[For all the uncertainty that Phil had about allowing Day to put a protection spell on him (utilizing blood, no less), he finds he can't regret it in this moment as the worst of the blast somehow just... misses him? He catches a bit of the splash damage, to be sure, but it's nothing he can't shake off for the moment. (RIP Day's protection spell, this evening - thirty minutes later) Once his head stops spinning and his heart ceases pounding quite so much, he's retreating some distance away to make himself less of a target as he settles into a casting position.]

We should aim for the legs and attempt to unbalance it. If we can get it off its feet, it should be far easier to attack.

[As he says this, he's going to attempt the same rock spike (8) that he used on the Eastern mission in the hopes of piercing upwards right through its foot. (It's not very effective.)]