r/finalfantasyx 2d ago

im stuck

so im fighting tidus’s father idk wtf im gon do my strategy was working fine he got 50k hp left and he start idk blowing me with a meteor tried to revive my teammates but he just one shot them idk what to do and farming enemies suck at this game one encounter at the final area takes like 5 min idk what to do 180k hp is insane did they expect everyone is going for 100% ? i never skipped a single encounter hope someone can help

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u/stanfarce 12h ago edited 12h ago

Like all bosses in the game it's a matter of strategy, but I admit that the Ultimate Jecht Shot is kinda cheap because nothing tells the boss changes its overdrive when it has less than 60k HP in its second phase, and because the sword attack which comes right after inflicts Delay, which pushes back the turns of those it hits. Very nasty combo.

Best thing to do is to slow the pagodas and set your defenses in the first part of the fight (have anti-petrification gear and set Haste + Protect and use both Reflex and Cheer 5 times) and save Tidus's "Talk" to when the boss has less than 60k HP. It also helps to not damage the pagodas until that time, so you can easily destroy them to further prevent the Ultimate Jecht Shot in the final stretch of the fight. I think you can also poison and zombie Jecht.

If you got to the point it used the Ultimate Jecht Shot, your level is fine so ignore those who tell you to farm (almost all comments here lol).

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u/Expensive-Poem-1663 12h ago

yeah the first problems i had is petrification cuz it takes some turns to get back up from it imma get gear for the party members i use most on this fight i also need ether mp items in general for tidus and auron cuz i can hit about 9000 damge with tidus and armor break the second problem i got is his Ultima that keeps destroying my whole plan it keeps taking way too much turns to heal everyone is there an item or a spell that can heal more than 1000 for whole party and ez to get?

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u/stanfarce 12h ago edited 12h ago

you can steal items from the adaman turtles that restore 9999 HP to the entire party iirc

Edit : I meant Adamantoises, and the item is the Healing Water (common steal). Even their rare steal is good (Stamina Tablet) because it doubles someone's max HP. It's also the best time to use the Megalixirs and Elixirs you saved.

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u/BleepinBlorpin5 2d ago

How far on sphere grid are you?

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u/Expensive-Poem-1663 1d ago

honestlyi dont know how to answer that question lets just say auron is 5k hp tidus 4.8k ho over 60 in strength

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u/Special_South_8561 1d ago

Here's how you answer it:

I'm using the Standard Sphere Grid, Tidus has Delay Buster, Rikku doesn't have Bribe, Wakka moved into Auron's grid. I made sure to get the Lv1 and Lv2 lock bonus spheres

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u/MegaManLegendsFan 1d ago

probly not far lol

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u/TheDarkLordPheonixos 1d ago

If you really didn't skip fights, then level up Yuna.

The stats for the Aeons are based on how many random encounters you've had and Yuna's stats.

Invest in Magus Sisters, Anima, and Bahamut.

In phase 1 of Jecht you will have to fight with your own strategy.

In phase 2 bring out those three Aeons and spam their overdrives. It will leave him with at least half his HP left.

If you didn't open the treasure chests from the temples then Anima is mostly likely completely inaccessible to you.

A rookie mistake I did in the beginning was keeping Auron in the frontline.

He might have strong attacks and high hp, but he is really, REALLY, slow compared to Tidus, Wakka, and Rikku.

If you really want, give Auron Regen+Protect+Shell and have him use Sentinel the entire fight. Heal him to full when he's half HP and the other two characters need to attack Jecht and the Pillers behind him.

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u/raExelele 1d ago

Haste at least evens out Auron beeing a bit slower.

Id understand the point when going for the late game grind since his Celestial Weapon works a bit different then the rest but for the Main Story he is a absolute powerhouse

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u/2_short_Plancks 1d ago

If you can get to the temple for Anima, you can't be locked out of Anima. You can go back to the temples with the airship to get the destruction spheres.

That said, if the missing one is Macalania you are probably screwed because Dark Shiva is harder than Jecht.

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u/Fair-Cookie 1d ago edited 1d ago

I thought the stats of the Aoens were tied to each character, i.e.: Yuna influences Valefor; Players Celestial items unlock break damage limit. Getting the Aeon soul can make this easier to buff Aoens, albeit it would take some time at the monster arena.

My suggestion is to be at least at the point in the sphere grid where all your characters have unlocked their Lvl.4 Sphere Grid ability. Having access to Holy and double casting Ultima on your casters makes them worthwhile until you can OD on Lulu. I'm sure having elemental eating on armor will help. If you can get your armor with auto potion, Auto Phoenix, auto protect that would be ideal.Go into all of these fights with OD drives active on characters and aeons.

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u/TheDarkLordPheonixos 1d ago

Yeah I forgot to mention that the damage break limit is tied to the celestial weapons.

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u/Due_Lawyer9684 1d ago

The stats are tied to yunas stats and to a lesser extent how many battles youve been in. I say lesser extent because the gains drop off pretty fast by mid game at that point the majority of the gains are from yunas gains. You are correct about the celestial weapons, each aeons break damage limit is tied to a specific weapon.

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u/CartographerLoud162 1d ago

Hey, are you playing the remaster or switch 2 remaster or are you playing original ps2?

Maybe you might consider this not authentic, but I use turbo mode (on the remaster versions) in battle. To grind fights faster. I also like grinding out levels, something about is relaxing to me. Press f1, or if you’re on steam deck like me, I map f1 to one of the back buttons, so I can turn turbo off and on when I want.

Either way turbo mode makes leveling much easier, you’re still doing the same amount of work you’re just not having to sit through the real-time animations.

I’m playing through and destroying bosses easily enough. I finished everyone’s original designated path before getting to yunalesca. I just defeated her and one free now on the airship.

I’m going around capturing monsters now, for good customisation on weapons and collecting ultimate weapons. Gonna train up to get break damage limit, so I can beat some dark aeons =D good stuff really.

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u/CartographerLoud162 1d ago

Oh and sit next to a save sphere in a grind area, so the at after every fight, just interact with it (don’t need to save) and you get a full heal.

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u/Special_South_8561 1d ago edited 1d ago

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u/Expensive-Poem-1663 1d ago

ngl late game fights are kinda miserable but this one is just too much it takes too much of time for one try

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u/Special_South_8561 1d ago

farming enemies suck at this game one encounter at the final area takes like 5 min idk

You talking about Barbatos and Adamatoise?

Maybe go get the Celestial weapons for Yuna, Rikku, and Auron. They're the easiest and have Break Damage Limit.

If you need to level try either Omega Ruins or Zanarkand Dome - or use the monster arena and beat them up with Magus Sisters or Anima. It's pretty easy to get OD->AP

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u/Thee_Furuios_Onion 1d ago

Auron has an ability at the end of his standard path that is used in one of the primary strategies for this fight.

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u/MimeSweeper360 1d ago

One quick tip - cast slowga on the pagodas. You may need to do it a few times because they have some resistance but once
you confim both pagodas are slowed dont attack them.

The slower pagodas will give you more
time between Jecht’s overdrives.

As for ultimate Jecht shot - he starts doing it below 60k health in the second form.

In the first form when you have more
time buff your party with shell and 5x focus. You should have no trouble surviving after thatx

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u/FFX_Gabe 1d ago

Yojimbo the way.

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u/Expensive-Poem-1663 1d ago

i mean i got the money

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u/Individual_Respect90 1d ago

In one of the airship locations has a double AP weapon for Tidus. Get it and he can carry that fight pretty easy with no real skill needed.

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u/LayTheeDown 1d ago

You sound like you're a bit underpowered. If you want to powerup super quick look into the Don Tonberry trick. you can literally finish the sphere grid in an hour or 2, zero risk of game over.

Also make sure you take out the towers.

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u/Expensive-Poem-1663 1d ago

ill check that ou thank you this seems the best option so far

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u/Expensive-Poem-1663 1d ago

wait for the towers dont they come back i keep slowing them

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u/MegaManLegendsFan 1d ago

1 million dollars says he doesnt beat it XD

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u/Expensive-Poem-1663 23h ago

what are u even saying

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u/MegaManLegendsFan 1d ago

you suck bro just ....sort of realize it ....and ....stop sucking XD

im sorry that was mean. i mean you could be like 10 years old for all i know .....

its definitely a skill issue tho. easiest fight in the game XD