover HP to one target)
% chance: Firaga (BLK: deal % magical fire damage to all targets)
% chance: Blizzaga (BLK: deal % magical ice damage to one target)
% chance: Thundaga (BLK: deal % magical thunder damage to one target)
% chance: Firaga (BLK: deal % magical fire damage to one target)
% chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to all other allies)
% chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to all other allies)
% chance: Haste (WHT: grant Haste to all other allies)

Additional Notes:
You can silence the mooks to stop Pro/Shell/Haste, but keep in mind that Rinok and Bwagi can cast Vox to remove the silence. So either hit them both first or all 3 at once.

[kuronosan]

No Ashe, no care

[Alkar]

Larsa's BSB has Astra (status blink) on entry instead of physical blink

[Kirin]

Larsa's BSB has Astra (status blink) on entry instead of physical blink

I thought so, but I just kept seeing "blink" listed and typed it right after Mehnelo's USB with physical blink.

Thanks.

[Classikmage]

Wow, that SSB for Vaan.... Instant ATK/DEF, and AoE. Would make him more versatile in battles with multiple targets. To hold hold off for Lucky banner? Or pull for a chance at Vaan SSB. I have his BSSB and OSB. BSSB is nice, but it's MAG/DEF and single target. OSB is nice as well, it also is single target. Ohh.... the temptation....

[Alkar]

Wow, that SSB for Vaan.... Instant ATK/DEF, and AoE. Would make him more versatile in battles with multiple targets. To hold hold off for Lucky banner? Or pull for a chance at Vaan SSB. I have his BSSB and OSB. BSSB is nice, but it's MAG/DEF and single target. OSB is nice as well, it also is single target. Ohh.... the temptation....

Don't pull for that. Next FFXII event will have that plus Vaan's USB in the same banner (on top of other goodies such as Penelo's USB and Reks relics).

[Moridam]

wow, slap PBD in slot #2 and vaan with the new SSB is basically a straight up replacement for lion, lol. i'll probably go after that on the next event.

[kuronosan]

Don't pull for that. Next FFXII event will have that plus Vaan's USB in the same banner (on top of other goodies such as Penelo's USB and Reks relics).

Yea, this banner set isn't exciting for me. I'd rather grab his USB/SSB at the same time than chance getting just the SSB when I already have his OSB/BSB.

[Classikmage]

Don't pull for that. Next FFXII event will have that plus Vaan's USB in the same banner (on top of other goodies such as Penelo's USB and Reks relics).

Just gonna save for lucky banner than. How far away is that next 12 banner?

[Alkar]

Just gonna save for lucky banner than. How far away is that next 12 banner?

A couple months, not that far. It's right after Lightning's USB event.

[Sumy]

Ugh, this CM, this realm... based on his barrier shift nature I wanted to go mostly mage, went in and his very first move silencega landed on all 5 characters... needled to say I just sat and watched everyone die. Decided to stick to physical.

80 Balthier - Blizzaga Strike, Thundering Twinstrike - Mako Might - Inferno
80 Larsa - Full Break, MagicBD- Ace Striker - Manufacted Marvel
87 Basch - Banishing Strike, Lifesiphon - Battleforged - Apoc Shield, Shining Ray BSB
80 Penelo - Shellga, Ultra Cure - Knights Charge - Intercession
80 Fran - Affliction Break, PowerBD - Dr. Mog - Mist Overload
RW Stoneskin II

Balthier did most of the damage, started with Inferno for Fire proc, then Ice, then Thunder, when fire came around again, he was Enfired from previous inferno use, so just regular attack, and repeat - by the time Enfire wore, Inferno was ready again. With Affliction Break and Moderate Silence Resist accessory on Penelo she was able to avoid the Silencega. Basch needed to Apoc Shield for the Attack boost, but then could BSB. Keeping healed for the second half I had to ride Intercession AND Manufacted Marvel. Ultimate Scourge, especially back to back, hurt! Penelo died right at the end, but Balthier did a 5x 9999 Inferno for the win.

[hyoton]

Ult+: From 100-50 it was a breeze; from 50-0 I had to restart several times so I could save enough meter to burst her down. Short fuse+scourage = bad times.
Ult++: Had to restart a couple times but silencega was essential to stop firaga and elemental fangs. Silence also stops the on-death haste/pro/shell so I took two silencers and focused one down, then AOE'd to slowly kill the rest.

[Rooney]

If you have Tidus burst, it'll shred U++. I had enough time to burst, cmd 2, cmd 2 and everything was dead.

[Ratatapa]

U++ went summon meta was easy

[Kirin]

Short Fuse is no joke. May move Dispel from Ashe to Penelo, drop Protectga, and just do it that way. Between Vaan BSB and Fran FB/Downs I was only taking 900 from Scourge.

Using Matoya's BSB, and it should only take me one cast on Ashe to proc a cycle.

Entry -> Cmd 1 (Ice) -> Cmd 2 (Lit) -> Cmd 1 (Fire) -> Cmd 1 (Ice) -> OSB = Dead.

Edit: Nevermind. Kept setup as is and just did one cycle.

Ashe entry -> Cmd 1 (Ice) -> Ashe OSB -> Dead. Vaan and Fran helped damage with their breakdowns. Only bothered with the initial dispel and left the weak phase one alone, because Scourge was still heavily mitigated and only doing 900 dmg.

[synistar]

Couldn't CM U+. Short Fuse p much destroyed my party in 3 turns.

U++ was a joke.

[Moridam]

CM U+ went down on the first try, it's definitely a DPS race and i'm still rather well positioned from lucky draws and going hog wild on a couple older FF12 banners. had to redo it for mastery though 'cuz balthier ate it before i could get fire damage in on run 1. made some minor adjustments and the mastery run went like:

vaan: LS until BSB is ready, BSB > armor break > northern cross
balthier: shout RW, LS until BSB, BSB
fran: full breakdown SSB, PBD, MBD
penelo: shellga, spam cures
basch: SSB (the party pblink saves a ridiculous amount of damage from the 3rd turn AoE phys), LS spam

balthier started the BSB cast right as short fuse went on, which took it down to <5%, vaan had a northern cross queued that finished it off. boss didn't get a single move off after short fuse.