How to Beat Gigas

Gigas is a boss that appears during the Lost in a Fog quest in Final Fantasy 16 (FF16). See the best strategies for how to beat Gigas, how to counter its attacks and abilities, as well as its location, quest appearance, spoils, and drops.

Gigas Overview

Gigas Location and Drops

Gigas
Quest	Lost in a Fog
Location & Region	Stillwind , Grand Duchy of Rosaria
Rewards	・54 EXP ・45 AP ・0 Gil ・ Bone Necklace ・ Hard Leather Armlets
Abilities	・Big Swing

How to Beat Gigas

Step-by-Step Guide
Time Your Dodges Avoid Big Swings

Time Your Dodges

Gigas' moveset and abilities are pretty much straightforward as it'll be swinging its club at you for majority of the fight. Since his basic attacks are slow, you can take advantage of Precision Dodging which is pressing the dodge button (R1) right before an attack lands at you.

A successful precision dodge will allow you to counter with a Precision Attack by pressing the attack button (Square) where you can launch a combination of attacks afterwards.

In addition, knowing which direction to dodge is an important factor here as it'll swing its club in multiple directions.

How to Parry

Dodge Left or Right When it Holds its Club Upwards

Once you see Gigas lift his club upwards, you can dodge either left or right as it'll be striking downwards. Dashing backwards is a bit tricky here as sometimes you'll still get caught at the tip of his club.

Dodge Backwards When it Holds its Club Sideways

If you see it holding its club over its right shoulder, quickly dash backwards as it will swing sideways—it'll be impossible to dodge this attack if you dash left or right!

Avoid Big Swings

A Big Swing is Gigas' special ability in which it'll swing its club continuously in a circular motion 7 times while following you. Do not attempt to fight it during this as once you get hit, it won't stop swinging—leaving you trap and vulnerable to damage until it ends.

Keep Your Distance Until the Ability Ends

You can simply run around from a safe distance while waiting for this ability to end. Once it stops spinning around, you'll be given an ample amount of time to unleash a combo of attacks, easily breaking its will and staggering it!

Final Fantasy XVI (FF16) Related Guides

List of Bosses and Formidable Foes

All Formidable Foes

All Formidable Foes
Gigas	Morbol	Knight of the Blinding Dawn
Eikon of Fire	Shiva's Dominant	Tiamat
Dragon Aevis	Fafnir	Midnight Raven
Chirada	Suparna and Chirada	Benedikta
Garuda	Knight of the Dying Sun	Iron Giant
Infernal Eikon	Infernal Shadow	Imperial Cannonier
Akashic Dragon	Typhon	Republican War Panther
Akashic Morbol	Flame Lizard	Liquid Flame
Coeurl	Hugo	Undertaker
Titan	White Dragon	Necrophobe
Bahamut	Sleipnir	Barnabas (First Encounter)
Control Node	Aurum Giant	Barnabas (Second Encounter)
Behemoth	Ultima (First Encounter)	Ultimalius