How to complete Barbariccia EX in Final Fantasy XIV

Barbariccia Ex is one of the most challenging extremes to date in Final Fantasy XIV. To defeat this boss, players will need to be aware of positioning, dodge AOEs with precision, and watch the boss’s movements carefully. This extreme trial drops item level 615 weapons as well as a highly coveted mount, so players will want to learn it fast so that they can farm it for the rewards. Here is a quick breakdown of the fight and what to expect when diving into party finder.

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Barbariccia Ex Phase 1

The raid will want to be split into two light parties consist of two DPS, a tank, and a healer. The entire party will also want to decide on clock positions, having tanks and healers on cardinals and DPS on inter cardinals.

Barbariccia will begin the fight with Void Aero IV, which is a raid-wide AOE that must be healed up. She will utilize this many times throughout the fight so healers should take note of when she is casting it.

From here, she will cast Savage Barbery. There are two different variations to this depending on how she holds her sword.

Sword held in the air – She will do a line AOE through the center of the arena parallel to where her sword is landing and also a circular AOE around where the sword is landing. Stand away from the boss and on the opposite side of where the sword is landing.Sword held to her side – She will do a donut AOE around herself and a circular AOE where the sword is landing. Stand in her hit box and on the opposite side of where the sword is landing.

Immediately after this ability, she will perform Hair Raid with one of two different animations.

Float – She will do a donut AOE around her.Crouch – She is about to leap to her sword Read more on gamepur.com