Materia is one of the most interesting magic systems in the series. It is the biggest gameplay mechanic that has carried over fromFinal Fantasy 7. It did not change on how it was used inFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeand its usage hasn’t changed inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Players can buy or acquire Materia through side quests, and there are five types in all: Magic, Support, Complete, Summon, and Command.
They can all be useful in battle from elemental Materia, which can cast spells like Fire to Complete Materia to boost stats like HP. It’s a lot to take in forFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthnovices, but thankfully, there is a guide. From Kalm to Junon, these are the best Materia players should focus on acquiring and leveling up as soon as possible.
Updated on February 4th, 2025 by Joshua Leeds:There are a lot of Materia in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and you’ll quickly get a bunch even during Chapter 2 when you first take control of the main party. This list has been updated to include additional Materia as you’re able to equip many on each party member right away and a lot of Materia will need to be leveled up throughout many chapters of the game, so it’s best to start as soon as possible.
13AP Up Materia
Found In The Mythril Mines When Playing As Barret & Red XIII
An honorable mention for this list that is still worth putting on it is the AP Up Materia. While this materia can’t be leveled up, it does double the amount of AP earned by linked Materia, and it should be linked to any Materia found on this list.
Linked Materia is represented when two Materia slots are connected in the menu, and only one Materia can be linked to this one at a time. There are only a few AP Up Materia in the game, and the first one is foundin the Mythril Mine. Once you get this Materia, you should take advantage of it and always have it equipped throughout the rest of the game.
12Chakra Materia
Starting Materia On Tifa
The Chakra Materia is a healing option though it’s more limited in that it can only heal the caster. It does have the bonus of also curing poison and will heal more the lower your health is at. While this may seem like a limited Materia, it’s best used when left on Tifa.
Tifa and other frontline fighters will almost be in the thick of fighting, and can also quickly charge up ATB. While this Materia won’t be a good party-wide healing option, it is very useful to have on a character who will more often find themselves low on health. It can also free up backline magic users to hit weaknesses with powerful magic instead of always focusing on healing.
11The Five Basic Magic Materia
Fire/Ice/Lightning/Wind/Healing Materia (Available In Shops Starting In Kalm)
Players can’t go wrong in mastering five of the most basic Materia in the game including Fire Materia Ice Materia, Lightning Materia, and Wind Materia. Those are all elemental-based Materia which can be used to exploit enemy weaknesses in battle like by using Aero.
The fifth notable Materia is called Healing Materia, and it can create spells like Cure to heal the party. The nice thing about all five of these Materia pieces is that the party begins with them all plus duplicates can be purchased at shops starting in Kalm which is inChapter 2 ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
10Fire And Ice Materia
Purchase From Chadley
Fire and Ice Materia feels like a carryover fromCrisis Core: Final Fantasy 7which allowed players to fuse Materia in a variety of odd combos. It can be purchased from Chadley in the Grasslands area of the game once players get enough points from World Intel side quests.
The nice thing about this Materia, besides saving a slot on armor or a weapon, is that Ice and Fire spells also come with status effects. Ice can freeze enemies, for example, which makes sense from a logical standpoint. Lightning and Wind Materia is another combo from Chadley, but that’s in his Junon shop.
9Elemental Materia
Obtained Through Battle Intel: Conqueror of the Skies
Elemental Materia can turn any weapon into an elemental nightmare for enemies. For example, combining Elemental Materia and Ice Materia onone of Tifa’s gloveswill make her hits strike with Ice power. This is great against enemies weak to Ice but bad for enemies that can absorb Ice attacks.
Elemental Materia can also absorb that attached element’s power for heroes, so it is both an offensive and defensive Materia which can be acquired through one of Chadley’s simulation courses, Battle Intel: Conqueror of the Skies.
8Magic Efficiency Materia
Magic Efficiency Materia can be purchased from Chadley too but in the Junon region. This is a great one to level up fast because it will reduce the linked Materia’s MP cost like the aforementioned Fire and Ice Materia. Creating combos like this for the party will be the key to victory concerningMateria inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
This will allow players to use more magic in battle as stat numbers can be low toward the start of the game, unlike HP, which is genuinely high. It can be a pain to use items like Ethers in battle, too.
7Assess Materia
Cloud Starts With It
The Assess Materia used to be called Sense in the PS1 version ofFinal Fantasy 7. It allowed players to scan enemies for HP and weaknesses, which could be especially helpful during boss fights. The Assess Materia works virtually the same, except that once leveled up, it can scan all enemies on screen.
Plus, every enemy that is scanned can be accessed during battle withthe PS5’s touchpad. It’s crucial to always assess powerful enemies and bosses, as trying to guess their weaknesses will usually end with you hitting immunities and wasting ATB and MP. This Materia can help a lot with Chadley’s World Intel Quests, and Cloud begins with it.
6Prayer Materia
Aerith Starts With It
This Command Materia is in Aerith’s possession at the start, which makes sense. The Prayer Materia can heal all party members in battle although only for a little amount until it gets leveled up. Still, it’s good in the early game because players can’t get Magnify Materia until Chapter 9when Cait Sithjoins the crew.
Magnify Materia can make any spell target multiple allies or foes in battle. So, a good combo for this would be Magnify Materia plus Healing Materia, but that is a tip for another day.
5Enemy Skill Materia
Obtained Through Biological Intel: Know Thine Enemy
Enemy Skill Materia was like the Blue Mage equivalent inFinal Fantasy 7. In the original version, players could learn specific enemy attacks if they were attacked and equipped with this Materia. InFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, players will need to learn enemy attacks through Chadley’s simulator.
This is also how they will gain the Materia in the first place via the mission, Biological Intel: Know Thine Enemy. Unlike other iterations, this version of Enemy Skill Materia will boost stats upon leveling up like increasing HP.
4Auto-Cast Materia
Purchased From Chadley In The Grasslands
Auto-Cast makes your AI companions much more useful in battle, as they will automatically use ATB and MP to use the Materia that is linked to this one. This is incredibly useful on a magic user who is hitting a boss' weakness, as that’s all you’ll want them to focus on for the fight.
While you can jump around and use each party member’s personally, this can usually draw out fights or make you jump away from a character you need to focus on using effectively. While the limits for this Materia seem limited, when it is used right, it’s incredibly helpful.
