Summoner Guide to Mini Avatar Fights

A better view of this guide can be found here: http://sayaka-san.livejournal.com/5495.html

This is an indepth guide to the Mini Avatar fights for those on a budget and those who want to actually win! This does involve a lot of reading, but if you really want to win and save money, this is worth the read. I also want to apologize for any spelling and or grammar mistakes!

Keep in mind this is a guide for people of all levels. From those who know next to nothing about the game, to those who dream about the game at night. ^^

I have found many websites that tell you all sorts of crazy expensive items you need to have. I am going to clear that ledgend. First things first, get your summoner to level 20. You don't need to worry about a buffer. Unlike the prime avatar fights, you do not loose exp in the mini avatar fights should you die.

Now! Where myth one begins. . .equpiment. People always talk about having Mp boosting gear or high defense boosting gear. First of all that stuff costs a lot of money also, its not nessicary. Nice gear is always pretty and good to have, but if we all had level 75 jobs where we could farm for that money or craft the gear, we wouldn't need the mini fights. Instead, you should focus on the one down fall most people have in these fights: Spell Interuption.

If you cannot get carbuncle off, you are fucked. Plain and simple.

Equipment

Old Character:

Hermit's Wand Silver Hair Pin Dublet Justice Badge Carbuncle Mitts Silver Obi +1 Black Slacks Gaiters

Before I tell you what my other (now current main character) wore, let me explain somethings that will REALLY help you. First of all mostly everything listed above was REALLY cheap. But do keep in mind. . .these fights are not cheap. I suggest that you, farm, craft or quest most of the gear you can. The Wand, was given to me as a gift for good luck. The Hair Pin was crafted for me before I started summoner. The dublet I bought in Windurst Port! Justic Badge is quested. Silver Obi +1 was probably my most expensive item. It was 30k at the time, now they are only 8k. Black slacks I farmed somewhere (I believe) with a friend. Same with the Gaiters.

Carbuncle Mitts. . .holy hell so I love these things. If you can; get these mitts a.s.a.p! You do not need them for the fights at all really. However, when you hit level 25 summoner they will be beautiful!! I was very lucky to have a linkshell of people who were so kind as to let me leech the fight. Not only did I get the mitts but I got the Light Spirit pact as well.

Now for my other character. ..

New Character:

Hermit's Wand Silver Hair Pin Trader's Saio Justic Badge White Mitts Silver Obi +1 2 Onyx Earings Saintly Ring Ascetic's Ring Black Slacks Holly Clogs Fortune Egg

Obviously I was more prepaired the second time around. Once more, I am going to explain some of the items (that were not addressed above). The Trader's Saio is rather expensive, it was 20k when I bought it for my White Mage you do not need this item! The Onyx earings are nice because they give you a nice small boost of Mp for a low price. As for the rings, both give Mind up, however they are really only for partying purposes. But still nice to have if in the event things go terribly wrong and you find yourself curing yourself. The Holly Clogs were dirt cheap! Fortune Egg you can get from the Easter Egg Extraviganza. . .thing. . .It's really only good for the Mp + 1%. Its the best ranged status item you will find at such low levels that i know of. And finally, observe, I did not wear the Carbuncle Mitts this time. I am in a new linkshell filled with busy people, my chances at these babies are as good as lost. One guy in our linkshell had to wait until he was level 57 until he got his. So if you cannot get them now, do not stress it!

Subjob

This is important! When I was on Michie I refused to level my White Mage. I thought it would be the most boring job! Then when I heard that people think Summoners are just a White Mage with more Mp I threw away the idea completely! I used Red Mage as my subjob. . .Bad Idea!! I am not going to deny that yes, I did ultimatly get all my avatars. But I did die well over 6 times to Shiva and I did die several times to the other avatars as well. I even attempted to use Black Mage as well. That proved even more of a failure. The only way I won against Ifrit and Leviathan was because I had to pull out my staff and Nuke them to death trying to stay alive relying on the Refresh effect of a Yagudo Drink. As hillarious and fun as it was, it was an utter waist of money. I lost more then 400k worth of gil to these fights. . .My friends started paying for me to fight. And. . .as for anyone who gets the stupid idea to sub Bard for these fights. . .kill yourself.

White Mage is your best bet! The spells are your saving grace. And I recomend you cap your Enhancing Magic for these fights!

Food

If I hear one more person talk about how you need boiled crab for this fight I am going to kill someone!! That is the biggest myth created by some Cook who wanted to make more money off their over priced piece of fish! Last time I saw prices, they were 30k a piece and 100-150k a stack. . . and all it does is give you a decent defense.

As far as food goes. ..

1 Yagudo Drink (and just incase go to the Merry Mistral in Lower Jeuno and pick up a Pineapple Juice)

Medicine

This is where you kiss your pretty gil Bye Bye. Meds are where these fights are won and lost. Here is your shopping list:

2-3 Hi-ethers. (2 is all you will use but better to be over prepaired then under prepaired.) Hi-Potions (I dont care how many! Fill your inventory! I usually bring about 6. Just remember that sometimes the Hi-Potions +2 or +3 are the same price as the regular ones. ^^)

And that is it for preperations.

Macros

Macros are helpful very much so for faster responce and it reduces the chances of something going wrong. You can set yours however you like. This is how mine looked:

Ctrl 1 = Astral Flow Ctrl 2 = Searing Light Ctrl 7 = Carbuncle Ctrl 9 = Assult Ctrl 0 = Release Alt 1 = Scroll of Instant Warp.

To set these macros use this form

/ja "Astral Flow" /ja "Searling Light" /ma "Carbuncle" /pet "Assult" /pet "Release" /item "Scroll of Instant Warp"

To set macros for potions, ethers and drinks use these:

/item "Hi-Ether" /item "Hi-Potion" /item "Hi-Potion +2" /item "Hi-Potion +3" /item "Yagudo Drink"

Before Entering the Battle

First of all, make sure you have your fork. . .also, another quick myth solved, YOU DON'T NEED ANY FAME TO DO THE MINI FIGHTS!

Before you enter the fight, ask a White Mage friend to cast the Bar spell on you. For example, if you are going to fight Shiva, as someone to cast Barblizzra on you. It seems silly but it helps! Also, any Protect and Shell is nice. If you cannot have anyone do this, that is okay.

Trade your fork to the NPC (the one that is not a Tarutaru), let them warp you to the area. When you are outside the Protocrystal is where you want to buff up.

Cast: Protect (if someone didn't already) Barelemtal (this varies from avatar. see below) Aquaveil

~Bar spells~ Shiva = Barblizzra Ifrit = Barfira Garuda = Baraera Leviathan = Barwatera (you will have this spell) Titan = Barstonra (you will have this spell) Ramuh = Barthundra

Heal up! Once you have full Mp, Trade your mini fork to the Protocrystal. This will give you the option to enter the Battle Field. Click on "Trail Size ' Trial by *element* ' " You will enter a cut sceen telling you the rules. They are really simple. You have 15 minutes (or so) to defeat the Prime avatar (Don't panic! It's not the 65+ one!) It will tell you who has the current record. Then you Enter the crystal where the Avatar seems very pissed you woke them up. ..

The Fight Begins

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I have made up a small. . .crappy. . .rather amusingly horrible diagram of the map for you. This is what the Battle Field looks like (roughly >_>). Its just kind of floating there in space. . .a huge chunck of rock. Don't worry you can't fall off. You will begin your battle at point 3.

Run up to point 2 where you will use your first Yagudo Drink then summon Carbuncle. Run up to part 1. But do stay out of the Avatar's aggro range! This is kind of important. The avatars like to open the fight with a Blood Pact. For example Leviathan might use Tail Whip (which is really bad because it Weighs you down!) You want Carbuncle to get hit with these things. . .not you. However, Shiva and Garuda can be tricky. They might start with a buffer instead of an attack. Garuda likes to cast Aeral Armor (which if you don't know, gives her the effect of Blink. Your Two Hour cannot go through this.) Shiva will sometimes cast Ice Spikes. Ice spikes are bad because they can Paralyze. Dispite this horrible down fall, pray she uses Ice Spikes. I found that when she does she generally forgets to use Diamond Dust (her two hour).

Once Carbuncle has engaged the Avatar. . .run! As far as you can. Go back all the way to point 3 if you can. Most people will tell you to use your Two Hour right away. . .that is the biggest mistake ever! And probably the worst myth of these fights. Just run. The further away you are when Carbuncle dies, the better. Watch Carbuncle's health bar at all times. Once you see his name disappear, recall him. The Avatar is now comming for you. Don't worry, Carbuncle (once summoned) will run right back to the avatar without a command to do so. Now is when you use Astral Flow!

Make sure you are within range of the avatar. Use Searling Light. (A note to the wise: by using Astral Flow and Searling light there is a possiblility you will take hate off Carbuncle. If you run away, the Avatar will follow and Carbuncle's Searling light will be interupted and you will have to wait the full minute before you can do it again. Atfer you use Searlight Light, stay until it goes off and hits the Avatar!) Then, Run up! Go to point 1. The easy part is now over I'm afraid.

Depending on how your fight goes, Carbuncle should die sometime just before you get to point 1. Its okay! If you have a lot of time, Use a Hi-Ether, if not summon Carbuncle. Once you have Carbuncle out and have used one Hi-Ether, do another Searing Light. Run.

Go as far away as you can. Just run down to point 3. That is your goal even if you don't make it. Just get the hell out of there! This is when the Avatar likes to use their Two Hour. You do not want to get hit by it at all if possible. It will probably kill Carbuncle though. If you do get hit by it use a Hi-Potion a.s.a.p! Then run some more. Keep in mind, the avatars are like regular monsters, they run slower then you. Keeping your health above the Yellow is crutial. In the event they use any sort of Blood Packt on you while you are weaker, you can die. If not you will be dead in 1-2 hits after. lol. Keep health up.

Once more, if you have a lot of time ues a Hi-Ether, if not, summon Carbuncle then use the Hi-Ether. Use Searing Light once more and the Avatar should be dead. You'll know because everything will just pause and you won't be able to move. If not, RUN. Your Astral Flow will be just about gone. Dont Panic! You can still win! Carbuncle might be less then half the strength of the Avatar, but he does pack a punch.

Its Not Dead!

Now, just remember to keep Carbuncle out and to keep your health up. This next task I am going to explain is commonly referred to as Kiteing. By using Poison Nails and Carbuncle's regular attacks you should be able to defeat the avatar. Just do what you were doing before with Searing Light. If you really want, toss a Banish nuke in there. At this point it is all or nothing. This is what the 3rd Hi-Ether and the second drink was for.

Congratulations

Gratz! You just killed a Prime Avatar! You get to parade around the Cloister with your new pet like a happy little school girl. . . You will get a cut sceen with the Avatar telling you it was impressive, tell you a little poem about eturnity (its really pretty but anoying after the 2nd time) And then you will be told your timeing. Now! How the hell do you get home? o_o; You're in the middle of a 65+ area with no way out. . .Good Luck! lol Just Kidding. You are given a scroll of Instant warp after every fight. Use it and return to your home point safely.

EXCEPTIONS

This really is a fairly important section. I know this has been a lot of reading, but please continue if you really want to win and use as little money as possible!

Garuda

Garuda is a little bitch to say the least. That Aeral Armor is a real pain in the ass! I have only lost twice on Sayaka during these battles. Once was to Shiva (got caught in her Diamond Dust.) and the second was to Garuda. Like stated above, if she has Blink up and you two hour, your Searing Light will not do anything to her. And you just waisted Mp and and Ether. Good Job! This happened to me. . .Take care when dealing with her. Bink is very unpredictable. If you are like me and have your Damage log set to "screen" change it! Set it so you see all Damage in your log box. This way you can see if she still has shadows up. This is kind of risky but nessicary.

Ramuh

. . .He might be old, but he is one hell of a fighter! Ramuh has an attack almost just as bad as his Two Hour. Its called Tunderspark. It does a nice chunck of damage and worst of all it paralyzes. . .its like Paralyze III. DO NOT be anywhere near him if he does this move. You will probably never get Carbuncle resummoned. lol. Sad but true. If Carbuncle gets hit with this DO NOT two hour until you resummon him. If you use Searing Light and Carbuncle is paralyzed there is a good chance your log will look like this:

Ramuh redies Thunderspark. Carbuncle takes 56 points of damage. Carbuncle redies Searing Light. Carbuncle is paralyzed. (00:58:09) You must wait longer to use that ability again.

Which, by the way if you haven't guessed that would really suck!

Garuda and Ramuh are probably going to be your hardest Avatars to get doing solo. But Fenrir and Diablos are going to be the last two avatars you will get. Do not worry about them too much. Infact, your chances at getting Diablos is higher then getting Fenrir. If you do the Chains of Promathia missions of course. Don't be discouraged though. I made it to level 55 summoner on Michie without having Fenrir or Diablos. If anyone says anything to you about it just say something to the effect of: "Oh? Are you offering to help me get them!? That's so nice of you!" Chances are they will shut up. If not hey you just got help to get them! Rejoice! lol.

Hope this helps!!

~Written by Sayaka~