Behemoth King (Final Fantasy XIII)

The Behemoth King is a powerful enemy in Final Fantasy XIII. It is first found in the Archylte Steppe.

It relies on physical attacks to inflict damage. When it is brought down to near death, it will transform into a more powerful form, resembling the behemoth from Final Fantasy XII and will recover all of its HP and heal all its negative status effects, all while gaining higher max HP and more powerful attacks. It also gains the ability to use Thundara and Thundaga.

Strategy
There is a Behemoth King to the right as the party enter Archylte Steppe on the south end, just after the Base Camp (The Archylte Steppe Northernlands is also an easier location in farming Behemoth Kings). The player can wait for it to turn its back and attack it to get a pre-emptive strike. Relentless Assault and Tri-Disaster paradigms can be used to stagger it quickly and then use launch and it can be killed before it transforms as long as the player makes sure to keep the Behemoth King in the air as long as possible as it will transform almost as soon as it lands on the ground.

After killing the Behemoth one can run around, hugging the south east wall, past two Flan and get close enough for the group of four Flan to see the party. The player can hop back up to where the Behemoth was and it should have respawned. One can earn about 2000 to 4000 CP a minute this way.

Strategy 2
A good place for end game grinding is in the Archylte Steppe Northernlands near the entrance to the caves. The battle is three way between a Behemoth King and a Megistotherian and is always a pre-emptive attack. The player should first take out the Behemoth King before it transforms. With a good party the battle takes around 10 seconds with a reward of 6600 CP, or 13200 CP with the Growth Egg. After the battle one run up the hill a few steps past the save station and they should respawn.

Related Enemies

 * Alpha Behemoth
 * Beta Behemoth
 * Lodestar Behemoth
 * Proto-behemoth
 * Greater Behemoth
 * Feral Behemoth
 * Kaiser Behemoth
 * Humbaba