Exdeath (tree form)

Exdeath is the primary antagonist and final boss of Final Fantasy V. Revealing his true form to the party within the deepest reaches of the Interdimensional Rift, he attacks them.

Strategy
For an easy battle, the party should have an average level of 40 or more. The Gladiator's (Final Fantasy V Advance only) Elemental Attacks can make things quicker, as well as high-level spells like Holy, Flare, and Meteor. Another popular strategy involves at least one Freelancer with the Rapid Fire and/or Spellblade command, with two weapons equipped at once. One should be ready to use some Gold Needles and Phoenix Downs, because Exdeath tends to use White Hole which will immediately put Death and Stone on any party member not wearing a Ribbon. After the fight, the Void begins to devour Exdeath, transforming him into Neo Exdeath.

Secret
In the Game Boy Advance version, Exdeath can be defeated by using either the Chaos Cannon (Dark Matter and Blitzshot) or the Dark cannon (Ash and Blitzshot) to deplete the last of his health. (One should monitor it and use when near 2,000 health.) This will result in him being defeated without having to fight Neo Exdeath.

Also, in the SNES and PlayStation versions, if one mixes a Maiden's Kiss and a Holy Water on Exdeath (see Kiss of Blessing Bug), it will cause him to go into Berserk and only use physical attacks, so one should make sure to have Golem. This will also end the battle after Exdeath, and the player will not fight Neo Exdeath.

Related Enemies

 * Exdeath (Boss)
 * Neo Exdeath

Exdeath (boss finale)