Final Fantasy 16 (FF16) has a wide collection of bosses that you will encounter throughout your entire playthrough of the story. Read on for a full list of all bosses and formidable foes, as well as the Main Quests they appear in, and how to beat all bosses!

List of All Bosses

All Bosses by Quest Order
Prologue	First Act	Second Act	Final Act

Prologue Bosses

	Boss	Quest & Rewards
1	Gigas	Quest: Lost in a Fog Rewards: ・ Bone Necklace ・ Hard Leather Armlets
2	Morbol	Quest: Lost in a Fog Rewards: ・No Rewards
3	Knight of the Blinding Dawn	Quest: Flight of a Fledgling Rewards: ・No Rewards
4	Eikon of Fire	Quest: Flight of a Fledgling Rewards: ・No Rewards

First Act Bosses

	Boss	Quest & Rewards
5	Shiva's Dominant	Quest: A Chance Encounter Rewards: ・ Potion ・ High Potion ・ Steelsilk ・ Frozen Tear
6	Tiamat	Quest: A Chance Encounter Rewards: ・ Wyrrite ・ Meteorite
7	Dragon Aevis	Quest: Fanning Embers Rewards: ・ Sharp Fang ・ Dragon Talon
8	Fafnir	Quest: Fanning Embers Rewards: ・ Wyrrite ・ Gnarled Scale
9	Midnight Raven	Quest: Fanning Embers Rewards: ・ Steelsilk ・ Meteorite ・ Badge of Might
10	Chirada	Quest: Louder than Words Rewards: ・ Magicked Ash ・ Wyrrite ・ Sharp Fang ・ Cleric's Medallion
11	Suparna and Chirada	Quest: Headwind Rewards: ・ Magicked Ash ・ Sharp Fang ・ Clouded Eye
12	Benedikta	Quest: Headwind Rewards: ・ Wyrrite ・ Meteorite ・ The Will of Fire (Rising Flames)
13	Garuda	Quest: Awakening Rewards: ・ Wyrrite ・ Meteorite ・ Wind Shard
14	Knight of the Dying Sun	Quest: The Hunter and the Hunted Rewards: ・ Wyrrite ・ Meteorite ・ Bloody Hide ・ Imperial Link
15	Iron Giant	Quest: Buried Memories Rewards: ・ Wyrrite ・ Meteorite ・ Fallen Iron
16	Infernal Eikon	Quest: Buried Memories Rewards: ・ Magicked Ash ・ Fire Shard
17	Infernal Shadow	Quest: Buried Memories Rewards: ・ Magicked Ash ・ Fire Shard

Second Act Bosses

	Boss	Quest & Rewards
18	Imperial Cannonier	Quest: The Crystal's Curse Rewards: ・ Wyrrite ・ Steelsilk ・ Imperial Link ・ The Favor of the Inferno (Ignition)
19	Akashic Dragon	Quest: The Crystal's Curse Rewards: ・ Meteorite ・ Bloody Hide ・ Black Blood
20	Typhon	Quest: The Crystal's Curse Rewards: ・ Magicked Ash ・ Steelsilk ・ Sharp Fang ・ The Breath of Fire (Flames of Rebirth)
21	Republican War Panther	Quest: Cid the Outlaw Rewards: ・ Steelsilk ・ Meteorite ・ Bloody Hide ・ Lightning Shard
22	Akashic Morbol	Quest: Fire and Ice Rewards: ・ Magicked Ash ・ Meteorite
23	Flame Lizard	Quest: Fire and Ice Rewards: ・ Sharp Fang ・ Gnarled Scale
24	Liquid Flame	Quest: Fire and Ice Rewards: ・ Magicked Ash ・ Liquid Flame
25	Coeurl	Quest: Capital Punishment Rewards: ・ Magicked Ash ・ Sharp Fang ・ Coeurl Whisker
26	Hugo	Quest: Capital Punishment Rewards: ・ Steelsilk ・ Meteorite ・ Earth Shard
27	Undertaker	Quest: Into the Darkness Rewards: ・ Magicked Ash ・ Sharp Fang ・ The Favor of Lightning (Thunderstorn)
28	Titan	Quest: Into the Darkness Rewards: ・ Wyrrite ・ Earthen Fury
29	White Dragon	Quest: Fire in the Sky Rewards: ・ Sharp Fang ・ Bloody Hide ・ Whitewyrm Bone
30	Necrophobe	Quest: Fire in the Sky Rewards: ・ Magicked Ash ・ Wyrrite ・ The Favor of Earth (Windup)
31	Bahamut	Quest: Fire in the Sky Rewards: ・ Magicked Ash ・ Wyrrite ・ Sharp Fang ・ Meteorite ・ Light Shard
32	Sleipnir	Quest: Evenfall Rewards: ・ Wyrrite ・ Meteorite ・ Sanguine Insignia
33	Barnabas (First Encounter)	Quest: Through the Maelstrom Rewards: ・ Steelsilk ・ Meteorite ・ Bloody Hide ・ Dark Shard ・ The Will of Light (Impulse)
34	Control Node	Quest: The Last King Rewards: ・ Wyrrite ・ Fallen Iron
35	Aurum Giant	Quest: The Last King Rewards: ・ Wyrrite ・ Fallen Iron
36	Barnabas (Second Encounter)	Quest: The Last King Rewards: ・ Dark Shard

Final Act Bosses

	Boss	Quest & Rewards
37	Behemoth	Quest: Streets of Madness Rewards: ・ Wyrrite ・ Sharp Fang ・ Behemoth Shackle
38	Ultima (First Encounter)	Quest: Streets of Madness Rewards: ・ Magicked Ash ・ Steelsilk ・ Sharp Fang ・ The Pull of Darkness (Dancing Steel)
39	Ultimalius	Quest: Of Gods and Men Rewards: ・No Rewards

Essential Boss Tips

Boss Tips & Strategies
Master Precision Dodging Parrying Allows for Uninterrupted Attacks Unlock Swift Recovery Early On Take Advantage of Takedowns Utilize Eikonic Feats

Master Precision Dodging

Mastering the art of Precision Dodging by perfecting the timing of your evades allows you to launch a counterattack. This is proven to be useful as you'll be dodging for majority of your boss battles.

You can perform a precision attack by pressing the Attack (Square) button after achieving a well executed dodge.

How to Use Precision Dodge Effectively

Parrying Allows for Uninterrupted Attacks

Parrying an attack slows down the time, giving you a few precious seconds to unleash your combos and abilities without being interrupted by the boss.

It can be difficult to execute at first, but after familiarizing yourself with a boss's movement patterns, eventually you'll get the timing and ward off their attacks.

How to Parry Attacks

Unlock Swift Recovery Early On

One of the most useful abilities to learn early on is Swift Recovery as you can quickly regain your footing once you get knocked back. This can act as a backup plan should you fail to evade from a boss's deadly attack.

Best Abilities to Learn and Master

Take Advantage of Takedowns

After partially staggering a boss by reducing its Will Gauge down to 50%, you'll be able to deal more damage to it as its extremely vulnerable to your attacks. You'll notice that it's in this state when the damage output turns yellow.

You can even prolong this by using Deadly Embrace to topple the enemy even further.

How to Stagger Enemies

Utilize Eikonic Feats

Maximize the use of Eikonic Feats since these are abilities that Clive can use without cooldowns against formidable foes.

You can close the distance with a boss by dashing with Phoenix Shift, leap upwards in the air with Deadly Embrace (which can also be used to evade attacks), or save yourself from harm by blocking their attacks with Titan—an ability that summons an arm to shield yourself from harm!

All Eikonic Feats and How to Use

Bosses and Formidable Foes Explained

Stronger and Harder to Beat Enemies

Bosses (Formidable Foes) are stronger, tougher, and larger than common enemies and are considered the bosses of the game. They boast a massive amount of Health Points (HP) and are more difficult to deal with as they are equipped with an entirely different moveset—often devastating and can deal lethal blows if you're not careful!

When in combat with them, it's highly advisable to break their wills to stagger them which will render them unable to move and are vulnerable to your attacks.

List of All Enemies

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