FINAL FANTASY 14 ARR ( IFRIT HM FULL GUIDE)

Explanation: 

- Seriously saying that Ifrit and Shiva is my favorite guardian of all time. Writing how to beat them up is really ache in my heart. Anyway... I shall get on with it. The fight is very easy compare to Garuda and Titan. This fight exact the same fight as level 20 except you will have a full party (8 man) instead of a light party (4 man).

Lord of Inferno

Step 1: PREPARATION

It is advisable to get average party with normal equipment fighting. ( A few equipment from Amdapor Keep and lvl 50 weapon should hold against it) 

Duration of fight: 8 minutes to 12 minutes or less

-Before start the fight, do what you need to do first cause this fight you do not have a pause where you can take a break after that. 

Recommended:  Tanks x2 ,Healers x2  DPSx2, Bard x1, BLMx1

Success rate: 97%. 3% failed is highly due party is not co-operating each others. 

Tips:

-One Tanker should always at 12 clock tanking while other at 3 o'clock stunning ( shield bash) when there is eruptions. 

- BLM is very important in this fight as their LB ( meteor) will be use for  Nails.

Step 2 : PHASE and POSITIONS.

Ifrit  HM only consists 3 phase:

Phase 1 : Game start. Keep tanker at 12 o'clock up. DPS on behind Ifrit's legs. After awhile it will cast fire breath, a knockback ( 20 step behind)  followed by Eruption. Soon, it will cast the first Rush ability ( Ifrit alone then with clones x1) . This is keep continue till nails is appear. In here your LB should be 2-3 full or your never make it. 

Ifrit cast Fire Breath.

Phase 2: 4 x Infernal  Nails will spawn ( 3 on west, east , south corner while 1 at north  corner and it usually blocked by Ifrit's tail.)  BLM/SMN have a major task here as they will cast Meteor ( Limit Break) on these nails. while DpS and rest can help wipe out the rest of remaining nail's health. 

BIG QUESTION( S) : What if our party do not have BLM/SMN??Can we wipe the nails too? 

Answers : Yes, you can wipe out but you may need a good weapon before process. From my experience, DPS ( dragoon)  could wipe at least 2 Nails before Ifrit cast HellFire. So, planing timing is important here.

Before Ifrit's cast HellFire, Healer should cast AOE Heal in group. That save lots of MaNa for next fight later. 

Hell Fire.

Phase 3 : Eruptions now have  ability to instant kill player(s). Avoid Plumes too as it deals 1700- 2400 HP damage.

****Memorize the plumes here: WALL->MIDDLE->EVERYWHERE. 

This fight is repeating itself so usually DPS will cast LIMIT BREAK LVL 1 to end the fights. 

1) Wall Plumes.

3) Anywhere Plumes.

2) Middle Plumes. 

Step 3: Ifrit's  Skill 

1) Vulcan Buster

Very large AoE centered on Ifrit - low damage and huge knockback ( 20-25 step behind). No warning sign.

2) Incinerate

Core fire breath attack. Should only hitting Tank ( main) unless some hero dumb try to taste that hit.

3) Eruption

Heavy  AoE damage like volcano eruptions. Ability target area warning by large areas of glowing cracked earth which are centered glowing directly. As the fight proceeds, eruptions became more and more damaging and instantly. Avoid at all cost. In phase 3 it instantly killing anyone on top of them. Be careful!! 

4) ****Radiant Plume

Heavy  AoE damage alike Weight of Land ( Refer Titan's skill Titan's skill ) , used when Ifrit HP below 75%. Ability target area warning by swirling lava circles on the ground. Three patterns:

-Outer Ring (Wall Plumes)

-Inner Area (Middle Plumes)

-Full Arena (Everywhere) 

5) Crimson Cyclone

Ifrit charges rapidly forward straight across the arena, dealing severe damage to party in path. On phases, it will adds clones of Ifrit in this attack (two Ifrits below 75% HP, then three Ifrits in the final phase), each charging forward from its position starting with the Ifrit on the left with about one second between charges. 

Crimson Cyclone usually go straight line.

6) Hellfire

Special ability, used only once. Deals very high AoE damage to entire party depending on the number of Infernal Nails left intact.. If there is a Nails, surviving in this fight will be became 50/50 chance. 

LOOTS AND REWARDS:

Each player receives:

10 Allagan Tomestones of Philosophy

4 Allagan Tomestones of Mythology

The final treasure chest will add one of the nine Ifrit weapons to the pool at random:

Ifrit's Blade

Ifrit's Battleaxe

Ifrit's Claws

Ifrit's Harpoon

Ifrit's Bow

Ifrit's Cane

Ifrit's Cudgel

Ifrit's Grimoire

Ifrit's Codex

Sample of Ifrit's weapon.

Once you get your Ifrit's weapon and some Amdapor Keep Gear, It is time for you to move to next Primal - GARUDA.

Any comment are welcome and I will telling you next on Odin  fight is for me was most easy way to kill it on coming  blog. STAY TUNES!! 

Odin- The lonely ranger