How to Beat Doomrat | Boss Guide

This is a guide to beating the Boss Doomrat in the game Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7R). This article explains Doomrat's attack patterns, weaknesses, and tips and strategies for defeating them.

Doomrat Stats and Information

Basic Information

Doomrat
Species	Movement	Type
Biological	Grounded	Normal

Description

A variant of the wererat, larger and more intelligent than its genetic relative. These creatures do not fear humans, and will seek revenge on those who harm their vermin brethren.

Assess (Tips)

Inflicting a certain amount of damage makes them susceptible to staggering.

Doomrat Stats

Doomrat Weaknesses & Resistances

Stagger Rates

Melee	Ranged	Magic	Fire
×1	×1	×1	×1
Ice	Lightning	Wind	-
×1	×1	×1	-

Stagger Length

Rewards

Learnable Enemy Skills

No Enemy Skills can be learned from Doomrat.

List of Enemy Skills

Doomrat Boss Fight Guide

Doomrat Abilities and Attack Patterns

Name	Element	Blockable?	Knockdown?	Status
Bite	-	Yes	No	-
	Jumps at a target and bites them.
Topple	-	No	No	-
	Tackles a target and binds them for 15 seconds while biting them. If its HP drops by 10% or they are hit by an ability they will release the target.
Dust Cloud	-	Yes	Yes	-
	Kicks up a cloud of dirt with their hind legs.
Call to Arms	-	-	-	-
	Calls two Wererats into battle.

*Status Effects and Ailments Guide

Best Characters for this Boss

Available Characters

Cloud

Tifa

Doomrats are first encountered during the Rat Problem Odd Job in Chapter 3. In this chapter, Cloud and Tifa will be available for battle.

Best Equipment for Characters

Cloud	Role: Attacker & Healer Weapon: Iron Blade Armor: Iron Bangle Accessory: Power Wristguards
Tifa	Role: Attacker Weapon: Leather Gloves Armor: Star Bracelet Accessory: Power Wristguards

Best Materia for Cloud

Weapon (3 Slots)
Fire	Healing
Assess
Armor (1 Slot)
HP Up

Occassionally use Triple Slash to slowly deal damage to all Doomrats. Cast Cure if needed.

Best Materia for Tifa

Weapon (2 Slots)
Ice	Deadly Dodge
Armor (2 Slots)
Wind	Chakra

Spam Blizzard to exploit their weakness for an easier fight. Chakra is for when Tifa needs healing but Cloud does not have sufficient ATB charges or MP.

Doomrat Attack Phases

Tips & Strategies for Beating Doomrat

★Strategy Checklist★
Defeat Them One by One Weak to Ice Use Triple Slash

Defeat Them One by One

Initially, there will be 3 Doomrats in the field but more will come if you let a lone Doomrat use Call to Arms. Either way, focus on defeating one Doomrat at a time.

Weak to Ice

Doomrats are weak to Ice-elemental attacks. The problem is they are really quick, and Blizzard requires a few seconds before it actually causes significant damage. Because of this, only use Blizzard when they are staggered or pressured. You can use other spells like Fire or Aero until then.

Use Triple Slash

Using Triple Slash helps a lot on passively defeating the other Doomrats as you are focusing on one. Remember not to use up every ATB charge you accumulate for Triple Slash and save some for healing.

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