How to Beat Astaroth

This is a guide to Astaroth, a Rare Enemy battle in Bravely Default 2 (Bravely Default II). Read on to know how to beat Astaroth, its strengths and weaknesses, and the best strategy against Astaroth.

Astaroth Basic Info

Astaroth Strengths, and Weaknesses, and Obtainable Items

Vulnerabilities
Half Damage
Immunity
Absorbs
Items Dropped	Tristan's Bow Hellish Horn
Stealables	Tristan's Bow Hellish Horn

How to Beat Astaroth

Astaroth Recommended Jobs, Abilities, and Equipment

Recommended Jobs

Best Jobs
Shieldmaster	Hellblade	White Mage	Oracle

Recommended Sub-Jobs

Best Sub-Jobs
Thief	Spiritmaster	Bard	Any attacker class. Ideally a second Thief

Recommended Abilities and Items

List of Abilities

Astaroth Movesets

Astaroth Strategy

Apply Health Bringer

Astaroth will try to soften your party by using Shadow Nova. It deals small damage but its AOE damage and continious use may bring your party to low HP and die from Astaroth's attacks.

Counter this with Healthbringer to have the spirit restore the miniscule damage dealt.

Use the Shieldmaster's Defender of the People

The Shieldmaster's Defender of the People can block 3 attacks before the character acts again. Astaroth's lethal moves are his normal attacks, Terror Fang and Headbanger.

As long as you keep everyone's HP up with Healthbringer and Terror Fang and Normal attacks gets blocked by the Shieldmaster, no moves should be able to take down any of your party members.

Use Elemental Supplement to amplify your damage

Godspeed Strike dealing Light damage.

Astaroth is weak to Lightning and Light. While the Hellblade can use any elements that exists, it is highly suggested to use the Oracle's Elemental Supplement to strengthen your unit's other attacks like Godspeed Strike instead.

Abuse all the damage you can since Astaroth's HP isn't high, compared to other stronger rare monsters.

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Selene and Dag	Horten	Orpheus
Anihal	Bernard	Prince Castor
Roddy	Lily	Galahad
Folie	Martha	Helio and Gladys
Domenic	Lonsdale	Marla
Vigintio	Adam	Asura
Catoblepas	Genbu	Immortal
Edna	Night's Nexus	Boss #61 Sir Sloan

Halls of Tribulation

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Hall of Tribulation I	Hall of Tribulation II	Hall of Tribulation III
Hall of Tribulation IV	Hall of Tribulation V	Hall of Tribulation VI
Hall of Tribulation VII	Boss # 66 Gwydion	-

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Rare Monsters

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Leannan Sith	Coral Emperor	Mushussu
Nightmare	Jormungandr	Treant
Baba Yaga	Baal	Astaroth
Orc King	Skullcap	Zeus
Cyclops	Susanoo	-