Dropping Like Flies

Type: BCNM Zone: Horlais Peak Restrictions: Level: 30 Members: 6 Time: 30 minutes Orb: Sky Orb (30 Beastmen's Seals)

Mobs

Name	Level	Type
[./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Huntfly Huntfly] x 1	??	[./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Flies Fly]
[./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Houndfly Houndfly] x 8	??	[./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Flies Fly]

Treasure

Your armoury crate will load out of the following groupings:

All of: 4000 gil (100%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Insect_Wing Insect Wing] (100%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Mannequin_Head Mannequin Head] (100%)

Zero to One of: [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Emperor_Hairpin Emperor Hairpin] (???%)

One of: [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Ashigaru_Targe Ashigaru Targe] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Beater's_Aspis Beater's Aspis] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Varlet's_Targe Varlet's Targe] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Wrestler's_Aspis Wrestler's Aspis] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Clear_Topaz Clear Topaz] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Lapis_Lazuli Lapis Lazuli] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Light_Opal Light Opal] (???%)

One of: [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Mercenary_Mantle Mercenary Mantle] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Singer's_Mantle Singer's Mantle] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Wizard's_Mantle Wizard's Mantle] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Wyvern_Mantle Wyvern Mantle] (???%)

One of: [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Utsusemi:_Ni Utsusemi: Ni] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Magic_Finale Magic Finale] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Quadav_Bug_Broth Quadav Bug Broth] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Onyx Onyx] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Lapis_Lazuli Lapis Lazuli] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Light_Opal Light Opal] (???%)

Unknown groupings: [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Mannequin_Body Mannequin Body] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Elm_Log Elm Log] (???%) [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Dispel Dispel] (???%)

Notes

• Houndflies only use Venom.
• Houndflies are resistant to [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Horde_Lullaby Horde Lullaby], but can be slept with [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Sleep Sleep].
• Huntfly uses [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Cursed_Sphere Cursed Sphere], and Somersault (single target damage).
• Huntfly casts [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Aero Aero], [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Gravity Gravity], and [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Choke Choke].
• Huntfly can be [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Weight Gravitied], [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Bind_(Status_Effect) Bound], and [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Silence_(Status_Effect) Silenced].
• Huntfly cannot be slept.
• Sleepga being level 31, it is unavailable for this fight. Diabolos' [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Nightmare Nightmare] should be able to land, but it has not been tested. [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Sheep_Song Sheep Song] seems to have no effect.
• Houndflies have around 900HP, Huntfly has about 1800.
• The Huntfly and Houndflies have shared hate. Actions taken against one will generate hate from the others at a reduced rate.

Strategy

• [./https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Dropping_Like_Flies/Strategies Dropping Like Flies Strategies]

BCNM Navigation

Level 20: Cloudy Orb
Charming Trio • Crustacean Conundrum • Shooting Fish • Wings of Fury

Level 30: Sky Orb
Birds of a Feather • Carapace Combatants • Creeping Doom • Die by the Sword • Petrifying Pair • Dropping Like Flies • Grove Guardians • Harem Scarem • Let Sleeping Dogs Die • Toadal Recall

Level 40: Star Orb
Under Observation • Undying Promise • Royal Jelly • Royal Succession • Factory Rejects • Steamed Sprouts • Tails of Woe • The Worm's Turn

Level 50: Comet Orb
The Final Bout • An Awful Autopsy • Eye of the Tiger • Rapid Raptors • Hostile Herbivores • 3, 2, 1... • Idol Thoughts • Treasure and Tribulations

Level 60: Moon Orb
Celery • Shots in the Dark • Up in Arms • Wild Wild Whiskers • Amphibian Assault • Brothers D'Aurphe • Demolition Squad • Dismemberment Brigade • Divine Punishers • Grimshell Shocktroopers • Jungle Boogymen • Kindred Spirits • Legion XI Comitatensis

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