As you progress deeper into the Campaign, you’ll find particularly challenging Party Encounters. Your Heroes are powerful, but sometimes they will need some extra help to fight back the dark forces that plague Eos. Combat Items can be used during these Party Encounters to give them an extra edge, and when combined with sound strategy, you’ll be unstoppable!

Strategy and Tactics

Some Party Encounters can prove to be very dangerous, particularly if you’re up against a Boss. When you’re battling against difficult denizens, keep some of these tips in mind to push through.

Bring the Right Party

• Strive for a balance and pick Heroes that work well together. Each Hero plays a role and has certain strengths or weaknesses - leverage their strengths to cover others’ weaknesses.

• Positioning is key to success. When preparing your Party for a Party Encounter, make sure to put your Tank Heroes up front and your Support Heroes behind them. Consider your enemies’ positioning as well.

Study your Opponent

• Make sure to tap on enemy portraits before entering a Combat Encounter to preview their Skills, Strengths, Weaknesses, and more. Building your Party’s strengths to counter your enemies’ weaknesses is a great way to ensure victory.

Battle with Wisdom

• Your Party Leader and their Limit Break Skill is important - using the right Limit Break at the right time can turn the tide of battle. For example, Noctis’ Armiger Chain will start a Party Link-strike, where your whole Party will focus on a single target. We like to save it for the beginning of a wave and use it to quickly eliminate a full health target!

• Just like your Party Leader’s Limit Break, your other Heroes’ Techniques can be used strategically to secure a win. For example, Chapter 1’s Boss, the Arachne Queen, uses a dangerous channeling ability that can leave her Vulnerable if she takes 10% of her maximum Health in damage. You can save multiple Heroes’ Techniques and unleash all of them together for this sweet spot to ensure that you’re taking advantage of her weakness while channeling!

• A well timed Combat Item can make a huge difference. If you’re stuck on a tough Party Encounter, consider which Items you’re bringing with you and when to use them.

Combat Items

Combat Items can be brought with you into Party Encounters to help defeat your enemies. Tapping on a Combat Item during a Party Encounter will consume it and activate its ability. Use them strategically to get the most out of them.

• Only two Combat Items can be brought with you, and they can be selected alongside your Heroes before initiating a Party Encounter.

• Only a certain number of Items can be used during a single Party Encounter. This number depends on that Item, and is indicated when selecting that Item before that Party Encounter begins - this number of uses is detailed in the ‘Uses in Combat’ column below.

• Some Items may have a cooldown timer before they can be used again. When an Item can’t be used, it will appear as gray during your Party Encounter - tapping on a grayed Item will offer an explanation as to why it can’t be used. 

• Combat Items are stored in the Combat tab of your Inventory, and consumed Items are only removed from your Inventory when you win a Party Encounter. Losing, Restarting, or Quitting will not remove a Combat Item from your Inventory, even if it was used in that Party Encounter.

• The effects of some items, such as Moogle Plushie, scale according to your Leader’s stats.

Item Image	Combat Item Name	Description	Uses in Combat	Cooldown
	Elixir	All party members gain 15% Health and 10% Tech Charge.	3	1 Second
	Ether	All party members gain 15% Tech Charge.	3	1 Second
	Flesh Fortifier	All party members gain 20% HP Boost for 15 seconds.	2	30 Seconds
	Hi-Potion	Restores 40% of the weakest party member’s Health.	3	1 Second
	Magitek Booster	For the next 15 seconds, party members gain 25% Technique Charge when they use their Technique.	3	30 Seconds
	Mega Phoenix	Revive all Downed Heroes to 40% Health.	1
	Mega Potion	Restores 100% of the weakest party member’s Health.	2	1 Second
	Moogle Plushie	Summons a Moogle Plushie that Provokes nearby enemies for 15 seconds.	2	30 Seconds
	Muscle Stimulant	All party members gain 30% Attack Boost for 15 seconds.	5	30 Seconds
	Phoenix Down	Revives a random fallen party member to 60% HP.	2	30 Seconds
	Potion	Restores 20% HP of the weakest party member's Health.	4	1 Second
	Reflex Enhancer	All party members gain 30% Evasion Boost for 15 seconds.	5	30 Seconds
	Spirit ZX	All party members gain 30% Spirit Boost for 15 seconds.	5	30 Seconds
	Superior Restorative	All party members gain Revitalized for 5 seconds.	2	30 Seconds
	Verve WX	All party members gain 30% Magic Boost for 15 seconds.	5	30 Seconds

Status Effects

All combatants in Party Encounters (including your enemies) have the potential to apply unique Status Effects during combat using their Skills. Understanding Status Effects and how they impact the flow of battle can provide a huge strategic advantage.

• Positive Status Effects are typically applied to a combatant’s ally or allies, and provide benefits like immunities and damage reduction.

• Negative Status Effects are typically applied to a combatant’s enemy or multiple enemies, and provide debuffs like stat reduction and incapacitation.

• Status Effects can make a huge difference during Party Encounters, especially when used in tandem! For example, providing an ally with Critical Damage Boost and then attacking an enemy inflicted with Imperil, which drastically reduces their Critical Avoid stat! Make sure to build your Party with their Skills and potential Status Effects in mind.

Positive Status Effects

Negative Status Effects