The Hand of lapetus Chronolith Trial Guide

The Hand of lapetus is Ramuh's Chronolith Trial found north of Caer Norvent River Gate in Final Fantasy 16 (FF16). Here are tips on completing each stage of the Hand of Iapetus, how to beat Firebound Plague, and ability loadouts in the Trial by Thunder!

The Hand of Iapetus Location

Caer Norvent River Gate - Holy Empire of Sanbreque

World Map	Holy Empire of Sanbreque
Local Map	Nearest Obelisk: Caer Norvent River Gate

The location of The Hand of Iapetus, Ramuh's Chronolith Trial, can be reached by warping to Caer Norvent River Gate in the Holy Empire of Sanbreque and heading northeast.

Ramuh Summon Guide

The Hand of Iapetus Overview

Trial By Thunder Completion Reward

Accessory	Effect	How to Get
The Favor of Lightning (Judgment Bolt)	Increases Judgment Bolt damage by 12%.	Obtained by clearing The Hand of Iapetus chronolith.

Clearing the Trial by Thunder, The Hand of Iapetus, for the first time rewards you with The Favor of Lightning (Judgement Bolt) that enhances the damage of Ramuh's ultimate ability, Judgment Bolt.

Ability Loadout

Stage 1	・ Pile Drive ・ Thunderstorm
Stage 2	・ Pile Drive ・ Lightning Rod
Stage 3	・ Lightning Rod ・ Judgment Bolt
Final Stage	・ Judgment Bolt ・ Thunderstorm

Time Bonuses

Battle Technique Bonuses

Technique	Description	Time Bonus
Singular Justice	Lock all ball lightning from a single Blind Justice onto a single enemy.	5s
Collateral Drive	Hit two enemies with a single Pile Drive.	12s
Punish	Deliver a downward attack to a fallen enemy.	3s
Ability Finish	Deliver a killing blow with an Eikonic Ability.	3s
Justice Discharged	Affix ball lightning onto four enemies with a single Blind Justice, and cause them to discharge.	8s
Thunderfall	Hit a fallen enemy with Thunderstorm.	12s
Striking Thrice	Lure an enemy into striking the Lightning Rod three times.	12s
Precision Dodge	Evade an enemy attack with a Precision Dodge.	1s
Multi Burst	Land ten Magic Bursts.	5s

Additional Bonuses

Bonus	Description	Time Bonus
First Bonus	Earn a battle technique bonus for the first time.	3s
Bonus x3	Earn the same battle technique bonus three times.	5s
3 Bonuses	Earn three unique battle technique bonuses.	5s
6 Bonuses	Earn six unique battle technique bonuses.	8s
All Bonuses	Earn all eight battle technique bonuses.	20s
Bonus Combo	Earn two unique battle technique bonuses in succession.	3s

The Hand of Iapetus Stage Guides

Stage 1

Trial Stage Tips
Use Blind Justice at soon as the enemies spawn Use Pile Drive at the center of a mob Use Thunderstorm on fallen or staggered enemies

Use Blind Justice at soon as the enemies spawn

Once the enemies spawn, quickly press the circle button to activate Blind Justice. This will affix ball lightning to all of them which can increase your damage output to the mob.

If you want more time, affix these lightning balls to one target to get the Justice Discharged bonus, which adds 8 seconds to the trial.

Use Pile Drive at the center of a mob

Aside from dealing AoE damage to enemies, using Pile Drive at the center of a mob will grant you the Collateral Drive bonus, which adds 12 seconds to the trial. We suggest always going for this for the extra time and damage!

Use Thunderstorm on fallen or staggered enemies

Deal tons of damage by using Thunderstorm on fallen or staggered enemies! This will defeat the Formidable Foes quicker and will also grant you the Thunderfall bonus, which will add 12 seconds to the trial.

Stage 2

Trial Stage Tips
Use Pile Drive immediately to thin out the mob Use Lightning Rod against Formidable Foes

Use Pile Drive immediately to thin out the mob

Even the odds by using Pile Drive at the center of a mob. This will take care of any distractions and will usually leave you on a 1v1 situation with a Formidable Foe. Use punish on the fallen foes if any survived.

Use Lightning Rod against Formidable Foes

Set up Lightning Rod when battling Formidable Foes to make use of the ability's effects. Having them attack the Lightning Rod three times will also grant the Striking Thrice bonus, which will add 12 seconds to the trial.

Stage 3

Trial Stage Tips
Use Judgment Bolt to thin out the mob Set up Lightning Rod near Formidable Foes

Use Judgment Bolt to thin out the mob

Use Judgment Bolt right away to thin out the mob that spawns. This will allow you to focus on the Formidable Foe.

Set up Lightning Rod near Formidable Foes

Always set up Lightning Rod by a Formidable Foe to take advantage of the AoE damage it has, staggering them quicker while also dealing damage on other enemies.

Final Stage: Thunderbound Griffin

Trial Stage Tips
No time bonuses can be obtained Same attack patterns as Dozmare Griffin

No time bonuses can be obtained

You won't be able to get time bonuses from techniques in the final stage and will have to finish it with all the time you accumulated from the first three stages. Use your abilities efficiently and try to have both of them up once the Thunderbound Griffin is staggered.

Same attack patterns as Dozmare Griffin

Thunderbound Griffin will have the exact same attack patterns as the Notorious Mark Dozmare.

Use Judgment Bolt whenever you can to maximize its cooldown during the fight. To make the battle easier, make sure you have the Ring of Timely Evasion equipped to easily dodge its attacks. Since this is the last stage, use Limit Break whenever you can to deal damage as quickly as possible before the timer runs out.

Griffin Hunt Guide

The Hand of Iapetus General Tips

Trial By Thunder Tips
Make use of Precision Dodges to gain an extra second Time Blind Justice properly

Make use of Precision Dodges to gain an extra second

Doing Precision Dodges may only grant an extra second, but whenever mobs of enemies continuously attack, these seconds add up, so whenever you can, make use of this extra time!

Time Blind Justice properly

After executing Blind Justice, there is a short animation before you can move again. Be careful in using this ability and always wait for the right timing.

Final Fantasy 16 (FF16) Related Guides

All Chronolith Locations and Rewards

All Chronolith Trials

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