Gilgamesh ( Final Fantasy V boss ) Gilgamesh is a recurring boss in " Final Fantasy V " . He appears for the first time in Castle Exdeath ' s dungeon and fights Galuf who seeks to rescue his comrades . Gilgamesh appears again at the Big Bridge , Xezat ' s Fleet , the top of Castle Exdeath , and twice in the Interdimensional Rift , in a warp field at first and later during the fight against Necrophobe . Gilgamesh has the Genji equipment that can be stolen from him . Defeating Gilgamesh in the mobile and Steam versions earns the player the " Enough of a Beating " and " Morphing Time ! " achievements . Allowing Gilgamesh to help the party in the battle against Necrophobe earns the achievement " Made It ! " . Encounter # 1 : At Castle Exdeath dungeon . Gilgamesh will do nothing but attack . The player can only control Galuf who should win the battle by using Attack each round , regardless of job , and heal if needed . Gilgamesh runs away after his health drops to 10 , 000 , effectively making his HP about 1 , 500 . Galuf can cast Missile or Gravity to end the battle almost immediately . Gilgamesh is susceptible to the Mini spell in this battle . Encounter # 2 : At the Big Bridge . The first " real " battle against Gilgamesh . He will mostly use physical attacks for considerable damage and will occasionally cast Aera , Wind Slash , and Goblin Punch . When his HP drops below 2 , 500 Gilgamesh will cast Protect , Shell , and Haste on himself and start using Jump attacks . When his HP is near this point the player should cast Silence on him ( Mage Mashers will also work ) . Slow is also effective . It can be a good idea to use the Ancient Sword ( found in Ronka Ruins ) against Gilgamesh : he is susceptible to Old status , which means his stats could be reduced . Encounter # 3 : At Xezat ' s Fleet . The player ' s third encounter against him is the first chance to steal a piece of Genji equipment . In the first part of the battle Gilgamesh will use mostly physical attacks , using Missile or Death Claw once in a while . After a short while Gilgamesh ' s loyal sidekick , Enkidu , will appear and cast White Wind , completely healing Gilgamesh . The player should attempt to wear him down as soon as possible as he has a nasty amount of attacks he can use , but the most important ones are White Wind and Vampire , healing for huge amounts of HP if used at the wrong time ( and probably also killing one of the characters ) . Additionally , Enkidu receives half damage from short - range attacks and the player still has to deal with Gilgamesh . Enkidu only has 4 , 000 HP and can be silenced , or even confused . After Enkidu dies , Gilgamesh will eventually flee and end the battle . An easy way to defeat Gilgamesh instantly without having him summon Enkidu is to use the Blue Magic Dark Spark followed by Level 5 Death . Due to rounding , Dark Spark will reduce his level to 15 . Another easy way to defeat Gilgamesh is attack him with Death Sickle ( s ) , which can be acquired in Bartz ' s World . Death Sickle has 33 % chance of inflicting Instant Death and OHKO Gilgamesh . If lucky , Gilgamesh can be eliminated before he can even summon Enkidu . Encounter # 4 : At Castle Exdeath . The player ' s fourth confrontation against Gilgamesh and the last " real " one . The fight can be skipped by not opening the treasure chest in the room after the save point , but then the player will not receive the Excalipoor or be able to steal his Genji Helm , and a scene will be skipped , causing the next encounter against him to make no sense unless it is " Finest Fantasy for Advance " version , in which case Gilgamesh will not appear again . Gilgamesh uses Rocket Punch , Flash , Frog Song , Tiny Song , Hurricane , Time Slip , Dischord , Daze Dance , and , physical attacks . The player ' s main concern will be keeping the characters free of ailments , particularly Sleep and Confusion . The non - healers in the party can use recovery items to help heal and equipment can be changed mid - battle , e . g . to equip the Healing Staff to remove status ailments from party members . The summon Golem is useful here . After the player has dealt enough damage Gilgamesh will convert to his true form and show off his true power . At this point the player can steal his Genji Helm , but it does not take long for Exdeath to get tired of Gilgamesh ' s worthlessness and banish him to the Void . The player can cast Slow on both forms to make the battle easier . If the player is powerful enough to deal the necessary amount of damage in one turn it is possible to kill Gilgamesh without him transforming . In doing so the party misses out on receiving the Excalipoor . Encounter # 5 : At the Interdimensional Rift . Gilgamesh will mistake the player ' s party for an enemy and will attack ; he deals a moderate amount of damage , but that is the only thing he will do . After taking some damage he will recognize the party and walk away . The party should steal his valuable Genji Shield . Encounter # 6 : Against Necrophobe . This is the final encounter with Gilgamesh who appears after the player has defeated Necrophobe . The party should steal the final piece of the Genji equipment , the Genji Armor , during this short battle , but he will sacrifice himself to defeat Necrophobe shortly after appearing .