#except for the combo of naldthal into oschon that's really good. the knockback into the orange or blue exaflares

[ragtimedrakes]

having marinaded in my feelings for a day I will now say I think euphrosyne is the best alliance raid this series. I like the music the most and I find all the fights consistently fun. aglaia is really good but with current gear it goes too fast, meanwhile when is was fresh I kind of thought some fights (azeyma) were too long. thaleia is a weird one, where I LOVE llymlaen and oschon is extremely good (though a bit repetitive imo, at least in the first phase), thaliak is... weird? I genuinely think it's because I don't like his design bc in isolation I think his mechanics are pretty cool. the one with the rotating grid makes me remember zodiark because I have to think about it in exactly the same way as snakes so maybe that's the problem. eulogia is.... iffy. they're cool conceptually but most of the fight is rehashing the exact mechanics of previous bosses without anything new added. it's JUST azeyma's solar fans, or althyk and nymeia's hydrostasis, or rhalgr's fist of the destroyer. also the music in thaleia just doesn't hit nearly as hard as rhythm of the realm or dedicated to moonlight or in the balance. eulogia's theme is certainly really good, but I prefer the more focused themes of the previous fights. all that said though I LOVED the climb to the top after fighting oshon, I was practically giddy with excitement