Final Fantasy XIII - Adamantoise Stage 3 (17500 HP, no summon/shrouds)

The next stage of farming; a sequel to my previous video.

This method requires a bit more HP. I have a maxed ultimate weapon on Fang for the stats, but it's not necessary at all. This is doable with maxed Tier 2 weapons, but you need at least ~2400 Strength to be able to Highwind a leg right after stagger.

If you're having trouble getting Fang's Strength high enough to Highwind the legs quickly post-stagger, you may want to consult my Stage 2.5 video instead:
   • Final Fantasy XIII - Adamantoise Stag...  

Having more ultimate weapons only speeds this up because your party synchronization in taking out the legs will be much better.

You'll want to take out both legs before the fourth stomp. If you don't, you may mess up the timing with Highwind on the right leg, or in the worst case, you might actually die (not really an issue with a bit more HP).

In this video, he got off the fourth stomp after I dropped the second leg, a case of one of those weird ATB hitches where he gets a move off even after you take out both legs. I wouldn't have been in the red if that hadn't happened. Again, with a bit more HP, this won't be a problem at all.

My best battle time at these stats was 1 min 28 sec. It depends largely on how you coordinate Vanille and Snow in staggering the legs.

This strategy should suffice for pretty much as long as you need to farm. There are better optimization techniques once you are completely maxed (namely using Lightning instead of Vanille), but they're not really necessary.