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title: 'Final Fantasy Resonance - How to Find and Beat Sephiroth'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=jj9_MItZVIc'
video_id: 'jj9_MItZVIc'
date: 2026-10-22
duration_sec: 340
channel: 'IGN'
---

# Final Fantasy Resonance - How to Find and Beat Sephiroth

> Source: [Final Fantasy Resonance - How to Find and Beat Sephiroth](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jj9_MItZVIc)

## Summary

This video from IGN provides a comprehensive guide on how to find and defeat Sephiroth in Final Fantasy Resonance. It covers the prerequisites, recommended party composition, battle strategies for each phase, and key tips for surviving his most dangerous attacks.

### Key Points

- **Introduction to Sephiroth** [00:03] — Sephiroth is one of the most important visions in Final Fantasy Resonance, but is hard to get. The video will show how to find, beat, and unlock him.
- **How to Find Sephiroth** [00:29] — You need to reach Chapter 5 to obtain the airship. Use the airship to fly into a gigantic whirlpool above Grand Shel, which leads to his vision cave.
- **Recommended Level and Strategy** [00:56] — Sephiroth is level 45, so you should be at least that level. Focus on buffing physical attacks because he has high magic defense and resistance to debuffs in the first phase.
- **Using Mecha Mog Scan** [01:35] — Use Lid's Mecha Mog Scan ability to add an elemental weakness to Sephiroth, which helps with staggering. Pair Lid with Cloud for high crit damage buffs.
- **Party Composition** [02:03] — Recommended party: Lid, Cloud, Nickel (for buffs, healing, and revives), Lazwell (damage and stagger), and Sakura (magic damage and limit burst). Use Furion's Arms Akimbo for extra actions.
- **Dealing with Masamune in Waiting** [02:44] — When Sephiroth uses Masamune in Waiting, he blocks and parries all physical attacks for a turn. Instead of attacking, set up buffs and protection, like Clive's Mirage ability.
- **Slowing Sephiroth** [03:25] — Sephiroth is not resistant to being slowed. Use slowing moves to delay his massive damage, but be careful not to push his turns too close together.
- **One-Winged Angel Form** [03:40] — At a certain health bar, Sephiroth becomes invincible until his next turn, then activates One-Winged Angel form. He gains a new elemental attack and weakness, and resets his stagger meter.
- **Elemental Attacks Only** [04:08] — In One-Winged Angel form, Sephiroth counters non-elemental attacks, dealing high damage. Only use elemental attacks in this stage.
- **Surviving the One-HP Attack** [04:24] — Sephiroth can put your whole team down to one HP. Set up Sakura's limit break and apply Leah's Ray skill to each party member in advance to survive follow-up attacks.
- **Final Phase: Divine Proclamation** [04:54] — At 20% HP, Sephiroth enters his final phase, Divine Proclamation, and starts a countdown of fate (starts at 9, ticks down with each skill). Defeat him before the countdown ends.

### Conclusion

Defeating Sephiroth requires careful preparation, the right party composition, and adapting to his multiple phases. Following these strategies will help you unlock him.

## Transcript

>> If you're playing Final Fantasy Resonance, you know that visions are really important. But one of the arguably most important visions in the game is really hard to get. Whether you want him for his flowing locks or his
powerful abilities, here's [music] how to find, beat, and unlock Sephra.
soldier, you're going to need to keep playing until chapter 5, where you obtain the airship. You can use that airship to casually fly into this gigantic whirlpool located above Grand Shel. After you check that all your
limbs are still intact, you'll come out the other end and walk into his vision cave. Sadly, finding Sepharoth is less than half the battle because now we have to actually battle him.
Sepharoth is level 45, so you don't want to start attempting this challenge until you're at least that. While you're leveling, you can start to think about abilities and which visions to use to combat him.
>> You want to focus on buffing physical attacks specifically, as he has extremely high magic defense in the fight's first phase, plus resistance to nearly all debuffs. >> High crit chance and physical damage are
>> Let's see if this works. If you've used Libra on Sepharoth, you may have noticed that he doesn't start with an elemental weakness. One of the best ways to stagger Sepharoth is to use
Lid's final Mechabo upgrade skill, Mecha Mog Scan, to add an elemental weakness >> He's a smart one. You know, >> this alongside her high physical damage makes her a great addition for this fight. I also recommend pairing her with
fight. I also recommend pairing her with Cloud's huge crit damage buffs. move it. >> And bringing along Nickel, who will give you a bunch of buffs, as well as valuable healing and revives using Leah's vision with the combination of
tactic fluid warfare and Furion's ability, Arms Akimbo, granting him up to four actions each turn. >> You assumed we were limited to a single >> For the last two slots, I recommend Lazwell and Sakura.
Lewell to do damage and stagger with the elemental coverage of bots and Sakura for huge magic damage in later stages of the fight and her limit burst eternal >> be our bull work >> which activates a barrier on all allies
attack. >> We'll fail them in one breath. Although physical attacks are important against Sephro in his first phase, things get more complicated. Every time he uses his
ability, Masamune in waiting, which grants him the power to block and parry grants him the power to block and parry all physical attacks for an entire turn. When he sports this blue sword icon, instead of attacking, I'd recommend
setting up some buffs and protection against his powerful and aggressive moves. If you have Clive's ability, Mirage, this can be a good one to set up as it will create two mirages of a character
that will take physical damage for them. >> Miss Sephro isn't resistant to being slowed. So, you can use slowing moves to put off his massive damage. >> Just be careful that you don't push his turns too close together or he'll have
the ability to use two actions to destroy your whole team before you can destroy your whole team before you can recover. health bar, Sepharoth will turn invincible until his next turn.
>> That seems to have no effect >> when he will activate his one-winged angel form. This form will cause him to gain both a new elemental attack and elemental weakness, as well as reset his stagger meter completely.
>> Let's stop you from becoming a problem. You can use Lid's skill I mentioned earlier to add a second weakness and then roll it if needed until he has one easier staggering. These elemental weaknesses are especially important
since in this form he will counter any non-elemental attacks, dealing high damage to your party. So make sure you're only using elemental attacks in this stage. During his one-winged angel form, Sephro will
sometimes perform an attack that will put your whole team down to one HP. To make sure you can survive his follow-up attacks, I recommend setting up Sakura's limit break and applying Leah's Ray skill to each party member in
advance. If he gives you the chance to make an action before launching his next attack, you can also quickly heal back up with some strong healing potions and >> I'm glad I brought this. Once you take him down to 20% HP, Sephro
will enter his final phase, divine proclamation. Seriously, and start a countdown of fate. It starts at 9 and ticks down whenever he uses a skill. So, don't forget the slowing tip to push back his
moves a bit. You'll want to defeat him before the end of this meteor symbols before the end of this meteor symbols countdown or else.
>> Get him to zero HP and that's it. No more tricks. Did this explanation help you defeat Sephro? Let us know in the comments. And for more Final Fantasy tips and tricks, keep your eyes on IGN.