| “ | A new legend is about to be born! Defeat Zenos in this new battle ranking event! ★Vanquish the Garlean Royal★ |
„ |
| ~ In-game description |
Zenos is a Ranked "battle tower" event available in February 2020. It features duels against Zenos (Sicarius) (sort of).
However, as a new challenge, what attacks hit you are dependent on your Multiplayer Role. Yes, Multiplayer choices are affecting your Single Player battles!
Event Details[]
- Ranking Event duration: February 22 - March 1, 2020
- Event type: progressive Tower Battle
How to Participate[]
- Select "Zenos" from the Act 2 world map -- its own red spot.
- This event is only accessible after a player clears the Runic Temple in Chapter 1
Story[]
No story! Just kill him.
Gameplay[]
Play in this area works up a single chain of levels, from the beginning Abyss level up to the top Ragnarok level. As you work your way up the tower, the battles at each level will get progressively harder.
Each area has three battles:
- The first one is against fodder fiends (Dusts, Grudges, Dryads).
- The second one is against an Act 2 boss fiend.
- The third features a confrontation with Zenos.
Zenos is 
Immune to Sleep, 
Immune to Bio, 
Immune to Stun, and 
Immune to Slow. Except in specific circumstances, Zenos has 
Break Immunity, but does not show it in his status bar.
Zenos will attack with abilities similar to Zenos (Sicarius), but with an entirely new mechanic for dodging his attacks:
| Ability | Effect | Dodge with |
|---|---|---|
| Art of the Swell | heavy ![[WIND]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mobius_gamepedia_en/images/0/04/Wind_Icon.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/20?cb=20171028114857 "[WIND]"){kind=icon} wind damage.
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Equip a job with the  Attacker role.
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| Art of the Storm | heavy ![[LIGHT]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mobius_gamepedia_en/images/9/95/Light_Icon.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/20?cb=20171028114841 "[LIGHT]"){kind=icon} light damage.
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Equip a job with the  Healer role.
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| Art of the Sword | heavy ![[DARK]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mobius_gamepedia_en/images/e/e9/Dark_Icon.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/20?cb=20171028114712 "[DARK]"){kind=icon} dark damage.
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Not avoidable... but he is Breakable in the turn before the attack.
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| Unmoving Troika | extreme ![[FIRE]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mobius_gamepedia_en/images/c/c8/Fire_Icon.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/20?cb=20171028114727 "[FIRE]"){kind=icon} fire damage.
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Not avoidable... but a job with the  Defender role suffers much less damage.
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| Storm, Swell, Sword | extreme light and dark damage. Ultimate Drain |
Not avoidable... but destroying the two swords on the sides will greatly reduce damage. |
Breaker jobs can more easily Break him at this point.
When Zenos is preparing his Art... attacks, he cannot be killed. Reducing him to 1 HP will gain him 
Perfect Defense, allowing his attack to hit on the next turn. You will still need to inflict 1 HP of damage to him afterward to defeat him.
If Zenos is going to cast Storm, Swell, Sword, then he will gain Perfect Defense when he hits 50% HP. On his next turn, he conjures two swords alongside him, and gains 
Absolute Defense for 3 turns while he prepares the attack. The swords can't be killed, but reducing them to 1HP each will gain them Perfect Defense and greatly reduce the damage of the attack.
In the Phantasmic Loop, Zenos will use multiple abilities, so it's to your benefit to set different jobs on your Main Job and Sub-Job. Switch between them with Job Change Recast. Zeno also gains a 
Time Limit, so you will need to work efficiently to defeat him.
Event Map[]
| “ | A legatus from a far-off empire has flashed his blades on Palamecian soil. His goal is not to gain status or experience the thrill of the hunt, but to stand tall atop the battlefield, looking for someone worthy of his skill. | „ |
| ~ World Map description |
The region is the standard Tower of Trials -- one path with a staircase, leading up to the top at the 50th "Ragnarok" level. You cannot return to previous levels once they've been beaten.
After completing the Highest Level: Ragnarok, you enter the "Phantasmic Coil" areas. This is a set of 5 areas that repeat in an infinite loop, also with an increasing difficulty with each area finished. On these levels, there is no fifth Rental Card allowed, and if you lose, you cannot use 
Phoenix Downs to continue. A Prize of 
Ability Ticket x5 is handed out for each loop of 5 completed.
There are 15 areas in total, including the Phantasmic Coil, the Starting Area, and the shortcuts. There are 5 treasure chests. Since the treasure chest in the Phantasmic Coil regenerates on each pass, the region technically cannot be Completed.
Areas[]
| Area | Stamina | Battles | Description | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest level: Abyss | - | - | - | (starting point) |
| 1st Level | 2 | 3 |  Zenos (Art of the Swell) awaits. Avoid Art of the Swell by switching to a job with the attacker role. |
 Elixir x3 Phoenix Down x3  Ether x3
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| 2nd Level | Zenos (Art of the Storm) awaits. Avoid Art of the Storm by switching to a job with the healer role. |
 Fire Pneuma x1  Water Pneuma x1  Fire x200,000  Water x200,000
| ||
| 3rd Level | 3 | 3 | Zenos (Art of the Sword) awaits. Switch to a job with the breaker role and Break him to stop Art of the Sword. |
 Wind Pneuma x1  Earth Pneuma x1  Wind x200,000  Earth x200,000
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| 4th Level | Zenos (Unmoving Troika) awaits. Switch to a job with the defender role and to survive Unmoving Troika. |
 Light Pneuma x1  Dark Pneuma x1  Light x200,000  Dark x200,000
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| Highest Level: Ragnarok | 7 | 3 | Zenos (Art of the Storm, Art of the Swell) awaits. Attack the two blades to disrupt Storm, Swell, Sword. |
 Magicite x300  Crystal x10 Ability Ticket x30  Summon Ticket x3
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Phantasmic Coil[]
The five levels after Ragnarok are set in an infinite loop, with a prize on the completion of the fifth area on each loop. Players cannot use Phoenix Downs to continue the battle if they lose, and the fifth "rental" card is not available.
The Phantasmic Loop includes shortcuts. These allow the better players to skip ahead to the high-difficulty loops without needing to slog through the lower-level stuff. Completing a shortcut awards the Ability Tickets that would have been earned by going through those loops manually.
- Novice starts you at Loop 1 (11 kills). No shortcut, no award.
- Adept starts you at Loop 6 (31 kills), and
Ability Ticket x25 - Master starts you at Loop 21 (106 kills), and Ability Ticket x100
Upon finishing the area, you're transported to The Phantasm as your starting point into the Phantasmic Loop. This is an irreversible jump -- once you complete one of the three initial areas, you're stuck on the Phantasmic Loop with that many Loops completed.
The skirmishes here have a pre-set collection of fiends, but after the 36th and 66th kill (?) they will change to other fiends. The third skirmish always remains as described.
| Area | Stamina | Battles | Description | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 7 | 3 | Zenos (Art of the Swell, Unmoving Troika) awaits. Use jobs with the attacker and defender roles to resist his attacks. |
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| Intermediate | Ability Ticket x25
| |||
| Advanced | Ability Ticket x100
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| The Phantasm | - | - | (starting point - no battle) | - |
| Phantasmic Coil (1) | 8 | 3 | Zenos (Art of the Swell, Art of the Sword) awaits. Use jobs with the attacker and breaker roles to resist his attacks. |
- |
| Phantasmic Coil (2) | Zenos (Art of the Storm, Unmoving Troika) awaits. Use jobs with the healer and defender roles to resist his attacks. |
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| Phantasmic Coil (3) | Zenos (Unmoving Troika, Art of the Sword) awaits. Use jobs with the breaker and healer roles to resist his attacks. |
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| Phantasmic Coil (4) | Zenos (Art of the Sword, Art of the Storm) awaits. Use jobs with the defender and breaker roles to resist his attacks. |
- | ||
| Phantasmic Coil (5) | Zenos (Art of the Swell, Unmoving Troika) awaits. Use jobs with the attacker and defender roles to resist his attacks. |
Ability Ticket x5
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Ranking Rewards[]
With the recent announcement of the game's impending shutdown, participation is very low, so anyone who completes all of the normal levels will easily make it within the top 10,000 players.
The top 2,000 players will get 
Rainbow Keys as a reward. These are used to open special high-end rewards in the Rift.
| Final Ranking | Rewards |
|---|---|
| 1 – 50 |
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| 51 – 100 |
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| 101 – 500 |
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| 501 – 1000 |
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| 1001 – 2000 |
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| 2001 – 3000 |
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| 3001 – 5000 |
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| 5001 – 10,000 |
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| 10,001 – 20,000 |
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| 20,001 – 30,000 |
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| Participation bonus | *  Mystic Tablet x10
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