New Final Fantasy 14 Boss Appears in an Unexpected Place

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Final Fantasy 14 Patch 6.55 added the new Asura Trial encounter from FanFest, but to unlock it, players must go through the Hildibrand questline from Endwalker. This Final Fantasy 14 boss battle can be easily missed by those who aren’t caught up with the iconic comical questline, so fans should be sure not to overlook this exciting fight.

Growing Light Part 2, the final story patch for Final Fantasy 14 before Dawntrail, recently went live, building a narrative bridge between Endwalker and the next expansion, and introducing epilogues to several side stories. The patch also added The Gilded Araya, a brand-new trial fight against Asura that players got the chance to challenge at last year's Fan Festival conventions.

However, the Asura boss battle is not encountered as a part of the Final Fantasy 14 Main Scenario quests as many fans expected it to be. This special fight is unlocked during the Somehow Further Hildibrand Adventures, an optional questline featuring the eponymous eccentric detective and his hijinks across multiple worlds. During the thrilling climax of this expansion’s Hildibrand story, players unlock The Gilded Araya, and can battle the bloodthirsty war goddess Asura in a fun and frenetic fight.

This isn’t the first time Final Fantasy 14 has put a trial in the Hildibrand story. Three of such fights were found in the A Realm Reborn Hildibrand questline, and a fourth in Stormblood, making Asura – the six-armed summon who first appeared in Final Fantasy 4 – the fifth of such battles. Players who seek to unlock the Mentor Roulette, or who are trying to upgrade their Manderville Relic Weapons to the final stage, will need to defeat Asura in order to do so.

Unfortunately, The Gilded Araya does not have an extreme version of the battle, so fans looking for a serious challenge will have to wait until Dawntrail to find one. However, with the Futures Rewritten Eden Ultimate, the Arcadion Savage raid, and a slew of new Extreme trials coming in the next expansion,