Arcadion M1S Guide - AAC Light-Heavyweight M1 Savage (Black Cat)

Published 2024-07-31
This is a guide to the fight Arcadion M1S (Black Cat) in the game Final Fantasy XIV. All strats in this video are day 1 strats and are likely to be improved overtime.

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00:00 Introduction
00:55 Quadruple Crossing
01:36 Double One-two Paw
04:00 Mouser 1
07:22 Clones Shenanigans
10:11 Mouser 2
11:43 Raining Cats
13:14 Predaceous Pounce
14:11 Special Thanks! (+ Cat)

All Comments (21)
  • @HectorHectorson
    A quick TL;DW What my guide shows: DPS in first on inter, TH in 2nd on cardinals (I've seen same-bait, and it looks promising. Maybe a mini--guide?), True North clock spots (but I explain relative at the start, they both work fine), I show both how to resolve elevate and eviscerate by getting knocked to a new tile or in same tile, LPs E/W for shockwave. Raining cats is LPs on S corners, tethers on N corners, LP1 in, LP2 out (I also show a tank invuln method that's an option. This mechanic might need a mini-guide if there's a much easier solution to it). Sorry if I show things slightly differently from how you cleared day 1!
  • @ChaosComposer
    Happy to report that 8 clones are summoned over the course of the fight, meaning she does indeed have 9 lives.
  • @Theorybind
    Your commitment to timely standardized guides is an inspiration and boon for the community and a benefit to SE themselves, giving opportunities to newer players to overcome their doubts and anxieties. Thank you for everything you continue to do sir.
  • @spetsu1
    I love the cat in the background. This is my new favorite raid guide because of it.
  • @dudemunch87
    Hearing your cat meow really made me feel like I was in the fight. Very immersive, 11/10.
  • @yorunighthawk
    thank you hector! your guides are absolutely invaluable, so so so much appreciated
  • @oboeisme
    Thanks so much for your wonderful guide as always, Hector! I was pleasantly surprised to see that my static had made almost identical strats to yours for the parts of the fight we saw, and this video will help us to clear really quickly. Your hard work is sooo appreciated!!<3
  • @kuri_curry
    When I saw your guide out, I WAS SO HAPPY. I was getting so confused, as to why she jumps in a different corner to what I tracked for the second nine lives. :| searched and searched, and only your guide thus far actually says, that she moves to the same corner as where the original is facing. It's such a crucial thing! So thank you Hector. LOVE your guides!!!
  • @istergamer
    I just got a clear thanks to this guide making all of this seem so easy. You keep carrying me through this fights I appreciate these keep up the good work.
  • @kleinTOD
    Overshadow is always paired with the knockback while Splintering Nails is only used when the clone slams down.
  • @TheRealLink
    Thank you for a quickly made, thorough guide, Hector!
  • @BearyLynn7
    For the first mechanic, it's less movement when people take the bait at cardinals and dodge out at inner cards. Our group did supports first, then they would swap with DPS. DPS baits and then both will sit at their inner cardinals for the echos. Easier, less movement and remembering to dodge the echos when they only go to cardinals. Of course, this can be done by baiting only inner-cards and keeping the safe spot at cardinals.
  • @justin12890
    Good guides as always glad yout still doing them.
  • @nihiru4236
    Thank you for your amazing work as usual Hector! Your guides are gamechanging, really appreciating all the effort you put into making them! 💕
  • @EhShunPhoo
    Hector really figured out that the sum of the squares of the sides of the non-cracked square is equal to the distance of the knock squared. He has thus named his strat, Hectorean Theorem.
  • @GlovikXIV
    Thank you as always Hector, cheers!!!!