Attack of Gilgamesh

Battle Info

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
80	10	1	1150	10000	1100	Genji Blade
Mission
Complete the quest						100
Defeat Gilgamesh with a limit burst						5-star Trust Moogle
Party of 5 or less (Companion included)						ATK +30%
No items						Bushido - Freedom
Boss
Gilgamesh

Boss Info

Gilgamesh
Race	Human
Level	100
HP	1,000,000
MP	3,000
ATK	365
DEF	270
MAG	345
SPR	240

Element Resistance
-10%	-	-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%	-
Status Ailment Resistance
null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Other Resistance
Immune to Gravity and Death. Immune to ATK/DEF/SPR Break. 50% MAG Break resistance.

Abilities

• Up to 8 actions per turn.
• HP threshold: 80%, 50%, 30%.
• Will use Gilgamesh Transform and Bushido - Freedom every threshold.

Name	Effect	Notes
Non elemental
X Slash	Hybrid damage (1.6x) to all enemies
X Slash	Hybrid damage (1.7x) to all enemies	Slightly stronger below 50% HP
Tsubame Gaeshi	Hybrid damage (1.6x) to one enemy
Tsubame Gaeshi	Hybrid damage (1.7x) to one enemy	Slightly stronger below 50% HP
Barrier	Increase DEF (70%) to caster	Will use on turn 1
Wall	Increase SPR (70%) to caster	Will use on turn 1
Break	Increase DEF/SPR (300%) to caster	See Water Break
Gilgamesh Transform	Increase DEF/SPR (100%) to caster	Threshold ability
Bushido - Freedom	Inflict death to one enemy Hybrid damage (5x) to all other enemies Remove all status effects from all other enemies	Threshold ability
Fire
Muramasa	Fire hybrid damage (1.9x) to one enemy Decrease ATK/DEF (50%) to one enemy MP drain to one enemy	Disable with fire attack Used after 80% threshold
Lightning
Electrocute	Lightning hybrid damage (0.5x) to all enemies Decrease DEF/SPR (40%) to all enemies Inflict paralyze (50%) to all enemies	Disable with lightning magic/hybrid damage Used after 50% threshold
Water
Masamune	Water hybrid damage (1.9x) to one enemy Decrease MAG/SPR (50%) to one enemy	Disable with water attack Used after 80% threshold
Wind
Whirlwind Blade	Wind hybrid damage (1.9x) to one enemy Inflict paralyze to one enemy Decrease fire/water/wind/light resistance (50%) to one enemy	Disable with wind attack Used after 80% threshold
Earth
Zantetsuken	Earth HP damage (75%) to one enemy	Disable with earth attack Used after 80% threshold
Light
Excalipher	Light hybrid damage (1.9x) to one enemy	Disable with light attack Used before 80% threshold
Excalibur	Light hybrid damage (2.2x) to one enemy Inflict confuse to one enemy	Disable with light attack Used after 80% threshold

Strategy

• The fight can be simplified into 2 things:
  • Managing his HP threshold.
  • Disabling his elemental abilities.

HP Threshold and Others

80%: Between unit boxes
50%: At the end of unit's HP bar
30%: Between current/max HP divider

• Gilgamesh will use only 2 abilities on each threshold (80%, 50%, 30% HP):
  • Gilgamesh Transform: DEF/SPR buff
  • Bushido - Freedom: AoE Damage, ST Death, AoE Dispel
• If you are lacking healing power, make sure to MAG break and guard before each threshold. Having DEF/SPR buffs up and summoning Golem can help mitigate some of the threshold damage.
• On the turn you are planning to push below the threshold, there is no need to disable any element, since he will only use his threshold abilities and nothing else on that turn.
• Take care of buffs, dispel, and raise dead party members after each threshold.
• Many of his attacks are single target, which can be easily tanked with Provoke or Draw Attacks. This will also work against his single target Death effect from threshold.
• Elemental damage, including earth percentage damage, can be resisted with elemental resistance.

Elemental Abilities

• Elemental abilities can be disabled by attacking Gilgamesh with that same element.
• Abilities will be disabled for that turn only. You have to repeat every turn.
• Before 80% threshold, Gilgamesh can only use one elemental attack, Excalipher. You may skip disabling Excalipher before 80% threshold as it's not threatening.
• Start disabling his abilities after 80% threshold.
• Gilgamesh will gain a lightning ability after 50% threshold, and it can only be disabled with magic or hybrid damage. You can purchase Thunder Blade from Magi Nation Mysidia to deal hybrid damage.
  • You can also combine a lightning weapon with any hybrid ability to disable his lightning (Note: Hybrid damage and physical elemental damage are different).
  • Osmose Blade is considered hybrid damage, and it has the added benefit of helping to reduce item consumption or complete the no item mission.
• An ally can disable more than 1 element by using different elemental ability and weapons. If you're missing weapons or lack innate abilities remember that Espers can have them as well. Otherwise bring crafted abilities (e.g. Stone Blade, Water Blade).
• Rain with dual wield Rune Blade (Light) and Air Knife (Wind) using Lava Floor (Fire/Earth) can disable 4 elements at once.
• If you can't cover all elements, try disabling most threatening ones.
• Disable priority:
  • Lightning (after 50% threshold): AoE Damage, DEF/SPR debuff, and paralyze. Highest priority.
  • Fire: Damage, ATK/DEF debuff, and MP absorb. Highest priority.
  • Light (after 80% threshold): Damage, confuse. High priority.
  • Wind: Damage, paralyze, and resistance debuff. High priority.
  • Water: Damage, MAG/SPR debuff. Low priority.
  • Earth: % Damage. Low priority.
• If you get hit by Gilgamesh's lightning attack, wait until it wears of or dispel it before breaking the final threshold, otherwise you will not survive it.

Water Break

• After receiving water damage the third time, Gilgamesh will use Break on that following turn.
• Water attacks don't have to be used on consecutive turns.
• Gilgamesh will only use Break once throughout the entire battle (e.g. it will not trigger on the 6th/9th/etc. water attack)
• This can be beneficial if you bring Dispel since it gives you a breathing room for a turn.
• If you attempt to get him below threshold and break him on the same turn, he'll use Break instead, with threshold abilities delayed to the next turn.

Setzer Cheese

• Required units/Espers: Setzer,two or more chainers (Edgar), and someone with an elemental break. Need Diablos with Man-Eater.
• Setzer setup: (Dual Man-Eater)
  • RHand: Any elemental weapon that both of the chainers can also equip. (Coral Sword Recommended)
  • Lhand: any non elemental weapon
  • Ability 1: Man-Eater
  • Ability 2: Dual Wield
    • Not necessary if dual wield is granted elsewhere.
  • Elemental Break must be at least -10% (Imperil or Coral Sword, both recommended)
• Chainers:
  • Must have matching elemental weapon to Setzer
• Setzer Set-up (Single Man-Eater)
  • RHand:Any elemental weapon that both of the chainers can also equip.
  • Lhand: any non elemental weapon
  • Ability 1: Dual Wield
    • Elemental Break must be equal to -50% and match the element used.
• The strategy
  • Using Setzer's moves double dice/dice and getting 77,777 damage is the only way to accomplish this. The 77,777 damage will be multiplied by either 2.2 (Double Man-Eater strat), or 2.25 (Single Man-Eater) normally. However with the addition of the two chainers who have the same elemental weapon the multiple is increased to around 2* and then 4* damage. Use the two chainers and then use Setzer's double dice/dice as they chain (don't waste time the move is quick) to hit in the chain twice.
    • Math Dual Man-Eater ((77,777*2.2*2)+(77,777*2.2*4))=1,026,656 damage
    • Math Single Man-Eater ((77,777*2.25*2)+(77,777*2.25*4))=1,049,989 damage

Evade Cheese

• All of Gilgamesh's attacks, except for Excalipher and Excalibur, can be evaded. However, secondary effects like Death or Paralyze can be applied even if the attack misses. Still, with the right gear, a single unit can be used to defeat Gilgamesh with auto attacks.
• Unit Requirements:
  • 100% Evade
    • Evades the damage from Gilgamesh's attacks, except for his Light element attacks.
  • Weapon w/ Light Element
    • Seals the Light element, preventing Gilgamesh from using Excalipher and Excalibur.
    • Neither of these attacks can be evaded. Excalibur also inflicts Confusion.
  • Resist Death (Null)
    • Nullifies the Death effect from Bushido - Freedom.
    • Safety Bit or Genji Shield can provide this.
  • Resist Paralyze (Null)
    • Nullifies the Paralyze effect from Electrocute and Whirlwind Blade.
    • Paralyze will cancel the Evade effect and allow all of Gilgamesh's abilities to deal damage.
    • This is available from several sources, but Assassin's Vest provides it along with 10% Evade.
• This strategy can be used to complete all of the Missions.
  • The Trust Moogle mission requires getting the last hit with a limit burst, which can be tricky to time with just one unit.
• If you can't meet the other requirements, you can still benefit by having a perfect dodge unit, usually Noctis/Ling, using Fish/Provoke to evade most of his attacks.
  • Raise them if they are KO'd by death.
  • You can also use two perfect dodge units and raise the other unit when they have died, but the effort required would be even greater than doing this fight normally.

Setup

Note: List was last updated on August 21st 2017.

• Elemental Weapons
• Notable Units

Elemental Weapons

Name	Type	How to obtain
Fire
Beast Hammer	Hammer	Event reward
Candy Gun	Gun	Event reward
Chirijiraden	Katana	Event reward
Fire Rod	Rod	Craftable, Chest
Crimson Saber	Great Sword	Event reward
Flame Lance	Spear	Craftable, Quest reward
Flametongue	Sword	Craftable, Chest
Vernard	Sword	Event reward
Wind Drake Talon	Fist	Chest
Dandelga	Great Sword	TMR
Lightning (Use with hybrid skill)
Coral Sword	Sword	Craftable, Quest reward
Mighty Hammer	Hammer	Event reward
Rod of Lightning	Rod	Craftable, Chest
Shock Whip	Whip	Craftable
Sparky	Gun	TMR
Thunder Spear	Spear	Chest
Water
Aqua Blade	Sword	TMR
Brotherhood	Sword	TMR
Trident	Spear	Craftable, Chest
Water Drake's Rod	Rod	Event Reward
Viking Axe	Axe	TMR
Wind
Air Knife	Dagger	Gale key completion bonus
Kaiser Knuckles	Fist	TMR
Kazekiri	Katana	Purchasable
Sonic Knuckles	Fist	Gale key
Zwill Crossblade	Dagger	Event Reward
Survival Edges	Dagger	Event reward
Wind Spear	Spear	Craftable
Earth
Artisan	Spear	TMR
Gaia Blade	Sword	Event reward
Golem's Staff	Staff	Gale key
Light
Durandal	Great Sword	Event reward
Excalibur	Great Sword	TMR
Healing Staff	Staff	Fat chocobo
Holy Lance	Spear	Fat chocobo
Rune Blade	Great Sword	Chest

Notable Units

Unit	Notes
Bartz	Can equip high variety of elemental weapons Can cover wind element Auto-Potion do not count in "No item" challenge!
Cecil	Has 100% light resistance Can heal party with Curaga Has Dispel, Focus Very useful limit burst
Dark Fina	Has Dual Black Magic Can cover water, wind, lightning, and earth elements Draw back is her survivability
Firion	Can equip all elemental weapons
Gilgamesh	Can equip high variety of elemental weapons Can cover wind element
Lightning	Has Dual Wield High evasion Can cover lightning, fire, and wind elements Sparkstrike and Electric Blitz will not count for lightning coverage
Ling	High evasion High MAG break Can raise party members Can remove all status ailments MP battery
Marie	Can increase party's elemental resistance Can reduce enemy's elemental resistance Has Dualcast, Protectga, Shellga, Focus
Noctis	High evasion Has Fish, Cover, Comeback for sustenance Thunder Flask counts as hybrid damage!
Rain	Lava Floor for fire and earth elements Has Undermine, Leadership
Refia	Can heal party with Curaga Has Dispel, Embolden, Esuna Can revive a dead ally
Snow	Has Draw Attacks Can cover water element
White Knight Noel	Has many tanking abilities Can cover wind element
Warrior of Light	Has many tanking abilities Has 100% light resistance High MAG break Can cover light element Can Raise an ally if needed

Videos

Username	Description	Link
guide4gamers	No Items and Strategy Guide; Cecil, Rain, Refia, Luneth, Gilgamesh, Noctis Friend	YouTube
Jeremy Zero	Party of 5 Rain, Cecil, Refia, Bartz and Noctis Friend (No TMR, All mission)	YouTube
Visit	No Items + Limit Break Achievement: Cecil, Firion, Bartz, Ling, Refia, Noctis Friend	YouTube
Elegantique	No Item + Limit Burst Guide - Units: Bartz, Cecil, Luka, Noctis, Refia, Friend: Noctis	YouTube
Odin181	F2P, No TMR, No 5* base Guide - CoD, Cecil, Rain, Luka, Refia, Noctis Friend	YouTube
House of Tutorials	5 Man mission complete - Bartz, Cecil, Refia, Lightning, Noctis friend	YouTube
Elegantique	Party of 5 Guide - Units: Cecil, Lightning, Luka, Noctis, Friend: Noctis	YouTube
Claudius415	5 Unit/No TMR/Steady Long Battle Strategy - White Knight Noel, Cecil, Bartz, Rain, Refia	YouTube
Travis Scott	No Items + Limit Burst Kill all melee walkthrough - Minfillia, Xiao, Bartz, Refia, Cecil, Friend: Noctis	YouTube
Travis Scott	5 Unit w/ Xon/Cecil Cover Tanking Combo - Xon, Cecil, Rain, Refia, Friend: Orlandu	YouTube
Nagashi HD	All Missions 5 Unit - Rain, Veritas of the Earth, Ilias, Tilith, Setzer.	YouTube
Juan Tamez	3 TMR, all missions------ WOL, Ayaka, Lightning, Setzer, Friend(chain)	YouTube
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JaganX	All Missions Solo Noctis (GL Update version) - Noctis	YouTube
Zodiark	Because no one has been brave enough to do this - Gilgamesh	YouTube
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