This is a walkthrough for the boss fight Ark from the game Final Fantasy IX (FF9, FF IX). Read on for tips and strategy about how to beat Ark, including Ark's stats and other useful information.

Ark Stats and Weaknesses

Stats

Ark
Lv		HP
38		20002
Exp	AP	Gil
0	11	5964
Fire	Ice	Thunder
100%	100%	100%
Water	Wind	Earth
100%	100%	100%
Holy	Shadow	Healing
100%	100%	-100%
Abilities
Propeller Wind, Whirlwind, Photon, Boomerang

【Numeric Value】= Weakness Ratio,【x】Ineffective,【-】Absorbs

Other Information

Items Dropped From the Ark

Dropped

Stolen

Ark Boss Battle Guide

Details

A mechanical enemy that can inflict status ailments. As you cannot use magic abilities, you must rely on items and passive abilities during this fight.

Moveset

Photon can instantly reduce a character's HP to 1. Propeller Wind is its deadliest move can inflict Confuse on your whole party. Whirlwind also inflicts damage to the whole party.

Strategy

Make sure your characters have the Clear Headed passive ability when taking on Ark. And if available, have your characters equip Auto-Regen and Auto-Potion.

Get rid of any normal Potions as well so your characters will only use Hi-Potions. If the party can sustain Ark's attacks, try to steal the Holy Lance, as it's a good weapon for Freya.

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