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I attempted this mission for the first time last night, but I've read over many different strategies on how to complete it. Obviously we failed last night, but I noticed something contrary to all the strategies I've read regarding Raubahn.

Now, everything I've read states that after his first reraise, he will develop immunity based on the primary damage source, and again after his second reraise. Well, on our second attempt, the blm, for whatever reason, decided to try to finish his first phase quicker, so he cast Freeze2 when Raubahn was at 10% for approximately 1400 damage. This was the only "magical" damage to effect him that entire phase, but when he reraised, he stated his line for magical immunity: "My body has tasted the fires of 10000 spells." or something to that extent. Obviously we had to quickly change our strategy since he developed this immunity out of sequence.

My question is this: Has anyone else noticed this event? Does anyone know if perhaps it's not the primary source of damage, but rather the killing blow that determines his developed immunities? Had this not happened I wouldn't bother to ask, but I'm greatly intrigued by this.

Thanks for any answers in advance.

You've got the immunity thing all wrong. Only the 3rd form displays any immunity - the 2nd form isn't immune to anything. If you do 51% magic damage on form 1 and again on form 2, then form 3 will be resistant to magic. If you mix it up (magic on 1 and physical on 2), then form 3 won't display any immunities.

Best advice is for your melee to start in on form 1 until about 65% (BLM don't do anything), then have them completely disengage. BLM can then sleep/nuke to finish off form 1. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BACKUP SLEEPER (repose should work). It helps to have the melee damage him a bit first so that it gives the BLM some leeway with regard to hate. Form 1 will have been mainly magic damaged.

On form 2, have the BLM rest up while the melee go to town. Make sure to save sleep for his 2 hour. Don't let the BLM nuke until the melee have him down to under 35%, then your BLM can finish him. Form 2 will have been mainly physically damaged.

Form 3 treat as a normal mob, but again watch out for the 2 hour (he can use Azure Lore once on each form). Sleep him during the 2hr to prevent 1-shotting with Eyes on Me. If sleep doesn't work, stun what you can, but someone will likely die.

And obviously, don't use any DoTs because sleeping him is so important.

I've been hunting around for quite awhile now and can't seem to find any info on countering Eyes on Me. Yes, we understand stun is a must, however, we seem to get him spamming it every other attack round along with his weapon skills. Using a PLD tank, what are some damage mitigation suggestions for dealing with EOM? All the guides/info I've found is mainly dealing with Alexander and virtually nothing on dealing with the BLU.

I did post this on the AM44 thread, but then realized that it would most likely not be looked at.

Any thoughts are welcome.

I did this mission as bard, and Dark Carol helped a bit with the Eyes on Me move. Head Butt and Stun are both effective, but you have to basically have to have your macro ready to go as soon as your log shows him readying that move. You don't need a PLD tank for this mission, and in fact a NIN/WAR is probably best for the BLU, and RDM/DRK for Alexander.

Regarding immunity -- it's based on whatever the majority of the damage was in the previous round, and as already pointed out, immunity only comes into play in the third form. You can do light nukes during the melee phase provided 51% or more of the damage is from melee. Similarly, you can melee during the nuking phase provided 51% of the damage are from nukes (Formless Strikes won't count as melee damage).

The BLU will build resist against sleep and lullaby, but separately (as one is dark based and the other is light based). You can use this to your advantage -- the bard sleeps and the BLM or RDM overwrites with their sleep, and this only counts as one buildup toward resistance (as opposed to 2).

I think it's easier to actually nuke/sleep first, then do melee damage, then go all out on the third form since MP might become an issue for your WHM even with sanction, double ballads, and refresh, and all that refresh gear. If you melee first, your healer will run out of MP fast, leaving little MP to curebomb your BLM, and even less during phase three. Also your BLM will be low on MP after phase two. On the other hand, doing nuke/sleep first you only really need to heal the BLM. Then, during phase two and three the BLM can easily regain MP from ballads and/or refresh to help backup cure and stun.

If you're kiting him for whatever reason, EOM can be very easily outrun, but not if you're in melee range when he readies it.

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