The Final Coil of Bahamut - Turn 4
The grand finale of the Coils of Bahamut, featuring Bahamut Prime himself. This legendary encounter concludes the story of the Seventh Umbral Era.
Bahamut Prime
The ultimate challenge of A Realm Reborn, requiring mastery of all mechanics across multiple phases.
Phase 1 - Opening (100% - 75%)
Rotation: Megaflare + Flame Breath → Flatten + Flame Breath (×3) → Earthshaker → Repeat
| Mechanic | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flame Breath | Cleave | Massive elemental cleave - occurs repeatedly throughout fight |
| Flatten | Tankbuster | Heavy tankbuster following Flame Breath - requires cooldowns |
| Earthshaker | AoE | Targeted AoE on random players |
| Megaflare | Raidwide | Major raid-wide damage signaling phase changes |
Flatten Strategy:
- Always follows a Flame Breath, then 3 more Flame Breaths follow
- Tank must be healthy going into this - preceding Flame Breath can be lethal
- Use heavy cooldowns and healer shields (Stoneskin, Adloquium)
Gigaflare Transition (75%)
| Mechanic | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gigaflare | Raidwide | Extreme raid-wide damage signaling phase change |
Gigaflare Strategy:
- Get everyone to full health before 75%
- Use Cure III, Succor, Sacred Soil
- Save Scholar’s Virus for this attack
- Heavy mitigation required
Phase 2 - Divebombs
| Mechanic | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Divebombs | AoE | Dragons dive across the arena in sequence |
| Megaflare | Stack | Stack markers requiring groups |
| Earthshaker | AoE | Targeted ground AoEs |
Divebomb Strategy:
- Watch for dive markers and avoid the paths
- Coordinate positioning with stack mechanics
- Bahamut may combine Divebombs with other mechanics
Phase 3 - Adds
| Mechanic | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Add Phase | Adds | Multiple adds spawn requiring coordinated DPS |
| Teraflare | Enrage | Wipe if adds not killed in time |
Phase 4 - Final Phase
| Mechanic | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Akh Morn | Stack | Multi-hit stack requiring entire party to share damage |
| Gigaflare | Raidwide | Continues from earlier phases |
| All Previous Mechanics | Various | Combination of all earlier mechanics |
Akh Morn Strategy:
- Multi-hit stack marker
- Entire party must stack to survive
- Hits increase in number as fight progresses
- Heavy healing and mitigation required between hits
Notes:
- This is the most challenging fight in A Realm Reborn
- Extensive practice required for each phase
- Coordination between all party members is essential
- Completing this fight concludes the Binding Coil storyline
- Recommended to use Party Finder rather than Duty Finder
- Does not appear in duty roulettes