By Crevox 2015-02-10 05:43:47
Trial 1 (Beasts) - Abyssea La Theine, rabbits.
Trial 2 (Arcana) - Abyssea Ulguerand, the little robot orbs.
Trial 3 (Plantoids) - Mandragoras, abyssea somewhere. I don't remember where I did this, haha.
Trial 4 (Vermin) - Abyssea La Theine, bees.
Trial 5 (Lizards) - Abyssea Misareaux, raptors.
Use a set for Garland of Bliss for MATK. When possible use your aftermath level 3 and you will build TP extremely fast. Regain atmas are extremely useful too, more than you'd think (Sea Daughter, Voracious Violet, Sundering Slash, etc). Aftermath can end up being a waste of time based on how much TP you build.
If you have a good matk set it should kill any of the above mobs when they get to like 60-80% HP. The damage is very consistent since it's magical, so once you know how much HP they need to have left, just get them that low and use it. Keep Hastega II up and use Garuda to help lower their HP fast enough.
As for armor, you can tweak your set a little bit, but you really don't need anything fancy. Make sure you're in an item level set, keep your haste maxed (maybe a little bit over to combat Atma of the Sea Daughter if you use that), and you're good to go.
Once you get a good rhythm going you'll just plow through it. It still takes a bit of time, but not as much as you'd think.