Atma Gathering

As a lot of us are doing Abyssea content now, I'm sure you've heard the term 'Atma' being tossed around quite a bit. But what is Atma?

Atma are unique key item enhancements, usable only in Abyssea, that are rewarded by exploiting an Abyssean Notorious Monster's weakness and then successfully defeating it.

These enhancements are ludicrously powerful, and are the reason why your weapon skills hit for a third of the damage the Warrior next to you can put out. Popular examples include the Atma of the Razed Ruins, which provides:

DEX +50, Critical Hit Rate +30%, and Critical Damage +30%

Or for our magically inclined friends, the Atma of the Minikin Monstrosity:

Refresh +10 MP/tick, INT +50, Enmity -20

Starting to see what I mean? And what's even better, you can be affected by up to three different atma at once.

So how does one start getting atma? Well first, you need lunar abyssite. There are three pieces in total, and each one grants an atma 'slot'. These are attained through various means, but the easiest, and probably your first, will be by purchase. This piece can be purchased from a cruor prospector in Abyssea Attohwa, Vunkerl, or Misareaux for 100,000 cruor.

The second piece comes from finishing one of the nine main Abyssea quests(one in each zone). The quests themselves aren't too complicated, and mostly require the downing of a Notorious Monster in the zone. The third comes from finishing seven of these nine quests.

If you recall, it was mentioned earlier that Atma is acquired through exploiting a Notorious Monster's weakness, then defeating it. So how are these weaknesses exploited? Well, that's where you come in.

To exploit a monster's weakness, you must hit it with an elemental weapon skill.
Not every weapon can perform one of these, and these are certainly not going to be your hardest hitting skills either.

The list is as follows:

Club: Seraph Strike (Light)
Dagger: Cyclone (Wind), Energy Drain (Dark)
Great Katana: Tachi: Jinpu (Wind), Tachi: Koki (Light)
Great Sword: Freezebite (Ice)
Katana: Blade: Ei (Dark)
Polearm: Raiden Thrust (Lightning)
Scythe: Shadow of Death (Darkness)
Staff: Sunburst (Light), Earth Crusher (Earth)
Sword: Red Lotus Blade (Fire), Seraph Blade (Light)

* it should be noted that Atma still has a chance to drop even when weaknesses haven't been triggered, but the rate is very low. And remember, Atma is a key item, so everyone in the party/alliance will obtain it, when it does drop.

It is important to note that these weaknesses are NOT fixed, so a good variety of skills should be expected. Now you may be a bit disheartened to see that your weapon type isn't listed above, but don't fret. If you have the skill, and an appropriate subjob, you can still perform these Weapon Skills. For example, I'll likely be playing Beastmaster/Dancer. The Dancer sub will allow me to use Cyclone and Energy Drain when wielding daggers. And hey, if neither are available to you, don't worry about it. The only thing I ask is that you be level 75+ (these monsters are generally above level 80), and have access to the content.

The first thing I'd like to tackle is finishing one/some of the main quests, so that everyone has at least two Atma slots to work with while we gather these.

If you'd like to come along, post here with the job/level you'll be coming as, what elemental weapon skills you can provide (if any), and when you're available(should aim to have at least an hour open to do this, minimum). If there are any specific Atma you'd like to obtain, you're free to list those as well, a full list including location and monster can be found here.

Because of the nature of my job, I'm free whenever, but I'd assume most people would rather do this in the evening?

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