FF7 Rebirth - 16 Essential Combat Tips

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s combat is as deep as the Meridian Ocean, and without a Tiny Bronco to help navigate it. So to help understand and excel at FF7 Rebirth’s combat, here are our picks for 16 Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Combat Tips that cover everything from the stagger system, to Synergy Skills, Synergy Abilities, Tifa’s Guard Cancels, Cloud’s Punisher Stance, and whatever the heck is going on with Cait Sith.
For more Final Fantasy VII Rebirth tips, tricks, interactive maps, and how-tos, make sure to check out our ever growing guide over at www.ign.com/wikis/final-fanta...
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - 1. Don’t Mindlessly Mash
00:50 - 2. Swap Your Characters Frequently
01:03 - 3. Know Your Role
01:21 - 4. Consider Spell Charge Times
01:41 - 5. Use Assess on New Enemies
01:57 - 6. Remember to Block
02:17 - 7. Know Your Status Symbols
02:32 - 8. Unlock Your Weapon Abilities
02:53 - 9. Set Shortcuts
03:22 - 10. Use Dodges as Well!
04:07 - 11. Know Your Unique Attacks
04:53 - 12. Learn Each Character’s Nuances
09:24 - 13. How to Use Synergy Skills
10:33 - 14. Don’t Neglect Synergy Abilities
11:28 - 15. Be Comfortable Playing Each Character
11:54 - 16. Change Up Your Gear If You Hit a Wall
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[@wowJhil]

All abilities etc is for sure a little overwhelming, and it's easy to end up not using everything sufficiently. But this vid was helpful to some extent! Just a lot too keep track of when actually in game!

[@EmperorOfMan]

Gonna need a guide for the guide

[@PatLund]

Thanks this actually helped me.

[@aFragDowN]

Insane guide depth,thx a lot.

[@vulfpecker7371]

Thank, this helped.
- Ron Howard

[@zossua7375]

Thanks. That was super concise.

[@hitman5782]

You can do all that or you can combine the enemy skill materia with HP Absorbtion and call it a day.

[@unboxxinggames]

thats so much to retain.

[@akira_kei_]

The original FF7 was so easy compared to Remake and Rebirth. This new combat system is one that's meant to take months or years to master, and I'm here for it. There's still an entire other game and two more playable characters to go even after all this.

[@jimmyrustles1988]

@@akira_kei_"months or years" why do you say that?

[@kriztineBee1428]

The combat is super quick. Never get to use Synergy skills unless the fight is a boss. Better to focus on support talents in the trees

[@Colderthanice555]

IMAGIN3
chrono trigger

[@jayveeezy]

Hello IGN!

[@william18159]

0:46 what is that attack that Cloud’s doing? I’ve never seen it in-game.

[@william18159]

@@Lassarois that Rebirth or Remake? I’ve done it plenty in Remake and it never looked like this

[@BLonsdale912]

​@@william18159this is a video about Rebirth...

[@alcides2494]

@@william18159they reworked punisher mode for rebirth

[@adhirg]

@@william18159 Cloud got a new Punisher mode combo set so the animations are better and Punisher mode is much more useful.

[@EnfieldsMikeP]

any tips for playing on classic mode?

[@tonykeally1039]

Yes, go ahead and go into your menu and swap it off because it’s so annoying lol just take control it’s way more fun anyway.

[@HodorDoor]

How exactly did people pronounce Cait Sith's name?

[@proposterous3180]

I've heard Kate she or Kate sith

[@LiangHuBBB]

made the combat complicated for no reason!

[@erraddict]

Waiting for the PC release... Gonna be a long wait

[@nasrulfarid6826]

Yeah such remake by end 1 year later.

[@slothsarecool]

maybe worth it considering the performance is pretty poor

[@user-re8jn7iz3f]

wtf guys…ENJOY the game now!! pixel peeping folks its pathetic

[@xSavedSoulx]

@@user-re8jn7iz3f Wtf u on about

[@chadbizeau5997]

​@@user-re8jn7iz3ffor some people, it's a stable 60+ fps while not having resolution drops. Or they would like the ability to take the game on the go with a laptop or handheld. Maybe they prefer keyboard mouse controls or widescreen monitors? And maybe they wanna use mods to enhance/change the game to suit their style?

[@silverballs7]

I’ve been saying cait sith wrong all my life

[@squalie9]

How were you saying it?

[@Spikero2]

KWEH

[@hyabusa22]

The way cait sith is spelled, there is no reason to ever pronounce it a different way than cait (like Caitlyn) and sith (like a Sith Lord…). Would love to hear who can pronounce this name wrong. It’s as simple as a name like Mike or Leo.

[@gygaxthecat2448]

Agreed. Do ppl say "cat syth"? It's like kate sith

[@NecroMorrius]

In Gaelic it’s correctlypronounced “ket shee”. However the FF7 Twitter account confirmed it’s pronounced “Kate sihth”. I’m using their phonetic spelling there. Tweeted on oct 3 2023.

[@oturkiye777]

This game needs 4k 60 so waiting for the pro version..

[@bingchiling9645]

Rule #1 git gud

[@archithrough]

Shut it there still no Silksong

[@Key-Knight87]

Oh, so you're one of those, got it. 🙄

[@archithrough]

@@Key-Knight87 🙄

[@TheLukebeast]

Change it back to turned based.

[@chadbizeau5997]

So turn on the options where all you need to do is watch the atb bar and execute a command. The characters will auto attack otherwise.

[@shao2209]

just stop playing video games

[@Twinkle_Cutlass]

LOL no

[@DaVinci-wt6dp]

Play the original

[@Cromeyellow66]

Pls no, it's perfect the way it is

[@db3536]

Frantic button mashing. Pass.

[@noctissama3146]

Never played Remake?

[@jamrah8713]

You will actively get punished for button mashing in this game

[@mihok87]

With button smashing you will die... Otherwise you play on easy easy mode 😅

[@chadbizeau5997]

You haven't seen Cloud counter style gameplay from remake have you?

[@dreamer6737]

So not true. You have to use tactics just like in the original.