Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is nothing without the characters that make up every battle. Each one requires a different balance of equipment, accessories, and materia to help make up the best builds. After much research and hours of opening chests and buying up equipment, I feel that I’ve conjured up the best builds for every playable party member. Granted, a lot of the best build aspects are given to you right from the beginning of the game. It ends up being what kind of materia you add to it and more that really makes a difference.
Best Builds in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Each party member has a default build that you start playing with them as. While journeying, you’ll come across even more things you can add to everyone.
Best Cloud Build
The best build you could have for Cloud is a balanced one. Primarily one that focuses on his Attack and Magic Attack.
Equipment and Materia
| Equipment | Description | Stats | Materia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Sword | A large broadsword that has inherited the hopes of those who fight. | +58 Attack +58 Magic Attack | – Empowerment Materia – Healing Materia – Lightning Materia – Fire Materia |
| Beastman Armband | An avant-garde armband made from the shavings of a beastman’s club. | +11 Defense +24 Magic Defense | – Assess Materia – AP Up Materia |
| Supernatural Wristguards | Wristbands that push the wearer’s muscles to their absolute limits. | Increases strength by 10%. |
Weapon Skills and Summons
The best weapon skills you could use for Cloud are:
- Enhanced Physical Guard
- Reduced physical damage by 5% while guarding.
- Improved Punisher
- Increases punisher mode strong attack damage by 10%.
The Summon Materia Cloud works best with is unlocked in Corel:
- Alexander
- Deals non-elemental damage and provides stat bonuses to Defense.
Best Tifa Build
It’s also best for Tifa to have a relatively balanced build. She doesn’t use magic as much as the others do, so her biggest assets going to be her attack level and other minor stats like her luck and strength.
Equipment and Materia
| Equipment | Description | Stats | Materia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Knuckles | Use with other attacks to more effectively pressure enemies. Can use while airborne. | +104 Attack +23 Magic Attack | Chakra Materia, AP Up Materia, HP Up Materia, and Level Boost Materia. |
| Outlaw Bangle | A bangle for rebels and ruffians eager to flaunt their disreputable status. Available for purchase in the Gongaga region. | +45 Defense +21 Magic Defense | HP Up, AP Up Materia, Healing Materia, and Empowerment Materia. |
| Supernatural Wristguards | Wristbands that push the wearer’s muscles to their absolute limits. | Increases strength by 10%. |
Weapon Skills and Summons
The best weapon skills you could use for Tifa are:
- Martial Arts Mastery
- Increases the duration of Unbridled Strength by 50%.
- Concentration
- Grants a 50% chance of entering battle with Unbridled Strength active.
The Summon Materia we used with Tifa is Ramuh. You unlock this by having a save file from Intergrade.
- Ramuh
- Powerful Lightning Magic and boosts Attack and Speed.
Best Aerith Build
Aerith requires a build that has high Magic Attack and high Magic Defense. I also felt that getting her equipped with powerful offensive material would be the most helpful in battle.
Equipment and Materia
| Equipment | Description | Stats | Materia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonial Staff | A sacred staff used as part of a ritual prayer to the planet. | +56 Attack +92 Magic Attack | Prayer Materia and MP Up Materia. |
| Celestial Bangle | A mystical bangle that evokes the boundless majesty and wisdom of the heavens. | +58 Defense +27 Magic Defense | Wind Materia, Healing Materia, Lightning Materia, Fire Materia, Ice Materia, and Poison Materia. |
| Healing Carcanet | An elaborate neckpiece that imparts peace of mind to the wearer. |
Weapon Skills and Summons
The best weapon skills you could use for Aerith are:
- Altruistic Buff Up
- Increases duration of applied beneficial status effects by 25%.
- Magic Attack Power +20
- Increases magic attack by 20.
The Summon Materia Aerith already has is the one I stuck with:
- Shiva Materia
- Deals a large amount of ice damage with repeated attacks.
Best Barret Build
Barret requires a build with high Attack and high Defense. When it came to the materia I piled on him, the most useful raised his HP. The weapon skills that you add on to him are going to be the most important parts of his build.
Equipment and Materia
| Equipment | Description | Stats | Materia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calamitous Bazooka | A wicked firearm imbued with the rancor of a tribe of fallen warriors. | +72 Attack +59 Magic Attack | HP Up Materia, HP Up Materia, Subversion Materia, Enervation Materia, Assess Materia, and Healing Materia. |
| Outlaw Bangle | A bangle for rebels and ruffians eager to flaunt their disreputable status. Available for purchase in the Gongaga region. | +45 Defense +21 Magic Defense | HP Up Materia |
| Bulletproof Vest | A vest favored by many a Shinra trooper. |
Weapon Skills and Summons
The best weapon skills you could use for Barret are:
- Unflinching Overcharge
- Makes it harder to be interrupted while using Overcharge.
- Overcharge Stagger Siphon
- Restore HP upon dealing damage with Overcharge to a staggered enemy.
The Summon Materia Barret is best with is Titan. Unlocked in the Grasslands.
- Titan
- Powerful Earth deity, which provides a big boost to Physical Defense.
Best Yuffie Build
Yuffie is relatively balanced. I thought it would be best to keep her similar to a ninja and made sure she had a balanced Attack, Magic Attack, Defense, and Magic Defense build.
Equipment and Materia
| Equipment | Description | Stats | Materia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Viper | A throwing star that fuses two crescent-shaped sickles into one deadly weapon. | +60 Attack +44 Magic Attack | Steal Materia and HP Up Materia. |
| Illusionist’s Armband | A perfectly unassuming armband that proves the wearer has nothing to hide. | +20 Defense +43 Magic Defense | Assess Materia and Healing Materia |
| Headband | A cloth band that keeps fatigue away when tied firmly around the head. |
Weapon Skills and Summons
The best weapon skills you could use for Yuffie are:
- Shuriken Mastery
- Keeps the throwing star aloft for 25 more seconds.
- Selfish Buff Up
- Increases duration of received beneficial status effects by 25%.
The Summon Materia Yuffie is best with is Leviathan. Unlocked by having FF7 Remake save data.
- Leviathan
- Requires two ATB Charges to Summon. Very powerful AOE attacks that can clear out lots of enemies at once.
Best Red XIII Build
When using Red XIII in battle, it’s good to make sure he has high Attack power. I had him equipped with a ton of HP Up materia and his Precision Defense Focus so that his blocks could be better.
Equipment and Materia
| Equipment | Description | Stats | Materia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Collar | An opulent collar forged from gold found in a forest stream. | +120 Attack +33 Magic Attack | HP Up Materia, MP Up Materia, Assess Materia, Poison Materia, Lightning Materia, and Ice Materia. |
| Oldebeast Bracelet | A bracelet made from the fossilized remains of an ancient fiend. Available for purchase in the Corel region. | +15 Defense +32 Magic Defense | Precision Defense Focus Materia |
| Gi Warrior’s Charm | A charm once worn by a Gi champion that served as a constant reminded of the righteousness of their cause. |
Weapon Skills and Summons
The best weapon skills you could use for Red XIII are:
- Vengeance Gauge Charge Rate Up
- Increases the Vengeance Gauge charge rate upon successfully blocking.
- Invigorating Vengeance
- Restores HP when activating Vengeance mode.
- Vengeful Revenant
- Increases the Vengeance Gauge after being revived.
The Summon Materia Red XIII already has is the one I stuck with:
- Ifrit Materia
- Deals a large amount of fire damage with repeated attacks.
Best Cait Sith Build
Cait Sith’s build is also balanced, but more so because his biggest focus is on his Luck skills. Considering that, his build is more focused on those extra stats and adding the Luck materia and Magnify materia to his lineup is important.
Equipment and Materia
| Equipment | Description | Stats | Materia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Megaphone | A megaphone whose gorgeous gems add a soothing resonance to the user’s voice. | +73 Attack +66 Magic Attack | Level Boost Materia, level Boost Materia, Luck Up Materia, HP Up Materia, and Empowerment Materia. |
| Fortress Bracer | A stout standard-issue bracer worm by Shinra riot troopers. | +20 Defense +20 Magic Defense | HP Up Materia and Empowerment Materia. |
| Crescent Moon Charm | A charm imbued with the fervent desire to be by one’s side for eternity. |
Weapon Skills and Summons
The best weapon skills you could use for Cait Sith are:
- Moogle Sentinel
- Reduces damage taken by moogle by 15%.
- Lucky Jockey
- Increases luck by 100 while riding the moogle.
The Summon Materia we used for Cait Sith was Kujata. Unlocked in the Gongaga Region.
- Kujata
- Powerful Summon who uses nature to dominate the battlefield.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is available now on the PS5.
