Jitterbug's Nightmare

Jitterbug's Nightmare
Information
Level Range:	130+
Party Requisites:	2+ Players
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.

Background and Lore

Directly related to events of the 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 more, inside you'll meet the whole 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 intervals, group of 10 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

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

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	2%
Pendant of Chaos	2%
Enriched Elunium	15%
Enriched Oridecon	15%
(MVP) Old Card Album	100%
(MVP) Bearfoot Special	100%
(MVP) Sound Amplifier	4%

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%
STR Glove x1	10%
INT Glove x1	10%
AGI Glove x1	10%
VIT Glove x1	10%
DEX Glove x1	10%
LUK Glove 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

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