THE TOWER AT PARADIGM'S BREACH - Raid Guide

::Final Fantasy XIV - The Tower at Paradigm's Breach Raid Guide!
A quick overview of the new alliance raid, guaranteed to get you through it!
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[@bestofyosuke]

Doing this blind first run with an entire FC for all allliance groups was an experience

[@blazesona12]

my first run of this.... well it could of been better (especaly on red girl that's probs hardest boss in the crossover raids for shadowbringers)

[@djbonnar42]

Blind week 1 runs with friends are a sacred rite. (Bonus Points if all drinking)

[@ash899]

Fr, the most hilarious thing is listening to everyone yelling and laughing in vc after wiping on a blind run!

[@dorandoughboii203reyes7]

I died so much lmaoo never going blind again 😂😂

[@ash899]

@@dorandoughboii203reyes7 Dying is the fun of a blind run though ! XD

[@noel4081]

Fun fact: the building that yeets you off the map at the final boss actually has the word SQE on its top right corner. It’s a square enix Easter egg. Get ready to get crushed by square enix lol

[@blazesona12]

also the rings for final one in the raid r drakenguard 1 and 3 reference to BOTH GAME'S final bosses for true ending and function near same as in the raid

[@coolyeh1017]

xenmas taught her well

[@themostboringgamer]

To note for Hansel and Gretel: Even if you’re on the safe side for breakthrough there will still be a wave of damage, shield/heal party members with low hp recommended Here’s how I memorized where to go for bloody sweep: lances in (towards each other), get away; lances out (away from each other), get close between them And for red girl: At one point the boss will chain the adds and pull them to new positions so keep an eye out (in my experience this created a nice safe zone for casters/healers) TY for the video Mizzteq, I’ve done the raid a few times now and got just about all of the mechs already but I was really looking forward to this, in all your videos you’re concise and I like your puns

[@OG_SayMoreHomie]

Wow, this looks like a really fun fight, I cannot wait to queue up and die horribly!

[@MrDumbRodent]

"When the boss casts Final Song," and then every player who has finished Drakengard 3 jumps off the platform

[@OrochiShiki]

Hell, I've been having ptsd since the first game!

[@pchery18]

Learned this the hard way during the Hansel and Gretel as a tank: should you have the need to provoke the one that put its shield up, make sure you do it in the direction that's open. Provoke will fail if used via the shielded rear or flank.

[@blazesona12]

srsly its a directional parry that nulls voke?!

[@pchery18]

@@blazesona12 Yep. In my situation, One of the tank had died against a shielded Gretel. I was behind it and used provoke and it failed. Alliance parties were wondering why I hadn't picked it and I said that voke failed and they let me know to use it on the open (front basically) side. Did as such and it worked.

[@blazesona12]

@@pchery18 hunh....

[@kaito_zephyr5832]

Cheers for this, having just come back after a 6 month break and about to tackle this for the first time, i know id just provoke without thinking about that

[@FrazzleCat]

Hansel & Gretel tip: If the staffs are on the outside for the attack itself then run behind them. Like they're opening their arms for a hug. If the staffs are on the inside for the attack itself, then run in front of them to the wall of the arena. Like they're crossing their arms to block you. Blue & red lines = swapping position of staffs. Ergo: Staffs BEGIN on the outside so the ATTACK will be with them on the inside. Run to the wall of the arena. Staffs BEGIN on the inside so the ATTACK is going to be on the outside. Run behind them.

[@HashimotoDatsu]

Great way of putting this! Can think of it as the tether means they are lying. Don't take hugs from robots crossing their wires!

[@RixsEmporium]

Great guide thanks! I absolutely loved this raid first time round, we all died a huge bunch and it was a lot of fun. Just a great time. Love new content!

[@ihaveajacket]

For the last boss, the shadows aren't a reliable marker as to where the tower will fall. It can fall that way but sometimes it's a fake-out

[@AnnahHinman]

I agree with this. It's best run far away from the shadows.

[@xvideogamerx1941]

Indeed, the shadows arent rendered based on the mechanic, theyre rendered based on the lighting for the arena. So instead you do need to look up at the way theyre tilting.

[@Mephistel]

Backing this up. Thinking it was the shadows alone were enough to tell cost me my life. I'm dead now.

[@TheMrGutterball]

"Check if the boss formed a giant monolith between her legs." I knew ffxiv was an anime game!

[@omegagilgamesh]

Interestingly enough, from my own, uh...research... anime/hentai with futanari are rather rare. Usually they seem to appear in mangas.

[@thuncerd1087]

@@omegagilgamesh much to my disappointment

[@MrDyssonance]

I formed a monolith between my legs too when I saw onee chan at the end

[@arietaylor1164]

My inner twelve year old giggled uncontrollably at this part of the commentary.

[@cyphi474]

And MTQ didnt even hesitate saying it. :)

[@KazuiYutaka]

It would be worth pointing out that whoever is tanking the shielded boss should in fact turn it towards the party, so that player’s aoe skills such as DNC’s dances don’t hit the shield and cause them unnecessary damage

[@witchlamb]

lol i was wondering why i kept getting damaged by the shielded boss when i wasnt targeting it

[@fizzyopolis]

this... but also i tend to play it safe and position myself as close to the far end of the map and haven't had any knockback from the second boss that way when using my dancer AOEs.

[@CetteSara]

Ohh! That's a good idea ! Thank you for the tip

[@cparle87]

Late comment but your white mages will thank you as well. Getting smacked by my Assize over and over is not fun.

[@SoujiSetaTheFox]

For Hansel and Gretel, I've been facing whichever add I'm tanking that has the Shield Buff towards the middle of the alliance, as it won't cleave and the ranged can hit it from the middle safely

[@andy4an]

ye! all tanks please do this!

[@marais9243]

For future players, please DON'T do this if another tank already has aggro on the shield buff boss and is not turning the boss to face the middle. People in general would just hit the lance buff boss so turning the shield buff boss around has minimal benefit, while it WILL seriously fuck over your co tank who suddenly ends up hitting the shield because you turned it around.

[@cormeaga]

@@marais9243 That and the Lance buff goes to the one with the lowest hp, so you'll be changing targets anyways.

[@marais9243]

@@cormeaga Incredibly true.

[@mreboric8406]

For the falling pillars look at the direction they are tilting not the shadows. The shadows can get you killed trust me.

[@omegagilgamesh]

Players during the Red Girl fight: Man, this is like Ikaruga. Yoshi-P: Wait for it...

[@ShinigamiAleksi]

Uploaded just in time! Going to run this tonight and die a lot lol. Thanks for all your amazing guides! You’re an integral part of my FFXIV experience.

[@AnnahHinman]

Lol are you using Jack Septiceye's face as yours?

[@ShinigamiAleksi]

@@AnnahHinman Yeah, he’s better looking than me 😂

[@RagnellAvalon]

Something that was only pointed out to me yesterday after several clears was that if you turn the shield boss in Hansel-and-Gretel to the inside, it can get picked up by aoes (like Assize) without Repaying the caster

[@BattlerUshiromiya9999]

I was so surprised to see the new alliance raid not get a 2 part video but looking at the video now there aren’t than many mechanics to work with and it covers the basics really well!

[@ioverslept.]

There are a lot of mechanics theyre all just pretty simple

[@Dom380]

Top tier guide as usual!

[@nunya2662]

I love your Channel you have helped me so much 😭❤

[@angrywolfproductions4499]

Ty for posting great content, super helpfull as a new FF player

[@retr0307]

always the best guide videos

[@doctabasco]

The shadows on the knockback towers in the final phase are not completely reliable.

[@SonicEdge7]

Can confirm, on my first run, everyone was confidently incorrect and all but 3 people died.

[@CetteSara]

Agreed ! You gotta watch for the towers themselves instead (just like you would in Qitana Ravel or Rabanastre).

[@gabrielmartin2197]

Did my first run with our FC. Died like 4-5 times at Red Girl, but other bosses are quite predictable, especially the last one is partially based from E4 Titan. All in all, it is an amazing raid and I really enjoy playing it!

[@ardentdfender4116]

Doing this fight for the first time going in blind is the most insane crazy fun, yet dying at the same time so traumatic so often. I had no idea to expect trains in this fight as one the tanks until i got ran over and with like WTH. Then i got ran over again and was like where the hell did that come from. Thus i had to go seeking answers and i knew where to look for Raid Mechanics and Strats. Right here!

[@redblue4938]

You actually make the best ff14 raid guides on this platform, well done :) Cant wait to see more.

[@jonathanfrakes1284]

No she does not. Mrhappy1227's raid guides are far more detailed and accurate.

[@prod_by_walker808]

MTQ for quick rough reference for what your encountering while in que. If you really want a real guide tho. Go MrHappy all the way

[@killyourtelevision999]

If you like an artificial intelligence voice going 100 words a minute, then MSTQ is for you.

[@TravisStockton]

I haven't played ffxiv for over a year but ill still watch a new mtq guide

[@ThewOrldIssqUare]

Right? They're fun to watch!

[@emeralddragon1144]

thank you, i keep dying to the last of the four line attacks with the meteors. i shan't after seeing this. tytyty

[@agidyne9676]

Thank you! I’m behind on content, because I had to move lots. Also, thanks to the healer, whom I followed very closely to so that I didn’t die lots! I rezzed so many players myself. Glad I went in as a Red Mage :D

[@DarkNova50]

You make it sound so... *Distant screaming memories* ...simple.

[@AndyMcKeeFanForLife]

I never want to do this ever again...

[@Fidel_Cashflow]

honey wake up, new mizzteq guide

[@tenumie]

yesss finally 😭😭💖💖

[@ryanprentice]

Thank you!

[@belpiratusahar9548]

I know all of this raid but the danger beyblades still get me every time. Maybe this will help lol.

[@Hiyama420]

Love this raid.

[@diegosalazar793]

0:12 What?! L-Lady Dimitrescu glam?! I need that

[@naif9464]

Hopefully it’s correct : Head : Straw Capeline (Jet black) Body : ishgardian gown (pure/pearl white) Hands : holy rainbow gloves (Jet black)

[@ulibarriL]

There are few names to my pain than playing a melee job when false idol combines Recreate Signal with Distortion. Don't forget about Rhythm rings if you're still on your feet right after those mechanics resolve.

[@ephemeralprince]

I love this raid, I love Red Girl!🥰

[@JayBigDadyCy]

Dev- How many abilities should these bosses have? Yosi P- Yes

[@pauline6322]

Coming here AFTER doing my blind first run and dying at least 9 times :-)

[@notoriouspapi1990]

GUIDES ARE ALWAYS BEST FOR ME TO LEARN FROM. AWESOME GUIDES.

[@Skaroosh]

Yo that big lady from RE8 is on point.

[@ClaireVoyanceFFXIV]

0:33 the zoom on the chicken suit lul

[@philliplane3891]

Be sure to stay a far far away form those falling rock towers as possible, the area they cover is much wider than the shadows leads you to believe!

[@margotrosendorn6371]

I have cleared this mess once and my head is still spinning. 😵

[@llj7308]

I really struggled with this i kept dying as a healer it just makes u feel terrible. I went in blind as it popped up in my duty roulette...fucking crazy 😂

[@dbull620]

Thanks for the video. On the Hansel & Gretel section Bloody Sweep could have been explained better, I'd done this raid about 10 times and still didn't understand the visual cue behind this attack so I decided to look up a guide and unfortunately this video didn't make that any clearer to me. I did figure it out through another video (i.e. lances towards the center of the arena = move away; lances towards the outer edge = get between them).

[@CetteSara]

I enjoyed this raid a lot ! :)

[@NeoSaturos123]

Did this blind today - the other two tanks seemed to really not want to tank, boss 2 began as a mess due to one tank not grabbing the other. Having damage reflected onto me (It didn't look to me like I was hitting the shielded size, guess I was), the other boss not being pulled away from the centre and having a 1 marker confused me into thinking it's ok for the bosses to be kept together. Then someone pulled boss 4 long before I was done with the cutscene. Got 1 commendation at the end though so I guess it's all good.

[@fluffsnake]

man, the black/white mechanic confused me so hard at first cuz at first I thought I figured it out but it was the exact opposite XD

[@jonlocke7112]

I just noticed you had big mommy vampire RE7 lady in your party!

[@Bikonito]

This raid gives me a migraine whenever I run it :/

[@cityesc7460]

same :(

[@Eilanzer]

TOO MUCH bright all over the place

[@claymashun5637]

I love your guides!

[@hecticryry]

Great video as always

[@alduinskhajiit51]

I have done extremes less complicated than this

[@anthonybalbachan6310]

Nice Lady D cosplay on the left here: 0:11

[@CorvusnTel]

Holy shit I’m in an MTQ video 😭😭 And it’s another educational banger!

[@noel4081]

Cool! Which data center was it on?

[@silenceundying]

@@noel4081 You won't get an answer because he's lying for internet clout.

[@Rsjabber_]

yeh I saw you dying like a noob lmao

[@CorvusnTel]

@@silenceundying ouch. You can see me at 5:20 inside the box, the pink hrothgar dancer with the exarchic chakrams.

[@silenceundying]

@@CorvusnTel I'm surprised you responded and gave a time stamp with who to look out for. That's awesome, and I stand corrected.

[@granbishop4935]

Hey there. Just one question: 7:39 How can I identify the safe side of “Made Magic attack”? In 7:39 she forms the circle but doesn’t say. I did 2 runs on Tuesday just following ppl.... but I will run couple of more next Tuesday and don’t want to follow ppl.

[@cactuschef3]

the attack will move in the direction the circle is rolling towards. if the top of the circle is moving left, it will go left

[@granbishop4935]

@@cactuschef3 really thanks tho...

[@agent_hex]

Do tanks need to pick up the clones in the first boss?

[@DARKORION-cc9cs]

Simple and efficient, your videos have no bullshit! 1 million likes for you!

[@apathy2454]

Sheesh there’s so much going on during the meteor attack it can completely take you off guard 💀💀💀

[@AnnahHinman]

There is a lot more going on with Hansel and Gretal. I think You missed about the directional X position locations based on the direction of the axs

[@zeening]

no she literally covered that fucking pay attention, did you NOT watch the guide?

[@imjust_a]

@@zeening Holy crap, chill out. No need to be so aggressive. She also only showed one combination of the attack, she didn't show the safe spot if the axes are pointed outwards (which in fact caused me and my sisters to die to the mechanic)

[@apathy2454]

@@zeening so you’re one of them toxic ass Ffxiv players I hope I never run into someone like you even if I do I’ll make sure to teach you a lesson

[@Derinrin]

I wonder how people react when they see the one player not standing in the safe spot for a knockback mechanic, only to see them not move at all. Fun times to be had being lazy when 23 other people are moving around, panicking.

[@jeje4131]

Went in blind as dps died 20 times Xd

[@NB-vq5ns]

Glad to hear I wasn't the only one, damn xD

[@ZylphiaCrowley]

Kind of glad I ran this blind the first few times because I think knowing the sheer amount of mechs beforehand would've scared the soul right out of me.

[@pinkpeonies3236]

Yeah....I'm not going to remember even half of all those mechanics 😱

[@mattguxxxtt9629]

i will attempt this and become a burden to the entire raid party and more importantly the healers. gonna be lit🔥🔥🔥

[@flutterbutter2728]

is there any word on whether or not they're going to address the flashing lights and static? I got sick trying to run this raid and had to leave ;-;

[@iveyyewitt1621]

Red Girl was the only real problem....but DAMN, she was a problem.

[@vggeist644]

I saw a lady dimitrescu cosplay !

[@Verdugo_Arulaq]

3:50 Whoa, the music tho. What’s the name of that song? Edit: nvm, found it.

[@Rizzan8]

For anyone else: "Song of the Ancients - Atonement"

[@Verdugo_Arulaq]

@@Rizzan8 Oh shit, I should’ve been more considerate and put the title in my original comment. My bad

[@zen_7748]

I've run this particular NieR raid about two dozen times since its release, and I keep running it even after weekly loot cap has been met just to clear it without dying at least once. Unfortunately, I go healer whenever I do, and for some variety of colourful reasons I keep dying despite my best efforts. One time, 6 of the 8 players (including the tank and my co-healer) died by getting squashed by the Towerfall mechanic, so I used LB3 to get everyone back up... only for the Distortion AoE to spawn beneath me during animation lock and kill me right after the downed party members got back up. We cleared the raid, but I was out of the action for the last 15% of the boss' health, because for some reason despite having the res buff there was no prompt for me to actually revive. I got only two comms, which should have been six in my opinion. Two successful (but not deathless) runs later, the tank kept dying for some reason, and while I was doing good and not having died once yet, the Darker Note mechanic happened. While the tank's corpse was on the floor. Guess who the mechanic chose instead of the tank. Yeah. I swear to god, something about this raid seems hellbent on making sure I don't get out without dying at least once.

[@einschwartz]

Too many hues of white and grey in this raid. I can barely see! @@

[@shara5985]

Hansel und Gretel do not make sense with that weapon safe zone thingy

[@TheKozdgaf]

probably the most beautiful raid I have ever seen in my 20 years off mmo gaming

[@NoxTheNib]

Heyo

[@CrownedJulz]

Surprisingly long wait time for a new raid

[@deep_amok]

I think there's another mechanic with "Lighter Note" that I don't see here. I was on RDM and during that attack I was targeted with glowing circular crosshairs but I did NOT have the arrow markers under my feet. What does that mean? Maybe I just remembered it wrong?

[@SmolBloof]

Totally wrong. Here's how to beat the alliance raid: 1. Equip chicken outfit 2. ??? 3. Profit

[@RBelmont007]

load up a guide video, immediately greeted by Tall Goth Vampire Mommy glam

[@krisvaliente175]

Okay, but where’s the Void Ark guide?

[@HaveRandomQuestions]

9:07 What is she doing?!!!

[@MiloKuroshiro]

Forming a giant monolith between her legs, clearly.

[@teakay5927]

i still don't understand how to read the swap :(

[@DaStrikey]

Swap tether with outside facing lances= Stand opposite them. Swap tether with inside facing lances= Stand between them.

[@killyourtelevision999]

She does not care about being understood. She only cares about talking fast.

[@dcan5012]

These mechanics are starting to get ridiculous

[@blazesona12]

so.... drakenguard 1 anyone?

[@st6x]

still easier than orbonne. everything is huge and well telegraphed, with the only exception of the final phase pillars which can be a bit tricky, and calculating the distance the chains will make you go. one or two runs is enough to make you wise to the mechanics here. cant say the same for thunder god and ultima.

[@ubersheep6517]

I’ll be honest, I usually follow the guy that has the best glam lol, usually works out. Don’t follow buns tho, it usually ends in death.

[@grimmSOL]

More of a raid narrator, than a raid guide, but appreciate the visuals nonetheless.

[@xmixaplix]

1st Nier raid: child's play! 2nd Nier raid: too ez Current 3rd raid: wtf is this yoshi p?!

[@tezzlaskysinger2145]

Actually it was the pleasant song at the final boss that distracted me. =D

[@smaller_cathedrals]

Well, aren't you a tough little cookie? 24 man raids are balanced for the broader player base, meaning they are designed to be enjoyable for the average player, not some elitist troll who derives his self-worth by boasting in the KZbin comment section. I swear, I'll never get these edgy "too easy" complaints. You're really not impressing anyone.

[@xmixaplix]

@@smaller_cathedrals I think you're missing the joke buddy 😅

[@chrisc6857]

@@xmixaplix Right, he was implying that the first two are facerolls and this one is 'omgwtf' hard. Which I actually disagree with: Factory was pretty easy, yes, but I actually consider Bunker harder than Tower, especially the first two fights, for some reason I have fits with them both.

[@xmixaplix]

@@chrisc6857 I think you guys are reading too much into the joke. It's meant to play down the 1st 2 raids and make the 3rd appear "omg impossible level with yoshi p" but of course given time you can master the raid mechanics and waltz through them with ease; you're not raiding savage or anything 😝 the fact that anyone can find the joke offensive or tick them off prove that they themselves are the secret toxic type imo lol and I find it more humorous to be called an elitist considering an elitist wouldn't say wtf for the 3rd raid 🤣 damn if he can't handle this subtle type of joke he ain't definitely not going to like my lalafell master race Paladin is best tank jokes 🤣 now that I'm straight up elitist trolling

[@Chibi34]

I can’t imagine a ninja clearing this with ease. Or they do, they have to be god tier.

[@akurei123]

yeah... i'd wish these bosses had a few more mechanics. Especially as a new person who has never seen them before. It'd be horrible to be alive for 5 seconds during this...

[@gmayorga]

Me (casual normie): and there is an extreme version of this???!!!!

[@ShermTank7272]

Not Alliance Raids, no. Alliance Raids just have one difficulty. Trials have Normal and Extreme difficulty (and Hard in ARR only), and Normal Raids (Alexander, Omega, Eden) have Normal and Savage difficulties. That being said, YOKO TARO has joked in interviews how he wanted the raid to be _even harder_ somehow, such as the projectiles wiping the entire raid if they hit so much as one person. So I'm glad he was merciful at least lol

[@SuperSnivMatt]

My friends were in this video along with I and I am so sorry to Ms. Mizzteq for what I and others said I'm the RDM Roe in the giant gold chocobo outfit, and the chaos began when the DRK from another alliance was moving away from everyone from the tank buster in Red Girl's fight. I was sprinting away but they also were and followed me very far out and killed me! I then said DRK I Will Bite You. Then other players were like oh shoot can you bite me too and its just. im sorry.

[@roberts7873]

Not a fan of thia raid. Too much on the screen and it's one shot City.

[@racialmarvel9468]

Is this and the factory raid for nicer automata only available when in an FC? I'm new and am trying to get the nicer outfits

[@madcatneon2604]

blackmages will like this fights

[@jukay4056]

for a first timer, this description is sadly too fast

[@killyourtelevision999]

She only cares about speed, not accuracy nor teaching anyone anything.

[@AcaciaLouvegrise]

0:10 was that Lady Dimitrescu?...

[@Struzzylive]

Why no victory theme? What are we supposed to be feeling here

[@Kefkaownsall]

Doesn't the comet attack cause seizures