Talk:Moon Reading

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Using the "duo" strategy, a RDM75 BLM75 and PLD75 easily triod. You want to make sure the npc doesn't die though. We had to do it twice cause during the last 2% of the last mob, the npc chainspelled ancient magic and got 1 shotted from a tp move. The second time the npc got paralyzed and we didn't heal it so he couldn't chainspell again. LOL :) It was a lot of fun! Yay 100k~ --Misara 04:51, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

This is a simple fight, no doubt... this video here shows basically when I beat it... we winged it basically. Basically it shows.... as long as you can sleep the Cardians early on... it's an easy fight. --Laraul 06:08, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

• basically? --Grm88 18:43, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Basically... he basically just.. did basically that I rocky 01:39, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Blue Mage's big 3 spells rips apart both Cardians and NMs, I roughly took out almost 20% each spell. Duo Record Time with Red Mage: 15 minutes (5 minutes prep). Sumimi 12:56, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Successfully duoed by a RDM/BLM and PLD/NIN.

• First of all be aware that you won't have a real DD. So don't expect the fastest kills in the world, and you should probably not waste too much time. We had the PLD run up and start going for Batons and that helped keep the Ace's together for Sleepga. But if that doesn't work, RDM/BLM has 3 sleep spells at it's disposal, so just alternate. And Aspir is nice since you can use it throughout the cardian fight, no matter the target. Keep silence on the one you're fighting, and the others if you can because they can cure each other. We used one Sleep on Cups before we killed it to help the Paladin get MP back before the 2nd part. The RDM should have time to rest up when it's down to 2 cardians, and definitely on the last one. No convert was needed.
• For the second part, the RDM buffed himself and the PLD (try to keep Refresh/Haste on PLD when you can throughout the fight), then we waited for the NPC to move. As in a video linked on this page, the NPC first moved to the right (wyvern), and since we knew he would double-back to the opposite direction (manticore), we had the PLD run up and start going all out on the manticore and the RDM Bind/Gravity the wyvern before the npc made it there. Be careful that the RDM must not get too close to the manticore because he can Dispelga (taking off SS, Blink, Refresh, Haste) or Slowga and it cannot be overwritten by Haste, thus lowering recast timers on Bind/Gravity (yeah, we had it happen, slowga hit the RDM, but it wasn't bad. Bind/Grav were never resisted with appropriate staff, 314 Enfeebling, on Thundersday, and didn't wear off too fast to make it a problem). Also be aware that the wyvern can start off with Radiant Breath, which can damage/silence/paralyze the RDM right off the bat (yeah, had that happen too. didn't break stoneskin, but it did silence and paralyze), or maybe even Dispelling Wind, taking off Refresh, Stoneskin, and/or Blink. So, PLD stay away from wyvern and RDM stay away from manticore, ok? The RDM can still help the PLD fight it by debuffing and buffing, just don't get too close and don't bring the wyvern too close.
• After the manticore was dead, the PLD rushed over to the wyvern and built-up lots of hate to keep the NPC from getting hit. At that point, we had the RDM help by nuking it some (that's where the convert was used), being careful of pulling hate. In the end the RDM got the kill!

All-in-all it was a fun fight. Neither of us have the "uber, leet" endgame gear, and definitely no Relic weapon like the THF in the video, but we did just fine, and I'm proud that me and my good friend duoed all the Windurst missions except 5-1 (might could even duo that with a MNK and WHM).--Spardante 00:29, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

• Trio'ed with MNK75/DNC37, SCH74/RDM37, DRG73/BLU36, with some difficulty due to time issues after an early full wipe. The Cardians aggro from very far away and surprised our SCH who didn't bother to use Stoneskin while attempting to sleep the cardians at start, so we wiped but still managed to kill the BLM cardian before. We all had RR so after recovery we proceeded again and killed the cardians quite easily, since we were aware of the very long aggro range. MNK/DNC main tank, keeping hate with damage and self-healing ; Formless strikes on PLD cardian when using invincible ; when only WHM cardian left, full rest while keeping him asleep.

• Second part of fight were straightforward and quite easy and fast : DRG engaged and tanked the Manticore using 2hrs while MNK quickly dispatched the Wyvern with Hundred Fists; SCH threw in a few cures and watched out for the Taru npc. The wyvern was dead before Hundred fists wore off, so MNK came to help finish the 60% hp left on Manticore.

Total time was around 28 minutes and 30 seconds, so the only real threat was time, but only because we had to recovery after a full wipe. Had we been aware of Cardian's long aggro range, we might have won without any real issues. Still, it is possible to win this BC with 1 75, 1 74 and 1 73 even after recovering from a full wipe, so bring a full 75s party if you want a lolfight with warrant of win. However, if you like challenges (and since all Rank missions aren't much challenging when done with full 75 party), come here with no more than 3 people for a fun fight - however, you might fail if something goes wrong, so you choice ! :-)

Duo'd by RDM/BLM (me) and WAR/NIN, took 5 attempts before we got it down, rest before taking the whm down, then slept it when it had 5% and healed up again ready for the next phase. Next phase I buffed up, healed mp, npc went after the manticore so quickly bind/grav wyvern and enfeeble the manticore fully to help the war out, the war did die against the wyvern (fang rush surprised us both) so keep there hp full if you want easier fight, we were able to win the fight cause i bind/grav'd it and the npc took it out (make sure to keep curing it) WAR used taco, I used a cookie at the start but used a taco before the start of the next phase