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Final Fantasy VIII Remastered

Zell

Learn all of Zell's Limit Break maneuvers, including how to obtain them via Combat King magazines and their effects. Discover the best gloves for Zell in Final Fantasy VIII Remastered.

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Learn all of Zell's Limit Break maneuvers, including how to obtain them via Combat King magazines and their effects. Discover the best gloves for Zell in Final Fantasy VIII Remastered.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Combat King Magazine Locations:
    • Combat King 001: D-District Prison, Floor 1. In the right cell.
  2. 2
    Combat King 002: Defeat Fujin and Raijin in Balamb in disc 2.
  3. 3
    Combat King 003: Disc 3 start: Have Zell in your party. Talk to a “Library Girl with a Pigtail” in Balamb Garden library. Return to Balamb town, talk to a girl in a red skirt by the gas station about a pigtailed girl at Zell’s house. Go to Zell’s house and talk to Ma Dincht. Rest at the Balamb inn. Talk to the girl downstairs upon waking.
  4. 4
    Combat King 005: During the second Laguna Dream, use the detonator to move boulders and open hatches. Much later in the game, if done correctly as Laguna, find this magazine on the ground of Lunatic Pandora.
  5. 5
    Purchasing Magazines: All issues of Combat King can be bought for 750G each, except for Combat King 005, which costs 22,500G, from the Esthar Book Store.
Tips
  • Zell's limit break, Duel, has a timed duration that varies based on HP, KO'd allies, and negative status effects. The timer pauses during attack animations.
  • To maximize damage, spam simple moves like Punch Rush, Booya, and Heel Drop, as none of Zell's maneuvers break the damage limit.
  • The following are Zell's limit maneuvers and their effects:
    • Punch Rush — Damages one enemy (base power 16).
  • Booya — Damages one enemy (base power 18).
  • Heel Drop — Damages one enemy (base power 20).
  • Mach Kick — Damages one enemy (base power 24).
  • Dolphin Blow — Damages one enemy (base power 28).
  • Meteor Strike — Deals damage equal to 25% of target’s HP, capped at 9,999 damage. Counts as gravity damage.
  • Burning Rave — Damages all enemies. Finisher (base power 48).
  • Meteor Barret — Damages one enemy. Finisher (base power 52).
  • Different Beat — Damages one enemy. Finisher (base power 72).
  • My Final Heaven — Damages all enemies. Finisher (base power 50).

Weapon: Gloves

Zell uses gloves as his weapons. His ultimate weapon, Ehrgeiz, has a base Strength of 25 and 103 Hit%.

WeaponMaterialsCostStrHit%
Metal KnuckleFish Fin x1, M-Stone Piece x4100G1298%
MaverickDragon Fin x1, Spider Web x1200G1599%
GauntletDragon Skin x1, Fury Fragment x1400G20101%
EhrgeizAdamantine x1, Dragon Skin x4, Fury Fragment x1800G25103%

How to Obtain Ehrgeiz:

  • Adamantine: Refine the Minotaur Card into 10x Adamantine. The Minotaur Card is earned in the Tomb of the Forgotten King.
  • Fury Fragment: Refine 4x Blue Dragon Cards.
  • Dragon Skin: Rarely dropped by low-level Grendels, but commonly dropped by high-level Anacondaurs found in forests near Timber. Low-level parties may want to wait for the Tonberry GF and use the LV Up command.

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