Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker

Alright, let's talk about what you can snag from Asphodelos: The First Circle on Normal difficulty in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker! This is where you'll start earning tokens to upgrade your gear, and then eventually get your hands on some sweet new armor and accessories. Think of it as your first step into the Pandaemonium raid series for some solid gear upgrades.

Tokens for Gear Upgrades

First off, you'll be collecting Tokens of Asphodelos. These are super important because you'll trade them in to upgrade your existing Savage raid gear. You can't directly buy gear with these tokens, but they're crucial for that sweet item level boost. Here's what you can get:

Tank Gear (Item Level 580)

If you're tanking, you'll be looking to deck yourself out in the Limbo set. These pieces come in at a nice item level of 580, giving you a solid defensive and offensive boost.

Tank Armor

Tank Accessories

Healer Gear (Item Level 580)

Healers, get ready for your Limbo gear too! Similar to the tanks, these pieces will bring you up to item level 580.

Healer Armor

Healer Accessories

Melee DPS Gear (Item Level 580)

For our melee damage dealers, you've got a few options depending on your job. The Limbo gear here also hits that sweet item level 580 mark.

Melee DPS Armor

Melee DPS Accessories

Ranged DPS Gear (Item Level 580)

Ranged DPS, your Limbo gear is here too! Aiming for these item level 580 pieces will boost your damage output significantly.

Ranged DPS Armor

Ranged DPS Accessories

Caster DPS Gear (Item Level 580)

And finally, for the Caster DPS jobs, you'll be aiming for the Limbo gear to get your item level up to 580.

Caster DPS Armor

Caster DPS Accessories

So, that's the rundown of the gear you can get from Asphodelos: The First Circle on Normal. Keep running it, collect those tokens, and start gearing up!

Stats / Weaknesses:

• Erichthonios is the first boss of the Normal Pandaemonium raid series.
• No specific elemental weaknesses are mentioned.

Phases:

1. Opening: Starts with two casts of Gaoler’s Flail (directional cleaves).
2. Mid-Phase 1: Followed by Warder’s Wrath (raid-wide AoE), Pitiless Flail (targeted line AoE), and Heavy Hand (Tankbuster).
3. Intemperance Phase: Arena divided into quadrants with colored cubes (red/blue). Players receive fire/ice debuffs. Must move to quadrants with opposite colored cubes to avoid debuffs during Intemperate Torment (cube drops).
4. Deadliest Phase: Shining Cells (fire/ice floor panels), Aetherchain (floor explosions based on orbs), Aetherflail (directional cleave combined with floor hazards), Pitiless Flail, and Slam Shut (raid-wide AoE).
5. Phase Cycle: After the first deadliest phase, Erichthonios cycles between Intemperance and the deadliest phase mechanics, adding Gaoler’s Flail to Intemperance after the second cube drop.

Strategy:

• Gaoler’s Flail: Pay attention to which arm Erichthonios swings and run to the opposite side. This mechanic is used twice initially.
• Warder’s Wrath & Slam Shut: Raid-wide AoEs dealing moderate damage. Healers should use Shields and Regens to recover.
• Pitiless Flail: Targeted player runs away from the group with the line AoE. The rest of the party groups up for a raid stack to split damage. The targeted player must avoid being knocked off the arena.
• Heavy Hand: A Tankbuster. Tanks should use defensive cooldowns and shields to mitigate damage.
• Intemperance & Intemperate Torment: Players receive a fire or ice debuff. The arena has quadrants with stacks of red and blue cubes. Move to a quadrant with the opposite color cube on the bottom. As cubes drop during Intemperate Torment, move to swap debuffs correctly.
• Shining Cells & Aetherchain: Arena becomes fire and ice panels. Observe the color of orbs swirling around Erichthonios to predict which floor panels will explode. Stand on the opposite color.
• Aetherflail: Combines Gaoler’s Flail with Aetherchain. Dodge the directional cleave while standing on the correct colored floor panel.
• Healer Note: Healing can be difficult during the final phase if players have accumulated multiple Vulnerability stacks.
• Tank Note: The main challenge for tanks is managing the Heavy Hand Tankbuster.

Strategy:

• Erichthonios starts with two Gaoler’s Flails, requiring players to dodge to opposite sides of the arena.
• Healers should prepare for Warder’s Wrath after the initial flails.
• The targeted player for Pitiless Flail should position themselves at moderate range to avoid being knocked out of the arena. The rest of the party stacks for the subsequent raid AoE.
• Tanks must manage Heavy Hand with defensive cooldowns.
• For Intemperance, pay attention to your debuff color and the color of the bottom cube in each quadrant. Move to swap debuffs as cubes fall.
• During Shining Cells and Aetherchain, identify the color of the orbs around Erichthonios to know which panels will explode, and stand on the opposite color.
• Aetherflail combines Gaoler’s Flail dodging with Aetherchain floor mechanics.
• The fight cycles between these phases, with Intemperance gaining Gaoler’s Flail after the second cube drop in later cycles.

• Pandaemonium gear (Item Level 565 in Normal difficulty)
• Tomes of Shadow (Normal)