Rude and Elena are fought in Chapter 3: in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth). Read on to learn how to beat Rude and Elena, their weaknesses and resistances, moves and attack patterns, as well as tips and rewards for beating them.
How to Beat Rude and Elena in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Lock-On to Elena and focus your attacks on her
Due to Rude’s high HP and frequent guarding, it’s best to take out Elena first to make things quicker. To make it easier, just lock-on to her and make sure all attacks are targeted her way.
Use Cloud’s Counterattacks to Pressure
Using counters from Cloud will allow you to easily pressure the enemies. While in Punisher mode, simply block an enemy attack to activate one (can also be done while changing into Punisher mode).
Hit with Focused Thrust when pressured
Once the enemies are pressured, use the Buster Sword’s ability Focus Thrust
to Stagger them.
Lay into them when Staggered
Since damage output is increased on Staggered enemies, use as many attacks as possible to knock off large chunks of HP before they recover from Stagger.
Focus on dodging Synergy Strikes
While Rude and Elena are both still present, they will announce before doing a synergy strike. These have a large range of attack, so be sure to dodge them when you see one coming.
