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Sugar Riot is the second opponent in the Cruiserweight division of the Arcadion inFinal Fantasy 14. Using the Feral Soul of a slime, Sugar Riot is able to bring her graffiti to life, using magic akin to a Pictomancer to alter the arena around her.
To defeat Sugar Riot and have a chance at the champion of the Cruiserweight division, you’ll need to adapt on the fly. Below, we’ll take a look at each of Sugar Riot’s attacks and mechanics, and how to avoid each of them.
Sugar Riot Raid Walkthrough
This fight is divided into three different phases, and Sugar Riot will use different mechanics in each, starting with her normal phase.
The edge of the arena is covered in an AoE that deals high damage if you step in it. Keep this in mind for the duration of the fight.
AoE
Paints a random symbol that then performs an attack.
Bomb: Explodes in the indicated area, dealing damage in alarge AoE.
Winged Bomb: Drops in the indicated area, thenflies to the opposite side of the arenabefore exploding.
Arrow: Shootsline AoEsfrom the indicated spots around the arena.
Targeted Arrow: Draws all arrow line AoEs to thetarget in the center, creating safe areas on edges adjacent to the arrows.
Pudding Party
Continuous Stack Marker
Targets a random player with aContinuous Stack Marker. Group up with the targeted player, thenstay there for the duration of the attack.
Color Riot
Double Tankbuster
Deals high damage in anarea surrounding both Tanks. The Tanks should spread out from each other and other players to avoid overlapping these.
Double Style
After the Desert Landscape Phase, Double Style will painttwo symbols at a time, combining their effects. Which two symbols Sugar Riot paints is random, so look carefully to see the symbols and then move accordingly to avoid their AoEs.
After using each of these attacks, Sugar Riot will castSugarscape, transforming the arena into adesert landscape, orriver landscape, if desert landscape has already occurred.
Layer - Sun
Debuff
Sugar Riot will add a sun to the landscape, inflicting theSwelteringdebuff, which dealsdamage over timeand can’t be removed.
Layer - Cacti
AoEs
Groups of cacti will grow around the arena,exploding when they reach their maximum size. Watch as each group of cacti grows and move accordingly to avoid their AoEs.
Layer - Sinkhole
Sugar Riot will create asinkhole near the center of the arena, with small safe spots at the corners of the arena. If you fall into the skinhole, you’ll bekilled after a few seconds, so be sure to run to the corners.
After the initial sinkhole, asecond one will appear closer to one edge of the arena. At the same time, more cacti will begin to pop up. Avoid the sinkhole’s side of the arena as you dodge the cacti AoEs.
Mousse Touch-up
AoE Markers
Targets all players with an AoE Marker.Spread outto avoid overlapping these.
Sugar Riot will castMousse Muralto end this phase,returning to her normal stateand using the same attacks as before.
River Landscape Phase
After the desert landscape phase, Sugar Riot will eventually useSugarscapeagain, this time painting ariver landscape, creating three landmasses divided by a river, butconnected with bridges. Stepping into the water will grantFire Resistance UpandLightning Resistance Down.
Taste of Thunder
Targets all players withLightning-aspected AoE Markers. Spread out from each other, butdon’t be in the river when the AoE resolves, as you’ll take much more damage.
Taste of Fire
Double Stack Markers
Targets two players withFire-aspected Stack Markers. Split into two groups and stack with each of the targeted players, butbe sure to do so in the riverto reduce the damage of the attack.
Layer - Rain
Sugar Riot will add rain to the landscape, turning the river muddy, which will cause it to inflict theDropsy debuff, dealing damage over time. Additionally, severalrandom lightning strikeswill occur, dealing damage in circle AoEs.
Layer - Storm
Sugar Riot will add a lightning cloud to the landscape, creating ablue cloud above one of the landmasses. After a second, this will explode, dealing damage in a large AoE.Use the bridgesto cross to one of the other pieces of landto avoid stepping into the muddy river.
Sugar Riot will use Mousse Mural to end this phase, once again returning the arena to normal. She will then repeat each of her normal phase attacks as well as enter the desert landscape and river landscape phases until she is defeated.
