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28000

550

31200

146

90

0

29

5

50

32

50

96

Steal/50% Drop: Potion
33% Drop: Potion
16% Drop: Potion
2% Drop: Potion

0

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Not unlike some previous boss battles, in this battle you'll have one goal in mind: as much damage as you can as fast as you can. You're going to be lucky if all of your guys gets one turn in. Plague starts off the battle by casting Doom on everyone. This gives you a countdown until everyone is dead. It says 10 on it. This doesn't necessarily mean 10 seconds. No one knows the exact increment of time between ticks, so just understand that when that 10 becomes 0, you're toast. After awhile, Plague will cast Haste on everyone. Before you thank him for his generosity, this doesn't really help you in this battle.

So the name of the game is lots of damage in little time. Edge is going to either attack with his swords or, if you have an extra shuriken, have him throw it at the monster. Cecil is going strike with his sword. Kain will Jump. Rosa will use Holy for big damage. Rydia has options. Either have her blast him with Flare or Baham. Or if you've acquired Meteo at this point, have her use that for big damage. If there is any time left, repeat the process. Plague is just going to sit there waiting for your death, no physical attacks or anything, so you're clear to lay into him. Alternatively, enter the fight with one or two characters dead, and revive them immediately. They won't be affected by the spell, and if Plague casts it again to catch them, it will reset everyone's counters. If you get enough damage in, you'll be the proud owner of Kain's ultimate weapon.

Alternatively, you can start the battle with one character already dead—Doom obviously misses that character, and said character can be resurrected mid-battle without the countdown.