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Thordan VII, after the party survives Ultimate End
The Singularity Reactor is the site of the 
Trial against King Thordan, the final boss of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. He and his Twelve Knights are the primal forms of Archbishop Thordan VII and the Heavens' Ward.
Owing to its lack of an item level sync, the Singularity Reactor has become a laughably easy duty that is often completed with no complications. A harder version of the Singularity Reactor, known as The Minstrel's Ballad: Thordan's Reign, was added in Patch 3.1.
Story[]
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Taking the soul of the legendary King Thordan into his flesh, the archbishop transforms into a primal before your very eyes. Sustained by a millennium of prayer and the Eye's aether, he declares his intent to rule over the world with an iron fist and for all time. Standing at his side are the sworn brothers of the Heavens' Ward, who have likewise transcended their mortal limits by becoming incarnations of the knights twelve. Strike them down, and eradicate the root of the Dragonsong War.
Thordan's Reign[]
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...
Progression[]
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Phase 1[]
The first phase sees players go up against Thordan, who will periodically summon his knights to aid him. Similar to Ramuh's Thunderstorm, four players at a time will be marked for a small lightning circle that will hit after them and everyone around them a few seconds. Simultaneously, Thordan will put AoE circles below the other four players. These will turn into icy patches on the ground that will inflict Heavy on anyone going through them. Move away from other members of the party to avoid stacking AoEs and leaving room for movement. He also casts Ancient Quaga throughout the fight, hitting for moderate party damage. Heal/shield through it as necessary.
After channeling The Dragon's Eye, he will be able to use The Dragon's Gaze, which inflicts a party-wide terror. As with any other gaze attack, turn your character away from him to avoid it completely.
He will cast Knights of the Round periodically as well, summoning different Knights of the Heavens' Ward who cannot be targeted to provide different mechanics to keep in mind. The first two will be Ser Janlenoux and Ser Adelphel, who will charge around the room, putting a Bleeding debuff on everyone in their path and leaving behind orbs of light. These will deal damage to players upon exploding. Note that this debuff can be dispelled. Next will be Ser Vellguine who will stand outside of the platform and cast a column AoE that goes from one side to the other and can be easily avoided. Ser Hermenost will pop out next to Thordan with three small platforms that need to be stood upon. A single player for each one of them will suffice. Fail to do so and the entire party will be affected with Paralysis. While the duration is not too long and this is not game-changing, your healers will thank you.
At around 15% to 10%, phase two will start. Thordan will leave the arena, letting his Knights have the spotlight.
Phase 2[]
Each Knight will appear and attempt to swarm the party with mechanics, some being fought directly and most being untargettable.
Ser Zephirin: He appears in the middle and immediately starts casting an AoE attack, Sacred Cross. This cannot be interrupted; however, the less health he has at the end of the cast, the weaker it hits the party.
Ser Vellguine: Without waiting for Zephirin to be dealt with, Vellguine will appear somewhere at the edge of the arena. Again, he will perform a column charge through the middle. He cannot be targeted.
Ser Janlenoux and Ser Adelphel: They will once more appear at the same time. One of them will cast Holiest of Holy at random intervals, which will deal moderate damage to every player in the room. Something else to look out for is Rapid Sever, which will hit the tank for quite a bit of damage in a short span of time.
Ser Ignasse: He will show up shortly after the previous two, smashing the ground at a point on the edge of the arena. Damage taken is reduced the farther away you are from it, like the imperial airship crashes in the Ultima Weapon. He won't be seen again after this.
Ser Paulecrain and Ser Haumeric: These cannot be targeted. One of them will be in the middle, placing blue ice markers on players' heads, akin to those in the Shiva encounter. Try to drop them on the edges if possible, as they inflict Heavy on players in contact with the frozen ground they create. The other Knight, who stands on the edge of the arena, has a column attack that is targeted on a player, who will take less damage the closer they are to the source, like Anchag's in Amdapor Keep (Hard) or Biblos' in the Great Gubal Library.
Ser Grinnaux: Also can't be targeted. He will cast four or five black AoE circles on the ground that will grow in size over time. In addition to the previous frozen circles, finding a safe spot can be difficult.
Ser Noudenet: Again cannot be targeted. His attack resembles Xande's meteorfall mechanic in Syrcus Tower; he will summon comet circles that will drop comets/meteors after a short while. There are four comet circles on the sides, and a meteor circle in the middle. Burn them before they drop their gifts.
Ser Guerrique: At the same time as dealing with the comets, Guerrique will appear in the middle, casting a progressive round AoE that proceeds in phases. Move into the next or previous row of rocks to avoid being hit.
After that, Thordan will reappear along with all the Knights outside of the arena, casting Light of Ascalon: a low hitting party-wide damage in succession that knocks everyone back. Once that's done, stack in the middle for heals and shields before he casts his ultimate.
Phase 3[]
After Ultimate End, the boss will have used up all his energy and the Knights will not return to aid him. In addition, he can only perform autoattacks and will have a Damage Down debuff, so just DPS Thordan until he dies.
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Thordan's Reign[]
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Loot[]
Thordan's Reign[]
Achievements[]
Musical themes[]
The final boss theme of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward, "Heroes", is an aggressive mix of the theme of Ishgard "Solid" and the main boss theme "Ominous Prognisticks".
The Minstrel's Ballad version of the fight has another battle theme in Patch 3.1, named "Heroes Never Die", which is also a remix of Ishgard. The new theme lasts from the beginning of the battle until he casts Ultimate End, at which point it reverts to "Heroes".
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Behind the Scenes[]
The instance is tuned to fresh level 60 players with an item level near 142, while it synced players with no item level sync, meaning that the maximum item level allowed was 270, much more power than necessary to beat the encounter. As a result of this, the Singularity Reactor is regarded as the simplest trial in the game, as players are able to quickly deplete Thordan's health and take very little damage from all mechanics. It is also considered the new "Cape Westwind", a trial that had a similar syncing issue prior to it's revamp as a solo Quest battle.
