Final Fantasy V Bosses

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Common: Blastshot

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This four-part mech has tons of HP and a cannon that will kill every member of your party if it gets its attack off (defend against this by having someone Jumping!). The main target is invincible until the Launchers are dead, but you should wait to kill them until after the Wave Cannon, as it is the most dangerous part at first and is the only part that can't be resurrected. Once the Guardian is alone, you have only four rounds until the Launchers are returned, so hit as much as possible. All of the attacks that you would assume to be powerful are; consider equipping Ribbons, Bone Mail, and Angel Rings to up your defenses.

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Common: Blastshot

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This four-part mech has tons of HP and a cannon that will kill every member of your party if it gets its attack off (defend against this by having someone Jumping!). The main target is invincible until the Launchers are dead, but you should wait to kill them until after the Wave Cannon, as it is the most dangerous part at first and is the only part that can't be resurrected. Once the Guardian is alone, you have only four rounds until the Launchers are returned, so hit as much as possible. All of the attacks that you would assume to be powerful are; consider equipping Ribbons, Bone Mail, and Angel Rings to up your defenses.

Dragon

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Common: Elixir

Common: Reflect Ring

Catch, Control

Since Leviathan is a Dragon, Apollo's Harp really hurts the thing. A Berserker with Two-Handed and a Titan's Axe is very powerful as well, as is casting Thundaga off four Reflective targets (or just on Leviathan directly). You have a lot of offensive and defensive options. Thundaga spellblade is something to consider as well. Cast Hastega, Mighty Guard and Golem, then nail him with your violence. Coral Rings help absorb Tidal Wave attacks that may counter Thundaga spells. Heal when necessary; this is really a simple fight.

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Common: Flame Scroll

Physical, Slow, Haste, Stop, Shell, Catch, Control

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Do as much damage as possible each time you hit Liquid Flame, as each strike will cause it to counter with something strong and then change form. The least expensive way to accomplish this is to use Blizzara with characters who also have Frost Rods, and to use Gravity.

Humanoid

8

650

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14

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1

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Common: Whip

Catch, Control

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Magissa uses primarily magic, with only a 33% chance of a physical attack every other turn. She will call Forza into the battle once she hits 300HP or less; Forza is a physical brawler. The former can be silenced, and the latter can be put to sleep. Using Protect for front row characters is a good idea.

Magic Beast

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Common: Dragon Fang
Rare: Wind Spear

Common: Phoenix Down

Catch, Control

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Characters with low HP are in danger from Manticore, but more resistant characters should have no problem dealing enough damage to knock it out. As it is not Heavy, it can be hit with things like !Flirt, Death Claw, and Gravity.

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Common: Leather Armor

Common: Maiden's Kiss

Catch, Control

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She starts the battle weak to fire, so if you can hit her heavily with fire-based attacks immediately, you can knock off a great deal of HP before she executes her first Barrier Change and her weakness becomes random. After that, you'll need to either figure out the weakness and hit it before she changes again, or use barrier-piercing attacks throughout. As usual, Golem and Carbuncle are huge boons.

Humanoid

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Common: Leather Shoes
Rare: Fuma Shuriken

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Catch, Control

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Just like you, this beast can only use physical attacks. However, you're different in that you can short-circuit this restriction through clever use of items like the Defender, or !Mix to up your defenses as you slog it out physically.

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Common: Elixir
Rare: Thief's Gloves

Common: Luminous Robe

Catch, Control

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Lilliputian Lyric, Flash

Necrophobe can't be hit until the Barriers are gone. The Barriers can be petrified or insta-killed, though you'll have to survive their reflected Flare and Holy spells first. Once they're gone, set up Protect, Shell and Golem and pick away until Necrophobe is below 10000 HP - the rest might then be knocked off after your next attack by your buddy Gilgamesh.

Heavy

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Catch, Control, Scan

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Made up of four targets, each with distinctive stats and attacks, it's best to get your strategy for this monster straight from the walkthrough.

Dragon

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Common: Elixir

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This is a very difficult battle. You should check our detailed superbosses guide for strategies.

Undead

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Common: Gold Needle
Rare: Elixir

Common: Power Drink

Catch, Control

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All three of these little creeps are undead and not heavy, so curative and life-restoring options will cause damage, including instant death in the case of something like a Phoenix Down. However, they can also revive each other when knocked out, so the better option is to use something like Requiem to hit them all at once. Carbuncle is a good choice for defensive setups, and you can even cheat a bit with Odin or the Samurai's !Iainuki.

Humanoid

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Common: Protect Ring

Common: Flame Shield

Catch, Control

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You have a minute to finish this battle, and that can be scary because Odin can Zantetsuken you from the very first round. However, you needn't go too far into the battle if you can spellblade Break - if it hits, you're done.

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Common: Omega Badge

Catch, Control, Scan

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This is a very difficult battle. You should check our detailed superbosses guide for strategies.

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Common: Elixir

Common: Force Shield

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This is a very difficult battle. You should check our detailed superbosses guide for strategies.

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Common: Potion
Rare: Kornago Gourd

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Catch, Control

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Get reflective status on, pronto. Once you do that, you can defend all of Omniscient's attacks aside from Drain while you pick away at the wizard with your own magic.

Undead

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Common: Gold Needle
Rare: Elixir

Common: Goliath Tonic

Catch, Control

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All three of these little creeps are undead and not heavy, so curative and life-restoring options will cause damage, including instant death in the case of something like a Phoenix Down. However, they can also revive each other when knocked out, so the better option is to use something like Requiem to hit them all at once. Carbuncle is a good choice for defensive setups, and you can even cheat a bit with Odin or the Samurai's !Iainuki.

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Common: Eye Drops

Common: Potion

Catch

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Since you need to defeat all of the monsters in quick succession, or risk them resurrecting each other, either Silence as many as possible, or focus on dealing damage to all the targets at once. The latter works best, but be aware that Purobolos will heal every time they are hit with a Summoned monster.

Humanoid

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Common: Hi-Potion

Common: Ramuh

Catch, Control

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Death Claw and Time spells work well against Ramuh. Consider using Silver Specs on physical attackers to defend against Darkness. If you have them, Dark Spark and Level 5 Death can kill him in two turns if they hit.

Desert

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Catch, Control

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Hitting one of Sandworm's holes gives you a 2-in-3 chance of getting countered by Gravity. It's safest to use multi-target magic, particularly Aqua Breath as its nature multiplies its damage against Sandworm by a factor of eight.

Dragon

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Common: Dragon Fang
Rare: Dragon Whisker

Common: Dragon Seal

Catch, Control, Scan

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Roulette, Level 2 Old, Level 3 Flare, Mighty Guard

This is a very difficult battle. You should check our detailed superbosses guide for strategies.

Humanoid

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Common: Phoenix Down

Common: Frost Rod

Catch, Control

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It's far easier to defeat Shiva and her cronies once you have Fira. Without it, Blue magic is your best bet. Either way, consider using Flash and Pond's Chorus first to disable the Ice Commanders. For more details on winning with or without Fira, see Walkthrough chapter 1.17.

Humanoid

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Common: Bronze Armor

Catch, Control

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Attack quickly, as Siren is most vulnerable to physical attacks in her first three turns. Once she changes form, use magic, with Fire, Aero, Cure being the top choices.

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Common: Ether
Rare: Elixir

Common: Dark Matter

Catch, Control, Scan

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Take out the Launchers first, using Level 5 Death or your most powerful Lightning-elemental attacks, preferably multi-targeted. They can inflict Old and big chunks of damage. Once they're gone, continue to use Lightning-elemental attacks and Time magic (Slow and Haste) to buy time to try to avoid Wave Cannon.

Humanoid

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Common: Potion
Rare: Gaia Hammer

Common: Hi-Potion

Catch, Control

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Try to have a way to set Float on your party to protect against Titan's Earth-based attacks. Slow and Stop will help, and you can use Remora to set Paralyze.