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Break the circle

Bosses anticipate repeated escape routes with fixed ground warnings. The Hunting Atlas now distinguishes fifteen world bosses from four dungeon guardians.

Running the same circle should not bypass an encounter. Every third basic attack can now anticipate a moving character's route, including the caster behind summons. Two marked impacts arrive at different times; their positions lock when the warning appears, leaving time to change direction or move clear.

Cover, shields, dodges and encounter cancellation still apply. Source-bound area attacks now also check each party member's refuge protection, even when another member remains exposed. Boss health, reward tables and character builds are unchanged.

The Atlas labels its four dungeon guardians and places a World bosses shortcut, showing all fifteen encounters, at the top of the catalogue. This update changes existing encounters; it does not add another navigation layer or new bosses.