#TalesOfSymphonia #Raine
"Ready for a real fight?"

Felt some drive to get another one done. this fight made me realize the struggles of Symphonia solos, let me tell ya...

Strategy: I recommend being Level 17 or 18 (Keep the same equipment as before). Then open with Sacred Shine. This will nuke the other 2 adds and knockdown Botta. You'll want to deal at least 4100 damage for him to auto run and trigger Decimation Field. Cast Photon/Dark Sphere the frame he starts his recovery animation and you should be able to punish him for approaching you. The rest of the fight is complete RNG and pray he doesn't do that side swipe (unreactable). Here's what I recommend for the other moves; If it's overhead, thrust or Rock Breaker, run and jump attack over him (It's consistent for Rock Breaker but the overhead or thrust has a jank hitbox so don't be surprised if you get hit). If he runs at you, jump over and get 2 potshots and back off. Cast Photon/Dark Sphere if you have decent distance for dash or when he casts (It'll interrupt). If he casts Stone Blast, you can beat it if you casted first but I would recommend waiting and moving to cast once you've dodged it. Fire Ball is the run killer. There's 2 ways to dodge it I found. If in front, stand around midscreen-ish and as he casts, run and do a jump attack (Least consistent but useful if you don't have time to jump over him). From behind, jump over him as he casts then do a running jump after the spell pops off (You can try to punish with a spell after dodging). At this level, count your spells. Do 2 Photon/Dark Sphere's then go into another one as that'll trigger him casting Stalagmite (You'll beat the cast and interrupt him). Afterwards, that's the whole fight. Watch for tells, take shots when you can and you got him.

As an additional note: After Stalagmite, he'll start limping so you can cast Holy/Bloody Lance now (Be wary it does not break his armour during his cast so do it when he approaches you)

Modifications:
Used CE to make Raine the only party member
Encounter/background edit
Added Raine's unused Artes (Dark Sphere, Bloody Lance, and Time Stop)
Added Mystic Symbol and Elven Boots
Set Raine's OVL to max

System: PC
Music: Hunting - Surprise Raid - Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga