Materia are back in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and so is linking them. This is an incredibly useful mechanic that isn’t explained all that well in-game. Fortunately, you can learn everything you need to about linking materia right here.
How do you link Materia in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?
Some weapons and armor have materia slots that are connected. You can tell because rather than being separate circles, they’ll have a channel between them. These are linked materia slots. However, you can’t just pop a Healing and Fire materia in there and call it a day; you need specific materia to link properly.
Magnify, AP Up, and Elemental materia are some basic ones that activate linking benefits of materia. Simply pop these in a connected materia slot and then add another next to it to link them and be granted the effects. When successfully linked, the two slots with glow with a white outline.
Magnify allows whatever materia it’s linked with to affect more than one target. It’s perfect for healers and offensive mages, as they can heal the entire party for the price of one spell, or damage multiple enemies with one move. Sephiroth has a load of Magnify materia equipped during chapter one, so have a look and test it out to get a better feel for the mechanic.
AP Up is handy for improving the level of your materia, as it doubles the amount of AP earned for whatever materia it’s linked to. Use this for those tougher ones like Comet or Revival.
Elemental infuses your weapon with the element of the linked materia, so make sure you pop these in a weapon slot alongside something like Fire, Ice, Wind, or Lightning.
