The Dark Inside Quick Trial Tips and Guide
Welcome to our quick guide to the Dark Inside, the first trial of Endwalker. This guide aims to be a quick primer for players entering the duty for the first time so they will know what to expect.
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
1.
Full Guide for the Dark Inside
This guide serves as a quick primer for players experiencing the trial for the first time. It is aimed to be digestible quickly and targeted towards a specific role, so you can read it while in queue or loading in! For detailed explanations on boss mechanics, take a look at our main guide for the encounter.
2.
General Mechanics
- Kokytos will reduce all party members' HP to 1.
- Esoterikos will have Zodiark tether to one side of the arena. There will be square AoEs or a conal AoE from that side depending on the shape on the sigil. Later in the fight, this will be done thrice in succession.
- Paradeigma summons concepts that do a circle AoE or a line AoE.
- Astral Flow will rotate the arena and AoEs while fettering players in place. Position yourself to dodge the AoEs after the arena rotates.
- Algedon has Zodiark move to a corner of the arena, where he will then do a charge line AoE down the middle. Head to the opposite corner.
- Astral Eclipse is the transition to phase three. The pattern of the stars will indicate where AoEs will appear.
3.
Quick Tips for Tanks
- Ania is a tank buster on the current main tank.
- Help mitigate Styx as it does heavy damage.
4.
Quick Tips for Healers
- Kokytos is not followed by damage, but players should be healed up to ensure safety.
- Styx is a stack marker that hits multiple times for heavy damage.
5.
Quick Tips for DPS
- Zodiark does not have a positional ring.
- Apart from the first Astral Flow, players can still cast while the arena is being rotated.
- The boss returns from Astral Eclipse before the stars fall, so players can do damage while dodging those AoEs if they move carefully.
6.
Changelog
- 10 Dec. 2021: Guide added.
Show more
Show less
More FFXIV Content
This guide has been written by Lyra an accomplished raider in FFXIV and has written raid guides for the game for the past five years. You can follow him on Twitter and he streams raids on Twitch.
LATEST NEWS
- FFXIV - Live Letter, Alliance Raid, and Patch 7.1!
- FFXIV - Crossroads Special Site and 7.1 Teasers!
- FFXIV - Letter From the Producer Live LXXXIV
- FFXIV - The Beans are Coming Back! Join the Fall Guys Event!
- FFXIV - A Golden Opportunity!
- FFXIV - 2024 Korean Fan Fest Highlights!
- FFXIV - All Saints Wake Is Returning!
- FFXIV - Moogle Treasure Trove: The Hunt for Goetia!