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2-3 A Solitary Patron
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

2-3 A Solitary Patron

Defeat Snow Villiers in lightning returns final fantasy xiii's A Solitary Patron quest. Use fire abilities and manage his Recast/Riposte counters.

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Defeat Snow Villiers in lightning returns final fantasy xiii's A Solitary Patron quest. Use fire abilities and manage his Recast/Riposte counters.

Schemata Setup:

Dragon’s Blood

  • Weapon: Shadow Hunter or high strength weapon
  • Shield: Night Lotus
  • Accessories: Fighter’s Emblem, Thorn of Courage
  • Abilities: Heavy Slash Lv 3, Steelguard Lv 1, Flamestrike Lv 2, Attack Lv 1

This schema is used for dealing damage when Snow is staggered and to cause a stagger using Flamestrike or Heavy Slash. Auto-Enfire and Bravery (from Thorn of Courage) greatly enhance damage.

Passion Rouge (default)

  • Weapon: Death Herald or other strong weapon
  • Shield: Juno Sospita/Pendragon
  • Accessories: Frostbane Choker, Firewyrm Bracelet
  • Abilities: Deprotect Lv 2, Heavy Guard Lv 2, Firaga Lv 2 (or similar strong Fire spell), Deshell Lv 2

This schema is used to debuff and as your primary defense. Heavy Guard blocks Snow’s strongest attacks completely, and you can also use a fire spell offensively. The Frostbane Choker reduces damage from Snow’s ice spells, and the Firewyrm Bracelet grants Enfire on all weapons at the start.

Midnight Mauve

  • Weapon: Sickle of the Faithful (or strong magic weapon)
  • Shield: Pendragon/Juno Sospita
  • Accessories: Demon Earrings, Thorn of Will
  • Abilities: Thundara Lv 2 (or strong elemental spell), Guard Lv 2, Fira Lv 3, Aerora Lv 2 (or other strong spell)

This schema is used for its Fira spell, which is exceptionally strong. Anything that boosts magic damage is essential. You can choose other spells to build Snow's Stagger Wave, but Fira should be used whenever you are not guarding. The Demon Earrings enhance damage, and Thorn of Will provides Faith for increased damage.

Recommended Items:

  • X Potion (1)
  • Potions (a couple)
  • Optional: Protect or Shell Potion
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Start the battle by applying Deprotect and Deshell.
  2. 2
    Focus on inflicting damage to build Snow's Stagger Wave. Snow will initially use Blizzard and physical attacks.
  3. 3
    When Snow uses Recast, attack physically.
  4. 4
    When Snow uses Riposte, attack magically. This pattern helps build his Stagger Wave.
  5. 5
    Warning: If you are focused on attacking, Snow may counter with a massive blow via Counter Drive when you don't use the opposite type of ability to his Recast/Riposte. You can choose to go all-out offense and absorb these hits, or attack in bursts and react to his moves.
  6. 6
    When Snow is staggered, activate Overclock and attack with fire or physical attacks, depending on how he was staggered (physical if staggered by magic, vice versa). Look for the icon on his status bar to determine the correct attack type.
  7. 7
    Use another Overclock before the current one ends to deplete his HP to about a quarter.
  8. 8
    After the stagger ends, Snow will use Depths of Despair, increasing his resistance to status effects and using stronger abilities like Impact Driver and Brutal Bash. Renew your debuffs.
  9. 9
    Warning: Be on guard with Passion Rouge when notifications for Impact Driver and Brutal Bash appear.
  10. 10
    A final burst of Overclock or a stagger will defeat Snow.
Tips
  • Using Passion Rouge to guard against Snow's strong attacks is crucial to avoid excessive healing and prolonging the fight.
  • Snow is primarily weak against Fire and resistant to Ice.
  • Learning Snow's Recast/Riposte pattern is beneficial for building his Stagger Wave.
  • If you are not guarding, use Fira whenever possible.

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