Pulling Poison Posies

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Pulling Poison Posies

Level
20 (Sync: 21)
Difficulty
Normal
Party size
Light Party
4 man 1 1 2
Unsyncing
Not Allowed
Time limit
30 minutes
Phoenix Down
Available
Roulette
Guildhests
Location
East Shroud
Region
The Black Shroud
Patch
2.0
Links
EDB GT TC

The forest's landtraps have reached maturity and begun releasing noisome pollen clusters in their efforts to reproduce. When taken into the lungs, the pollen can cause severe irritation, nausea, and in the case of extended exposure, even death. These vile seedkin must be dealt with before the entire Twelveswood is engulfed in a cloud of despair!

— In-game description

Pulling Poison Posies is a level 20 guildhest introduced in patch 2.0. It intends to teach basic dungeon mechanics.

Objective

Slay the poison-spewing seedkin!

When a pollen cluster is released, the area will become filled with a noxious gas that will quickly eat away at your health. Lure the creatures away from these hazardous locations before engaging them. The forest's landtraps have reached maturity and begun releasing noisome pollen clusters in their efforts to reproduce. When taken into the lungs, the pollen can cause severe irritation, nausea, and in the case of extended exposure, even death. These vile seedkin must be dealt with before the entire Twelveswood is engulfed in a cloud of despair!

Guide

The end boss of this Guildhest is a poison-spewing plant called Toxic Battrap.

Every few seconds, Toxic Battrap spawns a purple puddle on the ground, which will poison all players standing in it. Periodically, adds will spawn. Damage dealers should quickly kill the adds before returning to the boss. Adds are Pus Gnat, Leafbleed Ochu and Wild Hoglet.

Tank Mechanics

The Toxic Battrap and most adds will spawn inside toxic puddles, so the tank should take aggro (preferably with a ranged attack) and kite the enemies out of the puddles. Make sure to face the boss away from the party, but without placing the back of the boss in a puddle.

DPS Mechanics

Do not stand in the toxic puddle longer than necessary - this will make it much more difficult for the healer to keep up.

Always defeat the smaller mobs first before returning to the boss. If the boss is below 10%, focus DPS on the boss and ignore the smaller mobs that spawn.

Loot

Reward: Experience 1,750 experience, Gil 110 gil

Dialogue

If inhaled the pollen will set fire to your lungs and sap your strength. Draw the creatures a safe distance from the noisome mist and then engage.
Leave the mist at once! You will need all your strength to defeat these horrors of the wood!
It may take some coercing to draw that one from the mist.
Do not let down your guard. The battle has only just begun.
The creature has left the pollen mist!
Now is your chance! Strike it down!
Maneuver clear of the raining pollen clusters lest you find yourself caught in their mist!
The wind! It carries away the mist! The Matron smiles upon us!
The mist, it returns!
Your foe weakens with every blow you land! Do not let up!
Yes! I do believe you have him! It won't be much longer now!
The guildhest is complete! Come and collect your reward.
The operation was a success! Here's your payment, and for your efforts, I've thrown in a little extra, so that you may consider returning to aid us once again.