Final Fantasy V Bosses

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Common: Elixir

Common: Ash

Catch, Control

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Each Crystal has a separate elemental absorb, so you can't multi-target elemental spells. The fastest way to defeat the set is to use Death-inflicting attacks, as the Crystals are not Heavy. Otherwise, Float and Reflect status are very useful to defend against the Crystals' magic.

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Common: Elixir

Common: Ash

Catch, Control

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Aqua Breath, Aeroga

Each Crystal has a separate elemental absorb, so you can't multi-target elemental spells. The fastest way to defeat the set is to use Death-inflicting attacks, as the Crystals are not Heavy. Otherwise, Float and Reflect status are very useful to defend against the Crystals' magic.

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Common: Elixir

Common: Ash

Catch, Control

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Each Crystal has a separate elemental absorb, so you can't multi-target elemental spells. The fastest way to defeat the set is to use Death-inflicting attacks, as the Crystals are not Heavy. Otherwise, Float and Reflect status are very useful to defend against the Crystals' magic.

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Common: Elixir

Common: Ash

Catch, Control

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Each Crystal has a separate elemental absorb, so you can't multi-target elemental spells. The fastest way to defeat the set is to use Death-inflicting attacks, as the Crystals are not Heavy. Otherwise, Float and Reflect status are very useful to defend against the Crystals' magic.

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Common: Gaia Gear

Common: Ether

Catch, Control

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Aera, Vampire

Never take the first turn, because you need to be able to heal if your HP is knocked down to one. Magic Barrier is very useful, as is Counter if you're a physical attacker. As long as you stay healed from the heaviest attacks, most job classes except Berserker can take this monster out.

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Common: Hi-Potion
Rare: Power Armlet

Common: Potion

Catch, Control

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Common: Iron Draft

Common: Turtle Shell

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Adamantoise has high defense and inherent Shell status, so no attacks can guarantee high damage. Pick away at him with Ice-elemental attacks, while keeping healed from its strong physicals, or just use Level 5 Death.

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Common: Potion
Rare: Holy Water

Common: Healing Staff

Catch, Control

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You can add Berserk to avoid the Encircle attack, but this will stop the transition into Jura Aevis. Bio, Flare and Holy work best to get through the formidable defenses.

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Common: Hi-Potion

Common: Cottage

Catch, Control

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Since you have only two party members, your options are more limited than usual. Try applying a lot of status ailments to the monster, especially Berserk, as this will stop it from running away. Take advantage of the weakness to water; otherwise, there's not much need for detailed strategy.

Magic Beast

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Common: Ash

Common: Ash

Catch, Control

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Woefully weak to fire, the wide variety of fire-based attacks you should have by now will be sufficient to win the battle. For additional amusement and abuse, use Ifrit to cause it to cower and lose turns.

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Common: Goliath Tonic

Catch, Control, Scan

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Fought four times at 1600HP, then revived with 2500HP.

Hasted Berserkers with Two-Handed can physically pierce Archeoaevis' strong defenses. Released monsters can also be potent, and magic can be effective as well if you keep track of Archeoaevis' shifting elemental absorptions. Once you get to the final form, stop using magic.

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Common: Ether
Rare: Flail

Common: Dark Matter

Catch, Control

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Atomos will try to kill you with Comet and then try to remove the dead permanently from the battlefield. The best way to get around it is to stop it from getting that bad by using sleep-inducing attacks or simply by inflicting as much physical damage as possible right away.

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Common: Elixir
Rare: Titan's Gloves

Common: Black Cowl

Catch, Control

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Doom, Roulette, Aqua Breath, Level 5 Death
Level 4 Graviga, Level 2 Old, Level 3 Flare, Pond's Chorus
Lilliputian Lyric, Flash, Time Slip, Death Claw
Aero, Aera, Aeroga, Flame Thrower
Goblin Punch, Dark Spark, Off-Guard, Mind Blast
Vampire, Magic Hammer, Mighty Guard, Self-Destruct
???, 1000 Needles, White Wind, Missile

This guy does nothing but cast blue magic, and he knows virtually all of it. There are a few spells you can teach him, though, and if you do, he will then use them back on you. This works the best with Level 3 Flare assuming that you have a party who can not be hit by it. Use Mighty Guard, Hastega, and Shell for defense.

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Common: Dragon Fang

Common: Dragon Fang

Catch, Control

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Having reflect up and Ice Shields will protect against a number of Bahamut's attacks. Add Golem to help with physicals too. Use Romeo's Ballad on a hasted character to reduce the beating you take.

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Common: Hi-Potion
Rare: Reflect Ring

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Catch, Control, Scan

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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.

Magic Beast

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Common: Mallet
Rare: Dark Matter

Common: Iron Draft

Catch, Control

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The quickest way to win is to use Death Claw, which can short-circuit the plot sequence after the battle if it sets Paralyze. Without Death Claw, use fire-elemental attacks and watch out for the counterattacks that will begin to appear when he gets under 800HP.

Magic Beast, Humanoid

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Common: Plumed Hat
Rare: Reflect Ring

Common: Diamond Plate

Catch, Control

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Calofisteri really can't do that much damage to you, so the priority is keeping her debuffed using Esuna and Dispel and beating her up. There's not much more attack strategy necessary.

Magic Beast

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Common: Reflect Ring
Rare: Goliath Tonic

Common: Turtle Shell

Catch, Control

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Carbuncle starts in a reflective state and bounces spells off of itself onto you. After three turns of this, it will switch to a healing phase; at this point its defenses go down, including reflect, and you can pound on it until it starts casting offensive spells again. The lower its HP gets, the more dangerous its offensive spells get.

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Common: Elixir
Rare: Cottage

Common: Gold Needle

Catch, Control

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Catastrophe hates things that float and will try to pull them down to earth every turn so it can use an earth-based attack. Even having one floating party member will make him forget anything but pulling that member down, so if you cast Float before battle and then put on a Reflect Ring you'll take absolutely no damage. Do this, as the Earthshaker attack is nasty and you don't want to see it, nor do you want to see its petrifying Evil Eye.

Magic Beast, Dragon

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Common: Phoenix Down

Common: Catoblepas

Physical, Slow, Haste, Shell, Safe, Wall, Catch, Control

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You're going to get Petrified. Sorry, but it will happen. Be prepared to fix it. Patient people can set up Golem and apply poison status to Catoblepas and just wait for him to die. If you can catch an Ironback, releasing it will one-shot Catoblepas.

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 Chimera Brain, 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: Coral Sword

Common: Frost Bow

Catch, Control

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A wide variety of attacks and status ailments can hurt this monster. Lightning-elemental attacks will hurt the most, and it can also be Paralyzed, Stopped, put to sleep, or even killed by the Death Sickle. Use these methods, as its defense against standard attacks is strong.

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Common: Phoenix Down

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Summon Golem to protect yourself from physical damage, then focus on the Dragon Pod. It lacks Heavy status, so most attacks that can remove mass amounts of HP will work. Death Claw might be your most accessible option.

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Common: Elixir

Catch, Control

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Summon Golem to protect yourself from physical damage, then focus on the Dragon Pod. It lacks Heavy status, so most attacks that can remove mass amounts of HP will work. Death Claw might be your most accessible option.

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Common: Green Beret

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Aera, Vampire, White Wind, Missile

Pound on Gilgamesh until he gets below 6000 HP, and then he will bring Enkidu into the fight. Enkidu will immediately heal Gilgamesh. After that, use Golem to protect against physicals, and continue to beat on Gilgamesh (using Slow if they're getting in too many attacks). It is optional to defeat Enkidu first.