The Whorleater (Extreme)

Important

The North American and European data centers primarily use Party Finder to challenge (Extreme) content. Using Duty Finder to match with random players is not recommended and will be more difficult than pre-forming a party. For an easy completion (that will satisfy any quest requirements) or loot farming, it is recommended that players use Party Finder and form an Unrestricted Party (i.e., with level sync disabled). Players who wish to complete this duty with level sync enabled should also form a pre-made party, which also enables the use of Minimum Item Level and Silence Echo settings for a more authentic challenge compared to a Duty Finder party.

This article is about the level 50 challenge-mode trial. For the story-mode Main Scenario trial, see The Whorleater (Hard).

The Whorleater (Extreme)

Level

50 (Sync: 50)

Item Level

80

Difficulty

Extreme

Party size

Full Party
8 man • 2 2 4

Unsyncing

Allowed

Time limit

60 minutes

Duty Finder

High-end Trials (A Realm Reborn)

Roulette

Mentor

Tomestones

 20 

Req. quest

Whorl of a Time

Entrance

Lower La Noscea (X:24.6, Y:33.0)

Location

The Whorleater

Region

La Noscea

Patch

2.2

The Echo

On wipe: +5% (max +25%)

“

Though their beloved god was slain at the hands of the Warrior of Light, the Sahagin have wasted little time in mourning his passing. Drawing on the occult knowledge of the Ascians, the scaly beastmen have performed a foul ritual fueled by blood and sacrifice to bring forth the mightiest incarnation of Leviathan the realm has yet seen. Before the ocean deity can summon a tidal wave of catastrophic proportions, the Whorleater must once again set sail for open waters─and for victory.

— In-game description

The Whorleater (Extreme) is a level 50 trial introduced in patch 2.2.

Strategy

The Whorleater (Extreme) Video Guide

How to dodge slams and dives Guide

General Tips

Always keep an eye on Leviathan, no matter what else you're doing. If he vanishes, check for the geyser and run to the opposite end of the arena.

Kill the adds quickly. The Wavetooth Sahagin do nasty things if they live too long. The Gyre Spumes reduce the Elemental Conversion, which is required to survive Tsunamis.

One of the tanks will have the Briny Mirror debuff. Healing that tank will give the healer a Briny Veil debuff, which lowers their healing ability and stacks up to 16, at which point they can't act at all. Therefore, healers should swap healing this tank. Note: White Mage's Regen ability does not seem to increase the Briny Veil stack. Needs to be confirmed and tested with other healer classes Regen-like ablities.

Abilities

Body Slam - The start point is signaled by a geyser animation. Leviathan will then emerge from the water and body slam the platform, pulling everyone towards that side. If you're too close, you can take damage or fall off entirely (when the railings are gone). When you see the geyser, run to the opposite end of the arena.

Spinning Dive - Also signaled by an identical geyser animation, plus water spheres falling from the sky. Take note of where the geyser is, Leviathan will leap from that point in a straight line across the arena. If you are in his path you will take damage and be pushed (if the rails are down, you'll go off the edge)

Phase 1

The railings are up in this phase, providing a safety net if you miss the Body Slam or Spinning Dive. Leviathan dives into into the water after taking 10% damage, does a Body Slam, and then splits into the head and tail.   Veil of the Whorl means the head reflects physical ranged damage, and the tail reflects magic damage. Melee is fine for either.

Rotation: Wavespine – Spinning Dive/Slam – Wavetooth – Spinning Dive/Slam – Gyre Spume – 1 DIVE (On Converter) – Tsunami – Slap ->

Phase 2

<- Tsunami – Railings Break – Slap – Wavespine – Spinning Dive/Slam – Gyre Spume (MDPS LB) – Wave Spume – 1 DIVE (On Converter) – Tsunami – Slap ->

Phase 3

If you make it to the second Tsumani in this phase, you will wipe. Focus on killing Leviathan.

<- Tsunami – Wavetooth – Spinning Dive/Slam – Wavespine (Ignore) – TSUNAMI!!

Loot

See also: Tidal Weapons

•  20 Allagan Tomestone of Poetics
•   Leviathan Card (Drops at a fixed rate.)

Treasure Coffer

Name	Type	Item Level	Rarity	Quantity
Paladin's Tidal Arms (IL 95)	Other	N/A	CBlue	1
Wave Axe	Marauder's Arm	95	CBlue	1
Wave Faussar	Dark Knight's Arm	95	CBlue	1
Wave Harpoon	Lancer's Arm	95	CBlue	1
Wave Patas	Pugilist's Arm	95	CBlue	1
Wave Katana	Samurai's Arm	95	CBlue	1
Wave Kris	Rogue's Arm	95	CBlue	1
Wave Bow	Archer's Arm	95	CBlue	1
Wave Musketoon	Machinist's Arm	95	CBlue	1
Wave Grimoire	Arcanist's Grimoire	95	CBlue	1
Wave Rapier	Red Mage's Arm	95	CBlue	1
Wave Cane	Two-handed Conjurer's Arm	95	CBlue	1
Wave Codex	Scholar's Arm	95	CBlue	1
Wave Torquetum	Astrologian's Arm	95	CBlue	1
Wave Buckler	Shield	95	CBlue	1
Leviathan's Barb	Material	N/A	ABasic	1
Barb of the Whorl	Material	N/A	ABasic	1
Mirror of the Whorl	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Tidal Weapon Coffer (IL 95)	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Enbarr Whistle	Other	N/A	ABasic	1
Faded Copy of Wreck to the Seaman	Orchestrion Roll	N/A	ABasic	1
Faded Copy of Through the Maelstrom	Orchestrion Roll	N/A	ABasic	1

Achievements

This duty is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
I Eat Whorls for Breakfast	10	Defeat Leviathan on the Whorleater (Extreme).	-	2.2
Mightier than the Whorl	5	Complete the Whorleater (Extreme) with a party of only blue mages, Silence Echo turned on, and Unrestricted Party turned off.	-	5.15

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