Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: How To Beat Abzu, Turks & Rufus | Ch. 12 Bosses
Return to the Gold Saucer and take on a series of tough bosses in the Chapter 12 Arena. All the bosses are back in this bonus round — you’ll fight Don Corneo, the Turks and even President Shinra himself in one big throwdown. The Turks are exactly what you’d expect and haven’t changed much since their initial appearance, but Don Corneo is full of dirty tricks.
His pet Abzu is back for round two and it’s a lot tougher than it looks. Meanwhile, Rufus is even more difficult this round. He’ll always counter your attacks unless you counterattack him — trying to attack Rufus while he’s simply walking (or standing) and you’ll get an auto-grab that deals high damage. You’ll need to master the art of guarding, evading and parrying Rufus’ ridiculously fast attacks. And yes, his big monster dog is here with him. Get all our strategies for the Chapter 12 bosses below.
After a grueling series of battles you’ll take on Corneo riding Abzu — a boss from Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Equip Fire Materia to light Abzu on fire and pressure it. To further pressure, use Tifa’s Unfettered Fury twice to charge up her abilities and deal more stagger damage. I also recommend using Magnify + Healing for this fight.
In the second phase, Abzu will douse itself when lit on fire, giving you a shorter window of bonus pressure. You can easily hit it after it performs its Ferocious Charge — after certain attacks it will rest, giving you time to hit it with Elemental Magic. Cloud’s Firebolt Blade also works well here.
Evading its Ferocious Charge is surprisingly difficult and isn’t required to take down the boss. When it enters Counterpose stance, be prepared to Perfect Guard or Evade its quick follow-up attack.
Like the first Turks encounter in Chapter 3, this fight follows the same basic strategy. Focus on Elena first and defeat her. Use powerful offensive abilities like Focused Shot, Braver, Moogle Knuckle, Sidewinder — basically anything that delivers a strong hit of physical damage. When she
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