Writing date: 21/04/26 the week before 7.5 release
I recently had done it again and would like to collate all the information I had found together + personal experience.
Resources:
I found a really nice video demonstrating the NA cheese strat, I do NOT own the video or know anyone in it, I just like it as a demonstration. They have also provided strategy boards on their description which is what I will be sharing here. I am not the original creator for any of these, I am simply here to share the information and spread the way the fight is done so more people can clear p8s, get glams/mounts and unlock TOP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE-x4S6-q0Ehttps://board.wtfdig.info/b/TneKEaPc17zKtGeneral Information:
To make it as easy as possible, have everyone be ilvl770+ (current crafted is 770)
Have one person organise the information and strats + written callouts if necessary
Have your tanks actually learn how NA functions
Have a team comp of 2 tanks / 6 dps
Phase 1:
Put markers at NW/NE/SE/SW, have people callout pairs for each marker prepull
ALWAYS SPREAD for the tetra/octa-flares, everyone will survive, and all spread = no overlaps = no deaths
Make sure tanks remember to swap for tankbuster (it oneshots if not)
Hope for snake, if dog > wipe.
An easy way to cheese snakes is to make everyone spread away from each other and dodge the gorgomenta gazes + look outside for own gaze. You want the boss to be -50% during the snakes, after which the tanks can invuln and survive and live into phase 2.
You can opt to do the following for snake: Everyone stands on clock positions > look outside during the add gazes > attack boss and survive without gazeing or poisoning anyone.
Phase 2:
The main phase of the fight, you want everyone to be correct on the spreads and NA. I am attaching an image of the arena with markers so you can orient yourself through explanations. I am also dividing the explanations to tank and dps as they have different responsibilities during NA.
General stuff:
IF PURPLE, you must use your self healing abilities to stay alive.
IF PURPLE, YOU MUST NOT TAKE ANY DAMAGE EXCEPT THE DOT
IF PURPLE, you two stay together for the entire time, even if your head castbars are gone.
IF PURPLE, your movement is as follows:
> GO TO 4 MARKER
> DODGE PUDDLE RIGHT OR LEFT
> GO BACK TO 4 AND LOOK BOSS TO DODGE CLEAVE
> GO TO 1 LOOK LEFT DODGE LINE AOE INSIDE THE 1 MARKER
The spreads are only for the NON-PUPRLE people. Still go to your designated areas.
IF stack first, go to 1 to stack as non purples
Fight timeline:
Tank autos > Aionipyr Raidwide > Tank autos > tankbusters > Natural Alignment cast > The first stack or spread starts casting > puddles > First stack or spread happens > Boss cleaves arena > Second stack or spread happens > Ice/Fire starts > Line AOE + Ice or fire happens > Line AOE + Ice or fire happens > Aionipyr Raidwide > tank autos > tankbuster > tank autos > High Concept Cast (Treat this as enrage Enrage)
TANKS:
The autos are shared, so start of the fight go to 1 marker and stand still together.
The cast after the raidwide is a dual tankbuster, make sure both tanks are aggro 1 and aggro 2 of the boss. Use any 2 mitigation to make it shrimple on yourself.
On the spreads, both tanks will be northern side, farthest corner will always be free so you can rush up and give space to the rest.
For Natural Alignment, you two are the most important people. If tanks get marked with purple you instantly wall yourself as you cant do the cheese if you are the debuff player o7
Your movement is as follows:
> Start at 1, eat autos together, resolve buster, go back to 1
> Go B till puddles appear, do stack/spread
> Look boss dodge cleave, do stack/spread
> Go between 2 and 3 marker, see if ice or fire first
> Resolve ice (stand on 2) or fire (stand on 3) and resolve line aoes
> USE YOUR SHORTMITS ON THE PURPLE PLAYERS TO KEEP THEM ALIVE
> After NA there is a few more tank autos + a dual tankbuster, be away from the DPS
> Congrats on your clear!
DPS:
You do as much damage as you can to skip High Concept. KNOW YOUR ROTATION AND OPENER, Check the balance website or discord for your job specific information, yes this disclaimer is required with the state of PF I have experienced.
IF YOU ARE PURPLE YOU GO TO 4 MARKER AND ARE AWAY FROM ANY AVOIDABLE DAMAGE, refer to the general stuff section.
Your movement is as follows:
> Stand at B
> When NA casts see if purple, if not stay at B
> Resolve spread/stack
> Look boss, dodge cleave, resolve spread/stack
> stand INSIDE A marker, dodge line aoes
> USE ALL YOUR MITS FOR THE AIONIOPYR RAIDWIDE
> Congrats you cleared!
If you have any questions, want a better display of the markers, or anything else, please contact me in Light Data Centre Silacy Alaseia@Odin, or Alaseia on discord.
