Final Fantasy VI Bosses

Skull Dragon just isn't very assuming. It's a generally subpar dragon as-is, once you ignore the fact it has no status vulnerabilities to exploit, but, at the very end of the game, your party is a force to be reckoned with. It's kind of ridiculous and sad all at the same time.

Battle, Doom, Will o' the Wisp, and Apparition all show up on the boss' first three turns, Doom easily being the most popular one. Every fourth turn, Skull Dragon may use Disaster, which is clearly its most crippling attack. It will be randomly single or multi-targeted by the semi-Undead dragon, and it sets Dark, Imp, Doom, Mute, Muddle, and, oddly enough, the Float status. One interesting little tidbit about the Apparition move is that the graphic designers never expected any monster to use it, so, instead of a graphic of the caster (Skull Dragon in this case), you'll see a half-baked sprite of your leading party member instead. Every damaging attack it takes may be countered by Battle.

Throw on Ribbons where possible. You shouldn't need any special protection for Will o' the Wisp, as it's about as powerful as Fira, but you can equip Flame Shields, Ice Shields, Minerva Bustiers, or Berserker Rings to absorb or nullify the attack. On the offensive front, just do whatever you have learned works. Since it's possible you have Ragnarok's Metamorph at your disposal, you can try that for a quick win. Firaga spells are extremely powerful (more so than the Holy spell). Ragers can Rage to cast Firaga and become immune to Doom (the eventual death trigger will heal him), and the Imp, Mute, and Confuse statuses that Disaster may set (the remaining Dark and Float statuses that will be set are nothing to worry about for obvious reasons). Gogo should Rage like Gau. If you bought Flametongues for Shadow, know that they are superior to other weapons Shadow can throw. Expand Full Strategy