How to beat Valkyrie on Hard Mode - Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7r)

A strategy guide on how to beat the boss ‘Valkyrie’ on the Hard Mode difficulty of Final Fantasy 7 Remake. CHAPTER 15: The day Midgar stood still DESCRIPTION: A high-speed aerial weapon manufactured by Shinra's Advanced Weaponry Division. Its giant cannon launches grenades and status-ailment bombs. ASSESS(TIPS): Melee, lightning, and wind attacks rapidly fill its stagger gauge, but long-range and magic attacks have only a slight effect. All attacks have a slight effect on its stagger gauge during Limiter. HEALTH: 84,888 WEAKNESS / STATUS AILMENTS: Lightning, Wind LESSER RESISTANCES: Stop GREATER RESISTANCES: Fixed Damage, Proportional Damage IMMUNITIES: Poison, Silence, Sleep, Slow, Stop, Berserk ABSORBED ELEMENTS: None ITEMS DROPPED: Cog Bangle (100%) RARE ITEMS DROPPED: None STEAL: None EQUIPMENT: Cloud - Hardedge, Chain Bangle, Headband Barret - EKG Cannon, Iron Maiden, Headband Tifa - Metal Knuckles, Supreme Bracer, Headband MATERIA: Cloud Weapon - [Elemental - Wind], Steadfast Block, Time, HP Up, HP Up Cloud Armour - HP Up, Healing, Magic Up, Magic Up Cloud Summon - Bahamut, but any is fine Barret Weapon - [Elemental - Wind], ATB Stagger, Refocus, Deadly Dodge, HP Up Barret Armour - None Barret Summon - Ifrit, but any is fine Tifa Weapon - [Healing - Magnify], MP Up, MP Up, Refocus, Refocus Tifa Armour - HP Up, HP Up, Fire Tifa Summon - Leviathan, but any is fine NOTES: Receive ‘Sharpshooter’s Companion Vol. XII’ upon winning the battle on Hard Mode Use wind or lightning materia with Elemental equipped to your weapon, and cast Thundaga In phase 1, easily dodge its attacks by running left, right, left, right If you move the crates in to Valkyrie’s line of fire, it will break them and give you items such as a Moogle medal or High Potion Hide behind cover Prepare immunity to sleep