Chronos Boss Guide: Recommended Setup and How to Beat

Chronos is a boss you fight in the Tales of Arise (Beyond the Dawn)! Read on to learn more about tips on how to beat Chronos, as well as stats, weaknesses, attack patterns, and the best party setup including Artes and Equipment in this boss guide!

Chronos Stats and General Info

Chronos Location

Map	Actual Location

Chronos can be found in the Land of Judgement in The Otherworld during the Sub-Quest Otherworldly Visitors. Chronos serves as the last Unique Enemy you'll need to fight to finish the sub-quest.

Otherworldly Visitors Sub-Quest Walkthrough: Rewards and How to Clear

Chronos Stats

Recommended Level: 90
HP: 343070
Attack	5464	Defense	2576
Elemental Attack	5143	Elemental Defense	2290
Penetration	5726	Resistance	6028
Weakness		Resistance
None		None

Item Drops

How to Beat Chronos

To aid in your battle against Chronos, here are some tips that you can utilize in your fight.

1. Dodge Frequently
2. Revive Allies Immediately
3. Spam Long-Ranged Artes

Dodge Frequently

Chronos' attacks are all-powerful and can be executed quickly. Even if you limit your attacks to a short combo, Chronos is still capable of catching you with his attacks, all of which are difficult to anticipate. The only real way to avoid taking large amounts of damage will be to dodge frequently, ideally as soon as you think Chronos is about to attack.

Revive Allies Immediately

Several times during the first phase of the battle, and even moreso during the second phase, many of your allies will be K.O.'d by Chronos' attacks, particularly with his attacks that can stop time. Thankfully, Chronos' attention remains on a specific character during these attacks. Use this time to revive any fallen ally immediately to reduce the high risk of a Party Defeat.

Spam Long-Ranged Artes

Many of Chronos' attacks are from close range. Take advantage of this by picking a strong long-ranged Artes – such as Tres Ventos – and fire away from a safe distance. Once you see Chronos marching towards you, immediately move away.

Recommended Party Setup for Chronos

Party Members

Leader	Members
Alphen Lv.90	Shionne Lv.90	Law Lv.90	Rinwell Lv.90

Consider Having Two Healers

Chronos is a very strong character to fight against – having one healer who'll divide their duties between attacking and healing will be difficult to manage. Consider replacing either Law or Alphen with Dohalim to have a substitute healer at the ready, or simply bring along plenty of recovery items.

Alphen Equipment and Artes

Alphen Lv.90	Equipment
	Realm Unifier
	Heavenly Armor
	Protect Ring
Ground Artes	Aerial Artes
First Set
Severing Wind	Rising Falcon
Vacuum Blades	Stardust
Dragon Swarm	Mirage
Second Set
Shockwave Slash	Luna Rondo
Thunder Fang	Devastation
-	Soaring Light Spear

Attack, Dodge, and Attack

Although Alphen at this stage can deal high amounts of damage quickly, he does not have enough defense to survive some of Chronos' more deadly attacks.

When going in for attacks with Alphen, make sure to dodge or move away every few seconds to prevent Alphen from taking too much damage from Chronos' melee attacks.

Shionne Equipment and Artes

Shionne Lv.90	Equipment
	Sacred Karma
	Renas Superbia
	Magic Emblem
Ground Artes	Aerial Artes
First Set
Spread	Displode
Freeze Lancer	Tres Ventos
Gemini Aqua	Aqueous Impact
Second Set
Healing Circle	Spear Sweep
Flare Tornado	Toxicity
-	Glacio Celestra

Spam Tres Ventos

Despite being the primary healer of your group, Shionne will also prove to be invaluable in this fight. By making use of her Tres Ventos Arte, she can deal high amounts of damage and occaisionally even critical damage against Chronos from afar.

The only real danger this presents to your party is that it sacrifices time Shionne could be healing in favor of a more offensive approach. This makes bringing along Dohalim as a healer practically necessary if you plan on spamming Shionne's offensive artes.

Law Equipment and Artes

Law Lv.90	Equipment
	Oblivion Gauntlets
	Virtuous Wolf Vest
	Protect Ring
Ground Artes	Aerial Artes
First Set
Dragon Shot	Eagle Dive
Talon Storm	Glimmer Dragon
Fang Blast	Death Blossom
Second Set
Super Swallow Dance	-
Talon Hurricane	Fang Bolero
Whirlwind Snap	Eagle Assault

Try And Get His Mystic Artes

Law's ability to execute a Mystic Artes quickly is a good way to deal damage ranging in the thousands to Chronos. Managing to activate Law's Over Limit however, is a difficult task due to Chronos' ability to quickly KO party members.

To get Law to use his Mystic Artes, be sure to pay extra attention to his HP, using any recovery Artes or items on him whenever needed.

Rinwell Equipment and Artes

Rinwell Lv.90	Equipment
	Oblivion Ring
	Dahnas Animus
	Pierce Emblem
Ground Artes	Aerial Artes
First Set
Galeforce	Swallow's Flight
Air Thrust	Razor Cyclone
Cyclone	Placid Pool
Second Set
Tidal Wave	Celestial Hammer
Shooting Star	Electric Discharge
Maelstrom	Subzero Confinement

Keep Away From Chronos

Throughout the fight, you may wish to consider directly controlling Rinwell from time to time. Leaving her to automatically fight against the boss on her own will sometimes lead to her moving too close, leaving her vulnerable to attacks. Any time this happens, switch over to her and move her away to keep her safe.

Chronos Attack Patterns

Melee Attacks

Chronos is equipped with several melee attacks that are difficult to understand the pattern of. In a similar fight structure to that of Edna, she can weave in and out of close-ranged melee attacks before finishing off her combo with a long-ranged Beam Attack.

These attacks are difficult to avoid, so simply keep moving around her in circles to avoid her attacks.

Beam Attacks

Towards the end of any of her close-ranged attacks, Chronos will try to finish you off with three variations of beams, with these beams being:

• A directed energy beam it shoots at you;
• A secondary form of the first beam where she will be able to sweep the beam in a semi-circle – it performs this variation shortly after entering its Over Limit state, and;
• A beam that shoots down from the sky.

Getting hit by any of these Beam Attacks will cause your character to be stunned, allowing for further hits until you can recover.

Time Attacks

Chronos' most powerful attack will see it freeze time, teleporting to whichever character you are directly controlling before delivering powerful blows that will K.O. you even at full health.

This attack is unavoidable, but you can reduce this attack's effectiveness by simply reviving the fallen character immediately to have them come back to the fight.

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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