Final boss help!

[Scream1008]

Hey, it's me again, the guy that needed your help to beat Adel. Well, this guy didn't know how hard Ultimecia was going to be. Yes, I need help again. Sorry 'bout that. Any tips, strategies, recommended levels to be at, etc. are definitely much appreciated.

I suppose I should inform you all of my strategy. For form 1, I mostly have Quistis cast Demi and Squall use Diablos. It is finished pretty easily. For form 2, I immediately have Squall cast Meltdown so the battle doesn't take forever and have Selphie summon Cerberus. To keep myself safe, I have Selphie cast Aura on herself and then scroll through until I get her to cast Wall on all of my characters (it really helps after that sonic attack, whatever it's called). As far as attacking goes, Quistis will often triple-cast Holy and I will have Aura and Haste on Squall for his Renzokuken. It's finished pretty easily and on to form 3. Pretty much same strategy. I try to always have Wall and Regen on my characters, as it helps loads. Aura on Squall etc. Form 4. Meltdown of course. Try to always have Regen on, but Ultimecia constantly will blow away my magic stocks (and it's possible that Regen will get blown away. Oh well.). No need for Aura really, since the one attack will always bring my health to 1 (that's what the Regen is for. When this happens, I try to get in Quisty's limit as well as Squall's, then go to Selphie for Full-Cure. The Apocalypse attack is where it really gets to be a bitch. I have to say that is what has killed me every time...

[Hyperion4444]

Unlock at least: Magic/Item/GF Commands/Limit Breaks
You don't need thoses to succeed, but it will be much easier.

Be at least LVL 40. (again, possible to do it lower than that)

If you have a couple of auras, megalixirs and cast renzokuken, it will go down fast.

Don't have Megalixir, use Recover/Revive.
Don't have thoses? Use Curega.

Magic: The Best are
-Ultima
-Meteor (Combine Angel Wing with Rinoa, Omega Weapon can go down easy with it, given your stats are maxed of course.)
-Aura
-Meltdown
You don't need any other magic to attack.
-Pain-Junc
If you want to have status inflict, but I doubt it will work.
-Full-Life
----(If you truly insist, add)
-Curaga
-Haste
-Triple
-Protect
-Shell

The rest of the magic, you won't need to use in battle.

GFs:
-Cerberus (if you're compatibility is high)
Others?
-Bahamut/Eden(with boosted Comp.)
If you are lucky to use them...

Best:
Squall: Renzokuken/Lionheart
Rinoa: Wising Star/Invincible Moon/Angel Wing&Meteor (cast meltdown by another party member, see this site guide for detail) Also, do not bother learning Angelo Strike.
Irvine: Hyper Shot/Armor Shot/Quick Shot + Turbo Control & Maxed Strengh (Also cast Meltdown first for Quick Shot)
Quistis: Shockwave Pulsar (Griever's Sig Attack)/Mighty Guard/White Wind
Zell: Armagedon Fist/My Final Heaven
Start 1: O,X (goes to start 2)
Start 2: Right, Left - Up, Down
- . . . (Go with Meteor Strike: Up, O, Down, O)
- . . . Or if you don't have it: Left, Left, O - O, X -
My Final Heaven: U, L, D, R, T
Make sure to boost your Str and Spd
Selphie: Full Cure/Wall

Items:
-Megalixir
-Elixir
-X-Potion
-Mega-Phoenix
-Phoenix Down
-Remedy
-Ammos
-Hero
-Holy War

[Jessweeee♪]

Hmm...you need to learn how to properly exploit the junction system!

This is how I do it, but everyone has their own strategy n.n

Well...maybe I should simplify it...

I usually have Ultima and Full-Life on Elemental Defense. Ultima Weapon drops 100 Ultima stones and you can get Ultima from invisible draw points in The Island Closest to Heaven/Hell. They boost all of the elements, so if you equip those, Ultimecia's first form can't do much to you. It also makes unlocking the seals a breeze.

Aaaanyway, you want Cerberus, or lots and lots of triples. Cast triple first, then you want to give your party Haste, Aura, and Regen. Meltdown isn't a big deal, but it does help. Make sure you have the Revive, Recover, and Treatment abilities, Revive especially. If you haven't used a Phoenix Pinion in battle before, use it before you start so you can have the GF Phoenix. You'll want a high strength stat. I usually have Quake, Aura, or Meteor on that.

So...with Aura cast, just go insane with the limits. I strongly reccomend Zell, if you do that. Just keep using Punch Rush and Booya. You can hit three times in one second, more if you're good at it n.n
Also, if you wanna cheat a little, get a turbo controller and use Shot. BPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPT!

One last thing. Bahamut's card can refine into 100 Megaelixirs, which is really usefull in Ulti's final form, as she uses an attack that cuts your HP down to 1 a LOT.

[The Ceej]

I did this last summer. Let's see if I can remember how.

At this point, I had done everything else the game had to offer and made sure that my three main guys had 100 of every powerful spell so I could junction them properly. I didn't know at this point that the battle would pick three people at random, so I was fighting with two. I didn't know that if one of my guys were killed, he'd be replaced, so I kept the unprepared one alive. I used the auto-junction to junction magic for defense. This put spells like Ultima and Full Life on HP, which would lower my HP between battles because of their use.

I did this in one try, so I would say my strategy is flawless if you know what you're doing.

Make sure everyone has Triple and Aura on them. Try not to use Cerberus because it takes a while for GF's to come out. At this point in the game, you shouldn't rely on GF's. Then, use a Holy War the party. This will make you temporarily invincible. Have magic users focus on healing or casting triple-Ultima while Squall does his limit break. After the Aura wears off, you won't be able to cast it again until after the Holy War wears off too, so at that point, have Squall cast triple-Ultima as well. Once the Holy War wears off, repeat the process. Just make sure your HP is kept up. With this process, you should have all three forms killed in less than ten minutes. You probably won't even hear the entire battle song on one or more of the forms because you kill her so fast, so you might want to buy the soundtrack too.

EDIT: I should clarify that just because you shouldn't rely on GF's doesn't mean you shouldn't have them junctioned. You need their abilites.

[Xurts]

You should have the junctions I suggested last time, that will make the battle much easier. I assume you don't because you're having trouble.

Your first mistake is using Quistis and Selphie. They have the worst Limit Breaks in the game (except for The End, but that is incredibly cheap). I suggest using Squall, Irvine, and Zell. Kill any other characters that are in the battle until you get them. The only recovery things you need for the entire battle are Recovery/Curaga/Megalixir, any of those will do. Then cast Doomtrain/Meltdown, summon Cerberus (make sure to have a high compatibility so you can summon him quickly), triple cast Aura (some others like Haste, etc. if you want), and spam Limit Breaks. Once you get to the final stage and she uses Hell's Judgment, use the curative items and you should be fine.

I would only suggest using Eden if your strength stat is incredibly weak (but in which case just find a stronger spell like Ultima/Tornado). It's summon sequence takes like 5 minutes and it will probably only end up doing around 15000 or so.

I did this in one try, so I would say my strategy is flawless if you know what you're doing.

Make sure everyone has Triple and Aura on them. Try not to use Cerberus because it takes a while for GF's to come out. At this point in the game, you shouldn't rely on GF's. Then, use a Holy War the party. This will make you temporarily invincible.

If you have max compatibility with GFs they take about a second to summon, so that should not be an issue. It's true that GFs should not be used for damage, especially late in the game, but everything else is great. Doomtrain and Cerberus are great GFs, and it is a wise idea to use them in battle, imo.

The Holy War strategy is as cheap as using The End, it will insure nothing short of an effortless victory if you have enough to last. I would suggest using them only as a very last resort if you're at the point where no other strategy you try works.

[Hyperion4444]

Try not to use any heroes/holy war during Omega's Terra Break Attack... and tell me the result of it...
or even Invinsible Moon.

[Xurts]

Try not to use any heroes/holy war during Omega's Terra Break Attack... and tell me the result of it...
or even Invinsible Moon.

Me dying and then being resurrected by Phoenix.

[Jessweeee♪]

OH I totally forgot about the random party thing...if I got people I who didn't have junctions, I just killed them off :P

I'm still working on Omega XD

The only time I beat him is when I cheated and opened the playstation lid so I could use Selphie's Slot to get The End without worrying about him going TERRA BREEAAK on me

[Hyperion4444]

Try not to use any heroes/holy war during Omega's Terra Break Attack... and tell me the result of it...
or even Invinsible Moon.

Me dying and then being resurrected by Phoenix.

Hahaha, you too!

[Scream1008]

All of my characters are above level 70. It just seems so odd that you guys are beating it at lower levels. I use most of the same strategies, but I will try using a phoenix pinion, didn't even think of that.

[rubah]

Scream1008, the monsters level up with you do, so if you have lower levels, then having the best magic makes up the extra difference, because frankly the monsters will level up stronger than you.

[Xurts]

Try not to use any heroes/holy war during Omega's Terra Break Attack... and tell me the result of it...
or even Invinsible Moon.

Me dying and then being resurrected by Phoenix.

Hahaha, you too!

^_^_^

All of my characters are above level 70. It just seems so odd that you guys are beating it at lower levels. I use most of the same strategies, but I will try using a phoenix pinion, didn't even think of that.

meh, all of mine are 100. It's really easy, actually, to get 3 people to lvl. 100. All you need to do is kill enemies on the Island Closest to Hell for awhile. If you have Quistis learn Degenerator and give her Initiative you can just have to spam that all over (Degenerator = instant death). I used that strategy and went there with everyone at initial levels and went straight to 100.

Your level isn't the problem though. I just do that so I can boost my stats. It's your junctions and abilities that need a tinge of improvement.

[Big D]

Note to all:

ULTIMECIA'S LEVEL IS THE SAME AS YOUR PARTY'S LEVEL, just like (nearly) all FFVIII enemies.
So if you fight her with characters who're at a lower level, she'll be at a lower level too. With less HP, weaker magic, inferior strategies. The secret to an easy Ultimecia fight is to keep everyone at as low a level as possible, and use junctioning to make them stronger. It's easy to have a low-level party (less than level 20) who've got maximum HP, strength, magic, etc.

[Kanshisha]

Just a quick hint and tip...

DON'T DIE!!

[Xurts]

Just a quick hint and tip...

DON'T DIE!!

lol ogm srsly?!