Final Fantasy VII Walkthrough for PlayStation Game Name: Final Fantasy VII Format: PlayStation Submitted By: Poetic Tragedy Final Fantasy VII Materia and Character Set-Ups Guide Created by Matt Burns Created on June 28th, 2003 Version: 1.1 Questions/Comments to matt16471111@hotmail.com. Please put the subject of the email as Final Fantasy, or Materia, or something like that. Legal / Copyright Information This guide / FAQ is solely for personal use, and must not be used to gain profit. You may not recreate anything in this FAQ without first getting my written permission. That includes reusing, reproducing, or re-editing all or part of it in any way, shape or form. You may not place it on any website other than those I put it on myself without my permission. You also may not link directly to this guide from your website. Final Fantasy VII is a trademark of Square, Inc, and all other trademarks are property of their respective owners. In this guide I will give you lists of all the Materia in the game, as well as their functions and where to find them. After that I will suggest some useful Materia combinations, both basic and advanced, and finally I will suggest some full character set-ups for you to experiment with. Version History: Version 1.0: June 28th, 2003 Began, and finished, the guide. Version 1.1: July 17th, 2003 Corrected some information about the Counter and Magic Counter Materias. Contents: a) Green Materia - Magic b) Red Materia - Summon c) Yellow Materia - Command d) Blue Materia - Support e) Purple Materia - Independent f) Enemy Skills g) Basic Materia Combinations h) Advanced Materia Combinations i) Character Set-ups j) Thanks, Credits, etc a) Green Materia - Magic Barrier: Can be bought from the shop in Rocket Town for 10,000 gil. Lv. 1 Barrier - Casts a physical barrier that halves physical damage. Lv. 2 MBarrier - Casts a magical barrier that halves magical damage. Lv. 3 Reflect - Casts a barrier that reflects magic spells back to the caster. Lv. 5 Wall - Casts both Barrier and MBarrier simultaneously. Comet: Can be found in the Forgotten Capital in the City of the Ancients. Lv. 1 Comet - A single comet falls upon the enemy causing non-elemental damage. Lv. 2 Comet2 - Multiple comets fall upon all enemies causing non-elemental damage. Contain: Given to you by the White Chocobo in Mideel once you feed it a Mimett Green and scratch it behind the ear. Lv. 1 Freeze - Severe Ice damage to one enemy, plus a chance of inflicting the stop status. Lv. 2 Break - Severe Earth damage to one enemy, plus a chance of inflicting the petrify status. Lv. 3 Tornado - Severe Wind damage to one enemy, plus a chance of inflicting the confusion status. Lv. 4 Flare - Severe Fire damage to one enemy. Destruct: Can be found in the Shinra Mansion on Disc 1, or can be bought from Fort Condor or Mideel for 9,000 gil. Lv. 1 DeBarrier - Nullifies the effect of Barrier and MBarrier. Lv. 2 DeSpell - Nullifies the effect of spells such as Haste and Regen. Lv. 3 Death - Causes instant death. Earth: Can be bought in Kalm or Junon for 1,500 gil. Lv. 1 Quake - Causes minor Earth damage. Lv. 2 Quake2 - Causes medium Earth damage. Lv. 3 Quake3 - Causes major Earth damage. Exit: Can be bought in Rocket Town for 10,000 gil. Lv. 1 Escape - Allows the party to escape successfully. Does not work during boss battles. Lv. 2 Remove - Removes an enemy from battle. Does not work on bosses. Fire: Already equipped to Red XIII, and it can be bought from virtually anywhere for 600 gil. Lv. 1 Fire - Causes minor Fire damage. Lv. 2 Fire2 - Causes medium Fire damage. Lv. 3 Fire3 - Causes major Fire damage. Full Cure: Can be found in Cosmo Canyon Item shop after Meteor is summoned. Lv. 1 Nothing. Lv. 2 FullCure - Fully restores one ally's HP to maximum. Gravity: Can be found in the Cave of the Gi at Cosmo Canyon after the battle with Gi Nattack, or bought from Junon for 8,000 gil. Lv. 1 Demi - Causes Gravity damage and reduces enemy's HP by 1/4. Lv. 2 Demi2 - Causes Gravity damage and reduces enemy's HP by 2/4. Lv. 3 Demi3 - Causes Gravity damage and reduces enemy's HP by 3/4. Heal: Can be bought in Kalm, Junon, or Gongada for 1,500 gil. Lv. 1 Poisona - Removes the poison ailment. Lv. 2 Esuna - Removes all status ailments. Lv. 3 Resist - Target becomes immune to all status ailments. Ice: Already equipped to Cloud, or can be bought from virtually anywhere for 600 gil. Lv. 1 Ice - Causes minor Ice damage. Lv. 2 Ice2 - Causes medium Ice damage. Lv. 3 Ice3 - Causes major Ice damage. Lightning: Already equipped to Cloud, or can be bought from virtually anywhere for 600 gil. Lv. 1 Bolt - Causes minor Lightning damage. Lv. 2 Bolt2 - Causes medium Lightning damage. Lv. 3 Bolt3 - Causes major Lightning damage. Master Magic: Trade the Earth Harp with the traveller in Kalm, or visit the green Huge Materia in Cosmo Canyon once you have mastered every piece of Magic Materia. Allows you to cast every magic spell in the game. Mystify: Can be bought in Gongada or Cosmo Canyon for 6,000 gil. Lv. 1 Confu - Causes the target to suffer the confusion ailment. Lv. 2 Berserk - Causes the target to suffer the berserk ailment. Poison: Can be found in the Shinra Building on Floor 68, or can be bought from Kalm or Costa Del Sol for 1,500 gil. Lv. 1 Bio - Causes minor Poison damage, plus the chance of inflicting the poison status. Lv. 2 Bio2 - Causes medium Poison damage, plus the chance of inflicting the poison status. Lv. 3 Bio3 - Causes major Poison damage, plus the chance of inflicting the poison status. Restore: Can be found in Mako Reactor #1, or can be bought from virtually anywhere for 750 gil. Lv. 1 Cure - Restores a minor amount of HP. Lv. 2 Cure2 - Restores a medium amount of HP. Lv. 3 Regen - Gradually regenerate HP over a period of time. Lv. 4 Cure3 - Restores a major amount of HP. Revive: Can be bought from Costa Del Sol, Junon, or Gongada for 3,000 gil. Lv. 1 Life - Revives ally and restores 1/2 of their maximum HP. Lv. 2 Life2 - Revives ally and restores their HP to maximum. Seal: Can be bought in Junon or Costa Del Sol for 3,000 gil. Lv. 1 Sleepel - Causes the target to suffer the sleep ailment. Lv. 2 Silence - Causes the target to suffer the silence ailment. Shield: Can be found in the Northern Crater. Lv. 1 Nothing. Lv. 2 Shield - Casts a protective barrier against both physical and magical attacks, reducing them to 0. Time: Can be bought from Gongada or Rocket Town for 6,000 gil. Lv. 1 Haste - Doubles the speed of the target. Lv. 2 Slow - Halves the speed of the target. Lv. 3 Stop - Causes the target to stop. Transform: Already equipped to Cait Sith, or it can be found on the Corel railroad, or it can be bought from Gongada, Cosmo Canyon, or Mideel for 6,000 gil. Lv. 1 Mini - Cures/inflicts the target with the Mini ailment. Lv. 2 Toad - Cures/inflicts the target with the Toad ailment. Ultima: Given to you on Disc 2 after you save Corel from the train, or if you fail then you can buy it from the little girl for 50,000 gil. Lv. 1 Nothing. Lv. 2 Ultima - Severe non-elemental damage to all enemies. b) Red Materia - Summon Alexander: Can be found in the Great Glacier. Touch the hot springs, then find the Snow Queen in a cavern. Defeat her to receive Alexander. Lv. 1 Judgement - Causes Holy damage to all enemies. Bahamut: Can be found in the Temple of the Ancients. Find it after defeating the Red Dragon. Lv. 1 Mega Flare - Causes unblockable non-elemental damage to all enemies. Bahamut ZERO: Can be found in Cosmo Canyon. Take both Bahamut and Neo Bahamut to the blue Huge Materia to receive Bahamut ZERO. Lv. 1 Tera Flare - Causes unblockable non-elemental damage to all enemies. Choco/Mog: Can be found at the Chocobo Farm. Talk to the chocobo by the fence and chose the first response. Watch the chocobos dance to receive Choco/Mog. Lv. 1 Deathblow!! - Causes Wind damage to all enemies, and may cause stop. Lv. 2 Fat Chocobo - Causes Wind damage to all enemies, and may cause confusion. Hades: Can be found in the cargo room of the Sunken Gelnika. Lv. 1 Black Cauldron - Causes non-elemental damage on all enemies, and inflicts all status ailments. Ifrit: Can be found on the Shinra Cargo Ship, after defeating Jenova Birth. Lv. 1 Hell Fire - Causes Fire damage to all enemies. Kjata: Can be found in the Sleeping Forest. Grab the red materia that is floating among the trees. Lv. 1 Tetra Disaster - Causes Fire/Ice/Lightning damage to all enemies Knights Of The Round: Can be found on Round Island. Use a Gold Chocobo to search the northeast area of the map until you find a small, unmarked island. Go onto it to find KOTR. Lv. 1 Ultimate End - Causes non-elemental damage to all enemies. Leviathan: Given to you by Godo after you defeat him in the Pagoda in Wutai during Yuffie's sub-quest. Lv. 1 Tidal Wave - Causes Water damage to all enemies. Master Summon: Trade the Earth Harp with the traveller in Kalm, or visit the red Huge Materia in Cosmo Canyon once you have mastered every piece of Summon Materia. Allows you to cast every summon in the game an infinite number of times. Neo Bahamut: Can be found in the Whirlwind Maze near the first save point. Lv. 1 Giga Flare - Causes unblockable non-elemental damage to all enemies. Odin: Can be found in the safe in the Shinra Mansion. Enter the code Right 36, Left 10, Right 59, Right 97, and defeat the boss to receive Odin. Lv. 1 Steel-Bladed Sword - Causes instant death to all enemies. Does not affect bosses. Lv. 2 Gunge Lance - Causes non-elemental damage to all enemies. Phoenix: Can be found in Fort Condor. Go outside after winning the Huge Materia Battle to receive Phoenix. Lv. 1 Phoenix Flame - Revives all allies, restores their HP to maximum, and causes Fire damage to all enemies. Ramuh: Can be found in the Chocobo Race Waiting Room, in the Gold Saucer. When Ester leaves to prepare your chocobo for the race search the top right hand corner of the screen to find Ramuh. Lv. 1 Judgement Bolt - Causes Lightning damage to all enemies. Shiva: Can be found in Junon. After saving Priscilla's life, go back to the rest of your party and go up the steps. Priscilla will come out and give you Shiva. Lv. 1 Diamond Dust - Causes Ice damage to all enemies. Titan: Can be found in Gongada. Search the area of the ruined reactor that Scarlet peers into, and chose to take the materia, as it is Titan. Lv. 1 Anger of the Land - Causes Earth damage to all enemies. Typhoon: Can be found in the Ancient Forest, near Cosmo Canyon. Use a green or black chocobo to climb the mountain, and then enter the Ancient Forest. Complete this area to find Typhoon. Lv. 1 Disintegration - Causes Fire/Ice/Lightning/Earth damage to all enemies, or it removes all enemies from battle. c) Yellow Materia - Command Death Blow: Can be found on the path that goes through Gongada. Death Blow can be found near the roots of an over-turned tree. Lv. 1 D.Blow - Attacks a single enemy, and the attack will either deal double damage, or it will miss. Double Cut: Can be found in the Sunken Gelnika ship. Lv. 1 2x-Cut - Attacks with weapon twice on a single opponent. Lv. 2 4x-Cut - Attacks with weapon four times on random opponents. Enemy Skill: Can be found in the Shinra Building on Floor 67, in Beginner's Hall 2 in Junon, in the Forgotten Capital, and you will receive one if you speak to the chocobo in Chocobo Sage's house. The function of this materia is to learn moves from the enemy so they can be used by your party. See the section on Enemy Skills later in this guide for more information. Manipulate: Already equipped to Cait Sith, or it can be bought in Fort Condor or Rocket Town for 10,000 gil. Lv. 1 Manip. - The user can control the actions of the target. Master Command: Trade the Earth Harp with the traveller in Kalm, or visit the yellow Huge Materia in Cosmo Canyon once you have mastered every piece of Command Materia. Allows you to use Death Blow, Manipulate, Morph, Mime, Sense, Steal, Throw, and Coin. Mime: Can be found in a cave, south of Wutai. You need a green chocobo to reach it. Lv. 1 Mime - Copies the action performed directly before. Morph: Can be found in the Temple of the Ancients, on the path with the rolling stones. Lv. 1 Morph - Turns an enemy into an item if Morph defeats it. Sense: Can be found in the playground in Sector 7. Lv. 1 Sense - Display the HP, MP, and weaknesses of an opponent. Slash All: Can be found in the Ancient Forest. Lv. 1 Slash All - Attack changes to Slash All so it now hits all opponents. Lv. 2 Flash - Instantly kills all enemies. This may miss, and it does not work on bosses. Steal: Can be found in the sewers after the battle with Apps. Lv. 1 Steal - Enables you to steal items from an enemy. Lv. 2 Mug - Same effect as steal, but Mug deals damage as well. Throw: Already equipped to Yuffie. Lv. 1 Throw - Throws items or weapons to deal damage to the enemy. Lv. 2 Coin - Throws gil at the enemy to deal damage. Amount of damage depends on the amount of gil thrown. W-Item: Can be found underneath Midgar during the raid on Disc 2. Lv. 1 W-Item - Two items can be used during one turn. W-Magic: Can be found in the Northern Crater. Lv. 1 W-Magic - Two magics can be cast during one turn. W-Summon: Can be exchanged in the Battle Square of the Gold Saucer for 64,000 BP. Lv. 1 W-Summon - Two summons can be cast during one turn. d) Blue Materia - Support Support Materia is useless on its own, and so it needs to be paired with another Materia, such a Magic, or a Summon, in order to have any effect. Added Cut: Can be found in the Great Glacier. A single physical attack is performed when the paired Materia is used. Added Effect: Can be found in the Gi Cave in Cosmo Canyon. The status effect of the paired Materia is put onto the weapon or armour. All: Can be found in various places throughout the game, or can be bought from Fort Condor on Disc 3 for 20,000 gil. The paired Materia now affects all opponents, instead of only one. All Magic Materia can be paired with an All, except Comet, Contain, Full Cure, Shield, and Ultima. An All has no effect on Summon or Command Materia. Counter: Can be found in the Northern Crater. The paired Command Materia is used when physically attacked. Nothing will happen if the paired Materia is not a yellow Command Materia. Double Cut, Slash-All, Enemy Skill, and Master Command cannot be used. Elemental: Given to you by the Mayor of Midgar on Floor 62 of the Shinra Building if you guess the password correctly on the first go, it can be found next to the Mako Fountain in Mt. Nibel, and you receive one for playing the World Map tune on Tifa's piano during Disc 2. The element of the paired Materia is put onto the weapon or armour. Final Attack: Given to you if you successfully complete the Special Battle at the Battle Square of the Gold Saucer. You can only enter the special battle when you have got Omnislash and W-Summon. The paired Materia is used if the character is KO'd. HP Absorb: Can be found in the House of Cats in Wutai, but only after you have got your Materia back from Yuffie. Absorbs HP when the paired Materia is used. Magic Counter: Given as a prize for winning a chocobo race at the Gold Saucer. The paired Magic Materia is used when damage is sustained. The most powerful available spell will be cast, e.g. Comet2 will be used, not Comet, but only if you have access to Comet2. Nothing will happen if the paired Materia is not a green Magic Materia, and Master Magic cannot be used. MP Absorb: Can be found in Wutai Item Shop. You will receive the Materia once you persuade Yuffie to give you it all back. Absorbs MP when the paired Materia is used. MP Turbo: Can be found in the Whirlwind Maze. Consume more MP in order to make the paired Magic or Summon much more powerful. Quadra Magic: Can be found in a cave near Mideel. You need a blue chocobo in order to get there. The paired Magic or Summon is cast four times, but the MP cost is quadrupled. Sneak Attack: Given as a prize for winning a chocobo race at the Gold Saucer. The paired Materia is used immediately at the beginning of a battle, even if it is a back attack. If the paired Materia is a Magic then the highest-level magic is used. Steal As Well: Can be found in the Da-Chao Mountains in Wutai. You need the Key Item Leviathan Scales in order to find it. When the paired Materia is used it makes an attempt to steal. This is useful with Comet2 because it hits multiple times, so it attempts to steal multiple times. e) Purple Materia - Independent Chocobo Lure: Can be bought from Chocobo Billy for 2,000 gil, or can be found at the farm on Disc 2. Helps you to encounter chocobos when you are running on the tracks. Counter Attack: Can be found after the battle with the Materia Keeper in Mt. Nibel. Makes you counter attack after being attacked physically. Cover: Can be found in Aerith's garden, or can be bought from Wall Market on Disc 3 for 1,000 gil. The character that has this equipped will take damage in place of another ally. Enemy Away: Given as a prize for winning a chocobo race at the Gold Saucer. Lowers the encounter rate of random battles. Enemy Lure: Given as a prize at the Battle Square in the Gold Saucer. Raises the encounter rate of random battles. EXP Plus: Can be exchanged at the Wonder Square in the Gold Saucer. Increases the amount of EXP received at the end of battle. Gil Plus: Can be exchanged at the Wonder Square in the Gold Saucer. Increases the amount of gil received at the end of battle. HP <-> MP: Can be found in a cave north of Corel. You need a black chocobo to get there. Switches the maximum HP and MP values. For example, 6,000 HP and 255 MP would go to 255 HP and 6,000 MP. HP Plus: Can be bought in Cosmo Canyon and Mideel for 8,000 gil. Increases maximum HP by 10% to 50%. Long Range: Can be found in the Mythril Mines. Gives the character the same attack power from the back row as they would have if they were in the front row. Luck Plus: Can be found in the Temple of the Ancients. Increases Luck by 10% to 50%. Magic Plus: Can be found in the Coral Valley Cave, an area in the City of the Ancients. Increases Magic by 10% to 50%. Mega All: Can be found in the Northern Crater. This is similar to an All, but it affects Commands as well as Magic. MP Plus: Can be bought in Cosmo Canyon and Mideel for 8,000 gil. Increases maximum MP by 10% to 50%. Pre-emptive: Can be exchanged at the Wonder Square in the Gold Saucer. Increases the chances of random battles being pre-emptive. Speed Plus: Given as a prize at the Battle Square in the Gold Saucer. Increases Dexterity by 10% to 50%. Underwater: Morph a Ghost Ship in the Underwater Reactor to get a Guide Book. Take this Guide Book to the traveller in Kalm and he will give you the Underwater Materia. It removes the 20 minute time limit you have when fighting the Emerald Weapon. f) Enemy Skills In order to learn an Enemy Skill the character who has the Enemy Skill Materia equipped needs to be hit with it, and the party need to be victorious from that battle. Some enemies need to be manipulated in order to perform the Enemy Skill, and I will indicate when this needs to be done. You can manipulate enemies using the yellow Manipulate Command Materia. The locations mentioned are those where you can first obtain the skill. Frog Song: Learned from Touch Me (Gongada Area) Causes a single target to suffer sleep and frog statuses. L4. Suicide: Learned from Mu (Chocobo Ranch Area) Causes critical damage and inflicts the mini status on all enemies if their levels are a multiple of 4. Magic Hammer: Learned from Razor Weed (Wutai Area) Drains 100 MP from a single target. White Wind: Learned from Zemzelett (Junon Area). You need to manipulate it. Cures all status effects and heals all allies HP an equal amount to that of the user. Big Guard: Learned from Beach Plug (Gongada Beach). You need to manipulate it. Uses Barrier, Mbarrier, and Haste on all allies. Angel Whisper: Learned from Pollensalta (Northern Crater). You need to manipulate her. Revives, restores up to 7,000 HP and removes all status effects from a single ally. Dragon Force: Learned from Blue Dragon (Inside Gaea's Cliff). You need to manipulate it. Doubles a single target's Defence and Magic Defence. Death Force: Learned from Adamantaimai (Wutai Beach). You need to manipulate it. Makes a single target immune to Sudden Death. Flame Thrower: Learned from Ark Dragon (Mythril Mines) Causes medium Fire damage to a single opponent. Laser: Learned from a Death Claw (Corel Desert Prison) Halves a single target's HP. Matra Magic: Learned from Custom Sweeper (Midgar Area) Causes minor non-elemental damage to all enemies. Bad Breath: Learned from Marlboro (Gaea's Cliff Area) Inflicts confusion, frog, mini, poison, silence, and sleep on all opponents. Beta: Learned from Midgar Zolom (Chocobo Ranch Area) Causes medium Fire damage to all enemies. Aqualung: Learned from Harpy (Gold Saucer Area) Causes medium Water damage to all enemies. Trine: Learned from Materia Keeper (Mt. Nibel) Causes medium Lightning damage to all enemies. Magic Breath: Learned from Stilva (Inside Gaea's Cliff) Causes major Fire/Ice/Lightning damage to all opponents. ????: Learned from Jersey (Shinra Mansion) Causes non-elemental damage to a single enemy equal to the user's Maximum HP divided by their current HP. Goblin Punch: Learned from Goblin (Goblin Island) Causes non-elemental damage to a single enemy. Chocobuckle: Learned from a Chocobo (Any Chocobo track). You need to cast L4 Suicide on it after feeding it a Mimett Green. Causes non-elemental damage to a single enemy. The amount of damage depends on the number of times your party has fled from battle. L5 Death: Learned from Parasite (Northern Crater) Causes Sudden Death to all enemies if their levels are a multiple of 5. Death Sentence: Learned from Gi Spectator (Cave of the Gi) Causes a single target to have a 60 second countdown before Death is cast on them. Roulette: Learned from Death Dealer (Northern Crater) Casts Death on a random opponent or ally. Shadow Flare: Learned from Ultimate WEAPON (Cosmo Canyon) or Dragon Zombie (Northern Crater) Causes severe non-elemental damage to a single target. The attack completely ignores the targets defences. Pandora's Box: Learned from Dragon Zombie (Northern Crater) Causes severe non-elemental damage to all enemies. g) Basic Materia Combinations Weapon: (Elemental Magic/Summon) = Elemental Your weapon now has the element of the paired Materia. Armour: (Elemental Magic/Summon) = Elemental Your armour now has the element of the paired Materia, providing you with more protection against that element. At Lv. 1 it will half the damage, at Lv. 2 it will negate the damage, and at Lv. 3 it will absorb the damage as HP. Weapon: Contain = Added Effect You have a chance of inflicting Stop, Petrify, or Confuse, when you attack. Armour: Contain = Added Effect You are now immune to Stop, Petrify, and Confuse. Weapon: Destruct = Added Effect You have a chance of inflicting Sudden Death when you attack. Armour: Destruct = Added Effect You are immune to Sudden Death. Weapon: Mystify = Added Effect You have a chance of inflicting Confuse or Berserk when you attack. Armour: Mystify = Added Effect You are immune to Confusion and Berserk. Weapon: Poison = Added Effect You have a chance of poisoning the enemy when you attack. Armour: Poison = Added Effect You are immune to poison. Weapon: Seal = Added Effect You have a chance of inflicting Silence or Sleep when you attack. Armour: Seal = Added Effect You are immune to Silence and Sleep. Weapon: Time = Added Effect You have a chance of inflicting Slow or Stop when you attack. Armour: Time = Added Effect You are immune to Slow and Stop. Weapon: Transform = Added Effect You have a chance of inflicting Mini or Frog when you attack. Armour: Transform = Added Effect You are immune to Mini and Frog. The following Materia combinations can be placed in the weapon or the armour. Magic Materia = All The spell now affects all enemies/allies. (Magic/Summon/Command) = Counter When hit, you counter with the paired Materia. (Magic/Summon/Command) = HP Absorb You absorb 1/10 of the damage dealt as HP. For example, 6,000 damage would restore 600 HP. (Magic/Summon/Command) = MP Absorb You absorb 1/100 of the damage dealt as MP. For example, 6,000 damage would restore 60 MP. (Magic/Summon) = MP Turbo More MP is consumed, but the spell or summon is more powerful. (Magic/Summon) = Quadra Magic The spell or summon is performed four times as long as you have sufficient MP. (Magic/Summon/Command) = Final Attack The spell/summon/command is cast when you die. Revive or Phoenix are recommended. (Magic/Summon/Command) = Added Cut After casting a spell or summon, or performing a command, you attack the enemy. (Magic/Summon/Command) = Sneak Attack You automatically cast the spell or summon, or perform the command at the beginning of battle. (Magic/Summon/Command) = Steal As Well You can steal from the enemy as you cast the spell/summon/command. The following combinations do not need to be paired together, and can be placed anywhere. W-Magic, Magic Materia You can cast two spells in one go as long as you have sufficient MP. W-Summon, Summon Materia You can cast two summons in one go as long as you have sufficient MP. Mega All, Magic Materia All of your magics (except Comet, Contain, FullCure, Shield and Ultima) now affect all enemies/allies. Mega All, Command Materia All of your commands now affect all the enemies. This also turns Attack into Slash-All. Cover, Counter Attack You take damage in place of your ally, and then counter attack. The more Counter Attacks you have equipped, the more times you retaliate. h) Advanced Materia Combinations Added Cut = Master Command Double Cut You perform a kind of 5x-Cut. HP Absorb = Master Command Added Cut = Master Command Double Cut You perform a 5x-Cut and absorb a huge amount of HP. HP Absorb = Master Command MP Absorb = Master Command Added Cut = Master Command Double Cut = Steal As Well You perform a 5x-Cut, absorb a huge amount of both HP and MP, and attempt to steal from all enemies. Added Effect = Destruct Sneak Attack = Death Blow Mega All Pre-emptive As soon as the battle starts you perform a Death Blow (which is double normal damage) to the backs of all the enemies (which is double normal damage again) with a chance of killing them instantly. A true Death Blow. HP Absorb = Master Magic/Summon MP Absorb = Master Magic/Summon MP Turbo = Master Magic/Summon Quadra Magic = Master Magic/Summon You cast a very powerful spell or summon four times, and you absorb both HP and MP. i) Character Set-ups All the Materia in this section is mastered to give the optimum effect. To have enough linked slots to equip these set-ups I recommend using Ultimate Weapons and Wizard Bracelets (16 linked slots all together). The Magician: HP Absorb = Master Magic MP Absorb = Master Magic MP Turbo = Master Magic Quadra Magic = Ultima Sneak Attack = Ultima W-Magic = Mega All Final Attack = Revive HP Plus = MP Plus This set-up is very good as it gives you access to all the spells in the game so the character has good a variety of options. The HP and MP Pluses should give the character 9999 HP and 999 MP, but it depends on your level. As soon as a battle begins you cast a boosted Ultima four times, absorbing both HP and MP, and if anything survives that onslaught then you can cast any other spell twice to finish them off. If you die then you will automatically cast Life2 on the whole party thanks to Mega All and Final Attack. The Summoner: HP Absorb = Master Summon MP Absorb = Master Summon MP Turbo = Master Summon Quadra Magic = Knights Of The Round Sneak Attack = Knights Of The Round W-Summon = Mime Final Attack = Phoenix HP Plus = MP Plus This set-up is similar to the previous one, but this takes advantage of the incredible power of summoning. The Mega All has been exchanged for Mime so the character can perform the Summon again without using any MP. The benefit of this is you will still receive HP and MP after the summoning. In case you die you will automatically cast Phoenix, which revives your party and causes Fire damage to all enemies. The Thief: HP Absorb = Master Command Steal As Well = Master Command Sneak Attack = Steal Cover = HP Plus Mega All = Luck Plus Counter = Death Blow Counter = Death Blow Counter = Death Blow This is the best set-up if you love to steal from your opponents. At the start of every battle you will perform a Steal/Mug on all opponents, absorbing HP in the process. Any command you chose will steal from all enemies due to Steal As Well and Mega All. If any member of your team is attacked then you will cover, and counter three times with a Death Blow to all enemies, stealing in the process. The Luck Plus is added to improve your chances of stealing successfully. You could also equip the Sneak Glove to improve your chances even further. The Counterer: HP Plus = Cover Counter Attack = Counter Attack Counter Attack = Counter Attack Counter Attack = Counter Attack Counter Attack = Counter Attack Counter Attack = Counter Attack Counter Attack = Counter Attack Counter Attack = Counter Attack Quite simple. Any attack that is aimed at your party is intercepted, and the poor creature that tried to annoy your teammate gets attacked 14 times. A highly recommended strategy to use against Emerald WEAPON, especially if you have Yuffie and her Conformer. The Balanced Master: Master Magic = All Master Summon = MP Absorb Master Command = HP Absorb HP Plus = MP Plus Mime = Counter W-Magic = W-Summon Final Attack = Phoenix Enemy Skill = W-Item This is my basic set-up for random battles. The Master Magic and the All allow you to cure your whole party or attack all enemies, the Master Summon and the MP Absorb mean you never run low on MP, the Master Command and the HP Absorb mean you never run low on HP, because you absorb HP when you perform 4x-Cut as well. You will perform 4x-Cut if you receive any damage as it is linked to the Counter. If you find yourselves up against a particularly nasty enemy then you will automatically cast Phoenix if you die. The Enemy Skill provides you with very useful abilities such as Shadow Flare, Pandora's Box, and Big Guard. The W-Magic, W-Summon, and W-Item allow you to use two of each in one turn, and the HP and MP Pluses are there to ensure both are at their maximum. j) Thanks, Credits, etc Firstly, I'd like to thank Square for making Final Fantasy VII. I want to thank Sony for making the PlayStation. I want to thank me for writing this guide, you for reading this guide, and I hope it has been of use to you. That's the end of this Materia guide, but if there are any questions/comments about this guide, the Materia system, or any other aspect of Final Fantasy VII then please email me at matt16471111@hotmail.com. Copyright Protected, 2003, by Matt Burns (matt16471111@hotmail.com) All rights reserved.