A Realm Reborn Raid Tier

The Binding Coil of Bahamut is the first raid tier introduced in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. These encounters explore the ruins beneath Dalamud and begin the raid storyline that uncovers the truth behind Bahamut and the Seventh Umbral Calamity.

Originally released as high-end progression content, the encounters in this tier required coordinated execution and mechanical awareness from every role. Unlike later expansions, these raids were initially designed without a separate normal difficulty mode.

The Binding Coil of Bahamut established many of the core raid mechanics that would later become standard across Final Fantasy XIV.

Raid Tier Overview

Encounter Progression

The Binding Coil of Bahamut consists of five encounters referred to as Turns, each introducing new mechanics and increasing coordination requirements.

Each encounter must be cleared sequentially to progress deeper into the raid.

Encounter Archive

Detailed encounter analysis is available for each boss below.

These encounter pages analyze mechanics, telegraphs, and failure conditions using the Tavern raid analysis framework.

Raid Difficulty Profile

While later expansions introduced more mechanically dense encounters, the Binding Coil emphasized group coordination and positional awareness.

Turn 5 in particular remains one of the most iconic raid encounters of the early game.

Progression Context

The Binding Coil of Bahamut represents the first chapter of the Coils of Bahamut raid series.

Subsequent raid tiers continue the storyline and escalate the difficulty of the encounters.

Explore the Encounter Archive

Select an encounter below to view the detailed raid analysis.

• Turn 1 – Caduceus
• Turn 2 – ADS
• Turn 3 – Allagan Defense System
• Turn 4 – The Avatar
• Turn 5 – Twintania