Final Fantasy 16 (FF16)

How to Beat Tiamat

FF16 - 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.

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Tiamat Overview

Tiamat Location and Drops

TiamatTiamat
Quest
Location & Region The Nysa Defile , Dhalmekian Republic
Rewards ・94 EXP
・104 AP
・300 Gil
Abilities ・Enruin

How to Beat Tiamat

Step-by-Step Guide


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

FF16 - Use Rising Flames and Scarlet Cyclone

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

FF16 - Avoid Enruin

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

FF16 - Precision Dodge During Enruin

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.

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List of Bosses and Formidable Foes

All Formidable Foes

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

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