Talk:Dark Spark

Soloing Dark Spark Not Worth the Trouble
If you want to solo dark spark, he's harder than you think. You need to be at least level 74 with a fully leveled ninja sub. Utsusemi is a must, because when its down he may land hits ranging between 70-200 damage even at level 75. He loves his Bio III because that is what he tends to cast. The only TP move he seems to do is Berserk, which increases his attack yet lowers his defense. I soloed him as 75 whm/37 nin and it was not easy. He went through my stoneskin in 2 or 3 hits, and when you start damage you have to use flash and pray to get utsusemi or stoneskin back up fast. Even with the tanking gear I was wearing (including 2 phanlax rings) and Protect IV, he was hitting about 100-120 on average with crits in the 180s when utsusemi and stoneskin is down. He does miss quite a bit, however, and is suspectible to paralyze and slow. Once he started using Berserk, I was popping Hexa Strikes for 900-1050. When I finally defeated him, I was down to ~100 MP.

I don't recommend soloing him, after that experience. I have seen well equipped 75 RDM/37 NIN in the past just struggle against Dark Spark when they attempted to solo due to that Bio III that does 10 damage per tick. Get a ninja tank and a healer (with Erase) and duo or trio it. You're much better off that way. -- [[User:Ayrlie|Ayrlie], 12:33 (CDT), 23 July 2006