START BOSS BATTLES OUT BY DEFAULTING
Bravely Second can be a fairly difficult game, especially with its boss battles. These enemies can have wildly varying attacks, and it can be hard to predict exactly what some of them will do. For that reason, it’s always a good idea to start every boss battle out by having all of your characters default for the first turn if not the second one as well.
This allows you to put all of your characters in a defensive stance, reducing damage at the same time you accrue brave points. Bosses can have nasty attacks, so its good to get an idea of what they’re going to throw at you and give yourself some leeway with brave. Additionally, if a boss does any kind of stat boosting move to themselves or stat reducing move to your party, you’ll want to put everyone into default on the next turn. More often than not, the boss will deliver a devastating attack that hits multiple characters or your entire party afterward.
