Appendix A: Mitigation

The following is a mitigation framework for the encounter.

It is not a plan for every single cooldown available to the party; instead, think of the following as a bare-bones framework to work with- i.e: these are the things that people will generally look for when mitigation is missing.

Mitigation by Phase	Mitigation by Role
P1. Fatebreaker P2. Usurper of Frost P3. Oracle of Darkness P4. Gaia and Shiva P5. Pandora	MT ST H1 H2	D1 D2 D3 D4

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Tank 40%	Damnation, Guardian, Shadowed Vigil, Great Nebula
Tank 3rd	Thrill of Battle, Bulwark, Oblation, Camouflage
Tank 90s	Shake It Off, Dark Missionary, Heart of Light, Divine Veil
H1 120s	Temperance/Divine Grace, Neutral Sect/Sunsign
H1 180s	Liturgy of the Bell, Macrocosmos
H2 30s	Sacred Soil, Kerachole
H2 90s	Deployment Tactics, Zoe
H2 120s	Expedient, Holos
H2 180s	Seraphism, Philosophia
Extra	Anything that cannot be reliably present in a party. Passage of Arms, Fey Illumination, Collective Unconsciousness, Consolation, Panhaima, Dismantle, Improvisation, Magick Barrier

Mitigation by Phase

The raw damage values have also been provided, separated into damage dealt to:

• Tanks (MT, ST)
• Physical DPS (D1, D2, D3)
• Magic (H1, H2, D4)

Physical DPS jobs have higher max HP, but lower magic defense compared to casters.

• Tanks have 225k max HP.
• Physical DPS jobs have 157k max HP.
• Magical jobs have 142k max HP.
• Basic shields (Concitation, Eukrasian Prognosis II) absorb 20k damage.

P1. Fatebreaker

Powder Mark Trail #1	MT Reprisal, D1, D3, D4 MT 40%, Rampart, short	Rampart should be used towards the end of the castbar, as we want it to cover Burn Mark as well.
Burn Mark	MT Rampart, MT 3rd, ST short ST Rampart, ST 3rd, ST 40%	Covered by MT Rampart. The ST gives the MT their short personal mitigations here, because the MT 40% was used to cover Powder Mark Trail.
Burnished Glory #1	MT Reprisal, H1 120, H2 120s, H2 30s, D2	Healer 120s mitigations can be used right after the knockback, and will last to Burnished Glory.
Burnished Glory #2	ST Reprisal, MT 90s, ST 90s, H2 30s, D1, D3, D4	15s mitigations (like Reprisal, Tactician, Heart of Light, etc.) should be applied after the second tether resolves, which will cover the last two tethers in addition to Burnished Glory. Shields, like Shake It Off and Divine Veil should be saved for Burnished Glory.
Powder Mark Trail #2	PLD > ST Invuln	A PLD MT must Hallowed Ground this Powder Mark Trail for Hallowed Ground to be back in time for P3.
Burn Mark	MT Rampart, MT 40%, MT 30% ST Rampart, ST 3rd, ST short	The MT gives the ST their short personal mitigations this time, since the ST doesn't have 40% available.

P2. Usurper of Frost

Quad Slap	MT invuln	A PLD cannot Hallowed Ground this, or they lose a use over the entire fight (P3 and P5).
Diamond Dust	MT Reprisal, H2 30s, H2 120s, D2, D4
Akh Morn	H1 120s, MT 90s, ST 90s
Hallowed Ray	ST Reprisal, H2 30s, D1	Any "extra" mitigations (Magick Barrier, Passage of Arms, etc.) should be used here.
Light Rampant	MT Reprisal, H2 30s, D2, D4	Mitigations and debuffs that last 15 seconds can cover both the Banish III at the end of Mirror, Mirror and Light Rampant.
House of Light	ST Reprisal, MT 90s, H2 120s
Absolute Zero	MT Reprisal, ST 90s, H1 120s, H2 30s

P3. Oracle of Darkness

Ultimate Relativity	MT Reprisal, H1 120s, H2 120s, D1, D4	The healer 120s are here so that they're back in time for the final Shockwave Pulsar → Memory's End sequence.
Fire/Unholy Darkness #1		Covered by H1 120s and H2 120s from Ultimate Relativity.
Fire/Unholy Darkness #2	MT 90s, ST 90s
Fire/Unholy Darkness #3	D3	Covered by MT 90s and ST 90s from Fire/Unholy Darkness #2.
Shell Crusher → Shockwave Pulsar	ST Reprisal, H2 30s
Black Halo	MT + ST Rampant + 40% + + 3rd + short.	A tank can solo this with full mitigations, but there's no reason to do so.
Darkest Dance	PLD > ST invuln
Shockwave Pulsar	H1 120s, H2 120s	Use 20s mitigations just before the cast resolves to have them cover Memory's End as well.
Memory's End	H2 30s	Covered by H1 120s and H2 120s.

P4. Gaia and Shiva

• The main mitigation point here is Crystallize Time. Because the sequence from getting stunned to the knockback is just under 15 seconds, we reserve both healer 120s mitigations for this because they last 20s each and have the largest margin of error.

Darklit Dragonsong	MT Reprisal, MT 90s, ST 90s, D1, D3	Debuffs should target the Usurper of Frost.
Somber Dance	MT invuln
Akh Morn #1	ST Reprisal, H2 30s MT Rampart, 3rd, short
Morn Afah #1	D2	Covered by ST Reprisal and H2 30s from Akh Morn. Debuffs should target the Usurper of Frost.
Crystallize Time	MT Reprisal, D4	Debuffs should target the Oracle of Darkness.
Hallowed Wings	MT 90s, ST 90s, H1 120s, H2 120s, D3 MT 40%, ST 40%	15s mitigations should be used right when the Oracle of Darkness does Spirit Taker right before the rewind.
Akh Morn #2	ST Reprisal, H2 30s ST Rampart, 3rd, short
Morn Afah #2		Covered by ST Reprisal and H2 30s from Akh Morn. Debuffs should target the Usurper of Frost.

P5. Pandora

Fulgent Blade #1	MT Reprisal, MT 90s, D1
Akh Morn #1	ST Reprisal, ST 90s, D2, D4
Wings Dark and Light #1	MT 40%, Rampart, short, 3rd ST 40%, Rampart, short, 3rd	Tanks should use their short cds while dodging the Exalines to mitigate the boss's autoattacks. The latest you can use 25s mitigations and have them back for Wings Dark and Light would be around the second Exaline dodge.
Polarising Strikes #1	MT Reprisal, H1 120s, H2 120s, D3
Pandora's Box	Tank LB3	15s mitigations can cover both Pandora's Box and Fulgent Blade if used late enough (around the "B" in "Box").
Fulgent Blade #2	ST Reprisal, MT 90s, D1
Akh Morn #2	MT Reprisal, ST 90s, D2, D4
Wings Dark and Light #2	MT + ST: Invuln
Polarising Strikes #2	ST Reprisal, H1 180s, H2 30s, H2 180s
Fulgent Blade #3	MT 90s, H1 120s, H2 120s	Notably, H2 30s will not be back up in time.
Akh Morn #3	MT Reprisal, ST 90s, H2 30s, D2, D4

Mitigation by Role

MT

P1. Fatebreaker	Cyclonic Break Reprisal just before the cast bar finishes will last until Powder Mark Trail. If you are WAR or PLD, you can use Shake It Off/Divine Veil at the start and have it back for Burnished Glory #2. Powder Mark Trail #1 Reprisal, Rampart, 40%, short Use Rampart towards the end of the castbar to have it last to the Burn Mark. Burn Mark #1 Rampart, 3rd Burnished Glory #1 Reprisal Burnished Glory #2 MT 90s If you are a DRK or GNB, you can use Dark Missionary/Heart of Light after the second tether resolves to mitigate the third and fourth tethers in addition to Burnished Glory. Powder Mark Trail #2 (only if PLD MT) Hallowed Ground Burn Mark #2 Rampart, 40%, 3rd Give short mit to the ST.
P2. Usurper of Frost	Quad Strike Invuln Diamond Dust Reprisal Sunburst Holy x4 MT 90s Mirror, Mirror Rampart, 40% Cycle through these to mitigate auto-attacks. Banish III Reprisal Use this towards the end of the castbar to also cover Light Rampant. Give your short mit to D1 during Banish III. Light Rampant Reprisal Absolute Zero Reprisal
P3. Oracle of Darkness	Ultimate Relativity Reprisal Towers #1 90s party mits. WAR/PLD can use their party mits early to get an extra use at Critical Error. Towers #3 Reprisal
P4. Gaia and Shiva	Darklit Dragonsong Reprisal, MT 90s Somber Dance Invuln Use Rampart when the boss jumps- this will cover Akh Morn #1 and be back for Akh Morn #2 in the event the ST dies. Akh Morn #1 Rampart, 3rd, short Crystallize Time Reprisal Hallowed Wings MT 90s, 40% Akh Morn #2 Give short mit to the ST.
P5. Pandora	Fulgent Blade #1 Reprisal, MT 90s Wings Dark and Light #1 Rampart, 40%, 3rd, short Fulgent Blade #2 Reprisal, MT 90s Wings Dark and Light #2 Invuln Fulgent Blade #3 Reprisal, MT 90s

ST

P1. Fatebreaker	Burn Mark #1 40%, Rampart, 3rd Give the MT your targeted short mit. Burnished Glory #2 ST Reprisal, ST 90s If you are a DRK or GNB, you can use Dark Missionary/Heart of Light after the second tether resolves to mitigate the third and fourth tethers in addition to Burnished Glory. Powder Mark Trail #2 Invuln unless you have a PLD MT (in which case, the PLD should take this with Hallowed Ground instead) Burn Mark #2 Rampart, 3rd, short
P2. Usurper of Frost	Sunburst Holy x4 ST 90s Absolute Zero ST 90s
P3. Oracle of Darkness	Fire/Unholy Darkness #2 ST 90s Shockwave Pulsar #1 Reprisal Memory's End Reprisal
P4. Gaia and Shiva	Akh Morn #1 Reprisal Hallowed Wings ST 90s, 40% Akh Morn #2 Rampart, 3rd, short Reprisal
P5. Pandora	Akh Morn #1 Reprisal, ST 90s Wings Dark and Light #1 Rampart, 40%, 3rd, short Fulgent Blade #2 Reprisal This can also cover Pandora's Box. Wings Dark and Light #2 Invuln Polarising Strikes #2 Reprisal Akh Morn #3 ST 90s

H1

This assumes your H1 is either a WHM or AST. As double barrier healer parties are fairly common, adapt this as needed if H1 is a SCH or SGE.

P1. Omega	Condensed Wave (Pantokrator) H1 120s This can cover all four waves, if timed correctly. H1s will also typically use their H1 180s abilities here.
P2. Omega-M/F	The ST will take more damage than the MT after Party Synergy. Pile Pitch + Meteors H1 120s The earliest a WHM can use Temperance and still cover Cosmo Memory is when the Flare markers appear.
P3. Omega Reconfigured	H1 180s abilities can be used at any tower. Towers #2 H1 120s Depending on when a WHM used Temperance in P2, and when Omega-F was defeated, Temperance may not be available. If so, consider holding Temperance for P4, and substitute with Liturgy of the Bell.
P4. Blue Screen	The healers are primarily responsible for mitigating and healing this phase. Use H1 120s at either the 1st or 2nd Wave Cannon spread. This will cover two spreads, and two stacks.
P5. Run Dynamis	H1 is not responsible for mitigating any Run Dynamis. This means you are free to use your H1 120s anywhere in P5 where appropriate (including mitigating Run Dynamis if you choose.) Solar Ray How the party resolves Solar Ray will depend on what tanks the party has. If the party does not have a WAR, then you will need to help the tanks mitigate the two Solar Rays before and after Run Dynamis (Omega Version). This can be done either via H1 120s, or Aquaveil/Exaltation. Invulned Invulned Help the MT Help the ST H1 will typically use their H1 180s abilities at the front part of Run Dynamis (Delta Version) to help heal the first set of tether break, Beyond Defense/Pile Pitch, and monitors. H1 180s used when the outer spinning hands appear (before the spin indicators) will cover up to Oversampled Wave Cannon (monitors).
P6. Alpha Omega	The two healers will need to decide who goes center during Cosmo Meteor. Cosmo Dive #1 H1 120s Cosmo Meteor H1 120s A WHM should use Temperance when the baited AoEs resolve- it is 19 seconds from the first set of Meteors until the Flares, and a well-timed Temperance will be able to mitigate all of Cosmo Meteor.

H2

P1. Omega	Condensed Wave (Pantokrator) H2 120s This can cover all four waves, if timed correctly.
P2. Omega-M/F	H2 30s are used at Meteors, but you can get additional uses at: The Solar Rays at the start to help the tanks mitigate both Solar Ray at the follow-up auto-attacks. Immediately after Party Synergy to mitigate auto-attacks (especially for the ST). The ST will take more damage than the MT after Party Synergy. Pile Pitch + Meteors H2 30s, H2 90s, H2 120s Use your H2 30s when the kick from Beyond Defense happens. The earliest you can deploy boosted shields via H2 90s and still catch Meteors is when Limitless Synergy finishes its cast. The earliest you can use your H2 120s and still cover Cosmo Memory is when the Flare markers appear. Seraph/Panhaima is typically used to mitigate the Meteors and Cosmo Memory.
P3. Omega Reconfigured	This phase is left unstructured with the exception of 2nd towers, as that is the only time you can use H2 120s to mitigate and still have them available for P4. Each round of towers needs three pieces of mitigation (shields count) for the party to survive one whole round without any healing in between. The rest of the party will cover 2/3 of these, so you have the flexibility to add the last however you see fit. For example: H2 30s H2 120s H2 30s Seraph/Panhaima Transition The party must have at least shields to survive. Hello, World This doesn't actually need H2 30s, although you can cover both Hello, World and the first set of towers if H2 30s is used before Omega is targetable. Towers #1 A lot of H2s will use their H2 90s here. Towers #2 H2 120s Critical Error This needs either shields + H2 30s or H2 90s.
P4. Blue Screen	The healers are primarily responsible for mitigating and healing this phase. Use H2 120s at either the 1st or 2nd Wave Cannon spread. SCH's Expedient is particularly useful at the 1st Wave Cannon stack. This will cover two spreads, and two stacks. The latest you can use H2 30s and have it back by Blue Screen is at the 2nd stack.
P5. Run Dynamis	Run Dynamis (all) H2 30s You are free to use your H2 120s and Seraph/Panhaima anywhere in P5 where appropriate (including mitigating Run Dynamis if you choose.) Solar Ray How the party resolves Solar Ray will depend on what tanks the party has. If the party does not have a WAR, then you will need to help the tanks mitigate the two Solar Rays before and after Run Dynamis (Omega Version). This can be done either via H2 120s, or Taurochole/Protraction. Invulned Invulned Help the MT Help the ST H2 30s can be used to help the tanks mitigate the final Solar Ray after Run Dynamis (Omega Version). Blind Faith will require shields for the party to survive.
P6. Alpha Omega	The two healers will need to decide who goes center during Cosmo Meteor. The published mitplan doesn't account for Seraph/Panhaima, or Fey Illumination. These can either be used at either Wave Cannon, or at Cosmo Dive #1 + Cosmo Meteor. Because SCH also has access to Fey Illumination, an alternative plan would be to use Expedient for Cosmo Dive #1 and Cosmo Meteor, and use Fey Illumination (and possibly Dissipation) to cover Wave Cannon #2. Cosmo Memory This needs either shields or H2 30s in addition to the tank LB3. Other members of the party may also mitigate this, if so, then you won't need to do anything. Cosmo Dive #1 H2 30s Wave Cannon #1 H2 30s Use H2 30s after dodging all the Exaflares. A SCH can summon Seraph when the first baited AoEs appear to have Consolation cover both the spread + stack, and be back in time to cover Cosmo Meteor's Flares. You can use H2 90s to cover either Wave Cannon's spreads. The latest you can use H2 90s and have it back for Cosmo Meteor would be right after Wave Cannon #1's stack resolves. Wave Cannon #2 H2 30s, H2 120s Use your mitigation when Wave Cannon's cast starts. This will be while dodging Cosmo Arrow sideways to your spread position. H2 120s can be used slightly earlier if you want- the earliest would be when the first Cosmo Arrow lines resolve. Some SCH will choose to replace the Expedient here with Fey Illumination instead. Cosmo Dive #2 H2 30s The earliest you can use H2 30s is when the fourth Exaflare telegraphs appear (when you turn left or right when baiting AoEs). You may want to use H2 30s early here to have the H2 30s back up in time for the first wave of Meteors. Cosmo Meteors (Meteors) H2 30s Depending on when the H2 30s was used at Cosmo Dive #2, it may not be up in time to catch the first wave of Meteor hits. However, this is covered by the ST 90s (even if WAR/PLD). You will need H2 30s to cover the second wave if the ST is WAR or PLD. Cosmo Meteors (Flares) H2 90s Not strictly necessary, since you just need a small boost to regular shields here. Consolation/Panhaima is an appropriate substitute.

D1

P1. Omega	Condensed Wave (Pantokrator) Feint will cover two waves. You can work with D2, and cover the first two waves with your Feint.
P2. Omega-M/F	There aren't any great places to use Feint in this phase, as all the major raid-wides come from untargetable sources. Thus, Feint's best use is to mitigate the auto-attacks after Party Synergy (assuming you used Feint in P1.)
P3. Omega Reconfigured	Hello, World Feint Critical Error Feint
P4. Blue Screen	As you will be mitigating Run Dynamis (Delta Version), you cannot use Feint anywhere in this phase.
P5. Run Dynamis	Run Dynamis (Delta Version) Feint Run Dynamis (Omega Version) Feint
P6. Alpha Omega	Cosmo Memory Feint This isn't strictly needed, and is more to get an extra use, and to put Feint on cooldown so it's not accidentally used at the wrong place. Wave Cannon #2 (stack) Feint You can also mitigate the spreads if timed correctly, however, if too many debuffs are applied on the boss during the spreads, the party will not build LB gauge, and this will cause the party to only have LB2 when it's time to melee LB3 at Cosmo Dive #2.

D2

This assumes D2 is a melee DPS.

P1. Omega	Condensed Wave (Pantokrator) Feint will cover two waves. You can work with D1, and cover the third and fourth waves with your Feint.
P2. Omega-M/F	There aren't any great places to use Feint in this phase, as all the major raid-wides come from untargetable sources. Thus, Feint's best use is to mitigate the auto-attacks after Party Synergy (assuming you used Feint in P1.)
P3. Omega Reconfigured	Your Feint doesn't actually change any breakpoints with a high roll during the towers, hence it is not part of the mitigation framework. As such, feel free to use your Feint at any tower, although D1 has their Feint at Hello, World and Critical Error. Alternatively, you can also use Feint to help mitigate Omega's auto-attacks in between tower sets.
P4. Blue Screen	You can use Feint anywhere in this phase. The better places would either be at the third Wave Cannon spread, or at Blue Screen.
P5. Run Dynamis	Run Dynamis (Sigma Version) Feint Solar Ray #4 (after Omega) Feint Not strictly necessary, but nice to have, especially if the party doesn't have a WAR.
P6. Alpha Omega	Wave Cannon #1 (stack) Feint You can also mitigate the spreads if timed correctly, however, if too many debuffs are applied on the boss during the spreads, the party will not build LB gauge, and this will cause the party to only have LB2 when it's time to melee LB3 at Cosmo Dive #2. Cosmo Meteor (Flares) Feint This is to help guard against a high-roll (or if someone happens to be a bit too close).

D3

Notably, because MCH has Dismantle for on-demand mitigation, there are some modifications that are available to MCH that are not available to BRD or DNC.

P1. Omega	Condensed Wave (Pantokrator) D3 party mitigation will cover three waves if timed correctly. Use your party mitigation at either the first, or second wave. MCH can split Tactician and Dismantle to cover all four waves. Dismantle will cover two waves.
P2. Omega-M/F	Pile Pitch + Meteors → Cosmo Memory Troubadour/Tactician/Shield Samba Wait for Beyond Defense's kick to use your party mitigation to also cover Cosmo Memory. A BRD can use Nature's Minne to help H2's shields when Limitless Synergy is cast.
P3. Omega Reconfigured	A DNC should start Improvisation when Omega-F is defeated in the previous phase to mitigate the transition. Towers #4 Troubadour/Tactician/Shield Samba MCH can use Tactician or Dismantle to cover an extra set of towers in addition to the fourth set.
P4. Blue Screen	You will need to use your party mitigation for Run Dynamis (Delta Version), so you will not be mitigating this phase. However, a MCH can Tactician here and save Dismantle for Run Dynamis (Delta Version). If so, use Tactician just before the second Wave Cannon stack, as this would mitigate two stacks (which do more damage than spreads).
P5. Run Dynamis	Run Dynamis (all) Troubadour/Tactician/Shield Samba You will need to use your party mitigations at the second Solar Ray hit before Run Dynamis (Delta Version). MCH can substitute Dismantle for Tactician, although you cannot Dismantle two consecutive Run Dynamis. MCH can use Dismantle in other places, particularly during Solar Ray if the party doesn't have a WAR. You may want to check with your D4 if they are going to Addle a Solar Ray, and Dismantle the one they don't choose.
P6. Alpha Omega	Wave Cannon #1 Troubadour/Tactician/Shield Samba Use Troubadour/Tactician/Shield Samba after dodging all the Exaflares. Cosmo Meteor (Meteors) Troubadour/Tactician/Shield Samba Use this when the baited AoE telegraphs appear (and the party is still together.) A MCH can use Dismantle anywhere in this phase- the most typical use would be at Wave Cannon #2's stack. Do not use Dismantle at Wave Cannon's spread, as it can lead to the party applying too many debuffs during this time, causing the party to not build LB gauge and only have LB2 when it's time to melee LB3 at Cosmo Dive #2.

D4

P1. Omega	Condensed Wave (Pantokrator) Addle will cover two waves. Use it at any of the first three waves.
P2. Omega-M/F	There aren't any great places to use Addle in this phase, as all the major raid-wides come from untargetable sources. Thus, the best use of Addle is to mitigate Omega-F's auto-attacks after Party Synergy. A RDM can use Magick Barrier at either Meteors, or Cosmo Memory. If the party's tanks are WAR + PLD, use Magick Barrier at Cosmo Memory.
P3. Omega Reconfigured	Hello, World Addle Critical Error Addle
P4. Blue Screen	Addle will be on cooldown during this phase. It will be back up for Blue Screen, but there is little reason to do so when mitigating Run Dynamis (Delta Version) would have greater impact.
P5. Run Dynamis	The mitigation plan for this phase doesn't include Addle, as Addle is not available for all three Run Dynamis. As such, you are free to use Addle (and Magick Barrier) anywhere in this phase. If the party does not have a WAR, Addle is particularly helpful at helping the tanks mitigate the Solar Ray before Run Dynamis (Omega Version), as you cannot Addle both the Solar Ray before and after, Run Dynamis (Omega Version), but H2 can use H2 30s for the one after.
P6. Alpha Omega	Cosmo Dive #1 Addle Cosmo Dive #2 Addle A RDM would typically use Magick Barrier at Wave Cannon #2's stack.