4th-make Cúchulainn Dalriada Guide in FFXIV

Cúchulainn is a boss that is weak to physical damage. Most physical jobs will innately deal more damage, while magical jobs and those with mixed damage such as Ninja will benefit from having Lost Steelsting cast on them for the fight.

The core mechanic of this boss is the four puddles on the floor that will temporarily transform players into Slimes when stepped on. These should be avoided for the majority of mechanics, but are intended to be used defensively for others.

• Putrified Soul: Raidwide.
• Might of Malice: Tankbuster.
• Burgeoning Dread: Inflicts the Forced March debuff on players, forcing them to move in the direction indicated by the debuff when it expires.
• Fleshy Necromass: Jumps around the arena, hitting seven times. Players will be stunned when hit, and will take significantly more damage if they are not transformed into a Slime.
• Necrotic Billow: Three sets of circle AoEs under random players.
• Ambient Pulsation: Three sets of circle AoEs. The first will always target the central line of the arena, while the other two will target the sides.
• Ghastly Aura: Inflicts the Temporary Misdirection debuff on players.
• Fell Flow: A cone-shaped AoE in front of the boss, alongside three Earthshaker markers. Casts twice in a row.

1. Putrified Soul
2. Burgeoning Dread
3. Putrified Soul
4. Fleshy Necromass
5. Necrotic Billow
6. Ambient Pulsation
7. Might of Malice
8. Necrotic Billow
9. Burgeoning Dread
10. Ambient Pulsation
11. Putrified Soul
12. Ghastly Aura + Necrotic Billow
13. Fell Flow x2
14. No new mechanics from here onwards

• Players seeking to greed damage here should be aware that the boss jumps semi-randomly during Fleshy Necromass, alongside sometimes jumping to the same location multiple times, making it difficult to predict where potential safe spots can be. Players may choose to not turn into a Slime during this mechanic in a small group where players get a significant HP increase due to the Echo, but this can lead to death in more populated runs.
• While a two-to-one dodge is possible for Ambient Pulsation, the timing is tight and players with high ping may need to move 'before' the first set of AoEs go off on their screen. There is plenty of time to move to the third set of AoEs before the first set goes off, no matter where you are on the arena.

Clearing the second boss of Dalriada will reward players with a personal treasure coffer that only they can see, which can be found at the north side of the boss arena.

The next section is Dynamic Systems.