The Strayborough Deadwalk Guide || BOSS GUIDE || FFXIV 7.0 || Dawntrail

Quick guide to the key mechanics of each boss in The Strayborough Deadwalk, the new 7.0 FF14 Dungeon accessed at level 100 via the side quest 'Something Stray in the Neighborhood' found in Solution 9. Added in Dawntrail 7.0.
0:00 Boss 1
0:41 Boss 2
1:32 Boss 3
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[@SamsonGrey26]

Unlocked via the side quest 'Something Stray in the Neighborhood' found in Solution 9. Favourite Dungeon since stormblood. exactly what i wanted, plenty of opportunity to mess up on the first run bit sail through on repeat AND amazing aesthetics! What's everyones thoughts?!

[@Rivvy250]

The dungeons this expac have been humbling my ass and I love it, Yoshi-P heard the complaint about easy dungeons and said bet.

[@SamsonGrey26]

Fingers cross they keep it up! :)

[@Rivvy250]

@@SamsonGrey26 makes me realllllly glad I decided to do dps, I would of caused so many wipes if I healed or tanked, LOOOL

[@Nodnarb59]

​@@SamsonGrey26 fingers crossed they don't. Extreme trials, Savage, and Variant/Criterion are the challenges you want. I want my dungeons easy and cheesy.

[@necrowolf77]

@@Nodnarb59 It's called expert dungeons, not noobie dungeons. Leave the easy ones for the MSQ, but expert should be harder.

[@darkwinter8]

That last boss design tho... Hades turned into a clown and went here for a new gig after we beat him Shadowbringers.

[@SamsonGrey26]

Loved it! :)

[@JazKW347]

Even with a guide this dungeon is still kind of a troll dungeon.

[@SamsonGrey26]

Fitting of the visuals of the dungeon! :)

[@foxygames165]

It's honestly awful.

[@JayBigDadyCy]

I haven't laughed as hard because of a video game in quite a while. I actually really like this one. Sure the first boss is a total douche. But it's still hilariously fun.

[@marfur9]

​@@foxygames165 i was excited to do the post msq lvl 100 dungeons do i could farm expert roulette daily, but i just had to take a break after my first blind run of the dungeon today 😅

[@cyborgtemplar1989]

idm 1st or last boss. but those teacups can kiss my ass. . .. I can't follow them unless i just stop my rotation dead and only look at them. and even then i may still not get them. basically a guarantee'd death for me. . . I'm really bad at the hide under the cups, or the which card is x shuffling around type stuffs.

[@JustinK0]

press scroll-lock to remove your UI completely and it gets easier hahaha

[@enpi-me]

0:53 track them best as you can Yea that's what I've been trying to do

[@FingerPuppetSarcasm]

As a healer, its is so damn hard to recover on that first boss. Glad the rest was easier.

[@SamsonGrey26]

Yeah its very frantic, hot a lot of room to rez!

[@kieranm9515]

Love these quick guides, straight to the point!

[@necrowolf77]

That first boss is a fucking bastard for sure!!

[@SamsonGrey26]

haha, cant argue with that! :)

[@recino2]

Ah, so the teacups are just a memorize and track thing. I wondered if there was a visual indicator or something I was missing.

[@JayBigDadyCy]

For the teacups I stand in the middle and focus on one teacup (they are always on opposite sides of the room so no need to track both). Just swing your camera with it. When it stops run to the perpendicular side to be safe. Pretty easy. First boss is so chaotic. Best I've found is just hammer dps as much as possible at the start. When the little dudes are running around everywhere just focus on not getting caught. Of you try to dps you will likely get grabbed. They have a larger than youd think hit box. That fight is so funny considering the guy keeps crying while simultaneously begging "please let me kill you!!!" 😂😂😂😂

[@SamsonGrey26]

You're strategy for the 1st boss basically mirror's Yoshi P's recent comment on the boss... dont be greedy! 🤣

[@peger]

ye i notic this. the add hitboxes are fuck up. i always get caught even when it's looks like i should be safe. It's a nightmare for blackmage

[@XanderTheDweeb]

One of the best guides I’ve come across. Short and too point, well described and matching visuals. I was hoping for a cheat for the teacups as I have trouble tracking them, but no joy. I’ll just continue getting blown up by them, I guess. 😅

[@SamsonGrey26]

I recommend running out to the edge of the arena and zooming all the way out so you can see all the cups at once, really helps!

[@Ununpentius]

That mechanic seems more like a design flaw since youre forced to spin your camera to track cups while dps'ing the boss. Ranged DPS are lucky in this since they can stand at the edge of the arena, but its not fair to melee dps since they would have to stop damage altogether to observe the cups to avoid getting hit by the aoe.

[@foxygames165]

I feel like you just plain have to stop DPSing at that point. There's no other option. My brain just doesn't compute "track teacups" and "do your rotation" at the same time.

[@jun-rose]

I love all the bosses in this one. Definitely my favorite dungeon out of the 3 100s. The first boss tripped me up the first and 2nd times. Good guides

[@CD-mb4bv]

I honestly adore the brevity of your guides but I feel like you're so brief with some mechanics you're basically saying water is wet while forgetting to say why its wet or how it matters

[@narius_jaden215]

The brevity is EXACTLY why I keep coming to these guides. Yeah, some mechanics might be a bit too complex on first glance for the average player, but the explanations given imho do give enough info.

[@AmorDei316]

These bosses are a Viper's worst nightmare.

[@peger]

try this as a black mage xD

[@Lynchie106]

Yeah that 1st boss is a casters worst nightmare, rip blackmages.

[@calumbeattie5337]

Music is a rearrangement of "Jesters of the Moon" from Final Fantasy IX. I may have spent too much time bopping along to survive mechanics...

[@SamsonGrey26]

lol! :)

[@Bobuliss]

There's gotta be more to the charging adds than "dodge lol"

[@SamsonGrey26]

To be honest i thought i found more strategy to it a few times but then it would always eventually fail. I then realised the charging direction is based on locking onto player positions which creates a level of randomness to the mechanic which makes its difficult to create anything beyond just dodge them. Oh but Yoshi p's 'helpfull' additional tips were basically........dont be greedy with hitting the boss and stay focused on dodging! 😒🤣

[@sillen8612]

I liked the chaotic fun house of it, but all the spinning mechanics were oddly rough on my migraine-prone brain. Haven't had that issue in any other XIV content, so hopefully it was a one-off. Thanks as always for the clear and concise guide!

[@SamsonGrey26]

To be honest probably not that odd, my eyes/brain was defo working overtime! :)

[@Johnmafia81]

Your guides are amazing. Thank you. I'm not this far yet, have been working my way through 6.x stuff with a lot of trepidation, but your guides have made life much easier. Easy subscribe.

[@SamsonGrey26]

You're very welcome! :)

[@tyty8484]

Feels like they hired blizzard to design this dungeon and write the msq story.

[@NewbOoyNS]

perfect guide, thank you

[@SamsonGrey26]

Glad it helped! :)

[@reiyun]

This kinda seems like a "Go RDM to support healer if DPSing" dungeon.

[@peger]

i love the last boss but the tea cup f.... me.

[@RixsEmporium]

Loved this dungeon, as an astro I have found all dungeons quite difficult to heal this expansion but it's a welcome change! A lot more healing needed \o/ Playing astro is a debuff to my mental state though haha.

[@Nodnarb59]

Nah easily the worst dungeon

[@thefredydude]

I absolutly hate the first boss in this dungeon. I wanna meet the guy who designed and greenlit that boss and break his fingers....

[@samisayque]

This dungeon sucks ass for uptime. First boss was fun one time but now it’s just annoying. Second boss good luck trying to watch both cups if you’re a melee. It’s almost like being able to zoom out more without any outside help would make the encounter work.

[@AmorDei316]

I main viper... it's hell

[@kinsey8069]

I can’t imagine being a BLM and trying to maintain uptime on the first boss.

[@trueaegisform6811]

Its fucking awful.

[@vervvyk]

Yeah no first run was an absolute nightmare, was laughing my ass off.

[@DarkenedAndrew]

Both high lv 100 dungeons are a nightmare for blm, and considering the way they f*cked up the job this xpa I’m seriously considering switching to another job.

[@vervvyk]

@@DarkenedAndrew hmm, so far it’s been only the first boss of Deadwalk that’s been giving me trouble.

[@pandachu96]

The teacup mechanic is absolutely bs as a BLM

[@ntma]

great guide! did it deathless on warrior with a half-asleep healer o7

[@SamsonGrey26]

Half asleep is the nesscary standard for the healer when you've got a Warrior leading the fight! :)

[@ntma]

@@SamsonGrey26 yeah when they're fully asleep is when I get mad

[@LordZealot64]

the first boss is actually just terrible its just straight up not fun i cant even get near the boss to dps it hate it

[@victorguzman1401]

Honestly the only annoying part of this dungeon is that stupid “spirited charge attack” 😡

[@Nodnarb59]

Worst Expert Dungeon

[@Dangerau_edward]

The KZbin shorts of guide. Many thanks again 🫡

[@SamsonGrey26]

My pleasure!

[@JerkFacedMailbox]

too brutush fohh maah