User:Alesain/Vanquisher

Shattered Ravines
Teammates: Tahlkora (Prot), Acolyte Sousuke (Fire), Olias (SS), Cynn, Devona, Mhenlo, Kihm.

Straight forward area. Junundu Wurms ftw. A few areas that won't let you take advantage of the wurms, but nothing found there but some insects.

Crystal Overlook
Teammates: Tahlkora (Prot), Acolyte Sousuke (Fire), Olias (SS), Cynn, Devona, Mhenlo, Kihm.

The only challenges here are djinn spawns with 3 Searing Flames elementalists. If you are prepared to handle that, and 3 Sandstorm Crags at a time, the area isn't too bad. There are one or two large groups of Awakened that you must battle outside of wurms.

Sulfurous Wastes
Teammates: Tahlkora (Prot), Acolyte Sousuke (Fire), Olias (SS), Cynn, Devona, Mhenlo, Kihm.

This area is relatively easy aside from one spot. You are in a wurm 95% of the time, and this makes things easier to deal with, however, keep a close eye on DP, as it is easy to die in a wurm and not realize it. The toughest part of this area is the rocky terrain area where Bohdabi the Destructive resides. The group he spawns with is particularly large and nasty, if possible, try and pull them to the sandy area and ambush them with wurms. There is an area that is only reachable in the northwest after you use Junundu Smash on a pillar to make a bridge. Let the Margonites on the hill hit you to build up your adrenaline, then use the smash just below the column.

Poisoned Outcrops
Teammates: Tahlkora (Prot), Master of Whispers (MM), Olias (SS), Cynn, Devona, Mhenlo, Kihm

This was an extremely challenging Desolation area, as there are no wurms to hide in and the Awakened groups can be large and nasty. Also, the patrol patterns overlap, sometimes 3 groups at the same location, so careful pulling is key. I had tried multiple times to find the right team set up. Initially I thought than an MM would be of no use here since the place is crawling with undead (Awakened). However, the Awakened leave corpses, and the MM was the only way to defeat the large groups of Awakened found there. I recommend bringing Frozen Soil, as the Cavaliers and Acolytes have a nasty habit of resurrecting allies. I came across one group with 4 Cavaliers, and 2 Acolytes.

The Ruptured Heart
Teammates: Tahlkora (Prot), Master of Whispers (MM), Olias (SS), Cynn, Devona, Mhenlo, Kihm

Being another area where you will face many Awakened sans-wurm, I brought Frozen Soil on this area as well. Overall not too difficult an area, be prepared to fight multiple Searing Flame djinns, and Sandstorm elementalists. An MM is helpful in the interior area to take down the Awakened groups you must fight without wurms.

The Alkali Pan
Teammates: Tahlkora (Prot), Master of Whispers (MM), Olias (SS), Cynn, Devona, Mhenlo, Kihm

Most of the difficult groups in this area can be taken down by wurms. I recommend attacking Churkeh the Defiant's group from the south, as both he and his cronies are likely to raise one another during battle. Coming from the south gives you the Junundu advantage. The only boss group that you can't really fight with wurms is Shelkeh the Hungry. I tried to pull his group over the rocky terrain, but they kept falling back just before reaching the northern sand. I was able to lure the acolytes away from the pack and then take the rest down.