Reno and Rude Hard Mode Guide

Reno and Rude are bosses in Chapter 13: Where Angels Fear to Tread of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth). Learn how to beat Reno and Rude on Hard Mode and normal difficulties, their weaknesses and resistances, and a list of their moves and attack patterns in this guide!

Reno and Rude Weaknesses and Stats

Rude Weaknesses and Stats

Stats

	Easy	Normal	Hard
HP	38707	55296	92190

Weakness and Resistances

Weaknesses	Lesser Resistances	Greater Resistances
Wind	Petrify	Sleep Stop
Absorbed Elements	Immunities
-	Proportional Damage Slow Silence Stone Morphable Items

Changes When Staggered

Weakness / Effective	Resistance
-	-

Reno Weaknesses and Stats

Stats

	Easy	Normal	Hard
HP	24371	34816	58046

Weakness and Resistances

Weaknesses	Lesser Resistances	Greater Resistances
Fire	-	Lightning Sleep Stop
Absorbed Elements	Immunities
-	Proportional Damage Slow Silence Stone Morphable Items

Changes When Staggered

Weakness / Effective	Resistance
-	Lightning

How to Pressure Reno and Rude

How to Pressure Reno
Evade His Counterattacks Counter Him with Powerful Abilities Interrupt His Synergy Abilities
How to Pressure Rude
Use Strong Attacks While He's Guarding Interrupt His Synergy Abilities

Evade Reno's Counterattacks

Whenever Reno counterattacks you, dodge his attack to pressure him. Make sure that you also save your ATB Charges so that you can follow up with Focused attacks right after.

Use Your Strongest Abilities

Save your strongest abilities to counterattack Reno and hit Rude while he's guarding to pressure them. Make sure that you're using high-damage attacks, like Cloud's Braver or Barret's Point Blank because they won't get pressured otherwise.

If you're trying to pressure Rude while he's guarding, you'll need to use 2 abilities in a row. Save up 2 ATB Charges so that you can use Cloud or Tifa to break his defenses and pressure him.

Interrupt Their Synergy Attacks

You should also save your abilities for when Reno and Rude pair up to use a Synergy Attack. This way you can interrupt their attack and pressure them both.

How to Pressure and Stagger Enemies

Reno and Rude Best Party and Builds

Normal Mode Build

Builds by Difficulty
Normal Mode	Hard Mode

Recommended Party Setup

Recommended Party Setup
Cloud	【Main Attacker】 ・Focus on damaging and staggering the bosses with powerful abilities like Focused Thrust or Braver Recommended Level:48
Barret	【Tank / Spellcaster】 ・Use Lifesaver to tank damage received by other members while also increasing his HP ・Can get ATB fast, which makes him a good choice for casting spells ・Can also provide ample damage with his Focused Shot or Maximum Fury Recommended Level: 48
Tifa	【Substitute / Punisher】 ・Can replace Cloud as the active character if his HP is low ・Use Unfettered Fury to stagger the bosses faster Recommended Level: 48

Best Materia to Use

Materia	How to Use
Fire	・Gives the ability to cast Fire spells against Reno
Wind	・Gives the ability to cast Wind spells against Rude
Healing	・Gives the ability to cast healing spells to heal your party
HP Up	・Equip to increase HP
Time	・Apply Haste on your party to increase their overall speed
Item Master	・Increase the effect of items like Potions
Enemy Skill	・Use Sonic Boom (Wind) against Rude and also gain Bravery and Faith to buff your character

Hard Mode Build

Builds by Difficulty
Normal Mode	Hard Mode

Notice from Game8	These Hard Mode builds use equipment that are at least Weapon Level 8. If you don't have enough Materia slots or the right Weapon Skills to complete a character setup, consider using a different weapon or collect all of the character's Manuscripts first.

Best Build for Tifa

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Tifa	Cloud	Barret

Tifa Main DPS
		Weapon		Armor
		Dragon Claws		Cetran Bracer
		Accessory		Summon Materia
		Enhanced Expeditionary Medal		Odin
Weapon Materia			Armor Materia
HP Up MP Up Strength Up Speed Up			Revival Skill Master ATB Assist First Strike Steadfast Block Precision Defense Focus Limit Siphon Prayer
Weapon Skills
Enhanced Techniques			Weapon Ability Damage +5%
Attack Power +20			Attack Power +20

Tifa will be the main damage dealer for this fight since she can deal a lot of single-target damage and can quickly dodge Reno's counterattack.

Since she's the character you'll control, make sure she has the Skill Master and ATB Assist Materias equipped so that you can fill the other party members' ATB Gauges without you having to control them.

Remember that you should also use Limit Siphon when you can since Tifa will automatically have her Level 3 Limit Break available thanks to the Enhanced Expeditionary Medal.

Best Build for Cloud

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Tifa	Cloud	Barret

Cloud Secondary DPS
		Weapon		Armor
		Sleek Saber		Valkyrian Bangle
		Accessory		Summon Materia
		Transference Module		Gilgamesh
Weapon Materia			Armor Materia
HP Up MP Up Vitality Up Spirit Up Elemental and Fire			Magnify and Healing Swiftcast and Revival Steadfast Block Precision Defense Focus
Weapon Skills
Attack Power +20			Attack Power +20
ATB Charge Rate Up			ATB Charge Rate Up

Cloud will mostly be used to pressure Reno and Rude with Braver, as well as staggering them with Focused Thrusts. If he has 2 ATB Charges when they're staggered, he can also follow up with an Infinity's End for massive damage.

Outside of that, Cloud should focus on removing Reno's EM Mines with Triple Slash. Plus, he can also build up ATB Charges on Rude with his ranged attacks, and he won't have to worry about his melee attacks.

Also, once you've staggered either Reno or Rude, save up 2 ATB Charges so that you can summon Gilgamesh to help make this fight easier.

Best Build for Barret

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Tifa	Cloud	Barret

Barret Support
		Weapon		Armor
		Barrage Blaster		Cetran Armlet
		Accessory		Summon Materia
		Enhanced Karmic Cowl		Kujata
Weapon Materia			Armor Materia
HP Up MP Up Vitality Up Spirit Up Steadfast Block Precision Defense Focus			Magnify and Healing Magic Efficiency and Revival Magnify and Barrier First Strike Chakra
Weapon Skills
Trade-Off			Selfish Recovery +25%
Overload Overcharge			Overcharge Protection

Barret is a great support for this fight since he can heal the party without having to worry as much about MP thanks to the Trade-Off Weapon Skill. He's also a great tank since he can cast Lifesaver, allowing him to use Chakra on himself instead of Magnified-Curagas.

If you want to prioritize healing the entire party instead of just Barret, you can replace Chakra with Prayer so that you can heal everyone without having to use MP.

Also, you can replace Barret's accessory with a Gotterdammerung if you have it available. This allows Tifa to instantly use Limit Siphon and get off a Meteor Strike as soon as the fight starts.

How to Beat Reno and Rude

Rude (Chapter 13) Boss Fight Tips
Focus on Defeating Reno First Attack Rude to Build ATB Charges Use Triple Slash on Reno's EM Mines Use Limit Breaks to Interrupt Them

Focus on Defeating Reno First

You'll want to prioritize beating Reno first since he has less HP than Rude, and he can be deadly if left alone. Beat him first to make the boss fight a little bit easier for your team.

Remember to dodge his counterattacks so that he gets pressured and you can deal massive damage to him once he's staggered.

Attack Rude to Build ATB Charges

If you need to generate ATB Charges, attack Rude since Reno will dodge your attacks. Once your ATB Gauge is full, you can swap your focus back to Reno so that you can dodge his counterattacks and pressure him.

Use Triple Slash on Reno's EM Mines

Whenever Reno sends out his EM Mines, use Cloud's Triple Slash to destroy them. This move will also hit Reno and Rude after it destroys the mines, and it could potentially pressure them when combined with Barret or Tifa's abilities.

Use Limit Breaks to Interrupt Them

Save your Limit Breaks to interrupt Reno and Rude's attacks in case you don't have ATB Charges to use your strongest abilities. Your characters will also be immune to taking damage, potentially saving their lives.

Reno and Rude Rewards and Details

Reno Rewards

Reno Rewards
Easy/Normal						Hard Mode
・2100 EXP ・50 Party EXP ・10 AP ・2100 Gil						・6500 EXP ・30 AP ・3250 Gil ・Secrets of the Ninja Vol. XV
Items Dropped						Rare Items Dropped
・Ether						None
Stealable Items						Morphable Items
・Fortitude Ring						None

Basic Information and Details

Reno
Location	Chapter Unlocked
Ancient Temple	Chapter 13
Species	Movement
Human	Grounded
Details
An operative with the Turks unit of Shinra's General Affairs Division. He has recovered from the injuries he suffered during the Sector 7 plate collapse operation, allowing him to return to the field. Using lightning-quick movements, he toy's with his opponent while fighting in perfect sync with his partner Rude. Evading his counters or countering him with powerful offensive abilities will pressure him. Interrupting his synergy strikes will also pressure him.

Rude Rewards

Rude (Chapter 13) Rewards
Easy/Normal						Hard Mode
・1680 EXP ・50 Party EXP ・10 AP ・4200 Gil						・5200 EXP ・30 AP ・6500 Gil
Items Dropped						Rare Items Dropped
・Mega-Potion						None
Stealable Items						Morphable Items
・Mega-Potion						None

Basic Information and Details

Rude (Chapter 13)
Location	Chapter Unlocked
Ancient Temple	Chapter 13
Species	Movement
Human	Grounded
Details
An operative with the Turks unit of Shinra's General Affairs Division. He prefers to use his bare fists and physical prowess to subdue his enemies. With his partner Reno out of commission, he has instead teamed up with new recruit Elena on his current business. Hitting him with multiple powerful offensive abilities while his guard is up will pressure him. Interrupting his synergy strikes will also pressure him.

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