The best armor in Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth

Just like in Remake, you only have one valuable armor slot per character in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Deciding on what you want to put there is more complicated than you think, since each piece of armor has multiple factors that determine how effective it will be, and you may want to prioritize different things for different characters. New armor will become available as you go deeper into the world of Gaia, and you can even make some yourself with the new Transmutation system, so comparing and contrasting them all can be a major chore. We get it, you’re just a merc looking to get the job done, so let us worry about figuring out the best armors so you can just put them on and get back to the action.

The best armor in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Armor in Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth have three major factors to consider when you’re equipping some: the physical defense rating, magic defense rating, and Materia slots. The best armor will either focus heavily on one of these or have a strong balance of them all. Here are our picks.

Garm Bangle

The Garm Bangle is an amazing piece of physical-focused armor that becomes available once you hit the Nibel region. It has a fantastic 59 rating for regular defense, aplus a decent 28 for magic defense to keep you from being totally vulnerable to spells. Offensively, it has two pairs of linked Materia slots plus a spare, so you can still make plenty of killer magic combos for your mages.

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Hades Armlet

If you want a straight-up jack-of-all-trades armor, the Hades Armlet is about as balanced as they come. It has a 32 score in regular and magic defense, but is even more impressive for Materia. This time you get three pairs of linked slots, plus a leftover. If you want to make one member capable of doing ALL your spellcasting, give them this.