Long Gui (Final Fantasy XIII-2)

The Long Gui is an enemy in Final Fantasy XIII-2. It can be found on the Archylte Steppe during sunny weather. It's easy to spot him due to his large size and since there is only one on the field.

Strategy
The Long Gui should not be underestimated despite having approximately 1/4 of the original Long Gui's total HP in Final Fantasy XIII and the strategy to deal with him is no different from the original foe. It is recommended that the player has both Serah and Noel with 6000 HP or higher, even with a fully developed Crystarium.

Recommended paradigms are:


 * SYN/SYN/SEN
 * SAB/SAB/SEN
 * SEN/SEN/SEN
 * MED/MED/MED
 * COM/COM/COM
 * RAV/RAV/COM

Start the battle with SYN/SYN/SEN to buff your characters with Protect and Shell, if you have a Goblin Chieftain as a Sentinel, use his Feral Link ability to buff all from the start. Then switch to SAB/SAB/SEN and start spamming ailments on the Long Gui's leg, especially Deprotect and Deshell, it can also be possible to use Bio to poison it but it will take a while though. Switch to SEN/SEN/SEN whenever the Long Gui attacks, even if it is a simple Stomp since his attacks deal devastating damage, especially Ultima and Roar, the latter which inflicts daze status on Serah and Noel. Switch to MED/MED/MED to restore HP whenever is low, it is recommended to keep it always at higher levels. Once the leg has Deprotect and Deshell on, switch to RAV/RAV/COM and start building the chain gauge, after it reaches it's stagger point switch to Cerberus and start attacking until it falls. Repeat the same process with the other leg and the Long Gui will end up falling to the ground.

Once the Long Gui is on the ground, switch to SAB/SAB/SEN in order to Deprotect and Deshell him, Bio might work as well. Then switch back to RAV/RAV/COM and start building the chain gauge, when it reaches the stagger point switch back to Cerberus and start dealing damage. The Long Gui's HP will drop quickly since almost every attack when staggered deals between 13000-20000 HP, depending on the party's current stats. The Long Gui will get back up when his stagger is reaching it's end, by then repeat the same steps of taking out his legs first and so on. It will take about 2-3 staggers to drop his HP to zero.