How to Beat Sephiroth: Boss Fight Strategy Guide

Sephiroth is a recurring boss fight found in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. Read on to find out Sephiroth's stats and weaknesses, attack patterns, and how to beat the One-Winged Angel!

Sephiroth Guides
Weakness & Drops (1st Encounter)	Weakness & Drops (2nd Encounter)
Boss Guide

Sephiroth (First Encounter) Details

Sephiroth (First Encounter) Boss Stats

	Normal	Hard
HP	52820	223956
MP	9999	9999
SP	600
Gil	0

Sephiroth (First Encounter) Weakness and Resistances

Fire	Ice	Thunder
-	-	-

Sephiroth (First Encounter) Locations

Missions	・See You Soon

Dropped and Stealable Items

Drops	None
Stealable Items	None

Sephiroth (Second Encounter) Details

Sephiroth (Second Encounter) Boss Stats

	Normal	Hard
HP	21520	93827
MP	9999	9999
SP	1200
Gil	0

Sephiroth (Second Encounter) Weakness and Resistances

Fire	Ice	Thunder
-	-	-

Sephiroth (Second Encounter) Locations

Missions	・See You Soon

Dropped and Stealable Items

Drops	None
Stealable Items	None

Sephiroth Mission 1 Details

Sephiroth (Mission 1) Boss Stats

	Normal	Hard
HP	21520	93827
MP	9999	9999
SP	400
Gil	0

Sephiroth (Mission 1) Weakness and Resistances

Fire	Ice	Thunder
-	-	-

Sephiroth (Mission 1) Locations

Missions	・Experiment No. 107

Dropped and Stealable Items

Drops	・Silver Armlet ・Hyper Wrist
Stealable Items	・Hi-Potion

Sephiroth Mission 2 Details

Sephiroth (Mission 2) Boss Stats

	Normal	Hard
HP	52820	223956
MP	9999	9999
SP	400
Gil	0

Sephiroth (Mission 2) Weakness and Resistances

Fire	Ice	Thunder
-	-	-

Sephiroth (Mission 2) Locations

Missions	・Experiment No. 108

Dropped and Stealable Items

Drops	・Iron Bangle
Stealable Items	・Hi-Potion

How to Beat Sephiroth (First Encounter)

Reduce Physical Damage With Barrier

Most of Sephiroth's attacks are a series of quick slashes that deal physical damage and are hard to dodge. Mitigate damage by casting Barrier!

How to Get the Barrier Materia

Learn to Dodge Draw Slash

Draw Slash can be evaded by timing your dodge just before Sephiroth touches the hilt of his blade. Successfully dodging this attack leaves Sephiroth open to Zack's attacks!

Cast Darkness When Sephiroth Spawns Materia

Sephiroth can summon 4 types of Materia: Fire, Ice, Thunder, and Support. If you ignore these Materia for too long, they will start casting Magic on Zack. Use Stance → Darkness to deal with them quickly and efficiently.

How to Get the Darkness Materia

Prioritize HP Recovery After Heartless Angel

Heartless Angel is an attack that leaves Zack at 1 HP. While it is possible to avoid this attack by using a Limit Break, it is easier to brace yourself for the hit, and immediately recover with either Magic or Consumables.

How to Beat Sephiroth (Second Encounter)

Fight As Close As Possible

In addition to losing all your HP, you will also lose the battle if Zack gets pushed too far back on his end of the scaffold. Make sure to stick as close as you can to Sephiroth, to stop him from advancing you towards the Game Over zone.

Use Barrier

Much like your previous fight, Sephiroth will still use mainly Physical attacks. So be sure to have Barrier ready to endure those hits!

Inflict Significant Damage with Stance→Command Materia

Stance→High Jump → Stance →High Jump

This fight is a DPS Check that ends when either Zack or Sephiroth gets cornered. Deal damage to Sephiroth efficiently by utilizing the Stance damage bonus in concert with a Command Materia. It is recommended to use High Jump, as it can close the gap when Zack gets knocked-back, while also providing an evasion option for Sephiroth's Draw Slash.

How to Get the High Jump Materia

Sephiroth Attack Patterns

(First Encounter) Attack Patterns

Attack Pattern	Description
2 Consecutive Attacks	2 consecutive physical attacks with his sword.
4 Consecutive Attacks	4 consecutive attacks that begin with a thrust.
Draw Slash	A wide-sweeping attack signaled by Sephiroth holding his sword behind his back.
Summon Materia	Summons Fire, Ice, Thunder, and Support Materia.
Heartless Angel	An attack that reduces Zack's HP to 1.
Octaslash	Large damaging skill.

(Second Encounter) Attack Patterns

Attack Pattern	Description
2 Consecutive Attacks	2 consecutive physical attacks with his sword.
4 Consecutive Attacks	4 consecutive attacks that begin with a thrust.
Draw Slash	A wide-sweeping attack signaled by Sephiroth holding his sword behind his back.
Summon Materia	Summons Fire, Ice, Thunder, and Support Materia.
Heartless Angel	An attack that reduces Zack's HP to 1.
Firaga	Fire-based Magic attack.
Blizzaga	Ice-based Magic attack.
Octaslash	Large damaging skill.

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