the last test kay farmed for me ^^; (about to get ripped)
hurray for resist at critical moments!
Khi>> got my ass handed to me(again)
Kay>> ........
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Khi>> .................................................(bandwagon?)
Kay>> YOU HAFT TO GET 70 YOU TARD! (something along those lines)
Khi>> ^_^;
Khi>> Going to solo a test from ruby
Kay>> You cant beat ruby khi
Khi>> *red mage epeen response!* yes...I can
so there I was in qulun dome staring at the quadav red mage and his body guards...It's very possible and easy to solo ruby and NOT get aggro trouble, this is best accomplished with /blm. It technically CAN be done with other subs but /blm makes it so easy to the point of it being pure stupidity not to use it...
Steps
1. wait for the two non nm quadav to come together(they usually follow each other) then use an elemental aoe(not sleepga) on them and zone
2. If you did not get both with the first elemental aoe then use another on teh second non nm quadav. Note that it does not matter that it hits ruby or not just do NOT use diaga on any of the mobs to train them to zone.
3. Use sleepga on ruby quadav (eats shadows) and dispel him if you casted diaga on him then he will wake up once you dispel stoneskin unless you wait for the dia effect on him to wear off. You must do this fast because the other mobs(the ones you zoned to make depop) will reappear very quickly. Dispel to stoneskin at least then stick silence and then use an elemental nuke to wake it up.
4. Ruby should be moving twoards you now that he is silenced keep him near the tunnel entrance as much as possible and sleep II him
5. keep silence and sleep on and dispel rest of buffs then do the nuke>sleep>silence process and he's a bitch.
some notes about ruby
he has nm capabilities meaning he will build resistance to your spells over time I started noting this at 50% and under (was 67 at the time) when he would start resisting, so i swapped out of nuking to my af tabard and the rest stuck.
Silence must ALWAYS be up when you nuke as well as blink stoneskin and phalanx.
Ruby is able to 2hr at any given time it seems but usually does it around 70%ish of his life, just sleep it then silence and you should be good.
You dont need chainspell for him unless shit goes horribly wrong which isnt likely
I'd recommend 67 (non capped magic needed) to start soloing your tests, it is good practice for maat in a way but not neccessary
1 ruby down and next morn I log in to find a bst trying to farm snapshots off of it, of course I helped which also got meh killed (pet hit ruby after i slept it)
4th ruby quadav killed and no test drop /wrists....