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How to Beat Dr. Cid

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Last updated on: August 28, 2020 04:02 AM

FF XII How to beat Dr. Cid
This page contains information about the boss Dr. Cid from the game Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age (FF XII, FF12). Read on to know more about this boss fight including the boss' moveset and strategies to use against it.

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How to beat Dr. Cid
Dr. Cid - Stats and Basic Information
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How to Beat Dr. Cid

Details

FF XII Dr. Cid
Dr. Cid is accompanied by 4 Rooks when you first fight him. When the Rooks are active, Cid is immune to damage of any kind. The battle will also end abruptly once Dr. Cid's HP is at 25%.

Moveset

FF XII Dr. Cid
Dr. Cid's special move is when he uses the S-27 Tokamak. It can deal 1000+ damage to the whole party, but he only uses it once all 4 Rooks are destroyed.

Gambit

Healer
Gambit : Target	Gambit : Command
Ally : any	Raise
Ally : HP < 40%	Curaga
Self: MP <10%	Ether
Foe : party leader's target	Attack

Damage Dealer
Gambit : Target	Gambit : Command
Ally : any	Phoenix Down
Foe : Lowest Max HP	Attack

Time Mage
Gambit : Target	Gambit : Command
Ally : "Damage Dealer Name" (optional)	Berserk
Ally : any	Haste
Ally : any	Phoenix Down
Foe : party leader's target	Attack

Strategy

FF XII Dr. Cid
There is no special strategy neede dfor the fight, aside from not having any party members use Offensive Magicks. The Rooks can cast Reflect on themselves. Because of this, using an AoE Magick will literally spell trouble for your party.

Inflicting Berserk on your damager is optional, since the increased damage output is hard not to take advantage of. However, it may make the character charge Cid instead of the Rooks, making it a double-edged sword. If Berserk is not in your party's bag of tricks, better replace the Time Mage with another equally heavy-hitting character.

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Boss list
List of Boss Battles

Story Boss Battles
Air Cutter Remora	Firemane
Mimic Queen	Judge Ghis
Garuda	Belias
Vossler	Tiamat
Elder Wyrm	Mateus
Judge Bergan	The Mandragoras
Ahriman	Dr. Cid (1st battle)
Rafflesia	Daedalus
Tyrant	Shemhazai
Hydro	Pandaemonium
Slyt	Fenrir
Hashmal	Judge Gabranth (1st battle)
Dr. Cid (2nd battle) & Famfrit	Judge Gabranth (2nd battle)
Vayne

Side Quest Bosses
Earth Tyrant	Demon Wall
Vinuskar	Fury
Humbaba Mistant	Hell Wyrm
Urutan Eater	King Bomb
Phoenix	Omega Mk. XII

Espers
Adrammelech, the Wroth	Belias, the Gigas
Chaos, Walker of the Wheel	Cúchulainn, the Impure
Exodus, the Judge-Sal	Famfrit, the Darkening Cloud
Hashmal, Bringer of Order	Mateus, the Corrupt
Shemhazai, the Whisperer	Ultima, the High Seraph
Zalera, the Death Seraph	Zeromus, the Condemner
Zodiark, Keeper of Precepts