BCNM20 - Charming Trio

[Ikonic]

It seems there's quite a few who would like to do the BCNM20 fights for the mannequin parts. Here's a guide I wrote back on Oct 17, 2005 about how to do Charming Trio.

-- Ikonic



Requirements

DRG excels at this BCNM (even without the Wyvern).
WHM (or RDM) is required (for cure II).
3rd spot can be filled with any good melee DD (such as WAR, MNK, or another DRG. RNG and BLM are not good because they cannot take DMG.)

Food needed per round:
Melee:
3-5 Hi-Potions or 6-10 Potions
2 Pear au Lait
1-2 Meat Jerky

Mage:
2 Yagudo Drinks
1-2 Pie (anything to give more MP, optional)
2 Ethers (not needed, but could come in handy)

Strategy

- Enter BCNM.
- Protectra and Shellra.
- Eat Meat Jerky and Pie.
- Rest to full.
- Go to edge of arena.
- Melee target and set to attack Pepper.
- Tank go in and get hate from all 3.
- 2nd DD voke Phoedme. (optional, my results show this not to work as well)
- Both melee attack Pepper and kill it.
- Use Pear au Lait after about 1/3 HP loss.
- Use Potions/Hi-Potions as needed when less than 1/2 HP.
- Provoke mobs as they go for the healer.
- Melee kill Prune next and Phoedme last.

Macros

Jump
/ja Jump <stnpc>

Provoke
/ja Provoke <stnpc>

Double Thrust
/ws "Double Thrust" <stnpc>

Pear au Lait
/item "Pear au Lait" <me>

Assist
/assist <stpc>

Hi-Potion
/item Hi-Potion <me>

Potion
/item Potion <me>

Notes

- <stnpc> is very valuable in events such as this so you can act on another mob than the one you are attacking.
- 2 Pear au Laits and 6-8 Potions works great for this.
- Macro everything. Delay is a killer.
- Potions are much faster than Cures.
- DRG can also Jump every 2 minutes. This is great for when Provoke isn't up, but Jump is.