Prince Zen

“I’m a non-Christian living the South, I can’t even go to a god damn potluck without having to thank some space fairy for the broccoli casserole, and honey, it makes me a little uncomfortable.”

I’m WHEEZING.

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“Is it gettin’ ‘ot in ‘ere, or is it just me? It’s likely me, sorry ‘bout that!”

So, Pyros. I’m sure many of you have seen the fancy new hair, the stylish flame yeti, and those shiny new horns, as well as all those pieces of furniture and wondering - just where do I begin? That’s what this guide is for! 

I’ll be splitting this into two parts, dedicating this one to the level 35 - 40 experience, and what to expect when you get in there. Once I’ve had the opportunity to do more, I’ll put up a part 2. 

So! First impressions. Foremost among these is that Pyros plays a lot more like Anemos than Pagos, it’s pretty easy to see that Square took a lot of the feedback from Pagos and used it to refine Pyros to be a better experience. 

What’s the best way to level in Pyros? FATE training is back with a vengeance! It is pretty much the best way to level in Pyros, with most parties finding mobs that trigger an NM and grinding those. The good news is that the NMs pop frequently and are worth quite a good deal of E-EXP. Levelling is nice and quick here. 

Ever wanted to play a WHM tank? Or perhaps a NIN tank like the old FFXI days? You’re in luck, because this is completely possible. Find yourself a Wisdom of the Platebearer and you’ll have a similar HP pool and armour to a tank, complete it with Incense L for taunting and aggro. You can have both duty actions available at the same time.

The better news? SE have improved upon the Elemental Conflict system as per Pagos feedback, the Bunny FATEs now gives E-EXP, and it pops around every 10-20 minutes if not a bit less or more, but it’s pretty frequent and rewards around 300,000 E-EXP and 2 Pyros Lockboxes, as well as a Happy Bunny, should you be lucky! You will learn to love the Happy Bunnies if you didn’t already because you’ll be doing this a lot should you want anything! 

Once again, I hope this helps anyone who needs it, and best of luck in Pyros!

To those looking at getting into Eureka, I have guides for Anemos and Pagos. 

The Elemental Level Cap for Pyros is 50

The Aetherytes are attuned at level 37, 39, 41. These being South, Central, Northwest, respectively. 

You’ll need 150 Pyros Crystals and 10 unlocked Logos actions for your +1 relic weapon. 

Remember that Eureka NMs drop Genesis Tomes! It’s a great way to cap each week and do something in the process!

The big new mechanic in Pyros are the Logos System and its associated Mnemes. You unlock new Logos actions by mixing the shards you get from Logograms (These will drop a lot in Pyros, worry not!)

Logograms can be appraised by Drake, who stands right next to the Logos Manipulator, and you can also review all of the Logos actions you’ve unlocked in his submenu, too. You’ll notice that 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 are all circled, talk to Gerolt each time you get here!

Happy Bunnies that you get from the Elemental Conflict FATE “We’re all Mad Here” will only lead you to chests around the south area of the map, so don’t be afraid of a Bunny attempting to get you murdered by leading you into the volcano.

Crabs, Scorpions, and Slimes all aggro on sound, RP walk to get past them. The inkwell mobs around the Surgate Town Hall also seem to aggro on sound, but that part I’m not sure about.

 Happy Bunny Silver Coffers can drop both the New Hairstyle, Archeodemon Horns, and a Triple Triad Card.

Normal Pyros Lockboxes have been reported to drop the hairstyle. 

Heat-Warped Lockboxes seem to be the source of the new boast/smug talking persistent emote. These drop from any mob, though the chance of this increases with level, and chaining mobs will increase your chances. 

Mobs still mutate in Pyros.

Mobs will not aggro on to you if you’re around 3-4 levels above them.

There is a sixth magicite for your magia board in Pyros, though the drops are from NMs in the North, so we’ll touch upon them in the next guide. 

“Exactly what frozen ‘ell is this?”

Considering today is the release of Eureka Pyros, I understand a lot of people may want to catch up through Pagos! Having done a lot of Pagos I’ve accumulated a little guide I’ll share if anyone is interested. This guide isn’t complete but it’s what I could think of when I wrote it! 

A further note is that there’s been two EXP buffs since Pagos’ release, meaning that FATE-training is very viable and it’s relatively quick to level in. Light gain has also been buffed. Always remember that first and foremost your goal is to level before you bother about light farming, this is relatively quick at higher levels!

Also, yes there are people doing Pagos, and it is definitely possible to catch up! Don’t be disheartened by feeling behind the curve, as there are people in the instance. Lots of people are in the same boat and want to catch up to get their hands on all the flashy new things in Pyros, I would advise not hesitating and getting in there sooner rather than later, as the older instances of Eureka see about 4 weeks of activity once the latest comes out. It is possible to catch up, and easily doable in that time frame without playing the place to death!  

I hope this helps anyone who may need it!

The Elemental Level cap of Eureka Pagos is 35

You will get access to your mount after completion of the level 35 quest.

You need a total of 31 Frosted Protean Crystals, 500 Pagos Crystals, and 5 Louhi’s Ice to get your relic weapon. Frosted Proteans are gained by bringing light from your kettle to the Crystal Forge. 

Pagos Crystals drop from NMs, and yep the first FATE only drops 1, don’t be discouraged as the amount grows as the NM levels go up.

Louhi’s Ice is gained from killing the final boss of Pagos, Louhi, who spawns in the Northeast corner of the map, you have to drop off a ledge towards the easternmost part of the ice shelf. (There’s a picture of him below the cut)

When dropping off the ice shelves or cliffs, ALWAYS walk. There’s Frozen Dragons usually on the ledges you want to drop on to, and these will kill you, being ELvl 40

Your kettle only holds 9 crystals. Once you hit 9 you won’t get any more light. Go to the crystal forge preferably at 8/9. (I’ve included what the kettle aether bar looks like below the cut!)

Aetherytes are at ELvl 21, 30, 32. These being central, northwest, northeast. 

There are two FATEs which are always up: Down The Rabbit Hole, and Curiouser And Curiouser. These are not NMs. They’re Bunny FATEs and on completion will award a random amount of people a Happy Bunny. Go into your Key Items and bind the Lucky Carrot to your bar, then use the carrot as you would an Aether Compass. 

The NM FATE “Wobbler In The Dark” will NOT give you gold, ever. You get the same EXP as gold at silver, the reason for this is you need a crafted item called Hakutaku Eye Cluster to get gold. The only thing gold gives you is a glamour item called the Optics Hat from FFXI

Frozen Dragons aggro through sound, but not touch. RP walk past/through them or you’ll die. 

Nearly all plant mobs aggro through sound AND touch. Don’t touch them or run past them if they’re higher level. The Sankchinis in the main pathway up north count as plants, too. (I’ve seen them take many lives)

Ashkin aggro on low HP. They only appear at night. 

Sprites aggro on cast. Cast too close and they’ll kill you. Sprites only appear during their associated weather condition. I.E. Heatwaves spawns fire bois 

Mutated mobs change element, drop around 2x-4x the EXP, and have a much higher light drop chance. Higher level mobs mutate more often. NM spawning associated mobs do not mutate. Mutated mobs drop Cold-Warped Lockboxes more often. Anubys and Frozen Dragons are the mobs of choice for farming these boxes.

There’s no extra magicite in Pagos. 

Chaining mobs increases the chances of them dropping a Cold-Warped Lockbox. These lockboxes drop rare things like /shiver

You nearly always want to be killing mobs which are 5+ levels higher than you. 

“Windier’n Byregot’s blessed bowels…”

Considering today is the release of Eureka Pyros, I understand a lot of people may want to catch up! Having done a lot of Anemos I’ve accumulated a little guide I’ll share if anyone is interested. This guide isn’t complete but it’s what I could remember as of the time of writing! This will be a lot more basic than my Pagos guide. 

A further note is that there’s been an EXP buff since Anemos’ release, FATE training is your best option to level here. There’s no light farming to worry about, levelling is your main goal. Contrary to what it may seem, levels 1 to 10 are the hardest part of Anemos. Why? Because this is the area that you’re out of the sweet spot, after level 10 you’re in range to get the most, E-EXP-wise, out of the higher level NMs. 

So, a common thing I’ve seen said is that there’s no one doing Anemos, but there are! Perhaps try to find people in discords you’re in that haven’t done Anemos and attempt to get a group going! Also one thing to note, you don’t need a full instance to get things done in Anemos, you may not be able to solo everything in the instance, but the NMs scale to the amount of people. As long as you know how Eureka works, you will be more than fine. It is completely possible to go in and get through to Pagos quickly. Pagos becomes accessible at level 17, after you finish the Eureka Expedition Story Quests. 

One thing I should stress, as I know this disheartens most people - Yes, your E-EXP gain from killing trigger mobs with most parties of mixed-level Warriors of Light is going to be abysmal. In fact, you’ll probably get around 1-2 E-EXP per kill, terrible, right? Luckily the NMs are what you’re here to kill, and their E-EXP is not affected by the levels of the party. So don’t get too down, go in with some friends, and enjoy!

This guy’s the Expedition Birdwatcher, he sells Pazuzu Feathers and Louhi’s Ice as well, for 300 Anemos Crystals and 50 Pagos Crystals each, respectively. 

I hope this helps anyone who may need it!

The Basics: 

Eureka works like so: You start at level 1, you’ll have to go out to the Squib Sands to the East of the port in Anemos to get your first Protean Crystal, kill a few and you should get one sooner or later. From there on, find a level-appropriate party, or simply get a high level friend to come in and help you by ferrying you around! What you want to do is force-spawn Notorious Monsters through the killing of trigger mobs, kill enough of them (some at certain times or weather conditions) and they will spawn an NM (again, the spawn can depend on weather conditions). 

Tips below the cut!