Force your enemies to stand down by reducing their will to fight in Final Fantasy 16 (FF16). Read on to learn how to decrease enemies' Will Gauge, and tips to help you take down enemies more efficiently!

How to Decrease Enemy's Will Gauge

Reduce With Attacks or Abilities

The Will Gauge determines the enemy's will to fight back. It is indicated by the Yellow Bar below the Red Health Bar.

The enemy's Will Gauge will gradually decrease as you use Attacks and Abilities on them. Use consecutive attacks on enemies to quickly drain their Will Gauge and Stagger them!

Take note that once you stagger the enemy, their Will Gauge will start recovering. During this time, their Will Gauge will not decrease, so go all out with damage!

How to Stagger Enemies

Tips for Decreasing Enemy's Will Gauge

Use Strong Stagger Abilities

Some Abilities reduce Will Gauge more efficiently than other attacks such as Garuda's Gouge. The Icon on the right indicates the Stagger power of the ability.

Recommended Abilties for Staggering Enemies

Ability ratings are the same in game.

List of All Abilities and Skills

Partial Stagger

Enemies will temporarily get stunned when their Will Gauge drops to 50%. Use this timing to execute a devastating combo against the enemy!

Use Deadly Embrace to Takedown Formidable Foes

Use the Deadly Embrace ability on partially staggered enemies to perform a Deadly Takedown and immobilize them for a longer duration!

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