Jitterbug's Nightmare

Jitterbug's Nightmare
Information
Level Range:	130+
Party Requisites:	1+ Player
Quest Prerequisites:	None
Duration:	2 Hours
Cooldown:	23 Hours

Overview

This standalone instance situates itself in the upper middle-tier difficulty range and is certainly not a pushover, but not overbearing either. It is recommended to come with a resonably sized party that has a balanced composition. Rewards include experience with values simular to those of Infinite Space and a wide array of interesting loot, mostly tailored towards performers but also including some very nice armors and accessories. Featuring 20 rooms full of monsters, with a tough miniboss every fourth, plus a final boss fight, this instance takes a moderate amount of time to complete. The main difference that separates it from other instances, is the large amount of text and dialogues, which can be skipped entirely if the party's leader desires so.

As an extra mechanic, Wanderer and Minstrel inflict x1.5 additional damage to all monsters inside of the instance.

Background and Lore

Directly related to events of Episode 14.3, this instance narrates the strangest adventure of The White Feathers guild during which they met Shaloshi, an enigmatic and quiet girl who turned out to be much more. If you already explored the episode's storyline and instances, you'll figure out what's going on right away, this place is another dreamworld! New Oz went to explore this illusion due to a calling from an unknown being, inviting the rest of his guild via a letter before venturing in. Roel quickly began to organize a party, eager to meet the legendary guild master for the first time, but not all members had as much enthusiasm, in fact, Rotheld already took the guild's reins and only joined the expedition begrudgingly.
Not to spoil much, inside you'll meet the entirety of The White Feathers guild, New Oz and the mysterious girl, Shaloshi. You will travel through a dream-like cavern, fighting small demons with a strong affinity to music and large, living pianos. You will listen to the tales and shenanigans of this silly guild and even help them compose a song.
The ultimate goal driver though, is New Oz's selfish interest in the girl, but things probably won't end the way he wishes...

Tips

Every room is filled with little Peres, they aren't particularly powerful but are fast and come in large groups, which can result in an untimely defeat if the group's organization is chaotic.

Every fourth room (where NPC meetings take place), you'll face a Dusty or Soaked Jitterbug at random. Those minibosses are fairly powerful and each type has its own particular stats and set of skills.
Be careful and don't dive head-on to face it before clearing out all the Peres.

The final fight is against Grand Pere, which is actually just a Jitterbug mounted by various Peres. This synergy however, turns it into a very formidable foe.
Using an impressive array of debuffs and musical skills, Grand Pere disrupts the group non-stop, which is further aggravated by New Oz's jokes, which only manage to provoke it, resulting in a Wide Freeze spell.
One vital thing to watch out for, is the Sound of Destruction skill, which will deal a large amount of miscellaneous damage, stun and remove all benefitial song effects from party members that are affected by any performer's song or dance.
At certain percentages of the Grand Pere's HP, groups of 6 Peres will join in to help their buddies, those must be killed quickly or things will turn even more chaotic.
While tricky, this boss isn't exactly a damage-dealing powerhouse, the fight revolves entirely around execution and everyone's attention.
Though, the squishies should be aware of the Wide Lex Aeterna spell and not put themselves in a dangerous position while debuffed by it.

Monsters

Jitterbug's Nightmare Monsters
Name	Level	HP	Size	Race	Elements	Base EXP	Job EXP
Pere	141	135,604	Small	Demon	Earth 2	151,740	121,395
Bard Pere	142	105,867	Small	Demon	Water 2	143,310	114,660
Skald Pere	143	170,582	Small	Demon	Water 2	168,600	134,880
Charming Pere	144	156,840	Small	Demon	Earth 2	160,170	121,395
Dusty Jitterbug	150	3,614,000	Large	Demon	Earth 3	36,000,000	18,000,000
Soaked Jitterbug	150	3,614,000	Large	Demon	Water 3	18,000,000	36,000,000
Grand Pere	155	12,948,000	Large	Demon	Wind 3	117,450,000 (MVP EXP: 22,315,500)	93,960,000

Rewards

Zone Drops

Peres drop a fair amount of NPC junk, ores and herbs which can result in fair profits if you're able to loot it all.

Notable Zone Drops

Notable Zone Drops
Item	Monster
Rhythmic Gymnastics Ribbon	Pere
Contrabass	Bard Pere
Igu's Floral Microphone	Charming Pere
New Oz's Ukulele	Skald Pere
Frozen Breastplate	Soaked Jitterbug
Hardened Breastplate	Dusty Jitterbug
Igu's Floral Bracelet	Soaked Jitterbug
New Oz's Ring	Dusty Jitterbug
Jitterbug's Tooth	Dusty Jitterbug, Soaked Jitterbug, Grand Pere
Singing Pere Card	Pere, Charming Pere
Performing Pere Card	Bard Pere, Skald Pere
Jitterbug Card	Dusty Jitterbug, Soaked Jitterbug

Grand Pere's Drops

Grand Pere's Drops
Item	Drop Chance
Jitterbug's Tooth	100%
Rapture Rose	25%
Bow of Storms	20%
Electric Guitar	15%
Giant Bow	10%
Pendant of Harmony	4%
Pendant of Chaos	4%
Enriched Elunium	15%
Enriched Oridecon	15%
Grand Pere Card	0.01%
(MVP) Old Card Album	100%
(MVP) Bearfoot Special	100%
(MVP) Sound Amplifier	4%

Cards

All monsters inside drop their respective cards, small Peres share one card for their archetypes.

Cards
Name	Slot	Stats
Singing Pere Card	Accessory	Effects from multiple cards do not stack. Increases Magical damage done to Neutral property monsters by 10% [Set Bonuses] Performing Pere Card Increases damage of Reverberation by 50% Increases damage of Severe Rainstorm by 25%
Performing Pere Card	Accessory	Effects from multiple cards do not stack. Increases Physical damage done to Neutral property monsters by 10% [Set Bonuses] Singing Pere Card Increases damage of Reverberation by 50% Increases damage of Severe Rainstorm by 25%
Jitterbug Card	Armor	Every 2 Refine Levels; MATK +15 [Minstrel/Wanderer] Instead: Every Refine Level; MATK +15
Grand Pere Card	Headgear	Max HP +1000 Reduces damage taken from Neutral property attacks by 10% [Minstrel/Wanderer] [Set Bonuses] Singing Pere Card Performing Pere Card Transforms you into Grand Pere, recovering 2000 HP while increasing Physical and Magical damage done to Neutral property monsters by 200% for 6 sec when attacking by a low chance

Jitterbug's Teeth Exchange

Roel

This little Royal Guard was entrusted with the management of The White Feathers guild resources. He can exchange 2 Jitterbugs's Teeth for a random piece of equipment.

Gift From Roel

Sometimes, Roel will also give you a crude gift, an old and dusty bag that nevertheless contains useful items. You'll receive only one item from the list, with the specified amount.

Gift From Roel
Reward	Approximate Chance
Treasure Box x1	80%
Yggdrasil Seed x5	60%
Yggdrasil Berry x2	40%
Old Card Album x1	20%
Splendide Coin x10	20%
STR Glove x1	15%
INT Glove x1	15%
AGI Glove x1	15%
VIT Glove x1	15%
DEX Glove x1	15%
LUK Glove x1	15%
Costume: Jitterbug Cap x1	10%
Pile of Acorns x100	10%

Pendant of Maelstrom

Roel can also combine Pendant of Harmony and Pendant of Chaos into the amazing Pendant of Maelstrom. This process cannot fail and costs 50 Jitterbug's Teeth.

Name	Type	Jobs	Level	Weight	Stats
Pendant of Maelstrom	Accessory	All	130	10	ATK and MATK +6% All stats +1 Autocasts Lv.1 Maelstrom when magically attacked by a low chance

Music Sheets

Melody Jack

This wayward Shadow Chaser who once wanted to become a Minstrel, figured out a way to gain the trust of Peres.
Once you have cleared the dungeon fully, he will offer to create Taming Items which work on those little rascals.
Bring him the required materials and a Zeny fee, and they're yours.

Item	Pet	Cost
Blue Music Sheet	Bard Pere	Slick Paper x100 Cobaltblue Dyestuffs x3 Snow Flip x1 300,000 Zeny
Red Music Sheet	Skald Pere	Oil Paper x100 Scarlet Dyestuffs x3 Peony Mommy x1 300,000 Zeny

Pets
Name	Stats
Bard Pere Egg	[Loyal Bonus] INT +2 Perfect Dodge +2 [Bard/Dancer] Autocasts Lv.6 Amplify Magical Power after using Adaptation to Circumstances
Skald Pere Egg	[Loyal Bonus] DEX +2 FLEE +6 [Bard/Dancer] Autocasts Lv.3 Reject Sword after using Adaptation to Circumstances

Related Quests

NPC	Quest
Exit Portal Jitterbug's Nightmare	Name: Stop the Rampaging Peres Rewards: Experience, 1 Jitterbug's Tooth
New Oz Jitterbug's Nightmare	Name: The Performance Rewards: Experience, 1 Jitterbug's Tooth