FF7 Rebirth: How To Unlock Barret’s Fafnir Rifle (Pursuit of Perfection Walkthrough)

The Fafnir Rifle is a fantastic late-game weapon for Barret in . It has above-average Attack and Magic Attack stats and, notably, an incredibly powerful ability called Point Blank. This abilityconsumes all of Barret's ATB charges to create an immense concussive blast. Using this ability to quickly finish off a weak enemy or to disperse a dense crowd will be key for some of the game's later fights.

The Fafnir Rifle is rewarded at the end of the "" Odd Job, available upon entering Gongaga in Chapter 9. The side quest involvesfinding rare Draconite ore via photographs for an inspired blacksmith to complete his ultimate weapon. Using the pictures to locate the Draconite can be challenging, but players can go straight to the ore's source without the treasure hunt.

Mission Info

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Chapter

9

Level Recommendation

31

Start Location

Izo's Smithery, Gongaga

Quest Giver

Independent Weaponsmith (Izo), «The Weaponsmith's Request»

Prerequisite

Unlocks after entering Gongaga for the first time.

From the Noticeboard, go to Izo's Smithery in Gongaga on 's map, which will trigger a cutscene. The weaponsmith, Izo, frustrated by his lackluster projects, is inspired to create his masterpiece upon seeing Garrett's Gun Arm. He offers to build the gun immediately if the party collects ore for him and directs the party to his nearby toolshed for a «map» leading to the needed materials.

When collecting Izo's map, the party realizes it is actually a series of doodled-on photographs leading to the ore's location. Ordinarily, this would involve going through each photograph and estimating where on the map they match, but players can instead go directly to where the final photograph was shot. Shown in the image above, theore vein is to the west of Izo's smithery, near a set of cliffs overlooking a river.

Upon reaching the large tree in this area, also shown in Izo's photograph, the party will be ambushed by five Daggerwings. Taking advantage of these enemies' weakness to Wind or inflicting