How to Beat Deathguise

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

Deathguise Stats and Weaknesses

Stats

Deathguise
Lv		HP
74		55535
Exp	AP	Gil
0	-	8916
Fire	Ice	Thunder
100%	150%	100%
Water	Wind	Earth
100%	150%	0%
Holy	Shadow	Healing
100%	100%	-100%
Abilities
Demon's Claw, Meteor, Death, Spin, Close, Open

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

Other Information

Items Dropped From Deathguise

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Deathguise Boss Battle Guide

Details

This boss has the power to look at you in the face and say “Go level up some more”. Deathguise has several moves that can annihilate the whole party instantly, and proper preparation is crucial for this fight.

Moveset

Moves: Demon’s Claw, Meteor, Death, Spin, Close, Open, LV5 Death, Twister

Deathguise starts the battle by casting Meteor, which can eliminate the whole party immediately. Watch out for Twister as well. Make sure that your character's levels aren't divisible by 5 to avoid LV5 Death.

Strategy

Having Auto-Life can potentially turn the battle greatly in your favor due to Deathguise's opening move Meteor. Equipping HP+20% or HP+10% will also help. Return Magic is also viable to return Deathguise's Twister back to it.

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Enlarge Closed Wings

Watch its mode, and if its wings are open, use Protect on the whole team, as Deathguise will only use Physical attacks. While its wings are closed, it uses Twister, LV5 Death, and Death. Capitalize on Deathguise's weakness to Ice, and use Ice elemental attacks to make quick work of him.

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