Best Cloud, Tifa and Aerith abilities explained.

ThroughoutFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthyou’ll need to play as all characters in the party and everyone’scombatworks a little differently.

Here’s our guide forFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth combatwith each character andtips for their best abilities.

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Combat works mostly the same in Rebirth as it does in Remake.

These points can then be spent on spells, item use, or character-specific abilities in the X menu.

Importantly, each character has a unique move on Triangle that determines how best to use them.

Yuffie and Cait Sith team-up to fight an enemy in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Abilities are learned by equipping the relevant weapon and using them repeatedly in battle until mastered.

For each ability, we’ve noted the associated weapon in brackets afterwards.

A new addition in Rebirth is Synergy.

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For more, check out ourSynergy Skillsguide.

This is particularly useful with one-on-one melee-focused boss battles.

Two of Cloud’s best abilities are the default Triple Slash and Braver.

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Focused Strike (Buster Sword) is also great for raising the Stagger gauge of enemies on the ground.

However, she’s best used against single targets rather than groups.

Buff her strength further with the right weapons and Materia to make her a real powerhouse.

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The key to using Tifa is understanding the Chi levels of Unbridled Strength.

Once those moves are used, her Chi level will drop by one.

On Triangle is his Overcharge move, which fires a series of powerful explosive bullets at enemies.

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It’s best to tweak weapons to buff Overcharge so it charges more efficiently on its own.

This warp can be useful in getting around the battlefield quicker, or even dodging certain attacks.

Expect his health to fall and rise considerably throughout fights.

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This also makes her something of a glass cannon.

The Elemental Ninjutsu (4-Point Shuriken) ability can then switch its element to exploit enemy weaknesses.

These are as follows:

Hope these combat tips come in handy on yourFinal Fantasy 7journey!

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