Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Discord: discord.gg/fdSaJv4
Lowdown on the restrictions of this challenge:
Ability Nodes Only (ANO) - You can only activate ability nodes, no raising characters' stats in anyway.
Own Sphere Grid (OSG) - Each character may not leave their own section of the sphere grid. Note that these rules combined mean you can still use key spheres to e.g. teach Lulu Doublecast, Yuna Auto-Life etc.
No Summons (NS) - Self-explanatory, Aeons are OP meatshields
No Overdrives (NO) - Mainly for getting rid of Rikku's Mix, which is ludicrously OP
No Items (NI) - No using items, in or out of battle. Chakra Drops, Revival Beads, Megido Rocks, all those classic FF staples are banned (you can still customize equipment though)
Initial equipment:
Tidus: (First Strike) + (SOS Regen)
Kimahri: (Piercing, Lightningstrike) + (SOS Regen)
Auron: (Piercing, Lightningstrike) + (SOS Regen)
Lulu: (Magic +10%) + (HP +5%, SOS Regen)
Yuna: (Magic +5%, Magic +3%, Sensor) + (SOS Regen, HP +5%)
Wakka: (Strength +10%) + (HP +10%, SOS Regen)
The start of this battle requires a bit of luck. Tidus should land Slow ASAP with the Stunning Steel, and then you need to buff up your defence and evasion. If anyone dies during this setup it's probably best to just start over. Once you get to 5 Cheer/Reflex stacks you have essentially won, but that would make for a much longer fight... so instead I bring out Wakka to kill the Negator. Try to time this so it goes down just after Crawler attacks, or Lulu might not get enough turns to pull off the next part in time.
At this point I take advantage of the ability to use spells, inflicting massive damage with Demi (which early-game bosses are inexplicably vulnerable to) and spreading Protect around the team's strongest attackers. You need to attack Crawler with magic 4 times to send out another Negator before it wipes you out with Mana Beam, and be wary that Lulu also needs Protect to survive its counterattacks here.
From here, the final phase of the battle pretty much plays itself. With SOS Regen armour and Protect applied, the team aren't in any danger so you can just wail on it with Lightningstrike weapons until it dies.
This fight is a point of no return, so for a while after you won't be able to backtrack. I spent several hours between Spherimorph and this in the Thunder Plains grinding EXP, Gil, items and SOS-Regen armour.
This is not the content you're looking for...
Discord: discord.gg/fdSaJv4
Lowdown on the restrictions of this challenge:
Ability Nodes Only (ANO) - You can only activate ability nodes, no raising characters' stats in anyway.
Own Sphere Grid (OSG) - Each character may not leave their own section of the sphere grid. Note that these rules combined mean you can still use key spheres to e.g. teach Lulu Doublecast, Yuna Auto-Life etc.
No Summons (NS) - Self-explanatory, Aeons are OP meatshields
No Overdrives (NO) - Mainly for getting rid of Rikku's Mix, which is ludicrously OP
No Items (NI) - No using items, in or out of battle. Chakra Drops, Revival Beads, Megido Rocks, all those classic FF staples are banned (you can still customize equipment though)
Initial equipment:
Tidus: (First Strike) + (SOS Regen)
Kimahri: (Piercing, Lightningstrike) + (SOS Regen)
Auron: (Piercing, Lightningstrike) + (SOS Regen)
Lulu: (Magic +10%) + (HP +5%, SOS Regen)
Yuna: (Magic +5%, Magic +3%, Sensor) + (SOS Regen, HP +5%)
Wakka: (Strength +10%) + (HP +10%, SOS Regen)
The start of this battle requires a bit of luck. Tidus should land Slow ASAP with the Stunning Steel, and then you need to buff up your defence and evasion. If anyone dies during this setup it's probably best to just start over. Once you get to 5 Cheer/Reflex stacks you have essentially won, but that would make for a much longer fight... so instead I bring out Wakka to kill the Negator. Try to time this so it goes down just after Crawler attacks, or Lulu might not get enough turns to pull off the next part in time.
At this point I take advantage of the ability to use spells, inflicting massive damage with Demi (which early-game bosses are inexplicably vulnerable to) and spreading Protect around the team's strongest attackers. You need to attack Crawler with magic 4 times to send out another Negator before it wipes you out with Mana Beam, and be wary that Lulu also needs Protect to survive its counterattacks here.
From here, the final phase of the battle pretty much plays itself. With SOS Regen armour and Protect applied, the team aren't in any danger so you can just wail on it with Lightningstrike weapons until it dies.
This fight is a point of no return, so for a while after you won't be able to backtrack. I spent several hours between Spherimorph and this in the Thunder Plains grinding EXP, Gil, items and SOS-Regen armour.
