Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Walkthrough & Boss Guide

Where

Midgardsormr is the mandatory boss at the end of Chapter 2, A New Journey Begins.

Phases

Phase 1 (to about 80% HP) is mostly physical attacks such as Bite, Headbutt and Chomp, which tanks can block, plus a Sweep that hits nearby characters. Toxic Waters applies Deprotect. In phase 2 (about 80% to 50%), Scorching Breath can one-shot characters, so retreat from it; Predation swallows a character if you do not free them quickly. The Cranial Dome takes extra damage. Below 50%, Beta hits the whole party for roughly 600 damage and the pressured status clears; hold Synergy Abilities until after the Beta cutscene, when they help stagger it. GamerGuides suggests keeping HP above 1,500.

Where

Jenova Emergent is the Chapter 5 boss, fought in the Shinra-8 engine room.

Phases

In phase 1 Jenova is stationary: Pestilence is a slow gas cloud that tracks one character, Vengeance is a delayed laser, and Pestilential Reckoning is a gas breath that can inflict Silence, Slow, Poison and Stun. Damaging it exposes the head and a shoulder, and destroying the head stops Vengeance. In phase 2 it moves and adds tentacle attacks, laser fans, a grabbing Torment attack and Plague gas balls. At around 20-25% HP, Propagate summons small tentacles that should be destroyed quickly (Barret can reach distant ones); if left alive they fire gas balls. Keep Jenova pressured and target its parts to build the stagger gauge.

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Gi Nattak is the Chapter 10 boss in the Cave of the Gi. You can only use Barret and Red XIII and cannot swap members.

Mechanics

Block his spear combos and dodge Wrathful Lunge (unblockable, 500+ damage). Withering Grip heals him by draining about 1,500 HP. Soul Flames appear at about 75% and 50% HP; kill them quickly with Red XIII's Stardust Ray, Blizzaga plus Magnify or Barret's Maximum Fury, otherwise Gi Nattak uses Execration of the Gi, which halves HP and MP and shrinks the arena until he is staggered. At about 25% HP he casts Doom and you must defeat him before the countdown ends; GamerGuides states Safety Bit and Karmic Cowl do not protect against it, and he becomes immune to damage at 15% HP, such as during a stagger. Hold Limit Breaks until after Doom, and use Bioga or Stop for extra damage. A Phoenix Down briefly stuns him but does not one-shot him.

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Rufus is a Chapter 12 (A Golden Key) boss in the Gold Saucer section, fought with Cloud alone right after the Elena and Rude rematch.

Phases

In phase 1 Rufus is fast; melee attacks are countered and ranged attacks show as Immune, so wait for his Reload (usually after Guns Akimbo) and attack then. Follow with Focused Thrust to build the stagger gauge; a Braver during Reload staggers him instantly but is difficult. At about 50% HP Darkstar joins and Rufus gains moves tied to Darkstar's elemental attacks. GamerGuides advises targeting Darkstar first, as he has less health, then finishing with Infinity's End or Bravers. After Darkstar falls Rufus enrages with more attack power but loses the Darkstar-linked moves. Bad Luck and Up in Smoke are unblockable clouds, so avoid them.

Sequence

Chapter 14 has Jenova Lifeclinger, then Sephiroth (Cloud and Zack), then Sephiroth Reborn, then a final fight with Cloud and Aerith.

First fight (Cloud and Zack)

Block his combos and dodge Skewer at the last moment. Octaslash has a long charge, so move away during it; once you are hit by it, Octaslash Prime follows. Stagger him between combos.

Sephiroth Reborn

Phase 1 is Cloud alone against the Body at the bottom of the boss. Phase 2 uses Cait Sith and two party members; Bahamut Arisen Whisper uses Gigaflare for roughly 2,000-2,500 damage, so keep HP above 3,500, and the goal is to destroy both wings. Phase 3 is Zack solo. Phase 4 requires destroying the elemental wings to expose the Core; Heartless Angel then sets everyone's HP to 1, and the charged Octaslash can be interrupted with damage, a synergy ability or a Limit Break.

Final fight (Cloud and Aerith)

Damage the Wing and Masamune with magic to pressure him and stop Whisper Cannon, Whisper Whirlwind and Octaslash. Prepare for Heartless Angel, which recurs through the fight; Aerith's Healing Wind Limit Break can help. During Tempus Finis you must stagger him (GamerGuides suggests spamming Focused Thrust) or the fight ends in a game over.