Mission 48 - The Abyss Stares Back
Verdelet (Class A)

This Mission is completed in area E4 of the Titan’s Trials / Faultwarrens.

Mission 48 - The Abyss Stares Back Objective Overview

Prerequisities

Cie’th Stone Location

This Cie’th Stone for this Mission is located in area D3 (“The Sylphid Path”) and can be activated after you complete Mission 43. Refer to the Faultwarrens Side Quest page for a map of the location.

Mark Location

This mark for this Mission is located in area E4 (“Titan’s Throne”) of the Faultwarrens.

Battle Tactics

Mark Battle: Verdelet (x4)

Class: A
HP: 38,800

Opening cinematic for the battle against Verdelet during Mission 48

The four Verdelet enemies are easy enough to defeat but the challenge of this fight is to prevent them from using “Summon” to bring more powerful allies into the battle. If a Verdelet is able to successfully cast a summon in battle, they will bring a Tonberry into the fray which will greatly increase the amount of time it takes to complete the fight.

Setup either a Cerberus paradigm (all three characters as a Commandos) or Relentless Assault if one of your party members doesn’t have their Commando role unlocked. Make sure that this paradigm is setup as your default paradigm to begin the battle. Select AoE (Area of Effect) attacks such as Ruinga or Blitz that will hit multiple enemies and focus your attacks on whichever Verdelet is casting “Summon”.

A Verdelet using its Summon attack at the beginning of the battle

You should be able to defeat them before they get any summons off and it’s worth restarting and reattempting the battle if they do manage to bring a Tonberry into the fight.

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Reward:

Next Steps Following Completion

This Mission as well as any of the other Missions completed in the “E” section of the Faultwarrens are the last ones you can reach in the chain. Titan will transport you back to the beginning of the Faultwarrens at which point you can select another track through the Titan’s Trials.