Come Into My Parlor __Level Cap__: No Restriction\\ __Time Amount__: 30 Minutes\\ __Participants__: 6 Members\\ __Required Orb__: Clotho Orb (Kindred Seals)\\ __Area__: Qu'Bia Arena {image:FFXI-Anansi.jpg} {table}Burning Circle Notorious Monsters|#|Type [Anansi]|x1|[Spider] [Son of Anansi]|x8|[Spider] {table} __Strategy__:\\ Hi, this is [Naria]. I just tried this one and it was fun (somewhat similar to the [Steamed Sprouts] BCNM); anyway, we went 5-0. The party setup we had:\\ 75 PLD/WAR\\ 75 WAR/NIN\\ 71 BLM/WHM\\ 71 WHM/BLM (required for Haste, Cure, Erase, Paralyna...)\\ 71 RNG/NIN\\ 70 RDM/WHM\\ This fight starts with one fat spider named [Anansi]. He has two AoEs: Slow and Paralyze, both which wipe away Utsusemi. In our case, the PLD and WAR alternated tanking it; the WAR was the main tank. Shortly after the big spider dies, the [Son of Anansi] spider will spawn. This is the smallest monster I have seen in the entire game so far. You have just enough time to provoke and engage it when a second spawns, then another, and another... until there are eight of them. The thing to do is: fight the first one, then have BLM Sleep II the second. RDM sleep the 3rd one. Once there are 4 or 5 of them out BLM Sleepgas them, then the RDM, etc. In fact, RDM and BLM will basically Sleep and Cure from this point out. Similar to the [Steamed Sprouts] BCNM40, melees pick off the small spiders one at a time. They're actually quite weak, maybe 2K HP each (A 900-HP Slug Shot will take out about 50% of their health).\\ The BLM can nuke the last two with -ga spells. My associates suggested an alternate team for this:\\ PLD, melee, melee, WHM, BLM, BLM\\ In theory, the melees and PLD kill the [Anansi], and then the BLMS sleep the babies and keep them all in once place. Once slept, BLMS can -ga them all to death. It would only take 2 -ga spells, and the melees could easily pick off anything that resists. {table}Armoury Crate [Beetle Blood] [Conjurer's Earring] [Damascene Cloth] [Damascus Ingot] [Demon Horn] [Desert Rope] [Drake Earring] [Ebony Log] [Fencer's Earring] [Forest Rope] [Gold Ore] [Gold Thread] [Granite] [Guardian Earring] [Jungle Rope] [Kampfer Earring] [Light Spirit Pact] [Mahogany Log] [Malboro Fiber] [Medicine Earring] [Minstrel's Earring] [Mythril Ore] [Ocean Rope] [Petrified Log] [Philosopher's Stone] [Phoenix Feather] [Platinum Ore] [Rainbow Cloth] [Raxa] [Reraiser] [Rogue's Earring] [Ronin Earring] [Scroll of Cure V] [Scroll of Shell IV] [Scroll of Thunder III] [Shinobi Earring] [Slayer's Earring] [Soldier's Earring] [Sorcerer's Earring] [Steppe Rope] [Tamer's Earring] [Tracker's Earring] [Vile Elixir Plus One] {table} 2005-02-24 15:45:33.965 2004-10-04 02:35:47.459 Mon Oct 04 02:36:06 CDT 2004