The Royal Menagerie

The climactic battle against Shinryu, the great wyrm merged with Zenos yae Galvus. This fight takes place on a square platform with no railings—falling off means death.

Shinryu

Phase 1

Mechanic	Type	Description
Tidal Wave	Knockback	A water spout appears on the arena edge. Move close to it to avoid being knocked off. Creates water puddles that give Fire Resist Up but Lightning Resist Down.
Hellfire	Raidwide	Raid-wide damage that applies Burns. Stand in water puddles to reduce damage and prevent the burn debuff.
Judgment Bolt	Raidwide	Raid-wide lightning damage. Avoid standing in water puddles as they increase lightning damage taken.
Akh Morn	Tankbuster	Multi-hit tankbuster targeting the two highest enmity players. Tanks should stack together and use cooldowns.
Hypernova	Stack	Marks one player with a stack marker. Party stacks to share damage.
Spikecycles	AoE	Alternating line AoE attacks across the arena.
Earth Breath	Cleave	Marks two players with cone attacks. Marked players can group in a corner to minimize area affected.
Ice Storm	Raidwide	Mild raid-wide AoE damage.

Notes: The Corrupted Aether gauge fills throughout the fight, triggering primal-based attacks. Pay attention to puddle placement for fire vs. lightning attacks.

Phase 2 (Add Phase)

Mechanic	Type	Description
Wave 1	Adds / AoE	Three proximity AoEs spawn. Move to the opposite side of the arena.
Wave 2	Adds / AoE	Four proximity AoEs spawn. Move to a safe corner.
Wave 3	Adds / AoE	Proximity AoEs on all corners and center. Stand between two corner AoEs.
Protostar	Raidwide	High-damage raid attack after all adds are defeated. Healers prepare.
Active Time Maneuver	Enrage	Button-mash sequence required to survive.

Notes: Kill adds quickly between each wave. Failing the Active Time Maneuver is a wipe.

Phase 3

Mechanic	Type	Description
Line Attack	AoE	Large line attack across the arena. Move to one of two safe corners.
Tail Slap	AoE	Marks arena tiles with line attacks. Destroys tiles on second hit—manage your platform space.
Burning Chains	Spread	Two players are marked with chains. Run away from each other to break them.
Levin Bolt	Spread	Marked players spread away from others to avoid splash damage.

Notes: Manage arena space carefully as Tail Slap can destroy tiles. Prioritize not falling off the shrinking platform.