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Phase 1: Thordan
- Ascalon's Might
- Meteorain
- Ascalon's Mercy
- Dragon's Eye
- Dragon's Gaze
- Ascalon's Might
- Lightning Storm
- Dragon's Rage
- Ancient Quaga
- Ascalon's Might
- Heavenly Heel
- Ascalon's Might
Spread for Lightning Storm and stack for Dragon's Rage. Ascalon's Mighty follows Heavenly Heel quickly, so heal the tank accordingly.
Phase 2: Charibert, Hermenost, and Zephirin [70% HP/Following Heavenly Heel]
- Holy Chain
- Heavensflare
- Conviction
- Sacred Cross
- Spiral Thrust 3x
Begin this phase stacked at the center so you can easily break chains. If a Conviction tower is covered by a Heavensflame, just wait for the Heavensflame to explode before going into the tower. The duration of Sacred Cross cast bar is about 20s. The damage will not KO you if you do not burn him fast enough, so consider saving cooldowns for the next phase. After Sacred Cross, throw up a Medica II/Aspected Helios/Succor and move into position for Spiral Thrust. For easy Spiral Thrust maneuvering, see this thread: https://redd.it/3srjol
Phase 3: Adelphel and Janlenoux
- Divine Right
- Holy Bladedance
- Divine Right
- Skyward Leap 3x + Heavenly Slash
- Holiest of Holy
- Holy Bladedance
- Divine Right
- Holiest of Holy
Keep these adds separate or they will tether. Divine Right will grant each add either an attack bonus (Sword) or a defense bonus (Shield). All DPS should attack the sword add. The tank with the sword add should stack cooldowns together (ex: Vengeance + Inner Beast) or use Hallowed Ground/Living Dead/Holmgang. Preemptively Medica II/Succor/Aspected Helios the raid after the first Holy Bladedance. When Skyward Leap happens, DPS should spread to predetermined positions. One healer should watch tanks since Heavenly Slash occurs during the Skyward Leap damage. Holiest of Holy will follow Skyward Leap, so make sure the raid has enough HP.
Phase 4: Ignasse, Paulecrain, Vellguine, Grinnaux, Haumeric, Noudenet, and Guerrique
- Spiral Pierce + Dimensional Collapse + Hiemal Storm
- Faith Unmoving
- Holy Meteor
- Heavy Impact 2x
- The Light of the Ascalon
- Ultimate
Stack at the center of the arena and move once the Dimensional Collapse appears. Ideally, tethered players move opposite of their corresponding knight. However, you should be fine going to any edge of the arena as long as you do not clip other party members. You can clean up this phase by assigning two members to the NE, SE, SW, and NW. After Spiral Pierce and Hiemal Storm, stack at the center again for the knockback. Avoid knockbacks into the Frostbite puddles.
Take a monent to remove Frostbite from afflicted party members. If you use an AoE HoT and succor the raid, you can focus on healer DPS instead of the raid as long as they avoid Heavy Impact. Players picked for Holy Meteor should avoid standing near each other. If you stand near the knight in the arena, you will be able to reach the sweetspot of Heavy Impact easily. Shield the raid after The Light of the Ascalon and Ultimate will not do much damage.
Phase 5: Spear of Fury
- Dragon’s Eye
- Ascalon’s Might
- Holy Shield Bash
- Spear of the Fury + Heavenly Heel
- Dragon’s Gaze + Dragon’s Glory
- Ancient Quaga
Face Thordan to the North. Dragon's Eye, from here on, will spawn a literal Dragon Eye outside the arena. You have to avoid looking at both this Dragon Eye AND Thordan to avoid Hysteria from Dragon's Gaze/Glory. Holy Shield Bash + Spear of the Fury acts the way T10 charges did, but the Holy Shield Bash only targets healers. As in T10, have the tank cooldown Spear of the Fury. If this attack KOs any party member, Sacred Cross will wipe the raid. After Spear of the Fury, avoid healing the raid (They have Infirmity debuff). Instead, heal the MT from Heavenly Heel and turn to avoid Dragon's Gaze/Glory. Once this happens, the Infirmity buff should wear and you can heal the raid in preparation for Ancient Quaga.
Phase 6: Conviction
- Dragon’s Eye
- Dragon’s Gaze + Dragon’s Glory
- Conviction + Heavy Impact
- Dimensional Collapse
- Faith Unmoving + Dragon’s Rage
- Ascalon's Might
Face Thordan towards the Dragon Eye. The tricky part for most people is handling Conviction + Heavy Impact while dodging the Dragon Gaze. The trick here is to know the sequence. Think of the Heavy Impact as the following:
- Inner - Detonates alongside Dragon's Gaze (Do not cover Conviction towers here until after Dragon's Gaze/Glory)
- Middle - Detonates alongside Conviction (Cover Conviction towers here even if you have to receive damage from Heavy Impact)
- Outer - Detonates on its own (You should never have to worry about covering a tower when this portion of the pacman activates)
After Dimensional Collapse, bring Dragon's Rage to the center of the arena. Stack after the knockback.
Phase 7: Lightning Storm
- Dragon’s Eye
- Lightning Storm
- Spiral Thrust + Spiral Pierce + Skyward Leap 1x + Dragon’s Rage
Face Thordan towards the Dragon Eye and tank him near the edge. During Lightning Storm, you want to avoid clipping other party members and search for the Spiral Thrust (Divebomb) knight standing outside the circle. Move Thordan if in the path of Spiral Thrust. After Lightning Storm, you will either be one of the following:
- Marked for Dragon's Rage (Arrows)
- Marked for Skyward Leap (Blue)
- Marked for Spiral Piece (Tether)
- Unmarked
Dragon's Rage + Unmarked should stack on the main tank. Skyward Leap marked player should run opposite of the raid (Should be safe if they moved Thordan into a safe spot). Tethered player needs to avoid both the Spiral Thrust and the Skyward Leap player (To avoid Spiral Pierce damage + Skyward Leap damage).
Phase 8: Holy Chains
- Dragon’s Eye
- Ascalon’s Might
- Holy Meteor + Holy Chains
- Dragon’s Gaze + Dragon’s Glory
- Heavensflame
- Hiemal Storm + Ascalon’s Mercy
- Ancient Quaga
- Heavenly Heel
- Ancient Quaga
Face Thordan towards the Dragon Eye. PT stacks at the center before mechanics go out. Be sure to avoid facing Thordan's direction as you go to break Holy Chain/Spread for Holy Meteor. If it helps, assign a direction for players to run in relation to Thordan (Obviously, no one is assigned to run to him since they will trigger Dragon's Gaze/Glory. For example, you could assign players to go left-perpendicular, right-perpendicular, or straight back in relation to Thordan. Hiemal Storm and Ascalon's Mercy seem to activate together. Ancient Quagas will do more damage due to Dragon's Eye.
Phase 9: Holiest of Holy
- Holiest of Holy
- Heavensward Leap
- Sacred Cross
- Pure of Soul
- Absolute Conviction
- Dragon’s Gaze + Dragon’s Glory
Face Thordan towards Dragon Eye. The majority of this phase is simply large AoE damage. We did not have to do this phase for the kill, but we did practice this during one pull. The Heavenward Leaps just seem to be moderate AoE damage. . The damage from Pure of Soul and Absolute Conviction will require you to top the raid prior to them activating. During the time of Sacred Cross channeling, Thordan has a tether and will cease to take damage, so burn Zephirin quickly to prevent a wipe. Unlike previous Sacred Crosses, this seems to hit hard if he is not DPSed quickly. We recommend using LB3 during the Sacred Cross charge if you have Limit Break. Remember to turn from the Dragon Gaze/Glory that will follow.
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