The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (dungeon)

The Tam-Tara Deepcroft is the second dungeon that players will encounter in Final Fantasy XIV. It is part of a trio of consecutive low-level dungeons alongside and , all sharing the same loot and serving to acclimatize new players to partying with others. A hard mode of Tam-Tara was released in patch 2.3.
==Objectives==
*Cultist orbs destroyed
*Cultist rosary
*Sealed barrier broken
*Defeat Galvanth the Dominator
==Progression==
===Destroy the cultist orbs===
In order to reach the final area of the Deepcroft the party must destroy the four cultist orbs throughout the duty, found on the Greenwood, Hardwood, and Wormwood Altars. The duty is mostly linear and destroying each orb is necessary in order to progress to the next area, so there is no risk of accidentally missing one of the orbs. The cultist orbs cannot be destroyed until all enemies at each Altar have been defeated. The Wormwood Altar contains two orbs but is blocked by a sealed barrier when the party arrives. In order to break the barrier the party must continue to the next room and obtain the . Using the rosary on the barrier will destroy it.
Each Altar is guarded by a Dalamud priest and gravedigger imps. The Greenwood Altar will have two imps, Hardwood three, and Wormwood four, and the priest at the Wormwood Altar is replaced by Octavel the Unforgiving. All of these enemies have low health and only auto-attack spells, and are of little threat.
Defeating all the enemies at each Altar will cause a void soulcounter to immediately spawn in the center platform of the room, so the tank needs to be ready to aggro it right away. The soulcounters are identical in each of the three encounters. They will first cast Enthunder on themselves, enhancing their auto-attacks with roughly 40% additional lightning damage. Enthunder has a long recast and can be interrupted—doing so on the first Enthunder will significantly weaken the soulcounter, and it likely won't live long enough to cast it again. Beyond this their most threatening action is the frontal cone Condemnation.
===Eternal Calm===
Upon destroying the last two cultist orbs a bridge will appear, connecting the Wormwood Altar to Eternal Calm and allowing access to Galvanth the Dominator. At 80%, 60%, and 30% health, Galvanth will summon an inconspicuous imp and other monsters. As long as the imps are alive, Galvanth will become immune to all damage, making killing the imps a top priority. On the first occasion, Galvanth will only summon one imp which can be quickly taken down. On the second occasion, he will summon two skeleton soldiers and a Deepcroft miteling in addition to the imp, and on the third occasion he will summon two skeletons, two mitelings, and most importantly two imps, which must both be killed in order to attack Galvanth again. Killing the skeletons and mitelings is not necessary to bring down his invulnerability, but they have very low HP and can be easily AoE'd down.
Galvanth's most dangerous ability is Mind Blast, a large radial AoE that deals heavy damage and inflicts on anyone it hits. He will first use it at 50% HP, but with its lengthy recast will not likely use it again before being defeated.
==Encounters==
===Formations===
Greenwood Altar area	Greenwood Altar area 	Greenwood Altar area
# 	Formation 	Notes
1 	Ak-Inik Varlet x2 	
2 	Fleshfly Swarm x2 	
3 	Carrion BeetleFleshfly Swarm	
4 	Ak-Inik Varlet 	Patrols between encounters 3 and 5
5 	Carrion Beetle x2 	
6 	Croftlight x2 	Optional
7 	Ak-Iniki Varlet x2 	
8 	Ak-Inik Varlet 	Patrols between encounters 7 and 9
9 	Dalamud PriestGravedigger x2	BossA Void Soulcounter appears when all enemies are slain
Hardwood Altar area	Hardwood Altar area 	Hardwood Altar area
# 	Formation 	Notes
10 	Deepcroft Miteling x2 	
11 	Ak-Mena Groundsman 	Patrols between encounters 10 and 12
12 	Carrion Beetle x2Fleshfly Swarm	
13 	Ak-Mena Varlet 	OptionalPatrols between encounters 12, 14, and 15Treasure coffer 1 found here
14 	CroftlightDeepcroft Miteling 	OptionalTreasure coffer 1 found here
15 	Deepcroft Miteling x3 	Treasure coffer 2 found here
16 	Dalamud PriestGravedigger x3 	BossA Void Soulcounter appears when all enemies are slain
Wormwood Altar area	Wormwood Altar area 	Wormwood Altar area
# 	Formation 	Notes
17 	Yarzon Feeder x2 	
18 	Fleshfly Swarm x2 	
19 	Ak-Mena Groundsman 	Patrols between encounters 18 and 20
20 	Yarzon Feeder x2 	
21 	Ak-Mena GroundsmanAk-Mena Varlet 	
22 	Croftlight x2 	OptionalTreasure coffer 3 found here
23 	Ak-Mena Varlet 	Patrols between encounters 21 and 24
24 	Yarzon Feeder x2 	
25 	Ak-Mena GroundsmanAk-Mena Varlet 	Sealed barrier prevents access to encounter 28 until is obtained
26 	Ak-Inik Varlet 	Patrols around encounter 25
27 	Ak-Mena Varlet x2Ak-Inik VarletAk-Mena Groundsman	found hereAll enemies must be defeated to access the rosary
28 	Octavel the UnforgivingGravedigger x4 	BossA Void Soulcounter appears when all enemies are slain
29 	Galvanth the Dominator 	BossSummons 4x Inconspicuous Imps, 4x Skeleton Soldiers, and 3x Deepcroft Mitelings throughout the encounter
===Enemies===
Enemy 	Pic	HP 	Abilities 	Areas
Ak-Inik Varlet 	 	980 	True Thrust 	Greenwood AltarWormwood Altar
Ak-Mena Groundsman 	 	980 	Overpower 	Hardwood AltarWormwood Altar
Ak-Mena Varlet 	 	980 	Thunder 	Hardwood AltarWormwood Altar
Carrion Beetle 	 	980 	Bombardier 	Greenwood AltarHardwood Altar
Croftlight 	 	980 	Thunder 	Greenwood AltarHardwood AltarWormwood Altar
Dalamud Priest 	 	516 	Fire 	Greenwood AltarHardwood Altar
Deepcroft Miteling 	 	172-980	 	Eternal CalmHardwood Altar
Fleshfly Swarm 	 	980 	 	Greenwood AltarHardwood AltarWormwood Altar
Galvanth the Dominator 	 	6329 	Drain Touch, Mind Blast, Water 	Eternal Calm
Gravedigger 	 	490 	Blizzard 	Greenwood AltarHardwood AltarWormwood Altar
Inconspicuous Imp 	 	516 	 	Eternal Calm
Octavel the Unforgiving	 	516 	Fire 	Wormwood Altar
Skeleton Soldier 	 	172 	Hell Slash 	Eternal Calm
Void Soulcounter 	 	4128 	Condemnation, Dark Orb, Enthunder	Greenwood AltarHardwood AltarWormwood Altar
Yarzon Feeder 	 	980 	Snap Jaw 	Wormwood Altar
==Items==
Each party member is guaranteed to receive one of the below weapons or pieces of armor useable by their current discipline upon completion of the duty, in addition to any other items received.
Source	Item
First Void Soulcounter
Greenwood Altar	
Guaranteed one armor from the following:
Tomb of King Galvanth the Dominator	
Guaranteed one armor or accessory from the following:
Interring Chamber	
Guaranteed one armor from the following:
Second Void Soulcounter
Hardwood Altar	
Guaranteed one armor from the following:
Guaranteed one accessory from the following:
Unnamed side room on path to Wormwood Altar	
Guaranteed one weapon from the following:
If Plundered Falchion was received above, guaranteed the following:
Chance for one armor or shield from the following:
Third Void Soulcounter
Wormwood Altar	
Guaranteed one armor from the following:
Galvanth the Dominator
Eternal Calm	
Guaranteed one weapon from the following:
If Plundered Falchion was received above, guaranteed the following:
Chance for one armor from the following:
Chance for the following for each individual party member:
==Quests==
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft is unlocked during the main scenario quest , and completion of the duty is required to continue the main scenario. In addition, defeating Galvanth the Dominator is one of the requirements of the for the quest , part of the Relic Weapons questline.
s can learn from Galvanth the Dominator.
==Script==
script 	script
Greenwood Altar 	Greenwood Altar
Dalamud Priest 	Who dares disrupt the rite!?
SystemCultist Orb 	The cultist orb is protected by an aetherial field of unknown origin.
System 	An enemy approaches!
System 	The aetherial field protecting the cultist orb has weakened!
SystemCultist Orb 	The light of the cultist orb fades...
Hardwood Altar 	Hardwood Altar
Dalamud Priest 	I smell fresh flood!
SystemCultist Orb 	The cultist orb is protected by an aetherial field of unknown origin.
System 	An enemy approaches!
System 	The aetherial field protecting the cultist orb has weakened!
SystemCultist Orb 	The light of the cultist orb fades...
The Ak-Mena Tomb 	The Ak-Mena Tomb
SystemCultist Rosary 	The cultist rosary is protected by an aetherial field of unknown origin.
System 	The aetherial field protecting the cultist rosary has weakened!
SystemCultist Rosary 	You obtain a cultist rosary.
Wormwood Altar 	Wormwood Altar
SystemSealed Barrier 	An impenetrable barrier prevents further progress.
SystemSealed Barrier 	Use the cultist rosary?
SystemSealed Barrier 	The sealed barrier is broken!
Octavel the Unforgiving	The master will be pleased!
SystemCultist Orb 	The cultist orb is protected by an aetherial field of unknown origin.
System 	An enemy approaches!
System 	The aetherial field protecting the cultist orb has weakened!
SystemCultist Orb 	The light of the cultist orb fades...
Eternal Calm 	Eternal Calm
System 	You stop the flow of aether to the abyssal cocoon...
Galvanth the Dominator 	You seem surprised. Did you not cross our gates in search of blood?
Galvanth the Dominator 	Come hither, children of the dawn. The undying master will drink deep tonight!
==Musical themes==
"Slumber Disturbed" is the theme that plays in the background of the Tam-Tara Deepcroft. Like many low-level dungeons, the theme that plays when fighting regular battles in Tam-Tara is "The Promise of Plunder", the theme for boss battles is "A Fine Death", and the final boss's battle theme is "Nemesis".
==Behind the scenes==
The Tam-Tara Deepcroft was the only dungeon available in the closed alpha test for A Realm Reborn. This version of Tam-Tara was greatly expanded, with several additional passages giving it a maze-like layout. All of the altars had sealed barriers like the one found on the Wormwood Altar that needed to be dispelled with cultist rosaries. The additional rosaries could be found in the unmarked tomb next to the Greenwood Altar and in an unnamed room in the passage behind the interring chamber. The Tomb of King of Galvanth the Dominator was located beyond the collapsed stairs next to its current location, and could only be accessed through the interring chamber passage. Players could then take a shortcut back to the interring chamber by sliding down the collapsed stairs.
The Dalamud priests and Octavel the Unforgiving were Miqo'te lancers during the alpha and did not spawn void soulcounters upon their defeat. Instead an additional boss, the dullahan Bockman, could be found in the Tomb of King Galvanth the Dominator.
The additional passages in the alpha Tam-Tara still exist in Tam-Tara's map, but have been made inaccessible by collapsed debris or locked doors. Bockman is no longer present in the duty, instead being the boss of the guildhest , which takes place in the Deepcroft's entrance in the central Shroud, referencing Bockman's original location. The passages behind the interring chamber leading to the Tomb of King Galvanth the Dominator were later reimagined in the Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard), with Galvanth's tomb once again containing a dullahan boss, the Spare Body.
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