Final Fantasy 16: Benedikta Boss Guide

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There are a lot of great boss fights in Final Fantasy 16, but the first one that poses a real challenge to players is the fight against Benedikta. While players will have taken on plenty of worthy challengers at this point in the game, Benedikta is an unrelenting foe that will test the player on everything they’ve learned so far.

Because she’s so difficult, Benedikta can act as something of a major hurdle for players that gates them from moving forward. Luckily, she’s not impossible to beat as long as you learn her patterns and get down the rhythm of combat. If you’re struggling, here’s everything you need to know about how to beat Benedikta in Final Fantasy 16.

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When the fight first starts, you’ll be fighting Benedikta on a relatively equal playing field. Most of the attacks she uses will be similar to the attacks you have: magic projectiles, sword slashes, and Eikon abilities. At the very beginning of the fight (and any time she gets too far away from you,) she’ll shoot small bursts of magic at you. Run toward her, dodging out of the way of the magic attacks, until she gets close enough for you to land a Phoenix Shift to close the remaining distance and get a few hits in.

Once you land a few hits on Benedikta, she’ll jump away from you and try out a few of her magic-based attacks. Luckily, they’re mostly pretty easy to dodge. When she casts Aeroga, she’ll hover in the air and shoot a large wind-magic projectile ball at you. To avoid taking damage, all you need to do is get out of the way of the slow-moving projectile