How to Beat Eligor | Boss Fight Guide (Normal & Hard Mode)

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

Eligor Stats and Information

Basic Information

Eligor
Species	Movement	Type
Unreadable	Flying	Boss

Description

A ghastly fiend that haunts the train graveyard and feeds on human fear to grow stronger. It is a manifestation of the memories and sorrows that linger in the train graveyard.

Assess (Tips)

When it is in the air, hit it with wind attacks to rapidly fill its stagger gauge. Unleash a leaping attack to knock it down to the ground.

Eligor Stats

Eligor 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 Eligor.

List of Enemy Skills

Eligor Boss Fight Guide

Eligor Abilities and Attack Patterns

Name	Element	Blockable?	Knockdown?	Status
Stomp	-	Yes	Yes	-
	Eligor's horse lifts its front legs up and stomps on a target. Eligor will also attack during the stomp.
Stab	-	Yes	No	(40 sec)
	Eligor stabs at a target with its javelin. Silences whoever it hits on Hard mode.
Swipe	-	Yes	No	(40 sec)
	Eligor does a side swing at a target with its javelin. Silences whoever it hits on Hard mode.
Trample	-	Yes	Yes	-
	A basic charge attack.
Reaper	-	Yes	Yes	-
	Eligor swings its javelin while chasing a target.
Sweeping Gaze	-	No	No	(15 sec) (15 sec)
	A red beam comes out of Eligor's eyes and rotates across the battlefield, putting to sleep and silencing whoever it hits.
Gallop	-	Yes	No	-
	Runs in circles around the arena, knocking back anyone it hits. While in the air, javelins will drop on top of party members.
Reflect	-	No	No
	Casts Reflect on itself. On Hard mode, Eligor will cast Reflect on everyone and it will not expire.
Javelin Bolts	-	No	No	-
	Rains javelins down on the party or draws them up from the ground.
PIercing Gaze	-	No	No	(15 sec) (15 sec)
	Shoots a red beam at one party member, putting them to sleep and silencing them.
Dash 'n' Slash	-	Yes	No	(40 sec)
	Swings its javelin from left to right while running around the arena. Silences whoever it hits on Hard mode.
Javelin Gallop	-	Yes	No	(40 sec)
	Runs in a circle around the arena swinging its javelin from left to right. Javelins will also drop onto random party members' heads. Silences whoever it hits on Hard mode.
Winds of Gehenna	-	Yes	Yes	-
	Creates wind that drags the party towards it, ending in an explosion.

*Status Effects and Ailments Guide

Best Characters for This Boss

Available Characters

Cloud

Tifa

Aerith

Recommended Characters

During the first phase the quickest way to deal damage is hitting it with Blizzard while it's stationary so pop an Arcane Ward with Aerith and hit it with your strongest Blizzard spells. Most of this fight is best handled with Aerith so until phase 3 you probably don't need to use Cloud or Tifa as much unless you want to.

Eligor Attack Phases

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Tips & Strategies for Beating Eligor

★ Strategy Checklist ★ (Click to jump)
Attack it From the Front! Equip Ice Materia and Shiva Use Wind Magic While it's in the Sky Hide Behind the Container During Javelin Bolts Cripple its Wheels in Phase 3

Attack it From the Front!

During the first phase, its backside is immune to all damage so target the front and go wild!

Equip Ice Materia and Shiva

Eligor's main weakness is Ice so you should bring your strongest Ice Materia and Shiva to maximize damage dealt. Pair this up with Aerith's Arcane Ward while Eligor is stationary and you can quickly stagger it.

How to Get the Shiva Materia

Use Wind Magic While it's in the Sky

When Eligor takes off into the sky it gains a new weakness to wind magic. Wait until Reflect wears off and cast your strongest wind spell when it stops moving to deal a lot of damage. Like before, Arcane Ward is great for increasing damage output.

Hide Behind the Container During Javelin Bolts

When javelins come raining down from the sky, you should quickly take cover behind the large crate that appears in the middle of the arena during phase 2. You can also hide behind this to avoid Piercing Gaze!

Cripple its Wheels in Phase 3

After it comes back down to the ground, you will notice its wheels have now become both targettable and vulnerable to physical damage. When Eligor stops running around the arena, quickly take out one of its wheels to cripple it in place for an opportunity to deal a hefty amount of damage. Repeat with the next wheel and Eligor will go down shortly after.

Eligor: Hard Mode Guide

Best Characters and Equipment

Cloud	Weapon: Mythril Saber Armor: Force Bracelet Accessory: Timeworn Talisman
Aerith	Weapon: Mythril Rod Armor: Chain Bangle Accessory: Circlet
Tifa	Weapon: Mythril Claws Armor: Force Bracelet Accessory: Timeworn Talisman

Have Everyone Magic Focused

Eligor has a Lesser Resistance against Physical damage, making physical attacks hit for less. Have Cloud and Tifa equipped with Ice linked with Elemental and use Mytrhil Saber and Mythril Claws to increase their magic damage output.

Best Materia to Use

The number of slots in your Weapon may vary depending on your Weapon Level.

Cloud

Weapon (6 Slots)
Elemental+Ice		Wind
Steadfast Block	ATB Stagger	Prayer
Armor (4 Slots)
Revival	Chakra	HP Up
HP Up
Summon
Leviathan

Aerith

Weapon (6 Slots)
HP Absorption +Ice		Wind
Revival	Steadfast Block	Chakra
Armor (4 Slots)
MP Up	MP Up	HP Up
HP Up
Summon
Shiva

Tifa

Weapon (6 Slots)
Elemental+Ice		Wind
Steadfast Block	ATB Stagger	Prayer
Armor (4 Slots)
Revival	Chakra	HP Up
HP Up
Summon
Ifrit

★ Strategy Checklist ★ (Click to jump)
Keep Close to Avoid Sweeping Gaze Make Use of Arcane Ward and Lustrous Shield Make Use of Prayer and Chakra

Keep Close or Dodge to the Side to Avoid Sweeping Gaze

Sweeping Gaze is hard to avoid and if hit, can disable your characters. When you see it about to use that attack, try to get in close during Phase 1 and 3. If you are close enough the laser will pass over your head. During Phase 2 you should dodge to the side it shoots the laser.

Make Use of Arcane Ward and Lustrous Shield

Aerith has some powerful abilities under her belt. She has both offensive and defensive abilities to help the whole party. Use Arcane Ward to increase magic damage output and Lustrous Shield to protect sleeping party members against the Javelin Bolts.

Make Use of Prayer and Chakra

When Eligor goes into the sky and casts Reflect, it will cast it on your entire party as well. This means that casting healing magic on any of your party members will reflect it onto the boss, healing it instead, so if you want to heal, use the abilities Prayer and Chakra instead.

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