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{{NPC infobox
{{NPC infobox
| name = Archaeotania
| name = Archaeotania
| description =
| description = Amaurotine researchers captured this powerful beast in ancient times, hoping to discover a means to thwart the spreading aberrations. It has since been sighted in the First, in the depths of the Tempest. Has Archaeotania persisted all this time, sealed within ruins which survived the sundering? Or was it merely another prop conjured by Emet-Selch to help convey the horror of the Final Days?
| description-source = Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 282
| image = Archaeotania pic 1.png
| image = Archaeotania pic 1.png
| location = The Tempest
| location = The Tempest
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| gender =  
| gender =  
| age =
| age =
| race = Archaeotania
| race = Beast of the Final Days
| clan =
| clan =  
| class =
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| job =
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| organization =
| organization =
| level = 80
| level = 80
| aggression = a6
| aggression = a4
| goal = The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damned Thing
| goal = The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damned Thing
| patch = 5.0
| patch = 5.0
| release = shadowbringers
| release = shadowbringers
}}
}} __NOTOC__
__NOTOC__
==Loot==
==Loot==
{{Drops table header}}
{{Drops table header}}
{{Table footer}}
{{Table footer}}
==Locations==
==Locations==
{{NPC location table header}}
{{NPC location table header}}
{{NPC location info|The Tempest|27.2,26.2|80}}
{{NPC location info|The Tempest|27.2,26.2|80}}
|}
|}
==Quests==
==Quests==
{{quest list header}}
{{quest list header}}
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*{{questlink|fate-boss|The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damned Thing}}
*{{questlink|fate-boss|The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damned Thing}}


==Tips and Tricks==
==Additional Information==
* '''Wind Slash:''' 5-6 subsequent circle AoEs on 5-6 random players.
* '''Blizzard Breath:''' Long, cone AoE pointed at a random player. Targets hit will be inflicted with [[Deep Freeze]] for 10 seconds.
* '''Flames of the Apocalypse:''' Donut AoE. Targets hit will be inflicted with [[Burns]] for 12 seconds.
* '''Mind Blast:''' Melee AoE. Targets hit will be inflicted with [[Paralysis]] for 10 seconds.
* '''Megaflare:''' Stack AoEs on 2-3 random players.
* '''Civilization Buster:''' Line AoE from Archaeotania's position when flying around the stage.
* '''Touchdown:''' Proximity AoE. Follows with '''Blizzard Breath'''.
* '''Tidal Wave:''' Long knockback from the geyser on one side of the stage. Knockback can be nullified with skills like Arm's Length and Surecast.
* '''Ice Boulder:''' 3 icicles drop down in random spots on the stage. Later they dash at 3 random players.
* '''Twister:''' 3 small, slow-moving tornadoes spawn in random spots on the stage. Getting hit by one knocks you back a short distance and applies [[Windburn]] for 14 seconds.
* When Archaeotania drops below 60% HP it will teleport away and summon 3 '''Ancient Aevis''' adds. Keep an eye out for '''Civilization Buster'''s while killing them.
* '''Gigaflare:''' Enrage. When Archaeotania drops below 15% HP it spawns 3 '''Aether''' adds and tethers itself to them, making itself invulnerable until all 3 '''Aether''' adds are killed. Players have 120 seconds to kill these adds and Archaeotania.
 


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Latest revision as of 22:31, 30 December 2023

Amaurotine researchers captured this powerful beast in ancient times, hoping to discover a means to thwart the spreading aberrations. It has since been sighted in the First, in the depths of the Tempest. Has Archaeotania persisted all this time, sealed within ruins which survived the sundering? Or was it merely another prop conjured by Emet-Selch to help convey the horror of the Final Days?

— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 282

Archaeotania is a Beast of the Final Days found in The Tempest.

Loot

Name Type Item Level Rarity Quantity

Locations

Zone Coordinates Level range
The Tempest (X:27.2, Y:26.2) 80

Quests

Quest Type Level Quest Giver

FATEs

Additional Information