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The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damned Thing

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The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damned Thing

Location
The Tempest (X:27.2, Y:26.2)
Level
80
Duration
15 min
Experience
0 Experience
Gil
158 Gil
Gemstones
72 Bicolor Gemstone
Prev FATE
Nothing Like a Trappin' Life
Patch
5.0

Drawn by the scent of sanguine coral, Archaeotania finally shows itself. The time has come to end its reign of terror once and for all.

— In-game description

The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damned Thing is a level 80 FATE spawned in The Tempest.

Rewards

Prerequisites

In order for FATE: Kill BossThe Head, the Tail, the Whole Damned Thing to spawn, players must complete the following FATE chain:

  1. FATE: Slay EnemiesWhere Has the Dagon (X:23.2, Y:22.8)
  2. FATE: Kill BossOndo of Blood (X:28.8, Y:12.6)
  3. FATE: DefenseLookin' Back on the Track (X:24.2, Y:17.9)
  4. FATE: EscortCoral Support (X:35.3, Y:9.5)
  5. FATE: Collect ItemsLow Coral Fiber (X:36.1, Y:5.3)
    • There is a chance the chain will reset after completing this FATE. The chain will always reset if Archaeotania is still on cooldown.
  6. FATE: Slay EnemiesNothing Like a Trappin' Life (X:26.9, Y:24.7)

Guide

Aggressive difficulty r4.png Archaeotania

  • Wind Slash: 5-6 subsequent circle AoEs on 5-6 random players.
  • Blizzard Breath: Long, cone AoE pointed at a random player. Targets hit will be inflicted with Deep Freeze icon1.png Deep Freeze for 10 seconds.
  • Flames of the Apocalypse: Donut AoE. Targets hit will be inflicted with Burns icon1.png Burns for 12 seconds.
  • Mind Blast: Melee AoE. Targets hit will be inflicted with Paralysis icon1.png Paralysis for 10 seconds.
  • Megaflare: Stack AoEs on 2-3 random players.
  • Civilization Buster: Line AoE from Archaeotania's position when flying around the stage.
  • Touchdown: Proximity AoE. Follows with Blizzard Breath.
  • Tidal Wave: Summons a geyser on one side of the stage that inflicts long knockback and deals damage equal to 65% of max HP after roughly 8 seconds of buildup. Knockback can be nullified with skills like Arm's Length.png  Arm's Length and Surecast.png  Surecast.
  • Ice Boulder: 3 icicles drop down in random spots on the stage. Later they dash at 3 random players.
  • Twister: 3 small, slow-moving tornadoes spawn in random spots on the stage. Getting hit by one knocks you back a short distance and applies Windburn icon1.png Windburn for 14 seconds.
  • When Archaeotania drops below 60% HP, it will teleport away and summon 3 Ancient Aevis adds. Keep an eye out for Civilization Busters while killing them.
  • Gigaflare: Enrage. When Archaeotania drops below 15% HP it spawns 3 Aether adds and tethers itself to them, making itself invulnerable until all 3 Aether adds are killed. Players have 120 seconds to kill these adds and Archaeotania.

Rewards

Success

Gold Silver Bronze
Bicolor Gemstone Bicolor Gemstones 72 36 6
Archaeotanias horn icon1.png  Archaeotania's Horns 6 4 2
Gil Gil 160 128 16

Players completing this FATE with Gold completion for the first time will also earn the Another world, another turn icon1.png  Another World, Another Turn achievement.

Failure

Gold Silver Bronze
Bicolor Gemstone Bicolor Gemstones 60 ?? ??
Archaeotanias horn icon1.png  Archaeotania's Horns 4 ? ?
Gil Gil 142 ??? ???

Exchange

Item Vendor Location / Coordinates Section Cost Unlock req.
Toad head icon1.png  Toad Head Fathard Eulmore (10.1, 11.7) Glorious Gewgaws Archaeotanias horn icon1.png 5 Archaeotania's Horn Main Scenario QuestShadowbringers
Toad suit icon1.png  Toad Suit Fathard Eulmore (10.1, 11.7) Glorious Gewgaws Archaeotanias horn icon1.png 7 Archaeotania's Horn Main Scenario QuestShadowbringers
Tinker's bell icon2.png  Tinker's Bell Fathard Eulmore (10.1, 11.7) Glorious Gewgaws Archaeotanias horn icon1.png 6 Archaeotania's Horn Main Scenario QuestShadowbringers

Respawn

?? to ?? hours.

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