How to Beat Infernal Eikon

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

Infernal Eikon Overview

Infernal Eikon Location and Drops

Infernal Eikon
Quest	Buried Memories
Location & Region	Phoenix Gate Ruins , Grand Duchy of Rosaria
Rewards	・450 EXP ・180 AP ・3200 Gil ・ Magicked Ash ・ Fire Shard
Abilities	・Crimson Rush ・Vulcan Burst ・Scorched Earth

Shared drops between Infernal Shadow.

How to Beat Infernal Eikon

Step-by-Step Guide
Focus on Damaging the Head Utilize Ranged Attacks Use Deadly Embrace When Its Partially Staggered Win the Final Cinematic Clash

Focus on Damaging its Head

The Infernal Eikon is one of those bosses with its head as its vital spot and weakness that you'll want to aim for in order to efficiently damage it. Reaching the head is the first challenge you'll have to overcome due to its enormous size and height.

You'll want to make use of Eikonic Feats such as the Deadly Embrace or abilities such as Wicked Wheel to lift off from the ground to reach its upper body area.

Best Abilities to Learn and Master

Leap Up Towards the Head After Volcanic Burst

Wait for Volcanic Burst to end as it'll stay down to recover after the ability, then reach for the head by using Deadly Embrace or Wicked Wheel.

You can prolong your time in the air by also doing Stomp in order to maximize your damage at it.

Utilize Ranged Attacks

Often times, the Infernal Eikon will perform Crimson Rush to dash towards your position, hurl fireballs at you, or swing its tail if you're standing behind it, making it difficult to close the distance.

Consider using ranged attacks first until you see an opportunity to land your melee attacks, or by waiting for the end of Volcanic Burst as mentioned earlier.

Equip Ring of Timely Evasion

If you're having a hard time avoiding those fireballs and Crimson Rushes, equip the Ring of Timely Evasion as this will assist you in evading and dodging the boss's attacks and movements!

All Timely Accessories and Effects

Use Deadly Embrace When Its Partially Staggered

Once you partially stagger it, quickly use Deadly Embrace to knock it out, allowing you to easily attack the head.

If you have Gouge, activate it to release a wave of claw attacks on it, followed by switching to the Phoenix Eikon then unleash Rising Flames. This is a great combo to do as its vulnerable to your attacks and abilities while its staggered!

How to Stagger Enemies

Win the Final Cinematic Clash

At the end of the fight, there will be a Quick Time Event between you and the Infernal Eikon. Win the final clash by spamming the Attack Button (Square) to end the battle.

Quick Time Events Guide

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