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Suikoden 1

Gigantes Boss Guide and How to Beat

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Suikoden I HD Remaster - Gigantes Boss Guide
Gigantes is a boss you face in Suikoden 1 HD Remaster. Learn the location of Gigantes, its weaknesses, resistances, stats, item drops, and more!

Gigantes Boss Guide

Recommended Level to Beat and Weaknesses

Recommended Level HP
24 3900
Weaknesses and Resistances Item Drops
Weak To:
Lightning Wind

Resists:
None
Invulnerable To:
Fire
Goldlet
Location
Dwarves' Vault

How to Beat Gigantes

Boss Strategy



Use the Wind, Lightning, and Falcon Runes

Falcon Rune
Gigantes is weak to both Wind and Lightning, so using either Rune will deal more damage against it. Make sure someone in your party has either Rune equipped to make the fight easier.

Also, Valeria's unique Rune, the Falcon Rune, deals 3x her normal attack's damage. Since there's no drawback to using it repeatedly, it's highly recommended to spam this attack.

Best Runes

Increase Your Weapon Levels

Level 9 Weapon Upgrades
It's recommended that you raise your party's weapon levels to 6 or higher. However, it may be too expensive to raise everyone's weapon level, so we recommend either farming Potch or prioritize Hero, Viktor, or Valeria first.

Blacksmith Guide: How to Unlock and Use

Have Everyone Carry Healing Items

Purchase Healing Items
Make sure that everyone has healing items, like Mega Medicine, so that you can be flexible with your recovery. While the damage from Gigantes' attacks isn't too threatening, it doesn't hurt to have the team's HP topped up.

List of All Consumable Items

Use the Dragon Incense to Heal the Party

Dragon Incense Heal
Equip the Dragon Incense on Gremio to heal the entire party. Take advantage of Gremio's low Speed stat as he will most likely be the last to act in a turn. This way, you can efficiently heal the party after the boss attacks.

How to Get Dragon Incense and How to Use

Best Characters and Runes to Beat Gigantes

Best Party for Gigantes

Character Best Rune and Role
Viktor Icon Viktor Best Rune: Clone Rune
・ Keep spamming his normal attack.
Pahn Icon Pahn Best Rune: Boar Rune
・ Keep spamming his normal attack.
Valeria Icon Valeria Best Rune: Falcon Rune
・ Use the Falcon Rune to deal 3x the damage of her attack.
Kirkis Icon Kirkis Best Rune: Wind Rune
・ Use either a Wind or Lightning Rune to take advantage of the boss' weakness.
Hero Icon Hero Best Rune: Soul Eater
・ Keep spamming his normal attack.
Gremio Icon Gremio Best Rune: Water Rune
・ Keep spamming his normal attack
・ Use the Dragon Seal Incense to heal the party if needed.

List of All Characters and Recruit Conditions

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