Final Fantasy 16 fans complained about the last DLC, Echoes of the Fallen, for not having any crucial Ifrit fights, so the developers at Square Enix added Leviathan in the Lost in The Rising Tide DLC. This four-phase-long gauntlet will test your skills and everything you learned about the game to its absolute limit.
The Final Fantasy 16Leviathan fight is very souls-like. It's a one-on-one fight where you must time your dodges well to avoid incoming attacks and punish the opponent at every opening. While this Final Fantasy 16boss fight is fairly straightforward, Leviathan has an extremely tricky set of attacks that can end you before you even start.
In this article, we'll go through the attack pattern of the boss as well as tips to counter each of its phases.
This phase is all about the defense, wherein you aren't striving to lower the Leviathan's health but his stamina. Once you've lowered the stamina bar enough, it will become staggered and a cinematic will be triggered. During this fight, dodge as many of the Leviathan’s attacks as possible. Keep in mind the fight will take place underwater, so your movement will be very limited, but you still dodge by pressing R1.
Leviathan’s attacks in Phase 1:
This phase is more generous than the first one in terms of movement; you will finally get to stand on solid ground. However, Leviathan’s attacks will also become much more hard-hitting and can kill you in a single move if you're not cautious enough. Try to punish each opening you get as hard as you can.
This can be the easiest or the hardest phase in the boss fight, depending on your DPS. Leviathan will curl into a water shield and throw projectiles at you. Quickly rush in and punish as hard as possible.
The phase will start with
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