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FFXI Mob:Cerberus  

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Cerberus in Mount Zhayolm

  • Cerberus spawns at (I-8) in Mount Zhayolm in an area behind the Gates of Halvung (J-7)

  • Spawn time is 48-72 hours from the last ToD, or 12-36 hours after a server maintenance when the servers are offline. One hour interval between each window.

  • Immune to sleep and highly resistant to Slow and Elegy (Elemental Seal is strongly suggested in order to get these to land effectively).

  • Highly resistant to magical damage. Melee and Summoner avatars are recommended.

  • Has a draw-in effect.

  • Grants title: Cerberus Muzzler

Cerberus Special Abilities

  • Lava Spit: AoE fire based magical damage.

  • Ululation: AoE paralysis effect

  • Sulfuric Breath: Single target fire based magic damage. Can be absorbed by shadows.

  • Magma Hoplon: Stoneskin + Blaze Spikes effect. This effect cannot be dispelled and requires ~1,000-1,500 points of damage in order to break the Stoneskin. This move cannot overwrite itself (Battle log will read "Magma Hoplon has no effect on Cerberus" if Magma Hoplon is used when a prior one is still on Cerberus)

  • Scorching Lash: Strong physical cone AoE damage from behind. Will only occur when a character has drawn hate from behind it. (Similar to Fafnir and Nidhogg's Spike Flail tp move conditions)

  • Gates of Hades: Massive AoE fire based damage with Burn effect. The Burn effect is exceptionally potent (around 40 hp/tic) and should be Erased as quickly as possible. Cerberus will only begin to use this move when its hp has dropped to below 25%. Current strategy to deal with Gates of Hades is to set a stun order for all stunners in the alliance, and to stun Gates of Hades when their turn arises.

Note: AoE abilities will hit -everyone- within range, regardless of whether you or your alliance have any hate on Cerberus or not.

Historical Background

Cerberus was the three-headed hound who guarded the gate of Hades (in reference to the mob's strongest tp move). He is the offspring of the monster Echidna and the Titan Typhon, and whose siblings included the Lernaean Hydra (see Hydra), the Chimaera (see Khimaira), and the Nemean Lion (see Nemean Lion). His role as guardian was to allow all the souls of the dead to enter, but to prevent any from leaving, as well as preventing any living being from entering Hades.

Among the most significant and well known myths regarding Cerberus was the 12th labor of Heracles (Hercules), whereupon Eurystheus, who was given the task of assigning Heracles the labors, ordered him to retrieve Cerberus from Hades and bring him to the mortal world without the use of any weapons.

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