Overview[]
- Difficulty: 11★
- Reference: Announcement
- Release Date: 8/17/17, 2580 days ago.
Battle Info[]
The Rumble of Malboro - ADV[]
Difficulty | Energy | Battle | Gil | Unit XP | Rank XP | Clear Reward |
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88 | 10 | 1 | 2600 | 7000 | 200 | 100 |
Mission | ||||||
Complete the quest | 30 | |||||
Defeat great malboro with a limit burst | Holy Crystal (5) | |||||
Clear without an ally being KO'd | Sacred Crystal (5) | |||||
Party of 5 or less (Companion included) | Screamroot (3) | |||||
Boss | ||||||
Great Malboro (1+), Malboro (2+) |
The Rumble of Malboro - PRO[]
Difficulty | Energy | Battle | Gil | Unit XP | Rank XP | Clear Reward |
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120 | 10 | 1 | 4650 | 14000 | 500 | Rare Summon Ticket |
Mission | ||||||
Complete the quest | 50 | |||||
Deal wind damage to an enemy | Wind Megacryst (10) | |||||
No items | Black Giancryst | |||||
Party of 5 or less (Companion included) | King Metal Minituar (2) | |||||
Boss | ||||||
Great Malboro (1+), Malboro (2+) |
The Rumble of Malboro - ELT[]
Difficulty | Energy | Battle | Gil | Unit XP | Rank XP | Clear Reward |
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162 | 10 | 1 | 9200 | 26000 | 1500 | Malboro's Tentacle |
Mission | ||||||
Complete the quest | 100 | |||||
Evoke Ifrit | Malboro's Eye | |||||
Defeat great malboro with a limit burst | Malboro's Whisper | |||||
No items | 5 Trust Moogle | |||||
Boss | ||||||
Great Malboro (1+), Malboro (2+) |
Note: After 24/Aug/2017 maintenance, additional summoned monsters no longer give Exp or Gil.
Boss Guide (ELT)[]
Great Malboro | ||
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Race | Demon, Plant | |
Level | 99 | |
HP | 10,000,000 | |
MP | 1,000 | |
ATK | 505 | |
DEF | 20,000 | |
MAG | 405 | |
SPR | 20,000 |
Element Resistance | |||||||
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- | - | - | - | - | - | +50% | +50% |
Status Ailment Resistance | |||||||
null | null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Other Resistance | |||||||
Immune to Gravity and Death. Immune to ATK/MAG break. Vulnerable to DEF/SPR break. |
Abilities[]
- Proliferation: Summon Malboro A.
- Proliferation: Summon Malboro B.
- Gone Mad: Increase ATK/MAG (50%) for 99 turns to caster.
- Skin Softened: Decrease DEF/SPR (99%) for 2 turns to caster.
- Great Malboro feels weak: Decrease DEF/SPR (99%) for 4 turns to caster.
- Bad Breath: Inflict poison, blind, disease (50%), sleep, silence (30%), paralyze, confusion and petrify (20%) to all enemies and magic damage (2.5x) to all enemies.
- Tentacles Blow: Magic attack with physical damage.
See the mechanics page. Physical damage* (5x) to one enemy and decrease DEF (40%) for 3 turns to one enemy. - Tentacles Rampage: Magic attack with physical damage.
See the mechanics page. Physical damage* (5x) to all enemies. - Berserk Touch: Physical damage (1.5x) to one enemy and inflict berserk (ATK +50%, auto-attack only) for 2 turns to one enemy. Targets highest ATK unit.
- Paralyzing Touch: Physical damage (1.5x) to one enemy and inflict paralyze (70%) to one enemy. Targets highest SPR unit.
- Devour: Remove unit for 2 turns and magic damage* (2.5x) to one enemy.
Conditional attacks[]
- If Malboro A dies: Proliferation (A).
- If Malboro B dies: Proliferation (B).
- After Proliferation (A) and (B) are used on the same turn: Skin Softened.
- 50% HP threshold (Max 1/battle): Gone Mad.
- 10% HP threshold (Max 1/battle): Great Malboro feels weak.
- Every 4 turns and HP above 50%: Bad Breath, Devour.
- Every 3 turns and HP below 50%: Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Devour.
- Every 4 turns and HP below 50%: Tentacles Rampage.
Regular attacks[]
- Up to 5 attacks per turn.
- (Max 1/turn) Tentacles Blow.
- (Max 1/turn) Paralyzing Touch.
- Normal attack.
Malboro | ||
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Race | Demon, Plant | |
Level | 99 | |
HP | 4,000,000 | |
MP | 400 | |
ATK | 400 | |
DEF | 175 | |
MAG | 400 | |
SPR | 175 |
Element Resistance | |||||||
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Status Ailment Resistance | |||||||
null | +30% | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Other Resistance | |||||||
Immune to Gravity and Death. Immune to ATK/MAG break. Vulnerable to DEF/SPR break. |
Abilities[]
- Proliferation: Summon Great Malboro.
- Acidic Explosion: Self-sacrifice damage (??x) to all enemies and decrease dark resistance (50%) for 3 turns to all enemies.
- Acidic Spew: Dark magic damage (2.5x) to all enemies.
- Sclerosis: Increase resistance to all elements (50%) for 3 turns to caster.
Conditional attacks[]
- If Great Malboro dies: Proliferation, end turn.
- 10% HP threshold (Max 1/battle): Acidic Explosion.
- Every 4 turns: Sclerosis.
Regular attacks[]
- Up to 4 attacks per turn.
- (Max 1/turn) Acidic Spew.
- Normal attack.
Strategy[]
Great malboro has insane DEF/SPR and the only way to reliably damage it is to trigger Skin Softened by killing both malboro adds and have it resummon them on the same turn. Once it triggers Skin Softened, you can damage it for 2 turns before having to repeat the cycle. Use AoE damage to kill adds at the same time.
Malboro will summon Great Malboro back with full health when it dies. To win the battle you will need to kill Great Malboro and Malboro adds on the same turn.
What you'll need:
- Good tank to absorb Tentacles Blow and normal attacks. Since Tentacles Blow decreases your DEF, you will need to go an extra mile in gearing their DEF and HP, or use an anti-break ability from Tilith or any other similar units.
- Healer with anti-paralysis to resist Paralyzing Touch, as it targets the highest SPR unit. While provoke will work against enemy's highest stats targetting, camouflage will not.
- Cure or resistance to all ailments to block Bad Breath. Mystea, Ilias and Marie (awakened ability) can provide resistance while cure is available to more units, including Rikku's TMR, Rikku's Pouch. Your ailments healer will need to resist all bad ailments for them to be effective.
- Dark resistance to resist Acidic Spew from all Malboro adds.
- Dispel for Gone Mad. Dispel should also be used for Berserk Touch. Prepare your highest ATK unit to be berserked every 3 turns below 50% HP threshold. You may use tank to provoke this.
- If Great Malboro is killed first, upon resummon he will attempt to Proliferation and this will trigger "No allies around". This enables you two turns to get Great Malboro back down to reasonable HP along with Malboro adds to try and clear before Great Malboro begins triggering his rotation again.
- Your dealers should be able to deal at least 10% (11% is stable) HP damage to 'both' malboros. If not, malboro will kill your party with Acidic Explosion and great malboro will make new 100% malboro again.
- Malboro A and B should be killed in 20 turns, otherwise they will not generate lb crystals. The counter resets when they are re-summoned.
User Strategies[]
Reraise Cheese | 2x Rikkus | |
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Requirements | ||
2x Rikkus | ||
Any equipment to improve Rikku's LB fill rate: Ignorance, Prodigy's Goggles, Aigaion Arm and Override | ||
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Setzer Cheese | 2x Setzers, 2 Elemental Chainers | |
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Requirements | ||
2x Setzers, 2x Elemental Chainers | ||
Killer passives: Ifrit or Diabolos, Sun Barrette, Demon Killer & Plant Killer | ||
Strategy | ||
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Standard tactic | Tank, Rikku, Healer, 2x Damage Dealers | |
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Requirements | ||
Tank (100% Provoke)(over 10000HP, 500 DEF, 300 SPR) Rikku Healer 2x Damage Dealers who can deal over 10% damage to both Malboros with AoE skill | ||
Over 50% dark resist is recommended for both damage dealers Pod 153 with Demon Killer or Plant Killer recommended for damage dealers | ||
1 slot can be used for 2nd tank or supporter. If you use 2nd tank, don't provoke until 1st tank got devoured. | ||
Strategy | ||
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TANKY TANK RIBBONS TACTICS | 2x Warrior of Light, Cecil, Tilith/MP battery, Rikku, Setzer | |
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Requirements | ||
2x Warrior of Light, Cecil, Tilith/MP battery, Rikku, Setzer | ||
WoL
Cecil
Rikku
Tilith
Setzer
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Strategy | ||
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
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No healer all clear tactics by Nights | Wilhelm, Lunera, Rikku, Fohlen, Randi, Marie | |
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Requirements | ||
Wilhelm, Lunera, Rikku, Fohlen, Randi (skill awaken), friend's Marie (skill awaken) | ||
Lunera: Toxic Rain Rikku: Prodigy's Goggles, 2x Ignorances Wilhelm: evasion 65%. | ||
Strategy | ||
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Dark Veritas Strategy (Clear All Missions) | 3x Dark Veritas, Tilith, Ace, Wilhelm | |
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Requirements | ||
For this strategy to be successful you need a minimum of 2x Dark Veritas, Tilith, Ace, Wilhelm, and a 3rd Dark Veritas preferably, but not necessary. You can also use Orlandeau, 2b, or 2a | ||
Dark Veritas (DMG) : Excalibur, Pod 153, 900+DPS Dark Veritas (Support) : Excalibur, Pod 153, Plant killer materia, Ifrit w/ Plant killer, 600-700 DPS | ||
6th Char is optional but must have 900+ DPS
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Strategy | ||
How it works
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What to do
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4-Turn Clear | 2x Tornado Users, Magic Tank, Provoke Tank, Healer, Ang | |
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Requirements | ||
2x Shantottos, Mystea, Cagnazzo, Dualcasting Healer, friend Ang | ||
Shantotto: 384 MP minimum for dcing Tornado Mystea: 6k HP, 100% dark resist and World Destroyer for breaks Cagnazzo: approx. 6.7-7k HP, ~400 DEF, Attack Song Siren esper preferred Healer: High SPR, able to full heal or dualcast aoe heal to top off the two tanks' HP, Rikku's Pouch Ang: Full TDH setup (fd or Sun Breaker are a must), Plant Killer+ Ifrit esper, geared for high ATK, Limit burst maxed to lv25. | ||
Strategy | ||
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Tips[]
- Try not to trigger the adds' Acidic Explosion by not reducing its HP to below 10% HP.
- Tentacles Blow and Tentacles Rampage will not trigger or work on physical cover, physical mitigation, and physical evasion.
- Dual races means killer effect gets halved to 25%, but it'll still be worth it to use depending on your setup. Keep in mind that there aren't many AoE physical damage available.
- Demon Killer: materia, Sun Barrette, and Diabolos.
- Plant Killer: materia, and Ifrit.
- Soleil with Ability Awakening can help you a lot if your party can't tank Malboro's attack.
- Proper magic spells without ignore SPR property can be reflected by the party. Casting Reflectga with Carbuncle evocation or Marie's LB allows you to deal up to 6 times more damage in a single cast.
- Thundaja or Firaja are recommended spells for this method.
- Increase your spell stacking damage to cap. You can combine this with the stacking damage transfer method above.
- Cast Reflectga, target your own party member, and then cast the spell.
- Note: Reflect doesn't stack. If you want to reflect two spells off your own units, you need to cast the first round of reflect, and activate the second cast of reflect before the second spell goes off.
- Word of caution: Marie has the counterattack Punishment, which can hit individual Malboros with a random elemental debuff. This can cause one to die before the other, which will throw off your sequence. Be mindful of this; or make sure they're already debuffed for your element of choice using her Anti-Element.
- Both Great Malboro and Malboro are not immune to charm, which can be inflicted by Soleil's limit burst.
- Great Marlboro will use neither Devour nor Berserk Touch if Malboros are killed on turns when it should be cast - multiples of 4 when it is above 50% HP, multiples of 3 when it is below 50% HP.
- The smaller Malboros use Sclerosis (+50% element resist to caster) every turn multiple of 4. This will make it hard to kill both at the same time (to prevent Proliferation, Acidic Explosion) with elemental damage. You will need to use Dispel dualcasted, Sealed Light, Bushido - Freedom, etc.
- After Proliferation re-summons Great Malboro, Devour and Berserk Touch will still occur on turn multiples of 3 even if it has greater than 50% HP.
Turn Count[]
# | HP > 50% | HP < 50% | # | HP > 50% | HP < 50% | |
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1 | 21 | Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Devour | ||||
2 | 22 | |||||
3 | Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Devour | 23 | ||||
4 | Bad Breath, Devour Sclerosis |
Tentacles Rampage Sclerosis |
24 | Bad Breath, Devour Sclerosis |
Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Tentacles Rampage, Devour Sclerosis | |
5 | 25 | |||||
6 | Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Devour | 26 | ||||
7 | 27 | Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Devour | ||||
8 | Bad Breath, Devour Sclerosis |
Tentacles Rampage Sclerosis |
28 | Bad Breath, Devour Sclerosis |
Tentacles Rampage Sclerosis | |
9 | Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Devour | 29 | ||||
10 | 30 | Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Devour | ||||
11 | 31 | |||||
12 | Bad Breath, Devour Sclerosis |
Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Tentacles Rampage, Devour Sclerosis |
32 | Bad Breath, Devour Sclerosis |
Tentacles Rampage Sclerosis | |
13 | 33 | Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Devour | ||||
14 | 34 | |||||
15 | Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Devour | 35 | ||||
16 | Bad Breath, Devour Sclerosis |
Tentacles Rampage Sclerosis |
36 | Bad Breath, Devour Sclerosis |
Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Tentacles Rampage, Devour Sclerosis | |
17 | 37 | |||||
18 | Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Devour | 38 | ||||
19 | 39 | Bad Breath, Berserk Touch, Devour | ||||
20 | Bad Breath, Devour Sclerosis |
Tentacles Rampage Sclerosis |
40 | Bad Breath, Devour Sclerosis |
Tentacles Rampage Sclerosis |
Notable Units[]
- Written as of the trial's release date. Will be outdated due to power creep.
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Notable Items[]
- Written as of the trial's release date. Will be outdated due to power creep.
Item | Type | Notes |
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Rikku's Pouch | Accessory | Cure all ailments, blinds and debuffs the Malboros' DEF/SPR, and increase LB fill rate. |
Pod 153 | Accessory | Mitigates damage and provides a strong AoE chain that can be equipped by anyone. |
Sun Barrette | Accessory | ATK +10% and Demon Killer. |
Ribbon | Accessory | Resists all ailments. |
Discernment | Materia | Resists all ailments. |
Goddess's Protection | Materia | Resists all ailments. |
Videos[]
The Rumble of Malboro - PRO[]
Username | Description | Units | Link |
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claudius415 | All Missions | F2P TMR only | Ashe, Ashe, Tilith, Firion, Veritas of the Earth | YouTube |
MasterGaming | 5 units, no items | Ashe, Ashe, Marie, 9S, Warrior of Light | YouTube |
Nightmazing | All Missions | 3 turns kill | Marie, Tilith, Warrior of Light, Lunera, Friend: Lunera | YouTube |
Coolbeatlim | All Missions | Step by Step Strategy Guide | Tilith, Minfilia, Warrior of Light, Ashe, 2B | YouTube |
Oni Finite | 5 Setzer 5 Dual Wield 10 Elemental weapons | Setzer | YouTube |
The Rumble of Malboro - ELT[]
Username | Description | Units | Link |
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Ady | SOLO 3 turns (3/4 missions) | 2B | YouTube |
Luciella | All Missions except kill with LB | A2, Wilhelm, A2, Tilith, Ace Companion: Veritas of the Dark | YouTube |
Flail | All missions | Warrior of Light, Ace, Rikku, Rikku, 2B, Friend: 2B | YouTube |
claudius415 | clear quest only | no 5* | 3 non-raid TMs | lots of luck | Rikku, Rikku, Amelia, Amelia, Setzer Friend: Setzer | YouTube |
DX3mis | All missions | Rikku x2, Ace, Setzer x2, Friend: Setzer | YouTube |
Elegantique | 4 Missions Guide (Turn Reset for Perfect Finish) | Amelia, Ling, Rikku, Setzer, Tilith, Friend: Amelia | YouTube |
Elegantique | 4 Missions + Chaining Practice/Turn Reset | Ace. A2, Ling, Rikku, Setzer, Friend: A2 | YouTube |
Sephiroth FFBE | All Missions (Perfect Finish Setzer Cheese) | Setzer, Rikku, Setzer, Setzer, Warrior of Light, Friend: Ace | YouTube |
FFBEVids | All Missions | Veritas of the Earth, Ayaka, Charlotte, Minfilia, Onion Knight, Friend: Onion Knight | YouTube |
Ernie | No Healer | Marie, Roy, Cagnazzo, Dark Fina, Trance Terra, Friend: Trance Terra | YouTube |
Leingod | All Missions | Ayaka, Rikku, Trance Terra, Onion Knight, Onion Knight, Friend : Onion Knight | YouTube |
Coolbeatlim | All Missions| Step by Step Strategy Guide | Ayaka, Mystea, Warrior of Light, Veritas of the Light, 2B, Friend : Veritas of the Light | YouTube |
Pee Mhee Channel | 4 Turns Kill | Whale Team | Wilhelm, Cloud, Marie, Trance Terra, Christine, Friend: Trance Terra | YouTube |
Logan | 7 Turns Kill | OP Christines | Veritas of the Earth, Mystea, Soleil, Ayaka, Christine, Friend: Christine | YouTube |
JaganX | All Missions, no Healer | White Knight Noel, Noctis, Marie, Christine, Christine, Friend: Christine | YouTube |
Socremus | All Mission | Basch, Rikku, Tilith, Roy, Veritas of the Light, Friend: Veritas of the Light | YouTube |
Mitch3ll | 4 Turn Kill | All Missions minus Esper | Christine, 2B, Trance Terra, Marie, Wilhelm, Friend: Trance Terra | YouTube |
Mitch3ll | 8 Turn Kill | All Missions | Christine, Basch, Trance Terra, Ayaka, Wilhelm, Friend: Trance Terra | YouTube |
ffbeMYcommunity | Lulu method | Warrior of Light, Mystea, Ramza, Lulu, Ayaka, Friend Lulu | YouTube |
®celoooo | Liquid Metal Slime (PT Brasil) | Liquid Metal Slime, Marie, Garnet, Roy, Trance Terra, Friend: Trance Terra | YouTube |
GreatOneFFBE | All Missions Clear F2P No TMs No owned 5 Star units | Shantotto, Cagnazzo (potted), Soleil (enhanced), Rosa, Mistair (potted), Friend: Barbariccia | YouTube |
OniFinite | 4 achievements, no lb | Warrior Of Light, William, Yan, Christine, Christine, Ayaka | YouTube |
Jason Gaming | All Missions | 2x Lexa, Veritas of the Earth, Mystea, Rosa Friend:
7* Rinoa |
YouTube |
Rogue | 3/4 Missions | Missed LB | Heavenly Technician Lid, Maritime Strategist Nichol, Trance Terra, Mercenary Ramza, Mystea, Friend: Trance Terra | YouTube |
Kuroganashi | All Missions Achieved and Voice Commentary | Vagrant Knight Rain, Awakened Rain, Garnet, Hyoh, Maritime Strategist Nichol, Friend: Hyoh | YouTube |
Alkatrev | Veritas Ranger!!! All Missions | Veritas of the Dark, Veritas of the Earth, Veritas of the Heavens, Veritas of the Waters, Veritas of the Flame | YouTube |
Shadowprogram | 2 Turns All Missions | With Bloopers! | Warrior of Light, Rem, Nyx, Hyoh, 2B, Friend: Hyoh | YouTube |
Rogue | All Missions | Mercenary Ramza, Garnet, Nyx, Loren, Hyoh, Friend: Hyoh | YouTube |
Flip_Method | All Missions | Medius, Medius, Medius, Medius, Medius, Friend: Medius | YouTube |
Naisya | Solo carry 3/4 Missions | Zeno of the Beta star | YouTube |
kaltric | 2 turns, 3 missions, XWQL'ed | Sacred Shield Charlotte, Warrior of Dawn Galuf, Mastermind Xon, Radiant Lightning, Xuan Wu & Qing Long, Friend Xuan Wu & Qing Long | YouTube |