Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth uses the same magic system as Remake: materia. These are special items that imbue their user with magical energy and allow them to use spells, gain new abilities, and even link different abilities together. But, for the uninitiated, they can seem a little overwhelming. Here’s everything you need to know about how to use materia.
How Do You Equip Materia In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?
Fortunately, it’s as simple as opening the pause menu, going into the equipment and materia section, and slotting materia into a party member’s weapon or armor. Each piece of gear has slots that you can pop the materia into. Once you do, its powers will be available to you in battle. When your ATB bar has a charge, go into the command menu and activate the materia. Its effect will be in either abilities or spells.
For some, the effect is obvious. Giving a party member the Healing materia allows them to cast Cure, giving them the Fire materia allows them to cast Fire, Steal enables the Steal ability, and so on.
Some add a passive bonus, MP Up increases total magic points available to whoever has it equipped, HP Up does the same with hit points. These are equipped the same way, just pop them into an empty slot and enjoy the benefits.
You can freely switch materia between party members to mix up your strategies for each fight, which I recommend. It’s worth experimenting to find which character works with what role.
Matria also levels up the more you have it equipped. For each battle a materia is taken into, it gains AP. You don’t need to use it, just have it equipped. Doing so unlocks more powerful variations of spells and boosts passive effects even more, so make sure you’ve at least always got a couple of Healing materia active in your party.
