Streets of Madness Walkthrough

Streets of Madness is one of the Main Quests in Final Fantasy 16 (FF16). Read on for a detailed walkthrough, a list of rewards, as well as other tips and strategies on how to complete this Main Quest!

Streets of Madness Overview

Quest Information

Streets of Madness
Quest Type	Main Quest
Recommended Level	40
Region	Kingdom of Waloed
Description: Clive and Joshua arrive in Stonhyrr to find it abandoned of royalists... but teeming with something far worse. They must fight their way through the city if they are to gain the inner sanctum and bring an end to mankind's cruel fate.

How to Unlock

Streets of Madness starts after making your way to Stonhyrr and completing the Brotherhood main story quest. You will face a lot of enemies, especially the formidable ones, on this quests!

Streets of Madness Walkthrough

Quest Objectives

#	Streets of Madness Objectives
1	Make your way to the capital Head straight ahead and fight the groups of Akashic enemies.
2	Defeat the Behemoth After defeating the Akashic enemies, proceed to the open area and a Behemoth will appear. Defeat it to proceed to the next area. ▶ How to Beat Behemoth
3a	Continue your way to the capital There will be two separate groups of Akashic enemies as you make your way inside. It can be confusing traversing the area, so use Animal Instinct to know the right way!
3b	You will eventually reach the seaside after slaying groups of enemies from each gate. There will be an Akashic Gunnvaldr and a horde of Akashic in that area, so be careful! ▶ How to Beat Akashic Gunnvaldr
3c	Go to the left after defeating the Akashic Gunnvaldr and other enemies in the same area. You will find an Undertaker and other Ultima's Thralls inside. Defeat them and open the gate to the castle. ▶ How to Beat Undertaker
3d	Once inside the castle, head right and continue going up. You can loot the chests inside the right room, containing The Will of Light (Satellite).
3e	You will face an Akashic Coeurl once you get to the top and beating Ultima's Thralls outside. Defeat it and go down to the next area. ▶ How to Beat Akashic Coeurl
3f	After defeating the Akashic Coeurl in the castle, head down and go left. You will face more Akashic enemies and Ultima's thralls as you go.
3g	There will be waves of enemies as you go and get to the lowest part. Defeat them all and open the gate on the right by pulling the lever.
3h	More enemies are waiting behind the gate. Prepare to fight and kill them all. Be wary of the Akashic Warlord in the last wave! ▶ How to Beat Akashic Warlord
4	Talk to Joshua to Proceed to the Next Area Jill and the others will appear after that and help you. Talk to Joshua to proceed. Make sure to upgrade your equipment and abilities first before talking to Joshua. Speak with Goetz to check for new equipment and to replenish consumables.
5	Head straight ahead until you reach Ultima After talking to Joshua, you will be transported to a different area. Walk straight ahead until you reach the end of the corridor to start the boss fight.
6	Defeat Ultima Defeat Ultima in a boss battle to complete this main quest. ▶ How to Beat Ultima

How to Beat Behemoth

You will encounter Behemoth at the start of this main quest. This boss has a high attack damage and is capable of inflicting instant death when using named abilities. Once you deplete its HP, it will unleash a powerful meteor attack that you need to avoid to win the battle.

Tips for Beating

• Avoid unnamed attacks using dodges, Cold Snap, or by jumping and performing an aerial dodge.
• Avoid the circles on the ground whenever it uses a named attack such as Comet and Meteor.
• Run away from the large circle that appears when it uses Extinction.

How to Beat Behemoth

How to Beat Akashic Gunnvaldr

The Akashic Gunnvaldr uses a mortar to do melee and ranged attacks. However, they are slow and are prone to parry and dodge. Use that to your advantage and win the fight!

Tips for Beating

• Dodge or parry basic swing attacks
• Evade ranged attacks and get close
• Hit back after its done attacking
• Slay weaker enemies first

How to Beat Undertaker

The Undertaker should be a little bit easier to beat now as you've encountered it a few times already. Match the timing of its attacks to parry and dodge and perform devastating combos to beat it fast!

Tips for Beating

• Dodge Spirits Within in the opposite direction
• Keep moving during Exhume
• Jump or dodge the shockwaves
• Parry or dodge its melee attacks

How to Beat Undertaker

How to Beat Akashic Coeurl

The Akashic Coeurl is just an upgraded Coeurl with powered-up attacks. You can beat it the same way, but be extremely careful not to get hit by its attacks!

Tips for Beating

• Stop Electrocharge from discharging
• Evade sideways to avoid the lunging attacks
• Keep evading during Wild Charge

How to Beat Akashic Warlord

Akashic Warlord is the same as the Orcish Warlord but deal more damage than it. You can beat this by adapting to its movement and avoiding its one-hit kill move, Rictus of Horror.

Tips for Beating

• Avoid Rictus of Horror, which happens after the first stagger state
• Watch out for the attack after it blinks in and out
• Dodge or parry melee attacks

Streets of Madness Boss: How to Beat Ultima

Boss Overview

Ultima uses difficult to avoid attacks such as Neutron Flare and can combine it with other attacks once his health is low. Use Garuda's Deadly Embrace ability to boost yourself up in the air to avoid this attack.

Tips for Beating

• Use Garuda's Deadly Embrace ability to avoid the Neutron Flare attack.
• Watch out for his rush attack after he performs a Frostbolt.
• Close in on the boss during the first Eternal Darkness attack.

How to Beat Ultima (First Encounter)

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