The beginning of the end.
You won’t have opportunities to save or grab supplies once you commit to this boss fight.
If you haven’t already, get the latest gear for all of your party members.
ForFolios, you may have the ability to unlock each party member’s Lv.
3 Limit Break but don’t bother with this at the expense of more useful abilities.
Ensure party members have elemental abilities, such as Wildfire, unlocked.
It’s important to stress that every single party member (yes, that also includes Aerith!)
should have Materia set before going into this fight.
Status-inflicting spells like Poison and Petrify won’t work on Jenova Lifeclinger so don’t bother with these.
Consider setting stat-buffing Purple Materia instead.
That means you’re able to prioritise distributing Healing Materia to others.
It will immediately use Contaminant Expulsion to grab and remove half of your party members.
To begin, go all-in with Cloud in Punisher Mode for physical damage.
As Jenova has resistance to ice and wind magic, don’t bother with any spells just yet.
Jenova follows this with Vengeance, which fires lasers indiscriminately.
Don’t keep your distance too long, though, as it can also cast Blizzaga.
Shortly after, Jenova erects an organic-looking barrier around itself.
This barrier is immune to physical attacks, so either cast spells or use elemental-based abilities.
Take care as it will continue to attack with Castigate as well as Azure Resplendence.
This sees tentacles shooting out from the ground in front of Jenova, so keep to the side.
Destroy the barrier with magic and then use Focused Thrust.
You should be able to stagger Jenova then let rip strong attacks like Braver.
The environment has changed slightly but Jenova will use similar attacks like Mourning Wail.
It also occasionally teleports around the arena to catch you off guard.
Jenova also has a few new attacks.
Dreams of Sorcery sends out easily avoided orbs of elemental magic to follow you around.
Look out for Eye of Providence, which grabs a party member and blasts them with lasers.
Now you’ll be taking turns with different party member pairings.
In this sequence you start with Tifa and Cait Sith.
Target Jenova’s right wing in this phase.
Keep up the sustained offensive and you’ll cripple the right wing.
Next, the action will switch to Barrett and Red XIII.
This time you should target the right wing.
Throw your shuriken and use retrieve to warp close and continue dealing melee damage.
Once the head has been crippled, the party unites for a pretty attack sequence.
This is one tough space monster.
In this last phase, the active party members will be Cloud, Yuffie and Cait Sith.
It’s also unfortunately immune to all physical attacks.
Yuffie can however use her Elemental Ninjitsu ability so switching to her will let you chip away some damage.
Hopefully you have a Limit Break saved up here.
Once Jenova is staggered, you’re free to unleash all your attacks to finish it off.
The game isn’t finished yet, however.
On the bright side, the party’s HP and MP will be automatically restored.
You’re going to need it too, as you’re about to go up against another foe!
