How To Beat Sephiroth In FF7 Rebirth (Final Boss Fight)
The final boss of is Sephiroth, who you have to beat across multiple phases in many different forms. The one-winged angel appears once you defeat the Jenova Lifeclinger boss, challenging not just Cloud but many other characters from the story. With his own Summon and plenty of resistances, it can be hard to anticipate what you need to do during each stage of this battle.
[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.]Before you reach Aerith in the Temple of the Ancients, you have a bit of time to readjust your party. Take this time to equip your best Materia for each character on your team and make some final upgrades to weapons or skills. Going up to Aerith will trigger the fight against Jenova Lifeclinger, but you will have no opportunity to rest before fighting Sephiroth after that boss is defeated.
The first phase of the fight against Sephiroth separates Cloud from the rest of his party, but Zack quickly joins him from an alternate timeline. This stage of the battle is a simple but intense fight against SOLDIERS former and present with swords clashing everywhere. This is a good opportunity to learn Sephiroth's strengths, weaknesses, and some attacks for the phases that will occur later in .
Sephiroth cannot be weakened by any status condition, a fact you can see if you try to use the Assess ability to identify him. Similar to the Mind Flayer boss in , Sephiroth has no vulnerabilities to physical attacks or magical spells of a specific element. This final boss hits hard and fast, using powerful strikes with his massive sword from above and behind you with a sneaky teleporting move.
The most dangerous attack Sephiroth can do is Ocotslash, a series of eight sword swings in rapid succession that can easily take a character from full health to nothing in a few seconds.
You want to use Zack to heal Cloud and be aggressive while switching between characters often. While Cloud has his normal arsenal of abilities from different weapons,
