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id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-tower-soak
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title: Tower soak
summary: A marked location requires a specified number of players at resolution.
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https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-tower-soak/
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https://forum.nexon.com/MapleStoryMGlobal/board_view?board=2690&thread=3273866
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updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Tower soak
description: A marked location requires a specified number of players at resolution.
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game: Final Fantasy XIV
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credit: Square Enix; gameplay capture by hungrychad
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Game graphics © Square Enix. Gameplay recording by hungrychad. Original
visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from
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caption: 'Final Fantasy XIV: soaking a tower in Iconoclasm (E7S)'
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label: A player occupies the required-color tower before it resolves
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- >-
Signal required occupancy, status restrictions and the resolution
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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.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
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---
# Tower soak
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-tower-soak
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-tower-soak
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-tower-soak/
A marked location requires a specified number of players at resolution.
## At a glance
[Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG0_7Go40gM&t=620s) · Game graphics © Square Enix. Gameplay recording by hungrychad. 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=kG0_7Go40gM), 620 s
1. A player occupies the required-color tower before it resolves
- Signal required occupancy, status restrictions and the resolution deadline.
- [Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG0_7Go40gM&t=620s)
## How it works
A marked location requires a specified number of players at resolution.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- A marked location requires a specified number of players at resolution.
## 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: Tower soak (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/tower-soak/) (id: source-aa2a8a08fd1fb766)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Tower soak (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/tower-soak/) (id: source-9bf4aceab6ce4ae9)
- [Will · MapleStory M](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPMtiTv3QoU&t=480s) (id: source-de9a85ce5adaf4ee)
- [Idol of Darkness · Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG0_7Go40gM&t=600s) (id: source-5d96cbe1ffa012c0)
- [The Tarragrue · World of Warcraft](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-66UN_KLZ0U&t=135s) (id: source-692b26477333e0ed)
- [Tower — Final Fantasy XIV Community Wiki](https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Tower) (id: source-fa683ba1dee9a77c)
- [Eden's Verse: Iconoclasm (Savage) — Final Fantasy XIV Community Wiki](https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Eden%27s_Verse:_Iconoclasm_(Savage)) (id: source-738d85a49e5af317)
- [Will monster patterns — MapleStory Wiki](https://maplestorywiki.net/w/Will/Monster) (id: source-b4806bd0da269616)
- [MapleStory M Will update — Nexon](https://forum.nexon.com/MapleStoryMGlobal/board_view?board=2690&thread=3273866) (id: source-136317e0d673c21f)
- [The Tarragrue Mythic guide — Method](https://www.method.gg/guides/sanctum-of-domination/the-tarragrue) (id: source-c82d7ded2b8e759b)
- [Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG0_7Go40gM&t=620s) (id: source-2ae59c97a3a95f0a)
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