Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion is a faithful remaster that brings the PSP classic to a new audience. While the visuals are vastly improved, the combat and the materia system received minor changes from the original, mostly involving bug fixing. That was for the best, as the materia and equipment system are what really make the game shine.

There's plenty of powerful materia and equipment combinations to be had, many of which can be obtained early in a playthrough. Endgame opens up these possibilities even more, leading to a number of overpowered builds.

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5 The Best Early Game Build

How To Acquire Better Gear And Progress With Ease

Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion Mog's Amulet

Recommended Gear	Effect	Where to Find
Mog's Amulet Wizard Bracelet	Guarantees rare drops/steals Elemental immunity/absorb	M 4-4-3, Sector 7 Shop M 4-4-3, Sector 7 Shop

Recommended Materia	Effect	Where to Find
Quake HP Up (+/++) Barrier/Mbarrier Tier 3 Dark Elemental Spells Tier 3 Elemental Blade Spells	High AOE magic damage Large HP Boost 50% Physical/Magic damage reduction Elemental damage, poison, silence Elemental damage for AP cost	M 4-2-6, Wutai Secret Shop Fuse Master HP Up Happy Turtle Shop, Loot or Materia fusion Fuse or 20% Side mission completion reward Materia fusion

This one isn't so much a build as a collection of things players can obtain early on to make easier progress. Most of the items and materia above can be obtained as early as chapter 2, and all of them can be won, bought, or fused before the end of chapter 3. Focus on side missions (essential missions listed above) and mastering an HP Up and elemental materia or two early on.

Make use of the materia fusion system to create higher tiers of mastered materia. Use this to fuse firaga, thundaga, or blizzaga early. Use poison or silence to fuse the dark versions, and inflict these status effects on enemies. Use physical materia to make the "Blade" versions so you can choose to spend AP instead of MP.

With these, HP Up, and Barrier, players should be able to push the harder 5-6 star side missions to get Mog's Amulet, Wizard Bracelet and Quake early. With all of these in hand before the end of chapter 3, players can be highly overpowered until mid-game.

4 Mid-Game Progression Build

Mastering Materia, Filling Out The DMW, Side Mission Clearing

Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion Wizard Bracelet

Recommended Gear	Effect	Where to Find
Mog's Amulet Wizard Bracelet Brutal	Guarantees rare drops/steals Elemental damage null/absorb Break 9999 damage limit	M4-4-3, Sector 7 Shop M4-4-3, Sector 7 Shop M7-4-6, completion reward

Recommended Materia	Effect	Where to Find
Graviga Darkness Status Ward Hell Elemental Spells Smart Consumer Dispel	Deals 50% of opponent HP as damage High damage at the cost of HP Nulls status effects of equipped Materia Elemental damage, poison, silence, stop, death Increased effect of consumables Remove status buffs from opponent	Fuse Gravity + Dash M8-4-6, completion reward Materia fusion M4-2-6, Wutai Secret Shop Materia fusion The Happy Turtle Shop

To get overpowered in the mid-game, the most essential item is the "Brutal" accessory, as it lets you deal up to 99,999 damage. To get it, you need to clear all the "Seeking Precious Items" side missions up to M7-4-6. This can be done as early as chapter 4 and will help with clearing all the missable missions before the chapter 7 point of no return.

Pairing Brutal with Graviga, which deals 50% of the opponent's HP as damage, is the earliest way to do enormous damage to bosses without stat boosting. Darkness will also let players break the damage cap, at the cost of HP. Pairing it with HP Up++ and Smart Consumer for boosted healing can help make this a non-issue.

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This build also gives significant damage negation. Status Ward and a hell elemental spell give immunity to poison, silence, stop, and death. The Wizard Bracelet nullifies elemental damage and heals the player instead. Players might still want Barrier for extra physical damage reduction — and dispel to negate boss buffs.

3 Late Game Progression Build

Chapter 10 And Challenging Side Missions

Crisis Core_ Final Fantasy 7 Reunion Breakthrough mission

Recommended Gear	Effect	Where to Find
Adamant Bangle Ziedrich Brutal Soul of Thamasa	Break 9999 HP limit ATK, VIT, MAG, SPR + 100, elemental damage -50% Break 9999 damage limit Null MP cost	M 7-3-6, completion reward M9-5-6, chest loot M7-4-6, completion reward M 9-4-4, chest loot

Recommended Materia	Effect	Where to Find
Dualcast Electrocute Costly Punch Curaga Status Ward Hell Elemental Spells	Casts equipped magic twice High AOE lightning damage High damage, ignores defences, costs HP Heal (benefits from dualcast) Nulls status effects of equipped Materia Elemental damage, poison, silence, stop, death	M 9-4-1, chest loot M 3-4-1, completion reward M 9-5-1, steal from Mako Ifrit Materia fusion, chest loot (various) Materia fusion M 4-2-6, Wutai Secret Shop

Players can acquire this build between chapters 7 and 10 and use it as a basis to acquire powerful endgame items like the Genji Set. With the Soul of Thamasa, Dualcast can be used without restraint. This means that high damage black magic spells like Electrocute and Tri-fire become viable without a huge MP pool. It also makes Curaga plus Dualcast a viable healing method.

Costly Punch ignores enemy defense stats and barrier buffs, and it doesn't rely on the attack stat for damage. It costs HP instead of AP, but with max HP at 99,999 (thanks to the Adamant Bangle), that can be mitigated with healing without leaving players open to 1-shot deaths.

To use this build to effectively clear late game content, players will also need to make extensive use of the materia fusion system to increase the stat bonuses granted by their materia, as well as the Ziedrich Accessory, focusing on MAG, VIT, SPR and HP.

2 The Minerva Slayer Build

Setting Up To Finish The Game In Style

Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion Materia Fusion creates Costly Punch

Recommended Gear	Effect	Where to Find
Genji Armor Genji Glove Ziedrich Genji Shield	Breaks max HP limit, endure and regen Breaks max damage limit, critical effects ATK, VIT, MAG, SPR + 100, elemental damage -50% Wall, Elemental attack null, status effect null	Complete the DMW gallery M 9-6-4, chest loot M 9-5-6, chest loot M 7-6-6, Magic Pot reward

Recommended Materia	Effect	Where to Find
Costly Punch Mug Aerial Drain HP Up ++ SP Master (Stat up as desired)	High damage, ignores defences, costs HP Steal and damage enemies High damage and HP drain HP boost (up to 999%) Use SP to boost all damage and damage reduction (Desired = Max HP, Max VIT, Max SPR)	M 9-5-1, steal from Mako Ifrit M 1-1-6, completion reward M 4-2-6, Wutai Secret Shop Materia fusion M 9-6-5, completion reward Materia fusion

Minerva is one of the toughest optional boss fights in the game. This build makes the fight a little smoother. Costly Punch can be swapped for any move that can deal 99,999 damage, but it's the easiest option, as other moves introduce AP or MP management to the fight.

Mug can be used once, at the start of the fight, to get a full stack of Phoenix Downs, which will be useful for restoring the auto-life status when Minerva's special, Judgement Arrow, removes it. Aerial Drain gives the player the option to keep up damage while healing, and SP master will boost the damage.

The most difficult part of the build is obtaining the Genji set items, then grinding materia fusion for maxed out stats. It's worth the effort, though; once Minerva is dead, nothing else in the first game cycle can offer a challenge.

1 Zack Fair, Hero of New Game+

One Overpowered Build To Rule Them All

Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion The Genji Gear

Recommended Gear	Effect	Where to Find
Genji Helm Genji Shield Heike Soul Zeidrich	MP/AP cost null, lLbra Wall, Elemental attack null, status effect null Breaks HP/MP/AP/damage limits, elemental attack null, Double Gil/item drops, Brigand's Gloves/Doc's Code/Shock effects, Smart Consumer/MP Master/Dualcast/Libra, always cursed ATK, VIT, MAG, SPR + 100, elemental damage -50%	M 9-5-4, Network Shop Shade M 7-6-6, Magic Pot reward 100% Clear all missions M 9-5-6, chest loot

Recommended Materia	Effect	Where to Find
Graviga Darkness Energy High Jump SP Master SP Master	Deals 50% of opponent HP as damage High damage at the cost of HP Pierces, deals high damage multiple times High physical damage after leaping in air Use SP to boost all damage and damage reduction Use SP to boost all damage and damage reduction	Fuse Gravity + Dash M8-4-6, completion reward Chest loot, completion reward (various) M 6-5-6, completion reward M 9-6-5, completion reward M 9-6-5, completion reward

This build offers several key advantages that let players breeze through New Game+. It can hit for max damage against any enemy type (multiple times), it offers immunity from most damage types and significant reduction of any damage that does get through, and it negates or manages most resource costs.

Heike Soul does a lot of the heavy lifting for the build, especially the Dualcast effect, and is well worth the cost of permanent curse status. Players will also need to max their stats via materia fusion, but that isn't much of an issue at this stage in the game.

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