Mission 7-2 ~ The Secret Weapon

Mission Name: The Secret Weapon
Start NPC: Any San d'Orian Gate Guard
Requirements:
Suggested Level: 60+
Title:
Repeatable: No
Reward: Rank 8, 60,000g

Previous Mission: Prestige of the Papsque
Next Mission: Coming of Age

Walkthrough:
Trading four stacks of crystals will give the necessary rank points for this mission.

When you have enough rank points, instead of offering you the list of missions, the gate guard will tell you to go to the Chateau garden.

Go to (F-8) in Chateau d'Oraguille to trigger a cutscene.

Return to the gate guard after the cutscene to receive the actual mission.
Head to Ghelsba Outpost > Yughott Grotto > Horlais Peak. Only people currently on San d'Oria Mission (7-2) or people that have completed this mission will be allowed to enter the battlefield.

Only 6 party members are permitted to enter.

This BCNM is not capped.

It is recomended that you have a BLM with Sleepga II, or a Bard.

RDM/BLM and BRD/WHM are excellent in this fight and with a Ninja tank, can cover sleeping and healing easily.

This fight can be duoed by a RDM/NIN and BST/NIN or NIN/WAR.

Soloable by 75BLM with some difficulty.

Soloable by 75RDM/NIN with a bit of difficulty and skill.

Upon entering the battlefield, you will find 2 Warmachines and 3 Orcs:

Darokbok of Clan Reaper (PLD)
Derakbak of Clan Wolf (DRG)
Jagidbod of Clan Reaper (RNG)
Wolf Clan Warmachine
Reaper Clan Warmachine

The Orcs are susceptible to both Sleep and Lullaby. The Warmachines can be slept using ES + Sleepga II. They can also be slept by a well-geared RDM/BLM, BRD, or a WHM/BLM.

The mobs are all level 68. The Warmachines ~ 2000 HP, the Orcs ~ 4000 HP, the Wyvern ~ 1000 HP.

The BLM should run in and Elemental Seal + Sleepga II the orcs. The order of the BCNM should be Warmachine, Warmachine, PLD, DRG, wyvern, RNG.

Once the BCNM is cleared, you obtain key item Crystal Dowser. Report back to the gate guard Endracion to finish the mission.