{"id":40357,"date":"2026-07-29T19:42:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T19:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/?p=40357"},"modified":"2026-07-29T19:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T19:42:25","slug":"ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"FFXIV Windurst: The Third Walk Guide: All Boss Mechanics, Unlock, and Rewards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Windurst: The Third Walk is the third and final alliance raid in <a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/ffxiv\/\">FFXIV<\/a>\u2019s Echoes of Vana\u2019diel series. It features five named bosses across four encounters, ending with a two-phase battle against Shinryu Paradox and Hollow King.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this guide, we cover:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to unlock Windurst: The Third Walk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shantotto the Demon mechanics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexander Resurrected strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promathia\u2019s platform phase<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shinryu Paradox and Hollow King mechanics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trash and mini-boss encounters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Item-level 780 gear and weekly rewards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1071\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-13.webp\" alt=\"FFXIV Windurst: The Third Walk Guide \u2014 Patch 7.5 Bosses, Unlock, and Rewards\" class=\"wp-image-40360\" title=\"Epiccarry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-13.webp 1071w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-13-780x437.webp 780w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-13-768x430.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1071px) 100vw, 1071px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"text-block-prize\">\r\n    Dive deeper into the article to find a special <span>promo code<\/span> for a discount to save on all your boosts.\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Windurst: The Third Walk requires a level 100 combat job. With our <a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/ffxiv\/boost\/main-job\/\">FFXIV Job Boost<\/a>, your chosen primary job is leveled to the required milestone while you receive the materials, loot, abilities, and progression unlocked along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Unlock Windurst: The Third Walk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1075\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/black-mage.webp\" alt=\"Final Fantasy XIV Windurst: The Third Walk \u2014 Third Alliance Raid Guide\" class=\"wp-image-40359\" title=\"Epiccarry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/black-mage.webp 1075w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/black-mage-780x435.webp 780w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/black-mage-768x429.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Level 100 <strong>Disciple of War<\/strong> or <strong>Magic<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dawntrail&#8217;s base main scenario complete (post-release Patch 7.1\u20137.5 MSQ not required)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Echoes of Vana&#8217;diel quest <a href=\"https:\/\/finalfantasy.fandom.com\/wiki\/Apocalypse_Nigh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apocalypse Nigh<\/a> complete<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Average <strong>item level 755<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>120-minute time limit; eight-player party or 24-player alliance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Accept <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/The_Hollow_Promise\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hollow Promise<\/a> from the Landsguard Messenger in Tuliyollal (X:16.2, Y:3.9), then follow its objectives through to Lower Jeuno to unlock Windurst: The Third Walk in the Duty Finder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still blocked by Dawntrail\u2019s main story? Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/ffxiv\/boost\/dawntrail-msq\/\">FFXIV Dawntrail MSQ Completion Boost<\/a> to finish the selected MSQ chapters, collect the earned rewards, and unlock the endgame content needed to continue your progression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shantotto the Demon Boss Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1075\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-5.webp\" alt=\"FFXIV Patch 7.5 Third Walk Guide \u2014 Shantotto, Promathia, and Final Boss\" class=\"wp-image-40358\" title=\"Epiccarry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-5.webp 1075w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-5-780x435.webp 780w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-5-768x429.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Empirical Research<\/strong> \u2014 Watch Shantotto&#8217;s facing before she fires a wide line AoE; move behind her or well to either side.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Superior Stone II into Groundbreaking Quake<\/strong> \u2014 Compare the raised formations on the north and south sides, and stand in whichever column leaves the widest gap before the quake lands.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diagrammatic Doorway into Circumscribed Fire<\/strong> \u2014 Follow Shantotto&#8217;s jump route and stand in the safe center of each donut. After the final jump, dodge the point-blank Localized Blizzard, then spread for Thunder and Error.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meteoric Rhyme and Shockwave<\/strong> \u2014 Dodge the circles, move off the proximity markers, then stack. Shockwave is a separate raid-wide that follows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aero Dynamics<\/strong> \u2014 Line up against a raised stone wall in the direction of your Westerly\/Easterly debuff, or use Arm&#8217;s Length or Surecast.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other attacks:<\/strong> Flare Play is a raidwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/finalfantasy.fandom.com\/wiki\/Vidohunir\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vidohunir <\/a>is a stack shared by all three tanks, and Final Exam is a three-hit healer stack.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog-info\">\r\n    <div class=\"blog-info-media\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ffxiv-dawntrail-msq-completion-boost.webp\" alt=\"FFXIV Dawntrail MSQ Completion Boost\" title=\"Epiccarry\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"blog-info-text\">\r\n        <p class=\"main-text\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Buy FFXIV Dawntrail MSQ Completion Boost<\/strong><\/p>\r\n        <p class=\"subtext\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Leave the grind to us!<\/p>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/ffxiv\/boost\/dawntrail-msq\/\" class=\"white-button\">Buy now!<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Al Zahbi and Garden of Ru\u2019Hmet Encounters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1075\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide.webp\" alt=\"Windurst: The Third Walk Boss Guide \u2014 Ley Lines, Meteors, and Eight Towers\" class=\"wp-image-40361\" title=\"Epiccarry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide.webp 1075w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-780x435.webp 780w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-768x429.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leaping Cleave<\/strong> (Al Zahbi) \u2014 A radial knockback from the center; stay close to its origin or use knockback immunity to avoid the damaging boundary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dance to Dust and Shadow Slash<\/strong> (Medusa Swarmsinger) \u2014 Exaflares travel outward toward the cardinals, then the intercardinals; move through the gap while also reaching the side opposite any named Shadow Slash.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Disregard and Petrifaction<\/strong> (Medusa Swarmsinger) \u2014 Disregard deals raidwide physical damage. Two waves of overlapping line AoEs follow while Medusa casts Petrifaction \u2014 clear the lines and keep facing away from her; the gaze effect is cleansable if you&#8217;re caught.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Glacier Splitter and Optic Induration<\/strong> (Garden of Ru&#8217;Hmet) \u2014 Aw&#8217;aern and the four Aw&#8217;zdei fire overlapping fan cones from different facings; watch their orientations and move into the gaps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alexander Resurrected Boss Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1075\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-4.webp\" alt=\"FFXIV Third Walk Unlock Guide \u2014 The Hollow Promise Quest Chain and Requirements\" class=\"wp-image-40362\" title=\"Epiccarry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-4.webp 1075w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-4-780x435.webp 780w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-4-768x429.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Other damage:<\/strong> Banishga IV is an opening raidwide and Mega Holy is a three-hit healer stack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Divine Arrow<\/strong> \u2014 Rotate just behind the sweeping cone; point-blank and ring AoEs resolve mid-rotation, with spreads following after.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Impartial Ruling<\/strong> \u2014 Move to the slower-filling energy container, then sprint to the cleared side once the first detonates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Radiant Sacrament<\/strong> \u2014 The floor becomes a 5\u00d75 grid with crosshairs showing detonation order; start in an unhit column and step into each tile right after it clears.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Divine Spear<\/strong> \u2014 Stay outside anything the blue firewalls fully enclose.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sacred Assembly into Perfect Defense<\/strong> \u2014 Four Gordius Systems tether to Alexander, who goes untargetable; destroy them before Aetherial Conduit Reserves fills or Divine Judgment wipes the raid. Don&#8217;t attack a System under <strong>Karmic Shielding<\/strong> \u2014 switch targets and return once the barrier drops. Any System can cast Shock or Circuit Shock (point-blank or donut AoEs).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reinforcements and Electrify<\/strong> \u2014 Alexander tethers to one pair of Systems, then the other; clear the first pair&#8217;s circles before moving into the space for the second.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Later combinations add baited circles, spreads, and a line tank buster (Divine Bolt) \u2014 the same core rules apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog-info\">\r\n    <div class=\"blog-info-media\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ffxiv-endgame-raid-bundle.webp\" alt=\"FFXIV Endgame Raid Bundle\" title=\"Epiccarry\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"blog-info-text\">\r\n        <p class=\"main-text\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Buy FFXIV Endgame Raid Bundle<\/strong><\/p>\r\n        <p class=\"subtext\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Leave the grind to us!<\/p>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/ffxiv\/boost\/endgame-raid-bundle\/\" class=\"white-button\">Buy now!<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Promathia Boss Guide and Platform Mechanics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1075\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-6.webp\" alt=\"FFXIV Windurst Raid Guide \u2014 All Boss Mechanics and Final Treasure Coffer Rewards\" class=\"wp-image-40363\" title=\"Epiccarry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-6.webp 1075w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-6-780x435.webp 780w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-6-768x429.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Empty Salvation into Fleeting Eternity<\/strong> \u2014 Empty Salvation seeds Heavy puddles; Fleeting Eternity sends purple energy down tethers toward them. Track the energy \u2014 longer tether routes detonate later.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wheel of Impregnability<\/strong> \u2014 Orange rays point inward; move outside before the rings meet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bastion of Twilight and Pestilent Penance<\/strong> \u2014 Green rays point outward (a donut) combined with a 180-degree frontal cleave \u2014 get inside the ring and stay behind Promathia. This combo repeats later with <strong>Link of Promathia<\/strong> adds showing a facing beam; stay behind them too.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>False Genesis<\/strong> \u2014 Promathia covers most of the arena, leaving three small safe squares; move into one to join that platform. Kill your <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Memory_Receptacle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Memory Receptacle<\/a> before <strong>Burgeoning Arrogance<\/strong> hits 100. Each platform gets one add pattern: a rotating line from <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Empty_Thinker\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Empty Thinker<\/a>, a single safe quadrant from <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Empty_Weeper\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Empty Weeper<\/a>, or two circle sets from <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Empty_Wanderer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Empty Wanderer<\/a>. Use the corner walls against <strong>Empty Seed<\/strong>&#8216;s knockback.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Infernal Deliverance<\/strong> \u2014 Three shared stack towers; split the alliance between them, stand near the outer edge, and move out fast once the puddle starts expanding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Malevolent Blessing<\/strong> \u2014 Find a cone gap while standing on the half opposite Promathia&#8217;s glowing side \u2014 both resolve at once.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Comet, Deadly Rebirth, Earthbound Heaven, Meteor<\/strong> \u2014 A string of tank busters and raidwide damage after the platform phase; for Earthbound Heaven, follow the two lights that start close together and move apart.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shinryu Paradox Mechanics \u2014 Final Boss Phase 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1075\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-3.webp\" alt=\"Windurst: The Third Walk Walkthrough \u2014 Ground AoEs, Tank Busters, and Raidwide Damage\" class=\"wp-image-40364\" title=\"Epiccarry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-3.webp 1075w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-3-780x435.webp 780w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-3-768x429.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cosmic Breath \/ Cosmic Tail<\/strong> \u2014 Breath covers the Upper Platform (drop to the Lower); Tail covers the Lower (return via the teleporter ring).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cloak of Waning Light \/ Cloak of Waxing Dark<\/strong> \u2014 When Twilight Nebula resolves, match your platform to your cloak&#8217;s color: yellow\/light to Upper, purple\/dark to Lower.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Starflare<\/strong> \u2014 Two sets of intersecting line AoEs; clear the first set&#8217;s gaps before the second crosses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cataclysmic Vortex<\/strong> \u2014 Play means keep moving, Pause means stop, the crossed eye means look away, the crossed eye with a question mark means face the boss.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Atomic Tail<\/strong> \u2014 Return to the Upper Platform before the transition; anyone left below takes lethal damage, and a brief stun follows as Hollow King appears.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dark Nova is a tank buster, hitting all three tanks, which should separate from the party and each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog-info\">\n    <div class=\"blog-info-media\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/final-fantasy-xiv-gil.webp\" alt=\"Buy FFXIV Gil\" title=\"Epiccarry\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"blog-info-text\">\n        <p class=\"main-text\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Buy Buy FFXIV Gil<\/strong><\/p>\n        <p class=\"subtext\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Leave the grind to us!<\/p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/ffxiv\/boost\/gil\/\" class=\"white-button\">Buy now!<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hollow King Mechanics \u2014 Final Boss Phase 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1075\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-7.webp\" alt=\"FFXIV Echoes of Vana\u2019diel Finale Guide \u2014 Third and Final Alliance Raid\" class=\"wp-image-40365\" title=\"Epiccarry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-7.webp 1075w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-7-780x435.webp 780w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide-7-768x429.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Celestial Trail<\/strong> \u2014 Eight players must soak each of the two tower waves. First-wave players take HP Recovery Down and shouldn&#8217;t take the second set; an empty tower deals heavy raidwide damage and applies a lengthy Bleed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Left Swordscross \/ Right Swordscross<\/strong> \u2014 The named side is the safe corner: Left means front-left, Right means front-right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Twin Blaze<\/strong> \u2014 Two orbs appear; move to the donut side and stand in its safe center.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cataclysmic Blade<\/strong> \u2014 Cataclysmic Vortex commands layered with cone AoEs \u2014 find the cone gap, then resolve your status icon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Burst<\/strong> \u2014 Two circle AoEs appear at separate locations, followed by expanding donut waves from both points; move into each cleared center after its initial circle detonates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cosmic Flame<\/strong> \u2014 Pick one exaflare line, wait for the first segment, then move into the cleared space behind it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Atomic Ray<\/strong> \u2014 Two line AoEs move together and snapshot on a countdown; get outside both before it expires.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Empty Proclamation is a raidwide, Super Nova is a three-hit stack, and Starflare repeats its earlier pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below the required item level for Windurst: The Third Walk? Our <a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/ffxiv\/boost\/gear-boost\/\">FFXIV Gearing Boost<\/a> provides weapons, armor, accessories, and Allagan Tomestones tailored to your selected job, helping you meet the raid\u2019s item-level requirement without the usual gear grind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Windurst: The Third Walk Rewards and Weekly Loot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1071\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-19.webp\" alt=\"FFXIV Third Walk Final Boss Guide \u2014 Shinryu Paradox and Hollow King Mechanics\" class=\"wp-image-40366\" title=\"Epiccarry\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-19.webp 1071w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-19-780x437.webp 780w, https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ffxiv-19-768x430.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1071px) 100vw, 1071px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Item-level 780<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Vana%27dielian_Armor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vana&#8217;dielian armor<\/a> drops from party coffers after bosses; winning one equipment item locks further gear rolls until the weekly reset.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weekly completion also awards one <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Ranperre_Coin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ranperre Coin<\/a> and two<a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Cracked_Novacluster\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Cracked Novacluster<\/a>s. Exchange one <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Ordelle_Coin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ordelle Coin<\/a>, one <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Montiont_Coin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Montiont Coin<\/a>, and one Ranperre Coin with Uah&#8217;shepya for <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Thundersteeped_Twine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thundersteeped Twine<\/a> (augments Bygone Brass armor) or <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Thundersteeping_Glaze\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thundersteeping Glaze<\/a> (augments accessories to item level 790) through Theone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shared coffers can contain <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Tattered_Third_Movement_Score\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tattered Third Movement Score<\/a>s, exchangeable for Echoes of Vana&#8217;diel orchestrion rolls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The final coffer may hold <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Wind-up_Prishe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wind-up Prishe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Ballroom_Etiquette_-_Dignified_Derision\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ballroom Etiquette \u2013 Dignified Derision<\/a> (the Cackle emote), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com\/wiki\/Shinryu_Card\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shinryu (Vana&#8217;diel) Card<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"blog-info\">\r\n    <div class=\"blog-info-media\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/beastmaster-leveling-1.webp\" alt=\"FFXIV Beastmaster Leveling Boost\" title=\"Epiccarry\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"blog-info-text\">\r\n        <p class=\"main-text\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Buy FFXIV Beastmaster Leveling Boost<\/strong><\/p>\r\n        <p class=\"subtext\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Leave the grind to us!<\/p>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/ffxiv\/boost\/beastmaster-leveling\/\" class=\"white-button\">Buy now!<\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Windurst: The Third Walk Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"promocode\">\r\n    Promo code: <span>Dina_Blog<\/span>\r\n    <div class=\"text\">Use this discount as my thank you for your attention!<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sacred Assembly and False Genesis wipe the raid if their gauges reach 100 \u2014 everything else is more forgiving. The weekly Ranperre Coin is awarded for completion, not for winning loot rolls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After clearing Windurst: The Third Walk, players looking for a greater challenge can continue into current <a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/ffxiv\/boost\/endgame-raid-bundle\/\">FFXIV Endgame Raid Bundle<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check out more FFXIV 7.5x guides:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/ffxiv-beastmaster-job-guide\/\">FFXIV Beastmaster Job Guide: September 8 Release, Beast Abilities, and Crucible<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/ffxiv-patch-7-55-guide\/\">FFXIV Patch 7.55 Guide: Everything Coming on July 28<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/ffxiv-patch-7-5-jobs-tier-list-job-balance-guide\/\">FFXIV Patch 7.5 Jobs Tier List &amp; Job Balance Guide: Preparing for Dancing Mad (Ultimate)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/epiccarry.com\/blogs\/ffxiv-patch-7-5-trail-to-the-heavens-full-guide\/\">FFXIV Patch 7.5 \u201cTrail to the Heavens\u201d \u2013 Full Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windurst: The Third Walk is the third and final alliance raid in FFXIV\u2019s Echoes of Vana\u2019diel series. It features five named bosses across four encounters, ending with a two-phase battle against Shinryu Paradox and Hollow King. In this guide, we cover: Dive deeper into the article to find a special promo code for a discount [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33680,"featured_media":40367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[93,3],"tags":[1248],"post_kind":[115,97],"ppma_author":[127],"class_list":["post-40357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ffxiv","category-all","tag-ffxiv-windurst-the-third-walk-raid-guide","author-dina"],"acf":{"faq_header":"","faq_items":[{"question":"<h3>How do you unlock Windurst: The Third Walk in FFXIV?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Complete Dawntrail\u2019s base main scenario and the Echoes of Vana\u2019diel quest <strong>Apocalypse Nigh<\/strong> on a level 100 combat job. Then accept <strong>The Hollow Promise<\/strong> from the Landsguard Messenger in Tuliyollal at X:16.2, Y:3.9 and follow the quest objectives through Lower Jeuno.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>Where do you start The Hollow Promise quest?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The Hollow Promise starts with the <strong>Landsguard Messenger<\/strong> in Tuliyollal at X:16.2, Y:3.9.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>What item level do you need for Windurst: The Third Walk?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">You need an average item level of <strong>755<\/strong> to enter Windurst: The Third Walk.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>Do you need to complete the Patch 7.5 main scenario quests to unlock the Third Walk?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">No. You must complete Dawntrail\u2019s base main scenario, but the post-release Patch 7.1\u20137.5 MSQ chapters are not required because Echoes of Vana\u2019diel is a separate side-story series.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>Which Echoes of Vana\u2019diel quests must be completed before Windurst: The Third Walk?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">You must complete the earlier Echoes of Vana\u2019diel raid chapters and finish the quest <strong>Apocalypse Nigh<\/strong> before The Hollow Promise becomes available.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>Can you enter Windurst: The Third Walk with an eight-player party?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Yes. You can register with a full eight-player party or enter with a complete 24-player alliance. Duty Finder fills the remaining alliance parties when needed.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>How many players are in Windurst: The Third Walk, and what is the time limit?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Windurst: The Third Walk is a <strong>24-player alliance raid<\/strong> with a <strong>120-minute time limit<\/strong>.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>What bosses are in Windurst: The Third Walk?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The raid features five named bosses across four major encounters:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\r\n \t<li>Shantotto the Demon<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Alexander Resurrected<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Promathia<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Shinryu Paradox<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Hollow King<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Shinryu Paradox transforms into Hollow King during the final encounter, and both phases share one health bar.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>How do you find the safe spot for Shantotto\u2019s Groundbreaking Quake?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Compare the stone formations raised on the north and south sides of the arena. Stand in the column where the two formations leave the widest opening when they slam together.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>How does Shantotto\u2019s Aero Dynamics knockback work?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Aero Dynamics gives each player a Westerly or Easterly directional debuff. Position yourself against a raised stone wall in the direction you will be knocked so the wall stops you from falling off. Arm\u2019s Length and Surecast can also prevent the knockback.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>How do you avoid Medusa Swarmsinger\u2019s Dance to Dust and Shadow Slash?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Dance to Dust sends exaflares outward toward the cardinal directions and then the intercardinals. Move through the available gap while also reaching the side opposite the direction named by Left or Right Shadow Slash.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>How do you solve Alexander Resurrected\u2019s Divine Arrow mechanic?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Stay close to Alexander and rotate behind the sweeping cone as it moves around the arena. Dodge the point-blank and ring AoEs during the rotation, then spread for the player-targeted attacks that follow.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>How does Radiant Sacrament\u2019s 5\u00d75 floor pattern work?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Watch the crosshairs to determine the order in which the tiles will explode. Begin in a column that is not hit by the opening pattern, then move into a tile immediately after it clears to stay ahead of the returning sequence.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>Should you attack a Gordius System with Karmic Shielding?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">No. Karmic Shielding reflects heavy damage and knockback when the protected Gordius System is attacked. Switch to an unshielded System and return to the protected target after its barrier disappears.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>How do you complete Promathia\u2019s False Genesis platform phase?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Move into one of the three safe squares before False Genesis resolves. Each group must destroy its Memory Receptacle before the Burgeoning Arrogance gauge reaches 100.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Each platform receives one mechanic pattern:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\r\n \t<li>Empty Thinker uses a rotating line attack.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Empty Weeper leaves one safe quadrant.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Empty Wanderer creates two consecutive circle patterns.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Use the solid corner walls to stop Empty Seed\u2019s knockback.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>What happens if Burgeoning Arrogance reaches 100?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">If the Burgeoning Arrogance gauge reaches 100 before the Memory Receptacles are destroyed, the alliance wipes.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>Which platform matches each Cloak of Light or Dark during Shinryu Paradox?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Match the visual color around your character:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Yellow or light:<\/strong> Upper Platform<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Purple or dark:<\/strong> Lower Platform<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Be on the correct platform when Twilight Nebula resolves.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>What do the Cataclysmic Vortex Play, Pause, and eye icons mean?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Each icon requires a specific action:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Play:<\/strong> Keep moving.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Pause:<\/strong> Stop moving and using actions.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Crossed-out eye:<\/strong> Look away from the boss.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Crossed-out eye with a question mark:<\/strong> Face the boss.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Failing the instruction reduces your HP to 1.<\/p>"},{"question":"<h3>How do Hollow King\u2019s Celestial Trail towers and Swordscross mechanics work?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Celestial Trail creates two waves of eight towers. One player must stand in each tower. Players who soak the first wave receive HP Recovery Down and should not take a tower in the second wave. Leaving a tower empty deals heavy raidwide damage and applies Bleed.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">For Swordscross, the named side is the safe side:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Left Swordscross:<\/strong> Move to the front-left corner.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Right Swordscross:<\/strong> Move to the front-right corner.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>"},{"question":"<h3>What rewards drop from Windurst: The Third Walk, and how does the weekly loot lockout work?<\/h3>","answer":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Windurst: The Third Walk drops item-level 780 Vana\u2019dielian armor. You may win one equipment item per week, but you can continue running the raid after receiving it.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Weekly completion also awards:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\r\n \t<li>One Ranperre Coin<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Two Cracked Novaclusters<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nShared coffers can contain Tattered Third Movement Scores for orchestrion rolls. The final coffer may also contain Wind-up Prishe, Ballroom Etiquette \u2013 Dignified Derision for the Cackle emote, and the Shinryu (Vana\u2019diel) Card."}],"wpwp_short_description":"Master FFXIV\u2019s Windurst: The Third Walk with a complete breakdown of its unlock requirements, boss mechanics, platform phases, and weekly rewards. 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