The Gilded Araya

The climactic trial of the Endwalker Hildibrand questline. Face Asura, a multi-armed deity with complex rotational mechanics.

Asura

Asura is a fearsome multi-armed boss that uses a variety of sweeping attacks and summons giant clones for combination mechanics. This fight emphasizes watching the boss’s positioning and the arena carefully.

Raid-wide Attacks

Mechanic	Type	Description
Lower Realm	Raidwide	Roomwide AoE - arena edges become dangerous after cast
Cutting Jewel	Tankbuster	Heavy tank damage - use defensive cooldowns

Positioning Mechanics

Mechanic	Type	Description
Asuri Chakra	AoE	Consecutive ring AoEs - stand between the rings to avoid damage
Ephemerality	AoE	Summons phantom clones that leave afterimages - dodge the circular AoEs

Iconography Attacks

Asura tethers to a giant clone on the arena’s outer edge. Both the boss and clone cast attacks simultaneously:

Mechanic	Type	Description
Pedestal Purge + Iconic Execution	AoE	Circular AoE from boss, half-circle from clone
Wheel of Deincarnation + Iconic Execution	AoE	Donut AoE from boss - safe spot is near the clone
Bladewise + Iconic Execution	AoE	Line AoE from boss - safe spots are on arena sides

Rotation Mechanics

Mechanic	Type	Description
Six-bladed Khadga	Cleave	Six sequential half-circle cleaves - stay close and move minimally between safe spots
Myriad Aspects	AoE	Two sets of cone AoEs - dodge into resolved cones to avoid second set
The Face of Delight	Mechanic	Arena splits blue/red - move to the opposite color
Many Faces	Cleave	Rotating straight-line cleaves - stay close to boss and strafe
Bladescatter	AoE	Line AoEs that rotate - minimal movement needed

Tips:

• Stay close to the boss during rotational attacks to minimize movement needed
• Watch the giant clone’s position and attack tells
• Learn which Iconic Execution pairing creates which safe zones
• Arena edges are dangerous after Lower Realm - don’t stand too close