Geomancer Empyrean Quest

- Saw a few JP going The /rdm Gravity method. Just note that this can cause the NM to depop, for unknown reasons (not distance, as it depopped many times within 10 yalms of me (and watched it depop for another player as well). For some reason, he can just lose interest and depop. In fact, you cannot reclaim him once he enters this state; he simply stops moving, and you cannot nuke or cast on him. He's basically gone.
He only resisted Grvaity when I wasn't using focus, but it does land pretty reliably, and he can be kited around the crag steps (and a luopan can be placed there for an OSHI Radial or Mending)

-Casting a GEO spell (something cheap) when you've separated yourself from him can prove reliable later, if you need to backtrack and radial/mending. I did this a few times, though I ended up losing the fight anyways. But its a trick you can use.
-Also tried the Bolster -> Geo-Paralysis method, and I can say for certainty that this method is definitely all about luck. On one particular fight, the NM got paralyzed maybe 5 times (spells and attacks), and it gave me ample time to nuke. Though I wasn't running or landing the correct elements, eventually, if you don't kill him quickly, you'll just die from his tp moves. But its an idea.
-Indi Focus does help a ton. Nukes overall did lower when i tried same method using another colure, like Acumen. But if you're an idris or really good macc build geo, can try Acumen.
-Running away from crag *does not* cause the NM to depop. I literally trailed him for a few hundred yalms away from the crag and he chased me the entire time. There were a few times he did depop, but I think that was due to him being so far away. Running around the steps or around the crag can just as easily cause him to depop.
-It appears nuking the incorrect element occasionally can also cause him to depop. I noticed this 2x on 125 CL. I was actually not kiting, but rather standing on top of him, nuking with trusts, and he just depopped for no observable reason. I believe it was element based. I had my weapon engaged, so I was definitely swinging him. Ended up with a short message that basically said he faded away. So it can be random at times.
-You can use trusts for the 109/125 version, but 135 is solo. Nuking trusts don't really help either, since they don't know what they are doing. If you're going 125, I'd say do it without trusts, though if you are doing that, might as well try 135. Also, he still hits like a truck in 125 anyways.
-His TP moves give you an idea what the element he is weak to is currently. For instance, he used "Fear Touch" which inflicted slow. Since slow is earth based, and wind is strong vs earth, I casted Aero IV and III, which worked. You can see this in the screens below.
-Entered on Earthsday (on winning battle), wind weather was present when I was fighting. Wind was the only nuke that dealt damage. On firesday, Fire landed somewhat reliably more than others, but wind still landed on pretty much every day. I think it may be related to the wind elemental in that area.
-Stone, Water, Thunder, and Blizzard rarely landed.
-Appears to change elements every 10 seconds or so, roughly the time between casting a song or executing a TP move. There were times where I nuked one element, and it did nothing, he used a TP move, and i used the same element and it landed. My MACC build was pretty decent, so I know it wasn't a flat out resist. There were some partial resists.
-Using Geo af feet (or Shneddick Ring) helps a ton
-Sub ninja
-Buffs are removed on entry, but debuffs are not. For this reason, I opted to use Elshimo Pachira Fruits, since he can sometimes be a pain and open with Horde. With movement feet and poison, you can pretty much walk through sleeps and still maintain distance.
-If hit with elegy, you need to just kite him for as long as you can in between utsusemi casts, since its deadly.
-Dark Sphere goes through shadows, but is weak. Ectosmash can one-shot you, so never let him get close to you.
-I had filters on, but reading my logs, I'd recommend turning them off so you can see what spell he is casting. If its something defensive like minuet, that's a prime opportunity to nuke. It also might give an indication on what element he is weak to (minuet is fire? so nuke water).
-Keep in mind he can use Requiem, and those few ticks of HP could add up and cost you the fight (it did for me once where he was about one nuke away from death, and I died from dot). A vile elixir or something wouldn't hurt.
-Last point - he is weird in that he can depop when he kills you, or he can roam back to his spawn location. I couldn't figure it out, but I was kicking myself after one fight where I was killed and he only had a few HP left. Instead of depopping, he floated back to his spot, and I still had level restriction effect on. Could have been a glitch, but would just mention that bringing a scroll of RR might just help you RR and win. This only happened once, though.