Level to beat ruby wepon

[gareth9989]

Ok so I'm lazy and want kotr but can't be bothered to breed a gold chocobo

what level would you suggest to go after the ruby wepon?
I'm only on disk 2 tho :/ lol

[KainsBro]

I'd like to know that, he whipped my ass last time!

[GypsyElder]

Ok so I'm lazy and want kotr but can't be bothered to breed a gold chocobo

O.o I'm not sure what that is.

what level would you suggest to go after the ruby wepon?
I'm only on disk 2 tho :/ lol

Kind of hard for me to give suggestion on a good level because normally when I play any game I end up sickly over leveling before I fight anything extra towards the end of the game. I'm going to say maybe levels 65-70 I guess, but there are more ways to get around killing it without being a super high level, you just need to try different things.

[Rocky]

It really doesn't matter too much what your level is, Ruby weapon will do about 8000-9000 damage with just his physical attacks, so just make sure you have maxed out hp/mp, which you can accomplish with materia of course.

If you have Knights of the Round materia, just W-summon that and be sure to have plenty of elixirs. Have a ribbon equipped so you dont get hit with status effects and have a mystile so you can dodge attacks/magic with ease. It will take a while of mostly KotR summon cutscenes but it's not tough with a decent setup.

EDIT: If you don't have kotr, an alternative would be to beat Emerald Weapon so you can get all the master magic/summon/command materia and use kotr from there. Emerald Weapon can easily be overpowered if you have double cut materia on everyone.

[Lavos]

I am unsure.

But after a few hours of fighting Malboro's in that room in the Northern Crater, I simply crushed him with all lvl 78's and mostly hp and summon materia.

[GohanRulezX]

*Is Ruby Weapon's bitch*

No clue.

[Zidane77]

I recommend being on at least Lv.65 and have KOTR with W-Summon,Mime,4-X Cut, Omnislash and Ultima Weapon for Cloud and a lot of HP,MP pluses and Elixirs/Megalixirs.
Phoenix with at least 4 star final attack is pretty important too, Luck Plus and hero drinks do not hurt to use also.
So basically KOTR and Omnislash do the most useful damage when the horns are down if i remember correctly.
Just have one healer that is always ready with an elixir and mime it if necessary, he'll go down soon enough.

[Joe]

Be around lvl 65, high HP/MP IS important. You'll need W-Summon, Hades, Counter (the blue one) Linked with Mime, KOTR linked with HP Absorb, and Final Attack linked with Revive. The other materia are irrelevant.

Basically you'll go in with One character, and once Ruby buries her claws W-summon Hades and Kotr. Hades Paralyzes ruby, so ruby can't get a hit in, and Kotr will both damage and heal you at the same time. You Mime every turn from here on out, paralyzing, damaging, and healing yourself. If ruby gets a hit or two in, you'll automatically counter with hades and Kotr, healing yourself and reparalyzing. This takes FOREVER though, but it's almost guaranteed.

[markandrewkinzett]

Wait to you have at least got your Parties levels into the mid 80's but personally I would get them up to the maximum level of 99. This fight will be mighty difficult to win without KOTR however it CAN be done. As well as your characters being on high levels Mastered Materia such as Magic Plus, HP Plus, Mime, Final Attack-Phoenix (or Life 2), Hades would be useful as well as your party members all having their Ultimate Weapons and Exterme Limit Breaks. But in my opinion stop being a lazy bum and breed yourself a Gold Chocobo as KOTR will help you greatly trust me you won't regret it believe me!!!