FFXIV OST Thordan's Reign / Thordan Extreme ( Heroes Never Die )

[@lotharschramm5000]

2:16 is beautiful... perfectly synced too

[@HayTatsuko]

1:25 ... that serene Azys Lla break, though!

[@Dutyyaknow]

Now this feels like a Final Fight with a god king

[@chaz706]

+Dutyyaknow Not going to lie: this fight was EXTREMELY satisfying.

[@XiasIV]

I did a min ilvl ex clear of this guy in 2020. It was unbelievable.

[@lolcat5303]

And then came Elidibus. :`)

[@john_7000]

It not a Japanese game without Fighting a god at the end

[@TRACKMAN810]

@@lolcat5303 Yup

[@trial_with_an_error9687]

Don't care what anyone says, my head canon is that Haurchefant's spirit shielded us from Thordan's ultimate attack

[@Etrieh]

that explains why the screen broke in the end...

[@connormac4401]

"the doctors saved your life, but instead of thanking them you are thanking God"

[@jakekgfn]

still hurts... even now

[@TsarDragon]

@@Etrieh Bruh...

[@mouradkochkar8442]

@@Etrieh I mean that was a call back to the ff7 knights of the round summon lmao

[@SeniorSuiki]

Normal people: Cool graphics Me: (sweating) Tank pls, pick up that add

[@Teadrinker-zy1yp]

People in the comments: "This fight on EX was easy." - 8 mos ago Me who did it at release: "ha...haa..aa..haaa...." I'm not sure if people understand how huge this fight was. Like the WOW devs went out of their way to congratulate SE on how spectacularly designed this was.

[@Wolvenworks]

wait...seriously? not that it was that much of a high fruit to begin with, considering WOW

[@sinanabdulla5780]

@@Wolvenworks This was so hard that even preformed statics struggled to deal with it. It was the hardest ex counter to date and makes Sos look like a joke.

[@Wolvenworks]

@@sinanabdulla5780 i'm a trial scrub who just started playing so i'm not there yet :p

[@kiriuxeosa8716]

I feel the dragon's eye mechanic is what really made people struggle also the 1 hit kill from the drg

[@gr1iev3r10]

thats why its so sad that they have nerfed it even in the daily missions. this fight is too epic to make it such a shame xD

[@jayl1031]

I love the choral remix of Ishgard's theme. Sounds great!

[@TheSeiifu]

2:16 gives me chills so does the deep drum beats too tbh so does 1:24

[@orim]

Every time that piano shows up, it brings back a delightful remix of some of the best melodies in each expansion. I love the music in this game so, so much.

[@_taiyou_]

can't believe this isnt a Orchestrion Roll yet. Been waiting for it since so long.

[@villaniousmustache4898]

It's been 7 years and I forgot how ***GOD-TIER*** some of this music was !! What a masterpiece of gorgeous heroic melody!! 🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@amitamaru]

As great as this theme is, I'm glad that they go back to the first theme after Ultimate End, it really gives a sense of, "the real fight has just begun!"

[@Reynsoon]

"The real fight starts now, Shulk!"

[@Mayke0077]

@@Reynsoon I'm really feeling it

[@NuclearRaven13]

@@Mayke0077 now it's ryne time!

[@fangykesshai5211]

For Haurchefant! Every one of them shall die!! ;_;

[@Zarryon12]

+Fángy Kesshai RAWWWWR 2nd phase hits: OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT!!! *goes back to Singularity Reactor: Reg* RAWWWWR!!!!

[@revoblam7975]

There are people who deserve a place on hell then there is Ser Zephirin and the Knights of The Round Table, they have a special place, between the ground and the Warrior of Light's weapon

[@icebear4481]

@@revoblam7975 The Heavens Ward (Including Ser Zephirin) were tempered. It was since arr they explain what’s tempering and primal etc.. I don’t get why people don’t get it. Every single one of the heavens ward had their own story and their own lives aside from being Thordan’s puppets. Ser Zephirin was titled as “The Just” because that’s what Ishgardian people saw him, but in truth he was tempered and a lot of things he did wasn’t by his choice. He even named his sword “Shattered heart” because his heart was shattered upon being controlled and losing his freedom.

[@jamesgrow6638]

I think you forget that the WOL canonically dies to a poison gas cloud before the timeline is changed in shadowbringers. So we aren’t unbeatable just crazy strong.

[@midoribushi5331]

I came back to FFXIV halfway thru ARR and now I've finished Heavensward and starting on post expansion questions. I am simply in love! As a lifelong FF fan since the beginning, as a kid in 1987. I am proud to call myself a FF fan! And this game just keeps blowing me away *happy sad tears*

[@Scootapuff88]

This remains to this the day the greatest EX Primal fight of all time. More challenging than many floors of Savage at the appropriate item level.

[@aqj2014]

now all we need is a horse that plays this theme and were set

[@Dragoseye]

Pretty sure you get a bird for beating this fight. The Round Lanner that plays this theme and from what I can see from this photo glows a really neat purple as you ride around on it.

[@miranerdgasm8480]

Back when extreme fights were practically a savage fight.

[@coinage]

Nothing quite like the feeling of watching Heavenly Heel oneshot you through multiple cooldowns. Still my favorite ex primal. Such a fun fight.

[@TheOnlyGBeast]

there weren't many savage fights, in HW at least as I can't speak for other expansions, harder than thordan ex at the time

[@kingrama521]

@@TheOnlyGBeast yup. This is considered A3.5S because it gave gear to help with A4s clears at the time

[@ryanrushford7918]

Miss this shit so much. Can’t wait for Thordan unreal, gonna be epic.

[@Teo_stra]

@@beurtalvarez The glory is mine!

[@jubez187]

Just realized now that 1:25 is a little nod to the Torn From the Heavens interlude. Man, that thing pops up everywhere and I love it every time.

[@KHRules]

It’s more akin to the azys lla theme considering this battle takes place inside of azys lla

[@edgarbh01]

After some years I still think this track is the best the game has to offer. And that is not saying the others are bad or anything. The whole FFXIV score really is fit of being one of the best FF has to offer, wish more people could hear its awesomeness.

[@Azdaja13]

I do love the little piano remix of Azyss Lla. :D

[@aqj2014]

me too

[@crimsonheroa8407]

+SKnight8046 yep definitely but I also heard a very faint and short tune from Wanderer's Palace HM near 1:43 to 1:50

[@ffantasy123456789101]

Best part

[@Enclosure_2k]

+SKnight8046 everything about Azyss Lla awesome !

[@lol20yo]

+SKnight8046 Was disappointed when I found out it was part of this song and not actually an azys lla piano version :(

[@gemorris2000]

When I first did the fight I had no idea what this boss was based on. Looking back on it now this is a great representation of The Knights of the Round. Even without that initial knowledge this fight was awesome.

[@Cmdrduo02us]

Half way through the fight I realized that I was fighting knights of the round. Because the red cape gave it away. I kinda freaked out in a good way, it just made the fight so much better!

[@Nightsky071]

I really wish video was a little longer. this theme is just as badass as the first

[@TJetPrime]

Well, we wanted a challenging fight, they sure gave it to us. My raid and I yesterday decided to do it after our A1S clear... we wiped for 3 hours and the farther we got is where this video ends. This fight is brutal as fuck and mistakes are NOT permitted.

[@MekkahDee]

+ZeroDystopia Pretty much this. What I would say though is that the fight doesn't have particularly tight DPS checks (that I've seen), it's just a hugely mechanic heavy fight. That's the way it should be.

[@fisherdotogg]

+Mekkah Dee I remember they said they made it that way specifically because there were so many complaints about 99% of Heavensward content being DPS checks.

[@WeissberV]

+ZeroDystopia If you haven't got much farther than this video then you're in for a surprise on the last phase... 3 times lol. There is also technically a DPS check because there's an add that spawns with high hp on the final phase and you have to kill the boss before he spawns (makes the boss invincible while he charges up a raid wipe); it is possible to kill him but it's not likely you'll have a full team unweakened at that point to do so. xD

[@alessandroseverino8222]

+Chris James the fight still have some (pretty much for every phase) good dps check :P You can avoid the heavenly heel with enought dps; so you will take less damage for how lower you bring Ser Zepherine (sacred cross), the two paladin have to die asap cause the tank can't deal with more than 2 tankbusters and right after that meteors (the top of the dps check in the fight)

[@Dyce.77]

+Daniel Ratcliffe I use PLD for this fight I only use Hallowed Ground during the wombo combo. During the knight phase If I get the sword oath first I pop sentinel and Sheltron before he gets it off getting me a block on the initial hit the when divine right (if my add isn't already downed by they then) as soon as the first dragoon jump lands I pop Rampart so that I can mitigate holy before the next tank buster and also so I'll have it ready way before the next heavenly heel.

[@tommystav5916]

Coming here in 2020 just to listen. It reminds me of my favorite era , the entire heavensward expansion, I now it was just a game But the people, the friends I made the ones who extended far past that, the times the fun I had. It really was one of my favorite parts of my life.

[@john_7000]

@metalfaust19 I love heavensward so much ❤️❤️ I can't say it my favorite expansion because I haven't played the other two yet, just finished the Alexander raid I have left is heavensward part 2 and then I am in stormblood, but I got to say this it will be tough to top heavensward in my eyes since it really raise the bar of it storytelling I love it like so much it because my favorite story in gaming

[@MrMoonstep]

so smooth wtf (the piano part, praise the twelves ...)

[@minoscript]

By far, the best track of 3.1.

[@kbpld]

Love the Azys Lla theme in parts of this song

[@AerikkThief]

the goose bumps.... I don't even raid or content like this...but....damn

[@azmoon81]

Love the Azys Lla theme worked in there

[@Shiirow]

I watch this and my first thought was... ah, stoneskin.

[@Zarryon12]

it sounds like they remixed the knights of the round, the crystal theme, the fate theme , and Azys Lla is here ...goddamn does it all sound beautiful though.

[@i.147]

And Ishgard's theme at 0:38 !

[@andrewcastillo2598]

omg finally found this bgm. One of the most epic extreme tracks

[@AaronAndersonRWP]

Dragonsong Ultimate aka: "How many times do we have to teach you this lesson Old Man?!"

[@jasonschmidt8414]

Loving this song right now, can't stop listening to it.

[@806BK]

See you in next ultimate :D

[@usamimi-no-majo]

Bought this DLC on Friday. Can't *wait* to die.

[@TehMarche]

+Revolver Oshawott did you die

[@usamimi-no-majo]

Kyle Potato A couple of times. Had a great time though.

[@usamimi-no-majo]

Arkhalis I also won. ...Also had a great time doing so.

[@CazieCroft]

Thank you so much for all the soundtracks I really enjoy listening to them

[@fallingdp]

So happy he's like Ravana with the music transition I love the remix, and original music to this fight.

[@TheOnlyGBeast]

I love how after the meteor phase it switches back to the normal mode theme.... but yet the fight only gets substantially harder from there on out. Amazing effect, amazing fight.

[@m0nkeyman911]

I love how Ancient Quaga synced up with the music

[@eddieboy000]

You're the best Mekkah. Thanks for the upload.

[@LuphenaUnivera]

The main difference is that Thordan uses his ultimate attack when he has 80% hp left,and at the start of the fight,and not just as a desperate limit break like in the normal trial,which allowed him to to use all of his power and allow his knights to use more powerful special attacks to weaken us,although that hasn't really been conclusive 😈

[@gianghuynh9570]

"I just want to punch myself in the face""

[@GCPlugs]

@1:24 is just insane. You’ve got to love it

[@nitemare3904]

Different song for different difficult. You know you immediately what you are up against. Such an awesome fight.

[@finnthedoctor]

Thank you! I've been waiting for this wet since the trailer was released!

[@moonraven6145]

soo many great themes, and remixes of those said themes, FFXIV is almost worth playing for the soundtrack alone

[@lordkrauser]

I'm so hoping the FF7 remake features this version of KotR as a secret boss fight to unlock the materia. Imagine the shock of thinking 'got my gold chocobo & now to easy mode shit's only to hear this theme blaring over a boss fight that should be comparable to Ruby Weapon.

[@nunovalente8904]

after the attack with thrordan and all the knights the theme changes to the normal one if I remember. they're both pretty amazing

[@AkuNoHana]

Oh man that music tho.. Heroic fanfare and FF prelude somewhere in between. Fucking masterpiece.

[@MamaAki]

After all I went through in FFXIV. The ever struggling of the citizens of all nations, the noble hearts of the Scions, the uniting of the nations, the destruction of the Ultima weapon, the complot in Ul'dah, the loss of my friends. Ishgard opening their gates. and everything leading up to this part, and the eventual initiation of Ishgard as a nation standing tall with the rest. This theme represented the end of our struggle. And oh did I cry like a baby at this fight. Truly a redeming factor for Squenix.

[@chiakigoddamnnanami1799]

+Arche-Type Earth quack

[@vk3638]

2021 still want/NEED a orchestrion roll of this :(

[@vk3638]

@Wait What Was I Saying? that's the thing I want the EX version heh

[@philipedwards4685]

Just got released on the online store

[@vk3638]

@@philipedwards4685 not the EX version!

[@satanpet5451]

@@vk3638 yeah some of the best tracks haven't been released yet and I have every scroll in game. I'd remember this one of I have it

[@josephpiscitelli8053]

Why didn’t we get an expanded version of this for dsr

[@ThreeG456]

What do they call it when the drums do that thing around 2:15

[@NumPad]

Nice timing at 2:16 :D

[@BurritoMage]

2:17 that’s just blinded by light from FF13 but slowed down

[@GanonAutumn777]

Cant wait for thordan ultimate in a few weeks :D

[@Neox999]

2:16 FFXIII battle theme?

[@Uroboro_Djinn]

+Neox Sounds more like FF 4 to me.

[@Guylock]

+Neox sounds like something you'd hear when a romance story comes to a sad end...

[@tenshiakuma88]

+Neox It's a medley of a bunch of different Final Fantasy theme songs. Primarily the Heavensward theme, but they do stick the FF13 theme in there ever so briefly.

[@iversonsilva793]

Its funny how this is just the first phase of ex, and somehow it makes the normal theme, wich becomes the phase 2 theme, more epic.

[@deliasharpalyce]

i came here to remember how the music slaps. instead i took 2d20 psychic damage remembering when mch had cast times for everything and was horrible gunmage awfulness to play

[@EldritchEntity]

Lmfao

[@blakebelladonna3604]

That moment when you realize Einstein reworded spells Estinien

[@edgarbh01]

That's genius. Ba dum ts.

[@dimitriosgladio059]

Now, that tells me a lot

[@alexanderrichard8842]

That's what I called him pre-Heavensward before I'd actually heard his name pronounced

[@jdyen3434]

there it is dood

[@TheCarash]

This should have played in thordans phase

[@yumyuum6390]

Still waiting for the phase one orchestraion roll, every new patch drops i check the list...

[@__-nk9tc]

This fight is so intense but the music is amazing, trying it as a Astrologian was a mistake, gonna wait until I get my Bard or Dragoon to ilvl200 or higher.

[@87Trebor]

Love that you do these and that you get them out as fast as you do. However, would it be possible to let the songs play through one full loop? meaning let it play the entire song twice? Maybe not the longer songs but for one's like this where they are kinda short? Awesome job either way :).

[@HighnoonShopStudio]

Welcome my father in law to Unreal!

[@maxine3898]

It's such a shame they didn't use this for Dragonsong ultimate, really a missed opportunity =/

[@Eclipse-pu5iy]

Tbf heroes was a given for one of the thordan phases and heavenward really fit the second one imo due to the music picking up at the same point in time DoTH starts

[@hereniho]

@@Eclipse-pu5iy they had the last phase, where they decided to put in a dungeon boss theme instead of this

[@Eclipse4589]

@@hereniho Tbf last phase wouldn’t be this either as it kind of ultimate tradition now to use a orchestral remix of another song for the last phase and heroes never die doesn’t have one yet

[@LowIntSpecimen]

​@@hereniho yeah but revenge twofold FUCKS

[@emmanuelmcdonald7338]

1:25 love that piano

[@ffantasy123456789101]

My personal opinion this is better than the other although they work so well together

[@miranerdgasm8480]

As soon as I saw one of the tanks die at the spawn of the 2 knights couldn't help but think "You're all fucked." lmao

[@punner2]

Still haven't made it past the meteor phase. Wish I had some good DPS to regularly queue with.

[@Yun_denn]

Oh. This is where the 3.1 trailer theme came from.

[@Tenzou988]

Fighting this with echo is bitch, bring it all you got Thotdan!!!!

[@FumiTheSillyGirl]

What a fight this was

[@MarakamiSG]

Any ultimate proggers

[@SuccubiPie]

that glorious cape

[@voidtalongaming4637]

Any chance at getting the FULL reign fight? With the transition from Hero's Never Die to Knights of The Round in Phase 4 (Thordan / Knights / Meteors / After Ultimate End)

[@teamfruitsalad7335]

1:32 7249 damage Wildfire. Do you have full 210 gear to get it that high? I have an ilvl of 193 and my Wildfire's do 6.5k max. I wish I knew a good opener rotation for machinist. Anyone know of any?

[@Sirus_Gaming_Spot]

+TeamFruitSalad theres a drg in the party that can boost a brd/mch dps with both disembowel as well as battle litany.

[@teamfruitsalad7335]

Peter47890 oh wow, I actually didn't know that. That's really cool, thank you ::D time to bug my friend to be a dragoon.

[@Zarryon12]

+Peter47890 basically loldrg was doing his job.

[@Darkbreezee]

2:54 ... did he really managed to get hit by BOTH AoEs`?

[@thefastestlink5637]

lolBLM

[@dnawulf3212]

Though I've yet to be at the raider level to do DSR, why the hell wasn't this song wasn't in that 2nd Phase?! Smadge

[@MrZimmerson]

Legit had the same thoughts. Cleared DSR, so you have the final phase which has by far the best song out of all of the phases.

[@hereniho]

Shouldve been in the final phase really

[@JDarkus]

Amazing and epic with that Heavensward's Themes! Thank you so much ^^ Second phase theme is same as the normal battle or a remix?

[@MrZockio]

thordan ex is one of my fav. fights in this game

[@Yokai_Yuri]

Thordan is considered by many one of the best fights in FFXIV. It is so very well designed, it's challenging and doesn't have the cheap factor that the Alexander Gordias fight had. Music is on point, the design for both the Heavensward Knights and Thordan is superb.

[@NaitomeIya]

Using this song as copium because I'm too excited for the Thordan Ultimate coming 6.1.

[@Demonboy007]

Little do you guys know, there is a fourteenth knight. His weapon is a gurney.

[@dangerousshoes]

I can't wait for Royal Menagerie EX to REALLY make us cry. Thordan EX was a nightmare, I can't even imagine how that'll be. I hope it ain't like Nidhogg EX where it gets easier. >.>

[@Jaredskoll]

I was playing Overwatch while listening to this, and during the phase transition during a difficult push in the match, mercy ressurrected me as the glass shattered, it was so cool

[@StewartHiles]

The bulk feels really unimaginative, but man, the Azys La remix gave me hardcore goosebumps.

[@manwiththemachinegun]

0:38 sounds like the hammer of God crashing down, damn

[@franzbraga]

Everytime this song starts playing, someone in the backgrounds yells "Helden Sterben Nicht".

[@glitch1299]

Is this what they ment when saying that Sickness must be purged?

[@GuerreiroAventureiro]

Mercy:Heroes never die. Healer:Phoenix Down ME:SENZU BEAN

[@Miss.Eclipse]

Omg the little piano bit ! FFVII main theme ! This is soooo awesome ! :D

[@royox]

+Dark Masamune It's not FFVII theme, is the Azys'la theme of the own FFXIV.

[@JJCgaming777]

The longest summon in history comes back xD

[@Uroboro_Djinn]

Amazing.

[@midorixiv]

god I miss heavensward

[@penrilfake]

Holy shit the fight looks brutal :D

[@NumPad]

+Fern Cano (Fernosaur) You have no idea. There are 7 phases to this fight. What you saw in this video is about 50% through phase 2.

[@lamiaultimaweapon4757]

Wow! 😲 so epic!

[@NatLexir]

What do you use to record that quality is amazing!

[@MekkahDee]

+Project Extreme Nvidia Shadowplay, the best recording software (outside of capture cards) that I've used. I THINK that AMD also has an equivalent but not 100%.

[@NatLexir]

I tried obs and never have I gotten it to look this good :o

[@se-dy7167]

love how the DRGs name is chris slater lmao

[@Edos512]

damn Yosh... I mean Wandering minstrel... making histories of what really happened xD