Polycephus Boss Guide: Recommended Setup and How to Beat

This is a guide on how to beat Polycephus in Tales of Arise! Learn more about Polycephus's stats, weaknesses, attack patterns, and the best party setup including Artes and Equipment for this boss fight!

Polycephus Stats and General Info

Polycephus Location

Map	Actual Location

Polycephus can be found inside of a large cell in the Underground Prison in the Riville Prison Tower cell during the sub-quest Survey Says....

Survey Says... Sub-Quest Walkthrough: Rewards and How to Clear

Polycephus Stats

Recommended Level: 20
HP: 50520
Attack	492	Defense	261
Elemental Attack	344	Elemental Defense	232
Penetration	436	Resistance	459
Weakness		Resistance
None		None

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How to Beat Polycephus

Tips
Attack its Weak Point
Use Law's Boost Attack

Attack its Weak Point

Despite its size and power, you can break Polycephus' Weak Point by focusing your attacks on it. Alternate between using Alphen or Law to try and get in combo hits against the Weak Point until it breaks.

Use Law's Boost Attack

Another effective way of breaking Polycephus' Weak Point is by using Law's Boost Attack. This will help to stagger the boss more quickly and reduce the amount of time you'd need to dedicate to focusing on the Weak Point.

Recommended Party Setup for Polycephus

Party Members

Leader	Members
Alphen Lv.19	Law Lv.19	Shionne Lv.19	Rinwell Lv.19

Grab Best Equipment

If you have no intention of returning to this Gigant later at a higher level with better equipment, the gear available in Cyslodia after the Ganabelt fight is more than adequate for this Gigant.

It is recommended that you at least get this equipment for your active party members before attempting to fight Polycephus.

Alphen Equipment and Artes

Alphen Lv.19	Equipment
	Sincleaver Blade
	Sincleaver Armor
	Warrior Emblem
Ground Artes	Aerial Artes
Severing Wind	Mirage
Sonic Thrust	Stardust
Destruction	-

Make Use of Boost Attacks

Alphen's Boost Attack is incredibly useful for this fight. It allows you to stagger Polycephus, causing it to crash to the ground where you'll then be able to cause it further harm until it eventually recovers. This allows time for your casters to finish their Artes to further increase the amount of damage your group can cause.

Law Equipment and Artes

Law Lv.19	Equipment
	Iron Gauntlets
	Silver Wolf Vest
	-
Ground Artes	Aerial Artes
Talon Storm	-
Steel	-
Fang Blast	-

Allow to Freely Attack

Although Law at this juncture does not have many Artes to work with, the ones he comes with when he joins your party are more than adequate to cause damage against Polycephus. To maximize his damage output, you can direct Law to focus on Polycephus' Weak Point.

Using his Boost Attack can also shatter the Weak Point more easily, giving you enough time to cause Polycephus damage uninterrupted once it collapses to the ground.

Shionne Equipment and Artes

Shionne Lv.19	Equipment
	Ignis Roar
	Middy Blouse
	Garnet
Ground Artes	Aerial Artes
First Aid	Toxicity
Burning Strike	Glacio Celestra
Magna Ray	-

Primary Healer

While dodging Polycephus' attacks can be easy, there is no real way to avoid them completely. Getting hit by any one of its attacks can cause you significant damage – Shionne's healing abilities is an extremely useful remedy to this, with the only thing you need to watch out for throughout the battle being your CP.

Rinwell Equipment and Artes

Rinwell Lv.19	Equipment
	Taming Water
	Onyx Cloak
	Garnet
Ground Artes	Aerial Artes
Air Thrust	Swallow's Flight
Spread	Placid Pool
-	-

Give Time to Cast Artes

With Alphen and Law attacking Polycephus head-on, it should keep the zeugle occupied enough that it allows you to finish casting Rinwell's Artes, which can cause multiple amounts of damage against it in a small amount of time.

Polycephus Attack Patterns

Beam Attacks

Polycephus' two heads are indicative of the type of elements that it can wield – Water and Fire. Throughout the fight, it will have the ability to make use of either of the heads to send a stream of elemental energy out against you, while also being capable of combining them for a directed beam attack.

Jump Attacks

Its most commonly performed set of attacks where it will jump around the area erratically – getting hit by this attack can knock you back as well as cause significant damage. This attack can be avoided by simply observing the creature.

Polycephus will crouch low before jumping, giving you enough time to execute a Perfect Dodge.

Tales of Arise Related Guides

List of All Bosses

Beyond the Dawn DLC Bosses

Beyond the Dawn Story Bosses

Story Bosses
Nimus Pandemonium	Venoflage
Nazamil	Nazamil Nether
Ooze Hive	Nazamil Nether (2nd Encounter)
Nazamil Nether (3rd Encounter)	Captive Nazamil
Oppressor	Emergence Suppressor

Beyond the Dawn Optional Bosses

Optional Bosses
Ruthless	Boisterous Roper	Cruel Keeper
Megawrecker	Ghoulish Arms	Nimus Juggernaut
Grinymuk	Mother Boomy	-

Story Bosses

Story Bosses
Balseph	Ice Wolf Leader
Ooze Hive	Lord Ganabelt
Zacarania	Kisara
Dohalim	Venoflage
Temararus	Grinymuk
Almeidrea & Mesmald	Meria Phein
Kalmarzel & Kaldinzel	Vholran
Eljarania	Efreet
Tormented Limbs	Red Woman
Valclynimus	Great Astral Spirit
Subsumer	Vholran (Final Boss)

Optional Bosses

Toxidillo	Boisterous Roper	Polycephus
Great Dragon	Relentless Charger	Flamewrecker
Alpha Reaper	Stormbringer	Elemental
Regent Bee	Agony Keeper	Mother Boomy
Ruthless	Thunderite	Mantis
Calamity Arms	Meneiys	Ezamamuk
Sword Dancer	Undine Drop	Luo Undine
Grand Gnome & Vas Phein	Masher Mare & Masher Bull	Procella Sylph & Sylph Zloa
Mesmald	Edna	Nimus Origin
Eizen	Edna & Eizen	Chronos
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