Briareus

General Notes Defeating Briareus completes the zone quest, A Goldstruck Gigas. Lightning Roar grants a strong Shock Spikes effect. Recommended to stun this if possible. Catapult bypasses shadows and Dispels one effect. Can use Trebuchet, Power Attack, Impact Roar, and Grand Slam. Also has access to Colossal Slam, which does heavy AoE damage (wipes shadows) and inflicts hyper-Zombie status for a short time. If you are worried about dying, it is safest to kite until this status wears off. Mercurial Strike does an amount of damage between 111 and 1111. The particular amount of damage it does determines what will happen next, similar to a Corsair roll: 111 : Impact Roar 222 : Grand Slam 333 : Grand Slam 444 : Power Attack 555 : Trebuchet (Absorbed by shadows) 666 : Trebuchet 777 : Mercurial Strike, JA reset 888 : Colossal Slam 999 : Colossal Slam 1111 : Meikyo Shisui + Colossal Slam x3 It is recommended to kite if you are hit with a 1111 damage Mercurial Strike. If you fight at max range and start running soon enough, he will not be able to land any Colossal Slams on you. Be careful that you do not run more than 30' away, as this will force you to disengage and likely turn Briareus white.

Briareus Bestiary Type Beastmen Family Gigas Job Samurai Class NM Crystal Ice Crystal Detects

Listings

Listings by Zone
Zone					Rewards				Abilities	Spells
Abyssea - La Theine      Spawned @ (G-6) using Dented Gigas shield, Warped Gigas armband, and Severed Gigas collar					Briareus's Sash Hakke Hachimaki (100%) Inmicus Cuisses Helm of Briareus Stone of Voyage Chunk of Dark Ore Jewel of Voyage Atma of the Stout Arm Blood-smeared Gigas helm
Level	Aggro	Link	Spawns	DB	HP	MP	DEF	EVA	Susceptible	Resists
~90			3
Assisted By					Title				Absorbs	Immune