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FF7 Rebirth
How to Beat Biological Intel: Breath of Life
This is a guide on how to beat Biological Intel: Breath of Life 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 party, equipment, and Materia to beat this challenge.
List of Contents
Best Party and Builds
| Best Party for Biological Intel: Breath of Life | ||
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 Cloud |
 Aerith |
 Tifa |
Cloud Equipment and Materia
 Cloud
Main DPS |
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| Weapon | Armor | ||||
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| Sleek Saber | Sailor's Bracer | ||||
| Accessory | Summon Materia | ||||
| Talisman | Titan | ||||
| Weapon Materia | Armor Materia | ||||
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| Weapon Skills | |||||
 ATB Charge Rate Up |
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Cloud will be the Main DPS of this fight since he can quickly stagger enemies with Focused Thrust once they are pressured. You can also equip Ice materia to pressure the Quetzalcoatl easily.
Aerith Equipment and Materia
 Aerith
Support / Magic DPS |
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| Weapon | Armor | ||||
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| Empress's Scepter | Gold Coral Armlet | ||||
| Accessory | Summon Materia | ||||
| Talisman | Shiva | ||||
| Weapon Materia | Armor Materia | ||||
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MP Recovery Rate Up |
 MP Limit |
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Aerith will be the Support and Magic DPS of the team due to her high magic-related stats. Make sure to always have an ATB charge saved up so you can be prepared to heal your party whenever needed.
Tifa Equipment and Materia
 Tifa
Sub DPS |
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| Weapon | Armor | ||||
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| Sylph Gloves | Sailor's Bracer | ||||
| Accessory | Summon Materia | ||||
| Talisman | Ifrit | ||||
| Weapon Materia | Armor Materia | ||||
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| Weapon Skills | |||||
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Enhanced Techniques |
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Tifa will be the Sub DPS for this fight since she can deal high single-target damage with her abilities. She will also be crucial in pressuring and staggering the Archdragons without accidentally killing them.
How to Beat Biological Intel: Breath of Life
| Biological Intel: Breath of Life Tips |
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 Presure the Enemies by Exploiting Weaknesses |
| Stagger the Archdragons Carefully |
| Use Aerial and Magic Attacks When Enemies Fly |
| Move Away during Electrodiffusion |
Pressure the Enemies by Exploiting Weaknesses
| Enemy | Pressure Condition |
|---|---|
| ・Quetzalcoatl | Inflicting enough damage by exploiting its Ice weakness will pressure it. |
| ・Archdragon x2 | Exploiting their Wind weakness will pressure them. |
The Quetzalcoatl is weak to Ice attacks, while the Archdragons are weak to Wind attacks. Exploit these weaknesses with spells to pressure the enemies. Once they are pressured, you can use Cloud's Focused Thrust if they are on the ground to quickly stagger them.
Stagger the Archdragon Carefully
The Archdragons have low health, so you need to be careful not to accidentally kill them without staggering. You can switch to Tifa and charge her ATB gauge by locking onto Quetzalcoatl first. Then, you can use Aero on the Archdragons to pressure them, and follow it up with basic attacks to stagger.
Use Aerial and Magic Attacks When Enemies Fly
When the Quetzalcoatl starts flying, you can switch to Aerith to cast Ice spells or ranged basic attacks on it. You can also get Cloud and Tifa to perform aerial attacks when their ATB gauge is empty. Although, note that these characters can only use certain abilities while in the air.
How to Perform an Aerial Attack
| Character | How to Aerial Attack |
|---|---|
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Cloud
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・ Press after to launch into the air.  then Hold  ・ Use the Triple Slash or Firebolt Blade abilities to launch into the air. |
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Tifa
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・ Unlock Leaping Strikes in Tifa's Folio ・ Use the Soaring Flurry or Heavenly Ascent Synergy Skills to launch Tifa into the air. |
Move Away during Electrodiffusion
At some point, Quetzalcoatl will use Electrodiffusion, dealing strong AOE lightning damage around itself. When it starts raining lightning attacks, make sure to move away and keep your distance to avoid this attack.
Biological Intel: Breath of Life Unlock and Rewards
Requirements and Rewards
| Basic Information | |||||
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Biological Intel: Breath of Life A three-person battle in which you pick your team. Engage a deadly fiend in simulated combat to gain not only a clearer picture of their behavioral patterns, but also a skill unique to this species. ・Items cannot be used.
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| Level | Sync | Rounds | 1 | Team | 1-3 |
| Rewards | ・Enemy Skill: Soothing Breeze | ||||
| Unlock Requirements | |||||
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・Defeat the classified foe in the Grasslands ・ Assess 10/10 enemies in the Junon region ・ Enemy Skill Materia ★★ |
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Defeat Classified Intel: Grasslands Region
To unlock Biological Intel: Breath of Life in the Combat Simulator, you will first need to defeat Quetzalcoatl in the Classified Intel: Grasslands Region. You can unlock this intel after you have completed 4 of the 6 Expedition Intels in the Grasslands.
Assess 10/10 Enemies in Junon
| No. | Enemy | Where and How to Encounter |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Sandstorm Drake |  Can be encountered during the When Words Won't Do side quest at a crossroads. |
| 62 | Tonadu |  Found guarding Activation Intel 3: Battery Hill Tower along with a Zemzelett. |
| 63 | Fonadu |  Found in the Cacophonic Corvid Combat Assignment. Players must cmplete Activation Intel 2: Buffeted Cape Tower on Junon during Chapter 4. |
| 65 | Fleetwing |  The Fleetwing can be located on the ruined houses by the fences |
| 66 | Stormwing |  Found in the Weather the Storm Combat Assignment, found east of the Prospect Tower during Chapter 4. |
| 87 | Mystic Dragon |  Can be encountered during the Dreaming of Blue Skies side quest at a narrow path. |
| 90 | White Mousse |  Can be encountered during The Hardest Sell side quest at the southeastern part of the region. |
| 94 | Zemzelett |  The Zemzelett can be located on an area between a crater and a cargo ship south of Gabe's Ranch |
| 95 | Whymzelett |  Found in the Zemze Breaks Combat Assignment. Players must complete Activation Intel 3: Batteryhill Tower, then head east of the tower during Chapter 4. |
| 96 | Ignilisk |  Ignilisk can be located on the road straight pass the Mythril Mine near the ruined houses |
| 97 | Lavalisk |  Found in the Scorched Earth Combat Assignment. Players must first complete Activation Intel 4: Piedmont Tower, and then have a Mountain Chocobo for a mount to climb walls during Chapter 4 in Junon. |
| 98 | Capparwire |  The Capperwire can be located south of the big factory near the Junon Checkpoint |
| 100 | Mindflayer |  The Mindflayer can be encountered in the Classified Intel Report: The Whisperer in the Darkness. The intel will be unlocked once you've analyzed the Lifesprings in all of the Expedition Intel Report locations in the Junon Region. |
Level Up Enemy Skill Materia to ★★
You will need a ★★ Enemy Skill Materia to do this combat sim. You can quickly level up the materia by linking an AP Up Materia with it. Then, defeat groups of enemies from other combat sim challenges or from Fiend Sightings.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Related Guides
All Combat Simulator Battles and Rewards
All Combat Simulator Articles
| Combat Simulator Guides |
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| Brutal and Legendary Combat Simulator Guide |
Biological Intel
| List of Biological Intel Missions | |
|---|---|
| Know Thine Enemy | Blinded by Light |
| Breath of Life | At Any Cost |
| Head Case | That's the Smell |
| Stony Stare | - |
Brutal Challenges
| List of Brutal Challenges | |
|---|---|
| Army of the Damned | Requiem for the Scorned |
| Unending Nightmare | Hellions' Intonement |
| The Seventh Seal | Rulers of the Outer Worlds |
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