Gold Dragon ( Final Fantasy VI ) The Gold Dragon is a boss in " Final Fantasy VI " . It is one of the Eight legendary dragons , and is the dragon of the Lightning element . The Gold Dragon is found in Kefka ' s Tower along the path taken by the second party . As with the other dragons , it is re - fought in the Dragons ' Den bonus dungeon in the " Advance " and smartphone releases . Battle . First Battle . The Gold Dragon is arguably the easiest to defeat after the Holy Dragon . It only attacks using Lightning - elemental attacks , Thundaga being its strongest attack , but it has to charge up to use it . Other attacks it uses are Thunder , Thundara , and Gigavolt . The Gold Dragon has a weakness to Water element . Strategy . If the party members are immune to or absorb Lightning the battle is already won . The Thunder Shield , Minerva Bustier , and Paladin ' s Shield all provide the desired effects . Even without Lightning - protection the battle is not hard . Strago ' s Aqua Breath and Tsunami Lores work well as they exploit the dragon ' s weakness . In the " Advance " and smartphone releases the Flood spell is also effective . If Shadow is in the party , throwing Tridents or Water Scrolls is useful . Edgar and Mog should use Jump attacks while equipped with the Trident . Otherwise the strong Flare and Ultima spells work well as always . The Gold Dragon is vulnerable to Berserk so it will only use physical attacks . Casting Invisible or summoning Phantom will make the party invincible . Second Battle . As with the other dragons , the Gold Dragon is encountered again in the Dragons ' Den . This time , it renders most of the magic spells useless while absorbing them due to its inherent Runic , but will only have an effect on spells normally absorbed by Runic . It is still weak against Water attacks . The Gold Dragon no longer uses its Lightning - based magic attacks but instead uses powerful physical attacks , some of which are of the Lightning element . It often uses its special attack Mighty Claw to inflict Confuse , and when weak gains Protect status . By slaying the Gold Dragon , the party receives Locke ' s ultimate weapon , the Zwill Crossblade , and gains access to the room Kaiser Dragon is in . Strategy . The Flood spell works well against the upgraded Gold Dragon . The player is advised to bring a party of strong physical fighters like Locke , Cyan , and Shadow . Characters like Mog and Strago are also useful , as they have healing and protective abilities that cannot be absorbed by Runic . An alternative strategy is to fight against a normal group of monsters before fighting the Gold Dragon , have somebody in the party summon the Phantom esper and quickly escape the battle . With this , the party will have the Vanish status , and become immune to its physical attack and Mighty Claw , but Plasma will remove the Vanish status after hitting . AI script . First Battle . Attack Turns : 1st Turn : Gigavolt ( 33 % ) or Thunder ( 33 % ) or Thundara ( 33 % ) 2nd Turn : Gigavolt ( 33 % ) or Thunder ( 66 % ) 3rd Turn : Thundara ( 33 % ) or Thunder ( 66 % ) If Gold Dragon has Reflect status : If attacked by " Attack " : If attacked by " Magic " : If Var0 is set : If Var0 is set : If Character # 1 has Reflect status and is not KO : If Character # 2 has Reflect status and is not KO : If Character # 3 has Reflect status and is not KO : If Character # 4 has Reflect status and is not KO : Second Battle . Attack Turns : 1st Turn : Attack ( 66 % ) or Mighty Claw ( 33 % ) 2nd Turn : Attack ( 66 % ) or Mighty Claw ( 33 % ) 3rd Turn : Attack ( 66 % ) or Plasma ( 33 % ) If HP < = 25600 : If Gold Dragon has Protect status : If attacked by anything :