Bravely Default 2 (Bravely Default II)

How to Beat Shirley

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This is a guide to Shirley, a Optional Boss battle in Bravely Default 2 (Bravely Default II). Read on to know how to beat Shirley, her strengths and weaknesses, and the best strategy against Shirley.

How to Beat Shirley at B n D

Include Orpheus' Card in Your Deck

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Shirley will always get the first turn in B n D and this will always be followed up by her character card that grants a permanent buff to humanoid cards. Immediately neutralize this with the Orpheus card to have a fairer battle.

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Shirley Basic Info

Shirley Strengths, and Weaknesses, and Obtainable Items

Vulnerabilities
Wind Lightning Staff Sword
Half Damage
No Resistances
Immunity
No Immunities
Absorbs
No Damage Type Absorbed
Items Dropped None available
Stealables None available

Orpheus Stats and Weaknesses

Vulnerabilities
Water Spear Bow
Half Damage
Wind
Immunity
No Immunities
Absorbs
No Damage Type Absorbed
Items Dropped None available
Stealables None available

How to Beat Shirley

Shirley Recommended Jobs, Abilities, and Equipment

Recommended Jobs/Sub-Jobs

Best Jobs and Sub-Jobs
Vanguard Icon Vanguard White Mage Icon White Mage Black Mage Icon Black Mage Beastmaster Icon Beastmaster
Monk Icon Monk Freelancer Icon Freelancer - -

Recommended Abilities/Items

Best Abilities and Items
Phoenix Down Cura Poison Aggravate
Body Slam Qigong Wave Flying Heel Drop -

Recommended Equipment

Best Equipments and Items
Clothespin for White Mage High Defense Armor Heavy Equipment (if Freelancer is Level 11) Elemental Talismans

Shirley Movesets

Odds or Evens Deals damage and the damage doubles if Shirley rolls an even number.
Elemental Wheel Deals x, y elemental damage. X ranges from1-10 and all elemental skills can be chosen at random.
Elemental Wheel targets each character once before looping so make sure to not let your allies die!
High Roller Deals massive physical damage to a target. (Only used during 2nd Phase)

Shirley Strategy

Shirley Phase:1 Henchmen

Shirley will bring her goons and Orpheus into the fight. The soldiers will have roughly around 2000 HP so prioritize taking them down first to reduce the enemy team's damage.

It is important to have Clothespin for your White Mage as Orpheus will still counter white magic with Lillting Lullaby. Lastly, let your Black Mage apply poison to both Shirley and Orpheus to get some passive damage going.

Shirley Phase 2: Critical HP

Shirley Cutscene
Once Shirley's mid-fight cutscene plays, she'll start using High Roller which can oneshot frail characters. Make your Vanguard uses Aggravate to lessen the chance of your mages getting KO'd.

If your characters have a high level Freelancer, just make your attackers and tank use Body Slam to get at least 1000 damage per use. The move costs 1 BP so make sure to Default first!

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