Shiva (VII Remake boss)

Shiva is an optional boss in Final Fantasy VII Remake fought as part of Chadley's Battle Intel to earn her as a . The player can first challenge her by finding Chadley in the Sector 5 Slum's Central District in Chapter 8, "Budding Bodyguard", and take Shiva on with Cloud alone, or with Cloud and Aerith together. The player can wait 'til later and face Shiva with a three-person party as well, though Cloud and Aerith should be able to handle her as a pair.
Shiva is also fought in the gauntlet up to Pride and Joy Prototype in the Shinra Combat Simulator in Chapter 17 during hard mode.
==Stats==
==Attacks==
: = Physical damage
: = Magical damage
Attack 	Pic	Description 	Block	
Icicle Shot 	 	Fires 3–6 homing icicles against one target that deal damage. 	 	
Wild Icicle Shot	 	Fires 16 homing icicles against all targets that deal damage. 	 	
Ice Missile 	 	Fires 5 icicles at a target that deal damage. 	 	
Ice Skate 	 	Shiva leaves a trail of that damages and inflicts on touch and persists for 7 seconds. 	 	
Whiteout 	 	Fires homing icicles that deal damage and inflict on one target. 	 	
Heavenly Strike 	 	A block of manifests over a target's head and falls. 	 	
Icicle Impact 	 	Shiva cloaks herself in particles, damaging anyone close. 	 	
Blizzara 	 	Casts against one target, dealing damage. 	 	
Frost Familiars 	 	Summons floating orbs that shield Shiva from magic damage. 	- 	-
Diamond Dust 	 	Shiva's special attack used at ~quarter health that deals severe damage to the player party.	 	
==Battle==
Shiva is an boss who is weak to . Shiva only uses ice attacks and may inflict and . She can summon three orbs that negate magic damage. At quarter health, Shiva will use Diamond Dust that deals extreme ice damage and is unavoidable. If afflicted with , Shiva can't use and .
===Strategy===
The party should equip the , and if possible, pair it with in Cloud's weapon to improve his normal attacks. Ifrit is the best summon to bring and fire spells are the best magic to use. Another use of elemental materia is to pair it with in armor to resist ice damage, as all of Shiva's attacks are ice-elemental. Aerith is the party's best magic user, and can be helped further with some and .
In battle, the party can focus on casting or against Shiva to deal considerable damage, and pressure her, as she can take significant damage when staggered. Casting spells from within Aerith's Arcane Ward makes them cast twice. If Shiva becomes immune to magic damage, the player can switch to Cloud and use physical attacks until the orbs on the field disappear. If the player has it, can be used to halve magical damage. When Shiva is getting close to quarter health, the player should keep their HP topped up in preparation for Shiva's Diamond Dust.
===Chapter 17===
Shiva is part of the hard mode gauntlet to the Pride and Joy Prototype superboss. The first battle is against her, a more challenging version of the fight from Chadley's regular challenge. She will use Frost Familiars immediately after being hit by a spell. Fire spells should still be used to stagger her and deal considerable damage as before, but should be used relentlessly to stagger her before she can get up and use Frost Familiars. She is not immune to , which can be used to lock her Pressured state in, and then use Firaga spells to greatly raise her stagger. When Shiva summons Frost Familiars, she will avoid spell damage until all familiars are destroyed; the party can use low-level spells to get rid of them before casting higher tier spells again. Shiva will inflict Slow often, but casting counteracts it.
The best strategy is to stagger Shiva, and defeat her in a single stagger. If Tifa is in the party, she can use True Strike to raise Shiva's stagger bonus damage. Cloud can use Infinity's End on a staggered Shiva. If Aerith is in the party, she can have the to follow up with a spell whenever Cloud and Tifa use ATB commands; this is especially good in Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, where synergy does not cost MP.
==Gallery==
Whiteout from FFVII Remake.jpg|Whiteout.
Heavenly Strike EA from FFVII Remake.jpg|Heavenly Strike.
Diamond Dust EA from FFVII Remake.jpg|Diamond Dust.
Category:Bosses in Final Fantasy VII Remake