As you near the end of your exploration of Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail, you will encounter your last boss, called Queen Eternal. After you defeat her, you will reach the end of Dawntrail, so you can imagine how difficult this battle is.

But don’t worry, this guide will break down Queen Eternal’s moves in battle and how you can successfully defeat her. Of course, there will also be some things you should prepare before challenging her. Without further ado, follow this guide to explore Queen Eternal!

Pre-Battle Preparation

First of all, you need to be clear that your battle with Queen Eternal takes place in Interphos, which is also part of your main story experience in FFXIV Dawntrail, so you can automatically enter this arena without complicated exploration.

However, if you leave this area, you can also use Duty Finder to find other players who want to enter this area to challenge Queen Eternal, and then enter together. It should be noted that all item levels participating in this battle must be 670 or above.

If not, you can get some weapons and armor with item level 690 for free by talking to NPC called Mewazunte in Tuliyollal (X: 12.5, Y: 13). If you don’t have much time to travel between different areas, you can also directly use FFXIV Gil to upgrade the items you are currently using.

Queen Eternal’s Fighting Moves And How To Deal With Them

Like most bosses in Final Fantasy 14, Queen Eternal will also send out some signals and name the moves before releasing her skills. So you can predict how to avoid being hurt based on each of her skills. Below are the names of each of Queen Eternal’s skills and their effects, as well as your countermeasures. Hopefully, you can master these skills in daily practice.

Legitimate Force

At this time, two of Queen Eternal’s four hands will begin to glow and split the entire arena in two. At this time, you should try to stand opposite its two glowing hands to avoid being hurt by the entire arena.

If its hands start to move left and right, then you should move to the middle of the two hands and keep away from the two glowing hands.

Aethertithe

At this time, Queen Eternal will launch some attacks on you that you cannot avoid and cause some damage. At this time, you must not rush, and calmly let the healers restore your health for you to facilitate a longer fight. When you are the healer, you should prioritize healing jobs that can deal with DPS.

Aether Accelerates

The arena between you will now be a green and black grid with a cone-shaped section that will twist three times. All you need to do is get away from the cones as quickly as possible, or you will die instantly.

Coronation (1)

A movable target that can damage you and your team will appear below you and will lock onto your position after a few seconds. You can use homing circles to keep the rest of your team away from the target, then move the homing circles away once it locks onto your position.

This will reduce the number of casualties on your team, but will require a lot of survivability, so you can use some FFXIV Gil to boost your defenses before the fight.

Prosecution Of War

Queen Eternal will focus on attacking the tank on your team, and there is no way to dodge. If you are the poor tank, you will need to equip at least the reworked Paladin’s Holy Sheltron to survive this phase.

Virtual Shift (1)

The entire arena will turn into an hourglass shape, and everyone will inevitably take damage. Therefore, you should try to stand in the center of the arena to avoid falling.

Downburst

At this point, Queen Eternal will fire a lot of small impact points at you. You can stand near the impact zone and use solid ground to protect yourself from damage.

Coronation (2)

You will see a number of triangles appear between you and your team. These triangles are calculated based on the average distance between you and other team members, and they will also fire some lasers. You and your team should stand at opposite points of the triangles to focus the lasers.

Virtual Shift (2)

Similar to Legitimate Force, the entire arena will become two platforms, and all players will float. You need to find a place to land as much as possible, otherwise you will fall into the arena and can no longer participate in the battle.

Castellation

At this point, Queen Eternal will form a wall with holes in it, slamming into the team. You need to find the right time to dodge the wall accurately, and it is best to go through the small hole.

Divide And Conquer

At this time, Queen Eternal will shoot lasers at you, which will first be fired at all eight players in sequence, and then fired at the same time. You should spread out your positions to avoid stacking damage.

These are some methods and preparations for defeating Queen Eternal in Final Fantasy 14 Dawntrail. I hope this guide can make it easier for you to challenge this ultimate boss. I wish you a happy game!