High magic defense. No elemental weaknesses. Exhales Poison Breath if hit repeatedly by melee attacks. Ask Cid to move the airship away and he'll launch a volley of Guided Missiles for you.

Scan description

Evrae is a boss in Final Fantasy X, fought by Yuna's guardians on the deck of the Fahrenheit prior to their arrival into Bevelle. Known as Bevelle's guardian wyrm, Evrae is a formidable storyline boss, due to the mechanics of battle aboard the airship and the absence of Yuna and her healing and summoning abilities.

After its defeat, Evrae falls from the skies, seemingly beaten. It reappears in the underwater sewers of the Via Purifico as Evrae Altana, an undead version fought by Tidus, Wakka, and Rikku.

The Evrae battle somewhat resembles the Deathgaze battle from Final Fantasy VI, and the Ultimate Weapon battle from Final Fantasy VII, as all are fought on the deck of the player's airship.

Stats[]

Battle[]

The red carpet has teeth.

Cid appears on the turn list. On his turn, he executes the last command received from Tidus or Rikku who have access to a Trigger Command, prompting Cid to move the ship close to, or away from Evrae. When the ship is away from Evrae and Cid does not have a command queued, he uses the ship's Guided Missiles attack to deal massive damage, although this can only be performed three times.

While close, Evrae has access to a dangerous melee attack, which it will use on two consecutive turns, followed by the powerful Poison Breath that needs one turn to charge, but damages the party and can inflict Poison. It may also use Stone Gaze, which inflicts not only Petrification, but also Slow to one character. While the Petrification is subject to normal mechanics, the Slow bypasses protections, even the full immunity granted by Slowproof or Ribbon, though it can still be prevented with SOS Haste or Auto-Haste. Stone Gaze is used by Evrae in place of a melee attack after its numerical counter reaches 6, which increases by 1 when Evrae is targeted by a regular magic attack and 2 when targeted by a regular physical attack.

While the Fahrenheit is away, only magic, Lancet, and Wakka's physical attacks can reach Evrae, but it will only use a weaker Photon Spray attack on the party. Poison Breath can also be dodged from this range if the ship moves away before its release.

Once Evrae's HP drops below 10,667 (1/3 max HP), it casts Haste on itself. It will stop using Stone Gaze (unless one is readied), but if far away, it will immediately use Swooping Scythe if targeted (or on its next turn), a relatively weak attack on the party that brings Evrae close and may shatter petrified characters, removing them from battle.

Evrae is susceptible to Delay, but delaying it before its HP drops below 1/3 three times with Delay Attack or one time with Delay Buster will cause it to enter its Haste phase sooner. If Evrae is inflicted with Slow after it uses Haste, it will immediately counter it by casting Haste again.

Although Evrae's Scan description mentions it having high Magic Defense, it is actually very low, though it resists all elements.

Strategy[]

One strategy is to have Rikku start with a full Overdrive gauge and use the Mighty G or Super Mighty G Mixes to bestow Haste, Regen and other helpful buffs on the party. Wakka can chip away at Evrae's HP from afar, as can Lulu with Black Magic and Kimahri with Lancet, but the player might want to have Tidus out to repeatedly use Cheer to boost Wakka's attack. Cid's missiles also inflict a large amount of damage, though they can trigger Haste as well if Evrae's HP is reduced to 1/3 by them.

A complementary tactic is to apply the Reflect status to Evrae, preventing it from casting Haste on itself. Rikku can obtain Reflect shortly after she joins the party via a Lv. 2 Key Sphere. By proper consideration of the party response time and the turn list, one can cast Slow on Evrae and then follow up with Reflect. This tactic prevents Lulu from effectively using Black Magic for offense in exchange for letting the rest of the party be more offensive. This also comes at the cost of repeatedly watching Evrae cast Haste.

Dark Buster and Power Break mitigate Evrae's physical attacks, and Al Bhed Potions can be used to deal with Stone Gaze and Poison Breath. When attempting to dodge Poison Breath by moving the ship away while Evrae's HP is low, it is important that Evrae isn't targeted until the attack is executed, as it will immediately use Swooping Scythe before using Poison Breath. If Evrae's HP is reduced to several thousand points, and it looks like the party will fall, the player can use Kimahri's Self-Destruct as a last resort.

Sphere Break[]

Evrae Coin
Coin No.	48	Coin Value	2
Trait	Quota x3
Location	Found in the Central Expanse of the Bikanel Desert.

Other appearances[]

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]

Evrae appears as an enemy during the Marriage of Convenience - Into the Bevelle Palace Event. It is fought at Airship, Part 3.

Given the target's resistance to basic elements, it is recommended to not attach any fire, ice, or thunder magic. He frequently uses the Photon Spray attack along with possible petrification from Stone Gaze, Poison Breath, and heavy damage from melee strikes. The player can use Break abilities to soften him up, then attack with melee strikes of his own coupled with non-elemental magic attacks. White Mage characters may wish to attach Esuna to counter status effects.

Target Score

Avoid KO

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Behind the scenes[]

Evrae has a dummied attack called "Critical Strike". This is almost an exact copy of Evrae's regular physical attack, except with lower base accuracy (90 instead of 120) and, ironically, an inability to land critical hits.

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• Cid
• Evrae Altana
• Shinryu