12) Overview - Outer Cathedral (Upper)

This post assumes that you've read the others in this series, tried your hand at the easier raids first and are now a bit of a veteran.  It aims to provide you with information on each wave of this guild dungeon so that you can formulate a plan that works for you.  It doesn't tell you exactly what to do!

Where there are "known" setups that are fairly successful against a given wave, these are noted.

Rewards

Placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd will win you two pieces of Silver Ore.  Silver Ore is used to upgrade Life Armor (the purple chestplate).
Placing 4th, 5th or 6th will win you one piece of Silver Ore.
The death of Bluto and Archimedes will also send a piece of Silver Ore to Auction for people to bid on.
The death of Asbo will send a piece of Silver Ore to Auction or, very rarely, a Pioneer Ring.

Characteristics:

Wave start: 100%
Wave end: ~92%

A trash wave comprised of three physical damage dealers.

Normal attack (back row Fellhound Allerter): ~15,000 damage
Initiative skill attack (back row Fellhound Allerter): Hits back row, ~15,000 damage, every 4th round
Normal attack (front row spiders): ~26,000 damage
Initiative skill attack (front row spiders): Hits everyone, ~13,000 damage, every 4th round

Recommended leader skill: Defensive Experience

Successful purple+3 formation:
Empty, MT, Druid
Shaman, Qriest, Cannon Lady

Characteristics:

Wave start: ~92%
Boss only: ~88%
Wave end: ~72%

A boss wave comprised of Bluto and two minions, all dealing physical damage.

Normal attack (minions): ~21,000 damage
Initiative skill attack (minions): Hits everyone, ~10,000 damage, every 4th round

Normal attack (boss): ~44,000 damage (~26,000 damage against MT with his passive skills)
Initiative skill attack (boss): Column attack, ~27,000 damage, every 10th round

Recommended leader skill: Defensive Experience

Successful purple+3 formation while minions are alive:
Empty, MT, Druid
Shaman, Cannon Lady, Qriest

Successful purple+3 formation once minions are dead:
DPS, MT, Druid
DPS, Empty, DPS

Characteristics:

Wave start: ~72%
Wave end: ~61%

A trash wave comprised of four physical damage dealers.

Normal attack (back row Fellhound Allerters): ~18,000 damage
Initiative skill attack (back row Fellhound Allerters): Hits back row, ~13,000 damage, every 4th round
Normal attack (front row Ant): ~10,000 damage
Initiative skill attack (front row Ant): Hits single target, ~10,000 damage, every 4th round

Recommended leader skill: Defensive Experience

Successful purple+3 formation:
Empty, MT, Druid
Shaman, Cannon Lady, Qriest

Characteristics:

Wave start: ~61%
Boss only: ~51%
Wave end: ~36%

A boss wave comprised of Archimedes and two minions, all dealing physical damage.

Normal attack (minions): ~20,000 damage
Critical hits (minions): ~30,000 damage
Initiative skill attack (minions): Hits single target, ~20,000 damage, every 4th round

Normal attack (boss): ~44,000 damage (~27,000 damage against MT with his passive skills)
Initiative skill attack (boss): Hits everyone, ~28,000 damage, every 10th round - this may be a magical attack?
Initiative skill critical hits (boss): ~56,000 damage

Recommended leader skill: Defensive Experience (possibly Magic Refuge for boss only if boss's initiative skill attack is magical?)

Successful purple+3 formation while minions are alive:
Empty, MT, Druid
Shaman, Cannon Lady, Miss

Successful purple+3 formation once minions are dead:
Empty, MT, Druid
Thief, Rogue, Miss

Female Druid, MT, Druid
Thief, Empty, Rogue

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Characteristics:

Wave start: ~36%
Wave end: ~27%

A trash wave comprised of three magical damage dealers.

Normal attack (back row Ants): ~26,000 damage
Initiative skill attack (back row Ants): Hits three random targets, ~18,000 damage, every 4th round
Normal attack (front row Ant): ~20,000 damage
Initiative skill attack (front row Ant): Column attack, ~20,000 damage, every 4th round

Recommended leader skill: Magic Refuge

Successful purple+3 formation:
Empty, BB, Lady
Shaman, Cannon Lady, Qriest

Characteristics:

Wave start: ~27%
Boss only: ~18%
Wave end: 0%

A boss wave comprised of Orion the Scar and two minions, all dealing magical damage.

Normal attack (minions): ~21,000 damage
Initiative skill attack (minions): Hits three random targets, ~14,000 damage, every 4th round

Normal attack (boss): ~46,000 damage (~38,000 damage against BB with his Qriest MDEF synergy)
Initiative skill attack (boss): Column attack, ~23,000 damage, every 10th round

Recommended leader skill: Magic Refuge

Successful purple+3 formations while minions are alive:
Thief, BB, Lady
WL, Empty, Qriest

Cannon Lady, Howard, FD
Shaman, Empty, Qriest

Successful purple+3 formation once minions are dead:
DPS, BB, DPS
DPS, Empty, Qriest


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