How to Beat Tiamat

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

Tiamat Overview

Tiamat Location and Drops

Tiamat
Quest	A Chance Encounter
Location & Region	The Nysa Defile , Dhalmekian Republic
Rewards	・94 EXP ・104 AP ・300 Gil ・ Wyrrite ・ Meteorite
Abilities	・Enruin

How to Beat Tiamat

Step-by-Step Guide
Be Patient and Don't Spam Attacks Observe Attack Patterns While Doing Ranged Attacks Avoid All Enruin Combos

Be Patient and Don't Spam Attacks

Tiamat can dodge, parry, and execute a counter attack so avoid mindlessly spamming your attacks at him. Instead, you'll have to be on the defensive side too by waiting for him to attack you and correctly timing it with a Precision Dodge.

How to Parry Attacks

Use Rising Flames and Scarlet Cyclone After Dodging

Use Phoenix Shift after dodging to quickly get close and attack him. If you manage to stagger or break his will, unleash Rising Flames (R1 and Square) followed by Scarlet Cyclone (R1 and Triangle) to maximize your damage against him!

Observe Attack Patterns While Doing Ranged Attacks

If you're having a hard time adjusting to his movements, you can keep your distance and fire off ranged attacks until you familiarize yourself with his attack patterns.

Avoid All Enruin Combos

Enruin is Tiamat's special ability where in he'll unleash three devastating combos at you. Avoid getting caught by this as this will leave you vulnerable and unable to act until the ability ends.

Do not attempt to attack him during this phase since you'll most likely end up getting trapped in his deadly sequence of combos. Remember that patience is key and you'll have enough time to strike back after this.

Precision Dodge During the Third Combo

A good technique to counter Enruin is to utilize Precision Dodge towards the end of the third combo and unleash a counter attack at him.

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