Just in case anyone reading this in 2023, this strategy still works, just beat him. Thanks for the video.

12 years later and this guide has helped me beat this jabroni thank you man!

You sir...are my hero. I almost has a massive rage quit and my love for this game was dying..followed several guides none of them worked. Yours...first try 1:37. Best boss guide video ever

I was in tears when finally being able to beat him thanks to your guide, thank you so much!

I rage quited this game so many times and boycotted it for weeks until someone told me about this. Beat him in 2 mins without any problems. :D

2024 and it still works. You’re a legend Alec!

Thanks for sharing, this worked wonderfully! I was having a hard time beating him. Your commentary is great too, the way you explained everything you did really helped.

Oooh man this was so easy to follow, I almost feel like chesting, I just went full rav/rav/rav and used a couple of posions and later I finished him woth Com/Com/Rav, thank you so much!

Best tactic for fighting him the first time I beat him it took 20 minutes. This time only 2 minutes and 37 seconds

I really don't remember how I beat it back in the day but today this dude is giving me a hard time. Tanks so much for the help!😊

I'm not going to say how many times I died while trying to fight him, let's just say a lot. After watching this I finally beat him! You made it look so easy. Thank you!!

Wow dude, you win the Internet. Just beat him with your strategy (he didn't even get to guard mode) in 2:10. That was unbelievable.

Omg thank you I beat this 10 years ago on my own but had patience now days I don't I looked you up thank you so much ended up beating it in 1:33.

thanks for the help. been stuck on this fight for months.

2 min 22 seconds. Thank you soo much. Wasted like 3 hours on this till I saw your video

Our walkthroughs and upgrades were probably very different so i took some ideas from you , added them to the way that suited the style and way i use and man it worked great , took time and work but it is alright for me ... Thanks for the important nudge man i really appreciate it

Thank you sooooo much. This fight drove me insane until I found your tips. Thank you thank you thank you

I just wanted to say ty for your help i know this game is old but its been along time so i started over and its so much fun i so for got how to take him down and out of all the videos i looked at yours was the best

Dude, you totally made my day, amazing strategy, thumbs up to that, you won a subscriber.

Using this tactic I was able to defeat him in just under two minutes. Thanks!

THANK YOU!!!! iT'S 2018 RIGHT NOW AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO BEAT THIS B*TCH SINCE I BOUGHT THE GAME IN 2011!!! I FINALLY DID IT!!!!!!!

Currently playing this on the Xbox One S bc it's backwards compatible & totally forgot how to defeat Raines. Came back to this video and wanted to say thank you, once again! Even after 10 years later (:

I've literally just done this at the first attempt thanks to your advice. He was kicking my head in all last night. Thanks to the you ten years ago.

With your strategy I beat him in 2 minutes and 19 seconds. Thank you so much for the helpful tip and video

thank you sooo much!! from 11 years later

Thoroughly impressed with this efficient strategy.

Best video on the subject! Thanks!

Dude this was helpful as hell. Thank you so much man.

Absolutely great video worked the 2nd attempt without a problem. Top Stuff!!!

I spent 2 hours on this boss and then gave up... after I watched this 2 minute video I finished in under 3 minutes bless you man

Thanks man! I was so frustrated before this worked for me lol

11 years later and this saved my life 😭

Oh my GOD!! You are the MAN! Honestly! I beat him in 2 minutes and 3 seconds but you all know how long it took before I went online to get help. Forever!!! Subscribed. ElzTanko - Genuis.

Thank you! This worked like a charm.

Thank you so much. It was so easy. X3 I beat him in almost 3 minutes(2 minutes and 59) though because I started off with the wrong paradigm, but still. Thank you. :3

Reallu work... Im always lose before i found this video... Thanks bro

Ha! I did something similar once. I felt like such a big brain when I realized that he could be staggered and killed before transforming lol.

Oh my gosh, thank you SO much! Got it on my second try with 2:44.... Worked like a charm!!!!

Currently 2023, still works. Once you get that stagger, switch over to commando, commando, ravager and don't stop. Don't switch, just wait for your atb gage to fill and keep it going.

that's amazing!!! I never thought of it!!!

After the third try , I was having doubts , then I did it exactly the same and it ... Worked... In 2 minutes . Thank you...so much

Dude thank you for this!! took me 2:21!!

thank you! this worked, got no where near transforming

I know this is an old vid, but thank you SO much, because this boss fight is giving me lots and lots of difficulty and I keep losing (even though I always come close to winning but the boss pulls some BS to defeat me in the end :/). I'll try this strategy! Thanks again. :D

used ur comp with aerisols and nuked cid in 1:49 ty so much dude. 1 of my earlyer tries got to the doom clock with cid on 40% just hit retry right there. oof cid was tough.

Thank you for your service, pouring one out for you

Thank you so much for this. Got in the third try in 2:58. *crying*

thanks man!! that really helped!

Omg I like you I never thought to use Sazh. Thank you very much

This video made the fight 100000% easier. Thank you lol

Decided to revisit the game. I put him in the air, and he never had a chance to land, so I ended up with a time of 1m35s. Thanks.

I just did it in 1min 56sec. Thanks a lot for the help :3

Nice, great strategy! I, like many on here, was struggling with this guy like crazy. I had more success with Sazh, Lightning, and Fang though and used the begging of the fight to have Sazh haste me, add a ton of buffs and such, then do your route. With Vanille he always fell before I could kill him as my atb gauge filled.

how did you get protect, shell and the other buffs on them as the fight was starting? sazh doesn't have protect and shell, hope does.

oh wow thanks man that really helped me alot

FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE STRUGGLING LIKE I WAS it is SO helpful and I beat Cid in under 3 minutes just by using fortisol and aegisol before the battle and using this stragety

Beat it in one minute! Thanks! You saved my lief :D

@sanitybreedssorrow Go to the paradyym thing and it should have a 'Battle Team' option. You are able to swap characters by clicking on what ever character you want as your leader, then click on the character first on the list (which would be Light).

Wow, dude cheers so much!

you are the freaking man!! thank you so much!

Awesome !

Wow this is soo much better than what I used to use. I knew there had to be an easier way to beat this POS. This is probably one of the hardest fights in the entire game. He cheats non-stop. I was using Sazh/Lightning/Fang before. And same thing, buff your characters and go to work. And just try to survive after second half, use a summon to finish him off. But I got to admit, I never would have thought to launch him, and just keep him there.

Wow. That was easy. Great guide.

@premo919 I'm not sure what level med she was. Probably pretty high for this point in the game. You're welcome. and thanks for watching.

Could you try to use Agression for staggering?

OMG!!!! Thank you tons!

thanks so much!! i beat him in 1 min 34 secs.

What shrouds did you use before entering this battle? Also what were Snow, Lightning, and Sazh's equipment? Weapons and accessories their levels and abilities and levels of their Roles. I'm stuck at this boss please help. This is a list of the weapons and accessories that I have currently equipped to these characters. Snow Weapon Power Circle Lv. 1 Accessories Magician's Mark Lv. 1 Blessed Talisman Lv. 1 Lightning Weapon Blazefire Saber Lv. Max Accessories Power Wristband Lv. Max Hero's Amulet Lv. Max Sazh Weapon Procyons Lv. 1 Accessories Magician's Mark Lv. 1 Tungsten Bangle Lv. 1 My Paradigm Setup Same as yours

Thanks for the 5 stars u earned a like

@ElzTanko Super welcome :)

Does it matter how much health you have? Found it tough to stay alive, got really frusterated with this fight but I wanna try to beat it so I will follow this

@sanitybreedssorrow im not sure sorry i haven't played in over a year. I think it's just a matter of going into the character menu and shifting them around.

Worked for me too, and almost exactly like the movie.

THANK YOU!!

your are really great!

Nice strat, i used hope not sazh and got 2:12 thx man

Thanks, like everyone below I was running out of ideas!

After a few tries it worked perfectly dont give up!

Thank you so much

how did you get all six stats buffed up? at the moment Sazh can only buff up four stats

@orimotoizumi thanks. I believe i used tri disaster because they dealed less damage. The more damage he takes, the faster he changes. Plus, haste makes attacks very fast so i didn't have to worry about the stagger bar dropping.

thank you so much bro

Thanks man in 2023

@EmmZahKrazii thank you!

thank you so much!!!!!

Thx, so much!!!

Thank you so so so so so so SOOOOO MUCH!! You are god! Just god!

WTF DUDE!!! I DID IT IN FIRST TRY!!! GOD BLESS U!!!

THANK YOU

thank you i finally beat it on 2:37

oh shit, I must try this.

i managed to beat him with LIght, Sazh and Vanille. Buffed up my party and debuffed him with Vanille and then just beat him down. Wish i had known about the wing thing. Ah well still beat him pretty handily.

thx man!

Awesome i beat him in 5:57 no shrouds 5 stars with the team of Vanille as leader Hope and Sazh

Thanks man =)

God thank you for this video. I almost fucking rage quit.

Thank you so much 👌🗿

OMG THANK YOU

It took me 2:33... This is amazing

How did you make Snow in to the leader of the party?