The Aery

The Aery

Level

55

Item Level

110

Difficulty

Normal

Party size

Light Party
4 man • 1 1 2

Unsyncing

Allowed

Time limit

90 minutes

Roulette

Leveling

Req. quest

Into the Aery

Entrance

Foundation (X:7, Y:10)

Patch

3.0

“

Sensing the death of his consort, a wary Nidhogg has surrounded his lair with a wall of tempestuous winds. After calling upon the assistance of Cid and his ingenious engineers, however, you and Estinien are now ready to breach this howling barrier on the wings of their latest airship prototype─the manacutter. Join the Azure Dragoon on this, the greatest of wyrm hunts, and mount a direct assault upon the Aery. Only with the death of Nidhogg can you ensure the preservation of Ishgard...and bring an end to the Dragonsong War.

— In-game description

The Aery is a level 55 dungeon introduced in patch 3.0 with Heavensward.

Unlock

Level 55+ players need to start the level 55 Main Scenario Quest Into the Aery. Players can start the quest by talking to Estinien in Foundation (x12, y10). To unlock the quest, players need to complete the level 55 Main Scenario Quest Ready to Fly.

Objectives

1. Clear the Aery exterior
2. Defeat Rangda
3. Clear the Aery interior
4. Defeat Gyascutus
5. Clear Errn Scorh

Bosses

The Aery Guide

Rangda

Rangda is a lightning-themed boss with a few straight-forward mechanics.

• Electric Cachexis is a long-cast attack that will attack everyone outside of Rangda's melee range. (Similar to Dragon's Voice from Cutter's Cry).
• When Rangda places the Prey debuff on you, run to one of the tall pillars encircling the room to transfer it.
• Kill adds as they spawn.

Gyascutus

Gyascutus is a poison-themed boss.

• Gyascutus will place clouds of poison around the room. For each cloud out, Gyascutus will gain a stacking damage buff.
• At intervals, bombs will spawn. Allow these to eat one or two of the gas clouds to manage how many buffs the boss has before killing them. (If not killed before consuming 4 clouds, a bomb will start casting self destruct that will hit the entire room, dealing damage and applying 4 poison stacks to each party member.)

Nidhogg

• The Crimson Price will put out increasing numbers of fiery orbs (starting with 2, with one more each time the attack is repeated) that do burning damage for a short period of time, then fire off a line AoE. When the final boss faces you while casting this attack, simply take a few steps to one side.
• The Sable Price will trap one player, causing them to float as it casts Sable Weave. If Sable Weave is allowed to complete, the trapped player will die.
• At about 30% health, the final boss will retreat to prepare an instant-death attack. During this time, multiple waves of adds will spawn and try to attack your NPC ally. It is important that tanks pull aggro of adds and face them away from the NPC so they do not die. Healers can keep the NPC alive by healing it. Kill adds as quickly as you can. When the final add dies, your NPC ally will put up a protective shield you must get under to avoid the instant-death attack. If your NPC dies or the adds do not die quickly enough, you will wipe.
• No new mechanics after this point, simply a repeat of the Crimson Price and Sable price attacks until the boss is dead.
• It should be noted that if the NPC dies at any point in the fight, including after he shields the instant death attack, Nidhogg will fire another, which is a guaranteed wipe.

Loot

Rangda

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Orthodox Bracelet of Aiming	Bracelets	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Bracelet of Casting	Bracelets	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Bracelet of Fending	Bracelets	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Bracelet of Healing	Bracelets	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Bracelet of Slaying	Bracelets	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Greaves of Fending	Feet	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Greaves of Maiming	Feet	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Jackboots of Casting	Feet	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Jackboots of Healing	Feet	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Ring of Aiming	Ring	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Ring of Casting	Ring	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Ring of Fending	Ring	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Ring of Healing	Ring	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Ring of Slaying	Ring	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Thighboots of Aiming	Feet	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Thighboots of Scouting	Feet	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Thighboots of Striking	Feet	136	BGreen	1

Gyascutus

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Orthodox Armguards of Casting	Hands	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Armguards of Healing	Hands	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Choker of Aiming	Necklace	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Choker of Casting	Necklace	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Choker of Fending	Necklace	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Choker of Healing	Necklace	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Choker of Slaying	Necklace	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Earrings of Aiming	Earrings	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Earrings of Casting	Earrings	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Earrings of Fending	Earrings	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Earrings of Healing	Earrings	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Earrings of Slaying	Earrings	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Gauntlets of Fending	Hands	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Gauntlets of Maiming	Hands	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Hairpin of Fending	Head	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Hairpin of Maiming	Head	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Hat of Casting	Head	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Hat of Healing	Head	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Tricorne of Aiming	Head	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Tricorne of Scouting	Head	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Tricorne of Striking	Head	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Wristgloves of Aiming	Hands	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Wristgloves of Scouting	Hands	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Wristgloves of Striking	Hands	136	BGreen	1

Nidhogg

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Astrild	Archer's Arm	136	BGreen	1
Dainslaif	Dark Knight's Arm	136	BGreen	1
Fagrskinna	Scholar's Arm	136	BGreen	1
Gambanteinn	Two-handed Thaumaturge's Arm	136	BGreen	1
Gjallarhorn	Machinist's Arm	136	BGreen	1
Grasitha	Lancer's Arm	136	BGreen	1
Hofuds	Rogue's Arm	136	BGreen	1
Katayama	Samurai's Arm	136	BGreen	1
Lesser Panda	Minion	N/A	ABasic	1
Mistilteinn	Two-handed Conjurer's Arm	136	BGreen	1
Morkinskinna	Arcanist's Grimoire	136	BGreen	1
Muspell	Astrologian's Arm	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Coat of Fending	Body	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Coat of Maiming	Body	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Longkilt of Casting	Legs	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Longkilt of Fending	Legs	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Longkilt of Healing	Legs	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Longkilt of Maiming	Legs	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Robe of Casting	Body	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Robe of Healing	Body	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Trousers of Aiming	Legs	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Trousers of Scouting	Legs	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Trousers of Striking	Legs	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Tunic of Aiming	Body	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Tunic of Scouting	Body	136	BGreen	1
Orthodox Tunic of Striking	Body	136	BGreen	1
Paladin's Tyrfing Arms (IL 136)	Other	N/A	BGreen	1
Roar of the Wyrm Orchestrion Roll	Orchestrion Roll	N/A	ABasic	1
Skeggiold	Marauder's Arm	136	BGreen	1
Verdun	Red Mage's Arm	136	BGreen	1
Wargfangs	Pugilist's Arm	136	BGreen	1

Additional Treasure Coffers

Treasure Coffer 1 (X: 14.0 Y: 10.7)

Any of the Rangda's loot, or one of the following:

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Clear Prism	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Lavender Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Currant Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Iris Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Grape Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1

Treasure Coffer 2 (X: 13.5 Y: 12.5)

Any of the Gyascutus's loot, or one of the following:

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Clear Prism	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Lavender Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Currant Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Iris Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Grape Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1

Treasure Coffer 3 (X: 11.9 Y: 11.7)

• Armor is the same as Nidhogg's loot
• Accessories are the same as Rangda's loot

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Clear Prism	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Lavender Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Currant Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Iris Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Grape Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1

Treasure Coffer 4 (X: 12.2 Y: 10.1)

• Weapons are the same as Nidhogg's loot
• Accessories are the same as Gyascutus's loot

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Clear Prism	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Lavender Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Currant Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Iris Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Grape Purple Dye	Other	N/A	ABasic	1

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