Barnabas Boss (Tower of Babil)

Master the Barnabas boss fight in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker's Tower of Babil. Learn mechanics like Ground and Pound, Dynamic Pound, and Thundercall for victory.

Stats / Weaknesses:

• Barnabas is the boss of The Tower of Babil dungeon in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
• His mechanics primarily involve AoE attacks and positioning challenges related to Polarity markers.

Phases:

1. Opening: Barnabas begins with Ground and Pound, a line AoE. Watch his cast bar and facing; do not wait for the marker.
2. Dynamic Pound: Barnabas moves to the arena edge, casting a line AoE across the middle. All party members get a Polarity marker (+/-). If your marker is opposite Barnabas's, you'll be pulled; if the same, you'll be pushed. Position yourself to avoid being pulled into the AoE or pushed into the arena's electric field.
3. Shocking Force: A stacking marker appears on a random player. All party members must stack on the target to split damage, followed by healing.
4. Dynamic Scrapline: Similar to Dynamic Pound, but Barnabas is in the center. Polarity markers apply. If you have the same marker as the AoE, stand within the AoE marker to be pushed out of it but remain on the arena. If you have a different marker, stand at the edge to avoid being pulled into the AoE.
5. Thundercall & Rolling Scrapline: Barnabas summons four Thunder Orbs in the corners. After Thundercall, he casts Rolling Scrapline, a large circular AoE around himself. To avoid damage, stand at the arena's edge between two Orbs.

Strategy:

• Ground and Pound: Pay close attention to Barnabas's facing and the cast bar. Move out of the line AoE before the marker appears. This can occur up to three times consecutively.
• Polarity Mechanics (Dynamic Pound & Dynamic Scrapline): Understand the +/- markers. If you are to be pulled, stand at the arena's edge. If you are to be pushed, stand in the center or within the AoE marker (for Dynamic Scrapline) to avoid the electric field or AoE.
• Shocking Force: Stack on the marked player and prepare for incoming damage, using defensive cooldowns and shields. Heal up afterward.
• Thundercall & Rolling Scrapline: Position yourself at the back edge of the arena, between two Orbs, to safely avoid the explosions.
• Tanking: Primarily focus on facing Barnabas away from the party to avoid Ground Pound and surviving Polarity mechanics. Avoid gaining stacks of Vulnerability.
• Healing: Maintain Regens on the party. Be prepared for AoE healing during Shocking Force. There are no specific Tank Busters requiring high-potency single-target heals.