The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic) is the first Chaotic alliance raid in Final Fantasy XIV, introduced in patch 7.15. It is 24-player raid against the Cloud of Darkness introduced in
The World of Darkness alliance raid, with elements added from the
Eden's Promise: Umbra normal and savage raids.
Story[]
Strumming wistful chords upon his harp, the wandering minstrel sings a ballad of a dread voidsent queen who sought to engulf all in Darkness as part of an unholy pact with Emperor Xande. Thanks to your comrades' valiant sacrifice, you succeeded in vanquishing the being in her Lightless domain...but what might have happened had there been none at your side in whom flowed the royal blood of Allag? Could you have withstood the might of a further empowered Cloud of Darkness? Such possibilities play on your mind as the minstrel's evocative verse brings his wild imaginings to vivid life...
In-game description
Progression[]
The battle can be divided into three phases.
Phase 1[]
The fight begins with Blades of Darkness, which the boss uses twice in a row. It is either a donut AoE or point-blank AoE, depending on how her arms are set up. If one her arms is pointing on the ground, it will be a donut AoE with the safe spot under the arm. Either move there for safety or stay far away, as the AoE is wide. If she has two blades in front of her, it will be point-blank AoE, which is wider than her hitbox. Getting hit from the AoEs causes a 15 second DoT.
Afterwards, she uses Deluge of Darkness-raidwide, that shrinks the arena into a diamond-shaped platform, and here's where the true phase 1 begins. She then uses Grim Embrace twice. This gives every player a timed debuff, which spawns a hand on their location, which inflicts a cleansable Doom on any player hit by them. Look a her arm, when she casts them. If the aem is pointing towards the platform, the hands will spawn in front of the player. If the arm is pointing upwards, the hands will spawn behind the player. Check on which arm you are tethered to, that determines, on which side the hand will spawn. When the timer runs out, players gain a short Heavy-debuff just before the hand spawns to make it a bit harder to avoid the hand. If the hand spawns in front of the player, move forward, and if behind, move backwards. You can also use gap closers to get out of the way quickly. Also, try to make sure the hand doesn't hit anyone else.

Phase 2[]

Phase 3[]

Enemies[]

Loot[]
- Clouddark Demimateria I
- Clouddark Demimateria II

Achievements[]
- Cloud Strife: Defeat the Cloud of Darkness in the Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic).
Musical themes[]
