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title: Ordered targets
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            The dots above a character specify that character’s place in the
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        Keep numbers readable and show the order advancing after each
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# Ordered targets

id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-ordered-targets
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-ordered-targets
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-ordered-targets/

Markers specify the order in which players receive upcoming attacks.

## At a glance

![Final Fantasy XIV: dot numbers order Athena’s attacks in P12S](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-final-sjkkifjqot4-43.webp)

[Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjKkiFJqOT4&t=43s) · Game graphics © Square Enix. Gameplay recording by FFXIVSiggy. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.

[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjKkiFJqOT4), 43 s

1. The dots above a character specify that character’s place in the order

- Keep numbers readable and show the order advancing after each resolution.

- [Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjKkiFJqOT4&t=43s)

## How it works

Markers specify the order in which players receive upcoming attacks.

## Variants

### How the technique works

<a id="boss-ordered-targets-rule"></a>

- Markers specify the order in which players receive upcoming attacks. <a id="boss-ordered-targets-definition"></a>

## Context and limits

A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.

- [Boss Fight Atlas: Ordered targets (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/ordered-targets/) (id: source-4d79560b202eb39b)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Ordered targets (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/ordered-targets/) (id: source-0a5e79ddda2de8a2)
- [Pallas Athena · Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjKkiFJqOT4&t=10s) (id: source-0877653592e58f3d)
- [Diamond Weapon · Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnk33iDsJ6o&t=449s) (id: source-17da58cb27fbaca9)
- [First Adversary · MapleStory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz-2VeDyNNs&t=527s) (id: source-13a10a3e7caadb43)
- [Palladion in Anabaseios: The Twelfth Circle (Savage) — Final Fantasy XIV Community Wiki](https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Anabaseios:_The_Twelfth_Circle_(Savage)) (id: source-052eaed722b646da)
- [Flood Ray in The Cloud Deck (Extreme) — AkhMorning](https://www.akhmorning.com/raids/diamond-weapon/) (id: source-cbac7245404e8179)
- [First Adversary attack patterns — MapleStory Wiki](https://maplestorywiki.net/w/First_Adversary) (id: source-75d23167af833fa6)
- [Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjKkiFJqOT4&t=43s) (id: source-cda75a4e1bd93798)

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