AAC Cruiserweight M4 (Savage)

Game8.jp has gone along with Nukemaru’s strat. Explanation has been split into two parts, even though this is a single encounter with no checkpoint.

Nukemaru has also split his guide into two parts:

First half:

Second half:

Things to check on Party Finder

  • Check the strat being used for “Beckon Moonlight” in P1

English

【Stonefang】|【Windfang/Millenial Decay (IQ6000 strat)】
   MTD4  | MT/D3  H2/D4
 D3   H2 |     ★     ※ Rotate CW if needed
 H1   D2 | H1/D1   ST /D2
   D1 ST  | (While rotating) Front: Melee, N/S: Ranged, Back: Free
【Eminent Reign】【Revolutionary Reign】
MT     ST |    ★
    ★      | MT         ST
LP1    LP2 |   LP1   LP2
【Terrestrial Rage】
①Spreads ⇒ Rotate into safe spot (Stack) Center
②Spreads ⇒ Rotate CW if needed (Stack) North
【Beckon Moonlight】
MT/D3  (Stack)  H2/D4
   H1/D1 ST/D2
【Quake III/1-3 Ultraviolent Ray】Blue Marker: N ⇒ Stay ⇒ S
MT     ★    ST
D3         D4 【Twinbite】W: MT E: ST
 D1        D2 【Elemental Purge (No Invul)】
  H1  South   H2  Stack: Platform next to wind tank
【Twofold Tempest】    Tether Proximity
 D1D3    D2D4  MT(1st)↓ MTH1  D2D4
                D1D3  ST H2
MT H1   ★   ST H2       D2D4  MTH1
    South     ST(1st)↑ ST H2  D1D3
【Lone Wolf's Lament (Alice strat)】
  T 〇     T(Near) : NE T(Far): W H: Stay
 〇 ★ D   D(Near) : N tether⇒NE S tether⇒S
   H     D(Far) : N tether⇒Stay S tether⇒NE
【Howling Eight】2: MT Invul 3: ST Invul 4: T Kitchen sink

Japanese

【土の魔技】  |【風の魔技/千年の風化 IQ6000式】
   MTD4  | MT/D3  H2/D4
 D3   H2 |     ★     ※塔ズレ時計
 H1   D2 | H1/D1   ST /D2
   D1 ST  | (回転中)前:近接 南北:遠隔 後:無職
【薙の群狼剣】  【廻の群狼剣】
MT     ST |    ★
    ★      | MT         ST
H1組     H2組 |   H1組 H2組
【大地の怒り】
①風化散開 ⇒ 安置時計回り (頭割り)中央
②風化散開 ⇒ ズレ時計回り (頭割り)北
【幻狼招来】
MT/D3  (頭割り)  H2/D4
   H1/D1 ST/D2
【クエイガ/1-3魔光】青マカ上から北島⇒その場⇒南島
MT     ★    ST
D3         D4 【双牙撃】西島:MT 東島:ST
 D1        D2 【風震の魔印(正規処理)】
  H1    南島  H2  頭割り:風撃タンク隣島
【風狼陣/双牙暴風撃】        線    誘導
 D1D3    D2D4  MT先↓ MTH1 D2D4
                D1D3  ST H2
MT H1   ★   ST H2       D2D4  MTH1
     南島        ST先↑ ST H2  D1D3
【孤狼の呪い Alice式】
  T 島     Tニア  :北東 Tファー:西 H:不動
 島 ★ D   Dニア :線が北伸び⇒北東 南伸び⇒南
   H     Dファー :線が北伸び⇒不動 南伸び⇒北東
【八連光弾】2:MT無敵 3:ST無敵 4:T二人フルバフ

Markers

Standard

XIVLauncher WaymarkPresetPlugin positions
{
  "Name":"M8S",
  "MapID":1026,
  "A":{"X":100.0,"Y":0.0,"Z":89.2,"ID":0,"Active":true},
  "B":{"X":110.8,"Y":0.0,"Z":100.0,"ID":1,"Active":true},
  "C":{"X":100.0,"Y":0.0,"Z":110.8,"ID":2,"Active":true},
  "D":{"X":89.2,"Y":0.0,"Z":100.0,"ID":3,"Active":true},
  "One":{"X":92.363,"Y":0.0,"Z":92.363,"ID":4,"Active":true},
  "Two":{"X":107.637,"Y":0.0,"Z":92.363,"ID":5,"Active":true},
  "Three":{"X":107.637,"Y":0.0,"Z":107.637,"ID":6,"Active":true},
  "Four":{"X":92.363,"Y":0.0,"Z":107.637,"ID":7,"Active":true}
}

C in P2

The C marker denotes the True South platform in P2.

XIVLauncher WaymarkPresetPlugin positions
{
  "Name":"M8S (C in P2)",
  "MapID":1026,
  "A":{"X":100.0,"Y":0.0,"Z":89.2,"ID":0,"Active":true},
  "B":{"X":110.8,"Y":0.0,"Z":100.0,"ID":1,"Active":true},
  "C":{"X":100.0,"Y":-150.0,"Z":117.5,"ID":2,"Active":true},
  "D":{"X":89.2,"Y":0.0,"Z":100.0,"ID":3,"Active":true},
  "One":{"X":92.363,"Y":0.0,"Z":92.363,"ID":4,"Active":true},
  "Two":{"X":107.637,"Y":0.0,"Z":92.363,"ID":5,"Active":true},
  "Three":{"X":107.637,"Y":0.0,"Z":107.637,"ID":6,"Active":true},
  "Four":{"X":92.363,"Y":0.0,"Z":107.637,"ID":7,"Active":true}
}

Beckon Moonlight

There are currently 2 popular strats circulating in PF; the default used by Game8 (and by extension, Nukemaru), and “1 Quad strat”.

1 Quad strat

【Beckon Moonlight (1 Quad)】
  MT/D1 ST/D2
H1/D3 (Stack) H2/D4

Refer to this raidplan.


Timeline

(Credit: u/ExiaKuromonji)


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