KH Days (No Damage/Proud): Dustflier/Mission No.89 - "Eliminate the six giant Heartless"

00:00 - Mission Accept
00:16 - Mission Start
06:51 - Boss: Dustflier
11:30 - RTC
12:09 - Loadout

Am I proud of this strat? No.

Does Dustflier deserve better? Also no.

Anyway, pump magic, bring lots of Thundagas, some Fire, Aero, and Blizzara, a couple Aerogas, and a national treasury's worth of Elixirs.

For the Stalwart Blade, bait the charge attack and wipe it with Aeroga.

Fire for the Poison Plant, but let it shoot in between to be safe.

Aeroga and Fire for the Gigas Shadow, just watch out for its lunge attack.

Thundaga the Powered Armor, and try to time it to hit as many limbs at once as soon as it splits.

Orcus can be taken out with anything but Thunder spells (which it absorbs).

Try to Freeze the Veil Lizard, but failing that go for a tongue attack Block to render it vulnerable. However you open it up, pummel it with Fire or Thundaga.

And now... The Dustflier.

You can fight this thing legit. It will not be faster. It will be only marginally more interesting. If you want to do that, try to Thundaga stall over the shockwave to damage it while you wait to land, then melee the tail. Ideally with Critical Boost and Combo Boost. You will do mostly chip damage still.

Instead, I went with a cheese strat. I noticed it got stuck while testing strats and decided to take advantage of it. Bait it to one side of the station's entrance, then quickly make your way to the opposite side. From here, you can take advantage of Thundaga's non-LoS properties to cheapshot it from safety, despite not even being able to see it. Try to time your casts to land while it's on the ground (watch the reticle) for more consistent damage, and chug Elixirs to recharge between volleys.

Once it's down, you're free to RTC, and all it cost was a half-dozen Elixirs and your sense of shame.