How to Beat Legendary Bout: Red XIII vs. The Beasts

This is a guide on how to beat Legendary Bout: Red XIII vs. The Beasts in the Combat Simulator of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth). Check out the unlock requirements and rewards, a list of enemies and bosses in each round, and the best build for Red XIII to beat this challenge.

Red XIII's Best Build

Equipment and Materia

Red XIII
		Weapon		Armor
		Silver Collar		Cetran Bracer
		Accessory		Summon Materia
		Gotterdammerung		Gilgamesh
Weapon Materia			Armor Materia
HP Up MP Up Magic Up Steadfast Block Precision Defense Focus First Strike			MP Absorption Fire and Ice Swiftcast Healing Cleansing Time Barrier Skill Master
Weapon Skills
Magic Attack Power +20			Max MP +3
Offensive MP Saver			Restorative MP Saver

This Red XIII build makes use of MP Absorption and Offensive MP Saver to give him a nearly infinite MP pool, as long as he keeps casting offensive spells that the opponents are weak to.

Considering that Red will be in melee range for the majority of the fights, Barrier and Cleansing are necessary for the Barrier and Resist buffs respectively. Also, Swiftcast-Healing is great because it immediately heals him and you won't have to worry about backing off to safely cast Curaga.

Another thing to note is that his Limit Break heals him on top of making him immune to the enemy's attacks. This makes it a very flexible offensive and defensive option that most other characters don't get.

How to Beat All Rounds

Round 1

Simply use a Limit Break on the middle Amphidex and kill any that are left alive with basic attacks.

Round 2

Spam Fire Spells on It

Cast Haste and use your Limit Break as soon as the fight starts. This will give you enough space to quickly build ATB Charges and cast Firaga which the Mastodon is weak to. From there, keep on casting Fire spells to pressure and stagger it until it's dead.

Use Barrier to Reduce Incoming Damage

You would also want to perfect block against its attacks once it gets back up. If you're having trouble perfect blocking and dodging its attacks, you can always cast Barrier to reduce the damage you take.

Round 3

Use your Limit Break as usual and get Haste plus Barrier up as soon as possible. Once you're set-up, keep on casting Blizzard spells on the Gigantoad until it goes down. Make sure that you're also healing yourself and reapplying any buffs when needed.

Target Its Tongue

There will be times when it attacks with its tongue. Be patient and block the tongue attacks until it gets exhausted. Once it does, immediately use Blizzaga on its tongue to stagger it.

Once its HP is lowered, it will start shooting mucus bullets that can turn you into a toad. Be careful and dodge these attacks to avoid being vulnerable.

Round 4

It Dodges Spells When Amped Up

Like the last round, use your Limit Break to get Haste and Barrier immediately. This time though, play the fight a lot slower and only attack when there's an opening. Levridon moves very quickly, especially once Amped Up, and your spells can miss if it dodges out of the way.

Just be patient and focus on blocking its attacks. Once it's done attacking, you can go in to counter it with attacks and Blizzard spells before going back to playing defensively.

Cast Blizzaga after Electric Discharge

When it uses Electric Discharge , make sure to run away from it. Afterwards, it will be vulnerable to attacks for a moment. Use this opportunity to cast Blizzaga to severely damage it.

As a note, you can also cast Resist to make yourself immune to getting Stunned by Levridon's attacks.

Round 5

Cast Resist to Negate Status Ailments

Before doing anything else, cast Resist to make yourself immune to the negative status effects from its Breath attacks.

From there, just keep on attacking it from behind and keep casting Blizzard spells, especially when its mouth is vulnerable during Breath attacks.

Alternate Between Attacking and Healing

Make sure that you also block its attacks and heal yourself, especially once it uses Fetid Haze so that you don't accidentally go down.

One thing to note is that even if you're immune to its Breath attack's effects, you're still susceptible to the damage over time it deals. Make sure that you step behind the Malboro so that you don't have to take any unnecessary damage.

Legendary Bout: Red XIII vs. The Beasts Unlock and Rewards

To unlock Legendary Bout: Red XIII vs. The Beasts in the Combat Simulator, you will first need to defeat the Great Malboro in Gongaga and complete all Chapters of the main story. Once you've done these two things, you'll be able to attempt this Combat Simulator challenge.

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