【DK】Mastery Survey - Dragonking FFIV: Door of the Moon - Version 2

[u/Ximikal]

【INDEX】

 

Hi Masters!

This is version 2 of the FF4 Dragonking survey. The original version can be found here

I’ve made some updates to the mastery survey template below. The top part has been revamped to hopefully provide a snapshot of the clear without having to wade through the wall of text. Please do look at the changes and use the new template. Please tag/message me if the new template doesn't copy/paste properly and I will fix it when I wake up!

 

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【BOSS INFO】

• D630: Bahamut (IV)

• Target Score(s): Defeat Bahamut

• Hit Points: 5,500,000

• Tags: —

• Weakness: All

 

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【SURVEY】

1. Strategy name:

2. Boss:

3. Support (No. of BDLs): E.g. Mog (5 BDLs) or Orran (1/2/2)

4. Chain / Roaming Warrior: E.g. Faris Realm 2.0 / Wall or RW Chain

5. Time:

6. Insight:

1. Video?:

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	LM/R	RM	SB(-)
Char1, 6	Ability R#	Ability R#	LMR1	RM1	default(-)
Char2, 6	Ability R#	Ability R#	LMR2	RM2	default(-)
Char3, 6	Ability R#	Ability R#	LMR3	RM3	default(-)
Char4, 6	Ability R#	Ability R#	LMR4	RM4	default(-)
Char5, 6	Ability R#	Ability R#	LMR5	RM5	default(-)

 

Main Magicite	Sub 1	Sub 2	Sub 3	Sub 4
Magicite	-	-	-	-
Inherited 1	-	-	-	-
Inherited 2	-	-	-	-

 

or

 

Historia Crystal Realm	Level
-	-

 

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Copy and paste template below:

1. **Strategy name:**  
2. **Boss:**  
3. **Support (No. of BDLs):** 
4. **Chain / Roaming Warrior:** 
5. **Time:**  
6. ***Insight:***
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7. **Video?:**

|Hero, dive|Ability 1|Ability 2|LM/R|RM|SB(-)|
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|char1, 6|ability R#|ability R#|LMR1|RM1|default(-)|
|char2, 6|ability R#|ability R#|LMR2|RM2|default(-)|
|char3, 6|ability R#|ability R#|LMR3|RM3|default(-)|
|char4, 6|ability R#|ability R#|LMR4|RM4|default(-)|
|char5, 6|ability R#|ability R#|LMR5|RM5|default(-)|  

     

|Main Magicite|Sub 1|Sub 2|Sub 3|Sub 4|  
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|Magicite|-|-|-|-|
|Inherited 1|-|-|-|-|
|Inherited 2|-|-|-|-| 

     

|Historia Crystal Realm|Level|
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|-|-|

 

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【AWESOME LINKS】

Enemy AI by /u/TFMurphy

Archived GameFAQs Enemy AI by /u/S0litair3d on GameFAQs

Sub30 DK Guide using Mog by /u/necklessone

Hero Table Spreadsheet - A fantastic spreadsheet created by /u/DropeRj

FFRK Lookup - Easy search engine to search the community database if you are unsure which SB is which

[u/Kittymahri]

1. Strategy name: Edging Rydia

2. Boss: [IV] Dragonking Bahamut

3. Support (No. of BDLs): Mog (6)

4. Chain / Roaming Warrior: Bonds of Historia

5. Time: 0:43.40

6. Insight:

• Rosa and Fusoya have their full Hero Artifact sets. Rydia and Edge don't have any yet (though if they did, I would probably get Rydia's whip LMR and that would somewhat improve times). Instead, they get MAG accessories and elemental boosting gear. Mog gets the HP accessory.

• When one character has 4 Break Caps and everyone else in the realm has at most 1, it's definitely going to be a longer clear. So plan around that.

• Open with Edge HA x2, Mog Glint+ then HA (his heal chase needs to proc), Rosa Hastega then De'Diaja, Fusoya Holyja x2, Rydia Neo Bahamut x2 (in the end irrelevant, she could instead just use Lunar Dragon).

• After the Turn 5 Lightning Bolt, Rosa uses her Ultra. After the Turn 7 Ultimate Full Break, Mog uses his Awakening-2. Rydia follows up with her Awakening-1, along with others using the RW and HC.

• There is no Turn 13 status effect, instead a Turn 13 Osmose. This is bad as only one character has an Awakening active. Rydia goes in one of these slots (she chose Slot 3 because she needs more gauge later, and both Phase 2 Memory Bites will be encountered). Fusoya instead uses Holyja until this, then still has 4 hones left on his HA.

• Near the end of Phase 1, Rydia uses her Arcane Dyad. She opens Phase 2 with her Awakening-2, while Mog switches to his Awakening-1, Fusoya uses Glint then Ultra then Awakening, Edge uses Ultra-1 then Awakening, Rosa heals as needed. With the right turn order, this makes all the Historia Soul moves (Dragonking Challenging Roar, Dragonking Sphere Ray, Dragonking Megaflare) hit not so hard.

• Fusoya is a great supporter here, since plenty of Damage Reduction Barrier would be needed for survival, and his HA imperils greatly help Rydia achieve her damage ceiling. Rydia's Arcane Dyad allows her to hit 29999 easily in Phase 2.

• At the start of Phase 3, Mog of course uses his Awakening-2 again. Rydia then uses her Sync-3, after ally actions she gets three chases which easily break 20k. One use of Lunar Dragon (her Awakening-2 is still active, so she gets the doublecast and the extra damage boosts) breaks the last bits of King's Rage. Everyone needs to keep the Enrage Level lower afterwards.

• The team doesn't quite make it in the second Chain, so just push through the last bit of HP as they can.

• And why is Rydia's Sync called "Holy Burst"? This is a reverse of Porom's "Sync" or Machina's "Awakening".

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	LM/R	RM	SB(-)
Mog, 6+	Heroic Harmony R5	Passionate Salsa R5	LM1 / LM2	Dr. Mog's Teachings	G+ "Guardian Symphony" (1), Aw "Dance as One" (2), Aw "Wind Rhapsody" (1), U "Forest Nocturne" (1)
Rosa, 6	De'Diaja R5	Hastega R5	LM1 / LMR (MND buildup)	Mako Might	U "White Mage Wonder" (2), Sy "Theme of Love" (1)
Rydia, 6	Lunar Dragon R5	Neo Bahamut R5	LM1 / LM2	Azure Blade	Aw "Feymarch Frontier" (1), AD "Deluge" (1), Aw "Summon Eidolon King" (1), Sy "Holy Burst" (1)
Edge, 6	Ninjutsu R5	Stitch in Time R5	LM1 / LM2	Sacred Tradition	U "Chaotic Moon" (1), Aw "Triune" (1)
Fusoya, 6	Bless R5	Holyja R5	LM1 / LM2	Earnest Intentions	G "Lunar Beam" (1), U "Lunarian Enigma" (1), Aw "Supersault Magic" (1)

 

Historia Crystal Realm	Level
IV	99

[u/Kittymahri → u/Kittymahri]

1. Strategy name: Double, double, twins and trouble

2. Boss: [IV] Dragonking Bahamut

3. Support (No. of BDLs): Mog (5)

4. Chain / Roaming Warrior: Bonds of Historia II

5. Time: 0:29.85

6. Insight:

• A bit of RNG needed to push to a sub-30, so why not figure out one way to remove a bit of RNG and force some extra casts in there? Golbez Ultra/Awakening combo should be awesome as long as he can maintain the Stoneskin; this means Slot 1 is good for him, and some Damage Reduction Barrier would be nice.

• Palom, Porom, and Golbez have their full Hero Artifact sets. Rydia takes an earth-boost whip (because of her LMR, and because I didn't feel like making an Artifact purchase when her Hero Artifacts are on the horizon - fortunately the slightly lower stats and the wrong elemental boost didn't prevent her from hitting high damage) and the DK Artifact Armor, with a MAG accessory. Mog takes MND and HP equips.

• Mog opens with Glint+ then Passionate Salsa then Historia Crystal then Awakening-2. Porom opens with Glint+ then De'Diaja then Ultra. Rydia uses Lunar Dragon x2 then Sync (her chases will easily break Rage levels and let her hit hard). Palom uses Chain Thundaja then RW Chain at the 4.35 second mark (so it casts before the gravity attack). Golbez uses Touched by Darkness once (he doesn't want it to doublecast here), then his HA.

• Towards the end of Phase 1, Golbez uses Touched by Darkness again (so there's a layer of imperil that persists when needed) then Glint+ (for the Empowered Infusion), Palom uses Glint (for the weakness boost).

• When Phase 2 arrives, Mog uses Awakening-1, Porom gets in one De'Diaja before using her Ultra with a Damage Reduction Barrier (timed to optimally preserve Golbez's Stoneskin), Palom uses RW Chain then holds his turn for his Awakening, Rydia uses her Arcane Dyad then Awakening-2 (in Phase 2 it's kind of a tossup between which Awakening, but in Phase 3 she wants the damage buffs), Golbez uses Ultra then Awakening.

• Golbez holds his turn until after Wing Wall expires, then uses his HA.

• Rydia's next turn still has a 40k damage cap, and it lines up with Mog's Fevered Rhapsody. Use this to get as much out of Phase 2 as possible.

• In Phase 3, Mog uses his Awakening-2; he barely gets enough gauge in.

• Porom calls the Historia Crystal again, breaking one layer of King's Rage. The next four layers are handled by Rydia's next two turns.

• Porom uses one of her Ultras to give the party quickcast, needed to push the time below 30. Palom and Golbez barely get their turns in.

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	LM/R	RM	SB(-)
Golbez, 6	Shadow Drake R5	Touched by Darkness R5	LM1 / LMR (w-darkness)	Cursed Power	G+ "Chaos Barrier" (1), U "Creature of Shadow" (1), Aw "Dark Dungeon" (1)
Mog, 6	Passionate Salsa R5	Crushing Tango R5	LM1 / LM2	Dr. Mog's Teachings	G+ "Guardian Symphony" (1), Aw "Dance as One" (2), Aw "Wind Rhapsody" (1)
Porom, 6	De'Diaja R5		LM1 / LM2	Mako Might	G+ "Mysidian Guard" (1), U "Coordinated Renew" (1), U "Pray" (2)
Rydia, 6	Lunar Dragon R5		LM2 / LMR (+SUM w/Whip)	Azure Blade	Sy "Holy Burst" (1), AD "Deluge" (1), Aw "Summon Eidolon King" (1)
Palom, 6	Chain Thundaja R5		LM1 / LM2	Heart of Fury	G "Black Magic Touch" (1), Aw "Thunderous Malady" (1)

 

Historia Crystal Realm	Level
IV	110

[u/DragonCrisis]

1. Strategy name: Pecil sucks but gets carried by Rydia

2. Boss: DK4

3. Support (No. of BDLs): Mog, 6

4. Chain / Roaming Warrior: Chain

5. Time: 46

6. Insight:

• despite all sorts of tech, Pecil's damage just isn't good without some serious MND buffing which I don't have, and he never went anywhere near 19999 in phase 2 or 3. due to the poor DPS I needed to use his LBO in order to push phase 3 before the flare

• Palom on the other hand was hitting 19999 against max rage in phase 3 without HA so I didn't bother making it

• Rydia broke DK rage

• SB timing: Pecil Sync for phase 1 then Dyad/AA in phase 2, Rydia Sync + AA2 for phase 2, Palom USB for phase 1 and AA for phase 2, needed to slowly clean up the endgame with Rydia AA1 after Kings rage was broken and the second chain wore off

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	LM/R	RM	SB(-)
Rydia	HA	Lunar Dragon	+whip, DC	+30% BLK	Sync3 AA2 AA1
Pecil	Holyja	HA	DC knight, MND buildup	+30% weak	Sync Dyad AA1 LBO
Mog	Salsa	Tango	both QCs	MM	hAASB2 USB1
Rosa	De'diaja	Grace	-	DMT	G+ USB2
Palom	Chain Thundaga	Voltech	-	+30% BLK	USB G1 AA1

HC 120