Upon touching the corrupted Wind Crystal, a certain Stranger was transformed into the Four Fiends' first and oldest. Now known as Tiamat, her first task as the Fiend of Wind was to overtake the Flying Fortress, clearing out its Lufenian inhabitants and hoarding the Wind Crystal’s power for herself. Taking down this powerful Fiend will be no easy feat, but don’t worry—we’re here to help you cut down this draconian monstrosity. Here’show to defeat Tiamat, the Fiend of Wind in Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin.
Fighting Tiamat, the Fiend of Wind
Preparing to fight Tiamat
Before taking on Tiamat, you’ll want to be prepared to exploit her weakness—ice. Setting either the Black Mage or Sage as one of your Jobs will give you access to powerful Blizzard magic. Choosing a secondary Job that utilizes eitherswords or axeswill allow you to easilychop off Tiamat’s many heads, which will temporarily prevent her from using certain attacks.
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The Mission Levels range from40 to 82for both theMain and Side Missionversions of the Tiamat fight, so equip gear of at least an equal level before heading in to face her. Additionally, if you’ve unlocked the option toChange Special Effectsthrough theSmithy, be sure to give your weapons and armor at least a few of the followingEquipment Effectsbefore heading into battle:
Once your party’s Jobs and gear have been decided, head to theFlying Fortressarea on the World Map to confront the Fiend of Wind.
Tiamat’s attacks and abilities
Tiamat relies on using her many heads to deliver a barrage hard-hittingwind, lightning and physical attacksduring combat, along with occasionally inflicting thePoisonstatus ailment. Due to this, Tiamat has the potential to overwhelm your party if you aren’t careful—Breathhits players within her immediate vicinity, while attacks likeTempestorMacro Burstallow her to hit players farther away. The attacks Tiamat will use during battle are as follows:
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How to beat Tiamat
The key to fighting Tiamat is keeping your distance while using Blizzard magic, and to get as close as possible to her necks when using your sword or axe. To start out the battle, switch to your Black Mage or Sage Job andhit Tiamat with Blizzagauntil you’ve run out of MP. From there, initiate both of yourally’s resonance states, causing them to act as a distraction by using their abilities on Tiamat more aggressively.
While Tiamat is preoccupied with attacking your teammates, hit her withNormal Attacks to recover your MP, then distance yourself from Tiamat once again before casting Blizzaga. Additionally, each Normal Attack willexploit Tiamat’s weaknessto ice and lower her break gauge if your weapon has the Imbue Ice equipment effect.
Simply continue that cycle of casting Blizzaga, using resonances and dashing in to recover MP, then backing off and casting Blizzaga again. If Tiamat prepares to use apurple-huedMacro Burst, Breath, or Tempest attack, make sure tododge instead of blockingto avoid being afflicted with the Poison status ailment.
The battle will enter its second phase upon Tiamat’s health being lowered to the halfway mark. She’ll then start using Tri-Disaster and Wind Blast, along with her attacks occasionally beingimbued with lightning. Tiamat’s other attack patterns will remain the same for the rest of the fight, however, so continue using Blizzaga or ice-imbued Normal Attacks to chip away at her break gauge. Just remember to keep your wits about you, and you’ll be sure to take down this windy Fiend in no time!
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