FF7 Rebirth: Best Materia For Each Character
With seven playable characters and over 50 types of materia, provides nearly infinite options for players to choose their own builds and playstyles. Between Magic, Command, Support, Complete, and Summon materia, several viable materia fill the slots in your party's weapons and armor. Different types suit certain characters more than others, and a well-rounded and well-equipped party will allow you to easily navigate the game.
When equipping your party, consider a few things, the first and most foundational of which is the character's baseline stat block. For instance, Barrett and Tifa are physical attackers, relying on their base attacks and ATB attacks to do damage. This means they're more suited to materia that buff themselves rather than materia that relies on a certain stat, like Magic materia. Aerith and Cloud, on the other hand, are better at magic.
Some materia work best with characters they're suited to, but others are more universal. Materia like HP Plus, Auto-Cast, Auto-Weapon, and Auto-Unique Ability make your non-controlled party members more useful, meaning you get more bang for your buck from your AI-controlled companions. The HP Plus materia increases your survivability outright by giving you additional health, which is helpful if your dodge timing isn't as good as you'd like
As explained by NorZZa on YouTube, the«best» materia depends highly on what type of build you're looking to make. Often, these materia work in conjunction with the abilities, weapons, armor, and accessories you have on each character. This synergy is more complex, so this guide will only focus on how materia works with each character's stats and innate playstyle for this discussion.
Like in the original, Cloud's stats arerelatively well-rounded. His speed is slightly lower, but his overall balanced stat block means most materia will benefit him. What you equip depends on your preferences and playstyle, but here are a few materia that are particularly effective on Cloud, focused
