Step One: Kill the dog. It's just a distraction, get it out of the way. With that said, this battle has five phases determined by each fifth of Gilgamesh's life. In phases one through three you can steal a Potion, X-Potion, 1000 gil, or 2000 gil. Phase four you can steal the Genji Shield and phase five you can steal the Genji Glove. Note that you can immediately equip these after they're stolen if you choose. When his life gets low he will cast Perfect Defense which makes him immune to both physical and magical damage. Use this time to heal, recast your protective spells and whatnot. He stays immune until he's cast Monarch Sword twice. After that take out the rest of his life bar. With that depleted he runs deeper into the mines. To follow you must retrieve the Site 11 Key from next to the Fallen Bhujerban in the Phon Coast after having completed the Antlion Hunt.

Once you've opened the path to deeper in the mine it's time to prepare yourself for the second fight. Your characters need to be one of the following levels: 61, 65, 71, 75, 77, 81, 85, 87, 91, or 95. Gilgamesh casts Lv.2 Sleep, Lv.3 Disable, and Lv.4 Break. Being one of the said levels avoids all that mess. Hit the save point before going in. Also, beware of the nasty rare that haunts the area right outside. Now, once again you need to eliminate Enkidu. He's much tougher this time. Use Dispel on it and then Blind. Beat it until it drops. Again, this battle will go in five phases. In the first three you can steal either gil or Hi-Potions. In phase four you get the Genji Helm and phase five is the Genji Armor. Use Expose to lower Gilgamesh's defense and then unleash a physical assault. At phase five he'll put up Perfect Defense again. Wait it out while fortifying your party. When the Paling falls let him have it. (Don't forget to steal the armor though.) If you can spare the magic Bio and Darkga are good against him as well.

This mark is actually Ba'Gamnan and Crew. Set up your party to start with the lowest HP lackey and work your way up to Ba'Gamnan. Dispelga Ba'Gamnan and the whole crew and then Dispel the boss occasionally if he recasts stuff. If Balthier is in your party he will be specifically targeted. You'll want to Protect, Shell, and Haste your party (especially Balthier!). Monid fights with you for this battle but he's not the greatest help. You might also wish to have Reddas with you for this fight. Keep your party spread out to avoid Ba'Gamnan's area spells hitting the whole team.

Note that you must eliminate EVERYTHING in both screens for this to work. If you stay in one area too long enemies will start popping up again. That said, if you're successful the Behemoth King will appear in the center of Edge of Reason. The trick here is switching your attack techniques successfully. This mark alternates between a Physical Paling and a Magick Shield. Adjust your attacks accordingly and hit it with your best in both areas, switching parties if necessary. Keep your healer supplied with the MP to keep you alive. When you've returned to the petitioner you get some cryptic mumbo-jumbo. It all boils down to this - go to Mt. Bur-Omisace's Temple Approach. There is a Wyrm Snout in the center of the path. Unequip your lead character's weapons and hit the snout to get 500000 gil and a Rod of Faith.

Strategy to come.

Strategy to come

Strategy to come