The Strayborough Deadwalk Dungeon Guide

The Strayborough Deadwalk is an Expert dungeon in Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail (FF14). Read to to learn more about the dungeon, guides on how to beat each boss, and how to unlock!

1st Boss Guide - His Royal Headness Leonogg I

Falling Nightmare

Summons a costumed head above each player's location. After a few seconds, a circle AoE will appear and the head will drop from its spawn location. It's impossible to dodge this attack once the warning signs appear so be vigilant and keep moving. When hit by the head, it inflicts Benoggined for 10 seconds, preventing you from moving and decreasing your movement speed.

Team Spirit + Spirited Charge

Team Spirit conjures several dolls around the arena. These dolls will start moving through the area, targeting random players. Any player who touches a doll will be inflicted with Bind for 5 seconds, rendering them vulnerable to AoEs. They will then suffer from the Benoggined status for 10 seconds. This attack combination is used with other mechanics throughout the fight. The trick is to keep moving around while dodging incoming dolls so that your movement won't be stunted.

Team Spirit/Spirited Charge + Evil Scheme

Same Team Spirit + Spirited Charge combo but now, four exaflare AoEs will appear in the center, 90 degrees apart. After these activate, another set of exaflares will spawn in the previously empty spaces. Dodge these AoEs by going to the safe spaces after each telegraph set explodes.

Team Spirit/Spirited Charge + Falling Nightmare

Same Team Spirit + Spirited Charge combo combined with Falling Nightmare heads. Avoid them to avoid being stunned or being inflicted by Benoggined.

Team Spirit/Spirited Charge + Scream

Same Team Spirit + Spirited Charge combo but now the boss will summon two cone-shaped AoEs sequentially, covering the whole arena. In addition, the boss will inflict Looming Nightmare to two random players, which are circle homing AoEs.

2nd Boss Guide - Jack-in-the-Pot

Troubling Teacups + Tea Awhirl

Troubling Teacups summons 4 teacups, 1 teacup per cardinal (later on, this move summons 8 teacups, 2 for each cardinal). Tea Awhirl summons a ghost to tether, and possess a random teacup. Afterwards, all teacups will start spinning rapidly, moving towards and from the center to confuse the player. The player must then find the original teacup the ghost tethered to before it explodes with Tricksome Treat, which is a large late AoE.

Toiling Teapots

13 teacups spawn: 9 at the cardinals and center, and 4 at the intercardinals. Kettles will be summoned will pour a purple liquid into some cups, causing them to overflow and create expanding puddle AoEs. As these expand, more cups will be filled, creating additional puddles, followed by the remaining cups. Contact with a puddle inflicts Mad Tea Party, which damages you and inflicts a 15-second Bleed DoT effect. Wait by the teacup where the third tea is being poured. When the first expanding circular AoE disappears, move into the area it previously occupied. At the end, the boss will also use Last Drop, a homing magical tankbuster.

3rd Boss Guide - Daylit Nightmare - Träumerei

Memorial March + Bitter Regret

Summon multiple Stray Phantagenitrix at the north wall in two alternating groups. The first group will float up and charge Bitter Regret, a line AoE attack, followed by the second group. Träumerei will also perform Bitter Regret, leaving the middle or sides safe after the last set of smaller line AoEs.

Memorial March also activates the Spirit Form gimmick. Touching it transforms you into a spirit form, and stepping on it again cancels the transformation. Some actions can only be performed in spirit form, while others will cause damage if you are in spirit form, so you need to switch between forms accordingly.

Memorial March (Obstacles + Lines)

Players will be placed in the center and there will be a line that appear from the obstacles and ghosts. The Spirit Form gimmick will be activated during this attack, so step on the floor to transform into a spirit then pass through the obstables.

Memorial March (Straight Line)

Ghosts will be summoned from where the boss is. They will be in a line, in order of appearance. The line AoE attack of Bitter Regret will be activated as well so be mindful where you place them.

Memorial March (Combined)

While you are in Spirit Form from Memorial March's Obstacle and Line attack, ghosts that only move in a straight line will appear from below the boss and half of the field. Extend the line where there are no ghosts that can collide with you.

Ghostduster/Fleshbuster

The Strayborough Dreadwalk Dungeon Information

The Strayborough Deadwalk
Level	100
Item Level	670
Party Size	1～4
Time Limit	90 min
Requisite Quest	Something Stray in the Neighborhood

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