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Fight Overview

  • 4 Waves, 3 Orbs, 3 Teams. This is the standard now. Get used to it.
  • JP did have super synergy here. Unlike the last two, this fight is tuned around that. Prepare.
  • This is a No-Fly zone. Again. Wave 2 and 4 are Launch immune.
  • All Bosses are Imperil-immune

Wave 1 – Crust Beetle x2

  • Bosses have a powerful brv+HP that ignores brv mitigation
  • IF YOU GET BROKEN, YOU WILL DIE
  • It’s literally Vincent Luf lmao
  • Counterplay: Poison/Sap/Trey for orb. Off-turn damage to help BR counter. A tank is nice to not die.
  • Orb Synergy: Trey, Sherlotta

Orb details

Lufenia Orb (if it reaches 0 = game over)
1st: Orb count: 20, appears at wave start, never disappears
Increase: by 10 when that boss takes BRV damage from debuff effects (max: 25)

Wave 2 – Guard Scorpion x2

  • Thar be HP damage here
  • When Orb starts, 99k brv gain and full debuff cleanse
  • Counterplay: Heal. Be ready to shave. Boss Rush stuff.
  • Orb Synergy: Y’shtola

Orb details

Lufenia Orb (if it reaches 0 = game over)
1st: Orb count: 20, appears at 80% HP, never disappears
Increase: by 5 for each of your characters that recovers at least 50% HP with an ability (max: 20)

Wave 3 – Celestial x2

  • This is your free wave. Abuse it.
  • Heavy random ST HP damage. If you get broken you’re probably dead
  • Counterplay: Heal. Tank if you want. Boss Rush stuff.

Wave 4 – Needlesnake x2

  • Naturally Ice-weak
  • Melee resist, and you cannot cheese this with non-Ice enchant because immune.
  • Enrages automatically if affected by 4+ debuffs. Do not inflict 4 debuffs at once
  • Grants itself 3 of the Sharp Spines status at thresholds and off-turn.
    — When Broken, stack reduces by 1 until it hits 0 (it’s then dispelled) and the boss does a brv gain.
    — Benefits include: stats up (I), HP poison aura (II), HP damage reduction (III)
  • Counterplay: Mind your debuffs. Freeze brv gains or bring Big Shave.
  • Orb Synergy: All Synergy inflict 1-2 debuffs. Wakka and Setzer also help with mechanics.

Orb details

Lufenia Orb (if it reaches 0 = game over)
1st: Orb count: 18, appears at wave start, never disappears
Increase: by 2 when that boss is afflicted by 2 or more debuffs (max: 20)

For more in-depth details, please refer to
Tonberry Troupe’s Lufenia Research: https://www.tonberrytroupe.com/guides/lufenia-research#h.6441ogk4g0i
DissidiaDB’s Bestiary: click any of the monster names above!

💪 Credits

All of the information here is generously provided by ddrox13#7859, who posts them to the r/dffoo discord server!