Barbariccia will not cover herself in her hair like in Final Fantasy IV. She has low Defense but high Magic Defense. She alternates her attacks between a physical strike that will hit for around 250 damage, a special attack called Ray, which can petrify a single character, but usually misses, and the powerful Cyclone skill. Cyclone can deal over 300 damage to the entire party, and Barbariccia may use it two turns in a row.