Please dont spam here even if it's good spam, anything you want to add post in "The Unofficial HOW DO YOU BEAT SEPHIROTH THREAD". If you have a different stratagie It'll be much appreciated if you post it there. If you do want to know what Strategy bests suits you (at whatever LV. your on) just ask and I'll recommend one of the 5 stratagies to you.
INTRO: After the 1,000 Heartless battle you will be able to encounter a new kind of battle against one of the hardest and most vile enemies Square-Enix has ever created... Sephiroth. You may notice that throghout the game Cloud is looking for him. Well head to the Dark Depths and you'll find him staring into the distance. Talk to him and your battle will begin.......
Strategy 1 written by Rytackle22
Pre-Sephy: What you need to do coming into this battle is equip in the shortcut menue Curega, six elixers, and Reflectga. For abilities take off all combo enhancing abilities and put on as many negative combos as you have, this is because the more critical hits on Sephy the better. Also you MUST have the once more ability or the second chance whichever but you must have one of them. If you can come into this battle with the Ultima weapon do it, if you cant, use the Oblivion. I beat Sephy when I was at lv.62 on proud but I got kinda lucky, So I recommend you be at least lv.67.
Stage 1: OK when the battle begins make sure you press triangle (duh) and once your done blocking let sephy have it with a string of blows. When your done with him he teleports away and walks towards you. If he's on the ground for a long time get readt to press triangle. If Sephy starts do do his long ground combo, you can either run away (baby) or you can jump and aireal dodge right above him until he's done then string more blows on him. The only other attack Sephy does in this stage is when he teleports right next to you an pops you into the air. This is a very good chance to give him more pain if you do it correctly. Once he hits you into the air automatically use aireal recovery w/ circle and once he teleports next to you again mash X. Im 100% positive if you do it correctly you have a chence to land 2 strings of hits on him. Repeat this stratagie until you reach stage 2.
Stage 2: You have reached this stage when Sephy launches big blue orb thingies into the air. There are 4 ways to deal with these orbs, Hit them with your keyblade, use reflectga if you have the magic (I recommend this), ignore them (not to smart), or let them hit you (also not to smart). Sephy is faster in this stage and teleports more so it'll be harder to land hits on him. Another attack he does is he realeases a massive wall of fire into the air. As long as you dont get caught in the middle and keep running away like a baby you'll be fine. Now for Sephy's stongest (and most annoying, evil, dumb, stupid and EVIL) attack.....SIN HARVEST (I think thas what it's called). Ok what Sephy does hear is jumps into the Air yells stuff then takes away all your magic and puts your HP to 1. Ok the main way to avoid this is once Sephy teleports make sure you know where he is when he reappears. If he begins to rise in the air make sure you get ready to charge towards him. Run towards him while he's rising, as soon as he stops you need to jump then aireal dodge then let him have it. A strongly discourage the use of gliding, jumping the aireal dodging will get you there faster. Repeat all this stuff untill you reach stage 3.
Stage 3: You will know when you have reached this stage when sephy starts to glow red. In this stage Sephy combines everything from the last 2 into 1. Bassically do everything I've told you to in the appropriate situation and you'll do fine. His only new attack is where he rises into the air and does something called a meteor storm on you. For something that looks so devistating it really isn't. The best way to dodge this is to keep jumping and aireal dodge out of the way, if you take a few hits thats fine just dont die. And thats it.....YOU BEAT SEPHIROTHY. Remember dont doubt yourself, THERE IS NO PERFECT GUIDE, USE YOUR INSTINKS TO WIN.
Post-Sephy: Im just gunna put this out there. Go back to cloud and talk to him, then go back to Sephy and talk to him, Then watch the really awesome cutscene, then PWN everyone with your new Fenrir Keyblade (really good keyblade)
Strategy 2 and 3 written by dylmurhaha
Pre-Sephy: In my strategy, you are going to keep your combo plus' because this is where your damage will come from. However, take off all attack enhancements except for Slide Dash, and only equip 1 finishing move for the ground and 1 finishing aerial attack. Once More or Second Chance is a great help; you should definetly have at least 1 equipped. You should also equip MP Haste and MP Rage if you can, and another must is Berserker. The last must have move is Retaliating Slash, which lets you counterattack when knocked into the air <--- VERY IMPORTANT.Come customized with Elixir, Curaga, and Reflega. Fill up 6 slots of Elixirs and equip Ultima if you have it and if not, then Oblivion, and your ready to go! Also, your Valor, Master, and Final forms should be maxed, Wisdom is not required, but would be helpful. You should be around level 70 to take him on (it can be done earlier)
Stage 1 When the battle is about to start, start mashing the triangle button so it's a sure block against his flash attack, which can be devastating if it hits you. As soon as you block it, he will be right next to you, so unload a string of combos and double jump glide away because he will try and hit you back right away. When you get far enough away he will either use flash again where you just do what I said to do above, or he will teleport to you and uppercut you in the air. When this happens let him uppercut you! After he uppercuts you wait for him to reappear right next to you and quickly push square, and then unload another chain of combos. (it is possible to pull off 2, but is sometimes risky) When you are done with your combo, double jump glide away, and repeat this until you have some damage on you. When you are somewhat damaged use cure after you unleash your combo in the air. Now wait until he hits the ground next to you, THEN start double jumping and gliding when he is about to attack. Now he should be trying to do a ground combo on you, but you should be too far away for him to hit. Now get close enough where you are just out of his swords reach, and then slide dash in and keep pushing X. Since your MP is recharging Berserker has taken effect and while Sephy ison the ground he can't do anything about it. You should be able to hold him in a "Berserker Lock" long enough for your MP to recharge before he teleports away. By now, he should go into stage 2, if not just keep doing the aerial combos when he uppercuts you.
Stage 2 Stage 2 starts when he summons dark orbs all around you. In stage 2 Sephiroth gains new abilities such as the dark orbs, the huge beams of fire he had from the first game(only it pulls you in now) and Sin Harvest, which makes your life go to 1 and your mp to 0. He is also becomes much quicker. So when he throws down the orbs, go ahead and start casting reflega over and over and his dark orbs will hurt him. He will probably cast more so be ready to keep casting, and it should knock him back. If he doesn't knock back, quickly double jump and glide away so you dont get caught up in his combo. Around now he should teleport. If he isn't next to you within a second after teleporting, look around you and he should be floating up in the air. QUICKLY double jump and glide under him and start attacking. This is his Sin Harvest ability that is near . You know he is performing it because he says "Now, Sin Harvest" If you hear him say harvest and you arent about to hit him, hold L1 and get ready to use an elixir because otherwise your screwed. So continue the previous strategies of slide dash when your mp is restoring and letting him uppercut you and now also reflega his orbs and double jump glide when he does sin harvest. To escape his fire beam attack just double jump and glide away (or quick run if you have it). THe orbs are really what will get you because he has a tendancy of performing Sin Harvest right after he throws down some orbs. Be sure not to use an elixir instead of Curaga if he hasnt used Sin Harvest in a while because you need the MP to reflega the orbs. If he does throw down orbs and you dont have mp, your only option is to attack them, which does not always work great.
Stage 3 The start of this stage is marked when Sephy glows red. The only differences between this stage and the last one is that he is extraordinarily faster and also has the ability meteor, and throws down a lot more dark orbs (so be ready to reflega!). Now when I say faster, I mean faster. He will glide around you and hit you from all angles- the slide dash berserker technique does not work in this stage. Rather, it does work, but it is too risky because it is too hard to hit him on the ground in this stage and if you screw up, his ground combos now are just as bad as sin harvest. Only use ground combos after he has performed flash and you have successfully blocked it with triangle Save your curagas for when you really need them. Apply all the concepts from other battles and apply thisnew one: When he casts meteor it will appear as if he is doing Sin Harvest only he will go out of reach. When this happens quickly double jump from side to side. It sounds stupid, but you will take absolutley no damage if you just double jump left and right. Most of your damage will come from aerial combos. You are going to want to double jump glide and glide in circles during the majority of this stage to avoid all his ground attacks. After gliding for a bit he will then do his uppercut where you can perform your retaliating slash and get your damage in.
Post-Sephy Go talk to Cloud in the Market area of Hollow Bastion and then go back and talk to Sephy, and ta-da, Fenrir is yours.
Pre-Sephy For this strategy you are going to make sure you have Trinity Limit and Berserker. These will be your two main attacks. In this strategy, you can keep Sora the way you have it set up, but be sure you have either the Once More or Second Chance abilities equipped. You will also need Retaliating Slash and Slide Dash. MP Haste and MP Rage are also very helpful. Equip 6 Elixirs (elixirs are even more important in this strategy than any others) and the Ultima or Oblivion Keyblades. You should have all forms maxed out and be at least level 70, or if your confident than be over 60.
Stage 1 As soon as the battle starts, start mashing the triangle button to block his first flash attack. After you block it, unleash your first string of combos while he is vulnerable. Directly after, use your Trinity Limit Break. Once this is performed go straight for him; since your MP is gone, Berserker takes effect. Make sure Sephy doesn't get a chance to teleport away (though eventually he does no matter what when he takes enough damage), but hold him there as long as possible. By the time he gets out, you should have a lot of your MP back. If your MP is back then perform another trinity, if not then go in for another Berserker Lock. If Sephy uses flash, be sure to use triangle, and if he uppercuts you in the air, as soon as you see him reappear push square and unload a combo onto him. This may also be done with berseker, however berserker is much more effective on ground. Besides that, just double jump glide when you need to get away from Sephy's ground attacks.
Stage 2 This is where it gets tough for this strategy. Marking stage 2 would be the dark orbs that Sephy throws down. Since your MP will be gone for most of this battle, you cannot rely on Curaga to heal yourself, OR reflega to deflect the orbs. To get rid of the orbs, target one of them and just attack as quick as you can, so you can dispatch them in time to meet his Sin Harvest. When he starts to perform Sin Harvest, he will fly into the air and turn red, QUICKLY double jump and glide towards him and unload an aerial combo. Sephy will also use a move that throws up a wall of fire. To get out of this just jump and glide away. Besides this, apply the same tactics as the first stage.
Stage 3 The last stage starts when Sephy jumps away from you and glows red for the remainder of the duel. This stage is the toughest because Sephy is so fast and teleports a lot. In this stage the only new move is Meteor, which to dodge just double jump left and right back and forth. In this stage, SAVE YOUR MP!!! You can use it for reflegas or curagas. Trinity Limit does not need a set amount, it just uses all of your MP. So you can use reflegas as long as you dont run out of MP, and only use curagas in emergency. The only time you should try to attack Sephy on the ground though, is when he performs Flash. After you block Flash, use Trinity, and then berserker lock him. For this stage, you should rely on doing damage when he uppercuts you in the air and you use retaliating slash. When Sephy tries to pull all those ground combos off, just double jump and glide around until he settles down. Also, remember to apply what I've said previously, about blocking Flash and Sin Harvest, etc.
Post-Sephy Go back to the Market and talk to Cloud. Then run back to the dark depths and talk to Sephiroth to watch Sephy and Cloud duel and then get Fenrir from Tifa.
strategy 4 by ansem the wise
pre-sephy : I over-leveled for this fight (lvl 94 in proud) but you could probably do the same as what I'm suggesting at lvl 75ish. I equipped ultima though its not really necessary just whatever your strongest weapon is. The things you need are : Guard, all combo pluses, combination boost, trinity limit, once again, second chance. Load the six elixers and set them to the quick link. Make sure berserk is off! I noticed you guys like it but its unecessary and he tended to teleport away after a certain point when I used it...anyway it was the turning point in my fight with him when I didn't have it on.
Stage 1 (beginning of fight) Hit the triangle button to block the initial attack then turn and pull a full combo on him right off the bat. Take two steps towards wherever he is and throw up a guard immediately after the second step. He will hit you three times then you will be given one second where the sword somehow misses you if you block immediatly jam the attack button and you will stop his combo halfway through the attack and set up for another full combo from yourself. Repeat this until he says something like 'time to end this'...I can't remember exactly what he said but its usually after you knock off four and a half bars of health.
Stage 2 (starts when Sephy first throws down dark orbs) Right after he says that he prepares for one of four things : Orbs, another combo, teleport combo or meteora. Use trinity limit to its fullest and run when he teleports away. Que up an elixer when you are safe and throw down another trinity limit. I think after the third trinity limit you move on to :
Stage 3 (starts when Sephy gets a red aura around him) Once this happens set up a fourth trinity limit but be prepared as I had trouble landing half of it so (this is where the no berserk comes in handy) land near him (did anyone notice he didn't teleport so much when he got the aura around him?) and unleash a finishing combo asap.
post-Sephy (every strat will just say talk to Cloud then talk to Sephy to get Fenrir and +gauge)
So you can knock him into stage two without so much as a scratch (using guard and a heavy combo) and no need for running. Then through stage two rely on trinity limit/elixers and finally in stage three finishing combo him to win.
Strategy 5 written by Jace
there is a way to beat sephiroth with a low level of 59 and the keyblade you get from holloween town (forgot the name^.^"). and a minimal number of items(ihad 1 elixer 1 mega elixer an ether and a hi potion)on the game level of standard
This was the strategy i used
Note*not sure it will worked its what to do if ur too lazy to level up but have the skills not to get hit alot
Pre-Sephy Make sure u have ur items. from what i read 6 elixers should do. also have the abilitys high jump lv 2 and dash lv 1 at least.... beserker one more time and every other ability that helps you in battle(ex. Combo plus ariel recovery..)especially slide dash and retaliating slash.
Stage 1 when sephiroth goes into his stance press triangle at the right time to dodge it and unleash a string of combos. if you have the ability to do two finishing moves combined with the keyblade from holloween town it will take off 1 whole bar off damage or a little under it. he then teleports away and starts walking towards you. when this happens there is two things you can do run away (not recommended) or run straight at him (crazy but it works) if you chose to run at him judge when he is about to strike and block then counter attack this works well on the ground whenever he wants to start hammerin on you. if you choose to run sephiroth will almost definatly knock you into the air. once this happens use ariel recovery with circle lock on to sephiroth who will just as you press circle teleport close to you. then lock on right after you press circle and hammer the x button if you fail at first try again the next time. when you succeed finish up your entire combo with a curaga if needed. repeat this step until step 2 and dont forget about the reaction command with multi hit move
Stage 2 Sephy isnt playin anymore and is trying to get rid of you using annoying dark balls hovering around you. right when sephiroths health is about half way off he will summon a bunch of hovering dark balls that will home in on to you. use reflega and swat them away lock on to him and use the same stategy used in stage 1 try to use mostly elixers here because reflega will be greatly needed if you dont want to get caught in sephys combos.
Stage 3 Sephy is now pissed and is usin all his oves to take you out if you have elixers dont use them unless you fail at stoping sephiroth at his dreaded SIN HARVEST. During this phase once you get at least 3/4 of his health down sephy will glow red and do all the moves in the previous stages plus three more. SIN HARVEST , METEOR SHOWER, and FIRAGA WALL. these moves are what defeat players the most because this is where i was beaten almost 17 times in a row!! first you use the strategy of stage 1 with blocking the ground and air combos if you happen to use curaga use berserk on sephy which is best on the ground. the main thing to worry about though is the three last moves. To beat sin harvest dont be afraid to rush him from afar. use dash and when you get to him use the high jump lv 2 and immediatly start slashin away. if you happen to fail use an elixer or another health item immediatly. after he uses it and press triangle. if not its game over. the meateor shower is easily dodged using dash on the ground. if you happen to get knocked into the air use air recovery and move out of the way try to move in a circular motion when you get to the walls. the last move is hard to predict and does massive damage dodge it if you can and run like a baby is all i have to say.
INTRO: After the 1,000 Heartless battle you will be able to encounter a new kind of battle against one of the hardest and most vile enemies Square-Enix has ever created... Sephiroth. You may notice that throghout the game Cloud is looking for him. Well head to the Dark Depths and you'll find him staring into the distance. Talk to him and your battle will begin.......
Strategy 1 written by Rytackle22
Pre-Sephy: What you need to do coming into this battle is equip in the shortcut menue Curega, six elixers, and Reflectga. For abilities take off all combo enhancing abilities and put on as many negative combos as you have, this is because the more critical hits on Sephy the better. Also you MUST have the once more ability or the second chance whichever but you must have one of them. If you can come into this battle with the Ultima weapon do it, if you cant, use the Oblivion. I beat Sephy when I was at lv.62 on proud but I got kinda lucky, So I recommend you be at least lv.67.
Stage 1: OK when the battle begins make sure you press triangle (duh) and once your done blocking let sephy have it with a string of blows. When your done with him he teleports away and walks towards you. If he's on the ground for a long time get readt to press triangle. If Sephy starts do do his long ground combo, you can either run away (baby) or you can jump and aireal dodge right above him until he's done then string more blows on him. The only other attack Sephy does in this stage is when he teleports right next to you an pops you into the air. This is a very good chance to give him more pain if you do it correctly. Once he hits you into the air automatically use aireal recovery w/ circle and once he teleports next to you again mash X. Im 100% positive if you do it correctly you have a chence to land 2 strings of hits on him. Repeat this stratagie until you reach stage 2.
Stage 2: You have reached this stage when Sephy launches big blue orb thingies into the air. There are 4 ways to deal with these orbs, Hit them with your keyblade, use reflectga if you have the magic (I recommend this), ignore them (not to smart), or let them hit you (also not to smart). Sephy is faster in this stage and teleports more so it'll be harder to land hits on him. Another attack he does is he realeases a massive wall of fire into the air. As long as you dont get caught in the middle and keep running away like a baby you'll be fine. Now for Sephy's stongest (and most annoying, evil, dumb, stupid and EVIL) attack.....SIN HARVEST (I think thas what it's called). Ok what Sephy does hear is jumps into the Air yells stuff then takes away all your magic and puts your HP to 1. Ok the main way to avoid this is once Sephy teleports make sure you know where he is when he reappears. If he begins to rise in the air make sure you get ready to charge towards him. Run towards him while he's rising, as soon as he stops you need to jump then aireal dodge then let him have it. A strongly discourage the use of gliding, jumping the aireal dodging will get you there faster. Repeat all this stuff untill you reach stage 3.
Stage 3: You will know when you have reached this stage when sephy starts to glow red. In this stage Sephy combines everything from the last 2 into 1. Bassically do everything I've told you to in the appropriate situation and you'll do fine. His only new attack is where he rises into the air and does something called a meteor storm on you. For something that looks so devistating it really isn't. The best way to dodge this is to keep jumping and aireal dodge out of the way, if you take a few hits thats fine just dont die. And thats it.....YOU BEAT SEPHIROTHY. Remember dont doubt yourself, THERE IS NO PERFECT GUIDE, USE YOUR INSTINKS TO WIN.
Post-Sephy: Im just gunna put this out there. Go back to cloud and talk to him, then go back to Sephy and talk to him, Then watch the really awesome cutscene, then PWN everyone with your new Fenrir Keyblade (really good keyblade)
Strategy 2 and 3 written by dylmurhaha
Pre-Sephy: In my strategy, you are going to keep your combo plus' because this is where your damage will come from. However, take off all attack enhancements except for Slide Dash, and only equip 1 finishing move for the ground and 1 finishing aerial attack. Once More or Second Chance is a great help; you should definetly have at least 1 equipped. You should also equip MP Haste and MP Rage if you can, and another must is Berserker. The last must have move is Retaliating Slash, which lets you counterattack when knocked into the air <--- VERY IMPORTANT.Come customized with Elixir, Curaga, and Reflega. Fill up 6 slots of Elixirs and equip Ultima if you have it and if not, then Oblivion, and your ready to go! Also, your Valor, Master, and Final forms should be maxed, Wisdom is not required, but would be helpful. You should be around level 70 to take him on (it can be done earlier)
Stage 1 When the battle is about to start, start mashing the triangle button so it's a sure block against his flash attack, which can be devastating if it hits you. As soon as you block it, he will be right next to you, so unload a string of combos and double jump glide away because he will try and hit you back right away. When you get far enough away he will either use flash again where you just do what I said to do above, or he will teleport to you and uppercut you in the air. When this happens let him uppercut you! After he uppercuts you wait for him to reappear right next to you and quickly push square, and then unload another chain of combos. (it is possible to pull off 2, but is sometimes risky) When you are done with your combo, double jump glide away, and repeat this until you have some damage on you. When you are somewhat damaged use cure after you unleash your combo in the air. Now wait until he hits the ground next to you, THEN start double jumping and gliding when he is about to attack. Now he should be trying to do a ground combo on you, but you should be too far away for him to hit. Now get close enough where you are just out of his swords reach, and then slide dash in and keep pushing X. Since your MP is recharging Berserker has taken effect and while Sephy ison the ground he can't do anything about it. You should be able to hold him in a "Berserker Lock" long enough for your MP to recharge before he teleports away. By now, he should go into stage 2, if not just keep doing the aerial combos when he uppercuts you.
Stage 2 Stage 2 starts when he summons dark orbs all around you. In stage 2 Sephiroth gains new abilities such as the dark orbs, the huge beams of fire he had from the first game(only it pulls you in now) and Sin Harvest, which makes your life go to 1 and your mp to 0. He is also becomes much quicker. So when he throws down the orbs, go ahead and start casting reflega over and over and his dark orbs will hurt him. He will probably cast more so be ready to keep casting, and it should knock him back. If he doesn't knock back, quickly double jump and glide away so you dont get caught up in his combo. Around now he should teleport. If he isn't next to you within a second after teleporting, look around you and he should be floating up in the air. QUICKLY double jump and glide under him and start attacking. This is his Sin Harvest ability that is near . You know he is performing it because he says "Now, Sin Harvest" If you hear him say harvest and you arent about to hit him, hold L1 and get ready to use an elixir because otherwise your screwed. So continue the previous strategies of slide dash when your mp is restoring and letting him uppercut you and now also reflega his orbs and double jump glide when he does sin harvest. To escape his fire beam attack just double jump and glide away (or quick run if you have it). THe orbs are really what will get you because he has a tendancy of performing Sin Harvest right after he throws down some orbs. Be sure not to use an elixir instead of Curaga if he hasnt used Sin Harvest in a while because you need the MP to reflega the orbs. If he does throw down orbs and you dont have mp, your only option is to attack them, which does not always work great.
Stage 3 The start of this stage is marked when Sephy glows red. The only differences between this stage and the last one is that he is extraordinarily faster and also has the ability meteor, and throws down a lot more dark orbs (so be ready to reflega!). Now when I say faster, I mean faster. He will glide around you and hit you from all angles- the slide dash berserker technique does not work in this stage. Rather, it does work, but it is too risky because it is too hard to hit him on the ground in this stage and if you screw up, his ground combos now are just as bad as sin harvest. Only use ground combos after he has performed flash and you have successfully blocked it with triangle Save your curagas for when you really need them. Apply all the concepts from other battles and apply thisnew one: When he casts meteor it will appear as if he is doing Sin Harvest only he will go out of reach. When this happens quickly double jump from side to side. It sounds stupid, but you will take absolutley no damage if you just double jump left and right. Most of your damage will come from aerial combos. You are going to want to double jump glide and glide in circles during the majority of this stage to avoid all his ground attacks. After gliding for a bit he will then do his uppercut where you can perform your retaliating slash and get your damage in.
Post-Sephy Go talk to Cloud in the Market area of Hollow Bastion and then go back and talk to Sephy, and ta-da, Fenrir is yours.
Pre-Sephy For this strategy you are going to make sure you have Trinity Limit and Berserker. These will be your two main attacks. In this strategy, you can keep Sora the way you have it set up, but be sure you have either the Once More or Second Chance abilities equipped. You will also need Retaliating Slash and Slide Dash. MP Haste and MP Rage are also very helpful. Equip 6 Elixirs (elixirs are even more important in this strategy than any others) and the Ultima or Oblivion Keyblades. You should have all forms maxed out and be at least level 70, or if your confident than be over 60.
Stage 1 As soon as the battle starts, start mashing the triangle button to block his first flash attack. After you block it, unleash your first string of combos while he is vulnerable. Directly after, use your Trinity Limit Break. Once this is performed go straight for him; since your MP is gone, Berserker takes effect. Make sure Sephy doesn't get a chance to teleport away (though eventually he does no matter what when he takes enough damage), but hold him there as long as possible. By the time he gets out, you should have a lot of your MP back. If your MP is back then perform another trinity, if not then go in for another Berserker Lock. If Sephy uses flash, be sure to use triangle, and if he uppercuts you in the air, as soon as you see him reappear push square and unload a combo onto him. This may also be done with berseker, however berserker is much more effective on ground. Besides that, just double jump glide when you need to get away from Sephy's ground attacks.
Stage 2 This is where it gets tough for this strategy. Marking stage 2 would be the dark orbs that Sephy throws down. Since your MP will be gone for most of this battle, you cannot rely on Curaga to heal yourself, OR reflega to deflect the orbs. To get rid of the orbs, target one of them and just attack as quick as you can, so you can dispatch them in time to meet his Sin Harvest. When he starts to perform Sin Harvest, he will fly into the air and turn red, QUICKLY double jump and glide towards him and unload an aerial combo. Sephy will also use a move that throws up a wall of fire. To get out of this just jump and glide away. Besides this, apply the same tactics as the first stage.
Stage 3 The last stage starts when Sephy jumps away from you and glows red for the remainder of the duel. This stage is the toughest because Sephy is so fast and teleports a lot. In this stage the only new move is Meteor, which to dodge just double jump left and right back and forth. In this stage, SAVE YOUR MP!!! You can use it for reflegas or curagas. Trinity Limit does not need a set amount, it just uses all of your MP. So you can use reflegas as long as you dont run out of MP, and only use curagas in emergency. The only time you should try to attack Sephy on the ground though, is when he performs Flash. After you block Flash, use Trinity, and then berserker lock him. For this stage, you should rely on doing damage when he uppercuts you in the air and you use retaliating slash. When Sephy tries to pull all those ground combos off, just double jump and glide around until he settles down. Also, remember to apply what I've said previously, about blocking Flash and Sin Harvest, etc.
Post-Sephy Go back to the Market and talk to Cloud. Then run back to the dark depths and talk to Sephiroth to watch Sephy and Cloud duel and then get Fenrir from Tifa.
strategy 4 by ansem the wise
pre-sephy : I over-leveled for this fight (lvl 94 in proud) but you could probably do the same as what I'm suggesting at lvl 75ish. I equipped ultima though its not really necessary just whatever your strongest weapon is. The things you need are : Guard, all combo pluses, combination boost, trinity limit, once again, second chance. Load the six elixers and set them to the quick link. Make sure berserk is off! I noticed you guys like it but its unecessary and he tended to teleport away after a certain point when I used it...anyway it was the turning point in my fight with him when I didn't have it on.
Stage 1 (beginning of fight) Hit the triangle button to block the initial attack then turn and pull a full combo on him right off the bat. Take two steps towards wherever he is and throw up a guard immediately after the second step. He will hit you three times then you will be given one second where the sword somehow misses you if you block immediatly jam the attack button and you will stop his combo halfway through the attack and set up for another full combo from yourself. Repeat this until he says something like 'time to end this'...I can't remember exactly what he said but its usually after you knock off four and a half bars of health.
Stage 2 (starts when Sephy first throws down dark orbs) Right after he says that he prepares for one of four things : Orbs, another combo, teleport combo or meteora. Use trinity limit to its fullest and run when he teleports away. Que up an elixer when you are safe and throw down another trinity limit. I think after the third trinity limit you move on to :
Stage 3 (starts when Sephy gets a red aura around him) Once this happens set up a fourth trinity limit but be prepared as I had trouble landing half of it so (this is where the no berserk comes in handy) land near him (did anyone notice he didn't teleport so much when he got the aura around him?) and unleash a finishing combo asap.
post-Sephy (every strat will just say talk to Cloud then talk to Sephy to get Fenrir and +gauge)
So you can knock him into stage two without so much as a scratch (using guard and a heavy combo) and no need for running. Then through stage two rely on trinity limit/elixers and finally in stage three finishing combo him to win.
Strategy 5 written by Jace
there is a way to beat sephiroth with a low level of 59 and the keyblade you get from holloween town (forgot the name^.^"). and a minimal number of items(ihad 1 elixer 1 mega elixer an ether and a hi potion)on the game level of standard
This was the strategy i used
Note*not sure it will worked its what to do if ur too lazy to level up but have the skills not to get hit alot
Pre-Sephy Make sure u have ur items. from what i read 6 elixers should do. also have the abilitys high jump lv 2 and dash lv 1 at least.... beserker one more time and every other ability that helps you in battle(ex. Combo plus ariel recovery..)especially slide dash and retaliating slash.
Stage 1 when sephiroth goes into his stance press triangle at the right time to dodge it and unleash a string of combos. if you have the ability to do two finishing moves combined with the keyblade from holloween town it will take off 1 whole bar off damage or a little under it. he then teleports away and starts walking towards you. when this happens there is two things you can do run away (not recommended) or run straight at him (crazy but it works) if you chose to run at him judge when he is about to strike and block then counter attack this works well on the ground whenever he wants to start hammerin on you. if you choose to run sephiroth will almost definatly knock you into the air. once this happens use ariel recovery with circle lock on to sephiroth who will just as you press circle teleport close to you. then lock on right after you press circle and hammer the x button if you fail at first try again the next time. when you succeed finish up your entire combo with a curaga if needed. repeat this step until step 2 and dont forget about the reaction command with multi hit move
Stage 2 Sephy isnt playin anymore and is trying to get rid of you using annoying dark balls hovering around you. right when sephiroths health is about half way off he will summon a bunch of hovering dark balls that will home in on to you. use reflega and swat them away lock on to him and use the same stategy used in stage 1 try to use mostly elixers here because reflega will be greatly needed if you dont want to get caught in sephys combos.
Stage 3 Sephy is now pissed and is usin all his oves to take you out if you have elixers dont use them unless you fail at stoping sephiroth at his dreaded SIN HARVEST. During this phase once you get at least 3/4 of his health down sephy will glow red and do all the moves in the previous stages plus three more. SIN HARVEST , METEOR SHOWER, and FIRAGA WALL. these moves are what defeat players the most because this is where i was beaten almost 17 times in a row!! first you use the strategy of stage 1 with blocking the ground and air combos if you happen to use curaga use berserk on sephy which is best on the ground. the main thing to worry about though is the three last moves. To beat sin harvest dont be afraid to rush him from afar. use dash and when you get to him use the high jump lv 2 and immediatly start slashin away. if you happen to fail use an elixer or another health item immediatly. after he uses it and press triangle. if not its game over. the meateor shower is easily dodged using dash on the ground. if you happen to get knocked into the air use air recovery and move out of the way try to move in a circular motion when you get to the walls. the last move is hard to predict and does massive damage dodge it if you can and run like a baby is all i have to say.
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not trying to be naggy or anything, but just thought id mention it since your trying to get it stickied
