How to beat Marcus & Faleris

PIDF Commander Marcus & Faleris is a tower boss at level 40 with 72,900 HP, Fire. It is weak to Water (×2), so Water Pals hit it for extra damage. The hardest-hitting Pals to bring: Ghangler Ignis, Skutlass Ignis and Finsider Ignis. The hard fight is level 78 with 526,900 HP.

Weaknesses

Weak to

Water ×2

Resists

Fire ×0.5
Grass ×0.5
Ice ×0.5

Its Fire attacks

Hit Grass and Ice Pals for double damage: leave them in the Palbox. Fire and Water Pals take only half.

×2 and ×0.5 are the community-tested values; which element beats which is the game’s own chart. The full rules are on the type chart.

The best Pals to bring

Ranked as the type chart ranks them: how hard their own element hits Marcus & Faleris, then how little they take from its attacks, then Attack. Only Pals you can catch in the wild, no legendaries.

Ghangler IgnisAttack 130 · wild from Lv 40Best Water move: Geyser Gush · 600 power · Lv 70
Deals ×2Takes ×0.25Where to catch Breed it
Skutlass IgnisAttack 105 · wild from Lv 40Best Water move: Geyser Gush · 600 power · Lv 70
Deals ×2Takes ×0.25Where to catch Breed it
Finsider IgnisAttack 90 · wild from Lv 30Best Water move: Geyser Gush · 600 power · Lv 70
Deals ×2Takes ×0.25Where to catch Breed it
Fuack IgnisAttack 85 · wild from Lv 27Best Water move: Hydro Slicer · 350 power · Lv 40
Deals ×2Takes ×0.25Where to catch Breed it
ShaolongAttack 135 · wild from Lv 76Best Water move: Celestial Vortex · 700 power · Lv 50
Deals ×2Takes ×0.5Where to catch Breed it
GhanglerAttack 125 · wild from Lv 30Best Water move: Geyser Gush · 600 power · Lv 70
Deals ×2Takes ×0.5Where to catch Breed it
JormuntideAttack 120 · alpha at Lv 55Best Water move: Geyser Gush · 600 power · Lv 70
Deals ×2Takes ×0.5Where to catch Breed it
RelaxaurusAttack 115 · wild from Lv 30Best Water move: Geyser Gush · 600 power · Lv 70
Deals ×2Takes ×0.5Where to catch Breed it
Croajiro NoctAttack 110 · wild from Lv 40Best Water move: Hydro Slicer · 350 power · Lv 40
Deals ×2Takes ×0.5Where to catch Breed it
Faleris AquaAttack 110 · wild from Lv 65Best Water move: Geyser Gush · 600 power · Lv 70
Deals ×2Takes ×0.5Where to catch Breed it

Caught by level 40, in time for the fight

Ghangler Ignis wild from Lv 40 · deals ×2
Skutlass Ignis wild from Lv 40 · deals ×2
Finsider Ignis wild from Lv 30 · deals ×2
Fuack Ignis wild from Lv 27 · deals ×2
Ghangler wild from Lv 30 · deals ×2
Relaxaurus wild from Lv 30 · deals ×2

See every counter in the type chart, with filters for level, legendaries and Pals you can only breed.

Normal and hard mode

Fight	Level	HP	Rewards
PIDF Commander Marcus & FalerisNormal	Lv 40	72,900	Key Sphere of Greed
PIDF Commander Marcus & FalerisHard	Lv 78	526,900	Key Sphere of Greed · Marcus Hat · Training Crystal · Carrying Lotus (L) (20%) · Heat-Resistant Ancient Armor Schematic 4 (5%) · Cold-Resistant Ancient Armor Schematic 4 (5%)

Where Marcus & Faleris is

At the PIDF Tower (Twilight Dunes, Desiccated Dunes), map 556, 335, PIDF Tower Entrance, 60 m away by fast travel. Wild Pals around it are Lv 31–40. Open on the map

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Quick answers

What is Marcus & Faleris weak to?

Marcus & Faleris is Fire. It takes extra damage from Water (×2), and resists Fire (×0.5), Grass (×0.5) and Ice (×0.5). A Pal’s moves of its own element also get the +20% same-element bonus.

What are the best Pals against Marcus & Faleris?

Ghangler Ignis (Fire/Water, wild from Lv 40), Skutlass Ignis (Water/Fire, wild from Lv 40), Finsider Ignis (Water/Fire, wild from Lv 30), Fuack Ignis (Water/Fire, wild from Lv 27) and Shaolong (Dragon/Water, wild from Lv 76). Caught by level 40: Ghangler Ignis, Skutlass Ignis and Finsider Ignis. Ghangler Ignis hits it for ×2 and takes only ×0.25 from its attacks.

What level is Marcus & Faleris?

Normal: level 40, 72,900 HP. Hard: level 78, 526,900 HP.

Where is Marcus & Faleris?

At the PIDF Tower (Twilight Dunes, Desiccated Dunes), map 556, 335, 60 m from the PIDF Tower Entrance fast travel point.

What does Marcus & Faleris drop?

Normal fight: Key Sphere of Greed. Hard fight: Key Sphere of Greed, Marcus Hat, Training Crystal, Carrying Lotus (L) (20%), Heat-Resistant Ancient Armor Schematic 4 (5%), Cold-Resistant Ancient Armor Schematic 4 (5%).