FYI: There is an orb fest scheduled for this Sunday. If you have not started doing so already, it is likely worth saving your mithril and forgoing the current banner pull in favor of stamina refreshes during the orb dungeon event. If you finish the Terra event early (or don’t care), I would focus on completing the dungeons for the sake of maxing out stamina. Someone on /r/ffrecordkeeper has made a tool to calculate orbs needed.
Schedule
There are 4 event phases, each phase lasting for 3 days.
- October 18th: Phase 1 Black + Dark + Lightning
- October 21st: Phase 2 White + Holy + Earth
- October 24th: Phase 3 Summon + Fire + Ice
- October 27th: Phase 4 Power + Non-Elemental + Wind
It is also worth noting that the Barret event starts on the 21st. Technically, you can wait until the Orb Dungeon has completed and then work on the Barret event but it may be close. In my opinion/based off of my orb needs, the most important phases are phase 1 and phase 4 since Black, Power, and Non-Elemental orbs are used in virtually everything. The weakest phases of course being either phase 2 or phase 3 depending on your personal need. Figure out which orbs you need now and use the weakest phase to grab Barret and Cloud’s MC2. Personally, I am hoping to come out of the event with well honed Breakdowns…in dire need of Greater NE orbs.