
If you want to be a Gau player, you will also need to have some general idea on which Rage does what and their general strengths and weaknesses. Death or Poison can heal Undead or you can utilize absorptions as an alternative to heal). However, you can easily adapt with the correct Rage choices, put up safeguards through equipment, or use alternatives to maintain them in battle (eg.
They can offer effects that can either hinder or greatly benefit Gau.Īlthough there are weaknesses, such as some rendering him Undead or making him more vulnerable to Fire. They can carry Elemental defenses and Status defenses for tricky monsters. There are some attacks you have NO means of accessing and are exclusive only to him. Some have access to attacks that you don't have at that point in the game, whether it would be from Magicite, Dances, or Lores. If used correctly, Gau can be one of the most adaptative and brutal characters in the game. Eventually I was able to beat all the major bosses of the game with Gau's assistance or Gau just flat out wrecks the enemy single handedly. It was then I really started to enjoy playing around with Gau and figure out everything I could about his mechanics. Eventually, I came to the revelation of his usefulness when I brought him to the Magitek Facility and plowed through all the formations with 2 Rages. It wasn't until I bought this version, started using him more and used the knowledge of Stat Maxing I got from my 4th playthrough. At the time though (it was my 3rd playthrough), I didn't fully grasp his usefulness and I mostly abused Stray Cat (Catscratch) and Tyrannosaur (Meteor).
However, of the 5 playthroughs, I only did Gau once. Whatever the reason, the Gau Bible is here for you.Īfter completing the game 5 times now, I used Sabin almost religiously. Or maybe you are a returning fan and you are sick of using Stray Cat and want a new use for him. Why am I even using him!?" and then you notice there is an achievement called King of Beasts on the card (get all 253 Rages). If you are reading this, you are either using Gau and want a little more information on how to use him correctly or you just got him and you want to get an idea of how he works.