Strayborough Deadwalk Dungeon Guide - FFXIV Dawntrail

Timestamps
Intro - 00:00
Boss 1 - 00:32
Boss 2 - 03:28
Boss 3 - 05:57
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[@Shizukanexen]

Wow! A dungeon guide from Happs again! This is nostalgic! I feel like we have not gotten a dungeon guide from you forever! I loved this dungeon a lot. That first boss has been something every single time.

[@Vinex3431]

First dungeon made me realize damn im gonna dread this dungeon everytime i see it now

[@grimneeldrakia7173]

That first boss was made by a psychopath

[@3lit3gn0m3]

My first run was kinda a nightmare (thematically accurate, but not the point.) What makes the first fight so bad for me, is the general combat delay of FF14, meaning the subjects kept grabbing me when I was fairly far away from them. T_T

[@grimneeldrakia7173]

@@3lit3gn0m3 I swear that I've sometimes had them grab me from 10 feet away and also had times where they pass straight through me.

[@Tsu_ness]

Today I learned the importance of just using my ranged attack in the new expert dungeons as a melee.

[@DacianGradaMusic]

thanks for this!! i loved going in blind and we had some much needed spooky fun but some mechs are tricky indeed so a refreshes definitely helps. Probably one of the best expert roulettes to start with, i hope they keep the fresh takes on known mechanics moving on!

[@Hirotoro4692]

you don't need to be a ghost for the line stack. in fact, the ghost debuff says it makes you take more damage from some attacks. as a rule of thumb on the third boss, i'm only a ghost for mechanics that necessitate it, otherwise i go right back to living form.

[@sirbear9396]

I think the biggest difference here is that the bosses are setting the pace of the fight more than we are used too. Reminds me of some Elden Ring bosses where you cant just big dick disrespect them. You have to focus on survival first over dps. I would love to see more of this, as it makes it harder to meta game the fight for parsing (as easily). You HAVE to account for more random variables, or needing to disengage entirely and focus on a mechanic since its not super clear.

[@RoxUnlimited]

First boss is literal cancer as a healer. You mess up you die and probably wipe

[@The92Waffles]

appreciate the guides. A lot of these mechanics in XIV dungeons are not painfully obvious to me even after doing the instance a few times. it sucks dying over and over and not knowing what you could've done different😅. frustrating actually

[@Ktjnn]

Its a neat arrangement, but I miss that bangin keyboard segment in the original version of Jesters of the Moon.

[@mattporter3162]

that first boss is a pain on melee, but the other 2 are actually pretty fun for an expert dungeon.

[@Shizukanexen]

I actually found it EASIER on melee than on caster. 😰

[@manizard2472]

BLM left the chat...

[@myustic1771]

Can confirm you don’t actually need to spread for the ghostduster

[@ThePeadar2211]

So today I learned that MrHappy doesn't know the difference between a teapot and a teacup.

[@steamrollz3290]

Pro tip: The big stray dolls can be stunned for some breathing room

[@nebula8851]

That first boss looks absolutely crazy on Phys Ranged, and I'm here for it.

[@gokai976]

I just cannot track the cups when two get possessed at the same time. Is it true that when the ghosts possess the cups, they are either 90 or 180 degrees apart so you can then follow one of the cups and apply that distance when they stop? There's no way they expect you to track two separate cups right?

[@williamforristal7098]

Take note of both cups locations and designate a safe spot for one of the cups with consideration of the other. Example: cups start N and S, so you know E or W is safe. Follow the S cup and where it stops becomes relative S so go E or W of it. Similarly: cups start N and W, so follow either one and just remember that to the left of the N cup is safe and the right of the W cup is safe. I’m not sure if they always start 90 or 180 degrees from each other, just designate a safe spot for one of the cups with consideration of the other and follow that one.

[@WinterSoltice]

First boss minions hitboxes are such bs lol, 2nd boss teacups I'll just accept the vul, and head banging barbie dolls lol. Struggle for me qs healer but its really fun. I hope for more challenging content.

[@Touyagirl]

This entire dungeon is giving me Alice: Madness Returns vibes

[@brendant.4493]

I was scared that the content wouldn't get more challenging and i'm happy (you're happy) that it did, even by this margin.

[@kfchero2]

Fuck that first boss man, its so insane how you have to dodge all the bosses mechanics AND the minions who have insane grab range and just disable your everything for 10 seconds

[@s81n]

I call him the “Snuggie” boss and everyone knows exactly who I’m talking about.

[@Glennkabob]

I should mention that the teapot movement is exactly the movement on one of those scrambler rides at amusement parks, if you can track the movement of that, you should be fine with that mechanic.

[@Hirotoro4692]

in England we call them 'spinning teacups'. The rides are literally giant teacups you sit in and turn a wheel to spin them.

[@StrikerFront]

The first boss alone makes this my least favorite dungeon this expansion thus far

[@BHS289]

I symapthize, though I also want to get good enough to disrespect it 😂

[@Nowyn]

Agree this boss is trash.

[@Zanbatoss]

The fucking grab snapshot is so weird

[@3lit3gn0m3]

@@Zanbatoss Yup. There's so little area to run, and the grab has a range which makes that area even smaller.

[@rileymeade919]

So the second boss is basically that ghost teapot pokemon? 😂😂

[@alloounou6900]

I literally can't track those teapots and play the game at the same time. I don't understand why they didn't color the dangerous ones differently.

[@alloounou6900]

Teacups, rather.

[@Jorge78712]

Would be too easy if they use color. This is expert roulette

[@Tsu_ness]

I just accepted that I am gonna eat a vuln stack on that mechanic as a melee.

[@Zanbatoss]

This mechanic and rubicante moving platforms shit, my brain can never process those

[@user-ft6os6nv5z]

second boss is awful if you have motion sickness wtf

[@kunot99]

Made sure to run it first before I watched the video. 7.5/10. It's just fun.

[@Captnspork]

Last boss was fun, second boss sucks, and first boss is annoying.

[@Aschentei]

I queued up as a healer and got 3 first timers... needless to say, we never got past the first boss. I can't believe they designed something like that. I would much rather have something like the first boss in troia over this ANY day. Honestly it kills the experience for this dungeon for me

[@TrueHunter999]

The aids dungeon :D

[@Ununpentius]

As a melee DPS, I dont like the idea being forced to spin my camera to track spinning teacups while fighting the boss so that I dont die. This is a poorly designed janky mechanic.

[@EugeneUntamed]

Thanks Mr Happy! The teacups still confuse me but this helped a lot. I was looking for a specific marker on the cups, not trying to manually follow them 😵‍💫😵‍💫🫨

[@amnothere1234]

Shittiest dungeon I've ever seen in XIV, which is a shame

[@Dharengo]

How many people even know this dungeon exists? Do we need guides this early?

[@DacianGradaMusic]

the expert dungeons this time around have some interesting and tricky mechanics and they will be the most played ones for tomes and stuff for a while, definitely worth having guides. They're optional, too, so people will definitely miss them

[@Dharengo]

@@DacianGradaMusic But this early tho? Most people haven't even beaten the story yet.

[@shado3768]

​@@Dharengolotsof ppl have finished lol

[@Tigersclaw69]

@@Dharengo He's primarily a ff14 content creator, it's his "job" to make guides as quick as possible so when people search for help with the new content they find his videos.

[@Dharengo]

@@shado3768 Lots and of people have not.

[@arcticnightwolf]

i thought you weren't posting names in guides until later this week >.< i guess i should unsub until i finish DT

[@freezingb9584]

The name has no story spoilers at all. Also only expansion where stuff was hidden was endwalker cause of the trials. We back to normal 14 content

[@DacianGradaMusic]

it's optional content, not story relevant on its own and it's from expert roulette so people will likely be spamming it more often. Definitely worth having a guide and if you are still going through DT you probably shouldn't be on youtube lol