Gi Nattak Hard Mode Guide

Gi Nattak is a boss in Chapter 10: Watcher of the Vale of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth). Learn how to beat Gi Nattak on Hard Mode and normal difficulties, its weaknesses and resistances, and a list of its moves and attack patterns in this guide!

Gi Nattak Weaknesses and Stats

Stats

	Easy	Normal	Hard
HP	?	52602	112677

Weakness and Resistances

Weaknesses	Lesser Resistances	Greater Resistances
-	-	Fixed Damage
Absorbed Elements	Immunities
-	Proportional Damage Slow Stone Petrify Morphable Items

Changes When Staggered

Weakness / Effective	Resistance
Direct Attack	-

How to Pressure Gi Nattak

How to Pressure

Deal enough damage

You only need to deal enough damage on Gi Nattak to pressure it. It should get pressured once the stagger meter is around 40%.
How to Pressure and Stagger Enemies

How to Beat Gi Nattak (Normal)

Gi Nattak Boss Fight Tips
Basic Attacks can be Blocked or Dodged Easily Activate Barret's Lifesaver at the Start Beat All Soul Flames Quickly Avoid its Withering Grip Get Behind Boss During its Drain Move Stagger Boss After its Execration of the Gi Defeat Boss Within the Doom Time Limit

Basic Attacks can be Blocked or Dodged Easily

Gi Nattak's basic attacks can be blocked or dodged easily, even if they don't have an attack prompt like its other moves. If you're using Red XIII, take advantage of that and build up Vengeance by blocking them!

You can use Vengeance later to recover Red XIII's HP or Barret's HP with Watcher's Respite! Watcher's Respite is the weapon skill of Golden Claw.

Activate Barret's Lifesaver at the Start

Use Lifesaver to increase Barret's HP and take the damage that Red XIII will receive in combat. You will be able to save ATB as you only need to heal Barret since he will be taking all the damage!

Lifesaver is a weapon skill of the Barrage Blaster that you can get in Chapter 7 in Coal Mines.

Beat All Soul Flames Quickly

Gi Nattak will summon several Soul Flames and move out of the arena afterward. Defeat all the summoned units quickly to put back Gi Nattak in the arena.

You can beat all of them fast using Red XIII's spinning move (charged attack) and Crescent Claw.

Avoid its Withering Grip

Gi Nattack will try to grab one of your characters with its Withering Grip. If successful, it will damage your character and steal its HP to heal itself.

You can dodge it by simply moving back once you see the attack prompt!

Get Behind Boss During its Drain Move

Move behind Gi Nattak once it starts using its Drain to avoid getting hit. Use that opportunity to attack him once you get behind its back!

Getting hit by its Drain will damage your characters and heal itself for each hit.

Stagger Boss After its Execration of the Gi

Execration of the Gi Effects	Reduces HP to half Reduces MP to half Depletes ATB gauge Shrinks the arena

Gi Nattak will use its Execration of the Gi move after all the Soul Flames are defeated in the second phase. It applies four debuffs on Red XIII and Barret once it activates.

It is an unavoidable attack and can only be removed once you stagger Gi Nattak!
How to Pressure and Stagger Enemies

Defeat Boss Within the Doom Time Limit

Gi Nattak will activate its instant death move named Doom in the last phase. Defeat it within the time limit to avoid this instant death move!

The time limit won't show as an actual "Time" but a huge number - 90,000 that depletes for approximately two and a half minutes.

Gi Nattak Hard Mode Guide

Gi Nattak Hard Mode Tips
★ Best Hard Mode Builds for Gi Nattak ★
Keep Manawall Up for Red Perfect Block Its Attacks Always Save an ATB for Sentinel Stance Have Barret Prioritize Healing Run Around to Avoid Phantasmal Scourge Use Stardust Ray on the Soul Flames Prepare for the Doom Countdown

Gi Nattak Hard Mode Builds

Notice from Game8	The builds featured in this Hard Mode section are at Weapon Levels 7~8. If you find that you don't have enough Materia slots to complete the setup, consider getting all the possible Manuscripts on Normal, first.

Keep Manawall Up for Red

In the hard mode fight against Gi Nattak, we recommend actively controlling Red XIII as he will act as your main DPS. This will make him more likely to draw aggro, so it's important that you increase his defenses as much as you can.

Try to keep Manawall up using the Barrier Materia to reduce the damage from Gi Nattak's physical and magic attacks. With the Magic Focus materia, the buff will last longer than usual.

Perfect Block Its Attacks

Memorize Gi Nattak's attack patterns and perfect block them to fill the Vengeance gauge faster. Take note that this boss can attack in quick succession, so you might have to press the button multiple times to perfect block each hit.

Having the Precision Defense Focus materia makes this easier, even at base level.

Always Save an ATB for Sentinel Stance

If you're having a hard time blocking all Gi Nattak's rapid attacks, try using Sentinel Stance instead as it makes Red invulnerable for a few seconds and allows him to follow up with a counterattack.

Counters launched from Sentinel Stance deals heavy damage and gives a huge boost to the Vengeance gauge.

Remember that Sentinel Stance won't protect you from unblockable attacks, so keep an eye on the attack names to know when to dodge away instead!

Have Barret Prioritize Healing

Fortunately, Barret is here to support you and carry the recovery materia that you need. You'll want Barret to always have ATB charges ready just in case your team, especially Red, needs healing.

It is highly recommended to have the Auto-Unique Ability (for Overcharge), Skill Master combined with Auto-Weapon Ability, and Steadfast Block materias to help fill his ATB gauge.

Save MP with Pray

You cannot replenish MP using items in Hard Mode, so use Cure sparingly so you still have enough MP for Arise just in case. If you have enough SP, get the MP Recovery Rate Up skill core from the Folio Skill Tree.

If you need healing, try filling 2 ATB charges and cast Pray instead to heal both characters without spending MP. Check the table below for the recommended times to use each healing ability!

Recommended Times to Use Recovery Abilities
Conditions	Ability to Use
・Barret MP >80% ・Red HP <60%	Regen on Red
・Barret and Red HP <60%	Pray
・Red HP <60% ・Red Limit Gauge full	Bloody Fang
・Ally HP <40%	Cure on ally, followed by Pray if needed
・Phase 2 of boss fight ・Ally HP keeps dropping <50%	Summon Phoenix
・Phoenix summoned ・Ally HP <30%	Phoenix's Reraise on ally

This table is ordered by priority, with the top row being the highest priority.

Do Not Use Lifesaver

This is what happens to Barret if Lifesaver is active.

Do not use Lifesaver against Gi Nattak even if you're used to using it to set Barret up at the start of every fight. This will make him take almost all of the damage and force you to use Cure spells a lot, draining his MP.

The Prayer materia will also lose its value if only one party member is taking damage.

Run Around to Avoid Phantasmal Scourge

Gi Nattak also has a few unblockable attacks that you shouldn't use Sentinel Stance against. Once such attacks is Phantasmal Scourge, where Gi Nattak rains down red orbs in the room and summons Soul Flames after.

When it starts casting this attack, keep moving around and quickly take out the Soul Flames before they cause you more trouble.

Use Stardust Ray on the Soul Flames

Gi Nattak will summon a swarm of Soul Flames as the fight transitions to phase 2. If you don't have 2 ATB charges ready, fill 2 ATB charges by attacking them then use Stardust Ray immediately to wipe most of them out.

These mobs can cast tier-2 elemental spells and make the fight a lot more difficult if you keep them around.

Prepare for the Doom Countdown

In the last phase, Gi Nattak will place Doom on both characters that results in an instant death if the counter reaches 0. The counter is also smaller in Hard Mode and will start at 60,000, which is around 1 minute and 40 seconds.

Make sure you're prepared before this phase and go all out to defeat Gi Nattak before the timer runs out.

How to Prepare for Gi Nattak's Doom
1	Before starting the boss fight, unlock both characters' Level 3 Limit Breaks: Wrath of the Land and Satellite Beam.
2	As early as phase 1, accumulate Synergies and use the Overfang Synergy Ability twice to reach Limit Level 3.
3	Save enough Synergies for United Refocus.
4	Save full Limit gauges for both characters to be used in the last phase.
5	Once the doom countdown starts, pressure Gi Nattak by inflicting enough damage.
6	After putting Gi Nattak in a pressured state, use both characters' Level 3 Limit Breaks to quickly fill the Stagger gauge. Both Limit Breaks deal increased stagger.
7	Before completely filling the Stagger gauge, use United Refocus.
8	Stagger Gi Nattak.
9.1	Activate Red's Vengeance Mode (if not yet active) and spam Sidewinder. Use Crescent Claw if Vengeance Mode is about to run out.
9.2	Use Barret's Maximum Fury.

Gi Nattak Best Party and Builds

Fixed Party Setup

Recommended Party Setup
Red XIII	・Charge Vengeance for more healing options ・Punish the boss with Sidewinder, Crescent Claw, or Stardust Ray once staggered.
Barret	・Mostly focus on taking damage and healing ・Activate Lifesaver to tank damage and increase HP ・Can use Maximum Fury or Focused Shot once the boss is staggered for maximum damage

Gi Nattak Best Materia to Use

Recommended Materia for Red XIII

Weapon: Golden Collar	Armor: Road Warrior Bangle
Chakra ATB Boost HP Up Item Master	MP Up Healing Steadfast Block Precision Defense Focus
Summon:	Bahamut Arisen

This build for Red XIII focuses on increasing some stats, improving blocking, and adds healing options. It doesn't have any elemental Materia, as Gi Nattak doesn't have any elemental weaknesses.

For the Healing Materia, it's best to use the 3-Star Healing Materia in Chapter 10 where you look for the artifact to open the gate. It will allow Red XIII to cast Regen and heal him or Barret over time.

Recommended Materia for Barret

Weapon: Calamitous Bazooka	Armor: Road Warrior Bangle
ATB Boost MP Up Chakra HP Up Luck Up Item Master	Auto-Cast Healing MP Absorption Prayer
Summon:	Titan

This build mostly gives additional stats and healing capabilities for Barret. It doesn't have any elemental Materia, as Gi Nattak doesn't have any elemental weaknesses.

To get many Materia slots and equip more passive Materia, use the Calamitous Bazooka that can be retrieved from a chest in Chapter 10 during the trials.

Gi Nattak Rewards and Details

Rewards

Gi Nattak Rewards
Easy/Normal						Hard Mode
・2888 EXP ・50 Party EXP ・10 AP ・1650 Gil						・9750 EXP ・30 AP ・3250 Gil ・Tale of the Red Warrior Vol. XIV
Items Dropped						Rare Items Dropped
None						None
Stealable Items						Morphable Items
None						None

Basic Information and Details

Gi Nattak
Location	Chapter Unlocked
Cosmo Canyon	Chapter 10
Species	Movement
Unreadable	Flying
Details
The leader of the Gi, a people who were driven to extinction and cursed to roam as spirits, rejected by the lifestream. He and his clan have been sealed in an underground cave, left to fan the flames of their hatred and the red miasma that envelops them. Inflicting damage will pressure him. A curse will activate when the soul flames possess a statue. Staggering Gi Nattack will undo the curse. Doom will inflict instant death after a certain amount of time.

FF7 Rebirth Related Guides

Boss Fight Guide and List of All Bosses

Story Bosses

All Major Story Bosses
Chapter 1	Materia Guardian
Chapter 2	Midgardsormr
Chapter 3	Rude and Elena Mythril Golem
Chapter 4	Terror of the Deep Roche
Chapter 5	Jenova Emergent
Chapter 6	Grasptropod
Chapter 7	Custom Valkyrie Gigatrice
Chapter 8	Dyne Anuran Suppressor
Chapter 9	Specimen H1024 Crimson Mare Mk. II
Chapter 10	Gi Nattak
Chapter 11	Diabolic Variant Yin and Yang Forgotten Specimen Galian Beast Roche
Chapter 12	Abzu Rude and Elena Rufus
Chapter 13	Red Dragon Ironclad Reno and Rude Tseng and Elena Moss-Grown Adamantoise Demon Gate
Chapter 14	Jenova Lifeclinger Sephiroth Reborn

Optional Bosses

Grasslands
Summon	Titan
Classified Intel	Quetzalcoatl
Side Quests	White Terror
Junon
Summon	Phoenix
Classified Intel	Mindflayer
Side Quests	White Mousse Hell Rider II Sandstorm Drake
Corel
Summon	Alexander
Classified Intel	Tonberry King
Side Quests	Dark Claw Joker
Minigame	Test 0
Gongaga
Summon	Kujata
Classified Intel	Great Malboro
Side Quests	Levridon Mastodon Gorgon Mane Gigantoad
Cosmo Canyon
Summon	Bahamut Arisen
Classified Intel	Jabberwock
Side Quests	Irasceros Gigaworm
Nibel
Summon	Odin
Classified Intel	King Zu
Side Quests	Queen Bee Dranabarga
Meridian Ocean
Gilgamesh's Island	Gilgamesh Titan and Bahamut Arisen Phoenix and Kujata Alexander and Odin
Pirate King's Treasure	Ogre Raider Brineborn Demon Hueyacoatl Sea Dragon