Felix Heights

Your Final Fantasy XIII walkthrough for the Ushumgal Subjugator boss fight in Chapter 7. Learn its stats, weaknesses, and the best strategy to win.

Alright, so you've made it to Felix Heights in Chapter 7 of Final Fantasy XIII. Things are about to get a little hairy with a boss fight against the Ushumgal Subjugator. Don't sweat it, though – I'll walk you through it. This is actually a two-part encounter, so pay attention to how it changes.

Stats / Weaknesses:

• Level / HP: LV 55 / 378,000 HP
• Strength / Magic: 171 STR / 0 MAG
• Stagger / Chain Resistance / CP: 250% / 70 Chain Resistance / 960 CP
• Vulnerabilities: Lightning (Weak)
• Common Drop / Rare Drop: Shield Talisman (100%) / None

Phases:

1. Initial Phase: Hope starts the battle alone. Honestly, just let him take some hits and don't worry too much about winning this part. It's just a warm-up.
2. Main Battle: After a bit, or when Hope's HP drops really low, Lightning and Fang will join in. This is when the real fight begins. You'll get a chance to reset your party's equipment and paradigms if you want, so take a moment to set up your best gear and abilities. Fang will be your leader here.

Strategy:

• Opening Moves: Start with the SAB/MED/SYN paradigm. Your main goal here is to get buffs like Protect on your party and stick Slow on the Ushumgal Subjugator. Let Hope cast his buffs.
• Damage & Healing: Once buffs are up, switch to COM/RAV/RAV to start dealing damage. Keep an eye on your HP, though! If things get dicey, switch to SEN/COM/MED or even COM/MED/MED to focus on healing. If you're taking a lot of damage, the SEN/COM/MED setup with two healers can really save you.
• Boss Abilities: The Ushumgal Subjugator has a couple of nasty tricks. It uses an ability called Targeting, which you'll notice by some weird patterns appearing around one of your characters. This means it's going to focus all its attacks on that person. After that, it unleashes Photon Blaster, a powerful attack that hits everyone. When you see Targeting activate, immediately switch to a paradigm with two Medics, like SEN/COM/MED, to keep everyone alive.
• Staggering: Keep up the pressure with your damage paradigms (like COM/RAV/RAV) when it's safe. Eventually, you'll stagger the boss, making it vulnerable.
• Paradigms to Consider: The guide suggests these setups: COM/RAV/RAV (for offense), SEN/COM/RAV (balanced), SEN/COM/MED (healing focus), SAB/MED/SYN (buffs/debuffs), and COM/MED/MED (heavy healing).
• Finishing the Fight: Just keep repeating the cycle of buffing, attacking, and healing. The Ushumgal Subjugator doesn't change its pattern much after the Targeting ability, so just stay consistent until it goes down.