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{{other uses|the level 70 story-mode [[raid]]|the (Savage) version|Sigmascape V4.0 (Savage)|the second tier of [[Omega]] in general|Omega: Sigmascape}}
{{see also|Sigmascape V4.0 (Savage)|Omega: Sigmascape}}
{{Duty infobox
| name = Sigmascape V4.0
| description = The looming face of the Sigmascape, “Kefka” will be your final opponent in this test world. Analysis of his data reveals that, despite his comical appearance, this cackling jester once rose to godhood and cast his entire planet into ruin. His is a power not to be underestimated. Nero has also alerted you to the villain's propensity for trickery, and promised to watch for deadly feints through his enhanced monitor. You can only hope that his warnings come in time...
| image = Test_World_of_Ruin.png
| type = raid
| level = 70
| level-sync = 70
| ilvl = 325
| ilvl-sync =
| difficulty = normal
| size = full
| time-limit = 90
| duty-finder = Normal Raids (Stormblood)
| roulette = normal raids
| tomestones = 10 Poetics
| entrance = The Yawn
| entrance-coordinates =
| location = Upper Tower of Ruin, Sigmascape V4.0
| region = Gyr Abania
| req-quest = Test World of Ruin
| patch = 4.2
| release = stormblood
| stone-sky-sea = Omega: Sigmascape
}} The raid is also known as '''O8N'''. {{TOC limit|3}}
==Strategy==
==Strategy==
{{#ev:youtube|bU01ItYjMuU|400|right|Sigmascape V4.0 Guide}}
{{#ev:youtube|bU01ItYjMuU|350|right|Sigmascape V4.0 (Normal) Guide}}
First phase, just avoid the AOEs and shoot him. Eventually the boss will say something along the lines of “you think you learned my tells?” and Nero will holler at you, and the AOEs after that will have giant question marks in them; for this bit, you need to stand in the AOEs. There will also be some fire markers, take them away from the group.
===[[File:Aggressive difficulty r6.png|link=]] [[Kefka]]===
Players will find themselves in an otherworldly location atop a circular platform, suspended over an endless drop into interdimensional space. Should any player fall over the edge for any reason, they will suffer an immediate KO, though they can be raised after a moderate delay. After some playful boasting, Kefka gives his signature laugh from ''Final Fantasy VI''. Once engaged in battle, Kefka will employ deceitful abilities and eventually summon the infamous '''Statue of the Gods''' to a glorious rendition of '''Dancing Mad'''.


Throughout the next phases, the boss will occasionally cast a teleport to somewhere by the edge of the arena. When he’s done teleporting, he will either instantly do a massive column knockback in front of him OR do a cast for a shorter AOE knockback all around him, so what you want to do is position yourself off to the side or back of his teleport circle so you’re safe if he does the column AOE, and then move in front of him if he’s doing that cast for the circular one.
Below is a list of all mechanics you will encounter during the Sigmascape finale.
He also does occasional smaller knockbacks, so try to tank him towards the middle of the arena and if you’re ranged, don’t hang out near the edge.
Also, the AOEs from the first phase will continue to go off through the statue phases, watch for the question marks to know if you need to stand in them (question mark AOEs) or avoid them (plain AOEs). There are also stack markers sometimes, because of course there are.


'''Hell Phase'''  
====<big>General Mechanics</big>====
-----
*'''Hyper Drive''' - a tankbuster against Kefka's primary target, causing the demonic clown to drop numerous heavy weights in comedic fashion onto the targets head. Be sure to mitigate this with defensive cooldowns whenever possible.


A gigantic demon statue will spawn outside the arena. When the boss casts Graven Image, the statue will cast a pair of column AOEs towards the group and also a glowy green orb will spawn at one side of the arena or other and do a massive knockback a la Shinryu's waterspout. Watch closely for where the orb spawns so you can move towards it in time.
*'''Blizzard Blitz''' - can either be a huge donut AoE or a point-blank AoE from Kefka's current location, forcing everyone to move close to (or away from) his hitbox depending on which variant is used. Once unleashed, a razor-sharp mountain of icicles will impale anyone out of position for heavy damage.


'''Purgatory phase'''  
*'''Flagrant Fire''' - marks four random players with orange markers. After a delay, all four players will suffer moderate fire damage that will also clip anyone standing too close to the victims. As a result, make sure to move away from the rest of your team whenever you have these orange markers. '''Flagrant Fire''' will (initially) be unleashed at the same time as '''Thrumming Thunder''' (see below).


After the demon statue does a its thing a few times, the statue will shift and will occasionally cast an AOE that covers half the arena, check the statue for a glowing orb to see which side will be affected.
*'''Thrumming Thunder''' - creates two large straight-line AoE telegraphs across the arena with visibly noticeable purple effects. After a delay, anyone standing within the telegraphed areas will be blasted by waves of thunder. Simply stand beside or in-between the telegraphs to avoid taking damage.


'''Heaven phase'''  
*'''Ultima Upsurge''' - an unavoidable blast of AoE from Kefka, damaging the entire raid.


The statue (this time a twisted parody of Michelangelo's Pietá) will shift one final time, and a giant “don’t look” eye will spawn on it from time to time; if the eye is yellow and has a question mark on it, face it; if it’s purple, look away. The eyes come thick and fast, so keep an eye out (all puns intended).
*'''Timely Teleport''' - Kefka leisurely floats in mid-air whilst two large black-and-white circles appear - one around Kefka, and another somewhere else in the arena. After a delay, Kefka will teleport from his circle to the other and use one of two abilities: an instantaneous cone-AoE across the platform that damages anyone who was standing in front of him, or alternatively, charge up an '''Aero Assault''' that will knock back the entire raid. As a rule of thumb, all players should move behind the second circle as soon as possible and, if Kefka doesn't unleash the AoE attack as soon as he re-appears, move in front of him to avoid being knocked off the platform by the delayed '''Aero Assault'''.
 
====<big>Trick Attacks</big>====
-----
Having witnessed Kefka's elemental arsenal of abilities, Kefka will begin to deceive the raid by using the same abilities but with telegraphs decorated in question marks (???). In short, whenever you see question marks during mechanics, make sure to do the opposite of what you would normally do in those situations. For example:
 
*'''(Tricky) Thrumming Thunder''' - creates two large straight-line AoE telegraphs across the arena just like before, except they both contain question marks (???). Rather than avoid the columns, players must stand inside one to avoid the trick attack.
 
*'''(Tricky) Blizzard Blitz''' - creates the same donut AoE or point-blank AoE telegraph from Kefka's current location (covered in question marks). Regardless of which is used, players must actually move into the telegraph (rather than avoid it). After a brief delay, Kefka will unleash a razor-sharp blizzard to impale anyone who moved out of the questionable telegraph for major damage.
 
Once an introductory bout of '''Trick Attacks''' have been displayed, Kefka will begin to rotate between standard and trick versions at random, so remain vigilant!
 
====Statue of the Gods====
-----
Once Kefka has displayed most of his basic abilities, the '''Statue of the Gods''' will violently erupt in the background and loom over the entire raid. As Kefka's health decreases, the raid will ascend higher up the tower to the next tier. Bear in mind that each tier (bottom, middle, and top) has its own unique abilities that will be used in combination with Kefka's above-mentioned mechanics.
 
All players should keep their eyes on the tower throughout the battle as some mechanics will not be overly telegraphed and may be missed completely if you're paying attention to Kefka or something else.
 
Potential mechanics include:
*The center of the tower shoots straight-line AoE's across the platform.
*The statue places a dark purple orb on one side of the arena which will eventually explode, covering its half of the platform with devastating dark magic. To avoid, move to the other half of the arena (away from the orb).  
*The statue places a brighter orb on one side of the arena which will eventually knock back the entire raid. Unlike the dark orb, players will need to move close to the orb and position themselves so that they are not knocked over the edge.
*The statue generates a large orb on either the left or right side of itself. After a delay, the orb-side of the arena will be blasted with elemental magic. If you notice an orb forming on one side of the statue itself, move to the orb-less side as soon as possible.
*Finally, the very top of the tower can utilize a '''Gaze Attack''', indicated by a purple eye-shaped icon. If you notice the icon, turn your back to the tower to avoid taking damage. However, the gaze attack also has a '''Trick''' version, displaying a yellow eye-shaped icon with a question mark (?). If you notice this icon instead, all players need to be looking at the tower to avoid taking damage.
 
Having witnessed all mechanics from Kefka and the tower itself, they will loop until Kefka has been defeated, or the raid wipes.


==Loot==
==Loot==
*[[Wind-up Kefka]]
*1 {{Item icon|Alpha's Feather}} (drops directly from boss, must be synced)
*[[Dancing Mad - Movement I Orchestrion Roll]]
 
*[[Dancing Mad - Movement II Orchestrion Roll]]
===[[File:Gold Coffer (small).png|link=]] Treasure Coffer 1===
*[[Dancing Mad - Movement III Orchestrion Roll]]
{{Drops table header}}
*[[Sigmascape Crystalloid]]
{{Drops table row|Sigmascape Shaft}}
*[[Sigmascape Crank]]
{{Drops table row|Sigmascape Crank}}
*[[Sigmascape Spring]]
{{Drops table row|Sigmascape Spring}}
*[[Sigmascape Shaft]]
{{Drops table row|Sigmascape Bolt}}
{{Table footer}}
 
===[[File:Gold Coffer (small).png|link=]] Treasure Coffer 2===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Sigmascape Shaft}}
{{Drops table row|Sigmascape Spring}}
{{Drops table row|Sigmascape Pedal}}
{{Drops table row|Sigmascape Bolt}}
{{Table footer}}
 
===[[File:Gold Coffer (small).png|link=]] Treasure Coffer 2===
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table row|Wind-up Kefka}}
{{Drops table row|Dancing Mad - Movement I Orchestrion Roll}}
{{Drops table row|Dancing Mad - Movement II Orchestrion Roll}}
{{Drops table row|Dancing Mad - Movement III Orchestrion Roll}}
{{Table footer}}
 
==Dialogue==
===Cutscene===
'''Kefka:''' I wield the greatest power in existence!
'''Kefka:''' You may as well be the dirt on the bottom of my boots! Or the dirt stuck to the bottom of that dirt!
'''Kefka:''' I will destroy everything! I will create a monument to non–existence!
 
===Duty===
'''Kefka:''' Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!
I will destroy it all!
'''Kefka:''' Poke a god and pay the price!
I'll bury you in tombs of ice!
'''Kefka:''' Oho, you've figured out my tells, have you?
...Or have you?
 
'''Nero:''' His posture... The change is slight, but it's shifted somehow.
Keep an eye out for tricks!
 
'''Kefka:''' Quick, now! Make your peace with death!
Because I'm making your death with all these pieces!
'''Kefka:''' Blow them all away! Whoosh!
'''Kefka:''' Am I here? Or over there!? I really could be ANYWHERE!
'''Kefka:''' Look lively, now!
Ugh, must I give you a ''push''?
'''Kefka:''' Did you think you'd won?
Oh no no no, we've just begun!
'''Kefka:''' Scorch just half for twice the fun!
Run, run, or you'll be well done!
'''Kefka:''' Still alive? Unbelieeevable!
I really must insist you die!
'''Kefka:''' Are you looking? Why are you looking? YOU SHOULDN'T BE LOOKING!
 
===Post—battle Cutscene===
'''Kefka:''' I lost? How can I lose!?
I just can't believe it!


==Lore==
==Achievements==
The looming face of the Sigmascape, "Kefka" will be your final opponent in this test world. Analysis of his data reveals that, despite his comical appearance, this cackling jester once rose to godhood and cast his entire planet into ruin. His is a power not to be underestimated. Nero has also alerted you to the villain's propensity for trickery, and promised to watch for deadly feints through his enhanced monitor. You can only hope that his warnings come in time...
This duty is associated with the following [[achievements]]:


{| {{STDT|mech1}}
{{achievement table header}}
{{achievement table row|I Am the Sigma, I Am the Omega I}}
{{achievement table row|I Am the Sigma, I Am the Omega II}}
{{achievement table row|I Am the Sigma, I Am the Omega III}}
|}


{{Duties nav|raid}}
{{Duties nav|raid}}

Latest revision as of 21:54, 3 November 2024

Disambig icon.png This article is about the level 70 story-mode raid. For the (Savage) version, see Sigmascape V4.0 (Savage). For the second tier of Omega in general, see Omega: Sigmascape.

Raid.png

Sigmascape V4.0

Test World of Ruin.png
Level
70 (Sync: 70)
Item Level
325
Difficulty
Normal
Party size
Full Party
8 man 2 Tank role.png 2 Healer role.png 4 DPS role.png
Unsyncing
Allowed
Time limit
90 minutes
Duty Finder
Normal Raids (Stormblood)
Roulette
Normal Raids
Tomestones
Allagan Tomestone of Poetics 10 
Req. quest
Feature quest Test World of Ruin
Entrance
The Yawn
Location
Upper Tower of Ruin, Sigmascape V4.0
Region
Gyr Abania
Stone, Sky, Sea
Available
Patch
4.2

The looming face of the Sigmascape, “Kefka” will be your final opponent in this test world. Analysis of his data reveals that, despite his comical appearance, this cackling jester once rose to godhood and cast his entire planet into ruin. His is a power not to be underestimated. Nero has also alerted you to the villain's propensity for trickery, and promised to watch for deadly feints through his enhanced monitor. You can only hope that his warnings come in time...

— In-game description

Sigmascape V4.0 is a level 70 raid introduced in patch 4.2 with Stormblood. The raid is also known as O8N.

Strategy

Sigmascape V4.0 (Normal) Guide

Aggressive difficulty r6.png Kefka

Players will find themselves in an otherworldly location atop a circular platform, suspended over an endless drop into interdimensional space. Should any player fall over the edge for any reason, they will suffer an immediate KO, though they can be raised after a moderate delay. After some playful boasting, Kefka gives his signature laugh from Final Fantasy VI. Once engaged in battle, Kefka will employ deceitful abilities and eventually summon the infamous Statue of the Gods to a glorious rendition of Dancing Mad.

Below is a list of all mechanics you will encounter during the Sigmascape finale.

General Mechanics


  • Hyper Drive - a tankbuster against Kefka's primary target, causing the demonic clown to drop numerous heavy weights in comedic fashion onto the targets head. Be sure to mitigate this with defensive cooldowns whenever possible.
  • Blizzard Blitz - can either be a huge donut AoE or a point-blank AoE from Kefka's current location, forcing everyone to move close to (or away from) his hitbox depending on which variant is used. Once unleashed, a razor-sharp mountain of icicles will impale anyone out of position for heavy damage.
  • Flagrant Fire - marks four random players with orange markers. After a delay, all four players will suffer moderate fire damage that will also clip anyone standing too close to the victims. As a result, make sure to move away from the rest of your team whenever you have these orange markers. Flagrant Fire will (initially) be unleashed at the same time as Thrumming Thunder (see below).
  • Thrumming Thunder - creates two large straight-line AoE telegraphs across the arena with visibly noticeable purple effects. After a delay, anyone standing within the telegraphed areas will be blasted by waves of thunder. Simply stand beside or in-between the telegraphs to avoid taking damage.
  • Ultima Upsurge - an unavoidable blast of AoE from Kefka, damaging the entire raid.
  • Timely Teleport - Kefka leisurely floats in mid-air whilst two large black-and-white circles appear - one around Kefka, and another somewhere else in the arena. After a delay, Kefka will teleport from his circle to the other and use one of two abilities: an instantaneous cone-AoE across the platform that damages anyone who was standing in front of him, or alternatively, charge up an Aero Assault that will knock back the entire raid. As a rule of thumb, all players should move behind the second circle as soon as possible and, if Kefka doesn't unleash the AoE attack as soon as he re-appears, move in front of him to avoid being knocked off the platform by the delayed Aero Assault.

Trick Attacks


Having witnessed Kefka's elemental arsenal of abilities, Kefka will begin to deceive the raid by using the same abilities but with telegraphs decorated in question marks (???). In short, whenever you see question marks during mechanics, make sure to do the opposite of what you would normally do in those situations. For example:

  • (Tricky) Thrumming Thunder - creates two large straight-line AoE telegraphs across the arena just like before, except they both contain question marks (???). Rather than avoid the columns, players must stand inside one to avoid the trick attack.
  • (Tricky) Blizzard Blitz - creates the same donut AoE or point-blank AoE telegraph from Kefka's current location (covered in question marks). Regardless of which is used, players must actually move into the telegraph (rather than avoid it). After a brief delay, Kefka will unleash a razor-sharp blizzard to impale anyone who moved out of the questionable telegraph for major damage.

Once an introductory bout of Trick Attacks have been displayed, Kefka will begin to rotate between standard and trick versions at random, so remain vigilant!

Statue of the Gods


Once Kefka has displayed most of his basic abilities, the Statue of the Gods will violently erupt in the background and loom over the entire raid. As Kefka's health decreases, the raid will ascend higher up the tower to the next tier. Bear in mind that each tier (bottom, middle, and top) has its own unique abilities that will be used in combination with Kefka's above-mentioned mechanics.

All players should keep their eyes on the tower throughout the battle as some mechanics will not be overly telegraphed and may be missed completely if you're paying attention to Kefka or something else.

Potential mechanics include:

  • The center of the tower shoots straight-line AoE's across the platform.
  • The statue places a dark purple orb on one side of the arena which will eventually explode, covering its half of the platform with devastating dark magic. To avoid, move to the other half of the arena (away from the orb).
  • The statue places a brighter orb on one side of the arena which will eventually knock back the entire raid. Unlike the dark orb, players will need to move close to the orb and position themselves so that they are not knocked over the edge.
  • The statue generates a large orb on either the left or right side of itself. After a delay, the orb-side of the arena will be blasted with elemental magic. If you notice an orb forming on one side of the statue itself, move to the orb-less side as soon as possible.
  • Finally, the very top of the tower can utilize a Gaze Attack, indicated by a purple eye-shaped icon. If you notice the icon, turn your back to the tower to avoid taking damage. However, the gaze attack also has a Trick version, displaying a yellow eye-shaped icon with a question mark (?). If you notice this icon instead, all players need to be looking at the tower to avoid taking damage.

Having witnessed all mechanics from Kefka and the tower itself, they will loop until Kefka has been defeated, or the raid wipes.

Loot

Gold Coffer (small).png Treasure Coffer 1

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Sigmascape shaft icon1.png  Sigmascape Shaft Other N/A ABasic 1
Sigmascape Crank.png  Sigmascape Crank Other N/A ABasic 1
Sigmascape Spring.png  Sigmascape Spring Other N/A ABasic 1
Sigmascape Bolt Icon.png  Sigmascape Bolt Other N/A ABasic 1

Gold Coffer (small).png Treasure Coffer 2

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Sigmascape shaft icon1.png  Sigmascape Shaft Other N/A ABasic 1
Sigmascape Spring.png  Sigmascape Spring Other N/A ABasic 1
Sigmascape pedal icon1.png  Sigmascape Pedal Other N/A ABasic 1
Sigmascape Bolt Icon.png  Sigmascape Bolt Other N/A ABasic 1

Gold Coffer (small).png Treasure Coffer 2

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity
Wind-up kefka icon2.png  Wind-up Kefka Minion N/A ABasic 1
Dancing mad - movement i orchestrion roll icon1.png  Dancing Mad - Movement I Orchestrion Roll Orchestrion Roll N/A ABasic 1
Dancing mad - movement ii orchestrion roll icon1.png  Dancing Mad - Movement II Orchestrion Roll Orchestrion Roll N/A ABasic 1
Dancing mad - movement iii orchestrion roll icon1.png  Dancing Mad - Movement III Orchestrion Roll Orchestrion Roll N/A ABasic 1

Dialogue

Cutscene

Kefka: I wield the greatest power in existence!
Kefka: You may as well be the dirt on the bottom of my boots! Or the dirt stuck to the bottom of that dirt!
Kefka: I will destroy everything! I will create a monument to non–existence!

Duty

Kefka: Destroy! Destroy! Destroy!
I will destroy it all!
Kefka: Poke a god and pay the price!
I'll bury you in tombs of ice!
Kefka: Oho, you've figured out my tells, have you?
...Or have you?
Nero: His posture... The change is slight, but it's shifted somehow.
Keep an eye out for tricks! 
Kefka: Quick, now! Make your peace with death!
Because I'm making your death with all these pieces!
Kefka: Blow them all away! Whoosh!
Kefka: Am I here? Or over there!? I really could be ANYWHERE!
Kefka: Look lively, now!
Ugh, must I give you a push?
Kefka: Did you think you'd won?
Oh no no no, we've just begun!
Kefka: Scorch just half for twice the fun!
Run, run, or you'll be well done!
Kefka: Still alive? Unbelieeevable!
I really must insist you die!
Kefka: Are you looking? Why are you looking? YOU SHOULDN'T BE LOOKING!

Post—battle Cutscene

Kefka: I lost? How can I lose!?
I just can't believe it!

Achievements

This duty is associated with the following achievements:

Name Points Task Reward Patch
I am the sigma, i am the omega i icon1.png  I Am the Sigma, I Am the Omega I 5 Complete Omega: Sigmascape. - 4.2
I am the sigma, i am the omega ii icon1.png  I Am the Sigma, I Am the Omega II 10 Complete Omega: Sigmascape 5 times. - 4.2
I am the sigma, i am the omega iii icon1.png  I Am the Sigma, I Am the Omega III 20 Complete Omega: Sigmascape 10 times. - 4.2