Gold Dragon (Final Fantasy VI)

The Gold Dragon is a boss in the game Final Fantasy VI. It is the single easiest of the Eight dragons to defeat after the Holy Dragon. It only attacks using lightning-Elemental attacks, so if all four characters are immune to or absorb lightning, the battle is already won. The Thunder Shield, Minerva, and Paladin Shield all provide the desired effects. If someone isn't immune to or absorbs lightning, his strongest attack is Thundaga, which he has to charge up to use. This still makes the battle incredibly easy. It can also use Thunder, Thundara, and Giga Volt.

The Gold Dragon has a weakness to water spells, so Strago's Aqua Rake and CleanSweep lores work well in this fight. The Flood spell [in the Game Boy Advance version] is also very effective.

As with the other Dragons, the Gold Dragon is encountered again in the Dragons' Den. This time it negates magic spells and absorbs them similar to Runic. However, it will only have an effect on spells normally absorbed by Runic. The new Flood spell works well against the upgraded Gold Dragon, as it won't be absorbed and the dragon's weak against water attacks. Also, this version of Gold Dragon mainly uses physical attacks. Thus, Espers like Phantom and Fenrir will be of a major help in this battle. By slaying the Gold Dragon, the party receives Locke's ultimate weapon, the Zwill Crossblade, and gains access to the room Kaiser Dragon is in.



Related enemies

 * Brachiosaur
 * Primeval Dragon
 * Shield Dragon