How to Beat Nova Dragon

This is a walkthrough for the boss fight Nova Dragon from the game Final Fantasy IX (FF9, FF IX). Read on for tips and strategy about how to beat Nova Dragon, including Nova Dragon's stats and other useful information.

Nova Dragon Stats and Weaknesses

Stats

Nova Dragon
Lv		HP
67		54940
Exp	AP	Gil
0	13	9506
Fire	Ice	Thunder
100%	150%	100%
Water	Wind	Earth
100%	150%	0%
Holy	Shadow	Healing
100%	100%	-100%
Abilities
Counter, Twister, Shockwave, Death, Tidal, Wave

【Numeric Value】= Weakness Ratio,【x】Ineffective,【-】Absorbs

Other Information

Items Dropped By Nova Dragon

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Nova Dragon Boss Battle Guide

Details

Nova Dragon has no notable weakness. It can use several team wide attacks so having a character that can heal the party repeatedly is a must.

Moveset

Nova Dragon's most dangerous move is Tidal Wave followed by Twister. Physical attackers will also have a hard time due to Nova Dragon's Counter.

Nova Dragon can also use Aerial Slash which shares the Wind element with Twister. Another team wide attack it can use is Shockwave. Lastly, It can use the Black Magic Death.

Strategy

Having Water and Wind resistant equipments are highly recommended for the fight. Auto-Reflect is also helpful. If the team is under the Reflect status, having Vivi use a tier 3 black magic spell at the party will reflect the ability back to Nova Dragon and amplify its damage, consistently dealing 9999 damage to Nova Dragon.

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