MAGIC
MATERIA Back to Top
| Materia Name |
What it does |
Where it's found or bought |
| Fire |
Fire Damage-works better on cold enemies |
Wall Market, Costa Del Sol, Fort Condor, Mideel (also comes with RED
XIII) |
| Ice |
Ice Damage-works better on fire enemies |
Wall Market, Costa Del Sol, Fort Condor, Mideel (also comes with Cloud) |
| Lightning |
Lightning Damage-mechanical enemies |
Wall Market, Costa Del Sol, Fort Condor, Mideel (also comes with Cloud) |
| Earth |
Earth Damage-ground enemies |
Kalm Town, Costa Del Sol |
| Poison |
Poison Damage-living enemies |
Kalm Town, Costa Del Sol, Shinra building 68th floor |
| Gravity |
Gravity Damage |
Cosmo Canyon; it appears after you kill Gi Nattak in the Gi tribe cave |
| Comet |
Physical Damage from a comet |
Forgotten Capital in one of the little buildings |
| Contain |
Ice, Earth, Physical Damage and Fire Damage depending on the level |
The white chocobo in Mideel, scratch behind it's ear. |
| Ultima |
Non element damage to all enemies-it has to be moved up a level before
you can use it |
North Corel-If you save the town you get it for free if you don't it
costs 50,000 gil |
| Restore |
Restores HP depending on the level (level 3 Regen Status) |
Midgar City-Sector 5 slums, Wall Market, Mideel, Fort Condor, Costa
Del Sol, Mako Reactor #1 |
| Full Cure |
Fully restores HP-level 2 only |
the last shop in Cosmo Canyon, up the rope in the back room |
| Heal |
Heals poison etc. |
Kalm Town, Gongaga Village, Costa Del Sol |
| Revive |
Revives a player, amount of HP depending on level (the higher the better) |
Upper Junon, Gongaga Village, Costa Del Sol |
| Seal |
Gives enemy Sleep and Silence |
Upper Junon, Costa Del Sol |
| Mystify |
Causes confusion and beserk |
Gongaga Village, Cosmo Canyon |
| Transform |
causes small and frog |
North Corel, Cosmo Canyon, Gongaga Village, Mideel, Mt. Corel (comes
with Cait Sith) |
| Exit |
Level 1 you can escape from a battle- Level 2 you can remove an ememy
from a battle |
Rocket Town |
| Time |
Haste, Slow, Stop |
Gongaga Village, Rocket Town |
| Barrier |
Barrier, Magic Barrier, Reflect, Wall |
Rocket Town |
| Shield |
An allie becomes invinsible for a short period of time |
Northern Crater |
| Destruct |
Removes Barrier and other Defenses |
Shinra Mansion (Sephiroth throws it at you), Fort Condor, Mideel |
| Master Magic |
Cast all the magic from one materia, you need the MP though, NO AP |
Kill Emerald Weapon go to Kalm Town with the earth harp you get from
beating Emerald Weapon or go to Cosmo Canyon with all the mastered magic
materia and change it to a master magic by going to the huge magic materia |
COMMAND
MATERIA Back to Top
| Materia Name |
What it does |
Where it's found or bought |
| Sense |
Shows you enemy statistics |
Kalm Town, Upper Junon, Midgar City-by the entrance to the playground |
| Steal |
A chance to steal or mug an enemy |
Midgar City-in the sewers before or after the fight |
| Throw |
Throw a weapon (very effective but it costs quite a bit to buy all
the items you need) |
Fort Condor (Disc 2-3 only), Rocket Town (Disc 2-3 only), also comes
with Yuffie |
| Deathblow |
Attack for twice the regular HP (doesn't always work) |
Fort Condor, Rocket Town, Jungle by the Gongaga Village |
| Manipulate |
Control and Command one enemy |
Fort Condor (Disc 2-3 only), Rocket Town (Disc 2-3 only), Also comes
with Cait Sith |
| Morph |
Takes out approximately 1/8 the HP but if you kill the enemy with it
you turn them into an item |
Temple of the Ancients |
| Enemy Skill |
When attacked by certain enemys you learn certain skills |
Shinra Building-67th floor, Upper Junon (in the inn), Forgotten Capital,
Chocobo Sage's house (talk to his chocobo and he'll spit it out for you) |
| Mime |
Perform the same action as the last person (mime them) |
The cave on the western continent near Wutai (a Green/Black/Gold chocobo
is needed) |
| Double Cut |
Attakc 2x for level 1 and attack 4x for level 2 |
The wrecked plane in the ocean (you have to use the submarine to get
to it) |
| Slash All |
Attack all enemies in level 1 and flash all enemies in level 2 (the
flash is handy because it instantly kills all the enemies, it helps to
get through many battles easily if you equip it with your 1st character) |
Ancient Forest |
| W-Magic |
Cast two magic spells in one turn |
Northern Crater |
| W-Summon |
Cast two summon spells in one turn |
Buy in battle square in golden saucer for 65,000 BP |
| W-Item |
Use two items in one turn (you can also use the copy item trick with
this materia) |
The southernmost end of the rail track in the subways below Midgar
City (during the raid at the end of disc 2) |
| Master Command |
You can use Deathblow, Coin, Manipulate, Morph, Mime, Sense, Steal,
and Throw in your goes |
Kill the Emerald Weapon and get the master command off the Kalm traveler
or go to Cosmo Canyon with the 8 mastered command materia listed (only
the 8) |
INDEPENDENT
MATERIA Back to Top
| Materia Name |
What it does |
Where it's found or bought |
| HP Plus |
Increase HP by 10-50% depending on the level |
Cosmo Canyon, Mideel Village |
| MP Plus |
Increase MP by 10-50% depending on the level |
Cosmo Canyon, Mideel Village |
| HP<->MP |
Reverses Max HP and Max MP |
The cave on the peninsula near Mt. Corel |
| Luck Plus |
Increase your luck by 10-50% depending on the level |
Temple of the Ancients |
| Magic Plus |
Increase you magic score by 10-50% depending on the level |
Cave area past Forgotten Capital, search near the bottom of the long
ladder to the left |
| Speed Plus |
Increase your speed by 10-50% depending on the level |
Buy at the Battle Square in the Golden Saucer |
| Gil Plus |
Earn more Gil after battles depending on the level |
Buy at the Battle Square in the Golden Saucer |
| EXP Plus |
Earn more EXP after battles depending on the level |
Buy at the Battle Square in the Golden Saucer |
| Enemy Away |
Don't encounter as many enemies |
Win racing in the Chocobo square at the Golden Saucer |
| Enemy Lure |
Encounter more enemies |
Win racing in the Chocobo square at the Golden Saucer |
| Chocobo Lure |
Encounter chocobs while moving on their tracks |
Buy from Chocobo Billy at the Chocobo Barn or find near the outside
chocobo pen's right corner |
| Pre-Emptive |
Increase rate of Pre-Emptive attacks |
Buy at the Golden Saucer's Battle Square |
| Long Range |
Attack for same damage in back row as in front row |
Mythril Mine on the ledge above the mine |
| Cover |
A chance to cover another allie if they are attacked depending on the
level |
Wall Market, Sector 6 Slums (the garden near Aeris's house) |
| Counter Attack |
Attack when you get attacked rate depending on the level |
Mt. Nibel (after destroying the materia keeper), or win as prize in
the Gold Saucer's Chocobo Square |
| Mega All |
All command will be used with everything |
The Final Dungeon floating in the Geyser you have to press O while
jumping to get it |
| Underwater |
You won't drown when fighting the Emerald Weapon as the time limit
decreases |
Kalm Town from the traveller if you give him the Guide Book |
SUPPORT
MATERIA Back to Top
| Materia Name |
What it does |
Where it's found or bought |
| HP Absorb |
Gain 1/10th of HP you dish out, good idea to put it with KOR or another
good summon to get a lot of HP |
The Final Dungeon |
| MP Absorb |
Gain 1/100th of MP that you dish out in damage, another good one to
put with KOR |
Wutai, the chest in the item shop after you complet Yuffie's subquest |
| MP Turbo |
Increase in power of paired magic with more MP but it's worth it |
Ancient Temple |
| All |
All powers with connected materia ie all connected to restore will
heal all allies |
Fort Condor (disc 2-3 only), Sector 7 slums, Shinra Building 68th floor,
Cargo Ship (near Yuffie), Mt. Nibel, Great Glacier |
| Quadra Magic |
Cast the connected materia 4 times |
The cave near Mideel Village |
| Sneak Attack |
You can start the battle with anything before they do |
The Gold Saucer's chocobo square |
| Magic Counter |
Counter attack with paired magic or summon |
The Gold Saucer's chocobo square |
| Counter |
Betters the chance of your party to use their command |
The Final Dungeon (the patch of shiny light in the stone pit area) |
| Final Attack |
You have the power to do something right before you die (good idea
to connect this with Phoenix Summon to bring you back to life) |
Win the special battle at the Battle Square in the Gold Saucer |
| Added Cut |
When you use connected materia you will also attack |
The second screen of the switching path of the mountain crossroads
at the great glacier |
| Steal As Well |
When you use the connected materia you will also attempt to steal |
Wutai in the Duchao Statue by putting out the flame with the levithian
scales |
| Added Effect |
Make a status change when you attack |
Cosmo Canyon in the Gi cave |
| Elemental |
Put it in armor attached to fire or something similar to be protected
from it |
Shinra Building 62nd floor, Mt. Corel, Nibelheim (Tifa's Piano) |
SUMMON
MATERIA Back to Top
| Materia Name |
What it does |
Where it's found or bought |
| Choco/Mog |
Wind Damage |
Watch the chocobos dance at the chocobo farm |
| Shiva |
Ice Damage |
Priscilla in Junon |
| Ifrit |
Fire Damage |
After killing Jenova Birth on the cargo ship make sure you get it before
you get off |
| Ramuh |
Lightning Damage |
The back of the jockey room in Corel Prision |
| Titan |
Earth Damage |
The right side of the Meltdown Reactor in Gongaga Village check around
to find |
| Leviathian |
Water Damage |
Beat all the enemies in the pagoda with Yuffie |
| Kjata |
Fire, Ice, and Lightening damage all in one shot |
The second screen in the sleeping forest |
| Bahamut |
Non-Elemantal Damage |
You get it after killing the red dragon in the Temple of the Ancients |
| Alexander |
Holy-Elemental Damage |
Touch the hot springs then go kill the woman |
| Neo Bahanut |
Non-Elemental Damage x2 |
The bottom of the screen near the whirlwind maze |
| Odin |
Instant Death if possible or Physical Damage |
The safe in Nibelheim after you kill the monster |
| Phoenix |
Life2 on all allies and Fire Damage x2 |
Win the "mini" battle at Fort Condor |
| Hades |
Non-Elemental Damage and randomly conflicts Confuse, Frog, Minimum,
Paralyze, Silence, Sleep, and Slow |
The Sunken Aircraft in the bottom of the ocean |
| Bahamut ZERO |
Non-Elemental Damage x3 |
Have Bahamut and Neo Bahamut and take it to Cosmo Canyon to the Blue
Huge Materia |
| Typhoon |
Instant Kill/Non-Elemental Damage |
The large tree branch in Frog Forest |
| KOR (Knights of Round) |
13 Various attacks to all enemies (the best summon materia in the game) |
The cave in the round island on the northeast corner of the map (it's
not on the map) you also have to have a gold chocobo to get it |
| Master Summon |
Just like all the other master materias you can cast all of them as
you want to |
Take all the mastered materia to Cosmo Canyon and go to the Red Huge
Materia |
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