Bahamut - Final Fantasy VIII - Guides

Ability Progression

Ability	Ability Points	Requires
Abilityx4	Complete	-
Magic	Complete	-
GF	Complete	-
Draw	Complete	-
Item	Complete	-
Str+60%	Complete	-
Mag+60%	Complete	-
Mug	200 AP	-
Move-HP Up	200 AP	-
Auto-Protect	250 AP	-
Expendx2-1	250 AP	-
Rare Item	250 AP	-
SumMag+10%	40 AP	-
↳SumMag+20%	70 AP	SumMag+10%
↳SumMag+30%	140 AP	SumMag+20%
↳SumMag+40%	200 AP	SumMag+30%
GFHP+10%	40 AP	-
↳GFHP+20%	70 AP	GFHP+10%
↳GFHP+30%	140 AP	GFHP+20%
↳GFHP+40%	200 AP	GFHP+30%
Boost	10 AP	-
Forbid Mag-RF	Complete	-

Items of Interest: Where Bahamut is Found – 1 shown

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	Bahamut GF	Deep Sea Research Center	Lab	Defeat Bahamut

Abilities: Learned by Bahamut – 22 shown

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	Junction	Abilityx4	Bahamut	Rosetta Stone
	Command	Magic	All Guardian Forces	Magic Scroll
	Command	GF	All Guardian Forces	GF Scroll
	Command	Draw	All Guardian Forces	Draw Scroll
	Command	Item	All Guardian Forces	Item Scroll
	Character	Str+60%	Bahamut	Hyper Wrist
	Character	Mag+60%	Bahamut	Royal Crown
	Character	Mug	Diablos, Bahamut	-
	Character	Move-HP Up	Bahamut, Cactuar, Tonberry	-
	Character	Auto-Protect	Bahamut	Steel Curtain
	Character	Expendx2-1	Cerberus, Bahamut, Cactuar	-
	GF	SumMag+10%	12 Guardian Forces	Steel Pipe
	GF	SumMag+20%	12 Guardian Forces	Star Fragment
	GF	SumMag+30%	12 Guardian Forces	Energy Crystal
	GF	SumMag+40%	Doomtrain, Bahamut, Eden	Samantha Soul
	GF	GFHP+10%	All Guardian Forces	Healing Mail
	GF	GFHP+20%	All Guardian Forces	Silver Mail
	GF	GFHP+30%	13 Guardian Forces	Gold Armor
	GF	GFHP+40%	Doomtrain, Bahamut, Eden	Diamond Armor
	GF	Boost	12 Guardian Forces	-
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Items: Which Increase Compatibility with Bahamut – 2 shown

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	LuvLuv G	Miscellaneous	-	250 gil	Menu	+20
	Shaman Stone	Miscellaneous	-	1,250 gil	Menu	+3

Doomtrain Cactuar

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Bahamut

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Level 9

Type GF

Card Mod 1 card yields 100× Megalixir

Bahamut

Bahamut

Description Called the king of GF; its Mega Flare ignores al defense. Gives assistance freely to those who show their power.

Ability Points 40

Boss Yes

Flying Yes

Undead No

Elemental Vulnerability

Bahamut

HP 60,000

Level 2

Job Level 49

Gil 5,500 gil

Experience 5,000

Intelligence 60

Mind 78

Attack Power 7

Attacks/Accuracy 3×65% (1.9)

Defense 8

Evasion 3×50% (1.5)

Magic Defense 7

Magic Resistance 3×20% (0.6)

Stolen Item Potion

Elemental Vulnerability

Bahamut

HP 7,500

Level 51

Job Level 54

Gil 3,500 gil

Experience 2,800

Intelligence 66

Mind 66

Attack Power 143

Attacks/Accuracy 9×90% (8.1)

Defense 10

Evasion 4×35% (1.4)

Magic Defense 48

Magic Resistance 2×40% (0.8)

Special Attack Rate 80%

Special Attack Mega Flare

Stolen Item Potion

Elemental Vulnerability

As with the other level 8 summons, Bahamut will repeatedly use an unresistable attack and your goal is to defeat him before you perish. Bahamut resists all elements, too, so it's tough to kill him quickly. However, the Bahamut summon is a worthy prize.

Bahamut

Type Summon Magic

Level 8

Effect Summon Bahamut

Price 65,000 gil

Value 32,500 gil

Reflectable No

Cast By

Bahamut

HP 45,001

Experience 35,000

Attack Power 174

Magic Power 17

Defense 1

Magic Defense 4

Elemental Vulnerability

Your only real chance to defeat Bahamut is to use Wall on as many party members as possible to block his MegaFire attack. Provided you keep Wall up, this is a fight you should not lose.

Baham

Type Summon Magic

Effect Deal damage

MP 60

Base Power 240

Base Accuracy 100%

Reflectable No

Target All Enemies

Learned By

The Baham summon is usually Rydia's best option as an offensive spell. It's relatively cheap for the damage it deals, and the damage is non-elemental so nothing resists it. The only real "balance" to this spell is that it's optional, but it's well worth getting.

Bahamut

Sprite

Spell Taught

Flare ×2

Level Up Bonus

HP +50%

Summon Ability Sun Flare

Bahamut

Bat.Pwr 92 (Ignores Mag.Def)

Target All Foes ‡

MP Cost 86

Hit Rate Always Hits

Found In Falcon Deck

Bahamut teaches the Mag.Def-ignoring Flare spell (at ×2;!) and its Sun Flare summon is similarly Mag.Def-ignoring but hits all targets. Add in a +50% HP bonus at level up, and you have one of the best Espers in the game.

Bahamut Materia

Type Summon

Description Summons Bahamut

Magic +1 Magic def +1 Max MP% +5

Max HP% −5

Master Value 1 gil

Level	Ability	AP
★	Bahamut 1/battle	-
★★	Bahamut 2/battle	20,000
★★★	Bahamut 3/battle	50,000
★★★★	Bahamut 4/battle	80,000
★★★★★	Bahamut 5/battle	120,000

Found in Temple of the Ancients

Bahamut

Character Fang

Chapter 10

Bahamut

Type Others

Subtype Eidolons

HP -

Level -

Chain Resistance 80

Stagger Point -

Stagger Index 1,349

Strength 310

Magic 310

CP -

Chapter 10

Note Yields to those who amass chain bonuses.

Note Yields to those who defend against and endure attacks.

Note Yields to those who weaken and debilitate their enemies.

Elemental Vulnerability

Your goal in this fight is to balance offense with defense—Bahamut has a nasty combo attack that he will use regularly. The optimal solution is to have Fang use her Sentinel abilities while Vanille and Lightning pound on Bahamut from afar, but because of the area of his attack, this is hard to achieve. It also pays to inflict some debuffs when you get an opening. Do your best to keep everyone alive, and don't forget that you have Renew as a backup plan. If all goes well, you should fill the gestalt gauge with time to spare.

Bahamut

Game Final Fantasy III

Type Summon

Card Number 36/81

Bahamut

Number 36

Game

Final Fantasy Series

Unlock 76,500 rm