Explosion of Needles

Overview

• Reference: Announcement
• Release Date: 5/7/20, 1430 days ago.

Battle Info

• ADV
• PRO
• ELT

Explosion of Needles - ADV

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
118	10	1	1305	5000	600	Phoenix Down
Mission
Complete the quest						30
Use no more than 10 items						1-star Trust Moogle
Use magic						Screamroot (3)
Defeat the gargantuan gigantuar's party within 10 turns						Sacred Crystal (5)
Boss
Gargantuan Gigantuar

Explosion of Needles - PRO

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
134	10	1	2155	10000	750	Elixir
Mission
Complete the quest						50
Use no more than 5 items						4-star Trust Moogle
Use a limit burst						Star Quartz (3)
Defeat the gargantuan gigantuar's party within 15 turns						Burst Pot
Boss
Gargantuan Gigantuar

Explosion of Needles - ELT

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
265	10	1	4740	500000	2000	Gigantuar's Mustache
Mission
Complete the quest						100
Use no more than 3 items						5-star Trust Moogle
Defeat the gargantuan gigantuar's party within 20 turns						Run Away
Defeat a gargantuan gigantuar with an esper						10000 Needles
Boss
Gargantuan Gigantuar

Gargantuan Gigantuar (ELT)

Gargantuan Gigantuar No. 1793
Race	Plant
Level	99
HP	250,000,000
MP	111,111
ATK	1,500 + 900
DEF	2,200 + 1,320
MAG	1,111 + 667
SPR	1,800 + 1,080

Element Resistance
+30%	+30%	+30%	+30%	+30%	+30%	+30%	+30%
Status Ailment Resistance
null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Other Resistance
Vulnerable to ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR break.

Abilities

Name	Effect	Target	ATK	DMG	Element
Forward Fall	Physical damage (8x) to all enemies	AoE	Physical
Knockdown	Physical damage (20x) to all enemies	AoE	Physical
1000 Needles	Fixed* damage (1,000) to one enemy	ST	Physical	Fixed
10000 Needles	Fixed* damage (10,000) to one enemy	ST	Physical	Fixed
1 Million Needles - Bullseye (1)	Fixed damage (1,000,000) to one enemy	ST	Fixed
1 Million Needles - Bullseye (2)	Fixed damage (1,000,000) to all enemies	AoE	Fixed
Dazers	Remove resistances to paralyze for 1 turn from one enemy Inflict paralyze (100%) to one enemy	ST
Super Dazers	Remove resistances to paralyze for 1 turn from one enemy Inflict paralyze (100%) to one enemy Inflict stop (100%) for 3 turns to one enemy	ST
It locked on a target.	Remove resistances to disease for 1 turn from one enemy Inflict disease (100%) to one enemy Remove all buffs and debuffs from one enemy	ST
Photosynthesis	Restore 3-8% HP to caster	Caster
Super Photosynthesis	Restore 10-15% HP to caster	Caster
Its balance was broken.	No effect
It stumbled on a rock.	No effect
A hornet flew near. (1)	Summon Hornet (A)
A hornet flew near. (2)	Summon Hornet (B)
A hornet flew near. (3)	Summon Hornet (C)
Final Attack	No effect

Thresholds

• Pre-Emptive:
  • A hornet flew near. (1)
  • A hornet flew near. (2)
  • A hornet flew near. (3)
  • Ends Turn

• When killed:
  • Final Attack
  • 1 Million Needles - Bullseye (2)
  • Dies

• 80%, 60%, 40%, 20%: (max 1/turn)
  • At end of round: It locked on a target.
  • Next turn, at end of round:
    • If a unit is diseased: 1 Million Needles - Bullseye (1) on Diseased unit
    • Otherwise: 1 Million Needles - Bullseye (1) on Random unit

Attack Pattern

• At the end of its turn:
  • On turns 4, 9, ..., 5n - 1:
    • Super Photosynthesis if Hornet (B) is still alive, Photosynthesis otherwise
  • On turns 2, 5, ..., 3n - 1:
    • If Hornet (A) is alive:
      • 53% chance of Its balance was broken.
      • Otherwise, It stumbled on a rock.
    • If Hornet (A) is dead:
      • It stumbled on a rock.

• If any hornet is dead, re-summons that hornet every...
  • 3 turns if above 40% HP
  • 2 turns if under 40% HP

• If Its balance was broken. was used last turn:
  • Knockdown
• If It stumbled on a rock. was used last turn:
  • Forward Fall
• 4 casts of 1000 Needles
• On turns 1, 3, ... 2n - 1:
  • Above 70% HP: 10000 Needles
  • Under 70% HP: 10000 Needles x2
  • Under 40% HP: 10000 Needles x3
• On turns 2, 5, ..., 3n - 1:
  • • Super Dazers if Hornet (C) is alive, Dazers otherwise

• Remaining actions are normal attacks

Hornet (A) (ELT)

Hornet (A) No. 1794
Race	Insect
Level	99
HP	45,000,000
MP	88,888
ATK	1,000 + 600
DEF	1,500 + 900
MAG	1,500 + 900
SPR	1,150 + 690

Element Resistance
-	-30%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Status Ailment Resistance
null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Other Resistance
Vulnerable to ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR break.

Abilities

Name	Effect	Target	ATK	DMG	Element
Sudden-Death Stinger	Inflict death (100%) to one enemy.	ST
Magic Flap	Magic damage (15x) to one enemy.	ST	Magic
Magic Stinger	Magic damage (4x) to one enemy.	ST	Magic

Attack Pattern

• If Gigantuar is alive, only acts on turns 2, 5, ..., 3n - 1, and guards on other turns. Otherwise, acts every turn
• 47% chance of Sudden-Death Stinger, or 53% chance of Magic Flap
• Remaining actions are Magic Stinger (3x if Gigantuar is alive, 5x if Gigantuar is dead)

Hornet (B) (ELT)

Hornet (B) No. 1795
Race	Insect
Level	99
HP	45,000,000
MP	88,888
ATK	1,000 + 600
DEF	1,500 + 900
MAG	1,500 + 900
SPR	1,150 + 690

Element Resistance
-	-	-	-	-	-30%	-	-
Status Ailment Resistance
null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Other Resistance
Vulnerable to ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR break.

Abilities

Name	Effect	Target	ATK	DMG	Element
Honey Spray	Restore HP (8,880,000) to all allies.	Allies
Hardening Pheromone Spray	Mitigate physical and magic damage taken (35%) for 2 turns to all allies.	Allies
Magic Stinger	Magic damage (4x) to one enemy.	ST	Magic

Attack Pattern

• If Gigantuar is alive, only acts on turns 3, 6, ..., 3n, and guards on other turns. Otherwise, acts every turn
• 47% chance of Honey Spray, or 53% chance of Hardening Pheromone Spray
• Remaining actions are Magic Stinger (3x if Gigantuar is alive, 5x if Gigantuar is dead)

Hornet (C) (ELT)

Hornet (C) No. 1796
Race	Insect
Level	99
HP	45,000,000
MP	88,888
ATK	1,000 + 600
DEF	1,500 + 900
MAG	1,500 + 900
SPR	1,150 + 690

Element Resistance
-	-	-30%	-	-	-	-	-
Status Ailment Resistance
null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Other Resistance
Vulnerable to ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR break.

Abilities

Name	Effect	Target	ATK	DMG	Element
Super Poison Sting	Remove resistance to poison for 1 turn from one enemy. Inflict poison (100%) to one enemy. Remove all buffs and debuffs from one enemy.	ST
Softening Pheromone Spray	Reduce DEF/SPR (20%) for 3 turns to all enemies.	AoE
Magic Needle	Magic damage (4x) to one enemy.	ST	Magic

Attack Pattern

• If Gigantuar is alive, only acts on turns 1, 4, ..., 3n - 2, and guards on other turns. Otherwise, acts every turn
• 47% chance of Super Poison Sting, or 53% chance of Softening Pheromone Spray
• Remaining actions are Magic Needle (3x if Gigantuar is alive, 5x if Gigantuar is dead)

Quick Summary

• ST magic, physical fixed-damage attacks (can be provoked and evaded), and AoE physical attacks are used throughout the fight
• When killed, Gigantuar locks at 0% HP, uses 1 Million Needles - Bullseye (2) next turn, and dies
• On thresholds, will dispel and imperil & apply on a random target. Next turn, will use 1 Million Needles - Bullseye (1) on the first diseased target, or a random target if no party members are diseased
• ST are used. The attack that applies also imperils resistance
• Hornets will attack all at once if the Gigantuar is dead. This will happen after the Gigantuar's 1 Million Needles - Bullseye (2)

Tips

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References

• Stats and AI parse by aEnigmatic

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