How to pass the Kugane Ohashi Trial in Final Fantasy 14

The mysterious bodyguard Yojimbo finally reveals his true colors during the climax of the Even Further Hildibrand Adventures side quest series. Final Fantasy 14. He is none other than Gilgamesh, ready to return the favor for your last encounter at the Great Bridge from A Realm Reborn.

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His new samurai garb isn't just for show, as he's now learned some new tricks in the Kugane-Ohashi trial, and it's once again the final boss for our favorite investigator's quests. And it will take you even more effort to bring him down again.

How to unlock Kugane Ohashi

Hildibrand in his tattered suit in Final Fantasy 14.

The Stormblood Trial will unlock automatically during the Hildibrand quests in Stormblood. More precisely, you get it through the quest “The Past Is Never Past” by Nashu at Kugane (X:10.5, Y:8.1). This is the penultimate quest in the series. So prepare for some knowledge bombs along the way. And if you haven't completed any of Hildy's quests up to this point, there's still a lot to catch up on.

Kugane Ohashi is a Level 70 trial with a minimum item level of 365with another comical (but deadly) confrontation against the man, the myth, the legend: Gilgamesh!

Kugane Ohashi guide

Yojimbo in the Kugane Ohashi Trial in Final Fantasy 14.

Since it's a story process, this is an easy fight can easily derail if a lot of people die during the encounter. Many attacks are similar to previous Gilgamesh battles, but he also brings some new tricks from various battles in traditional Gilgamesh fashion.

Here are all the moves he can use during the fight: starting with his disguised figure:

attack	type	Description
Inoshikacho	Circle AoE	Summons 4 Butterflies to four random players. Dodge the AoEs that appear.
Metta giri	AoE	AoE damage to all players.

Yojimbo transforms into Gilgamesh in Final Fantasy 14.

After using these two once and losing some HP, Yojimbo will eventually “transform” into his true form: Gilgamesh.

attack	type	Description
Ice wind	Particularly	Gilgamesh creates ice lines on the ground, leaving only small squares as safe spots. He repeats it twice. The second time, he attacks each player with a circular AoE around him. Find a safe place with no other players around so you don't cut each other off.
Gekko	Particularly	The AoE each player drops becomes a donut AoE with a safe spot in the middle. You can stay in place if it's safe, but if another donut cuts it off, move outward.
Tiny song	Particularly	Reduces the size of all players with Mini. To avoid this, stack up with other players next to the boss as soon as the red arrows appear over your head.
Bitter end	Split tankbusters	Hits the main target and deals major damage, but also hits anyone within the sword's range. Don't stay in his front line if you're not a tank.
Dragonheads	Particularly	Summons various dragon heads on one side of the arena. Find the safe place between them before they get to you. They disappear after reaching the other side.
Dragon Night	AoE	AoE damage to all players.

He will repeat these attacks until you reduce his health. Once it's low enough, Both tanks are attacked with a flare attack. They must move away from each other while the party stays in the middle. Gilgamesh will then take effect embodimentHe clones himself, with both clones attacking one of the tanks.

During this mini-phase, he drops the same donut AoEs from Icewind. Defeat both clones to continue.

Gilgamesh copies Susano's attack in Final Fantasy 14.

Once the clones are offline, The real Gilgamesh uses Susano's Ame no Murakumo attacksplits the middle of the arena. Stay away from the attack and he'll finally be back for the final round.

attack	type	Description
Giga Jump	Proximity AoE	Drops onto the main tank to return to battle.
Electrogenetic force	Bullet AoE	Gilgamesh summons several orbs either in the arena or above the players' heads. If you are attacked, immediately determine the safe location or move away from the group.
Tie up	Particularly	Gilgamesh locks all tanks and healers in chains and forces the DPS to free them. Run away from Gilgamesh as soon as he starts casting it, as chains take less damage the closer they get to him. If a player is not freed, they will be killed by Hell's Gate.
Masamune	Line AoE	Aim at the north of the arena with a line dash. Run away from it.
Zanma Zanmai	AoE	Hits all players with Zanmato. Lowers everyone's HP to 1 and heals instantly.
Epic Stormsplitter	Line AoE	The same move from Susano again, but slightly toned down. Dodge out of the middle of the room.

Gilgamesh will simply repeat these steps after Epic Stormsplittersometimes using attacks from the previous phase. It won't be long before he's finally put down and the trial finally ends.

Kugane Ohashi Rewards

Gilgamesh after being defeated in Kugane Ohashi in Final Fantasy 14.

In addition to progressing in Hildibrand's quests, the main reward for Kugane Ohashi is the Yojimbo horse harness. This item cannot be traded, so you can only get it here. Yojimbo drops that too Stormblood Gilgamesh card for Triple Triad, which is also not available anywhere else.