last boss help

[Rocky]

48 is a low level to be starting out in the dark world, I suggest being at least level 50 MINIMUM (55ish would be perferable). It helps to have two shamans to keep dropping those cure spells because CoD's flare wave hits everyone for high damage. I say at the first turn, haste your physical damage dealers (hopefully you have monks/ninjas/something that does lot of damage and is a high job level), then have your two shamans heal and keep your HP as high as possible. The last battle is definitely a test of endurance; the higher level you are and the more HP you have, the better your chances are. Don't get discouraged and good luck!

[otomo]

48 is a low level to be starting out in the dark world, I suggest being at least level 50 MINIMUM (55ish would be perferable). It helps to have two shamans to keep dropping those cure spells because CoD's flare wave hits everyone for high damage. I say at the first turn, haste your physical damage dealers (hopefully you have monks/ninjas/something that does lot of damage and is a high job level), then have your two shamans heal and keep your HP as high as possible. The last battle is definitely a test of endurance; the higher level you are and the more HP you have, the better your chances are. Don't get discouraged and good luck!

Yup, I got to 53 before going into that last area. I believe I used a knight, ninja devout and magus, been awhile.

[Zargabaath]

You should also make sure to have your job levels high as well that way the character is more proficient in their respective job. Your physical level is a little low for the Crystal Tower & beyond. There is an enemy in the Crystal Tower called a Bluck that can summon Kum Kum's in the DS version or Doga's Clone in the NES version. I believe you have the DS version, if so the Bluck's are a good enemy to train against because you can allow them to keep summoning Kum Kum's that allows the player to accumulate mass amounts of exp at the end of the battle. The downside to this is that the job level will slow down in progress. The best place to train is Bahamut's Lair where the random encounters give out the best EXP per fight.

You may only need 1 Devout for the fight and have 3 offensive jobs. The most important spell, for me, has been Protect for the final fight. It helped me immensely with mitigating the damage output of the Cloud of Darkness. Haste is good as well. Viking is a good job to have because they can really absorb damage and have pretty good damage output. Ninjas aren't as good as they used to be but with 15-20 shuriken that should be enough for the fight. Summoner with Bahamut and Leviathan is really good as well.