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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024)

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth) - Rufus & Darkstar Boss Fight HARD DIFFICULTY in Chapter 12.

All FF VII Rebirth Boss Fights Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRr5L69yg_kHb16eK4KBUMTF1YqPyGMU4

Boss Guide:
https://www.powerpyx.com/final-fantasy-7-vii-rebirth-boss-guide-all-bosses/

You’ll only have Cloud for this fight but if you played Remake this is almost exactly the same fight so you shouldn’t have any issues if you know what you’re doing. The first thing to note is that Darkstar won't appear until Rufus is down to a third of his health.

Rufus is a little tricky to get used to if this is your first time fighting him, and the Assess blurb doesn’t give us much of a clue. Only using ‘a certain ability’ will Stagger him. Luckily, using powers of deduction, the only ability Cloud has had since the start that wouldn’t require any mastery of other abilities is Braver. Therefore, your aim should be to build ATB and use Braver whenever Rufus reloads or finishes using an ability. Never try to attack him physically unless he is Reloading or he will just counter attack you for significant damage.

Thankfully, hitting him with Braver at the right time will Stagger him instantly, and by this point you should also have a limit break so hit him with a Cross Slash to do huge damage, then maybe an Infinity's End if you have the ATB for it.

When Darkstar appears, Rufus will use Heel which binds the dog to him. This connection acts as a shield and powers up their attacks so immediately make it a priority to cut this bond and defeat Darkstar first by using your stronger ATB abilities against it. Once he's down, another Braver on Rufus and Stagger should finish the fight.

Hard Tips: Immediately after the Rude & Elena fight, make sure to hold :square: during the cutscene to be able to change Cloud’s materia, as this fight will start right after. Unfortunately these changes won’t be saved, so if you need to retry this fight at all you will need to make these changes every time. It is recommended that you have a non-MP method of healing alongside Curaga (like Prayer or Chakra), as well as ATB Boost and Haste to increase how often you get ATB. For your accessory, you can use either the Enhanced Expeditionary Medal to have a level 3 limit break, or the Corsair’s Compass to increase the ATB to 3 segments when using 5 types of commands.

This will probably be the most annoying fight on Hard so far, as it’s completely different to every other fight. You will need to play very defensively by blocking and dodging all of Rufus’ attacks until he reloads, then use an offensive ability on him to pressure him. You can stagger him instantly if you manage to land a Braver on him as he reloads, but in order to even hit this you need to anticipate when he will reload while also being close enough to him to land it, because if you even see the text “Reload” above his head, it is too late for Braver to hit him. Personally I found it easier to simply use Triple Slash whenever he reloads or after him doing a special attack and slowly stagger him this way, rather than trying to anticipate the reloads to get instant staggers with Braver.

At half health, his hound Darkstar will join in the fight. Deal with Darkstar as quickly as possible, as fighting both of them can be very overwhelming. The best way to pressure it is by blocking when it does Corkscrew, or just unleashing multiple offensive abilities on it (but don’t use Triple Slash for this as you’ll inadvertently attack Rufus who will simply counter you). With any luck you will have a full limit break ready after the first section that you can unleash on Darkstar as soon as he’s pressured to stagger him, then immediately follow up with Infinity’s End to just about kill it entirely.

Once Darkstar is defeated, it will be back to how it was at the start of the battle, so just continue using the same tactics you did initially to finish him off. Try and keep Haste up where you can, healing with Curaga if necessary, and resorting to Chakra/Prayer if you run out of MP or want to conserve it for Haste casts.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Trophy Guide:
https://www.powerpyx.com/final-fantasy-7-vii-rebirth-trophy-guide-roadmap/

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