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The Volcanic and Blizzard Lords are always airborne, so equip the Hero’s Crest keychain for its added boost in strength and its Air Combo Boost ability. One of the Lords will focus attacks on Sora, while the other will float out of reach and stagger your party members with magic. Focus your melee and magic attacks on whichever one is closer to the ground. Volcanic Lord will attack first, bouncing toward you and creating lava circles on the ground. When it gets closer, use Firagun to send it flying toward Blizzard Lord for damage. When Volcanic Lord drops to where you can reach it, attack relentlessly with air combos.

Both Lords can retaliate with a horizontal swing of their scepter after they take enough hits or as they approach you. This can be blocked with Guard, or sent back for damage with Reflect magic. If you’re struck and tossed into the air, use Retaliating Slash to recover and close in to strike again. After taking enough damage, the Volcanic Lord will break apart into smaller Heartless; these can be cleared out with basic combos, Blizzard magic, or a well-timed cast of Reflect magic.

When these smaller Heartless appear, the Blizzard Lord will close in and attack with an ice breath attack that forms an arc of large icebergs; use the Blizzagun reaction command as it approaches to send it into Volcanic Lord for damage. Both lords will break apart into smaller Heartless like this three times over the course of the fight, whenever their remaining HP reaches a specific point. When this happens, the other will always close in and use their special move, so be ready to use the reaction commands when they appear. If you don’t deal enough damage to the closest Lord, they will switch places after a while.

When Volcanic Lord is attacking up close, Blizzard Lord will periodically freeze your party members in place with ice. You can thaw them out with a cast of Fire magic. And when Volcanic Lord is on backup duty, it will set your party members ablaze; these flames can be put out with Blizzard magic. Whenever your party members are frozen or on fire like this, they cannot attack or use magic, and Sora can’t use Forms or Limits, so it’s important to use magic to free them whenever you can.

The Volcanic Lord will sometimes create a long row of fireballs that will fly toward you after a few seconds. These fireballs can be deflected with Guard, but your best option is to move in front of them before they fly out and cast Blizzard while locked on. This will destroy the fireballs and daze Volcanic Lord. You can typically daze Volcanic Lord with Blizzard magic throughout the fight; close in and deal air combos after you stagger it with Blizzard. The Blizzard Lord will summon six ice crystals that circle around you for a few seconds and then strike you in quick succession. With good timing, you can cast Fire magic just as the ice crystals move toward Sora to negate them completely.

If your MP bar starts to run low, consider entering Wisdom Form; this will automatically restore your HP and MP to max, and it boosts your magic power while the form is active. Use your boosted Fire and Blizzard spells to deal damage to the Lords whenever you can. You can’t use Guard to deflect attacks while in this form, but can dodge some incoming attacks with Wisdom Form’s Quick Run ability. Valor Form isn’t a bad option either; you can deal quick damage with air combos while in this form, but keep in mind that you won’t be able to use any magic, including Cure. When one of the Lords is defeated, it will drop magic hazards in all four corners that remain there for the rest of the fight. Be sure to steer clear of these as you focus on the remaining enemy.