Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will throw a lot of enemies on you. Luckily, you have plenty to choose from Healing spells, magical attacks, unique abilitiesAnd Weapon skills at your service. And you can do that too Improve your partyyou can Debuff your enemies too, making them more vulnerable Your attacks.
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Debuffs can be very effective, however Final Fantasy Unfortunately, since the series tends to make most bosses immune to them, regular enemies are fair game. Still some skills like Poison or Debrave will prove effective against many of the game’s bosses. Always evaluate an enemy to see what they are resistant to and pay attention to that matter Listed here to give you an even greater advantage over the competition.
binding
Binding Materia allows you to cast up to three spells. At first level, you can cast Sleep, sending your enemy into dreamland. And at the second and third levels, you can cast Silence and Berserk, respectively. The former prevents your target from casting spells, while the latter makes them more vulnerable to damage (although it can also do more damage while in a berserk state, so keep that in mind). You can find binding material in the following locations:
- Available at most item and material stores after reaching Gongaga
- In the Central Colliery in the Old South Corel Mines
- Achieve an A rank in a performance of “Aerith’s Theme” on piano
Disempowerment
Disempowerment allows you to effectively reduce your enemies’ physical and magical attacks. You can find it in the following locations:
- Available at most item and material stores after reaching Gongaga
Unnerving
While Disempowerment targets an enemy’s attack stats, Enervation reduces an opponent’s defense, with Deprotect at level 1 reducing physical defense and Deshell at level 2 reducing magical defense. You can find Enervation material in the following locations:
- Part of Yuffie’s starting equipment
- Near the rest area in the foothills of Mt. Corel
- Available after Chapter 10 at most item and material stores
Poison
Poison is a very practical materia as it affects a wide range of enemies and you can combine it with defensive materia to gain resistance. You can find Poison Materia in the following locations:
- Part of Red XIII’s starting kit
- Available after Chapter 4 at most item and material stores
- On the upper level of Bandit’s Bluff in the Dustbowl
- Reward for “Gongaga Region Information: Level 1” in Chadley’s Battle Simulator
Petrify
Petrify is a nice two-for-one materia: not only does it cast Quake, but it can also turn an enemy to stone with Petrify. You can combine this orb with defensive materia to grant yourself resistance to Petrify. This is especially handy since petrifying everyone in your party results in a game over screen. You can find Petrify in the following locations:
- Develop with Chadley in the Gongaga region
Poison and petrify
Like the Fire and Ice or Lightning and Wind materia, Poison and Petrify gives you access to Bio and Quake casting. This is a valuable way to save space in a character’s Materia slots. Poisoning and Petrifying Material can be found at the following location:
- After Chapter 10, evolve with Chadley in the Cosmo Canyon region
Don’t forget the time matter!
I included Time Materia in our best Party Buffing Materials Listbut although it can cast haste to speed up your characters, at higher levels you can also cast slow and stop, making it both a strengthening and weakening materia.
subversion
Subversion is important for dealing with enemies that like to cast Barrier, Manaward, Shield, or Reflect on themselves. At level 2, the Materia gives you access to Dispel, which allows you to cancel all of an enemy’s buffs. You can find Subversion material in the following locations:
- Available at most item and material stores after reaching Gongaga
- Next to a rest area in the reactor – B4 in the Gongaga reactor
- Near the Altar of Salvation in the Temple of the Ancients
While you can defeat most enemies simply by outmatching them in power, clever use of debuff materia can make your targets significantly more vulnerable to your attacks. This is especially true of Materia, which reduces your enemies’ magical defenses and allows you to use lower level spells and conserve MP.
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