Hells' Lid is a level 70 dungeon inFinal Fantasy 14: Stormblood.

Originally added in patch 4.2, this optional dungeon kicks off the Four Lords side story.

How To Unlock Hells' Lid

Hells' Lid is unlocked through the following side quest.

hells lid intro title

Dungeon Walkthrough

This dungeon is full of tough enemies.

Shortly after entering the dungeon, you will jump off a cliff into a square arena of fourNurikabeenemies.

These lava spirits will stay in their walls, making themimpossible to group together.

otake maru, first boss of hells lid

In the area right before the final boss, you will encounter theBoltstorm Nueand theStillwind Nue.

These two mini-bosses will usehigh damage auto attacksand periodically attack withfrontal coneand point-blank AoEs.

Focus on one Nue at a time as you dodge these AoEs.

kamaitachi, second boss of hells lid dungeon

Otake-maru

The first boss of Hells' Lid is Otake-maru.

take a stab at avoid each of the following attacks and mechanics as best you could.

Otake-maru will repeat these attacks until he is defeated.

kamaitachi using whipsers in the wind to create wind spirits and tornadoes

Kamaitachi

The second boss of this dungeon is Kamaitachi.

Similar to the first boss, each of Kamaitachi’s attacks will inflict astacking vulnerability up debuff.

Kamaitachi will repeat these attacks until he is defeated.

genbu, final boss of hells lid dungeon

As the fight progresses, these attacks will be used with greater frequency.

Move carefully duringWhispers in the Windandpay attention to the messagesindicating the boss’s attacks.

Genbu

The final boss of Hells' Lid is Genbu.

genbu casting sinister tide to create a water orb that moves around the arena along a path of arrows

Genbu’s attacks and mechanics are detailed below.

Additionally, as the fight progresses, Genbu willoverlap some of these attacks.

For example, he will useHell of Waves during Sinister Tide, knocking you back while the orb moves.

genbu summoning the chelonian gate to protect himself and charge focus

Position yourself accordingly to avoid taking damage as you defeat Genbu.

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