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The Strayborough Deadwalk is a level 100 Dungeon inFinal Fantasy 14: Dawntrail. This is one of two Dungeons that you can unlock after beating the Main Scenario quests of Dawntrail, and will have you exploring an abandoned theme park in Living Memory.
This vibrant fairground has been transformed by the haunted souls of the Endless who once lived there after being mysteriously disconnected from the rest of Living Memory. If you want to put these souls to rest, you’ll need to brave the tortured phantoms that stand in your way. Below, we’ll take a look at everything you need to know about this Dungeon, including how to beat all of its bosses.
How To Unlock The Strayborough Deadwalk
To unlock this Dungeon, you’ll first need to complete the main Dawntrail MSQ, up until the titular quest ‘Dawntrail’. Then, you’ll be able to accept the following quest in Solution Nine.
His Royal Headness Leonogg I
The first boss of the Straborough Deadwalk is His Royal Headness Leonogg I. His attacks and mechanics can be found below.
Malicious Mist
Roomwide AoE
Deals damage toall party membersand covers theedge of the arena in an AoE.
Falling Nightmare
AoE/Debuff
The boss will spawn ahead above each playerthat will thendrop down, dealing damage in asmall AoE. If hit by this AoE, you will be inflicted with a debuff for 10 seconds thatprevents you from attackingwhileslowing your movement speed. Quickly move out from underneath the floating heads to avoid this.
Spirited Charge
Special
Spirited Charge causes the summoned dolls torun around the arena, attempting tograb players. If a doll touches you, you will bebound in place for 5 seconds, preventing movement. Then, you will be inflicted with the samedebufffromFalling Nightmare. This mechanic willoccur at the same time as others, making it almost impossible to avoid subsequent AoEs if you are trapped by a doll.
Evil Scheme
AoE
While Spirited Charge is active, the boss will createtwo sets of four consecutive circle AoEsthat willmove out from the center of the arena. Dodge these by staying in thecorner between two circle AoEsuntil that set moves, thenreposition into the newly created safe area. Keep an eye on the dolls while dodging these.
Looming Nightmare
Chase AoE
Targets two players with anAoE that will follow themaround the arena. The two targeted players shouldrun around the arena, carefullyavoiding the Spirited Charging dollswhile making sure not to hit other players with their AoEs.
Scream
Conal AoE
The boss will perform aconsecutive conal AoE attackwhileSpirited Chargeis active. Avoid all three sets of conal AoEs as you navigate around the dolls.
His Royal Headness Leonogg I will repeat these mechanics until he is defeated.Team SpiritandSpirited Chargewill occuralongside almost every other mechanic, so you’ll have to constantly avoid the charging dolls with almost no breaks.
Luckily, theAoEs of other attacks don’t deal the most amount of damage, so the most important thing is toavoid being caught by the dolls. If you’re caught, you’re guaranteed to get hit by an AoE, so do your best to avoid this.
Jack-In-The-Pot
The second boss of this dungeon is the Jack-in-the-Pot. Here are each of this boss’s attacks.
Troubling Teacups
Summon
Summonsfour teacupsandone ghostaround the arena. The boss will then useTea Awhirl.
Tea Awhirl
Special/AoE
Theghost will tether to one of the teacupsbefore they all quicklyrotate around the arena. When the teacups stop, the one that the ghost was tethered to will castTricksome Treat, dealing damage in alarge circular AoE. To avoid this, you’ll need totrack the tethered teacupto determine where it ends up, then move accordingly to avoid its AoE.
Toiling Teapots
Summons several teacups around the arena before pouring a purple liquid into them, dealing damage in anexpanding circle AoE. This will happen until all the teacups have been turned into AoEs. To avoid this attack, wait for the first set of AoEs to resolve, then move into the newly created safe area.
Las Drop
Tankbuster
DuringToiling Teapots, the Tank will be targeted with ahigh-damage attack. Usedefensive cooldownsto mitigate this damage.
Deals damage toall party members. Recover with AoE healing.
Tracking the tethered teacup can get tricky, especially on subsequent uses ofTroubling Teacupswhere there are more to keep track of. When the teacups start to spin,focus on where the ghost-filled teacup is going. If you trust your teammates, you’re able to work together to keep an eye on all of them and successfully avoid this mechanic.
Traumerei
The final boss of the Strayborough Deadwalk is Traumerei. Its attacks and mechanics are detailed below.
Bitter Regret
Line AoE
Deals damage in aline AoE down the center of the arena, indicated by theblue circlearound the boss’s arm.
The boss will immediately use this attack again, but this timetwo blue circleswill appear, indicatingtwo line AoEsthat will deal damage to theleft and right side of the arena.
Poltergeist
The boss will float boxes into a cross shape,dividing the arena into four quadrants. These will deal damage in the area where they land.
Memorial March
Thefirstuse of Memorial March summonsfour Stray Geiststhat willtether to each player. At the same time, aglowing blue circle panelwill light up ineach quadrant of the arena. To avoid this tether attack, you’ll need tomove far enough away from the Stray Geistuntil the tether turns purple. To do this, you’ll need tostand on the blue panel, which willturn you into a ghost, allowing you to pass through the boxes that divide the arena.
Theseconduse of Memorial March is completely different. This time,a row of two sets of Stray Phantagenitrixwill spawn along the north side of the arena. These will then use aline AoE attack down the arenain sequence. Immediately after, the boss will useBitter Regret, targeting the left and right sides of the arena.
Thethirduse of Memorial March willcombine these effects, summoningfour Stray Geiststhat will tether to players, anda row of Stray Phantagenitrixon one side of the arena, which will then use their line AoE tocover that half of the arena. The line AoEs and tethers willresolve at the same time, so you’ll need to move to the safe side of the arena to avoid being hit with both of these attacks.
Ghostduster
AoE Markers
Targets all players with anAoE Markerthat willinstantly kill you if you are still in ghost form. To return to normal,step on the blue panel again, which will negate this AoE Marker.
Fleshbuster
Instantly kills all players that are in normal form. Step on ablue panelto enter ghost form to avoid this attack.
Ghostcrusher
Line Stack Marker
Targets a random player with aLine Stack Marker. Group up with them to split the incoming damage.
Traumerei will repeat these mechanics until it is defeated. Memorial March will only get more complicated as the fight progresses, and you’ll need to always be conscious of whether you’re in ghost form or not, as attacks like Ghostduster will instantly kill you if you are. Be cautious of your current form and avoid each mechanic to take down Traumerei.
