Here's the best Materia you'll want for your Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth party members

Here's the best Materia you'll want for your Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth party members
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Jack Roberts

Published 

29th Feb 2024 00:00

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The Materia system is one of the most essential parts you’ll need to understand if you’re going to get through your battles in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, so we’re here to break down the Materia you should be keeping an eye out for in the game – and the best for each of your playable party members.

Whether you’re using Summons or Synergy Abilities, there are plenty of ways to build your characters in FF7 Rebirth, but the Materia you use is by far the most important.

Best Materia in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Below, you’ll find the Materia that we found to be the most useful overall in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. While some Materia are best linked with others to boost their power, others are strong enough to hold their own and even improve the stats of your party.

Materia Colour

Materia

Green

Healing Materia

Revival Materia

Fire Materia

Ice Materia

Lightning Materia

Comet Materia

Empowerment Materia

Fortification Materia

Blue

AP Up Materia

Level Boost Materia

Magic Efficiency Materia

Synergy Materia

HP Absorption Materia

MP Absorption Materia

Gold

Chakra Materia

Assess Materia

Prayer Materia

Item Economizer Materia

ATB Boost Materia

Purple

HP Up Materia

MP Up Materia

Luck Up Materia

EXP Up Materia

Item Master Materia

Precision Defense Focus Materia

ATB Stagger Materia

ATK <-> MATK Materia

ATB Assist Materia

Best Materia for every party member in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

The beauty of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is that you can arrange your Materia to create unique builds that bring out the best in your characters. Below, we’ve broken down the Materia we used for each character and how they work in tandem with them.

Aerith

Aerith in the Materia Menu in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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It’s no secret that Aerith is the most powerful magic user in the team, so loading her up with plenty of offensive, boosting and healing magic is going to keep your party topped up with health and hone in on the elemental weaknesses of your enemies.

Materia

Effect

Prayer Materia

Allows you to restore your party’s HP with Pray.

Healing Materia

Allows you to use healing spells.

HP Up Materia

Increases your max HP.

MP Up Materia

Increases your max MP.

Item Economizer Materia

Allows you to use items without having to consume ATB after performing a number of actions. This effect will automatically trigger during battle.

Fire Materia

Allows you to use fire magic.

Ice Materia

Allows you to use ice magic.

Poison Materia

Allows you to use toxin-related spells.

Binding Materia

Allows you to use disruptive spells.

Empowerment Materia

Allows you to use physical and magic attack-strengthening spells. Pairing with Warding Materia grants resistance to physical and magic attack reduction.

Item Master Materia

Increases the effectiveness of items used in battle.

Level Boost Materia

Increases the level of linked Materia by one. Has no effect when paired with Materia at maximum level.

Luck Up Materia

Increases your luck.

Barret

Barret in the Materia Menu in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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Barret’s ranged abilities are second to none, particularly his unique Overcharge power that can deal a huge amount of damage with a single shot. So, when you’re not using him, having him be able to freely use his unique ability could give you that extra shot of damage you need in a tense battle.

Materia

Effect

Lightning Materia

Allows you to use lightning magic.

Enemy Skill Materia

Allows you to learn certain enemy techniques and use them as abilities. The Sonic Boom ability can be used by default.

Enervation Materia

Allows you to use physical and magic defense-reducing spells. Pairing with warding Materia grants resistance to physical and magic defense reduction.

Auto-Unique Ability Materia

Allows an ally to automatically use unique abilities when not actively controlled during battle.

Healing Materia

Allows you to use healing spells.

Wind Materia

Allows you to use wind magic.

HP Up Materia

Increases your max HP.

Ice Materia

Allows you to use ice magic.

Cait Sith

Cait Sith in the Materia Menu in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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Cait Sith is a tricky character to master (he always has been), often relying on luck that can either be devastating for your enemies, or a potential hindrance for your team. So, providing him with as much Luck Up Materia as possible is going to help the odds swing in your favour.

Materia

Effect

Fire Materia

Allows you to use fire magic.

Ice Materia

Allows you to use ice magic.

Luck Up Materia (as many as possible)

Increases your luck.

Level Boost Materia (linked with Luck Up)

Increases the level of linked Materia by one. Has no effect when paired with Materia at maximum level.

ATB Boost Materia (linked with Luck Up)

Doubles ATB when activated.

HP Up Materia

Increases your max HP.

Cloud

Cloud in the Materia Menu in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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Cloud is your everyman and likely the character you’re going to be using the most, so making sure he has a bit of everything is paramount. Boosting his stats and EXP will give him an edge in battle that can be felt however you make up your team.

Materia

Effect

HP Up Materia

Increases your max HP.

AP Up Materia

Increase the amount of AP earned for linked Materia.

Assess Materia

Allows you to view enemy info using Assess.

Cleansing Materia

Allows you to use curative spells.

Healing Materia

Allows you to use healing spells.

EXP Up Materia

Increases the amount of EXP you earn in battle.

Fire Materia

Allows you to use fire magic.

Magnify Materia

Allows you to expand the range of spells with the linked Materia.

Subversion Materia

Allows you to use subversive spells.

Empowerment Materia

Allows you to use physical and magic attack-strengthening spells. Pairing with Warding Materia grants resistance to physical and magic attack reduction.

Chakra Materia

Allows you to restore your own HP and cure Poison with Chakra. The amount restored is relative to damage received – the lower your HP, the more that is restored.

Morph Materia

Allows you to turn enemies into items with Morph. Enemies whose health has fallen below a certain amount can be defeated in this fashion.

Luck Up Materia

Increases your luck.

Precision Defense Focus Materia

Improves the functionality of blocking with perfect timing.

Red XIII

Red XIII in the Materia Menu in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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Red XIII’s attacks become more aggressive following as he blocks and defends himself, so focusing on Materia that complement his blocking, like the Steadfast Block Materia, will help give him an edge in any battle.

Materia

Effect

Poison Materia

Allows you to use toxin-related spells.

Auto-Cast Materia

Allows an ally to automatically use spells with the linked Materia when not actively controlled during battle.

Steadfast Block Materia

Further decreases enemy damage and fills the ATB gauge faster when guarding.

ATB Boost Materia

Doubles ATB when activated.

Subversion Materia

Allows you to use subversive spells.

Precision Defense Focus Materia

Improves the functionality of blocking with perfect timing.

Lightning Materia

Allows you to use lightning magic.

Tifa

Tifa in the Materia Menu in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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Tifa can pack a punch (literally) so having her ATB rapidly fill will let her raise her unique abilities more effectively. By making sure her ATB is constantly full, she’ll be able to deliver more powerful attacks with her already high physical damage.

Materia

Effect

Chakra Materia

Allows you to restore your own HP and cure Poison with Chakra. The amount restored is relative to damage received – the lower your HP, the more that is restored.

ATB Stagger Materia

Increases ATB when staggering an enemy.

Wind Materia

Allows you to use wind magic.

Magic Efficiency Materia

Reduces the MP cost of spells with the linked Materia in battle.

Prayer Materia

Allows you to restore the party’s HP with Pray.

Fortification Materia

Allows you to use physical and magic defence-strengthening spells. Pairing with Warding Materia grants resistance to physical and magic defence reduction.

HP Up Materia

Increases your max HP.

Fire and Ice Materia

Allows you to use fire and ice magic.

Revival Materia

Allows you to use revival spells.

Yuffie

Yuffie and her Materia in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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Yuffie is a great all-rounder, with a mix of magic and physical attack potential, so the Empowerment Materia is hands-down one of the best to run on her. Additionally, if you fancy leaning into her lore as a Materia hunter, then the Steal Materia is particularly fun to use with her.

Materia

Effect

Healing Materia

Allows you to use healing spells.

Revival Materia

Allows you to use revival spells.

Enervation Materia

Allows you to use physical and magic defense-reducing spells. Pairing with warding Materia grants resistance to physical and magic defense reduction.

Item Master Materia

Increases the effectiveness of items used in battle.

Empowerment Materia

Allows you to use physical and magic attack-strengthening spells. Pairing with Warding Materia grants resistance to physical and magic attack reduction.

Barrier Materia

Allows you to use defensive spells.

HP Up Materia

Increases your max HP.

Steal Materia

Allows you to take items from enemies with Steal.

ATK <-> MATK Materia

Swaps your physical attack and magic attack power values.

Warding Materia

Grants Resistance to the linked Materia’s detrimental status effect.

That’s everything you need to get started with finding and maxing out the best Materia for every party member in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. If you’re on the hunt for more on FF7 Rebirth, be sure to check out our Final Fantasy homepage, where you’ll be able to find out how to play Queen's Blood and the best party combinations.

Jack Roberts
About the author
Jack Roberts
Jack is a Guides Writer at GGRecon. With a BA (Hons) & MA in English and Creative Writing, he was also the Gaming Editor for The Indiependent. When not pondering which game has the best cup of coffee (and drinking far too much of it himself), he can often be found playing Dead by Daylight, Street Fighter or making yet another build in Bloodborne.
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