- NE Apollyon is a subsection of the Apollyon zone in the Limbus region.
- It is reached via the Tahrongi Canyon crag entrance to Al'Taieu.
- Enter Apollyon via the Swirling Vortex at K-6, NOT the Auroral Updraft you pass on the way.
- Required items:
Cosmo-Cleanse, Black Card - The first four floors have 3 time chests (5 minutes each), 1 item chest, and 1 restore chest.
- The fifth floor has no time or restore chests.
- You can open all chests as soon as you find them (so you can use your 1-hour on each floor).
- The time and restore chests are always out. The items chest is dropped by a monster.
- You must kill a particular enemy to open the vortex to the next level.
- Easily cleared with a balanced Item Level job that can deal both physical and magical damage.
- If lucky with the gigas, can be cleared with any Item Level job.
- All enemies in this area are immune to Lullaby and Repose.
- Drops AF+1 materials for All Jobs.
- Typical Ancient Beastcoin yield: 60+
- Typical duration: 30-45 minutes.
- Reward for completion: Smoky Chip
Drop Chart[]
| Item (Job) | Floor 1 | Floor 2 | Floor 3 | Floor 4 | Floor 5 |
| Ancient Brass (MNK) |  (1.8%)
|
(4.9%)
|
(2.9%)
|
(2.3%)
|
(0%)
|
| Argyro Rivet (WAR) | (0%)
|
(0%)
|
(77.1%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
| Astral Leather (SMN) | (0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(27.3%)
|
(0%)
|
| Benedict Yarn (WHM) | (41.4%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
| Black Rivet (DRK) | (0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(25%)
|
(0%)
|
| Blue Rivet (DRG) | (0%)
|
(26.8%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
| Brown Doeskin (BRD) | (0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(31.8%)
|
(0%)
|
| Canvas Toile (COR) | (0%)
|
(2.4%)
|
(0%)
|
(35.6%)
|
(0%)
|
| Cardinal Cloth (RDM) | (3.5%)
|
(0%)
|
(2.9%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
| Charcoal Cotton (RNG) | (0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(45.7%)
|
(0%)
|
| Corduroy Cloth (PUP) | (3.5%)
|
(4.8%)
|
(5.9%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
| Diabolic Yarn (BLM) | (0%)
|
(39%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
| Ebony Lacquer (NIN) | (0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(25%)
|
(0%)
|
| Electrum Stud (SCH) | (47.4%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
| Fetid Lanolin (BST) | (1.8%)
|
(2.4%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
| Flameshun Cloth (BLU) | (0%)
|
(48.8%)
|
(2.9%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
| Gold Stud (DNC) | (0%)
|
(0%)
|
(2.9%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
| Kurogane (SAM) | (32.8%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(5.6%)
|
| Light Filament (THF) | (0%)
|
(7.3%)
|
(8.8%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
| White Rivet (PLD) | (1.8%)
|
(2.4%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
(0%)
|
| Adaman Ore | - | - | (0%)
|
- | - |
| Clot Plasma | - | - | (2.9%)
|
- | - |
| Darksteel Ore | - | - | (0%)
|
- | - |
| Darksteel Sheet | - | - | (0%)
|
- | - |
| Light Steel | - | - | (0%)
|
- | - |
| Oxblood | - | - | (0%)
|
- | - |
| Rainbow Thread | - | - | (100%)
|
- | - |
| Shell Powder | - | - | (5.9%)
|
- | - |
| Metal Chip | - | - | - | - | (8.3%)
|
| Smoky Chip | - | - | - | - | (100%) |
First Floor[]
- Enemies: Barometz x6, Borametz x6 (Mandragora)
- ~6/12 drop an Ancient Beastcoin
- Linking and Alliance hate
- Everything on this floor is Sleepable
- Dream Flower has 15' range
- Boss: Goobbue Harvester (Goobbues)
- Has Additional Effect:Paralysis on his attacks.
- Has notably high defense
- Note that there is one large black Barometz and one large white Borametz. Combined with Goobbue Harvester, one will open the Vortex, one will drop the item chest and one will do nothing.
- The chest has ~4 Ancient Beastcoins and 1-2 AF+1 materials (SAM, PLD, THF, BST, MNK, PUP, RDM, WHM, SCH, DNC).
- The Time chest marked in the middle is actually in a corner on the SW side of the central structure.
Second Floor[]
- Enemies: Cornu x4, Sirin x4 (Birds)
- All four Sirins will drop a single Ancient Beastcoin each. The four Cornus can also drop one each but it isn't guaranteed. (50% chance of Cornu dropping an Ancient Beastcoin)
- Link with each other, but not the Giant Birds
- Extremely evasive, Madrigal recommended
- Bosses: Thiazi x2, Bialozar x2 (Rocs)
- Aggro if you get close to their chest
- Cast Massacre Elegy and Horde Lullaby and are not easily Silenced
- Immune to Sleep
- 1 will be significantly stronger and considered main level boss. it has 3-4 times the HP of the other greater birds.
- Stormwind AoE has 15' range
- One of the Greater Birds opens the vortex, and another drops the chest.
- The chest has ~4 Ancient Beastcoins and 1-2 AF+1 materials (BLM, DRG, THF, BST, MNK, PLD, RDM, BLU, PUP).
Third Floor[]
- Enemies: Apollyon Cleaner x12 (Magic Pots)
- ~4/8 drop an Ancient Beastcoin
- Aggressive
- Linking
- Mysterious Light AoE has 10' range
- Boss: Apollyon Sweeper x3 (Dolls)
- Typhoon AoE has 10' range
- The number of enemies on this level varies with the size of your alliance when you reach the floor.
- The rule seems to be one doll and group of 3-4 pots per party.
- The west group fills first, then north, then east.
- One of the Dolls opens the vortex, a large Pot drops the chest.
- The Dolls have high defense.
- Once the vortex is open, there is no reason to kill the other Dolls, since they don't drop coins.
- The chest has 4 Ancient Beastcoins, 0-2 crafting materials (Clot Plasma, Rainbow Thread, Oxblood, Shell Powder, Carapace Powder, ?) and 0-2 AF+1 items (WAR, RDM, SAM, DRG, BST, MNK, THF, PUP, DNC, PLD).
Fourth Floor[]
- Enemies: Kerkopes x8 (Opo-opos)
- Always drop an Ancient Beastcoin
- Monsters can aggro and link
- Spinning Claw can do over 1000 damage to everyone in the 15' range.
- Boss: Hyperion, Okeanos, Cronos (Gigas)
- Hyperion is immune to magic damage (DoT works).
- Cronos is immune to physical damage. Formless Strikes works but physical Blue Mage spells do not.
- Okeanos is immune to ranged damage.
- They can link by both sight and sound and have party agro.
- The Gigas can be slept.
- One of the Gigas opens the vortex, a large Opo-opo drops the chest.
- Once the vortex is open, there is no reason to kill the other Gigas.
- The chest has 6-7 Ancient Beastcoins and 1-2 AF+1 materials (BRD, DRK, RNG, SMN, NIN, COR).
Fifth Floor[]
- Try to reach the Fifth Floor with at least 15 minutes left.
- Enemies: Troglodyte Dhalmel x8 (Dhalmel)
- Always drop 2 Ancient Beastcoins
- Killing all eight will pop the final chest.
- Aggressive
- Linking
- Boss: Criosphinx, Hieracosphinx (Manticore)
- Always drop 2 Ancient Beastcoins
- Immune to Slow and Elegy.
- Highly Resistant, if not immune to Gravity, Bind, and Sleep
- Mages stay back to avoid Riddle (Max MP Down 15' AoE WS).
- Both can be pulled without linking if done with caution.
- True Sight.
- Not true sound, you are able to run around Criosphinx and avoid aggro.
- The final chest has 7 Ancient Beastcoins and the Smoky Chip.
- The final chest also has a chance to drop a Metal Chip.
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