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Tender Valley is an optional level 100 Dungeon in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail. At the behest of the Sharlayan archeologist, Zeycihan, you are tasked with exploring a valley in Shaaloani, which supposedly holds remnants of ancient Yok Huy structure♔s.

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The only catch is that this valley is filled withಌ Sabotenders, thus earning itself the name Tender Valley. To find these ancient ruins, you’ll need to brave the thousands of needles you’re sure to encounter. Below, we’ll take a look at how to beat every boss in this Dungeon, inc𓆉luding all of their attacks and mechanics.

How To Unlock Tender Valley

zeycihan in front of the entrance to the tender valley dungeon

To unlock Tender Valley, you'll first need to complete the level 100 Main Scenario Quest 'Dawntrail'. Once you've done that, you can accept the followinဣg quest.

Quest Name: It Belongs in a Museum
- NPC Location: Zeycihan - Tuliyollal (X:14.0, Y:12.5)

Zeycihan is located just south of the main Aetheryte in Tuliyollal. Talk to him to accept this quest, then followജ him to Shaaloani to unlock Tender Valley.

Barreltender

The first bossꦚ of T🐈ender Valley is the Barreltender. Its attacks and mechanics are detailed below.

Attack Name	Type	Details
Barbed Bellow	Roomwide AoE	Deals damage to all party members. Use AoE healing to recover.
Heavyweight Needles	AoE	The Barreltender will leap to the center of the arena before attacking in a series of conal AoEs from itself. However, at the last moment, these AoEs will slightly change in size, further reducing the safe area. When positioning yourself to avoid these AoEs, keep in mind that they will become larger than they initially appear. This attack will also cover the edge of the arena in an AoE that inflicts Bleeding if you touch it.
Tender Drop	AoE	The Barreltender will fling cacti around the arena, some with flowers and some without. After a short delay, these will grow in size before exploding in a circular AoE. The cacti with flowers will have a much bigger AoE than the ones without flowers.
Barrel Breaker	Knockback	Just before the cacti from Tender Drop explode, the Barreltender will perform a knockback from the center of the arena. Position yourself so that you are pushed near one of the cacti without flowers, as this is where the safe areas will be.
Succulent Stomp	Stack Marker	Targets a random player with a Stack Marker. Group up to spread out theꦓ damage of this attack.
Prickly Left/Right	AoE	The Barreltender will begin charging up this attack, which will then indicate the left or right side of the arena as an AoE. However, at the last moment, similar to Heavyweight Needles, the AoE will increase in size again, now covering the majority of the arena with a safe spot in a sliver on the opposite side. Move to the exact opposite side of the boss's attack to avoid taking damage.
Tender Fury	Tankbuster	Deals high damage to the Tank. Use defensive cooldowns.
Tender Drop/Heavyweight Needles	AoE	The Barreltender will combine the effects of Tender Drop with Heavyweight Needles, with Heavyweight Needles happening a split second before the cacti explode. To avoid this combo, you'll need to find the safe spot from the conal AoEs, then quickly get into position to avoid the cacti explosions.

The Barreltender will repeat these mechanics until it is defeated. Tender Drop is the attack that is most likely to catch you off guard because it can be difficult to spot the "safe" cacti💟 in time. If you're finding this mechanic difficult to avoid, when the Barreltender flings its cacti, stop what you're doing and observe the arena.

Paying closer attention to each mechanic will help you get a better under🌠standing of how they work, leading to a more successful encounter.

Anthracite

The second boss of Tender Valley is Anthracite. This boss will use various attacks that interact with the arena. Specifically, pay close attention to the blue and red chutes that line the floor of the arena and the pipes that each leads to.

Attack Name	Type	Details
Anthrabomb - Black	AoE	Anthracite will target the arena with black arrows; it will then toss bombs to these locations that will soon explode in a point-blank AoE.
Anthrabomb - Yellow	AoE	Anthracite will use a yellow arrow to throw a bomb into one of the four holes around the arena. Then, this bomb will explode, with the explosion carrying through the chutes that the hole is connected to, creating l🅷ine AoEs from the wall♑s on one side of the arena. The blue square-shaped holes will have line AoEs appear from the square-shaped chutes on the right side of the arena. The red circle-shaped holes will create line AoEs from the circle-shaped chutes on the left side of the arena.
Carbonaceous Combustion	Roomwide AoE	Deals damage to all party members. Recover with AoE healing.
Carniflagration	AoE/AoE Markers	A combination of black and yellow-arrow Anthrabombs three times in a row. On the third set of Anthrobombs, all players will be targeted with AoE Markers. Spread out to avoid overlapping these while avoiding𒁃 the final set of ꦰexplosions.
Burning Coals	Stack Marker	Immediately after the AoE Markers of Carniflagration resolve, one random player will be targeted with a Stack Marker. Group up to spread out the damage o🐭f this atta꧃ck.
Chimney Stack	Tankbuster	Deals high damage to the Tank.

The Greatest Serpent Of Tural

The fi🎉nal boss of Tender ⭕Valley is the Greatest Serpent of Tural. Here are each of its mechanics.

Attack Name	Type	Details
Dubious Tulidisaster	Roomwide AoE	Deals damage to all party members while covering the edge of the arena in spikes that will inflict Bleeding.
Bouncy Council	Summon/AoE	Summons four untargetable Serpents that will then start rocking back and forth, indicating the direction of their following line AoE. Look at the direction of each Serpent, specifically the blue arrows projecting from them, and move accordinglyജ to avoid all four line AoEs. The second use of Bouncy Council will summon three Serpents that will instead use point-blank AoEs, indicated by the blue lines that rotate around them. Move 🎀to the corner of the arena tha⛎t doesn’t have a Serpent to avoid. From the third use of Bouncy Council, these two types of AoEs will be combined.
Screes of Fury	AoE Tankbuster	Deals high damage in an area surrounding the Tank. Move away from the rest of 🉐the party while using defensive cooldowns to mitigate this da🍰mage.
Greatest Labyrinth	Special	The Greatest Serpent will cover the arena in arrow tiles that will move you in the indicated direction when stepped on. Three of the four corners of the arena will be marked with purple "X" tiles that will inflict Poison, while the fourth corner will be a blue "O" tile. Additionally, all players will be inflicted with Greatest Curse that lasts for 15 seconds. When this debuff expires, you will be instantly killed. To avoid this, you’ll need to move along the arrow tiles to reach the blue "O" tile that will cleanse the Greatest Curse. The easiest way to clear this mechanic is to first find the "O" tile, then trace its path backwards. Find the tile in the center of the arena that it leads back to, then travel down that path to reach the "O" tile and cleanse the debuff.
Moist Summoning	Summon/Stack Marker	Summons an untargetable Great Serpent of Tural that will then target one player with three Stack markers back-to-back. These will also leave behind a puddle of goop, which will inflict the Sludge debuff, dealing damage over time, if you remain in the puddle for too long. All players should group together and move around the arena to resolve each Stack mark🐠er without standing in the pu🌞ddles.
Greatest Flood	Knockback	Knocks back all players from one corner of the arena while clearing away the goop puddles. Position yourself so that you aren’t knocked into one of the puddles before it disappears, while also making sure you aren’t knocked into the edge of the arena where the Bleed AoE still lingers.
Great Torrent	AoE/AoE Markers	The Greatest Serpent will create sequential circle AoE Markers starting in one corner of the arena and spiraling into the center. Stay near the center of the arena then move into the safe area created when the first AoE explodes. Immediately after these circle AoEs resolve, all players will be targeted with AoE Makers; spread out to avoid overlapping these.

The most dangerous mechanic here is Greatest Labyrinth, as failing to cleanse the debuff will result in instant death. 💝However, once you get the hang of tracking the path to the cܫorrect tile, this mechanic becomes much easier.

Additionally, Bouncy Council will only get more difficult as the fight progresses, with its final version summoning five Serpents that will either perform point-blank or line AoEs. Watch these carefully to fi꧑nd the safest spot to move.