[FFXII] I'm a noob at Decoy + Reverse.

[Ramiel]

All the rank VII marks... All the bosses INCLUDING Hell Wyrm (and excluding Omega )... All without the Decoy + Reverse combo.
But now Yiazmat pwns me..
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I have those 2 spells. I want to know a good tactic to use this combo.
Can anyone help me?

-Shinryuu

 

[Bambi]

il move this over to the help booth for you ^^

i never used decoy or reverse once.....

sorry i cant help

 

[DLFlux]

Use the combo on the character who has the best defense.

Be alot better having that character use them too, so the other two can carry on with the attacks.

Equip a sage ring, to half the MP cost. (Bought from Old Archades) Set up the gambit "self > reverse" and "self > decoy" as the highest priorities. Then add the attacking gambits.

With the other two characters, make sure their gambits and not set to send any healing spell their way, so things like cura and curaja are a big no, as they'll hurt the reversed character.

 

[blakstang98]

Make sure you remove the headgear off the person you're casting Decoy and Reverse on. This will reduce their Magic Defense to 0, then the spells will land every time. Also make sure you don't have anyone with an Esuna gambit because they will keep curing Reverse (because it's actually a negative status).

Yiazmat is a tough one too, so don't worry if it takes a while. I know once I get him down to like 5 bars or so, it was really tough to take down the rest. But yeah, the Decoy + Reverse combination will work. Omega Mark XII can basically only be beat using this method for when you get to him. Hopefully that helps, best of luck!

 

[Ramiel]

Yiazmat Vanquished w/o the combo
thanks for the help though =D

 

[LordEternal]

There's another tip I can give you, since Reverse lasts about five seconds before needing to be recast, what you do is cast Decoy, then Reverse, then Stop onto your character. This will make Reverse and Decoy last until Stop ends, and Stop goes on for a long time. This will basically create an everything-absorbing tank for the battle. The only downside is obvious, the lack of a character.