The Minstrel's Ballad: Thordan's Reign

See also: The Singularity Reactor

"With his typical flair for embellishment, the wandering minstrel has woven yet another stirring epic─this time from the threads of your Azys Lla confrontation with Archbishop Thordan VII. With the final verse yet ringing in the chambers of your mind, the memories of that titanic struggle arise once more with an almost surreal clarity..." — Game Description

Unlock

• Quest: Thordan's Reign
• Quest-giver Location: Alys - Mor Dhona (x21, y8)
• Prerequisites: Main Scenario Quest Heavensward (Quest)

Strategy

King Thoradan

• Turn away when he casts Dragon's Gaze to avoid being feared
• for Lightning storm, spread out
• Dragon's Rage - stack on the player who gets the glowing arrow
• phase ends when he sticks his sword in the ground - stack in center if you're not already

Ser Chamibert

• run in opposite directions to break the chain
• one person per pillar of light

Ser Zepherin

• the lower his health, the less damage Sacred Cross will do
• three knights will appear at the edges and will charge forward
  • stand in the correct spot along the edge to avoid them
    • don't be between two blue knights, be between a red and blue knight

Ser Janlenoux and Ser Adelphel

• tank them apart so they don't tether
• Divine Right - one knight will put up a shield buff, one a sword buff, focus on the one with the sword buff
• blue marks will target three players and do aoe damage
  • first targeted player runs to the right of the focused knight
  • second player runs to the left
  • third player runs to the right again
• the knights will continue using Diving Right to swap their sword/shield buffs, change target to the one with the swords buff

Other Phases

• ???

Loot

• 25 Allagan Tomestone of Law
• 12 Allagan Tomestone of Esoterics
• Heavens' Ward Helm Fragment - Used to purchase weapons, shield, and barding.
• Round Table Barding

Weapons

Item	Icon	Level	Item Level	Requirement	Damage (Type)	Delay	Auto Attack	Materia Slots	Stats and Attributes
Axe of the Heavens		60	205	MRD WAR	75 (Physical)	3.44	86.00	0	Strength +105, Vitality +110, Critical Hit Rate +68, Skill Speed +97
Bow of the Heavens		60	205	ARC BRD	68 (Physical)	3.04	68.90	0	Dexterity +105, Vitality +110, Critical Hit Rate +68, Determination +93
Cane of the Heavens		60	205	CNJ WHM	104 (Magical)	3.44	86.00	0	Vitality +99, Mind +105, Piety +75, Spell Speed +97
Claymore of the Heavens		60	205	DRK	75 (Physical)	2.96	74.00	0	Strength +105, Vitality +110, Parry +68, Critical Hit Rate +97
Codex of the Heavens		60	205	SCH	104 (Magical)	3.12	78.00	0	Vitality +99, Mind +105, Piety +75, Determination +93
Daggers of the Heavens		60	205	ROG NIN	75 (Physical)	2.64	66.00	0	Dexterity +105, Vitality +110, Critical Hit Rate +68, Determination +93
Grimoire of the Heavens		60	205	ACN SMN	104 (Magical)	3.12	78.00	0	Vitality +99, Intelligence +105, Critical Hit Rate +97, Determination +65
Halberd of the Heavens		60	205	LNC DRG	75 (Physical)	2.88	72.00	0	Strength +105, Vitality +110, Critical Hit Rate +97, Determination +65
Heavensfire		60	205	MCH	68 (Physical)	2.48	56.21	0	Dexterity +105, Vitality +110, Critical Hit Rate +68, Determination +93
Heavensmeter		60	205	AST	104 (Magical)	3.20	80.00	0	Vitality +99, Mind +105, Piety +75, Critical Hit Rate +97
Knuckles of the Heavens		60	205	PGL MNK	75 (Physical)	2.56	64.00	0	Strength +105, Vitality +110, Critical Hit Rate +97, Determination +65
Staff of the Heavens		60	205	THM BLM	104 (Magical)	3.28	82.00	0	Vitality +99, Intelligence +105, Critical Hit Rate +68, Spell Speed +97
Sword of the Heavens		60	205	GLA PLD	75 (Physical)	2.24	56.00	0	Strength +75, Vitality +79, Critical Hit Rate +49, Determination +66

Shields

Item	Icon	Level	Item Level	Requirement	Slot	Block Strength	Block Rate	Materia Slots	Stats and Attributes
Shield of the Heavens		60	205	GLA, PLD	Shield	549	199	0	Strength +30, Vitality +31, Parry +19, Skill Speed +28

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Lore

With his typical flair for embellishment, the wandering minstrel has woven yet another stirring epic─this time from the threads of your Azys Lla confrontation with Archbishop Thordan VII. With the final verse yet ringing in the chambers of your mind, the memories of that titanic struggle arise once more with an almost surreal clarity...