Final Fantasy XIII Mission Guide

Missions are arguably the meat of the game. They're the place where you get to put all the skills you've developed to work. Most are pretty straight forward. However, there are several hunts that are likely to be trouble unless you know exactly how to prepare. Below is our guide to the some of the most difficult encounters the game has to offer.

Number 45

| Stone Location: Faultwarrens: Gaian Path
| Mission Location: Faultwarrens: Titan's Throne
| Enemies: Neochu x 1

You'll need to cast weak on this guy as soon as possible. He'll throw out smaller enemies at you once you get his health to half. When this happens take them out as soon as possible. Once his health is low, hit him with a lucky breaker and he should be near death.

Number 50

| Stone Location: Faultwarrens:Neired Path
| Mission Location: Faultwarrens:Titan's Throne
| Enemies: Humbaba x 1

Not only does this guy have high HP, he is impossible to stagger. He has resistance to both physical and magical damage, and is therefore incredibly hard to take down. Use deprotect and slow on him from the start of the battle. This will at least lower his resistances a little bit. You have to defeat him in twenty minutes. If you can't do that, he will cast death on your entire party, bringing a swift end to a drawn out battle. Make sure your party is buffed before you bring his health below eighty percent. Once his health dips below that magic number, he'll unleash a devastating attack and you have to be prepared. When you cut his health in half he will buff himself and / or deal out a brutal attack that will deal 20,000 damage. In order to protect yourself, make sure your party leader is a Sentinel when his health gets near the halfway mark. It's a slow process, but you should be able to take him down with enough time.

Number 54

| Stone Location: Archylte Steppe:Northern Highplain
| Mission Location: Archylte Steppe·Eastern Tors
| Enemies: Gigantuar

The Gigantuar's 10,000 Needles attack will deliver 10,000 damage your luck party and impart Pain and Fog. Make sure you have a Sentinel ready at almost all times. Buff your party and have a Medic on hand. He takes a while, but as long as 10,000 Needles doesn't catch you by surprise, you should be ok.

Number 55

| Stone Location: Oerba:Deserted Schoollhouse (Roof)
| Mission: Location: Archylte Steppe:Aggra's Pasture
| Enemies: Neochu x 1 Picochu x 5

See mission 45 and use the same strategy.

Number 59

| Stone Location: Archylte Steppe: Eastern Tors
| Mission Location: Sulyya Springs:Subterranean Lake
| Enemies: Zirnitra x 1 Creatoraptor x 3

Start the battle off in Sentinel / Medic / Commando formation. Switch your Commando to Ravager and back in order to stagger the enemy. It's slow, but it will bring him down eventually.

Number 62

| Stone Location: Archylte Steppe:Eastern Tors
| Mission Location: Archylte Steppe:Central Expanse
| Enemies: Raktavija x 2

If you equip accessories that give you magic defense bonuses and use shell, you should be protected from most of the damage dealt out in this battle. If you can manage to cast weak on the enemy, switch your party to Ravager / Ravager / Ravager and stagger him quickly.

Number 63

| Stone Location: Sulyya Springs:Subterranean Lake
| Mission Location: Sulyya Springs:Subterranean Lake
| Enemies: Adamantortoise x 1

We hope you don't mind being cheap. The enemy is susceptible to death, cast it on the mark once you've taken out those legs and he'll die...eventually. If you feel that's not fair, be sure to take on this enemy only once you've maxed out everybody's default roles and full upgraded their equipment. Use a Saboteur to weaken the legs. Once the Adamantortoise goes down, debuff and pummel him with as many Ravagers as you can get.