Asura (Final Fantasy IV 2D)

Asura, or Ashura, is a boss in Final Fantasy IV. She is the Queen of the Feymarch and is battled before Leviathan.

Strategy
In the original SNES, J2e, and PlayStation versions, Asura casts Cure 3 and Cure 4 on herself periodically during the battle, making it difficult to inflict lasting damage on her. She also counters attacks with a physical that will likely do over a thousand damage. The only way to defeat Asura is to have Rosa cast Wall on her, which will bounce her Cure and Life spells onto the party, healing them. At this time it is merely a matter of wearing down her considerable HP.

Asura's AI script is quite different in the Advance release. She begins the battle by casting Protect on herself, and casts Curaga and Life on herself throughout the battle. Again, merely casting Reflect against her will bounce her spells onto the party. Asura also casts Protect on herself, but this too will be Reflected. It is also worth noting that Asura's only attacks are Protect, Curaga, and Life - she only attacks the party when they attack her, thus giving the player as much time as they need to heal themselves before continuing the battle, should Asura prove too strong.

In the DS release, Asura begins the battle by casting Protect, and this should be Dispelled by Rosa before Reflect is cast. Otherwise, the battle is identical to the Advance release, although Asura's attacks do more damage.

Related enemies

 * Lunar Asura (Boss)

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

 * Asura (Boss)