Bravely Default 2: How to beat Anihal

How to beat Anihal

First of all, Anihal is the second boss of Chapter 1, encountered just after Orpheus the Bard. Both fights include additional monsters in the arena, so you go from one difficult fight to another.

Anihal Stroke Set

1. Mercy stroke: Deals high damage but cannot reduce the target's HP to less than level 1.
2. Mow: Deal damage to your entire party.
3. Muzzle: Inflict silence on the whole party.
4. Animal rescue: Once Anihal's HP is low, she will begin countering physical attacks with a Summon Beast (usually a Sandworm that deals AOE and Blind Earth damage)
5. Without leash: Orders a beast to perform a special attack.

As you can see, Anihal's skills are interesting to say the least. She can easily score KOs if you're not prepared for her, so a few quick tips before the fight would be to have a healer in the party, lots of Echo Herbs, or gear that makes you immune to silence. and one or two blacks. Magi. Anihal against physical attacks with a powerful Sandworm attack, so if you decide to include physical DPS make sure it's a monk. You should only attack it with high burst skills of the specific job, after braving 2-3 times, instead of a lot of weaker ones as they can prove to be more deadly than useful.

With our setup ready, let's move on to the fight itself. Alongside Anihal, 4 familiar monsters also appear, similar to Orpheus' fight. What you need to do first is take care of Ondine, the pixie-like creature that can heal her entire party. Hurry to kill her, then focus on the other 2 animals, preferably the flan type beast as it can weaken your party. Then Anihal's faithful serpent, leaving Anihal alone.

Remember that by doing all of the above, you must constantly keep at least 1 BP for your healer, so that you can heal AOE or remove your team's negative status with Basuna. The Snout skill targets your entire party and has a chance to silence everyone. This is why we mentioned to refuel Echo Herbs and the respective equipment.

Although Anihal is alone on the pitch, things are easier but you still have to be careful. Avoid using small attacks, Brave with everyone to reach maximum BP, then throw your big nukes directly at her. Additionally, if you manage to poison him at the start of the fight, it will help you deal damage to him constantly, while you're at fault or healing. Be patient, get well at any time, and you should be good to go.

Anihal can be quite intimidating if you challenge her without a plan, so make sure everyone is prepared. This shy girl doesn't really want to hurt you, but doesn't force her hand. Get your Beastmaster Asterisk and continue your journey.

Bravely default 2 is exclusively available on the Nintendo Switch.