MysticDhalmelHerder

Strategies: Abyssea - NM Weaknesses

• Striking a NM's weak point improves the drop rate of specific loot, depending on the type of staggering
• Repeated use of the weak point will diminish the effects on the loot pool
• Weaknesses cannot be triggered while the target is using an ability or spell, under the effects of a 2-hour, while stunned, or while already staggered (note that the Iron Giants' normal attacks count as an ability)
• The trigger is determined at time of claim
• If the NM deagroes and goes to an idle state (not the same as going white), the effects of the stagger will be lost; if reclaimed, the trigger may have changed due to day/time changes
• Full resists (debuffs or blue magic) and misses will not hit the weak point, but WS/spells that cure the NM or deal 0 damage (eg. double weak) or having nothing to Dispel will work
• Players must be alive when the NM dies to receive key items
• The person who claims the NM cannot zone or be dead when the NM dies to receive key items; if this person changes alliances, their new alliance will receive group key items
• The person who staggers the NM cannot zone, but can be dead, when the NM dies to receive the enhanced drop rates

The blunt time of day for blue is being reported as extending at least to 7:00. It is unknown at this time if all times are shifted by one game hour or if blunt if special and gets an extra hour.

Red

Inflicts terror

Increases the drop rate of key items to 100%, but does not affect abyssite upgrades from VNM

Triggered by elemental weapon skills

All 13 WS can be covered by NIN/WAR and WAR

Abyssite of Discernment: The fiend appears vulnerable to [element] elemental based weapon skills!

Blue

Inflicts amnesia

Increases drop rate of equipment

Triggered by physical weapon skills, depending on time of day.

During blunt time, MNK+WHM can cover all 15 WS

During piercing time, THF or DNC+RNG+DRG can cover all 15 WS

Abyssite of Discernment: The fiend appears vulnerable to [weapon type] weapon skills!

Grellow (green/yellow)

Inflicts mute

Increases the drop rate of synthesis materials and Empyrean Armor upgrades

Triggered by elemental spells, matching element of the spell to the element of the day for yesterday, today, and tomorrow

All spells can be covered by BRD, BLM, BLU/NIN, WHM, and NIN

• BLM carries the most grellow spells, BLU has the second most grellow spells
• WHM is required for Thundersday, Lightsday, and Darksday
• NIN is required for Lightsday, Darksday, and Firesday: Kurayami is nearly impossible to land as a subjob

Abyssite of Discernment: The fiend appears vulnerable to [element] elemental magic!

Blue Weapon Skill Triggers

Piercing (6:00-14:00)	Slashing (14:00-22:00)	Blunt (22:00-6:00)***
Bow Sidewinder Blast Arrow Arching Arrow Empyreal Arrow Dagger Shadowstitch Dancing Edge Shark Bite Evisceration Crossbow Slug Shot Blast Shot Heavy Shot Detonator Polearm Skewer Wheeling Thrust Impulse Drive	Axe Mistral Axe Decimation Great Axe Full Break Steel Cyclone Great Sword Spinning Slash Ground Strike Great Katana Tachi: Gekko Tachi: Kasha Katana Blade: Ten Blade: Ku Scythe Cross Reaper Spiral Hell Sword Vorpal Blade Swift Blade Savage Blade	Club Skullbreaker True Strike Judgment Hexa Strike Black Halo Hand-to-Hand Raging Fists Spinning Attack Howling Fist Dragon Kick Asuran Fists Staff Heavy Swing Shell Crusher Full Swing Spirit Taker Retribution

Grellow and Red Triggers

Element	White Magic	Black Magic	Songs	Ninjutsu	Blue Magic	Elemental WS (Red)
Fire		Fire III Fire IV Firaga III Flare	Ice Threnody	Katon: Ni	Firespit Heat Breath	Red Lotus Blade (Sword)
Earth		Stone III Stone IV Stonega III Quake	Lightning Threnody	Doton: Ni	Magnetite Cloud Seedspray	Earth Crusher (Staff)
Water		Water III Water IV Waterga III Flood	Fire Threnody	Suiton: Ni	Maelstrom Regurgitation
Wind		Aero III Aero IV Aeroga III Tornado	Earth Threnody	Huton: Ni	Hecatomb Wave Mysterious Light	Cyclone (Dagger) Tachi: Jinpu (G.Katana)
Ice		Blizzard III Blizzard IV Blizzaga III Freeze	Wind Threnody	Hyoton: Ni	Frost Breath Ice Break	Freezebite (G.Sword)
Lightning		Thunder III Thunder IV Thundaga III Burst	Water Threnody	Raiton: Ni	Blitzstrahl Mind Blast	Raiden Thrust (Polearm)
Light	Flash Holy Banish II Banish III Banishga II		Dark Threnody		Radiant Breath 1000 Needles	Seraph Strike (Club) Seraph Blade (Sword) Tachi: Koki (G.Katana) Sunburst (Staff)
Dark		Bio II Aspir Drain Dispel	Light Threnody	Kurayami: Ni	Death Ray Eyes on Me	Shadow of Death (Scythe) Energy Drain (Dagger) Blade: Ei (Katana)