This is a guide to beating the Shinra Combat Simulator challenge Two Person Team vs. Dynamic Duos in the game Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7R). This article explains what enemies you will face, recommended equipment and materia, and tips and strategies for defeating them.

Vs. Dynamic Duos Basic Information

Enemies

Rewards

Best Characters for This Battle

Available Characters

Cloud	Barret	Tifa	Aerith

It's possible to use any set of 2 characters in this battle, but we recommend using Cloud and Aerith.

Recommended Characters

Cloud	Role: Tank & Mage Weapon: Mythril Saber Armor: Force Bracelet Accessory: Survival Vest
Aerith	Role: Healer & Mage Weapon: Reinforced Staff Armor: Chain Bangle Accessory: Revival Earings or Survival Vest

Have Both as Mages

Most of the enemies in this challenge are weak to fire and the rest are weak to Ice. Best to have both of them as mages to be able to beat one as fast as possible and make it a 2 vs 1.

Best Equipment for This Battle

Equipment

Cloud

Mythril Saber			Base	Fully Upgraded
		Attack	24	46
		Magic Attack	72	138
		User	Cloud
Materia Slots (Fully Upgraded)	○-○○○ ○-○○-○○-○
Fully Upgraded Bonus Stats
Defense	+0	Magic Defense		+10
Max HP	+0	Max MP		+10
Description
An immense sword made from magic-infused mythril ore.

Armor	ATK	MATK	DEF	MDEF	Slots
Force Bracelet	0	0	9	9	○-○○-○

Aerith

Reinforced Staff			Base	Fully Upgraded
		Attack	50	50
		Magic Attack	82	131
		User	Aerith
Materia Slots (Fully Upgraded)	○-○○ ○-○○-○○-○
Fully Upgraded Bonus Stats
Defense	+0	Magic Defense		+13
Max HP	+300	Max MP		+18
Description
A solid and durable staff experimentally produced in Hojo's laboratory.

Armor	ATK	MATK	DEF	MDEF	Slots
Chain Bangle	0	0	50	50	○-○○-○

Materia

Cloud

Weapon (6 Slots)
Ice	Cleansing	Subversion
Provoke	Steadfast Block	Revival
Armor (4 Slots)
Fire + Elemental	HP Up	HP Up
Summon
Ifrit

Aerith

Weapon (6 Slots)
Healing + Magnify		Revival
Ice	Time	First Strike
Armor (4 Slots)
Fire + Elemental	HP Up	HP Up
Summon
Shiva

Battle Guide

Battle #1

Deal with the Ghost First

One of the harder fights in this challenge. It is best to focus on the Ghost right away. Use Focused Thurst and Fire spells to take him our quick. Watch out for any buffs it casts on itself by keeping an eye its health bar for an icon. If you keep hiting it with Physical Attacks it will give itself Shield to nullify them and will do the same for Magic Attacks if hit with them instead.

Use Breach for an Easy Fight

The Phantom can take a while to beat as it has more health and disappears a short while after attacking. Use Fire to get it to cast Reflect. This will give you the chance to use Breach. Make sure to time it so that it does not disappear as you cast it!

Battle #2

Use Fire to Take out the Elite Helitrooper Quick

It only takes a few Fire spells to take him out. This will let you focus on the Elite Shock Trooper. You can now focus on the Elite Shock Trooper without interferance. Stagger the Elite Shock Trooper with Punisher Auto-Counter or Counterstance then dish out the damage.

Battle #3

Dodge the Grungy Bandit

Focus on the 3-C SOLDIER Operator and just dodge the Grungy Bandit. It is easier to dodge the Grungy Bandit's attacks and focus down the SOLDIER. Use Physical Attacks to pressure the SOLDIER and Focused Thrust to put him into Stagger. Fire Spells are effective against both of them. Use them to finish them off after Staggering.

Battle #4

Use Physical Attacks for Zenene and Ice Spells for Hellhound

Zenene has less health than the Hellhound so focus it down first. Zenene has poison attacks so watch out for any of your party members getting poisoned. Use Poisona as soon as you can as it can deal a lot of damage over time. Having Elemental materia Lv. 2 or higher bounded with Fire materia in your armor can let you ignore Hellhound more easily.

When it is time to focus Hellhound, use Ice spells when it has its red flames to put it into pressure state then Focused Thrust to build stagger meter fast. It might be hard to hit your Ice spells as it moves a lot, so use Cure on it first to stop it in its tracks.

Battle #5

Take Out Queen Grashtrike Quick with Ice Spells

You will want to defeat Queen Grashtrike as fast as possible. She can bind one of your party members and can also slow your party. Its the last fight so you can go all out with your spells, especially against the Queen Grastrike. The Sweeper by itself is a fairly simple fight. If you have Lightning materia equipped you can make it easier with Thunder Spells.

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