Aht Urhgan Mission 35: Legacy of the Lost

category:Missions
{|border="0" width="80%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3"	  Mission Name: 	  ToAUM-35: Legacy of the Lost
  Start NPC: 	   	
  Requirements: 	  Treasures of Aht Urhgan  Key Item: Percipient Eye	
  Suggested Level: 	  6 Members, level 75 	
  Title: 	  Gessho's Mercy 	
  Repeatable: 	  No 	
  Reward: 	   	
   	   	
  Previous Mission:	  Testing the Waters 	
  Next Mission: 	  Gaze of the Saboteur 	
----
=== Walkthrough ===
Arrapago Reef
*Watch the cutscenes aboard the Cutter and the Black Coffin. You will eventually be warped to Talacca Cove.
**If you choose "Not at this time." on the first cutscene on the Cutter, you will need to zone out and back in to continue.
*At this time your title changes to "Treasure Trove Tender".
Talacca Cove
* Don't bother with buffing outside the BC as buffs will wipe upon entry.
* Examine the Rock Slab.
* 6 members will enter a BCNM against Gessho.
** You have 30 minutes to complete the battlefield.
** BCNM is classified as level capped, buffs will wear upon entering.
** Gessho has approximately 13,000 HP.
** Uses standard Ninjutsu spells, ranged attacks, and Mijin Gakure.
** Fairly evasive, ~65% hit rate without sushi or Madrigal.
** Some of his TP moves are renamed Yagudo special attacks. All of his TP moves are as follows:
***Hiden Sokyaku (Double Kick; Knockback)
***Hane Fubuki (Feather Storm; Ranged attack and Poison)
***Shiko no Mitate (Parry; Defense Boost)
***Shibaraku (Sweep; 500-1500 AOE damage and Stun Blockable by shadows)
***Rinpyotosha (Howl; Warcry)
***Happobarai (AOE attack)
** Periodically teleports around the arena.
*** Usually uses one of his TP abilities upon reappearing.
*** Seems to teleport due to a shift in hate.
** Spawns 3-6 weak clones of himself, trigger condition unknown, each clone has 2,000 HP. He can do this more than once, and it's possible (but unlikely) that he won't do it at all.
*** Clones don't hit hard, they can be kited by a mage with SS easily (Phalanx recommended).
*** Clones can use Gessho's special abilities and Ninjutsu.
*** It's best to 2-hour at around 40% and beat him fast. At about 20% he'll say some trash talk in say, then use a TP move. 1 or 2 more nukes should finish him off.
*** Clones de-spawn after 10-20 seconds. They share their initial target with the original but hate is not linked. Clones won't always all de-spawn at the same time; the kiter needs to be sure all clones are gone before rushing back into the main fight. On a rare occasion (twice in 7 fights) a clone will stay and battle the party for up to 30-35 seconds. If a lonely clone seems to stay, anyone with good evasion or defense should remove it from the main tank and deal with it until he disappears. 
*** The clones seem to use Mijin Gakure in conjunction with Gessho himself. The clones do not stay alive long enough to Mijin Gakure if they are allowed to de-spawn.
*** The clones will also use TP attacks and/or Ninjutsu in conjunction with the original, regardless of their TP.
*He can Mijin Gakure at any time, triggers are unknown and even if there are any.
**Gessho can still Mijin Gakure while being kited and having no damage done to him.
**He can Mijin Gakure more than once in a battle.
** Gessho and clones are immune to Sleep (Even with Elemental Seal) and Lullaby.
***Gessho has a very high resistance to Sleep (RDM/WHM with enfeebling gear). It is not wise to rely on Sleep though.
** Susceptible to Paralyze, Slow, and Blind. Becomes more resistant to Bind as the fight progresses.
* He gives up around 15% health.
* Note: If you have already successfully completed this mission, it is not necessary to return to the cutter or obtain another coin. Instead, go to Nashmau and take the west exit. Zone to Talacca Cove and go west following the south wall. In the north west corner you will find the Rock Slab where you enter the BCNM.
* Likewise, if you have previously attempted the mission and failed, you can still just zone into Talacca Cove to enter the BCNM. The requirement is that you have the key item "Percipient Eye" in your possession.
----
The Side Notes: Best set up was DRG/SAM, MNK/NIN, RDM/BLM, DRK/SAM, RNG/NIN, WHM/BLM. Monk was Tank, Red Mage kited the clones, and melees when all out and the we pull the NM to the north so the 2hr would wipe the PT. Battle took 6mins and 52secs with this set up.
===Game Description===
:;Mission Orders:
::You have been ordered to guard the treasury of Ephramad. But first, you must find the hidden treasury, concealed somewhere inside Talacca Cove...
My friends and I won with this setup:
 
75Rng/War (with blink band) 75Mnk/Nin 75 War/Nin 75Thf/Nin 75Drg/Sam (Wyvern doesn't like the AoE) and 74Whm/Blm.
We used a strategy of chaos kite. War would do initial provoke with Haste and Regen3 Protect IV and Shell IV. After that Whm would basically Cure if needed if not Regen most to pull less hate. The Melee would bounce hate and kite when they received it. Items used: Sushi for Acc. Mushroom stew for MP and hMP. Ninja tools, Potions for Melee, and as well as some Reraise incase NM did Mijin Gakure. 
It was actually kinda fun to wing it and not really much to it. I have to say we did get lucky though. No Mijin Gakure till @ 25% (1 death) and he didn't spawn the clones till he was at about 18% HP. Ranger and Monk used 2 hour at about 25-30% but it wasn't needed since his HP was falling fast enough.
Just thought I'ld add it in the event you can't find a Nin or Pld to pull the hate for you. This strategy isn't recommended but a viable alternative to the ideal. GL ^^