Necron (boss)

Necron is the final boss of Final Fantasy IX, fought at the Hill of Despair.

Strategy
This is it, your final boss. Strictly speaking, he isn't as powerful as Ozma but still should not be underestimated. Necron has a plethora of Magic spells, including Firaga, Blizzaga, and Thundaga, which hit for around 1500+ damage on all your characters. Aside from that, he can also cast Holy and Flare, which hits one character for around 3000 damage.

Necron will also buff himself with Protect and Shell, and will cast Curaga to heal around 2500 points of damage should he feel threatened. Like most final bosses, his "Shockwave" attack brings one character to 1 HP. Necron's Neutron Ring deals around 4000+ damage to all your characters. His most devastating attack, Grand Cross, functions similarly to Malboro's Bad Breath, only it inflicts every status ailment in the game, including Heat/Freeze.

Before fighting Necron, you'll have the opportunity to check your equipment one last time. It is highly recommended that every one of your characters has Clear Headed, Body Temp, Antibody, and Jelly abilities to block some of Grand Cross's negative effects, such as Petrify, Confuse etc. You can also equip some other supportive abilities, like HP+, Auto-Regen, and Auto-Haste to increase your advantages.

It is advised that you equip the "Bird Killer" and "MP attack" abilities to increase your damage inflict to Necron. Make sure some of your characters are on Trance so they can deal heavy damage to him. Mimic Necron by casting Protect and Shell to guard against his Neutron Ring and elemental magic. Freya's Dragon Crest, Vivi's Doomsday, Zidane's physical strikes and/or Dyne, and Steiner's Climhazzard should be your powerhouse attackers. Just heal often and beware of Necron's attacks and you should be fine. Don't hesitate to use your Elixirs, this is the final battle.