The Tam-Tara Deepcroft (dungeon)

Since its establishment during Gelmorran times, this subterranean crypt has been used for generations as a final resting place for the remains of rulers and nobles. Since the Calamity, however, the tunnels have become overrun with the Lambs of Dalamud─a deadly cult who worships the now-fallen satellite as their savior. It is in the Deepcroft that these twisted souls silently plot revenge against those who fought to prevent the advent of Dalamud, summoning any dark presence who will aid them to this end...no matter what the cost.

Duty finder description

The Tam-Tara Deepcroft is the second dungeon that players will encounter in Final Fantasy XIV. It is part of a trio of consecutive low-level dungeons alongside Sastasha and Copperbell Mines, all sharing the same loot and serving to acclimatize new players to partying with others. A hard mode of Tam-Tara was released in patch 2.3.

Objectives[]

Tam-Tara Deepcroft map from FFXIV — Map of the Tam-Tara Deepcroft.

Cultist orbs destroyed
Cultist rosary
Sealed barrier broken
Defeat Galvanth the Dominator

Progression[]

Destroy the cultist orbs[]

In order to reach the final area of the Deepcroft the party must destroy the four cultist orbs throughout the duty, found on the Greenwood, Hardwood, and Wormwood Altars. The duty is mostly linear and destroying each orb is necessary in order to progress to the next area, so there is no risk of accidentally missing one of the orbs. The cultist orbs cannot be destroyed until all enemies at each Altar have been defeated. The Wormwood Altar contains two orbs but is blocked by a sealed barrier when the party arrives. In order to break the barrier the party must continue to the next room and obtain the Cultist Rosary. Using the rosary on the barrier will destroy it.

Each Altar is guarded by a Dalamud priest and gravedigger imps. The Greenwood Altar will have two imps, Hardwood three, and Wormwood four, and the priest at the Wormwood Altar is replaced by Octavel the Unforgiving. All of these enemies have low health and only auto-attack spells, and are of little threat.

Defeating all the enemies at each Altar will cause a void soulcounter to immediately spawn in the center platform of the room, so the tank needs to be ready to aggro it right away. The soulcounters are identical in each of the three encounters. They will first cast Enthunder on themselves, enhancing their auto-attacks with roughly 40% additional lightning damage. Enthunder has a long recast and can be interrupted—doing so on the first Enthunder will significantly weaken the soulcounter, and it likely won't live long enough to cast it again. Beyond this their most threatening action is the frontal cone Condemnation.

Eternal Calm[]

Upon destroying the last two cultist orbs a bridge will appear, connecting the Wormwood Altar to Eternal Calm and allowing access to Galvanth the Dominator. At 80%, 60%, and 30% health, Galvanth will summon an inconspicuous imp and other monsters. As long as the imps are alive, Galvanth will become immune to all damage, making killing the imps a top priority. On the first occasion, Galvanth will only summon one imp which can be quickly taken down. On the second occasion, he will summon two skeleton soldiers and a Deepcroft miteling in addition to the imp, and on the third occasion he will summon two skeletons, two mitelings, and most importantly two imps, which must both be killed in order to attack Galvanth again. Killing the skeletons and mitelings is not necessary to bring down his invulnerability, but they have very low HP and can be easily AoE'd down.

Galvanth's most dangerous ability is Mind Blast, a large radial AoE that deals heavy damage and inflicts Paralysis on anyone it hits. He will first use it at 50% HP, but with its lengthy recast will not likely use it again before being defeated.

Encounters[]

Formations[]

Tam-Tara Deepcroft encounter map from FFXIV — Encounter locations.

Greenwood Altar area
#	Formation	Notes
1	Ak-Inik Varlet x2
2	Fleshfly Swarm x2
3	Carrion Beetle Fleshfly Swarm
4	Ak-Inik Varlet	Patrols between encounters 3 and 5
5	Carrion Beetle x2
6	Croftlight x2	Optional
7	Ak-Iniki Varlet x2
8	Ak-Inik Varlet	Patrols between encounters 7 and 9
9	Dalamud Priest Gravedigger x2	Boss A Void Soulcounter appears when all enemies are slain

Hardwood Altar area
#	Formation	Notes
10	Deepcroft Miteling x2
11	Ak-Mena Groundsman	Patrols between encounters 10 and 12
12	Carrion Beetle x2 Fleshfly Swarm
13	Ak-Mena Varlet	Optional Patrols between encounters 12, 14, and 15 Treasure coffer 1 found here
14	Croftlight Deepcroft Miteling	Optional Treasure coffer 1 found here
15	Deepcroft Miteling x3	Treasure coffer 2 found here
16	Dalamud Priest Gravedigger x3	Boss A Void Soulcounter appears when all enemies are slain

Wormwood Altar area
#	Formation	Notes
17	Yarzon Feeder x2
18	Fleshfly Swarm x2
19	Ak-Mena Groundsman	Patrols between encounters 18 and 20
20	Yarzon Feeder x2
21	Ak-Mena Groundsman Ak-Mena Varlet
22	Croftlight x2	Optional Treasure coffer 3 found here
23	Ak-Mena Varlet	Patrols between encounters 21 and 24
24	Yarzon Feeder x2
25	Ak-Mena Groundsman Ak-Mena Varlet	Sealed barrier prevents access to encounter 28 until Cultist Rosary is obtained
26	Ak-Inik Varlet	Patrols around encounter 25
27	Ak-Mena Varlet x2 Ak-Inik Varlet Ak-Mena Groundsman	Cultist Rosary found here All enemies must be defeated to access the rosary
28	Octavel the Unforgiving Gravedigger x4	Boss A Void Soulcounter appears when all enemies are slain
29	Galvanth the Dominator	Boss Summons 4x Inconspicuous Imps, 4x Skeleton Soldiers, and 3x Deepcroft Mitelings throughout the encounter

Enemies[]

Enemy	HP	Abilities	Areas
Ak-Inik Varlet	980	True Thrust	Greenwood Altar Wormwood Altar
Ak-Mena Groundsman	980	Overpower	Hardwood Altar Wormwood Altar
Ak-Mena Varlet	980	Thunder	Hardwood Altar Wormwood Altar
Carrion Beetle	980	Bombardier	Greenwood Altar Hardwood Altar
Croftlight	980	Thunder	Greenwood Altar Hardwood Altar Wormwood Altar
Dalamud Priest	516	Fire	Greenwood Altar Hardwood Altar
Deepcroft Miteling	172-980		Eternal Calm Hardwood Altar
Fleshfly Swarm	980		Greenwood Altar Hardwood Altar Wormwood Altar
Galvanth the Dominator	6329	Drain Touch, Mind Blast, Water	Eternal Calm
Gravedigger	490	Blizzard	Greenwood Altar Hardwood Altar Wormwood Altar
Inconspicuous Imp	516		Eternal Calm
Octavel the Unforgiving	516	Fire	Wormwood Altar
Skeleton Soldier	172	Hell Slash	Eternal Calm
Void Soulcounter	4128	Condemnation, Dark Orb, Enthunder	Greenwood Altar Hardwood Altar Wormwood Altar
Yarzon Feeder	980	Snap Jaw	Wormwood Altar

Items[]

Tam-Tara Deepcroft treasure locations from FFXIV — Treasure coffer locations.

Each party member is guaranteed to receive one of the below weapons or pieces of armor useable by their current discipline upon completion of the duty, in addition to any other items received.

Source	Item
First Void Soulcounter Greenwood Altar	Guaranteed one armor from the following: Plundered Celata Plundered Goggles Plundered Cavalier's Hat Plundered Gauntlets Foestriker's Mitts Acolyte's Halfgloves
Treasure coffer 1 Tomb of King Galvanth the Dominator	Guaranteed one armor or accessory from the following: Plundered Sabatons Foestriker's Boots Acolyte's Thighboots Plundered Ear Cuffs Plundered Earrings Aetherial Brass Gorget Aetherial Brass Wristlets
Treasure coffer 2 Interring Chamber	Guaranteed one armor from the following: Plundered Cuirass Foestriker's Tabard Acolyte's Robe Plundered Trousers Foestriker's Skirt Acolyte's Skirt
Second Void Soulcounter Hardwood Altar	Guaranteed one armor from the following: Plundered Celata Plundered Goggles Plundered Cavalier's Hat Plundered Gauntlets Foestriker's Mitts Acolyte's Halfgloves Guaranteed one accessory from the following: Plundered Ear Cuffs Plundered Earrings Aetherial Brass Gorget Aetherial Brass Wristlets
Treasure coffer 3 Unnamed side room on path to Wormwood Altar	Guaranteed one weapon from the following: Plundered Falchion Plundered Battleaxe Plundered Guisarme Plundered Knuckles Plundered Knives Plundered Shortbow Plundered Staff Plundered Grimoire Plundered Cane If Plundered Falchion was received above, guaranteed the following: Warded Round Shield Chance for one armor or shield from the following: Nightprowler's Targe Pirate's Bandana Plundered Haubergeon Plundered Jacket Plundered Bliaud Plundered Moccasins Plundered Duckbills
Third Void Soulcounter Wormwood Altar	Guaranteed one armor from the following: Plundered Cuirass Foestriker's Tabard Acolyte's Robe Plundered Trousers Foestriker's Skirt Acolyte's Skirt
Galvanth the Dominator Eternal Calm	Guaranteed one weapon from the following: Plundered Falchion Plundered Battleaxe Plundered Guisarme Plundered Knuckles Plundered Knives Plundered Shortbow Plundered Staff Plundered Grimoire Plundered Cane If Plundered Falchion was received above, guaranteed the following: Warded Round Shield Chance for one armor from the following: Plundered Sabatons Foestriker's Boots Acolyte's Thighboots Chance for the following for each individual party member: Faded Copy of Dark Vows

Quests[]

The Tam-Tara Deepcroft is unlocked during the main scenario quest Fire in the Gloom, and completion of the duty is required to continue the main scenario. In addition, defeating Galvanth the Dominator is one of the requirements of the Book of Skyfire I for the quest Trials of the Braves, part of the Relic Weapons questline.

Blue Mages can learn Mind Blast from Galvanth the Dominator.

Script[]

The Tam-Tara Deepcroft script
Greenwood Altar
Dalamud Priest	Who dares disrupt the rite!?
System Cultist Orb	The cultist orb is protected by an aetherial field of unknown origin.
System	An enemy approaches!
System	The aetherial field protecting the cultist orb has weakened!
System Cultist Orb	The light of the cultist orb fades...
Hardwood Altar
Dalamud Priest	I smell fresh flood!
System Cultist Orb	The cultist orb is protected by an aetherial field of unknown origin.
System	An enemy approaches!
System	The aetherial field protecting the cultist orb has weakened!
System Cultist Orb	The light of the cultist orb fades...
The Ak-Mena Tomb
System Cultist Rosary	The cultist rosary is protected by an aetherial field of unknown origin.
System	The aetherial field protecting the cultist rosary has weakened!
System Cultist Rosary	You obtain a cultist rosary.
Wormwood Altar
System Sealed Barrier	An impenetrable barrier prevents further progress.
System Sealed Barrier	Use the cultist rosary?
System Sealed Barrier	The sealed barrier is broken!
Octavel the Unforgiving	The master will be pleased!
System Cultist Orb	The cultist orb is protected by an aetherial field of unknown origin.
System	An enemy approaches!
System	The aetherial field protecting the cultist orb has weakened!
System Cultist Orb	The light of the cultist orb fades...
Eternal Calm
System	You stop the flow of aether to the abyssal cocoon...
Galvanth the Dominator	You seem surprised. Did you not cross our gates in search of blood?
Galvanth the Dominator	Come hither, children of the dawn. The undying master will drink deep tonight!

Musical themes[]

"Slumber Disturbed"

"Slumber Disturbed" is the theme that plays in the background of the Tam-Tara Deepcroft. Like many low-level dungeons, the theme that plays when fighting regular battles in Tam-Tara is "The Promise of Plunder", the theme for boss battles is "A Fine Death", and the final boss's battle theme is "Nemesis".

Behind the scenes[]

Tam-Tara Deepcroft ARR alpha map from FFXIV — Approximation of the Tam-Tara Deepcroft's map in *A Realm Reborn'*s alpha. Areas in green are inaccessible in release.

The Tam-Tara Deepcroft was the only dungeon available in the closed alpha test for A Realm Reborn. This version of Tam-Tara was greatly expanded, with several additional passages giving it a maze-like layout. All of the altars had sealed barriers like the one found on the Wormwood Altar that needed to be dispelled with cultist rosaries. The additional rosaries could be found in the unmarked tomb next to the Greenwood Altar and in an unnamed room in the passage behind the interring chamber. The Tomb of King of Galvanth the Dominator was located beyond the collapsed stairs next to its current location, and could only be accessed through the interring chamber passage. Players could then take a shortcut back to the interring chamber by sliding down the collapsed stairs.

The Dalamud priests and Octavel the Unforgiving were Miqo'te lancers during the alpha and did not spawn void soulcounters upon their defeat. Instead an additional boss, the dullahan Bockman, could be found in the Tomb of King Galvanth the Dominator.

The additional passages in the alpha Tam-Tara still exist in Tam-Tara's map, but have been made inaccessible by collapsed debris or locked doors. Bockman is no longer present in the duty, instead being the boss of the guildhest Under the Armor, which takes place in the Deepcroft's entrance in the central Shroud, referencing Bockman's original location. The passages behind the interring chamber leading to the Tomb of King Galvanth the Dominator were later reimagined in the Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard), with Galvanth's tomb once again containing a dullahan boss, the Spare Body.