Tender Valley
An optional level 100 dungeon in Dawntrail, unlocked after completing the main scenario. Located in the desert regions, featuring cactuar-themed encounters.
Barreltender
| Mechanic | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbed Bellow | Raidwide | Party-wide AoE damage |
| Tender Fury | Tankbuster | Tank buster; use cooldowns |
| Succulent Stomp | Stack | Stack marker on random player; group together |
| Heavyweight Needles | AoE | Multiple conal AoEs with gaps; cones expand at cast end, so stand in widest gaps. Arena edge spines inflict Bleeding |
| Tender Drop | AoE | Cacti fall from sky; flowered/spiked cacti have large AoE, bare cacti have small AoE |
| Barrel Breaker | Knockback | Knockback from center coinciding with cacti explosions; aim to get knocked toward bare cacti |
| Prickly Left/Right | Cleave | Half-room cleave that expands into wide sweep; only safe zone is narrow cone on opposite side |
Notes: During Tender Drop + Barrel Breaker, position to be knocked toward bare cacti (smaller AoE). Watch for the expanding cones during Heavyweight Needles.
Anthracite
| Mechanic | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carbonaceous Combustion | Raidwide | Party-wide damage requiring mitigation |
| Anthrabomb (Grey) | AoE | Three bombs land and expand; find gaps between them |
| Anthrabomb (Yellow) | AoE | Bomb shoots into one of four holes, triggering line AoEs from arena vents based on which hole is hit |
| Anthrabomb Combo | AoE | Grey and yellow bombs together; avoid both circular and line AoEs |
| Carniflagration | AoE | Repeats Anthrabomb combo three times in succession |
Notes: Learn which hole triggers which vents—the bomb color tells you which hole it’s heading to. During Carniflagration, prepare to dodge multiple overlapping patterns.
The Greatest Serpent of Tural
| Mechanic | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bouncy Council | AoE | Summons four clones with line AoEs (blue arrows show direction). Later adds point-blank AoEs (spinning arrows). Eventually combines both patterns from corners |
| Greatest Labyrinth | AoE | Applies The Greatest Curse debuff (15s); reach the glowing outer floor via moving floor tiles or die. Trace path backwards from glowing tile to find your route |
| Moist Summoning | Stack | Summons add that targets random player with three sequential stack AoEs; creates puddles that apply Sludge DoT if you linger |
| Great Torrent | Knockback | Sequential wave AoEs across arena with knockback from the edge; position to avoid being knocked into AoEs |
Notes: For Greatest Labyrinth, work backwards from the glowing destination tile to find which moving floor connects to it. During Bouncy Council combinations, identify which two clones use point-blank vs line AoEs based on their arrow indicators.