The Minstrel’s Ballad: The Endsinger’s Aria

PF largely follows Nukemaru’s guide:

Japanese

This is the game8 macro that’s being used:

【絶望の鎖・カタステリスモイ(塔)】
鎖はTHが西、DPSが東に切りにいく
　MT 　D1
　 ST　D2
　H1　 D3
　H2　 D4
【絶望侵食AoE散開/頭割り】
　D1 MT D2　　｜MTH1D1D2　西/北
　H1 ST H2　　 ｜STH2D3D4　東/南
　D3　　D4　　｜
【絶望侵食:フレア散開/セオロジカル散開】
　※フレアX字　  ｜※フレア・AOE十字捨て
D1/MT　D2/ST ｜　　 　Tフレア
　　　　　　　　｜ AOE　 頭/他　Dフレア
D3/H1　D4/H2｜　　　 Hフレア

English

【Grip of Despair + Katasterismoi (Towers)】
Chains：TH→West、DPS→East
　MT 　D1
　 ST　D2
　H1　 D3
　H2　 D4
【Despair Unforgotten Spread/Stacks】
　D1 MT D2　　｜MTH1D1D2　West/North
　H1 ST H2　　 ｜STH2D3D4　East/South
　D3　　D4　　｜
【Despair Unforgotten: Flares/Theo. Fatalism】
※Flares X-form｜※Flares/AoE 十-formation
D1/MT　D2/ST ｜　　 　T-Flare
　　　　　　　　｜ AOE　 stack　D-Flare
D3/H1　D4/H2｜　　　 H-Flare

Markers

The intercardinal 1234 markers are the impact points for all the planetary collisions.

All markers are the player positions for Flare/AoEs during Theological Fatalism (player debuffs). The center C marker is for the Donuts + stack (people tend to stack too far south otherwise).

You also want to mark the two healers for stacks.

XIVLauncher WaymarkPresetPlugin positions

{"Name":"Endsinger EX","MapID":846,"A":{"X":100.0,"Y":0.0,"Z":82.0,"ID":0,"Active":true},"B":{"X":118.0,"Y":0.0,"Z":100.0,"ID":1,"Active":true},"C":{"X":100.0,"Y":0.0,"Z":100.0,"ID":2,"Active":true},"D":{"X":82.0,"Y":0.0,"Z":100.0,"ID":3,"Active":true},"One":{"X":87.272,"Y":0.0,"Z":87.272,"ID":4,"Active":true},"Two":{"X":112.728,"Y":0.0,"Z":87.272,"ID":5,"Active":true},"Three":{"X":112.728,"Y":0.0,"Z":112.728,"ID":6,"Active":true},"Four":{"X":87.272,"Y":0.0,"Z":112.728,"ID":7,"Active":true}}

Theological Fatalism (5-heads)

An easy way to resolve the 5-heads mechanic is:

1. From the third donut, determine whether your current quadrant will be cleaved by the center head:
   • If it will get cleaved, cross over diagonally to the opposite quadrant.
   • If it won’t get cleaved, stay in your current quadrant.
2. Check the number of rings in your current quadrant:
   • If it is odd, stay in your current quadrant.
   • If it is even, move to the other quadrant that won’t get cleaved by the center head.

(Credit: Nukemaru)

2x Fatalism

If you have LB3 available during the 2x Fatalism (quadruple planets), a Tank LB3 right after the second planet collision will allow players to survive red planet hits during the harder “blue-to-red” planet sequence.

To get the LB3 by this time, you will need a standard party setup with no duplicate jobs.