King Pardis III stands at the end of the Master of All storyline, and he is one of the toughest foes in Octopath Traveler 0. This showdown is divided into three battles: King Pardis III, Pardis the Scholarking, and the final version known simply as the Master of All.
Each phase adds new rules, new weaknesses, and new dangers, so you must stay flexible and conserve your strongest skills for the moments that matter.
This guide breaks down each phase step-by-step to help you survive the full fight from beginning to end.
How to Beat King Pardis III in Octopath Traveler 0?
1. Preparing for the Battle
First of all, don’t just rush into the throne room, but rather take your time to learn the ins and outs of the castle and take out the three elite officers of King Pardis. If you choose to ignore them, then at the very beginning of the battle King Pardis will summon them and this will put you under serious pressure. By clearing the castle, you eliminate this problem altogether.
In the end, you should be taking:
- Different kinds of weapons to be able to change when weaknesses alter
- A healer whose sole purpose is to keep the team alive during the AoE damage
- Units that focus on breaking who can easily take down shields during danger turns
When you feel prepared, go ahead and enter the throne room where the fight will start.
Phase 1: King Pardis III Defeat
1. Comprehending His Battle Strategy
King Pardis III comes with a tremendous amount of health along with a big shield count. His attacks favor the weakening of your first row, decreasing SP, and immobilizing so characters cannot be replaced. He also enjoys causing Dread, which stops you from using Boost until it is gone. If you are unprepared for that, then your damage output will fall behind very fast.
Also, he keeps switching between two different sets of weaknesses. The instant you break his shield, he moves to the next set, which means you should be ready to switch weapons and spells instantly.
2. Watch for Ominous Boost Turns
The most dangerous point in this phase begins when the game warns you that energy is gathering around his ring. If you do not break him before he attacks again, he will unleash a devastating move that inflicts:
- Dread
- SP drain
- Bleeding
- No Switch
This can easily collapse your entire front line. When you see the warning, use all your BP and focus entirely on breaking his shield.
3. How to Bring Him Down
During this phase, focus on:
- Saving BP to burst his shield during danger turns
- Keeping debuffs under control with your healer
- Switching weapon types as his vulnerabilities shift
Once you reduce his HP to zero, he reveals his ring’s true power and transforms.
Phase 2: How to Beat Pardis the Scholarking
1. New Threats to Expect
The second version, Pardis the Scholarking, outpaces the first one and is very aggressive. His ordinary strikes now inflict Dread more frequently, and he also brings in new fire strikes that affect three random targets.
The most critical change, however, is the introduction of counter stances. These will be clearly indicated by the game:
- Physical Counter Stance: taking weapon attacks from him makes him counter with a heavy blow that also gives him his shields back
- Magic Counter Stance: casting spells incites lightning counterattack that may immobilize your units
The only thing you can do during these stances is to hit him with opposite damage or to wait it out in safety.
2. Watch for Weakness Swaps Again
As with the previous form, each time you break him, Pardis swaps weakness. Be sure your party has enough diversity to maintain the pressure.
3. Handling His Deadliest Skills
The biggest danger in Phase 2 comes from:
- Divine Blow, which leaves a party member at 1 HP
- Unyielding Blade of Ruin, which adds a painful Bleed effect
- The return of On Your Knees, his boosted strike that inflicts all major debuffs at once
Do not let him attack during a boosted turn. If you see his ring glow again, immediately work to break his shield before he moves.
4. Finishing the Phase
This fight ends once his second health bar runs dry. But the challenge is not over—the final form begins immediately afterward.
Phase 3: How to Beat the Master of All
This final phase is the hardest fight in the Master of All storyline and likely the most punishing boss in the entire game.
1. Princess Alaune Joins the Battle
You are not alone in this phase. Princess Alaune enters as a guest ally and:
- Fully restores all HP and SP for your party at the start
- Periodically heals or buffs the front row
- Helps keep you alive through the constant AoE pressure
Her presence is essential, because this fight is filled with dangerous status effects and nonstop damage.
2. Understanding His Ultimate Mechanics
The Master of All uses three rotating weakness sets. These include different combinations of weapons and elements, so you must adapt every time the weaknesses shift.
He gains new attacks, including:
- Crushing Death
- Pulverize
- Rip and Tear
- Divine Blow
- Divine Impact
Divine Impact is the single biggest threat in this phase. You must break him before he attacks when his ring shows a boost charge.
3. Ultimate Barrier of the Absolute
This mechanic punishes you for hitting him with the wrong type of attack. When the barrier appears:
- Only strike him with weaknesses
- Avoid all non-weak attacks
- Or use Almighty Soulstones, which ignore barriers completely
If you ignore the warning, he retaliates with a chaos attack that inflicts nearly every major status in the game at once.
4. Ending the Fight
When he gets close to defeat, a final cutscene appears showing Alaune restoring all HP, SP, and BP. This is your last chance to break his remaining shields and finish him.
If he survives long enough to boost during this final stretch, Divine Impact will wipe out your front line. Burst his remaining shields, unload your strongest abilities, and end the fight before he can act again.
Once he falls, the Master of All storyline concludes and the finale becomes available.
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