Wizards of the Waste Fiend Intel: How to Not Get Petrified

Wizards of the Waste is a Fiend Intel Combat Assignment in the Cosmo Canyon Region of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth). Learn the strategies on how to beat this Fiend Intel, how to not get petrified, how to unlock, and where to find this Fiend Intel on the map.

Wizards of the Waste Information

Wizards of the Waste Objectives

Battle Conditions
Stagger an enemy Don’t get petrified Defeat all enemies within the time limit.

Wizards of the Waste Enemy Intel

Sahagin Warrior Enemy Intel
Weaknesses	Normal: Staggered: -
Resistances	Lesser: - Greater: - Staggered: -
Immunities	Normal: Staggered: -
Absorbs	Normal: -

Sahagin Warrior Weaknesses and Drops

How to Unlock Wizards of the Waste

How to Avoid Being Petrified

Don't Get Hit by Salientian Stone Twice in a Row

Salientian Stone will cause your character to be petrified if you get hit twice in a row. However, you will not immediately get petrified upon getting hit for the first time so immediately maintain your distance from Sahagin Warriors after getting hit by the attack until the petrify wears off.

Wizards of the Waste Map Location

Ruins in the South of Crimson Earth Tower

Map View
In-Game

Pin the Fiend Intel on the map after activating the tower and then follow the waypoint to the south and you will encounter an abandoned ruins. Go inside the ruins and you will see the Fiend Intel.

How to Beat Sahagin Warrior

Use Focused Thrust to Increase Stagger

Use Cloud's Focused Thrust to increase the stagger gauge of Sahagin Warriors. Just keep doing this everytime your ATB bar is filled and you will eventually stagger the enemy to satisfy one of the conditions of this Fiend Intel.

How to Pressure and Stagger Enemies

Equip Assess Materia to Scan Enemy Information

It is highly recommended to equip the Assess Materia and Assess the Fiend to figure out their pressure conditions and also what their weaknesses or resistances are.

How to Get the Assess Materia

Scan Enemies to Unlock Chadley's Biological Intel Combat Simulator Missions

Scanning Fiends will also contribute to unlocking some Biological Intel missions as Chadley will require you to assess a certain amount of enemies within a region in order to unlock a Biological Intel combat simulator missions.

Combat Simulator Guide: How to Unlock and Win All Battles

Use Blizzard Spells to Pressure

Sahagin Warriors are weak to ice so it's best to equip your party with Ice Materia to cast Ice spells which will pressure the enemies.

How to Get the Ice Materia

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