Remaining Fantasy XVI took my grievance a couple of lack of Ifrit fights in Echoes of the Fallen and made me remorse it with The Rising Tide‘s Leviathan slugfest. This five-phase battle is a gauntlet and can push your abilities to the restrict. You, nonetheless, take pleasure in studying from my errors and going into this ready.

Taking down Leviathan in Remaining Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide

Normal suggestions

• Bear in mind your Ifrit combos! The few probabilities you get inside melee vary have to be used successfully.
• The struggle in opposition to Leviathan is an extended one damaged up into a number of sections. You’re not preventing the well being bar a lot as you’re preventing the stamina bar to set off the following cinematic.
• Spam Fireball because it’s a great way to get chip injury whereas additionally supplying you with an concept of the place Leviathan is within the first part, because the water serpent likes to cover.
• Maintain Circle to set off Wildfire and shut the space.

Leviathan first section

The primary part of this titanic battle has Ifrit caught in a water spout whereas Leviathan strikes out and in. Shifting isn’t very simple as you’re not on land, however keep in mind that you would be able to nonetheless dodge assaults by urgent R1.

Normal Assaults

• Leviathan will somersault and do a vertical whip.
• Leviathan will often shoot a water jet from its mouth, each up shut and from a distance. The beam has no cost up and Leviathan will crane its head round for a second, altering the course of the assault.
• When additional away, Leviathan will coil up, making a circle that summons a number of motes of water that fireplace quickly in the direction of Ifrit.

Riptide

Leviathan will summon a number of rings round Ifrit that may do injury if touched. As they shut in, press R1 to sprint out.

Spinning Dive

Disappearing into the edges of the water spout, Leviathan will disguise earlier than bursting by means of to the opposite facet. Spam Fireball when you possibly can’t see him to get an concept of the place he’s hiding and when he’ll come out. Then use R1 to sprint out of the best way.

Grand Fall

Whereas within the sides of the water spout, Leviathan will start swimming in circles, creating a number of waves of the water mote projectiles. Dodge these and put together for Leviathan to return barreling down in pursuit.

Tidal Roar

Leviathan prices up a blast that might make Godzilla proud. Except for the central beam, there’s a damaging column round it. Hug the facet of the water spout to keep away from this one.

Leviathan second section

After working by means of his stamina bar and staggering him, a cinematic will set off and we transfer into the second section of the struggle. Your therapeutic prices don’t carry over, however don’t fear about getting knocked out as you’ll be capable of proceed from this section with a replenished inventory of therapeutic prices.

This section can be a bit of extra truthful as you’ll be on strong floor…err water, making maneuvering loads simpler. Not like the primary section, the second section will finish as soon as Leviathan’s well being is round 45%.

Normal assaults

• Leviathan prices up and releases a beam assault from its mouth instantly forward. This one is simple sufficient to sidestep, offered you’re not staggered from one other assault.
• When Ifrit is shut sufficient, Leviathan will shortly lunge ahead and attempt to chunk him.
• When at a distance, Leviathan will start spiraling round itself earlier than rocketing throughout the sector.
• The water mote projectiles are again, however appear to be slower this time round.
• Leviathan will summon water spouts in a V formation. Dodging to the inside is fast and can keep away from the hit.

Breach

Leviathan dives into the water. Earlier than erupting from the floor, a big AoE ring will seem. Get out of that ring lest you need to take a nasty hit.

Riptide

A big ring seems round Ifrit and begins closing in. Very similar to the primary section model, touching the ring is like placing your hand on a lit stovetop. Press R1 to dodge by means of it when it’s shut sufficient.

Salt Spray

Leviathan will dive into the water after which seem at a distance. The ocean serpent will start circling the sector, leaving the water mote projectiles in its wake. The Eikon is keen on following this assault up with Breach.

Waterjet

Leviathan dives into the water and resurfaces additional away. He then channels his Godzilla beam and strikes ahead, working the blast forwards and backwards throughout the sector in a horizontal sample. I had probably the most success in dodging it by shifting towards Leviathan and both letting the beam cross by or dodging out of the best way.

Leviathan third section (Troubled Waters)

This section is a race in opposition to the clock as Leviathan has enclosed himself in a bubble and is making ready to forged Tsunami. Failing to interrupt the bubble will lead to a direct recreation over. That is by far the hardest part of the struggle as there may be just about no room for error. You could land each hit and instantly shut any hole to get again in melee vary when pushed away.

• Use Wildfire to hurry in and transfer previous the water spouts.
• Use Ifrit’s foremost combo (Sq. x4, Triangle x2) to do the simplest injury whereas your skills are on cooldown.
• Pop your Brimstone and Splitflare assaults as quickly as they’re off cooldown and also you’re in vary.

Normal assaults

• Leviathan will summon water spouts after pushing Ifrit away. Use Wildfire and dodge to maneuver previous them. The ocean beast may also use them in melee vary. Merely transfer left or proper to keep away from them and preserve attacking.
• The water mote projectiles are again in spherical three. This time, they’ll observe Ifrit. Allow them to get near dodge them however transfer left or proper so that you keep on the sphere.

Leviathan fourth section

After breaking the bubble and taking a stroll across the block to chill off, you’re into the fourth section of the Leviathan battle. The struggle will start with a big window the place Leviathan is staggered. Lay into him and let loose all that pent-up rage, however be prepared, as a result of when Leviathan is again up, it’s going to be simply as aggressive because the Timekeeper struggle.

Normal assaults

• Leviathan will somersault and do a vertical whip.
• Leviathan will often shoot a water jet from its mouth, each up shut and from a distance. The beam has no cost up and Leviathan will crane its head round for a second, altering the course of the assault.
• Channeling his internal sea snake, Leviathan will slither throughout the sector and attempt to take a chunk out of Ifrit.

Maelstrom

Leviathan creates a whirlpool that covers a huge portion of the sector. Ifrit might be sucked in the direction of the glowing orb of doom within the heart. Do the whole lot in your energy to not let that occur.

As soon as the core erupts, Leviathan will spawn an unknowable variety of the water mote projectiles overhead. Dodge these whereas maintaining a tally of Leviathan because the nuisance will barrel by means of the middle of the sector.

Riptide

The glowy hurty rings are again and higher than ever because it seems to be like somebody made a Spirograph on the sector flooring with them. You understand what to do at this level. Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge.

Salt Spray

Leviathan will dive into the water after which seem at a distance. The ocean serpent will start circling the sector, leaving the water mote projectiles in its wake. The Eikon is keen on following this assault up with Breach.

Waterjet

Waterjet will get a glow-up the identical method Rip Tide did. The premise is identical with Leviathan shifting throughout the sector and blasting the “floor” along with his beam assault. The improve is that Ifrit should additionally dodge water spouts. Cool cool cool.

Leviathan fifth section

That is the struggle that by no means ends. Sure, it goes on and on, my mates. Even higher is that in case you die in the course of the fifth section, you’ll begin again firstly of the fourth section. Don’t use your therapeutic prices willy nilly as they should carry you thru each phases.

Waterspout

Leviathan kicks off the fifth section of this endurance check with Waterspout. It’s precisely what the identify suggests, a huge water twister. This assault can one-shot you in case you get caught and are out of therapeutic prices. I used to be ready to make use of Wildfire to maintain shifting to the precise and across the monstrous assault.

Indignant Seas

This isn’t a brand new particular assault a lot because it’s Leviathan taking part in his Best Hits from the previous 4 phases. By now you ought to be loads conversant in them. Maintain your head on a swivel and keep in mind that you would be able to pause and stroll away from the console for a bit if wanted. The Leviathan struggle is an extended and tough one, however you’ve bought this!