Most of the fights inFinal Fantasy 16are quite fair. Enemies, even the big ones, usually have bursts of aggression followed by small breaks that allow you to get some easy damage in, and their attacks are usually easy to predict once you’ve dealt with them a few times.
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The Dread Comet, however, is no regular enemy. This special chocobo is the subject of a particular hunt, and it’s a doozy to take down. You’d better be ready to suffer some meteor-based action if you want to come out on top of this clash. Let’s dive in.
Once you’ve unlocked the Dread Comet hunt, you’ll find this birdin the Dhalmekia region.
Specifically, you’ll find it inthe small area between two hills that separate The Sickle from the Fields of Corava. The closest Obelisk will be the one at theJawto the south.
The first thing you’ll notice about this enemy, apart from its glorious plumage, is that it’s achocobo. This means thatyou aren’t able to Stagger it- it has no Stagger gauge! This provides some specific challenges in the inability to give it a partial Stagger or get some breathing room with a full Stagger. Despite this, it still has a ton of health to deal with, unlike other Hunts without Stagger gauges.
In that case, the only way forward is to learn how to deal with thechocobo’s attacks.
Flying Kick
The chocobo leaps at you, making kicking attacks in midair.
When you see the chocobo making a leap toward you, dodge to the side. This attack doesn’t have great midair tracking.
Peck
The chocobo makes a pecking attack in your direction.
This is a very close-range attack, so you should be able to stay relatively safe by moving back just a little bit. You can get some easy damage in on the side or back of the chocobo during this time.
Choco Burst
The chocobo lets out a large wark and pushes you away. This deals no damage but will give it time to use one of the attacks below.
Choco Meteor
The chocobo summons a meteor to hit the ground. This is indicated by a flare on the ground, which will soon be struck. The meteor emits a large shockwave upon impact.
Later in the battle, this will summon three meteors in succession, each with its own shockwave.
As with all other shockwave attacks in the game, you may simply leap over the shockwaves. Do verify that you’re staying out of the impact zones, too, though!
Choco Meteorain
This is just an upgraded version of Choco Meteor and summons many meteors in quick succession.
You will have to avoid multiple shockwaves in a row, which may make things tricky - especially as the Dread Comet can start attacking you normally towards the end of the attack and may even overlap it with a normal Choco Meteor cast.
The main threats here arethe two Choco Meteor attacks- these can be difficult to dodge and will deal a frankly massive amount of damage if you get hit by them. For this reason, it’s a good idea tohave a full stock of Potions and High Potionswhen taking this hunt on.
The Dread Comet will only useChoco Meteor, to begin with, and then upgrade to theChoco Meteor that summons three meteorsin succession after taking some damage.
Once you have it below half health, however, it will start usingChoco Meteorain. This is when you’ll need to be extra careful.
Since the Dread Comet is an enemy without a Stagger gauge, you may wish torethink your ability loadoutbefore attacking it. You generally will not need attacks that deal lots of Stagger damage, but you will need attacks that inflict lots of regular damage.Consider swapping out your Stagger-focused attacks for more offensive attacks.
That said,Bahamut’s Impulseis still a great skill to have. Thanks to the many hits in inflicts in very quick succession, it’s actually fantastic at keeping the Dread Cometstunlockedthroughout its duration.
This doesn’t work all that well during Choco Meteorain, as it cannot be stunned out of the attack, but it’s useful at other times.
If you’re struggling a lot with the constant meteors, it may be a good idea to simplystop trying to attack at all during these attacksand focus entirely on your positioning and dodging. There will always be gaps between individual casts of the meteor-summoning attacks, and the Dread Comet’s physical attacks are far easier to dodge and retaliate to.
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Spoils
Comet Feather x1
TheComet Feather, along with theStone Tongue dropped by Agniand an Orichalcum, is used tocraft the Ouroboros Belt.
