Physical Attacks (Head):
The dragon has two physical attacks that it will use involving its head. The first two involve it swinging its head from left to right or from right to left, usually one after the other. The second ‘head-based’ attack is a single lunge forward.

Physical Attacks (Wings):
The dragon has two different types of ‘wing-based’ attacks. The first is very well telegraphed—the dragon will slam either its left or right wing on the ground before swiping it in a frontal swinging motion. The second type of attack involves a downward chopping motion, which you can see coming because the dragon will raise its wing very high into the air.

Slam:
This is a new attack, but it’s pretty straightforward to deal with. The dragon will rear up on its hind legs before slamming downward in front of itself.

Flying lunge attack:
If the dragon is flying, it will do a spin in the air and then lunge forward across the map.

Frostbolts:
This is the first attack the dragon uses at the start of battle every time, and it doesn’t have to be in the air to use its magic attacks. It will launch three bolts towards Clive directly from the ground, but these attacks are still easy to dodge and counterattack with Heatwave.

Icy Wing Flares:
This is the second attack it uses every time. The dragon will expand its wings, and five icy blasts of magic will launch from each wing, heading towards Clive. These can be countered, but getting the timing right can be challenging, so dodging is often easier. If you time the dodge successfully for when the first flare lands, Clive will gain temporary immunity following the dodge, and the remaining flares won’t hit him.

Emanation:
This is a new move where the dragon summons eight ice orbs that float down to various points on the battlefield. Each of them will emit a beam of ice outwards and begin circling or rotating. The beams of ice need to be dodged, and this can be made much easier if you get some distance between Clive and the White Dragon as it's casting Emanation. The ice orbs will then group up on Clive’s position and will explode. Again, move out of the way before they finish the casting animation.

Heavenly Host:
This attack is just a combination of attacks you’ve seen before. The Dragon will launch anywhere from five to eight slow-moving icy magic balls towards your position (move left or right to get around them), followed by some “Frostbolts,” “Icy Wing Flares,” and a “Flying Lunge Attack.”

Dragon Dance:
White Dragon will use this attack once its HP gets low. It involves a flurry of attacks, just like “Heavenly Host,” that include a few ice orbs launching their beams, a few icy orbs moving towards Clive’s position, Blizzaga casts (move out of the areas on the ground that light up), a “Flying Lunge Attack,” and finally, after being shortly stunned, a blast of frost towards the ground. Get some distance between you and the dragon when it uses this final attack.

Lunge:
Necrophobe will sometimes lunge across the screen instead of using magic. You can tell when this attack is coming because it will fly around in a little figure eight before it comes flying across the screen. You’ll see this attack early, as it always starts the battle using this attack; be ready to dodge out of the way.

Magic Sword Slice:
If you’re standing within close range of Necrophobe, it will often materialize a sword made of the energy edifices surrounding it, hold it up slightly, and then swing in an arc in front of itself. This attack is easy to dodge once you’ve mastered the timing.

Frostbolt:
The four magical edifices around Necrophobe will begin spinning, and it will launch a quick Frostbolt towards Clive. This can be dodged or reflected with Heatwave.

Triple Magic Orbs:
The wind-up animation for this looks very similar to a “Frostbolt,” except the edifices will spin for a much longer duration and will keep spinning. Necrophobe will slowly fly to the left or right, launching three slower-moving orbs of energy towards Clive. This attack is more difficult to dodge and counter because of the rotation and the likelihood of getting hit with the second or third magic orb. It’s usually easier to get distance between yourself and the Necrophobe for this attack.

Firaga Orb (Single):
Necrophobe will launch a slow-moving red orb towards Clive. This is easy to dodge and counterattack.

Sword Lunge:
Similar to the “Magic Sword Slice” attack, Necrophobe will materialize a sword out of the edifices floating around it, and then will lunge across the screen towards Clive. This attack is quick, so be ready to dodge as quickly as you can.

Firaga (Multiple):
Instead of launching a single Firaga orb like before, six Firaga orbs will spawn, and they will slowly rotate outwards from Necrophobe. It’s easy to out-range these orbs, as they don’t travel very far outward, but if you’re feeling brave and think you can get the timing down, they can be counterattacked as well with Heatwave.

Blizzaga:
This attack is very similar to the magic beam attack from a harpy, except it's much quicker and you can’t counterattack it, so get out of the way as quickly as possible.

Dualcast:
Necrophobe will begin casting two spells quickly in succession. Be ready to dodge both. Blizzaga can be particularly challenging because of how quickly the two attacks are cast.

Enfiraga:
It will light up its sword with fire magic and then lunge towards Clive from across the screen. This attack can be dodged, but timing it correctly can be challenging.

Enblizzaga:
An Area of Effect (AoE) attack that deals damage in a small circle around Necrophobe. Just get out of the area that lights up on the ground.

Enthundaga:
Thunderbolts will drop from the sky. The areas that they are about to hit will light up with purple energy, giving you time to dodge out of their path.

Ground Slam:
Bahamut begins the fight by using this attack at the start of the battle every single time. He will rise in the air slightly, and electricity will start flowing around him, before he slams downward into the ground. If he is close enough to Ifrit, he will attempt to hit Ifrit when he slams down, but if he is far away, he will hit the ground, trying to deal damage with a wave of energy that emits from the spot that he hits. You’ll have to dodge this wave of energy no matter where Bahamut lands, and the best way to do this is to dodge forward towards Bahamut. That way, whether he lands on you or lands somewhere else on the battlefield, your dodge will still be effective.

Aerial Slash:
This attack is very similar to Benedikta’s Wind Slash. Bahamut will pull its wings back and then launch three waves of energy from its wings towards Ifrit. Dodge to the left or right side to avoid them.

Spinning Lunge:
Bahamut will fly to the far side of the battlefield and begin barrel rolling before lunging across the map towards Ifrit. This attack is telegraphed and easy to dodge.

Aura Burst:
A large, glowing orange circle will form in a radius around Bahamut. Get out of the blast zone before Bahamut explodes to avoid the damage.

Quintessence:
Bahamut will summon a line of energy orbs that slowly drift towards Ifrit. You can destroy these with a Fireball, but it’s usually easier to bait them to the right or left, and then run to the opposite side to get around them. You can use to dodge through them if they get too close.

Megaflare:
This is an annoying attack that Bahamut will use throughout the fight. Similar to the White Dragon’s “Icy Wing Flares,” Megaflare beams will extend out from Bahamut’s wings towards Ifrit. It is possible to dodge this attack, but getting the timing down can be challenging. You have to dodge right when the first energy beam is about to hit Ifrit. Depending on how quickly or slowly the other beams make contact, you may have to dodge twice to avoid the damage altogether. Alternatively, if you’re struggling with the dodge, you can use Brimstone.

Aerial Slash (Update):
Bahamut can still use its Aerial Slash attack; however, the magic beams now fly through the air and rotate, making them more challenging to dodge. It can be hard to tell when they’re about to hit Phoenix, but they change color from blue to yellow when they get close enough to strike and close enough to dodge.

Energy Beams:
There are two different versions of this attack, but before both versions, a small blue laser-like beam will appear to let you know that Bahamut is about to use one of them. If the laser beam focuses in on and starts following Phoenix around, the “Energy Beam” attack that Bahamut uses will follow Phoenix around. If the beam is pointed to the left or the right of Phoenix, it will slide across the screen from left to right or vice versa, and you’ll have to dodge as it passes by.

Light Spheres:
Bahamut will summon 9 (or more) light orbs that will slowly float towards Phoenix. Use a charged Volley to target all of them and release only once you have them all targeted. They turn yellow when they are getting too close.

Megaflare (Updated):
Megaflare will now send quite a few more waves of flares compared to before. The easiest way to dodge this is to double dodge, once going up and once coming back down, as shown in the demonstration video. The dodge timing is tricky to get down.

Large Light Spheres (with Energy Beams):
Bahamut will also summon larger spheres that will emit a blue laser beam, eventually shooting out the same type of Energy Beam that Bahamut attacks with. These Large Light Spheres have their own HP bar, but they don’t have a lot of HP. You can take one out with a Charged Fireball attack if you target well.

Gigaflare:
This functions like a charge attack, except you’ll need to defeat the six Large Light Spheres that are summoned to interrupt Gigaflare. Watch out for the regular Light Spheres and Mini-Megaflares.

Megaflare (Updated):
Bahamut will have two waves of two flares, so be ready to dodge four times instead of just twice.

Lunge (Update):
As Bahamut lunges across the screen, not only will you need to dodge him as he comes flying past, but he will also launch energy beams up into the air, which will come crashing down all over the battlefield. Watch out for the blue laser-like lights that appear. They quite often land exactly where Ifrit is standing, so you’ll have to dodge quite a bit after this attack is used.

Ground Slam (Updated):
Bahamut will use this attack twice in succession, so be ready to dodge twice.

Aerial Slash (Update):
This attack works the same, but the magic waves have further to travel. They still change color from blue to orange when they’re getting close enough to do damage, but it's much easier to dodge this attack by rotating to the right or left well out of the attack’s range.

Supernova:
This is a new attack that summons a large energy sphere, similar to “Quintessence.” And just like for that attack, you can use a Charged Fireball to destroy the sphere.

Gigaflare:
This attack now functions similarly to an “Energy Beam” attack. Bahamut will telegraph where the attack is about to go, but you can dodge through it if you just keep successfully dodging as it hits you. Check out the video for a demonstration.

Satellites / Lunge:
Bahamut will summon meteor satellites, just like during the cinematic. Dodge to escape the energy beams they spawn, but then watch out for Bahamut too, as he will come lunging towards Ifrit right after he dodges. Finally, there will be one more group of satellites that appear, which you’ll have to dodge one more time.

Aura Burst (Updated):
In addition to the explosion around Bahamut, “Large Energy Spheres” will appear and emit beams of energy as well.

Energy Rails:
Five beams of light will emit from Bahamut’s direction, and once they’re finished blasting away, four new beams will appear in the open spaces between the previous beams. The goal is to dodge the attacks by moving between the rails as they light up.

Energy Beams:
Just as in Phase 2, Bahamut will emit an energy beam from left to right, and then from right to left, across the screen. This is a fast attack, and dodging it is pretty tough.

Radiance:
Bahamut will summon the “Large Energy Spheres,” and one of them will have a laser beam pointed right at Ifrit. Dodge the first one and then, as the other spheres begin to rotate, get ready to dodge the beams as they get close.

Celestial Foundry:
A large number of beams will spawn in front of Bahamut. Either get behind Bahamut using “Lightspeed” or dodge to the left or right to escape the large blast wave.

Teraflare:
Bahamut will charge this move up. Just deal enough damage to prevent the attack from triggering, and dodge any of the vertical energy beams that appear.