Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII—Aeronite [04:39 / 311,850] (Normal, New Game, Day 7)
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The strongest enemy in the game is shown here defeated under these conditions:
• Normal, New Game, Day 7—the first day on which Aeronite spawns, when garbs such as Splendid Admiral, Martial Monk, and Equilibrium+ are inaccessible.
• 2 items, 0 EP used—nothing more and nothing less.
• No Last One rewards—one Wyvern Lance and three Ghostly Blooms purchased, no other weapon or shield purchases made.
• No synthesis—all non-locked abilities are from chests or dropped by enemies at Level 1.
• No DLC or any preorder/demo bonus garbs or equipment.
Regarding schemata:
• Thundara (one from a chest, two dropped by Hanuman) on every schema for fast staggering.
• Quiet Guardian to tank all damage. Defaith + Perfect Guard reduces Hellflare's damage to the point where the two potions used will fully heal you to maximize score.
• In this fight, Miqo'te Dress is superior to Soldier of Peace at this stage of the game. Magic Slash is the key to your offense due to the way damage calculation works. Given that Aeronite becomes weak to both physical and magic during the final stagger, this ability's multipliers are huge. Also, the lack of synthesis makes Heavy Slash not very cost-effective at Level 1.
• Amazon Warrior for staggering and "downtime damage" while Miqo'te Dress recharges. A fully upgraded Level 2 Heavy Slash will make Soldier of Peace a better option for damage, but the starting ATB is better for staggering quickly at the beginning.
The execution is not flawless, but this is a proof of concept for efficiency, with a bonus of some nicely color-coded schema styles. You can win much more easily on a later day with better inventory, or if you use more items/EP.
Chaos Aeronite on Day 7 can be seen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT084IQKXjw
No-item run can be seen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzixD-EoRDU
No-item Chaos Aeronite run can be seen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBzWJ9h6ZlI
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