Talk:Pulling the Strings

Easy 30s fight as 119 Overdrive PUP using Val head/frame. Bravura.bgwiki (talk) 09:19, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

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Moved from main page --Spicyryan (talk) 17:44, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

• The strategy for this battle differs depending on the main job of the player since it is essentially a Lv.60-cap Maat fight.
• Medicines, such as Hi-Potions are strongly recommended.
• Bad luck with the moblin's Marrionette Dice can ruin even a flawless strategy.
  • Warrior strategy:
    • ???
  • Monk strategy:
    • ???
  • White Mage strategy:
    • Medications: Refresh, DEF/HP food.
    • Use food and drink.
    • Cast Protect III, Shell III, and Stoneskin.
    • Rest MP up and cast Blink, Aquaveil, and Haste.
    • Cast Slow and Paralyze on Fantoccini
    • Engage Fantoccini with a maul and shield.
    • Attack and use Weaponskills until Fantoccini is defeated.
    • Use Yagudo Drink when needed.
  • Black Mage strategy:
    • Medications: Reraise, Refresh, Hi-Potions, INT/MP Food.
    • Use medications, food, and drink.
    • Cast Ice Spikes.
    • Cast Flare on Fantoccini from beyond aggro-range.
    • Use Manafont.
    • Quickly cast the most powerful single-target elemental spells possible until Fantoccini is defeated.
    • Use Elemental Seal and cast Drain to recover HP, as well as using Hi-Potions when needed.
    • Cast Bio II if you are about to die to inhibit Fantoccini from regenerating HP.
    • Upon death, wait for Fantoccini to return to the center of the arena before reraising, resting and resuming.
  • Red Mage strategy:
    • ???
  • Thief strategy:
    • ???
  • Paladin strategy:
    • ???
  • Dark Knight strategy:
    • ???
  • Beastmaster strategy:
    • Medications: Regen, Hi-Potions, Atk/Acc food.
    • Use food and drink.
    • Call Beast with Warm Meat Broth.
    • Use Familiar and from outside aggro-range, send your pet to attack Fantoccini.
    • When Fantoccini summons a pet, engage and kill it while leaving your pet on Fantoccini.
    • Engage Fantoccini while being careful not to pull hate by using Snarl often.
    • Save all TP and any time Fantoccini summons a new pet, quickly engage and use Rampage to dispatch it.
    • Use Pet Food Zeta and Hi-Potions when needed.
  • Bard strategy:
    • Medications: Regen, Hi-Potions, DEF/HP Food.
    • Use food and drink.
    • Use Soul Voice and cast Valor Minuet and Blade Madrigal.
    • Cast Carnage Elegy and Foe Requiem on Fantoccini.
    • Engage and attack Fantoccini with a sword, using Fast Blade whenever possible.
    • Cast Finale to remove any songs from Fantoccini while recasting any dispelled from yourself.
    • Reapply Carnage Elegy and Foe Requiem and recast Valor Minuet and Blade Madrigal soon before Soul Voice wears off.
    • Continue to attack and use Fast Blade until Fantoccini is defeated.
    • Use Hi-Potions when needed.
  • Ranger strategy:
    • Medications: Regen, Ranged Acc Food.
    • Use food and drink.
    • Use crossbow and approach "sweet spot."
    • Equip Darksteel Bolts and use Barrage and fire at Fantoccini.
    • Equip Acid Bolts and fire until 1,500% TP is gained.
    • Equip Darksteel Bolts and use Slug Shot and Eagle Eye Shot.
    • Equip Bloody Bolts and switch to Darksteel Bolts for Slug Shot each time TP is available until Fantoccini is defeated.
  • Summoner strategy:
    • ???
  • Ninja strategy:
    • Medications: Regen, Hi-Potions, Atk/Acc Food.
    • Use food and drink.
    • Cast Utsusemi: Ni
    • Cast Jubaku: Ichi, Raiton: Ni, Hojo: Ni, and Kurayami: Ni on Fantoccini.
    • Engage and fight Fantoccini, using Utsusemi when appropriate.
    • Recast Hojo: Ni, Jubaku: Ichi, and Kurayami: Ni when they wear.
    • Use Blade: Jin whenever possible until Fantoccini is defeated.
    • Use more drink and Hi-Potions when needed.
  • Dragoon strategy:
    • Medications: Regen, Hi-Potions, DEF/HP Food.
    • Use food and drink.
    • Use Call Wyvern and engage Fantoccini.
    • Use Jump and High Jump.
    • Use Penta Thrust when possible.
    • Use Jump again when available and immediately Spirit Surge.
    • Use Jump and High Jump immediately and use Penta Thrust.
    • If Fantoccini uses Call Wyvern, engage the wyvern and use Ancient Circle and Penta Thrust to quickly kill it.
    • Continue to attack and Penta Thrust Fantoccini until he is defeated.
    • Use Hi-Potions when needed.
  • Samurai strategy:
    • Medications: TP, Acc Food.
    • Use food.
    • Use Meditate
    • Wait until Meditate recast is up.
    • Engage Fantoccini and use Tachi: Jinpu.
    • Use Meikyo Shisui and use Tachi: Jinpu 3 times.
    • Use Meditate and use Tachi: Yukikaze.
    • Use Icarus Wing and use Tachi: Yukikaze.
    • Fantoccini should be defeated by this point.
  • Blue Mage strategy:
    • Medications: Refresh, TP, Hi-Potions, Acc Food.
    • Equip at least: Cocoon, Metallic Body, Refueling, Death Scissors, Blank Gaze, Head Butt, and Magic Fruit.
    • Use food and drink.
    • Cast Cocoon, Metallic Body, and Refueling
    • Rest to full MP.
    • Use Icarus Wing.
    • Use Azure Lore and use Vorpal Blade on Fantoccini.
    • Use Chain Affinity and cast Death Scissors.
    • Use any offensive spells and Head Butt before Azure Lore wears off.
    • Use Blank Gaze to dispel any enhancing spells Fantoccini may cast.
    • Continue to attack and use Vorpal Blade until Fantoccini is defeated.
    • Cast Magic Fruit and use Hi-Potions when needed.
  • Corsair strategy:
    • Medications: Regen, Hi-Potions, DEF/HP food.
    • Use food and drink.
    • Use Chaos Roll and Gallant's Roll.
    • Keep attacking Fantoccini with ranged attacks until he is defeated.
    • Use Hi-Potions if needed.
  • Puppetmaster strategy:
    • Medications: Regen, Hi-Potions, TP, Acc/Atk food.
    • Equip your Automaton for tanking.
    • Use Icarus Wing, food and drink.
    • Use Fire Maneuver and engage your Automaton on Fantoccini
    • If Fantoccini summons either a Harlequin Frame or Valoredge Frame, engage and immediately Raging Fists it to dispatch it.
    • If Fantoccini summons either a Stormwaker Frame or Sharpshot Frame, pull back as far as you can get before ignoring it to engage Fantoccini yourself.
    • Equip Puppetry Babouches and use Repair.
    • Continue to use Fire Maneuver for Strobe and Light Maneuver for Flashbulb, and Earth Maneuver for Shock Absorber.
    • Avoid pulling hate with Raging Fists unless it is to save your Automaton.
    • Continue to attack Fantoccini until he is defeated.
    • Use Hi-Potions when needed.
  • Dancer strategy:
    • N/A
  • Scholar strategy:
    • N/A

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