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How to beat Defender X Tips and Guide
This is a walkthrough for the boss fight Defender X from the game Final Fantasy X (FF 10, FF X). Read on for tips and strategy about how to beat Defender X, including Defender X's stats and other useful information.
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Defender X Information
Defender X Basic Information
| Name | Defender X | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HP(Overkill) | 64000 | MP | 1 |
| AP(Overkill) | 6600(9900) | Gil | 3500 |
| Drop (7/8) | Lv. 2 Key Sphere | Drop (1/8) | Lv. 2 Key Sphere |
| steal (3/4) | Lunar Curtain 4 | Steal (1/4) | Lunar Curtain 4 |
| Abilities | Blast Punch | Mighty Guard | |
| Double Attack | Slowga | ||
Defender X Stats
| Srength | 42 | Agility | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | 30 | Luck | 15 |
| Magic | 5 | Evasion | 0 |
| Magic Defense | 1 | Accuracy | 0 |
Defender X Elemental Resistances
| Fire | Lightning | Water | Ice | Holy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Defender X Status Resistances
| Sleep | Silence | Darkness |
|---|---|---|
| GUARD | GUARD | 95 |
| Poison | Petrify | Slow |
| GUARD | GUARD | GUARD |
| Zombie | Power Break | Magic Break |
| GUARD | GUARD | 0 |
| Armor Break | Mental Break | Threaten |
| 0 | 0 | GUARD |
| Death | Provoke | Doom |
| GUARD | 0 | 0 |
| Distill | Sensor | Scan |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gravity | Delay | Eject |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zanmato Lv. | ||
| 2 | ||
Defender X Equipment Ability Drops
| Weapon & Armor slots | 1-3 |
|---|---|
| Weapon and Armor Ability Drops | 1-3 |
| Weapon Ability Drops | |
| Piercing | Distill Power |
| Strength + 5% | Strength + 10% |
| Magic + 5% | Magic + 10% |
| Armor Ability Drops | |
| SOS Protect | |
Weapon & Armor Slots Drops depicts the amount of possible slots the enemy's equipment drops will have while the Ability Drops depicts the possible amount of abilities the dropped weapon may have.
Defender X Boss Battle Guide
Details
Defender X has a high attack damage. It also has an armored status making normal attacks ineffective. While this seems like a hard boss battle, it's actually one of the easiest bosses if you know about the provoke trick against it (which of course, is discussed below).
Preparation
| Magics | Haste |
|---|---|
| Items | Chocobo Wings |
| Abilities | Provoke |
Moveset
| Haymaker | Deals massive damage to a single target. |
|---|---|
| Blast Punch | Deals damage equal to half of its target's current HP. |
Strategy
Use Tidus's Provoke (or anyone else that has the provoke skill) to make Defender X focus him. Defender X will only use Blast Punch so it can never kill the character that provoked it. Apply Armor Break to it then finish the fight with normal attacks.
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Anonymous over 3 years
Anonymous over 3 yearsJust use this and it worked...Lulu and Yuna need to be strong with magic to chunk off damage
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