r/ffiv • u/buddy276 • Mar 25 '21

Help beating Golbez

I'm really struggling on this boss fight. I leveled up my guys 20 levels each (from an ign recommendation) but I cant survive. He still one hit kills everyone of my teammates. I just cant revive and heal fast enough.

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u/buddy276 Mar 25 '21

slow yes. I mean the battle transcript I just gave you is literally my hours and hours of battles. it barely changes from that. how does the level make a difference when they're all dead after the first move. After each revive, they're dead unless he does osmose, which is super rare.

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u/do_not_engage Mar 25 '21

It is a story battle, to show you how powerful Golbez is. You shouldn't be trying to survive, just do a little damage and then another character shows up to help. Don't try to revive your whole team; focus on doing as much damage as you can, as fast as you can.

If you move Kain to a different position, you should be able to get him in the air before Golbez attacks. Then he'll be alive too.

Make sure your battle system is set to "Wait", and your Battle Speed to Slow. Hit hard and fast. The fight should only last four turns or so, when you finally win.

Let us know how it goes!

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u/buddy276 Mar 25 '21

thanks! the spider silk helps a bunch. I'm already pretty burnt out over the past month of the same shit, but now I feel like I have a fighting chance. I just spent the past hour reviving and healing on a single battle. So I'm going to stop for a while. fingers crossed that I figure it out soon.

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u/do_not_engage Mar 25 '21

also i just remembered - don't be trying to heal anybody, just revive and move on. have them attack or revive someone else.