Last Fantasy Ways has some tough-as-nails fights, particularly in the event you’re coming to the technique RPG method for the primary time. The Ivalice Chronicles remaster ups the ante with a brand new Tactician problem mode that stacks the percentages much more towards your burgeoning squad of heretical recruits. As somebody who’s performed the sport a dozen occasions earlier than, I like the brand new layer of problem even when among the encounters kicked my ass.
Importantly, The Ivalice Chronicles adds some useful options for navigating the sport’s underlying problem. In contrast to within the authentic, it’s beneficiant with auto-saves and allows you to flee any battle at any time. No extra getting trapped in multi-encounter missions with no different save information to flee to. You too can dial the problem up or down all through the marketing campaign and, like within the authentic, each story mission lets you over-level in the event you’re diligent sufficient.
Even so, a few of these fights get difficult! Right here’s my rating of the hardest battles in Last Fantasy Ways and a few suggestions for easy methods to beat them.
10. Dorter Slums
Why it’s onerous: It’s early within the sport, your characters are in all probability under-developed, and the map structure closely benefits the enemy, which incorporates an Archer excessive up and two Black Mages. Most kick-ass battle music in the entire sport, although.
What to do about it: The simplest technique is to have Ramza grasp again and use Focus a few occasions till he’s capable of transfer in and take out one of many Black Mages in a single hit. Make sure that he has battle boots and Transfer +1 geared up. A completely outfitted Knight to tank injury is beneficial however you’ll be able to actually get away with simply Chemists and Squires so long as you deal with staying healed till Ramza can go on a rampage.
9. Fovoham Windflats
Why it’s onerous: Any struggle towards a personality with Holy Knight talents is bullshit, and the sport throws this one at you tremendous early. Wiegraf can instantly take your occasion all the way down to important HP in the event that they keep bunched up, and his backup will begin killing you from there.
What to do about it: That is the one battle I’ve by no means tried to beat with out cheese. Simply be sure you have not less than a few ranged attackers and Ramza (ideally as a Monk) is ready to get one hit on Wiegraf earlier than dying. Focus solely on him till you get him to flee.
8. Finnath Creek
Why it’s onerous: That is the primary time you see a Pink Chocobo. Cute, proper? Not once they begin one-shotting your occasion with ranged Meteor assaults. It doesn’t assist that they have already got unimaginable motion vary and the river is difficult to navigate. Give them even a second to breathe and the Yellow Chocobos can have all of them healed up.
What to do about it: Put your occasion again so far as doable to attempt to stop any of them from being hit within the first spherical. Then prioritize sniping them from afar with Holy, Flare, or precise weapons. Have tanky characters transfer simply far sufficient in entrance to behave as decoys whereas utilizing X-Potion to maintain themselves alive.
7. Ziekden Fortress
Why it’s onerous: This struggle is nice since you lastly get to kill Argath. What sucks is he now has Auto-Potion at some extent within the sport the place few of your assaults shall be hitting for greater than the 30 HP he will get healed. As well as, there are three tanky Knights and two Black Mages. Plus he’ll choose at you from afar with a crossbow.
What to do about it: The battle has you begin with characters cut up between the 2 sides of the fort however you need to simply instantly deliver the group that doesn’t embrace Ramza over to the underside nook of the map the place he’s. Have Ramza use Focus and grasp again. Get an Archer with Soar+1 to climb the tower and use an Goal+3 on Argath and attempt to lure him in shut so you’ll be able to hit him with a magic assault. Ideally, you may get certainly one of his personal Black Mages to focus on certainly one of your characters after which transfer them proper subsequent to him earlier than it goes off. As soon as Argath is lifeless, the battle is over.
6. Walled Metropolis of Yardrow
Why it’s onerous: You meet Rapha throughout this struggle and if she dies you robotically lose. What makes that further difficult is that it’s very simple for her to die earlier than you even get a flip. Plus there are a number of Ninjas and Summoners to cope with, and a metropolis wall that’s a ache to traverse.
What to do about it: Assuming Rapha survives (there’s an opportunity the Ninja Throw assaults can miss her, so preserve resetting if that doesn’t occur), have a Chemist or White Mage heal her up after which hope she runs to the nook and stays out of hassle. A Lancer is sweet for this struggle to scale the partitions and block the Ninjas’ assaults. A Summoner also can hit a number of targets as they bunch up close to the doorway. Agrias can be clutch on this struggle. Simply plop her down in entrance of the doorway to maintain the enemies inside and purchase your self some further time.
5. Golgollada Gallows
Why it’s onerous: It’s a lure! Not solely do it’s important to struggle Gaffgarion and his goddamn self-healing Night time Sword assault, you additionally need to cope with being surrounded by a bunch of enemies together with Knights and Archers. However largely that Night time Sword factor.
What to do about it: As with every Sword Magic-based enemy, you’ll be able to attempt to burst them down as rapidly as doable or simply use the Knight’s Sword Break skill to attempt to destroy his weapon. If it doesn’t work, reset and take a look at once more. Ultimately you’ll be capable to neutralize him throughout the first few turns. Should you don’t wish to be a coward you should use Mustadio’s Arm Shot skill to disable him, or the Mystic’s Hesitation equal.
4. Lionel Fortress Gate
Why it’s onerous: Gaffgarion’s again and this time he’s bought Ramza trapped on the opposite facet of the gate. Last Fantasy Ways loves these little duels however they fully subvert the traditional methods the sport often incentivizes. Along with being caught in a one-on-one, the remainder of your crew is thrust right into a Summoner meat grinder with mainly no cowl.
What to do about it: Should you’re a try-hard you’ll be able to train Ramza Teleport and have him merely depart Gaffgarion behind to be handled final. You too can use that Weapon Break trick once more. Personally, I prefer to have Ramza as a Monk preserve himself healed with Chakra whereas a Time Mage on the opposite facet of the gate casts Haste on him. Ultimately you’ll be able to both have him get all the way down to open the gate and let everybody else by, or stack sufficient further pace with Tailwind to simply overpower him. A Summoner with Bahamut or Cyclops could make fast work of the remainder of the enemies.
3. Riovanes Fortress Roof
Why it’s onerous: It’s time to maintain Rapha from dying once more, solely this time she’s in the course of a brawl with probably the most busted enemies in the entire sport: Celia and Lettie. Earlier than you even get an opportunity to maneuver, she’ll be close to dying.
What to do about it: Hopefully you’ve had somebody be taught Teleport by now. The bottom line is with the ability to act earlier than she will get killed. Attempt to get as a lot of your characters in vary to attract the enemy’s consideration or use a ability that has an opportunity of casting Confuse on Celia, Lettie, or Elmdore. Characters with increased speeds get to behave first, so having Ninja unlocked on somebody helps, as does having a pair of Dash Boots geared up.
2. Misplaced Halidom
Why it’s onerous: Dragons. So many dragons. Plus they’ll fly and forged magic. Additionally two guys with magic weapons. And a large chasm by the center of the map. RIP.
What to do about it: I don’t have a lot good recommendation for this one. You possibly can attempt to depend on Mustadio to maintain Barich and his Chemist from with the ability to act. Coping with the dragons remains to be a ache. You possibly can roll a few Mediators to attempt to tame them which won’t solely take up numerous aggro but in addition dish it again out. One massive plus is having a motion ability geared up on Orlandeau in order that he can rapidly get throughout the ravine and sustain the assault. Simply ensure that your characters keep on spots with adjoining squares of the identical elevation. This can cease the dragon’s magic assaults from solely focusing on a single sq. and enhance the possibility they miss completely. In any other case you’ll be getting one-shot all throughout the map.
1. Wiegraf and Belias
Why it’s onerous: One other one-on-one struggle with Ramza, besides this time you’ll be able to’t escape. Wiegraf will kill most gamers in two turns, supplying you with little room to heal and assault him. Plus the struggle goes instantly into the Belias showdown and Ramza doesn’t get healed in between. Nasty!
What to do about it: To not sound like a damaged report however you’ll be able to attempt to break Wiegraf’s sword. The Full Restore reactive skill additionally turns out to be useful right here since he’ll virtually at all times get you all the way down to important. This can successfully preserve you at full well being and free you as much as simply assault him. Ramza Monk remains to be the best choice for this struggle. Or if you wish to play a sport of Rooster, you’ll be able to go the Thief or Ninja route and preserve utilizing the Tailwind Mettle skill plus Haste to slowly elevate your pace and begin stacking further turns.
Okay, however what about Belias? On Tactician, that is really the more durable a part of this two-pronged encounter. It’s the one which gave me probably the most hassle in my latest playthrough, and I solely lastly beat it on my ninth strive hopefully. Largely, it got here all the way down to a Summoner with Brief Cost utilizing Bahamut and wiping out all of Belias’ accompanying Demons in a single flip. From there you’ll wish to preserve whaling on him however preserve your occasion unfold out. As soon as he’s out of magic he’ll begin utilizing Petrify so be careful. A Lancer with Soar turns out to be useful right here, so long as the timing syncs up proper.
