InFinal Fantasy 16, after draining Hugo Kupka’s Eikonic power, you’ll be able to wield Titan’s power as your own. Obtaining this newfound strength also gives you access to Titan’s Chronolith Trial. Here, you’ll be tested on your ability to use Titan’s Herculean strength to overpower enemies as quickly as possible.

You’ll rely heavily on the Titanic Block ability to Parry enemy attacks and strike while the enemy is off balance. Titan’s other abilities force you to play more aggressively and get into an enemy’s face to maximize effectiveness. You need to be as imposing as Titan himself if you want to clear this trial before time’s up.

Using Upheavel against the Eartbound Gigas in Stage 1-3.

General Trial Tips

Titanic Blockis a great tool fordefeating enemies and gaining additional timethrough Battle Technique Bonuses.

To receive the bonus, you have to perform a Precision Block, which is done byblocking as an attack is about to connect.

The location of Titan’s Trial shown on the map in The Dhalmekian Republic.

Alwayslaunch a counterattack right after a successful Precision Blockto get another time bonus for Titanic Counters.

To get the most out of your Upheaval and Windup abilities,charge the ability until it reaches the red portion of the gauge.Doing thisensures your attacks are at their strongestand grants a time bonus.

The Earthbound Fool in Stage 3-3 of Titan’s Trial preparing to strike.

The Raging Counter is one of the most difficult Battle Technique Bonuses to get during this trial. When using Raging Fists, there’sa brief moment where one of Titan’s hands is raisedin a blocking stance.An attack must connect during this brief window to trigger a Raging Counterand reward you the time bonus.

Location Of Titan Chronolith

To get to Titan’s trial,travel to The Velkroy Desert Obeliskin the Dhalmekian Republic. From here, travel across the northern region of the mapthrough The Northern Velkroy Desert.

Along theright sideof the desert, you’ll find apath leading straight to the Chronolith.

A group of enemies standing in the arena for stage one of Titan’s trial.

Titan’s Trial Guide

Getting through Titan’s Trial means clearing three stages with a boss after the third stage. The mini-bosses present in each stage are perfect candidates for using Precision Blocks and Raging Counters.

Use Titanic Block frequently throughout the trial to wipe out the small fry and knock out the bigger targets.

A group of enemies standing in the arena for stage two of Titan’s trial.

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A group of enemies standing in the arena for stage three of Titan’s trial.

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1x Earthbound Gigas

You can easilyclear the first wave of enemies and gain a time bonuswith a perfectly charged Upheaval. Lunge into the group of Hunters anduse Upheaval while the enemies are still groupedtogether.

This second wave of enemies is also fairly weak but provides a great opportunity for attaining more time bonuses. Use this time topractice Precision Blocking and Raging Counters.

The Earthbound giant sleeping in the final level of Titan’s Trial.

Hold off on using Raging Fists this wave andopt for counters and regular attacksinstead.

Gigas utilizes a variety of strong but slow attacks that areeasy to Precision Block and evade.Try togo for a Raging Counter this round;if it fails, you’ll still do plenty of damage.

If Precision Blocks keep failing and your abilities are on cooldown,rely on Limit Breakto end this fight quickly.

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1x Earthbound Marshal 3x Earthbound Bombs

Use Upheaval immediatelyto wipe out the Widows and even the odds. The Adamantoise is a strong and slow foe, just like Gigas, thatmakes Precision Blocks easyto perform.

Windup isn’t very effective against this turtle, souse Limit Break to finish the jobif blocks aren’t cutting it.

AnotherUpheaval can decimate this wave of enemies as well;use it if the cooldown is over.

If Upheaval isn’t ready, regular attacks will work just fine to clear these opponents. You’ll receive atime bonus for a Punish attack that results in a Mortal Blow.

In the final wave,destroy the Bombs with any of your abilitiesbefore fighting the Marshal. The Marshal’s attacks arefaster and more difficult to Precision Block; optfor dodging instead.

Use your Limit Break hereto wrap things up and move on to the final stage.

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1x Earthbound Fool 1x Earthbound Tognvaldr

Earthen Fury is one of Titan’s strongest abilities,use this power to kill all the Muggersand gain a time bonus.

The Panther uses multipleattacks with its claws that you can Precision Blockfor some time bonuses. If the feral feline gives you too much trouble,don’t hesitate to strike back with Windup.

For the second wave,focus on scoring multiple time bonusesbefore moving on to the next wave. This will be youronly time to get a time bonus for Punish attacksduring this wave. Hold onto Earthen Fury for the final wave.

The Fool is another Flan enemy and should be eliminated first because of their magical abilities. It’s easiest toblock the Fool’s physical attacks and dodge their magic.

Use Earthen Furyif the Tognvaldr keeps pestering youduring your battle with the Flan.

After giving the Flan their just desserts,unleash Limit Breakand take down the Tognvaldr.Limit Break allows you to effortlessly parry Tognvaldr’s attacksand create openings for using abilities.

Abilities

Earthen Fury, Raging Fists

Earthen Fury will chip away a good portion of the Giant’s health at the start of the fight. After that,Precision Blocks and Raging Counters are vitalfor defeating the Giant before time runs out.

A few of the Giant’s attacks aretelegraphed by yellow sparksthat appear on the Giant’s foot and shield.

The Giant’ssword-swinging attacks can shatter your guardif you fail to Precision Block. Evade sword attacks andblock or counter any moves foreshadowed by yellow sparks.

Use your Limit Break if you struggle with the timing for blocks and counters; usethe easier Parrying provided from Limit Break as a substitute for Precision Blocking.

If you’ve had no problem blocking and countering, thenuse your Limit Break on the Giant once they are staggered.