A BST can solo all of the Avatar Phantom Gem fights on Normal or Difficult (depending on gear) using the proper pet & strategy.
With 3-4 properly geared BSTs all can be cleared on Very Difficult.
Every time a beastmaster uses a ready move on the avatar it will trigger a "white proc" which temporarily stuns the avatar. By properly timing your ready moves to coincide with the avatars spells or TP moves, you can effectively stun lock it, and prevent it from doing any severe damage. The only move that cannot be proced is its 1 hour.
If you decide to bring a melee non-BST type (like a PLD), make sure they do
not weaponskill at all. A Weaponskill will cause a red proc on the avatar, and lock out the white proc for a period of time, preventing this stun-lock strategy from working.
A key to soloing this is having a 10 second ready timer - you will need Charmer's Merlin, Desultor Tassets, ready merits, and 100 JP gift to get the minimum ready timer, in your "ready" set.
The pull:
You can just get close enough to avatar to put pet on it without agroing it.
Once your pet has engaged, pull your pet back, and run to spot marked as the blue box on the map. Re-engage your pet on the avatar at this spot.
(This may cause a blue proc - dont worry, its fine)
Then run down the hill and control your pet from the green box area - the bend in the road.
This will ensure that you are close enough to control your pet, but you will be out of the range of the avatar's 1 hour.
The 1 hour of each respective avatar will cause a hate-reset, you must quickly use a ready move to keep the avatar from coming down the hill.
The pet:
Avatar |
Pet to use |
Ready move for damage |
Notes |
Shiva |
HeraldHenry (Translucent Broth) |
Big Scissors |
Use Bubble Curtain right away to keep MDB up on pet |
Titan |
HeraldHenry (Translucent Broth) |
Big Scissors |
Use Bubble Curtain right away to keep MDB up on pet |
Leviathan |
Amiable Roche (Jug Of Airy Broth) |
Recoil Dive |
|
Ramuh |
Alluring Honey(Bug-Ridden Broth) |
Tickling Tendrils |
|
Garuda |
Alluring Honey(Bug-Ridden Broth) |
Tickling Tendrils |
|
Ifrit |
HeraldHenry (Translucent Broth) |
Big Scissors |
Use Bubble Curtain right away to keep MDB up on pet |