Temple of Water (Part 2)

Complete the Temple of Water (Part 2) in bravely second, featuring boss battles against Vucub Caquix and Nikolai Nikolanikov.

Boss: Vucub Caquix

Level 46, 50000 HP. Weakness: Organic, Flying.

This is your final battle with the comedic duo. The mechanical bird uses Magic Missile and Magic Gatling to deal magical damage. It may also use El Dorado to boost its offensive and defensive stats.

Warning: On your third turn, begin buffing your party’s physical defence (not magical) and heal off the damage. On the fourth turn, the bird uses Transform to change into a robot, which will dish out deadly physical attacks. Castillo deals massive damage to one and may cause Paralyse, while Double Lariat deals heavy damage to the party. Without a physical defence buff, your party won’t be able to survive many hits. Give everybody an Earthing Rod to prevent Paralyse.

On the eighth turn, the robot will use Transform to return to bird mode and it will continue to cycle between forms on every fourth turn.

The mech has high physical defence, which is further improved by El Dorado. Avoid elemental attacks as it will use Elemental Absorption to heal from the damage. If you must use magic, use non-elemental magic such as the Wizard’s Spirit or the Hawkeye’s Sparrow. Other solutions include buffing your party’s physical attack (with Physical Boon or a Performer) and the Hawkeye’s Harpoon to pierce the mech’s physical defence.

Boss: Nikolai Nikolanikov

Nikolai: Level 46, 20000 HP. Weakness: None.

Imperial Guardshield: Level 47, 7050 HP. Weakness: Lightning.

Imperial Guardspear x2: Level 34, 3400 HP. Weakness: Lightning.

Nikolai may Default to build up BP. When he has 1 BP, he likes to cast Lightning Lightning to inflict damage on the party. He can also cast Heal to heal moderate HP to an ally or himself.

Nikolai’s henchmen are probably a bigger threat. The bulky Guardshield uses Phalanx to absorb single-target physical hits for his allies and counter for big damage. Meanwhile, the Guardspear use Second Spear to attack twice.

Focus on the henchmen. You can either take down the Guardshield first to avoid Phalanx or target all three at the same time. They’re all weak to lightning, so you’ve got a wide range of options from your own Lightning to the Hawkeye’s Thunderhead.

Once Nikolai is by his lonesome, be careful because he has one more trick up his sleeve. After his HP drops, he may use Holy Night. While this is active, he will recover massive HP if you hit him while he Defaults.

Warning: During this stage, avoid attacking unless Nikolai has 1 BP. This means you must attack when he uses Lightning Lightning. Buff your party’s magical defence (with Mystic Ward or a Performer) to soften the blow. Nikolai has high magical defence, so keep to physical attacks.

After dropping Nikolai’s HP to zero, he will recover all HP. Don’t lose heart and keep going as before. He won’t do this trick a second time, nor will he call for reinforcements, so the second half of the battle should be much quicker than the first.

Outside the temple, help comes from afar. With the upgraded Rubadub, you can finally chase after the Skyhold properly.

After you’ve done everything you need to do, fly towards the area of sea towards the south-east of your current position, between the Harena and Yulyana continents. As you approach the Skyhold, the chapter comes to an end.