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Midgardsormr is the first real challenge many players face in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Here is how to take it down.
The Midgardsormr is the boss you encounter at the end of Chapter 2 of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. It is the first major boss battle in the game and is unlike anything you may have encountered before. Defeating this boss is necessary to progress the story in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
How to Unlock Midgardsormr in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Midgardsormr is a Main Story Boss. You cannot progress the main story without going past this beast. You will encounter this boss in the swamp of the Grasslands during Chapter 2 of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
To start the boss fight, you have to enter the swamp area, after obtaining a chocobo for yourself. This boss fight will start as you are partway in the swamps.
Midgardsormr Stats
The Midgardsormr in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has different HP values depending on the difficulty you are playing on.
| Stat | Easy | Medium | Hard |
| HP | 9430 | 13472 | 109262 |
Midgardsormr Weakness
The Midgardsormr is weak to Ice attacks and Synergy Abilities. Using the Assess Materia against this boss will reveal these weaknesses. The boss can be Pressured by inflicting enough Ice damage or with a single use of a Synergy Ability.
It is greatly resistant to Fire damage, so don’t bother using any fire type attacks against it. Additionally, the boss has lesser resistances against Fixed Damage, Stop and Petrify. The boss also has immunities to Proportional Damage, Berserk, Slow, Venom, Silence, Sleep, Stone and Morphable Items.
How to Defeat the Midgardsormr in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
The Midgardsormr is a challenging fight. However, through the use of proper strategies exploiting its weaknesses, you will eventually bring down the fire-spewing serpent with certainty.
Midgardsormr Best Party and Builds
Aerith is the most valuable party member in this battle. Using Arcane Ward in conjunction with the Ice Materia is a surefire way to exploit the Midgardsormr’s elemental weakness and rapidly inflict Pressure and damage.
Shiva is the best summon for this fight due to her Ice-based method of attacking. Barrett’s high ATB Charge Rate can help to use Shiva’s abilities one after the other.
Best Materia to Use Against Midgardsormr
To exploit its weakness, Ice Materia will be invaluable in this fight. Not only will this materia be dealing massive damage to the boss, you will also be pressuring it with these spells. Moreover, Shiva Summon Materia can also help your party out, especially if Barret is in the party, as he charges up ATB at an extremely fast rate.
Once you have successfully Staggered the boss, use as many high-damaging moves as possible. Cloud is useful both to stagger the boss once it is Pressured and to damage the boss once it is Staggered.
Also Read: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: Deeper Into Darkness Mission Guide
Attacks To Avoid
The Midgardsormr has three phases. It enters the second phase at around 75% HP and the third phase at 25% HP. In each phase, the boss gains new attacks so be careful of attacks you haven’t seen before.
Starting from the second phase, the boss will start spewing fire. An attack to look out for here is Scorching Breath. This deals high damage but can be avoided by hiding behind trees.
Another attack it starts using in the second phase is Toxic Waters, in which it poisons the waters of the arena. This attack has a huge AoE but can be avoided by standing on the patches of land nearby. Getting hit by this attack will cause you to be poisoned.
Its most devastating attack is called Beta, which can wipe out the whole party. When you see this put up your block, and have Elemental Materia equipped with Fire Materia to take half damage.
Carefully avoiding the giant snake’s powerful attacks and using powerful Ice moves alongside the summon, Shiva, will soon have this snake wrangled.
That was everything you need to know to hopefully defeat Midgardsormr in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Did you find this boss challenging?
FAQs about Midgardsormr Boss Fight in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
What are Midgardsormr’s weaknesses in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?
The Midgardsormr is weak to Ice attacks. Use Ice and Shiva Summon Materia to pressure and stagger it effectively. Synergy Abilities can also be used to pressure it.
How can I avoid Midgardsormr’s most powerful attacks?
Put up your guard when you see it start using Beta. Additionally, using Elemental materia linked to Fire Materia will significantly lower damage for you.
What level should my characters be to defeat Midgardsormr?
Being level 20-22 should be the ideal range for fighting this boss.
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