Final Fantasy XI superbosses

The following is a list of superbosses in Final Fantasy XI, being optional boss fights that are generally much more difficult than main storyline encounters. By virtue of its nature as a long-running live service game, there have been many challenges in Final Fantasy XI throughout the years that once represented the peak of difficulty, though as player strength has increased over time, the difficulty of these encounters may lessen in turn. In the earlier expansions, superbosses commonly came at the end of the notorious monster system. In more recent years, superbosses come in the form of battlefields. The notable exceptions are the superbosses that serve as the ultimate challenge in instanced combat content, such as Dynamis, Limbus, or Odyssey.
==List==
There are several ways to divide up the superbosses. The most notable ways are by expansion and by the level cap at the time of their release.
=== Rise of the Zilart===
Superboss 	Photo 	Content
Level Cap: Level 75	Level Cap: Level 75	Level Cap: Level 75
Dynamis Lord 	 	Dynamis
Kirin 	 	Sky Notorious Monster System
Divine Might 	 	Optional Mission Battlefield
===Chains of Promathia===
Superboss 	Photo 	Content
Level Cap: Level 75	Level Cap: Level 75	Level Cap: Level 75
Absolute Virtue 	 	Sea Notorious Monster System
Proto-Omega 	 	Limbus
Proto-Ultima 	 	Limbus
===Treasures of Aht Urhgan===
Superboss 	Photo 	Content
Level Cap: Level 75	Level Cap: Level 75	Level Cap: Level 75
Odin 	 	Einherjar
Pandemonium Warden 	 	Zenni Notorious Monster System
===Wings of the Goddess ===
Superboss 	Photo 	Content
Level Cap: Level 75	Level Cap: Level 75	Level Cap: Level 75
Yilbegan 	 	Voidwalker Notorious Monster System
Level Cap: Level 99	Level Cap: Level 99	Level Cap: Level 99
Proto-Omega 	 	Limbus II
Proto-Ultima 	 	Limbus II
Odin 	 	Einherjar II
Provenance Watcher 	 	Voidwatch Notorious Monster System
=== Seekers of Adoulin ===
This is where modern endgame of Final Fantasy XI begins. While the superbosses introduced in this expansion are trivial compared to what they once were, players still regularly fight these superbosses for the rewards. 
Superboss 	Photo 	Content
Level Cap: Item-Level 119	Level Cap: Item-Level 119	Level Cap: Item-Level 119
Colkhab 	 	Wildskeeper Reives
Delve (Muyingwa)
Achuka 	 	Wildskeeper Reives
Delve (Tojil)
Tchakka 	 	Wildskeeper Reives
Delve (Dakuwaqa)
Yumcax 	 	Wildskeeper Reives
Delve (Wopket)
Hurkan 	 	Wildskeeper Reives
Delve (Cailimh)
Kumhau 	 	Wildskeeper Reives
Delve (Utkux)
==== High-Tier Battlefields ====
This was a form of combat content added in Seekers of Adoulin that offered players a plethora of incredibly challenging fights, if they chose to do these fights on the 'very hard' difficulty. For a full list of the High Tier Battlefield opponents and the details of those encounters, see Battlefield (Final Fantasy XI). 
=== Rhapsodies of Vana'diel ===
While many of these fights have been power-crept by subsequent additions in the following expansion, the majority of players still struggle with all of these fights. 
Superboss 	Photo 	Content
Level Cap: 2,100 Job Points	Level Cap: 2,100 Job Points	Level Cap: 2,100 Job Points
Warder of Courage 	 	Geas Fete Notorious Monster System
Albumen 	 	Geas Fete Notorious Monster System
Erinys 	 	Geas Fete Notorious Monster System
Onychophora 	 	Geas Fete Notorious Monster System
Schah 	 	Geas Fete Notorious Monster System
Teles 	Teles 	Geas Fete Notorious Monster System
Vinipata 	 	Geas Fete Notorious Monster System
Zerde 	 	Geas Fete Notorious Monster System
Disjoined Elvaan 	 	Dynamis - Divergence
Disjoined Galka 	 	Dynamis - Divergence
Disjoined Tarutaru 	 	Dynamis - Divergence
Disjoined Mithra 	 	Dynamis - Divergence
Ou 	 	Omen
Black and White 	 	Master Trial
Unafraid of the Dark 	 	Master Trial
Sealed Fate 	 	Master Trial
Heroines' Combat II 	 	Master Trial
=== The Voracious Resurgence ===
These superbosses are the current hardest challenges in Final Fantasy XI. They have all been released in the most recent expansion, Final Fantasy XI: The Voracious Resurgence, and are designed for the modern level cap of master level 50. 
Superboss 	Photo 	Content
Level Cap: Master Level 50	Level Cap: Master Level 50	Level Cap: Master Level 50
Bumba 	 	Odyssey
Aminon 	 	Sortie
Crystal Paradise 	 	Master Trial
Oathsworn Blade
(No clears yet)	 	Master Trial
Wings of War
(No clears yet)	 	Master Trial
== Behind the scenes ==
The battle with Absolute Virtue, along with the entire Lumoria NM System, was released in the July 19, 2005 Version Update. The level cap then was 75. Due to the tediousness of Chain of Promathia missions, the ease of access to Lumoria, the difficulty of Lumoria NMs, and the punishing drop rate for triggers, players would not see Absolute Virtue until three months after the NM system was introduced. To ensure Absolute Virtue offered the intended challenge, Square Enix made numerous changes to game mechanics and jobs. This meant that despite how few players were attempting to beat Absolute Virtue, this HNM still served to shape the meta of the game during that time.
Pandemonium Warden required well over a dozen hours of from a coordinated group to beat. In some extreme cases, players would actively play for eighteen hours at a time, engaging in this encounter. This caused much bad publicity for Final Fantasy XI and Square Enix, which led them to make key changes to both this encounter and other High Notorious monsters. 
While Final Fantasy XI has become more approachable over the years, the developer tendency to make difficult encounters has not dissipated. The first master trial, Black and White (released in 2015), took players months to clear. The two most recent master trials, Oathsworn Blade (released in February of 2024) and Wings of War (released in May of 2024) have yet to be cleared. The Oathsworn Blade consists of at least seven phases, one for each Naakual. Yet, only one group has reported to have made it into the seventh phase with no confirmed attempts coming close to clearing the fight. The most recent Master Trial, Wings of War, is even more difficult.
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