How to Beat Jenova Dreamweaver | Boss Fight Guide (Normal & Hard)

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

Jenova Dreamweaver Stats and Information

Basic Information

Jenova Dreamweaver
Species	Movement	Type
Unreadable	Grounded	Boss

Description

A top secret Shinra experimental speciment. Information on it is scarce, but it is believed to induce hallucinations.

Assess (Tips)

Once its health falls below a certain level, its stagger gauge cannot be filled.

Jenova Dreamweaver Stats

Jenova Dreamweaver 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 Jenova Dreamweaver.

List of Enemy Skills

Jenova Dreamweaver Boss Fight Guide

Jenova Dreamweaver Abilities and Attack Patterns

Name	Element	Blockable?	Knockdown?	Status
Space-Time Vortex	-	No	No	(5 sec)
	Creates black pools on the ground that follow the party and cause Stop if touched.
Fira		Yes	No	-
	Casts Fira.
Aero		Yes	No	-
	Casts Aero.
Bio	-	Yes	No	(180 sec)
	Casts Bio.
Tail Swipe	-	Yes	No	-
	Hits a target with her tail.
Tentacle Flail	-	Yes	No	-
	Swings her tentacles around at targets.
Bind	-	No	Yes	-
	Grabs an ally with one of her tentacles, binding them, and constricts them absorbing their HP. Once Jenova has healed 1% of her max HP (2% on Hard mode), she will throw them to the ground. Will release her target if 1% of her max HP is dealt in damage, hit with 2 abilities, or hit by a Limit Break.
Homing Missile	-	Yes	No	-
	Sends a projectile from above her head that will chase down its target.
Cast Aside	-	Yes	Yes	-
	Smoke will appear from under Jenova followed by a shockwave that knocks anyone close away.
Mourning Wail	-	No	No	-
	Screams and creates gusts of wind around her.
Reconstitution	-	-	-	-
	Regrows her tentacles.
Rejection	-	-	-
	Casts Reflect on herself.
Resolution	-	-	-	( sec)
	Casts Shield on herself.
Masamune	-	Yes	Yes	-
	Creates a large beam of light that crashes down in a large area. Often comes after using Rejection.
Thanatos Denied	-	-	-	-
	Covers herself with her tentacles, protecting her from all damage.
Dreams of Quietude	-	-	-	-
	Has a tentacle use Quietude.
Dreams of Flame	-	-	-	-
	Has a tentacle cast Fira.
Dreams of Vengeance	-	-	-	-
	Has a tentacle use Vengeance.
Firaga		Yes	No	-
	Casts Firaga
Aeroga		Yes	No	-
	Casts Aeroga
Bioga	-	Yes	No	(240 sec)
	Casts Bioga.
Dreams of Sanctuary	-	No	No	(20 sec)
	Casts Barrier on herself and her tentacles.
Dreams of Spirituality	-	No	No	(20 sec)
	Casts Manaward on herself and her tentacles
Vengeance	-	Yes	Yes	-
	Charges for 1 second and releases a black beam at a target.
Quietude	-	Yes	No	(15 sec)
	Shoots red orbs that home in on targets causing Silence if touched.
Black Rain	-	No	No	-
	Makes MP draining rain pour down on the battlefield. If Jenova is hit by the rain, she will recover HP.

*Status Effects and Ailments Guide

Best Characters for This Boss

Available Characters

Cloud

Tifa

Aerith

Recommended Characters

Tifa is invaluable for this fight due to her ability to dish out repeated attacks. Her flurries of hits will allow her to take down Tentacles quickly, and she can stack up high damage fast on Jenova as well, both with her standard attacks and Abilities. Using Rise and Fall can take out the tentacles faster and easier. This becomes available by increasing your chi level using Unbridled Strength or Concentration upgrades from her weapons. It would also be an advantage if you unlocked Unbridled Strength upgrades which increase her damage output while this ability is active.

Aerith, on the other hand, plays a reduced role in this battle due to Jenova's resistance to Magic and tendency to set up Reflect on itself. Prepare Aerith with useful support Materia like Healing Materia, Time Materia, and Binding Materia to put her MP to good use.

Jenova Dreamweaver Attack Phases

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Hit the Tentacles when they appear

When Jenova Dreamweaver summons the tentacles, it will be immune to all other damage. Don't waste your attacks on it – wipe out all the tentacles first, and it will be vulnerable again.

Tips & Strategies for Beating Jenova Dreamweaver

★ Strategy Checklist ★ (Click to jump)
Avoid Magic Attacks Check its Shield and Reflect Cripple the Left and Right Tentacles, and Silence the Body Tentacles are Weak to Physical attacks Don't Stand in the Black Puddles Stay Away When it Uses Rejection

Avoid Magic Attacks

Fira dealing only 398 damage.

Jenova Dreamweaver has a Lesser Resistance to Magic attacks. Even if you use powerful Spells like Firaga and Thundaga, you're unlikely to crack 1,000 damage with one attack. Stick to using melee attacks to deal damage, and save your MP for Healing spells and Support Magic like Haste and Silence, or for using Magic attacks when it has a Barrier up.

Check its Shield and Reflect

Jenova Dreamweaver will use Abilities to increase its Physical Defense and Magic Defense, but it won't have both up at a time. When it boosts its Magic Defense, keep on hammering away with melee attacks, and when it boosts its Physical Defense, either switch to Magic Attacks or pull back and play defensively.

Cripple the Left and Right Tentacles, and Silence the Body

Jenova Dreamweaver uses a combination of Abilities, Spells, and physical attacks with its Left and Right Tentacles. If you manage to both cripple the Left and Right Tentacles and to Silence it simultaneously, Jenova will be left largely unable to attack. At this point, you'll be able to unleash a flurry of melee attacks on it without having to worry about getting knocked away by the Tentacles. Crippling the Tentacles will also allow you to more quickly stagger Jenova.

Tentacles are Weak to Physical attacks

Each time Jenova summons Tentacles out of the floor, you'll have to handle them first before you can go back to fighting it. The Tentacles will take extra damage from physical attacks, and because Tifa can dish out attacks quickly, it's best to switch her in to handle the tentacles.

Alternately, using a Summon with an attack which can hit multiple targets at once can get rid of all the tentacles in a flash.

Don't Stand in the Black Puddles

Throughout the fight your characters will be chased by black puddles that Jenova summons. If you stand in these you will be immediately inflicted with Stop for a period of time, making you unable to do anything. Avoid them as much as possible.

Stay Away When it Uses Rejection

Starting in Phase 2, Jenova will occasionally cast Rejection, casting Reflect on itself and unleashing a laser attack that can deal around 2200 damage on normal mode. When you see Rejection pop up above Jenova's head, avoid her until the cast is complete.

Jenova Dreamweaver: Hard Mode Guide

★ Strategy Checklist ★ (Click to jump)
Avoid the Black Rain Keep Away When Jenova is Pressured

Avoid the Black Rain

Getting hit by the black rain will drain your MP. As you cannot restore MP with items on Hard Mode, getting hit by this too much will make your next fight with Rufus more difficult, so do your best to avoid it.

Keep Away When Jenova is Pressured

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When Jenova Dreamweaver goes into the pressured status, there are times when it will use Rejection. Rejection was hard hitting on Normal Mode so it goes without saying you should avoid this on Hard as well. If you see it begin to prepare this attack, get back!

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