Endeavoring To Awaken --A Guide To Rune Fencer

General Stuff: Helps to organize enemies, being able to tank while doing objectives is a huge help. Gambit and Rayke are great for some of those magic damage objectives, but I haven't done runs with mages yet so I haven't had to think about them for NMs/Bosses. Toggling in/out of DT gear can be an easy way to do the 10 cures for 500+ if you have a smaller crew. I'm still not crazy about WAR here since there's a lot of dispel, etc and Provoke is still garbage. /BLU might be a bad call due to buff absorb/dispels. /SAM, /DRK, and /NIN should all be quite fine, though you might prefer one over others depending on your boss of choice, strategy, playstyle, and experiences.

Floor 1: Might as well use Ignis to resist Paralyze. Barblizz/Para.

Floor 2: I use Sulpor for resisting Attack Down. Barwater.

Glassy Craver: Sulpor helps against Promyvion Brume. No matter what, you're going to lose hate regularly, though you should try to get it back so it doesn't murder your support. I ride Hasso and focus on DDing while I tank so I can contribute even when I don't have hate. Barwater/Poison.

Glassy Gorger: Lux for his drain attack. Don't use Temper, Phalanx, or Ice Spikes. Up to you and your group if you wanna drop other buffs, but I find it's not a big deal. He can copy Wards, but it shouldn't be a big deal (for instance, he has no weapon, so Battuta doesn't do anything for him). Don't underestimate Quadratic Continuum. Barblizz/Para.

Glassy Thinker: Lux to resist Sleep/Curse/Blind. Only buff I'd suggest against is Temper (unless your dispellers aren't super lazy), since he can steal buffs. If you're tanking and unsure you'll be able to turn in time during Pain Sync, just back tank him. Pain Sync doesn't seem to have an element, but is Breath Damage, and OFA also works. Don't even bother using Lunge for a quick MB cuz you'll probably *** it up and kill everyone. I like Barfire/virus.

Floor 4: You'll probably change runes if you care, though I definitely recommend either Ignis or Lux for the Fu path (mostly undead). Helps a melee group when you can self-Light and kill a Transcended Skeleton or Ghost with Lunge.

All Bosses: Lux. Barfire/Amnesia, except Fu, where you'd probably want Barwater or whatever. /DRK can help, as Arcane Circle will reduce all damage taken (including fixed moves) by 5%, and increase damage output by 5%. I wouldn't suggest it for Fu though, unless you're planning some kind of Souleater shenanigans.

Kin: Lux Pflug helps big time vs. Death Sentence. Only WS when he's casting if you really wanna play it safe. If he uses Target on you, just stop using hate generating stuff until you lose hate for a second.

Gin: Lux Wards and OFA reduce Zero Hour. Not a hard fight at all.

Kei: Haven't fought him yet but you'll still want Lux (except maybe for Gambit/Rayke). Kei's strategy is a bit specific to go into detail here. /DRK and an HP set could be very helpful with reducing his fixed damage.

Kyou: Haven't bothered with him either, but I could see either Seigan or /NIN working well to deal with his added effects (or just bark at your support). Heard he's overall pretty tame though.

Fu: There's a lot of ways to handle this guy. Just bear in mind that when he's crazy, even super DT sets won't save you. I rely on Seigan and Battuta, especially if the plan is to push him down so you can ride Battuta longer. Might actually want Ignis for this too cuz he does use powerful Blizzaga. As the tank, I usually pull him alone from behind with a lot of buffs that won't help him (Preludes, Barwater/sleep, Crusade, etc).

Bonus Floor: Enjoy your 250 gil