Leviathan (Final Fantasy V boss)

Leviathan is a boss that guards Istory Falls in Final Fantasy V that protects one of the four ancient tablets. The party does not need to fight it as soon as they recover the tablet; they can return later for the battle. Conquering Leviathan nets it as a summon.
==Stats==
== Battle ==
Leviathan is weak to lightning damage and is vulnerable to slow.
Leviathan uses physical attacks; Tail, which inflicts single target damage and sap; Tidal Wave, which does heavy party-wide water damage; and the Blue Magic Aqua Breath, which does party-wide non-elemental damage. Leviathan frequently takes two actions per turn, potentially using Tidal Wave back-to-back. Aqua Breath is used rarely (2/3 chance on his 6th turn, then 2/3 chance every 10th turn after).
When targeted by a physical action, Leviathan reacts with Entangle a third of the time to try and inflict paralysis on a random party member. When targeted by a magical action, he will react with Tidal Wave a third of the time.
=== Strategy ===
Blue Mages have an opportunity to learn Aqua Breath if not yet acquired.
Coral Rings should be equipped on the whole party to absorb Tidal Wave damage, making the fight far easier. They can be purchased in the Phantom Village or dropped by Yellow Dragons in Exdeath's Castle in the previous world. If physical attacks are planned, the team can consider Genji Gloves or Hermes Sandals for paralysis immunity to block the Entangle counters, but these would take up the accessory slot over Coral Ring and leave equipped characters vulnerable to the constant Tidal Waves.
Summoning Golem protects against Leviathan's physical attacks, also blocking the Sap effect from Leviathan's Tail attack. Combined with Coral Rings, the only possible way Leviathan can inflict damage is through Aqua Breath, which he uses infrequently. Casting Mighty Guard helps mitigate damage. Using Hide or Jump are possible ways of avoiding Aqua Breath entirely, should it be too much for the party to handle.
Slow and Hastega are also helpful to control the pace of the battle.
To attack, the Black Magic Thundaga is effective (Dualcast if available), or charging Thundaga Spellblade, potentially combined with Rapid Fire and/or Dual-Wield for heavy physical damage. Potent but inconsistent attacks include Sword Dance (while the user is equipped with either of Rainbow Dress or Lamia's Tiara) and Gaia's Cave-In. For low level teams, mixing Samson's Might or Dragon Power are great ways to increase damage output.
Should any characters be paralyzed, they can recover through the White Magic Esuna, Recover, or by mixing Smelling Salts or Remedy.
== Other appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
== Related enemies ==
*Metamorph
*Shiva
*Ifrit
*Ramuh
*Titan
*Golem
*Catoblepas
*Carbuncle
*Odin
*Bahamut
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