There are a variety of weapons for your party members in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Weapons work a bit differently in this game, as not only can they change stats, but they will change the abilities that the character can use. This adds a deeper level to the weapons, as you may want to use one move over the other prompting you to switch to a weapon you found much earlier in the game. The guide below goes over every weapon in the game, what ability it activates, and where to find it.
Cloud Weapon Locations¶
Cloud uses variations of the iconic Buster Sword, and he’ll be an ever present in your party for your entire first playthrough. Once you get the Crystal Sword in Chapter 9, you’ll unlock the useful Infinity’s End ability that deals massive damage, use this when you stagger your foes.
Weapon | Ability | Chapter | Location |
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Buster Sword | Focused Thrust | Chapter 2 | Initial Equip |
Sleek Saber | Firebolt Blade | Chapter 2 | Chest at the Abandoned Dock in the Grasslands |
Rune Blade | Disorder | Chapter 4 | Junon, in a chest at the rest station after the Junon Parade |
Umbral Blade | Prime Mode | Chapter 8 | Corel region, in a chest in the Dustbowl town |
Crystal Sword | Infinity’s End | Chapter 9 | The Freight Corridor in the Gongaga Reactor |
Igneous Saber | Blade Burst | Chapter 11 | Mt. Nibel at Northern Ridge on the Upper Level |
Slipstream Saber | Counterstance | Chapter 13 | In the Corridor of Trepidation |
Tifa Weapon Locations¶
Tifa’s all about using her fists, and as such, her weapons are various gloves. Once you obtain her final weapon, Járngreipr, you can use True Strike to easily increase the Stagger gauge.
Weapon | Ability | Chapter | Location |
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Leather Gloves | Divekick | Chapter 2 | Initial Equip |
Sylph Gloves | Reverse Gale | Chapter 3 | Mythril Quarry - 1st Tier: Northern Quarry - Storage. In a chest in the southeastern corner of the chamber |
Kaiser Knuckles | Overpower | Chapter 5 | Shinra-8 Ship. In a chest during the section where you control Cloud and Tifa |
Dragon Claws | Starshower | Chapter 8 | Corel - Dustbowl. Achieve 42,000 points in the Desert Rush minigame |
Tiger Fangs | Chi Trap | Chapter 10 | In Output Regulation - B1 inside of the Gongaga Reactor |
Crystal Gloves | Unfettered Fury | Chapter 11 | Building G-02 in Garm Pass |
Járngreipr | True Strike | Chapter 13 | In the Corridor of Currents |
Barret Weapon Locations¶
Barret is all about using his gun-arm to attack enemies from range. He has many abilities that help him to tank, chief among them the Lifesaver ability from the Barrage Blaster that allows him to take damage in place of his allies.
Weapon | Ability | Chapter | Location |
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Gatling Gun | Focused Shot | Chapter 2 | Initial Equip |
Hi-Caliber Rifle | Bonus Round | Chapter 2 | Grasslands, on the northern end of the large island in the middle of the swamp |
Barrage Blaster | Lifesaver | Chapter 7 | Inside of Railway Control Tower - 1F inside of the Coal Mines |
Vulcan Cannon | Charging Uppercut | Chapter 8 | Northeast part of Scrapyard Prison Cell in the Corel region desert |
Fafnir Rifle | Point Blank | Chapter 9 | Compete the side quest, The Pursuit of Perfection |
Calamitous Bazooka | Smackdown | Chapter 10 | In the Gate of Anger room inside of the Cave of Gi |
Battle Cry | Turbulent Spirit | Chapter 13 | In the Corridor of Catastrophe |
Aerith Weapon Locations¶
Aerith uses staves to inflict magical attacks on her enemies or help buff her allies. She has access to many Wards which alter the way she plays, and the Radiant Ward obtained from the Empress’s Scepter will allow her to shoot lasers for her regular attacks!
Weapon | Ability | Chapter | Location |
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Guard Stick | Arcane Ward | Chapter 2 | Initial Equip |
Timeless Rod | Chrono Aegis | Chapter 2 | Grasslands, Bill’s Ranch. In a chest to the right of Chloe |
Empress’s Scepter | Radiant Ward | Chapter 4 | Under Junon, inside Aerith’s room at the inn |
Wizard’s Rod | Lustrous Shield | Chapter 7 | Mt. Corel, to the left of a rest station, in a little alcove |
Ceremonial Staff | ATB Ward | Chapter 10 | In the Village of Gi’s Outcasts’ Shore Rest Spot |
Plumose Rod | Ray of Judgement | Chapter 12 | Inside of Shinra Manor’s Simulation Control Room in Mako Research Facility - Section X |
Gambanteinn | Noble Sacrifice | Chapter 13 | Under Sorrow’s Descent’s stairs |
Red XIII Weapon Locations¶
Red XIII uses collars to grant his abilities and slot his Materia. Many of his abilities focus on supporting the party, and Supernal Fervor from Amethyst Collar is one of the better ones, allowing him to grant Haste to the party.
Weapon | Ability | Chapter | Location |
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Mythril Collar | Stardust Ray | Chapter 2 | Initial Equip |
Renegade’s Collar | Crescent Claw | Chapter 3 | Mine Depths: Lower Layer - Subterranean Terrace - In the first part of the Barret and Red XIII section, in a chest near a Rest Spot |
Silver Collar | Chapter 6 | Chilling Roar | Reach Rank III while playing the Run Wild mini-game in Costa Del Sol |
Amethyst Collar | Supernal Fervor | Chapter 7 | Colliery No. 1 inside of the Old South Corel Mine |
Golden Collar | Watcher’s Respite | Chapter 9 | Coolant Control - B3 in the Gongaga Reactor |
Mystic Collar | Watcher’s Spirit | Chapter 10 | Cave of Gi in the Hall of Diversion |
Brísingamen | Reaper Touch | Chapter 13 | In the Corridor of Repose |
Yuffie Weapon Locations¶
Yuffie uses Shurikens and all of her abilities that she can learn help her to inflict either elemental damage or keep up the pressure on them. The Bird of Prey that unlocks Dopplegänger is a stand-out weapon for her.
Weapon | Ability | Chapter | Location |
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4-Point Shuriken | Elemental Ninjutsu | Chapter 6 | Initial Equip |
Savage Dagger | Blindside | Chapter 6 | Alternative Initial Equip |
Twin Viper | Windstorm | Chapter 7 | Preparation Plant - 1F in the Corel region Coal Mines |
Bird of Prey | Dopplegänger | Chapter 9 | Inside of a Rest Spot in Felicia Commons, this is north of Gongaga Village |
Crescent Sickle | Shooting Star | Chapter 10 | From the Bonds of Trust side quest |
Crystalline Cross | Banishment | Chapter 12 | Utilidor area of the Golden Saucer |
Fuma Shuriken | Purification | Chapter 13 | In the Shrine of Ambition |
Cait Sith Weapon Locations¶
Cait Sith has a rather unique playstyle, almost featuring two characters in one. Using his Megaphones, he dishes out commands to his Moogle Mount. The Crystal Megaphone’s Moogle Magic ability is a particular stand-out, allowing you to use Summon abilities without calling it, so long as it’s a battle that allows it.
Weapon | Ability | Chapter | Location |
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Yellow Megaphone | Roll o’ the Dice | Chapter 8 | Initial Equip |
Iron Megaphone | Fortune Telling | Chapter 8 | Alternative Initial Equip |
Red Megaphone | Moogle Kaboom | Chapter 9 | In the Gongaga Gorge near Gongaga Village |
Resounding Megaphone | Moogle Mine | Chapter 9 | In the phonebooth at the Gongaga Airstrip |
Crystal Megaphone | Moogle Magic | Chapter 10 | In the Cliff of Observation in Cosmo Canyon |
Golden Megaphone | Moogle Knuckle | Chapter 11 | Specimen Testing in Mako Research Facility - Section W inside of Shinra Manor |
Gjallarhorn | Lady Luck | Chapter 11 | Complete the Esoteric Secrets of the Elders side quest |
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