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Final Fantasy IX (2000)

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Trance Kuja is quite a strong opponent with no serious weaknesses, but, thanks to FFIX's low HP totals, you still should be able to win if your party is even remotely well-prepared.

Assuming you aren't under Reflect, Kuja's primary means of offense will be Flare and Holy. He can also cast Curaga and Reflect on himself. But the real fun comes if you're under Reflect, you reduce Kuja's MP to 0, or Kuja decides to counter (happens more often if his HP is low). Flare Star is damage to all your characters to the tune of 35x their Levels.

A cheap trick to keep in mind before moving on: if you brought Dagger with Ark (Eiko also works, and so does Dagger with other Eidolons, but nowhere near as well) and Boost, and equipped your party with Auto-Regen, you can just have Dagger spam Ark and stay out of the menu. By the time the animation finishes, you'll probably have healed to full HP in addition to damaging Kuja heavily.

There's really not much real strategy here. None of the Steals are remotely worthwhile unless you're severely underequipped (remember you can't return to the Save Point with them), so just get to work attacking. Kuja uses no physicals, so Darkness is a waste of a turn, but by all means inflict Slow. At this point, just blast him with all you have. Don't worry about MP or using Items; you won't be able to save after battle anyway. If you guarded against Shadow, Doomsday is better than Flare for you Vivi fans out there, due to it ignoring Reflect and potentially healing your party if you equipped properly. At low HP Kuja can counter with Flare Star, so be sure to keep healed and only use your most powerful attacks.

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