The Bowl of Embers (Extreme)

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Disambig icon.png This article is about the level 50 challenge-mode trial. For the Main Scenario trial, see The Bowl of Embers. For the level 50 story-mode trial, see The Bowl of Embers (Hard). For the Ultimate Raid involving Ifrit, see The Weapon's Refrain (Ultimate).
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The Bowl of Embers (Extreme)

The bowl of embers extreme banner1.png
Level
50 (Sync: 50)
Item Level
70
Difficulty
Extreme
Party size
Full Party
8 man 2 Tank role.png 2 Healer role.png 4 DPS role.png
Unsyncing
Allowed
Time limit
60 minutes
Duty Finder
High-end Trials (A Realm Reborn)
Roulette
Mentor
Tomestones
Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 20 
Req. quest
Feature quest Ifrit Ain't Broke
Entrance
Southern Thanalan (X:35.3, Y:19.6)
Location
The Bowl of Embers
Region
Thanalan
Patch
2.1
The echo icon1.png The Echo
On wipe: +5% (max +25%)

Having partaken further of Ascian wisdom, the Amalj'aa have succeeded in summoning the mightiest incarnation of their god to date. Ifrit has returned amidst hellfire and brimstone, and the lizardmen bask in the heat of destruction as warriors of the Immortal Flames fall to the primal like slugs shriveling beneath the desert sun. Can a Warrior of Light prevail against such an irrepressible force?

— In-game description

The Bowl of Embers (Extreme) is a level 50 trial introduced in patch 2.1.

Strategy

Ifrit (Extreme) Guide

Aggressive difficulty r6.png Lord of the Inferno: Ifrit

Abilities

Ifrit utilizes all of his abilities from previous difficulties, albeit far more deadly by comparison, as well as some additional mechanics exclusive to extreme mode.

  • Incinerate, for example, will apply a stackable debuff named Suppuration to those it hits, reducing maximum HP of the target for its entire duration. As a result, the main and off-tank should occasionally swap to clear their stacks and prevent Suppuration from reducing their maximum health to dangerously low levels, all while keeping Ifrit turned away from the party to prevent Incinerate from hitting them.
  • Eruption.png  Eruption, unlike the other difficulties, can no longer be interrupted and will be cast in two distinct ways. The first Eruption.png  Eruption is cast on 3 DPS in succession, which is best avoided by having all DPS players stick together and move as a group to prevent chaos and unnecessary damage. The second version is a single Eruption.png  Eruption targeted at the current off-tank who should maintain distance from the DPS, but close enough to perform a tank-swap if needed.
  • Searing Wind is an ability exclusive to extreme mode that is cast specifically at healers (assuming they are alive), causing them to periodically deal an explosive AoE knockback that inflicts massive damage to those caught in the blast, except the healer themselves. Due to this, both healers also need to maintain a positional rotation to keep the party safe during mechanical overlaps.
  • Hellfire is used at three points during the battle, excluding the fourth and final Hellfire which is used to wipe the raid. With each one, a Radiant Plume will be cast over the entire arena, leaving two small safe-spots that rotate in a clockwise motion with each new Hellfire. Players are encouraged to utilize safe-spots in a coordinated manner to avoid mechanical overlaps. For example, tanks will often need to position Ifrit in one safe-spot and remain there with the DPS, while the healer afflicted by Searing Wind uses the other safe-spot to prevent inflicting damage and knockback to the group.
  • Ifrit will use Crimson Cyclone after each Radiant Plume, only this time there will be an additional copy of Ifrit (4 in total), all with a wider attack compared to previous difficulties, making the mechanic more difficult to dodge. However, the charge-order hasn't changed, thus players should once again move beside the left-most Ifrit as it always charges first.
  • Infernal Nails will need to be dealt with after Hellfire and are far more difficult to destroy. Unlike previous difficulties, destroying a nail will cause an Infernal Surge, inflicting arena-wide damage and applying an unavoidable debuff that increases damage taken for a short period. Due to this change, nails should be taken down individually rather than AoE'd down like in previous difficulties. Only 4 nails will be summoned after the first Hellfire, increasing to 7 with the second, and then 13 on the last. The 13-nails specifically include a much larger nail in the arena centre which is a worthwhile target for a Level 3 (melee) Limit Break.
  • Lastly, Ifrit will begin affecting two players with Infernal Fetters during the second phase – typically a DPS and the off-tank – which increases damage taken, deals damage over time, and decreases damage done for its duration. This effect grows in potency depending on how far apart the two targets are, hence they must remain close together until the effect fades. Due to each nail-phase being a DPS check and the need for tank-swaps throughout the encounter, allowing Infernal Fetters to reduce the damage done by a DPS and increase damage taken by an off-tank is a great hindrance if both players don't coordinate appropriately.
  • Each phase lasts until Ifrit casts Hellfire at 75%, 50% and 15% health. After the 3rd Hellfire, players must slay Ifrit before he has time to cast a fourth and final Hellfire, which is a guaranteed raid-wipe.

Phases

Phase 1

This phase involves dealing with multiple Eruption.png  Eruptions and Searing Wind, requiring the group to co-ordinate to safe-spots while avoiding the affected Healer. Afterwards, the group will have to destroy the first wave of Infernal Nails (4) before Ifrit can cast Hellfire. Be mindful that one Eruption.png  Eruption will be used on the off-tank during this nail-phase.

Phase 2

After Hellfire, the entire arena will be covered in plumes with a single safe-spot close to Ifrit, followed by a wave of Crimson Cyclone that must be dodged. To do so, players should move themselves to the left-most clone (which always dashes first), then move into the newly opened spaces to avoid the other copies. However, one Healer will be affected by Searing Wind during this time, encouraging them to dodge Crimson Cyclone from the opposite side to avoid damaging the entire group.

Eruption.png  Eruption will continue throughout this phase, including another one on the off-tank during the arrival of the second set of nails (which includes 7 nails in total). Infernal Fetters will also be inflicted during this phase, forcing a DPS and off-tank to stick close together to avoid excessive debuffs. If all nails are destroyed before Ifrit casts Hellfire, the next phase begins.

Phase 3

This phase is almost identical to the previous phase with exception to Infernal Nails, which will now spawn 13 nails, including a large central nail that may require being burst down by a Level 3 (melee) Limit Break depending on overall DPS. Once again, players must destroy all nails before Hellfire to avoid a wipe.

Phase 4

From this point onward, there will be no more Infernal Nails. The group must defeat Ifrit before the final Hellfire or the battle will end in a total raid wipe.

Loot

Gold Coffer (small).png Treasure Coffer

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Inferno bangle of fending icon1.png  Inferno Bangle of Fending Bracelets 90 CBlue 1
Inferno bangle of slaying icon1.png  Inferno Bangle of Slaying Bracelets 90 CBlue 1
Inferno bangle of aiming icon1.png  Inferno Bangle of Aiming Bracelets 90 CBlue 1
Inferno bangle of casting icon1.png  Inferno Bangle of Casting Bracelets 90 CBlue 1
Inferno bangle of healing icon1.png  Inferno Bangle of Healing Bracelets 90 CBlue 1
Inferno horn icon1.png  Inferno Horn Material N/A ABasic 1
Aithon whistle icon1.png  Aithon Whistle Other N/A ABasic 1
Nightmare Whistle.png  Nightmare Whistle Other 1 ABasic 1
Faded copy of primal judgment icon1.png  Faded Copy of Primal Judgment Orchestrion Roll N/A ABasic 1

Achievements

This duty is associated with the following achievements:

Name Points Task Reward Patch
Going up in flames icon1.png  Going Up in Flames 10 Defeat Ifrit in the Bowl of Embers (Extreme). - 2.1
Mightier than the inferno icon1.png  Mightier than the Inferno 5 Complete the Bowl of Embers (Extreme) with a party of only blue mages, Silence Echo turned on, and Unrestricted Party turned off. - 5.15

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