By Phoenix.Teorem 2022-08-02 17:44:22
Two fresh PUP99s can each hold the Ravager and Deathbringer easily using the 0JP turtle tank setup, with the robot tanking the Deathbringer possibly needing 1-2 oils. Two master PUPs should not have any problems at all using the sharpshot tank and will deal decent damage while you're working on the Don.
Run in with the third char (who has summoned the trusts) and aggro the Don; Deploy the robots on the Ravager and Deathbringer, one on each. Pull the Don out of group to remove its aura and engage to start working on it. Retrieve the robot on either mule, and redeploy it on the add away a short distance to drop the rest of the auras. I lock target on the two PUPs to the adds initially to make them easier to manage as I alt-tab between windows. The robot on the Deathbringer might also need a Maintenance if it's petrified early by Break, after which the Deathbringer can lose hate and come running back towards the Don and restore the auras.
Once the adds are set, the PUPs can leave them and engage the Don to help kill it faster and absorb bomb damage. /DNC on the mules was nice for Haste Samba and steps.
The third char can be anything that can survive the AM wheel during Manafont, if you're tanking. If you're relying on Valaineral to tank he'll quickly Provoke when you engage the Don, and you can immediately disengage after this to prevent him from using Uriel Blade to hit everything. Trusts had problems keeping him alive during Manafont on Normal (Easy was fine), but something like Magic Fruit would probably help there.
On Normal, 100JP NIN using aeonic, 2 brand-new PUPs (turtle tank), and Yoran + Arciela + Koru was taking me about 15 minutes at first. Another set of chars on near-master NIN using aeonic, 2 master PUPs (sharpshot tank), and Sylvie + Arciela + Koru was taking me about 7 minutes. This was with no outside buffs in Mhaura.
I didn't find D worth the extra time or effort for a 3-box, but would be interested in hearing other strategies that didn't have issues with D/VD. I also couldn't get the VD solo BLU strategy using Regurgitation/Subduction to work consistently. Further, the "solo" strategy simply didn't seem to work with mules at all, as the goblins would never lose hate.