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{{see also|The Dying Grasp}}
{{see also|The Dying Gasp}}
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| description = Hearken unto a requiem for a hero fallen. A man who lived a thousand thousand of our lives clinging desperately to faint hope, never shirking his sworn duty to his long-lost brethren. A man who stood proud and did avow his true name on the threshold of the battle that would see him fall to his rival─the light to quench his shadow. Borrowing liberally from the funereal rites of the Night's Blessed, the minstreling wanderer weaves an elegy in that hero's honor─the tragic yet triumphant tale of a man and a battle that ne'er shall be forgotten.
| description = Hearken unto a requiem for a hero fallen. A man who lived a thousand thousand of our lives clinging desperately to faint hope, never shirking his sworn duty to his long-lost brethren. A man who stood proud and did avow his true name on the threshold of the battle that would see him fall to his rival─the light to quench his shadow. Borrowing liberally from the funereal rites of the Night's Blessed, the minstreling wanderer weaves an elegy in that hero's honor─the tragic yet triumphant tale of a man and a battle that ne'er shall be forgotten.
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==Unlock==
==Unlock==
Players must have completed the quests [[Shadowbringers (Quest)|Shadowbringers]] and [[Minstrel from Another Mother]], then the trial will be available from the [[Minstreling Wanderer]] in the [[Crystarium]].
Players must have completed the [[Main Scenario Quest]] [[Shadowbringers (Quest)|Shadowbringers]] and the quest [[Minstrel from Another Mother]], then the trial will be available from the [[Minstreling Wanderer]] in the [[Crystarium]].
==Guide==
 
==Mechanics==
===Phase 1===
===Phase 1===
* '''Ancient Double''': Hades will always cast this at the start of the battle. This allows him to double cast '''ALL''' of his abilities throughout the battle.
* '''Ancient Double''': Hades will always cast this at the start of the battle. This allows him to double cast '''ALL''' of his abilities throughout the battle.
* '''Shadowspread''': Follows not long after casting Ancient Double. AOE cones will spread from Hades targeting each player. Players should spread out in each cardinal direction away from Hades to avoid being hit by two cones. A short moment after, a second cone will attack the position each player was previously standing in and can be side-stepped early.
* '''Shadowspread''': AoE cones will spread from Hades, one targeting each player. Players should stand in predetermined clock positions around Hades to avoid overlap. A few seconds after, Ancient Double will cause this attack to repeat, so players should move into safe zones to either their left or right to avoid being hit by the second cone.
* '''Bad Faith''': Follows Shadowspread. Two purple walls with spikes pointing out from one side will form to either side of Hades, then blast the side of the arena with the spikes. Stand by a wall that has spikes pointing away from you. A short moment after, a second volley of spikes will fire in the opposite direction. This second volley can be avoided by moving to where the spikes were previously pointed towards the player.
* '''Bad Faith''': Two purple walls with spears pointing out from one side will form to either side of Hades, then blast that side of the arena with the spears. Shortly afterwards, Ancient Double will cause the attack to repeat in the opposite direction. Getting hit by either will cause a player to gain a stack of Vulnerability. Players should stand on the side of the wall without spears to avoid getting hit, then after the attack goes off, quickly move through to the other side of the wall to avoid the repeated cast.
* '''Arcane Utterance''': Follows Bad Faith. There are two different versions of the attack, one where red orbs are scattered across the field and another where mirrors appear across the field. The former is avoided by simply moving to the single spot where there is no orb. The latter is avoided by going to the opposite end of the field where the middle mirror is facing, opposite where the empty space is. Both spells are activated by Arcane Control.
* '''Arcane Utterance''': This cast will cause either red orbs or blue mirrors to spawn around the arena. Both will go off when activated by the following Arcane Control cast. To avoid being killed by the red orbs, players must stand in the single space without a red orb. To avoid being killed by the blue mirrors, players must stand behind the mirror that is opposite the empty space.
* '''Broken Faith''': Meteor-like discs will fall around the room in a random order, exploding in a radius slightly larger than the actual disc. Standing within the explosion radius will deal damage and apply stacks of Vulnerability. One strategy is remaining in the center for the first disc while under the effects of shield abilities or abilities like Asylum to keep DPS from dropping for too long.
* '''Broken Faith''': AoE discs will fall around the room in a random order, exploding slightly after they reach the floor in a radius about the same size as the circles on the arena floor. Standing within the explosion radius will deal damage and apply a stack of Vulnerability for every disc a player is hit by. Players should move between the center circle and the circle that the first disc fell on to avoid any Vulnerability stacks. It’s also possible for players to stand in the center circle and take two Vulnerability stacks with sufficient healing and shielding.
* '''Ravenous Assault''': Tankbuster. Targets a single tank twice, can be shirked or provoked between castings.
* '''Ravenous Assault''': Tankbuster. Targets the main tank twice and has a large cleaving AoE. Tanks must use invulnerability, or swap during the cast, as getting hit by both strikes will be lethal, while other players should stay away from the targeted tank(s).
* '''Ancient Dark IV''': DPS check signalling the end of the phase. If Hades is not brought below 10% HP before or during this cast, he will deem the party “unworthy” and cause a wipe.
**'''Note''': ''It’s possible to skip this, and any preceding casts if Hades’s HP is brought below 10% earlier in the fight.''
===Add Phase===
* '''Nabriales’s Shade''':
* '''Igeyorhm and Lahabrea’s Shades''':
* '''Ascian Prime''':
===Phase 2===
* '''Again the Majestic''':
* '''Again the Martyr''':
* '''Wail of the Lost''':
* '''Again the Abyssal Celebrant''':
* '''Bident''':
* '''Dark Seal''':
* '''Shadow Stream''':
* '''Polydegmon’s Purgation''':
* '''Life in Captivity''':
===Phase 3===
* '''Dark Current''':
* '''Gigantomachy''':
* '''Quadrastrike''':


These mechanics will continue throughout however, players must bring Hades below 10% quickly or Hades will dub the party "unworthy" and wipe the group.
==In-Depth Guides==
===Video Guides===
<gallery widths="200px" heights="140px" >
File:HadesMTQ.jpg|MTQ's guide|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CkgNEe4u3o
File:HadesIllya.jpg|Illya's guide|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaZtBVooFqA
File:HadesEzPz.jpg|EzPz's guide|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUjABNxL9UE
</gallery>
 
===Written Guides===
*By Seiji Telayo, including diagrams. Can be found [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MICuf1tu3pdQ0zb7kQqpj0cAdOFRPlMNqzilptjKyXA/edit here.]


==Loot==
==Loot==
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==Images==
==Images==
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Revision as of 16:55, 17 July 2020

See also: The Dying Gasp

Trial.png

The Minstrel's Ballad: Hades's Elegy

The Minstrel's Ballad Hades's Elegy1.jpg
Level
80 (Sync: ???"???" is not a number.)
Item Level
450 (Sync: ???"???" is not a number.)
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
Roulette
Trials
Tomestones
Req. quest
Feature quest Minstrel from Another Mother
Entrance
The Crystarium (X:7.5, Y:12.5)
Patch
5.1
“

Hearken unto a requiem for a hero fallen. A man who lived a thousand thousand of our lives clinging desperately to faint hope, never shirking his sworn duty to his long-lost brethren. A man who stood proud and did avow his true name on the threshold of the battle that would see him fall to his rival─the light to quench his shadow. Borrowing liberally from the funereal rites of the Night's Blessed, the minstreling wanderer weaves an elegy in that hero's honor─the tragic yet triumphant tale of a man and a battle that ne'er shall be forgotten.

— In-game description

The Minstrel's Ballad: Hades's Elegy is a level 80 trial introduced in patch 5.1 with Shadowbringers.

Unlock

Players must have completed the Main Scenario Quest Shadowbringers and the quest Minstrel from Another Mother, then the trial will be available from the Minstreling Wanderer in the Crystarium.

Mechanics

Phase 1

  • Ancient Double: Hades will always cast this at the start of the battle. This allows him to double cast ALL of his abilities throughout the battle.
  • Shadowspread: AoE cones will spread from Hades, one targeting each player. Players should stand in predetermined clock positions around Hades to avoid overlap. A few seconds after, Ancient Double will cause this attack to repeat, so players should move into safe zones to either their left or right to avoid being hit by the second cone.
  • Bad Faith: Two purple walls with spears pointing out from one side will form to either side of Hades, then blast that side of the arena with the spears. Shortly afterwards, Ancient Double will cause the attack to repeat in the opposite direction. Getting hit by either will cause a player to gain a stack of Vulnerability. Players should stand on the side of the wall without spears to avoid getting hit, then after the attack goes off, quickly move through to the other side of the wall to avoid the repeated cast.
  • Arcane Utterance: This cast will cause either red orbs or blue mirrors to spawn around the arena. Both will go off when activated by the following Arcane Control cast. To avoid being killed by the red orbs, players must stand in the single space without a red orb. To avoid being killed by the blue mirrors, players must stand behind the mirror that is opposite the empty space.
  • Broken Faith: AoE discs will fall around the room in a random order, exploding slightly after they reach the floor in a radius about the same size as the circles on the arena floor. Standing within the explosion radius will deal damage and apply a stack of Vulnerability for every disc a player is hit by. Players should move between the center circle and the circle that the first disc fell on to avoid any Vulnerability stacks. It’s also possible for players to stand in the center circle and take two Vulnerability stacks with sufficient healing and shielding.
  • Ravenous Assault: Tankbuster. Targets the main tank twice and has a large cleaving AoE. Tanks must use invulnerability, or swap during the cast, as getting hit by both strikes will be lethal, while other players should stay away from the targeted tank(s).
  • Ancient Dark IV: DPS check signalling the end of the phase. If Hades is not brought below 10% HP before or during this cast, he will deem the party “unworthy” and cause a wipe.
    • Note: It’s possible to skip this, and any preceding casts if Hades’s HP is brought below 10% earlier in the fight.

Add Phase

  • Nabriales’s Shade:
  • Igeyorhm and Lahabrea’s Shades:
  • Ascian Prime:

Phase 2

  • Again the Majestic:
  • Again the Martyr:
  • Wail of the Lost:
  • Again the Abyssal Celebrant:
  • Bident:
  • Dark Seal:
  • Shadow Stream:
  • Polydegmon’s Purgation:
  • Life in Captivity:

Phase 3

  • Dark Current:
  • Gigantomachy:
  • Quadrastrike:

In-Depth Guides

Video Guides

  • HadesMTQ.jpg

    MTQ's guide

  • HadesIllya.jpg

    Illya's guide

  • HadesEzPz.jpg

    EzPz's guide

Written Guides

  • By Seiji Telayo, including diagrams. Can be found here.

Loot

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Agonia icon1.png  Agonia Red Mage's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Aischune icon1.png  Aischune Samurai's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Deima icon1.png  Deima Archer's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Ekplexis icon1.png  Ekplexis Machinist's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Eleos icon1.png  Eleos Dark Knight's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Enochlesis icon1.png  Enochlesis Scholar's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Epikairekakia icon1.png  Epikairekakia Arcanist's Grimoire 465 CBlue 1
Faded copy of invincible icon1.png  Faded Copy of Invincible Orchestrion Roll N/A ABasic 1
Hades weapon coffer (il 465) icon1.png  Hades Weapon Coffer (IL 465) Other N/A ABasic 1
Hadess auracite icon1.png  Hades's Auracite Material N/A ABasic 1
Himeros icon1.png  Himeros Astrologian's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Kelesis icon1.png  Kelesis Two-handed Conjurer's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Menis icon1.png  Menis Lancer's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Odune icon1.png  Odune Gunbreaker's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Oknos icon1.png  Oknos Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Paladins hades arms (il 465) icon1.png  Paladin's Hades Arms (IL 465) Other N/A CBlue 1
Phthonos icon1.png  Phthonos Rogue's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Shadow gwiber trumpet icon1.png  Shadow Gwiber Trumpet Other N/A ABasic 1
Thumosis icon1.png  Thumosis Marauder's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Zelos icon1.png  Zelos Pugilist's Arm 465 CBlue 1
Zelotupia icon1.png  Zelotupia Dancer's Arm 465 CBlue 1

Images

  • The Minstrel's Ballad Hades's Elegy1.jpg
  • The Minstrel's Ballad Hades's Elegy2.jpg
  • Minstrel's Ballad- Hades's Elegy11.jpg
Trials
A Realm Reborn
(Lv. 20-50) 		The Bowl of Embers (Hard / Extreme) • The Navel (Hard / Extreme) • The Howling Eye (Hard / Extreme) • The Porta Decumana (The Minstrel's Ballad: Ultima's Bane) • Battle on the Big Bridge • A Relic Reborn: The Chimera • A Relic Reborn: The Hydra • Thornmarch (Hard) / (Extreme) • The Whorleater (Hard) / (Extreme) • The Striking Tree (Hard) / (Extreme) • The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Hard) / (Extreme) • The Dragon's Neck • Battle in the Big Keep • The Chrysalis • Urth's Fount
Heavensward
(Lv. 53-60) 		Thok ast Thok (Hard) / (Extreme) • The Limitless Blue (Hard) / (Extreme) • The Singularity Reactor (The Minstrel's Ballad: Thordan's Reign) • Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme) • The Final Steps of Faith (The Minstrel's Ballad: Nidhogg's Rage) • Containment Bay P1T6 (Extreme) • Containment Bay Z1T9 (Extreme)
Stormblood
(Lv. 63-70) 		The Pool of Tribute (Extreme) • Emanation (Extreme) • The Royal Menagerie (The Minstrel's Ballad: Shinryu's Domain) • The Jade Stoa (Extreme) • Castrum Fluminis (The Minstrel's Ballad: Tsukuyomi's Pain) • The Great Hunt (Extreme) • Hells' Kier (Extreme) • The Wreath of Snakes (Extreme) • Kugane Ohashi
Shadowbringers
(Lv. 73-80) 		The Dancing Plague (Extreme) • The Crown of the Immaculate (Extreme) • The Dying Gasp (The Minstrel's Ballad: Hades's Elegy) • Cinder Drift (Extreme) • Memoria Misera (Extreme) • The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme) • Castrum Marinum (Extreme) • The Cloud Deck (Extreme)
The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Unreal) • The Navel (Unreal) • The Whorleater (Unreal)
Endwalker
(Lv. 83-90) 		The Dark Inside (The Minstrel's Ballad: Zodiark's Fall) • The Mothercrystal (The Minstrel's Ballad: Hydaelyn's Call) • The Final Day (The Minstrel's Ballad: Endsinger's Aria) • Storm's Crown (Extreme) • Mount Ordeals (Extreme) • The Voidcast Dais (Extreme) • The Abyssal Fracture (Extreme) • The Gilded Araya
Ultima's Bane (Unreal) • Containment Bay S1T7 (Unreal) • Containment Bay P1T6 (Unreal) • Containment Bay Z1T9 (Unreal) • The Singularity Reactor (Unreal)
Dawntrail
(Lv. 93-100) 		Worqor Lar Dor (Extreme) • Everkeep (Extreme) • The Interphos (The Minstrel's Ballad: Sphene's Burden)
The Jade Stoa (Unreal)
Duties
Dungeons • Guildhests • Trials • Raids • PvP • Quest Battles • Treasure Hunt • Deep Dungeons • Field Operations • Variant and Criterion Dungeons • Gathering Forays • The Gold Saucer • Hall of the Novice • Stone, Sky, Sea • The Masked Carnivale

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