How to Defeat Chaos - Espers

This is the article page and guide for Chaos, Walker of the Wheel in the game Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (FFXII, FF12, FF XII Zodiac Age). Information on where the Esper is, how to get them, and what skills they unlock are discussed here.

How to Defeat Chaos

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Points to Consider

• You'll have to fight tough enemies before getting to Chaos
• Humbaba Mistant and Fury are no pushovers
• Chaos inflicts Silence and Disable as a default
• Normal attacks are disabled; Magicks are allowed
• Chaos is susceptible to Sap and Slow
• Wind-based attacks are easily dealt with using the Windbreaker item
• Non-elemental attacks are effective-

In-Depth Battle Walkthrough

Chaos is a very difficult enemy although, theoretically, you can beat him even at low levels. One thing you have to consider is that he is within the Necrohol of Nabudis where, at low levels, the enemies feel more like mini-bosses than your garden-variety mob. Second, you have to go through two particularly tough enemies; the Humbaba Mistant, which is negligible as an opponent, and the Fury, which is a REALLY tough boss unless you've significantly strengthened yourself.

Once you've finally reached Chaos, you better have items to counter against Silence and Disable, because these are his default attacks. On top of that, the party is restricted from using normal attacks, so Magicks are your only bet against this Esper. There are also elemental chaosjets accompanying him. A good strategy would be to rain on him with Scathe, since this eliminates the chaosjets fairly easily, as well as deal heavy damage to Chaos. Chaos can also be saddled with Sap and Slow, making this a good fallback strategy should things become harder.

Players can also choose between two routes: use Technicks like Souleater and Gil Toss in case they are inflicted with Silence, or go the Magicks route, using both non-elemental and colored Magicks such as Scathe and Drain and Balance. Items like Knot of Rust also prove effective. As for the damage coming from his Wind-based attacks, Windbreakers have proven effective in dealing with the damage, short of outright blocking it. Keep at him, and he'll be joining the Espers as summons shortly.

Chaos - Stats and Moveset

Stats

*Note: Data is meant to reflect Chaos' stats at Lv.57

AI Moveset

Chaos - Summoned Skills

Chaos has the following skills available to buff up its summoner:

Movesets (Summoned)

Passive Augments

Chaos - Benefits of Use

Chaos' Renew and Aeroga spells are a potent combination of offensive and defensive buffs. Renew restores the party's HP to full, while Aeroga is a very strong Wind-element attack. That's not to mention Whirlwind and Tornado, which are already very nice offensive spells in themselves. It would also be nice to experiment with the Esper's offensive skills, as its Tornado attack has damage which is calculated via percentage.

Final Fantasy XII Related Links

List of Espers Walkthrough