Requirements to beat Necron?
When I was around 10-11, I remember playing FFIX shortly after it came out and reaching Necron. However, this was way before I learned what Abilities were and how they were learned. Basically, the few abilities I had learned with my characters are the ones I "accidentally" learned by using some weapons I deemed looked nice.
Of course, Necron always one-shot killed me, so there was no way for me to beat him. This is where I got the phobia from playing FFIX, knowing I will never beat Necron.
After many years of not playing FFIX, I started again, much older than the kid I used to be. And this time grasping Abilities was a piece of cake. I know how they are obtained and what needs to be done.
My question now is, how much do I have to grind (in terms of levels and abilities) and what Abilities do I need to beat him?
What do you think would be the lower limit (the least I would need) for beating him? And what would be the optimal point to reach? My friend played until the characters in the party were around level 50-70.
Best Answer
Necron is a tough fight, no doubt about it, but it isn't THAT much of a spike in difficulty. To give you an actual level indication , he (it?) is level 69 and a party around that level should have a reasonable chance of taking him(/it) down and completing the game. However, depending on what party you went with your actual difficulty facing him will vary wildly.
What I would recommend as a better way to test your readiness is to see how you fare against the random encounters in Memoria and the minor boss battles leading up to Necron.
If you don't feel comfortable taking those down, spend some more time getting stronger (not necessarily by grinding, the game has quite a few optional areas to explore as well).
Make sure to go in with a lot of status resisting abilities or equipment, because Grand Cross, one of its signature attacks, applies basically all of them.
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