4-5 The Holy Clavis: Dead Dunes Part 2

Defeat Parandus in lightning returns final fantasy xiii's Dead Dunes Part 2. Learn optimal schemas, strategies, and rewards including 1000 Gil.

• Good status ailment resistance or accessories.
• Remedies or Mega Remedies.
• Physical resistance.
• An Enaero Potion may help.

Schemata Setup:

Dragon’s Blood/Physical Schema

• Weapon: Chaos’s Revenge
• Shield: Il Nome Della Rosa or similar
• Accessories: Fighter’s Emblem, Giant’s Vambrace
• Abilities: Heavy Slash Lv 3, Guard Lv 3, Galestrike Lv 2, Attack Lv 2

Chaos’s Revenge is a powerful weapon at this stage. This schema is your damage dealer. You can substitute Dragon’s Blood for something with Beat Down, but Chaos’s Revenge allows for a quick stagger. The Giant’s Vambrace is useful to avoid Debrave, as Parandus inflicts many status ailments.

Passion Rouge

• Weapon: Femme Fatale
• Shield: Dame du Lac
• Accessories: Ghostly Hood, Collector Catalog
• Abilities: Deprotect Lv 2 (locked), Imperil Lv 3, Slow Lv 3, Deshell Lv 2 (locked)

This schema is for debuffing. The Ghostly Hood helps avoid Parandus’s physical attacks. Status ailment resistance is crucial as Parandus constantly inflicts them. Slow and Imperil help reduce Parandus’s attack frequency.

Midnight Mauve

• Weapon: Sickle of the Faithful
• Shield: Iseult’s Lament
• Accessories: Devil Crest (or other magic boosting accessory), White Strap
• Abilities: Elementa Lv 2, Heavy Guard Lv 3 (or Attack), Fira Lv 3, Aeroga Lv 2

The Sickle of the Faithful can steal Protect when Parandus buffs itself. Parandus is very weak to Wind attacks. Equipping Aeroga Lv 2 helps. A good Stagger builder is useful. Switching Heavy Guard for Attack allows stealing Protect from Parandus when it buffs itself.

Strategy

1. Parandus starts with Absolute Barrier (Protect and Shell buff). If using Attack on Sickle of the Faithful, steal Protect. Otherwise, begin Stagger buildup. Parandus is highly resistant to status ailments before Stagger.
2. Equip Chaos’s Revenge and use Galestrikes, then Elementas or Aeroras with Midnight Mauve to Stagger Parandus before it attacks properly.
3. Once staggered, deal significant damage. Continue similar attacks to Stagger again. This is the time to inflict status ailments using the full set.
4. Use Overclock when ailments are active and attack with Galestrike.
5. You should achieve another Stagger during Overclock, reducing its health to around 75%. Refresh ailments and unleash Aerogas while it is still staggered for multiple hits, gold numbers, and interruptions.
6. Interrupt Parandus’s attacks with Aeroga. You can use a second Overclock while it is stunned.
7. Parandus may use Absolute Barrier again; return to building the Stagger Wave. Watch out for Seancé, which grants strong buffs. Stagger Parandus before Seancé finishes its long charge animation.
8. If Parandus uses Disaster, Guard it or switch to Passion Rouge. Disaster inflicts multiple status ailments; use a Remedy/Mega Remedy if hit. Stagger quickly and continue attacking.
9. Block Hellcraft with Passion Rouge.
10. After debuffing again, use Overclock and a Warrior’s Potion, Bravery Potion, or Enaero Potion to boost damage. Achieve a second Stagger to secure victory and a 5-star rating.

• 1000 Gil
• 5 EP
• HP +540
• Max ATB +10
• Strength +28
• Magic +56
• Recovery Item Capacity +1
• Preta Hood (reduces magic damage)