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|Intro Text='''[[Vagary]]''', introduced in the March 26th, 2015 update<sup>[http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/46531?p=545503#post545503]</sup>, is a type of battle content that pits pioneers against members of the Xol Triumvirate, sinister forces that made their first appearance in the Seekers of Adoulin mission storyline.

The primary rewards from [[Vagary]] are item level 119 equipment, the ability to begin reforging iLvl 119 [[Reforged Empyrean Armor +1]], the materials used to synthesize Superior 2 armor, and materials used to upgrade [[:Category:Reforged Empyrean Armor +1|Reforged Empyrean Armor]] to 119 as below.

As of the September 16th, 2015 update<sup>[http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/48564-Sep-16-2015-%28JST%29-Version-Update?p=560551&viewfull=1#post560551]</sup>, a new system for acquiring rewards from Vagary was implemented.<br />Players may now receive rewards by interacting with the odyssean passage located in Leafallia (H-8) when in possession of all five ''Fabricated Ward'' Key Items dropped from each of the five Mega Boss Notorious Monsters as detailed below.

:'''Note''': [[Vagary]] does not scale with participants unlike other events. Any amount of players results in the same stats and difficulty of the opponents. 
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===Vagary at a Glance===

{| class="Standard R-Highlight R1-White C1-Bold" style="text-align: center;" BGCOLOR="efeeee" 
|- BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f"
! Upgrade Slot
! Empyrean Upgrade Item
! Boss Name
! Common Zone Name
! Entry Gate
! Entry KIs Required
! KIs Dropped
|-
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" style="color: #4f6480"| Head
| [[Vial Of Defiant Sweat]]<br />[[File:Defiant Sweat icon.png|22px|link=]]
| [[Palloritus]]
| Fomor Zone
| Deathborne Gate
| [[Prototype sigil pearl]]
| [[Fabricated pearl of impurity]]<br />[[Fabricated ward of biting winds]]
|-
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" style="color: #4f6480"| Body
| [[Dark Matter]]<br />[[File:Dark Matter icon.png|22px|link=]]
| [[Plouton]]
| Any Zone
| Any Gate
| [[Prototype sigil pearl]]
[[Prototype pearl of the false king]]
| [[Fabricated pearl of the false king]]<br />[[Fabricated ward of the false king]]
|-
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" style="color: #4f6480"| Hands
| [[Macuil Horn]]<br />[[File:Macuil Horn icon.png|22px|link=]]
| [[Putraxia]]
| Elemental Zone
| Duskbrood Gate
| [[Prototype sigil pearl]]
| [[Fabricated pearl of biting winds]]<br />[[Fabricated ward of impurity]]
|-
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" style="color: #4f6480"| Legs
| [[Tartarian Chain]]<br />[[File:Tartarian Chain icon.png|22px|link=]]
| [[Perfidien]]
| Any Zone
| Any Gate
| [[Prototype sigil pearl]]
[[Prototype pearl of ashen wings]]
| [[Fabricated pearl of ashen wings]]<br />[[Fabricated ward of ashen wings]]
|-
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" style="color: #4f6480"| Feet
| [[Vial Of Plovid Effluvium]]<br />[[File:Plovid Effluvium icon.png|22px|link=]]
| [[Rancibus]]
| Leech Zone
| Brash Gate
| [[Prototype sigil pearl]]
| [[Fabricated pearl of miasma]]<br />[[Fabricated ward of miasma]]
|}

==Getting Started==
====Eligibility Requirements====
*Have installed and registered the [[Seekers of Adoulin]] expansion.

*Be of level 95 or higher.

*Be in a party or alliance of between three and eighteen players.

*The party leader must have progressed beyond 5-3-2 in the [[:Category:Seekers of Adoulin Missions|Seekers of Adoulin mission]] storyline.
**Completed [[Seekers_of_Adoulin_Mission_5-3-2|Watery Grave]].<br />''Party members other than the leader need not fulfill this prerequisite, but [[Seekers of Adoulin]] lore is deeply intertwined with Vagary content.<br />Those who wish to enjoy the story without spoilers are advised to complete the missions first.''

*Only the party/alliance leader must be in possession of the requisite key item: [[Prototype sigil pearl]]

====Entry Key Items====
Players can obtain the necessary key items by trading vials of [[Befouled Water]] dropped by [[:Category:Fomor|Fomor]]s in [[Outer Ra'Kaznar]] and [[Ra'Kaznar Inner Court]] to the '''odyssean passage''' found in [[Leafallia]].
*The quickest ones to get to are taking the [[Augural Conveyor]] to [[Outer Ra'Kaznar]] then following the path to [[Ra'Kaznar Inner Court]].

====Entry Locations====
Players enter [[Vagary]] through various gates in [[Outer Ra'Kaznar]] that tie [[Ulbuka]] to the otherworldly location.<br />There are three such gates, and the layout of the zone and the notorious monster of the triumvirate found within differ accordingly.<br />
'''''The key items required for entry are the same for all three gates.'''''

* [[:Category:Vagary#Deathborne_Gate:_Palloritus|Deathborne Gate]] is located at (M-7).

* [[:Category:Vagary#Duskbrood_Gate:_Putraxia|Duskbrood Gate]] is located at (N-6).

* [[:Category:Vagary#Brash_Gate:_Rancibus|Brash Gate]] is located at (N-7).

====Progression====
Vagary occurs in the instanced zone: [[Outer Ra'Kaznar (U)]].<br />There is a 45 minute time limit.

====Reward Redemption====
After obtaining the full set of Fabricated Ward Key Items: 
*[[Fabricated ward of impurity]] (Putraxia)
*[[Fabricated ward of miasma]] (Rancibus)
*[[Fabricated ward of biting winds]] (Palloritus)
*[[Fabricated ward of ashen wings]] (Perfidien)
*[[Fabricated ward of the false king]] (Plouton)
Players can receive a reward by clicking on the '''Odyssean Passage''' in [[Leafallia]] (H-8) by trading the set of five Fabricated Wards in exchange for one of three choices:<br />
# The player may choose any piece of equipment that drops off of any monster in any Vagary zone, except for [[Tartarus Platemail]].
# The player may choose any synthesis or upgrade material that drops off of the Vagary Mega Boss Notorious Monsters, or an [[Etched Memory]].
# The player may receive a reward at random.
:::'''''This may be any piece of equipment, including [[Tartarus Platemail]], any Mega Boss material, as well as [[Codex of Etchings]] or an [[Etched Memory]].'''''

===Monthly Adventurer Campaigns===
There is one campaign that may run any given month.
{{Category:Adventurer_Campaigns
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}}

==Gates and Notorious Monsters==
===Deathborne Gate: [[Image:Category-Defiant.jpg|50px|link=]] [[Palloritus]]===

There are 4 waves of monsters:

*'''Wave 1:''' 20 [[:Category:Fomor|Fomori]].
{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=40%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="4" align="center"|'''Wave 1 Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Codex of Etchings]]
|[[File:6367 icon.png|link=]]
| A bundled collection of etched memories.
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Etched Memory]]
|[[File:9009 icon.png|link=]]
| This small piece of magical parchment is inscribed with the memories of your recent battles. 
|}

*'''Wave 2:''' 6 [[:Category:Corse|Corses]] and [[Lightreaper]].
{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=60%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="5" align="center"|'''Wave 2 Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Famine Sash]]
|[[File:Famine Sash icon.png|link=]]
| MP+10 Accuracy+10 Attack+10 Magic Accuracy+4
| [[MNK]] / [[WHM]] / [[BLM]] / [[RDM]] / [[PLD]] / [[BRD]] / [[RNG]] / [[SMN]] / [[BLU]] / [[PUP]] / [[SCH]] / [[GEO]] / [[RUN]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Feast Hose]]
|[[File:Feast Hose icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:113 HP+43 MP+29 STR+25 VIT+12 AGI+17 INT+34 MND+24 CHR+19 Accuracy+23 Ranged Accuracy+23 Evasion+27 Magic Evasion+107 "Magic Def. Bonus"+6 Haste+5% Enmity-3 "Recycle"+10 "Store TP"+4
| [[MNK]] / [[THF]] / [[RNG]] / [[NIN]] / [[BLU]] / [[COR]] / [[DNC]] / [[RUN]]
|}

*'''Wave 3:''' 4 parties of 3 [[:Category:Fomor|Fomori]].
{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=60%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="5" align="center"|'''Wave 3 Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Focal Orb]]
|[[File:Focal Orb icon.png|link=]]
| Accuracy-10 Attack+10 "Double Attack"+2%
| [[WAR]] / [[MNK]] / [[RDM]] / [[THF]] / [[PLD]] / [[DRK]] / [[BST]] / [[BRD]] / [[RNG]] / [[SAM]] / [[NIN]] / [[DRG]] / [[BLU]] / [[COR]] / [[DNC]] / [[RUN]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Limbo Trousers]]
|[[File:Limbo Trousers icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:111 HP+47 STR+29 VIT+16 AGI+20 INT+30 MND+17 CHR+11 Attack+26 "Magic Atk. Bonus"+17 Evasion+38 Magic Evasion+69 "Magic Def. Bonus"+5 Haste+6% "Double Attack"+2% "Fast Cast"+3%
| [[WAR]] / [[MNK]] / [[RDM]] / [[THF]] / [[DRK]] / [[BST]] / [[BRD]] / [[RNG]] / [[SAM]] / [[DRG]] / [[DNC]] / [[RUN]]
|}

*'''Zone Boss NM Wave:''' Multiple [[:Category:Fomor|Fomori]] and [[Palloritus]].
{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=60%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="6" align="center"|'''Palloritus Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 2~3
|[[Vial Of Defiant Sweat]]
|{{gdrop}}
|[[File:9007 icon.png|link=]]
| colspan=2 | Warning: Do not ingest. 
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 1~2
|[[Defiant Scarf]]
|{{gdrop}}
|[[File:9006 icon.png|link=]]
| colspan=2 | The unclean scarf is not fit for any of Altana's children to wear.
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Achiuchikapu]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Achiuchikapu icon.png|link=]]
| DMG:90 Delay:180 Accuracy+34 Evasion+27 Katana skill +228 Parrying skill +228 Magic Accuracy skill +215 "Double Attack"+4% "Store TP"+5 "Subtle Blow"+8
| [[NIN]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Defiant Collar]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Defiant Collar icon.png|link=]]
| Accuracy+8 "Subtle Blow"+3 "Triple Attack"+1%
| [[WAR]] / [[RDM]] / [[THF]] / [[PLD]] / [[DRK]] / [[BST]] / [[BRD]] / [[RNG]] / [[SAM]] / [[NIN]] / [[DRG]] / [[BLU]] / [[COR]] / [[DNC]] / [[RUN]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Punchinellos]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Punchinellos icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:71 HP+13 STR+12 DEX+24 VIT+12 AGI+37 MND+12 CHR+30 Accuracy+20 Evasion+72 Magic Evasion+69 "Magic Def. Bonus"+5 Haste+4% "Store TP"+5 Automaton: Accuracy+32 Attack+15 Ranged Accuracy+32 Ranged Attack+15
| [[PUP]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Rhadamanthus]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Rhadamanthus icon.png|link=]]
| DMG:106 Delay:195 DEX+12 AGI+12 Accuracy+13 Evasion+22 Magic Evasion+20 Dagger skill +242 Parrying skill +242 Magic Accuracy skill +188 "Waltz" potency +7%
| [[THF]] / [[BRD]] / [[COR]] / [[DNC]]
|}

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===Duskbrood Gate: [[Image:Category-Macuil.jpg|50px|link=]] [[Putraxia]]===
[[File:Duskbrood.png|thumbnail|Map]]

This area contains many [[:Category:Elemental|elementals]]. Defeating each type of elemental will prevent [[Putraxia]] from absorbing the analogous type of elemental damage.
*Elementals will magic aggro and link.
*Defeating all elementals of a specific type will stop [[Putraxia]] from absorbing that type of elemental damage.
**It also prevents it from casting the related elemental magic. Highly recommended to kill all dark elementals (including the one next to where Putraxia spawns) to prevent the casting of [[Death]] as well as Fire and Thunder so that Scholar can use Fusion.
{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=40%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="4" align="center"|'''Duskbrood Gate Elemental Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Codex of Etchings]]
|[[File:6367 icon.png|link=]]
| A bundled collection of etched memories.
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Etched Memory]]
|[[File:9009 icon.png|link=]]
| This small piece of magical parchment is inscribed with the memories of your recent battles. 
|}

*'''Area 1:'''
** Fire -> Ice - > Earth - > Wind -> Boss/Hybrids -> Thunder Elementals 
**5 [[Byrgen]], 5 [[Gefyrst]] and [[Blightslither]] (Tier 1 NM)
***Hybrid elementals around the [[Blightslither]] will aggro and thus link without the use of sneak and invisible to pull the NM.
****Recommend pulling the [[Blightslither]] first, then clearing the hybrid elementals.  All hybrids around the boss must be cleared to open the door to area 2.
{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=60%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="5" align="center"|'''Blightslither Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Supay Weskit]]
|[[File:Supay Weskit icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:125 HP+54 MP+59 STR+21 DEX+21 VIT+21 AGI+21 INT+38 MND+29 CHR+29 Evasion+41 Magic Evasion+80 Magic Damage+20 "Magic Def. Bonus"+6 Haste+3% "Conserve MP"+5 "Refresh"+2 
| [[BLM]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Umbra Strap]]
|[[File:Umbra Strap icon.png|link=]]
| HP+20 MP+20 Accuracy+3 Damage taken -1%
| All Jobs
|}

*'''Area 2:''' 
** Water -> Light -> Boss / Hybrids -> Dark Elementals
*** Note that the Light Elementals can be found in the southeastern most square room that the map suggests is blocked off (it is actually open).
*** 5 [[Baelfyr]], 5 [[Ungeweder]] and [[Insidivo]] (Tier 2 NM)
***Hybrid elementals around [[Insidivo]] will aggro and thus link without the use of sneak and invisible to pull the NM.
**Insidivo takes reduced magical damage.
{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=60%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="5" align="center"|'''Insidivo Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Avatara Slops]]
|[[File:Avatara Slops icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:108 HP+43 MP+69 STR+25 VIT+12 AGI+17 INT+34 MND+24 CHR+19 Evasion+27 Magic Evasion+107 "Magic Def. Bonus"+6 Haste+5% "Blood Boon"+9 Avatar: Enmity+4 "Blood Pact" damage +7 
| [[SMN]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Vengeful Ring]]
|[[File:Vengeful Ring icon.png|link=]]
| HP+20 MP+20 Evasion+9 Magic Evasion+9 Enmity+3
| All Jobs
|}

*'''Zone Boss NM Area:''' 
**[[Putraxia]] and one of each elemental
*** Recommended to kill at least Dark first to block death, and Fire/Light for Fusion. 
{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=60%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="6" align="center"|'''Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 2~3
|[[Macuil Horn]]
|{{gdrop}}
|[[File:9005 icon.png|link=]]
| colspan=2 | This fragment, torn from the head of a macuil, crackles with electricity.
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 1~2
|[[Macuil Plating]]
|{{gdrop}}
|[[File:9004 icon.png|link=]]
| colspan=2 | An otherwordly stentch permeates this sheer sheet of metal.
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Acclimator]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Acclimator icon.png|link=]]
| DMG:130 Delay:240 Accuracy+15 Magic Accuracy+15 Magic Damage+96 Sword skill +242 Parrying skill +242 Magic Accuracy skill +188 "Chain Affinity"+10 "Skillchain Bonus"+10
| [[RDM]] / [[PLD]] / [[BLU]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Crusher's Gauntlets]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Crusher Gauntlets icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:143 HP+29 STR+10 DEX+29 VIT+38 AGI+5 INT+8 MND+25 CHR+19 Accuracy+24 Attack+24 Evasion+22 Magic Evasion+26 "Magic Def. Bonus"+1 Haste+4% "Jump" TP Bonus +25 Wyvern: HP+50
| [[WAR]] / [[PLD]] / [[DRK]] / [[BST]] / [[SAM]] / [[DRG]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Rumination Sash]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Rumination Sash icon.png|link=]]
| MND+4 Magic Accuracy+3 Enfeebling magic skill +7 Spell interruption rate down 10%
| [[MNK]] / [[WHM]] / [[BLM]] / [[RDM]] / [[PLD]] / [[BRD]] / [[RNG]] / [[SMN]] / [[BLU]] / [[PUP]] / [[SCH]] / [[GEO]] / [[RUN]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Soulcleaver]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Soulcleaver icon.png|link=]]
| DMG:280 Delay:489 Attack+26 "Magic Atk. Bonus"+20 Evasion+25 Magic Damage+150 Great Sword skill +228 Parrying skill +228 Magic Accuracy skill +188 "Lunge"+10
| [[RUN]]
|}

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===Brash Gate: [[Image:Category-Plovid.jpg|60px|link=]] [[Rancibus]]===

There are columns in the middle of the room, numbered #1~#6. Upon selecting one, each will despawn and the enemy mobs will spawn scattered around room.<br />All of the mobs have a weakness that they take heightened elemental damage from as follows: 
{| class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" max-width=40%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="2" align="center"|'''Brash Gate Amorphs and their Weakness'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | [[Ravaging Acuex]]
| {{Fire}}
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | [[Unabated Mush]]
| {{Ice}}
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | [[Jaundiced Slime]]
| {{Wind}}
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | [[Gangrenous Leech]]
| {{Thunder}}
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | [[Dreary Obdella]]
| {{Water}}
|}

Five of the columns will contain only varying groups of [[:Category:Amorphs|amorphs]], while one will contain the NM along with groups of amorphs.<br />
:'''''It currently seems to be completely random as to which column contains the NM wave.'''''

{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=40%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="4" align="center"|'''Brash Gate Amorphs Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Codex of Etchings]]
|[[File:6367 icon.png|link=]]
| A bundled collection of etched memories.
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Etched Memory]]
|[[File:9009 icon.png|link=]]
| This small piece of magical parchment is inscribed with the memories of your recent battles. 
|}

* '''Tier I NM:''' [[Murkcrawler]]
{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=60%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="5" align="center"|'''Murkcrawler Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Brahmastra]]
|[[File:Brahmastra icon.png|link=]]
| DMG:261 Delay:600 HP+30 STR+10 AGI+10 Accuracy+20 Ranged Accuracy+20 Archery skill +242 "Subtle Blow"+5
| [[RNG]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Rabid Visor]]
|[[File:Rabid Visor icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:114 HP+38 STR+26 DEX+19 VIT+21 AGI+19 INT+19 MND+19 CHR+19 Evasion+36 Magic Evasion+53 "Magic Def. Bonus"+2 Haste+8% Enmity+6 Physical damage taken -3%
| [[WAR]] / [[RDM]] / [[PLD]] / [[DRK]] / [[BST]] / [[RNG]] / [[SAM]] / [[DRG]] / [[BLU]] / [[RUN]]
|}

After defeating Murkcrawler, six new columns will appear and, again, only one of the six contains the NM wave.<br />
:'''''It currently seems to be completely random as to which column contains the NM wave.'''''

* '''Tier II NM:''' [[Brimboil]]<br />It will split if it takes over a certain amount of damage(~3500) in a single hit. Each copy has less HP than the NM and but also splits in the same manner. Each will cast [[Meteor]] when the main Brimboil does.<br />It is recommended that physical DDs auto-attack and don't use weapon skills and for magical DDs to use only low tier nukes.
{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=60%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="5" align="center"|'''Brimboil Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Deviant Necklace]]
|[[File:Deviant Necklace icon.png|link=]]
| Accuracy+5 "Magic Atk. Bonus"+10 Enmity-5 "Conserve MP"+2
| All Jobs
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Meekculler]]
|[[File:Meekculler icon.png|link=]]
| DMG:290 Delay:528 STR+15 Accuracy+15 Attack+20 Magic Accuracy+15 Scythe skill +242 Parrying skill +242 Magic Accuracy skill +188 Physical damage taken -4%
| [[DRK]]
|}

After defeating Brimboil, six new columns will appear and, again, only one of the six contains the NM wave. However, now, each wave of amorphs is more populous. <br />
Upon activation of a pillar, the following messages will be displayed:
*"Fragments of scattered memories begin to coalesce!" means Rancibus will '''not''' spawn.
*"A thousand scattered memories begin to take shape!" means Rancibus will spawn at the start with the wave, or after a certain amount of waves have been cleared.
:'''''It currently seems to be completely random as to which column contains the NM wave.'''''

*'''Zone Boss NM:''' [[Rancibus]]
{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=60%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="6" align="center"|'''Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 2~3
|[[Vial Of Plovid Effluvium]]
|{{gdrop}}
|[[File:9002 icon.png|link=]]
| colspan=2 | This yellowish-brown liquid emits a noxious odor that sends your head spinning.
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 1~2
|[[Chunk Of Plovid Flesh]]
|{{gdrop}}
|[[File:9003 icon.png|link=]]
| colspan=2 | Gangrenous discolorations mar the surface of this piece of rancid flesh.
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Cryptic Earring]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Cryptic Earring icon.png|link=]]
| HP+40 Enmity+4 "Counter"+3
| All Jobs
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Devivifier]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Devivifier icon.png|link=]]
| DMG:285 Delay:504 STR+15 Accuracy+25 Great Axe skill +242 Parrying skill +242 Magic Accuracy skill +188 "Double Attack"+5% "Double Attack" damage +15
| [[WAR]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Miasmic Pants]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Miasmic Pants icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:107 HP+43 MP+29 STR+29 VIT+12 AGI+17 INT+38 MND+24 CHR+19 Accuracy+22 Magic Accuracy+22 Evasion+27 Magic Evasion+107 "Magic Def. Bonus"+6 Haste+5% "Conserve MP"+4 Physical damage taken -3% Enchantment: "Poison"
| [[WHM]] / [[BLM]] / [[RDM]] / [[BRD]] / [[SMN]] / [[SCH]] / [[PUP]] / [[SCH]] / [[GEO]] / [[RUN]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Mindmelter]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Mindmelter icon.png|link=]]
| DMG:223 Delay:412 INT+12 MND+12 "Magic Atk. Bonus"+28 Magic Damage+217 Staff skill +242 Parrying skill +242 Magic Accuracy skill +228 Poison: INT+20 MND+20 Magic Accuracy+15 "Magic Atk. Bonus"+43 "Conserve MP"+4
| [[BLM]] / [[SCH]] / [[GEO]]
|}

==Additional Notorious Monsters==

Two additional NMs may be spawned in any zone by fulfilling certain hidden objectives. When each objective is completed, the player who initially took the alliance into the zone will receive a message that their [[Prototype pearl of ashen wings]] or [[Prototype pearl of the false king]] has evolved. No other player will receive any indication that an objective has been completed.
* When all three objectives are completed, the NM will immediately spawn on the player who took the alliance into the zone, regardless of where the objective was completed.
* Both NMs may be alive at the same time.

If any player in the alliance dies at any point before the NMs spawn, it is no longer possible to spawn them on that run.
If any player in the alliance dies during the fight against either NMs, it will immediately Warp and it will no longer be possible to spawn either NM on that run.

[[Prototype pearl of ashen wings]] and [[Prototype pearl of the false king]] are not lost upon entry to the zone, only when their respective NMs spawn.
Only the player who initially took the alliance into the zone will have their prototype pearls consumed.

Each NM grants a 15-minute time extension upon defeat.

Shortly after reaching 90% HP, the NM will perform an {{icon|SP}} cloud animation and pick a random element to align to. Light and Dark will never be selected.
* The NM will absorb the aligned element, take 0 damage from the descendant element, and become highly resistant to all damage except the ascendant element, including physical damage.
* The color of the {{icon|SP}} cloud represents the element the NM is strong against. The correct element to use against the NM is '''two''' elements ascendant from the color of the cloud.
* If no elemental damage of the six primary elements (including Skillchain damage) is ever used against the NM, it will not gain damage resistance. '''The NMs may be defeated quickly by using only physical Weapon Skills which do not form Skillchains with each other.'''
* Dealing more than a very small amount of damage of the aligned element will trigger an [[Encumbrance]] effect on all players, making the fight much more difficult.
** The duration of the [[Encumbrance]] effect increases with the amount of HP the boss recovers from the elemental damage.
* Magic of the element the NM is weak to will proc {{Blue!}} and provide a message to everyone in the alliance informing them of the correct element.
* Performing a [[Skillchain]] of any level including the element the NM is weak to will proc {{Red!}} and grant a substantial magic damage bonus.
** Failing to do this within a certain period of time will cause the NM to Warp.
** Shortly after the Magic Burst window ends, or if the proc is not achieved within a short period of time, the boss will pick a new element and display another {{icon|SP}} cloud.

=== Spawn Objectives ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! [[Image:Melvien-Hades.jpg|90px|link=]]<br />[[Perfidien]] !! [[Image:Hades-godmode.jpg|180px|link=]]<br />[[Plouton]]
|-
| [[Key Item]] || [[Prototype pearl of ashen wings]] || [[Prototype pearl of the false king]]
|-
| Minimum [[Content Level|CL]] || 130 || 132
|-
| Speed Objective || Defeat 5 enemies within 5 seconds of gaining enmity <br /><sup>''You must aggro the enemy before killing it''</sup> || Defeat 5 more enemies within 5 seconds of gaining enmity <br /><sup>''You must aggro the enemy before killing it''</sup>
|-
| [[Skillchain]] Objective || Perform a 4-step [[Skillchain]] || Perform a 6-step [[Skillchain]]
|-
| [[Magic Burst]] Objective || Defeat 5 enemies with [[Magic Burst]]s || [[Magic Burst]] for at least 5000 damage without defeating the enemy 5 times 
|}

''Objectives may be completed in any order, and multiple objectives may be progressed on a single enemy or with a single action.''
{|-
| '''Objective Triggers:'''
|-
|Ashen Wings Umbral Hue
|-
|Ashen Wings Deeper Black Hue
|-
|Ashen Wings is indistinguishable from the dead of night! '''''*Spawns Perfidien*'''''
|-
|False Kings Deeper Red Hue
|-
|False Kings Crimson Hue
|-
|False Kings is indistinguishable from a pool of blood! '''''*Spawns Plouton*'''''
|}

=== Obtaining Prototype Pearls ===

Obtaining the [[Prototype pearl of ashen wings]]:
* Interact with the Odyssean Passage in [[Leafallia]]
** You must have completed the required [[Seekers of Adoulin]] missions.
** You must have been the player who brought an alliance into Vagary at least once.
* You must be in possession of three KIs from the main Vagary NMs: [[Fabricated pearl of impurity]], [[Fabricated pearl of biting winds]], and [[Fabricated pearl of miasma]].<br /><sup>'''''You must have a [[Prototype sigil pearl]] in your possession when you defeat the NMs in order to receive their respective KIs.'''''</sup>
* Request a [[Prototype pearl of ashen wings]].
* The [[Prototype pearl of ashen wings]] will be consumed when [[Perfidien]] appears, and the three fabricated pearls will need to be obtained again.

Obtaining the [[Prototype pearl of the false king]]:
* Interact with the Odyssean Passage in [[Leafallia]]
** You must have completed the required [[Seekers of Adoulin]] missions.
** You must have been the player who brought an alliance into Vagary at least once.
* You must be in possession of the KI from defeating [[Perfidien]]: [[Fabricated pearl of ashen wings]].<br /><sup>'''''You must have a [[Prototype sigil pearl]] in your possession when [[Perfidien]] is defeated in order to receive the KI.'''''</sup>
* Request a [[Prototype pearl of the false king]].
* The [[Prototype pearl of the false king]] will be consumed when [[Plouton]] appears, and the [[Fabricated pearl of ashen wings]] will need to be obtained again.

=== Rewards ===

{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=60%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="6" align="center"|'''Perfidien Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 2~3
|[[Tartarian Chain]]
|{{gdrop}}
|[[File:9064 icon.png|link=]]
| colspan=2 | This chain is used by the jailers of Tartarus to chain their charges to cell walls.
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 1~2
|[[Tartarian Soul]]
|{{gdrop}}
|[[File:9063 icon.png|link=]]
| colspan=2 | One of but many souls to be trapped within the confines of Tartarus.
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Count's Cuffs]]
|{{cdrop}}
|[[File:Count's Cuffs icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:88 HP+31 STR+10 DEX+34 VIT+30 AGI+6 INT+10 MND+25 CHR+12 Attack+30 Evasion+22 Magic Evasion+37 "Magic Def. Bonus"+3 Guarding skill +12 Haste+3 "Counter"+3 "Martial Arts"+5
| [[MNK]] / [[SAM]] / [[NIN]] / [[PUP]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Count's Garb]]
|{{cdrop}}
|[[File:Count's Garb icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:130 HP+54 MP+59 STR+21 DEX+21 VIT+21 AGI+21 INT+38 MND+29 CHR+29 Evasion+41 Magic Evasion+80 "Magic Atk. Bonus"+30 "Magic Def. Bonus"+6 Haste+7% Magic critical hit rate +15 Magic critical hit damage +10%
| [[WHM]] / [[BLM]] / [[RDM]] / [[BRD]] / [[SMN]] / [[BLU]] / [[PUP]] / [[SCH]] / [[GEO]] / [[RUN]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Enervating Earring]]
|{{rdrop}}
|[[File:Enervating Earring icon.png|link=]]
| Ranged Accuracy+7 Ranged Attack+7 Enmity-3 "Store TP"+4
| All Jobs
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Etiolation Earring]]
|{{udrop}}
|[[File:Etiolation Earring icon.png|link=]]
| HP+50 MP+50 "Fast Cast"+1% Magic damage taken -3% "Resist Silence"+15
| All Jobs
|}

{| cellspacing="1" class="R-Highlight R1-White" style="text-align: center;" width=60%; BGCOLOR="efeeee"
! BGCOLOR="#4b4d4f" colspan="6" align="center"|'''Plouton Drops'''
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 2~3
|[[Dark Matter]]
|{{gdrop}}
|[[File:9062 icon.png|link=]]
| colspan=2 | This building block of the netherworld absorbs light from the area around it.
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 1~2
|[[Hades' Claw]]
|{{gdrop}}
|[[File:9061 icon.png|link=]]
| colspan=2 | This sinister looking claw once belong to the entity known as Hades.
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Befouled Crown]]
|{{rdrop}}
|[[File:Befouled Crown icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:99 HP+36 MP+32 STR+18 DEX+18 VIT+18 AGI+18 INT+33 MND+33 CHR+23 Evasion+36 Magic Evasion+75 Magic Accuracy+20 "Magic Def. Bonus"+5 Haste+6% Enhancing magic skill +16 Enfeebling magic skill +16 "Refresh"+1
| [[WHM]] / [[BLM]] / [[RDM]] / [[DRK]] / [[SMN]] / [[SCH]] / [[GEO]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Incarnation Sash]]
|{{cdrop}}
|[[File:Incarnation Sash icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:15 Pet: Accuracy+15 Ranged Accuracy+15 Magic Accuracy+15 "Double Attack"+4%
| [[BST]] / [[DRG]] / [[SMN]] / [[PUP]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~2
|[[Odium]]
|{{cdrop}}
|[[File:Odium icon.png|link=]]
| DMG:113 Delay:208 STR+13 DEX+13 VIT+13 AGI+13 INT+13 MND+13 CHR+13 Accuracy+13 Attack+13 Evasion+13 Dagger skill +242 Parrying skill +242 Magic Accuracy skill +188 Magic Evasion+13 Resistance against "Death"+13 Additional effect: "Death"
| [[WAR]] / [[RDM]] / [[THF]] / [[BST]] / [[BRD]] / [[RNG]] / [[NIN]] / [[COR]] / [[DNC]]
|- BGCOLOR="#efeeee" 
| BGCOLOR="#e8e8e8" | 0~1
|[[Tartarus Platemail]]
|{{xdrop}}
|[[File:Tartarus Platemail icon.png|link=]]
| DEF:158 HP+63 MP+35 STR+29 DEX+19 VIT+29 AGI+19 INT+19 MND+19 CHR+19 Accuracy+40 Evasion+41 Magic Evasion+80 "Magic Def. Bonus"+6 Haste+3% Absorbs magic damage taken +5% Damage taken -10% Physical damage taken: "Death Spikes" effect
| [[WAR]] / [[PLD]] / [[DRK]] / [[BST]] / [[SAM]] / [[DRG]]
|}

==Strategies==
See the [[:Category talk:Vagary|Vagary talk page]] for information on strategies.

==Alternative Battlefields==
In October 2018, new battlefields were added as an alternative means to unlock [[Reforged Empyrean Armor +1]] via [[Monisette]]. In these battlefields, players can face off directly against a Vagary boss of their choosing. These fights have no drops, as they are only meant for unlocking armor upgrades. Access requires completion of most of the [[Seekers_of_Adoulin_Missions|Seekers]] storyline.

The following battlefields have been added to [[Ra'Kaznar Turris]]:

*Vagary: [[Palloritus]] (Unlocks Head)
*Vagary: [[Plouton]] (Unlocks Body)
*Vagary: [[Putraxia]] (Unlocks Hands)
*Vagary: [[Perfidien]] (Unlocks Legs)
*Vagary: [[Rancibus]] (Unlocks Feet)

'''General Requirements:'''

*One to six players may take part in the battlefields.
*All party members must fulfill the necessary requirements and all must have the {{KI}} [[Prototype sigil pearl]].
*The {{KI}} [[Prototype sigil pearl]] is consumed upon entering the arena. It must be re-obtained in order to fight again.
**The key item may be obtained by trading a {{ItemIcon|Befouled Water|24px}} [[Befouled Water]] to the Odyssean Passage in [[Leafallia]].
***{{ItemIcon|Befouled Water|24px}} [[Befouled Water]] is dropped by Fomor enemies encountered in Inner and Outer Ra’Kaznar.

'''Mission Requirements:''' 
*Putraxia / Rancibus / Pallitorus: [[Watery Grave]]
*Perfidien: [[Reckoning (Mission)]]
*Plouton: [[Abomination]]

'''Joining the Fray'''
To join a battlefield, inspect the '''Ominous Postern''' in the [[Ra'Kaznar Turris]] and select the battlefield of your choice.
*How to get to [[Ra'Kaznar Turris]]: https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Seekers_of_Adoulin_Mission_5-2-2
**Alternatively, [[Home Point]] #1 in [[Ra'Kaznar Inner Court]]

A time limit of 30 minutes (Earth time) is in place for the battle.
After the battle, you will receive a title befitting your victory.

*These battlefields will not grant experience points, capacity points, or treasure.
*These battlefields will not count toward the Vagary objective for Records of Eminence.
*These battlefields '''can''' be used to learn Blue Magic spells. ([[Cruel Joke]] from [[Palloritus]], [[Cesspool]] from [[Rancibus]] and [[Tearing Gust]] from [[Putraxia]])