Barrier Materia (VII Rebirth)

Barrier materia is a in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. It provides spells that halve damage of a certain damage type. These spells are , which halves physical damage; , which halves magic damage; and , which halves both.
Though exists and also provides spells that improve resistance, they provide boosts to a party member's defense, as opposed to halving a damage type.
==Obtained==
The barrier materia is sold for 1500 gil apiece in shops that sell materia from chapter 6, "Fool's Paradise". onward.
A level 2 barrier materia is won from "Cosmo Canyon Region Intel: Level 1" in Chadley's combat simulator.
A level 2 barrier materia is also found in the Shinra Manor basement when in control of Cait Sith in chapter 11, "The Long Shadow of Shinra". It is found on the Section N just right after the corridor with numerous breakable boxes.
==Stats==
===Growth===
Level	AP required	Effect
1 	0 	Barrier
2 	300 	Manaward
3 	900 	Manawall
===Abilities===
Magic	MP	Effect
 	11	Applies the effect, granting 50% resistance to physical damage.
 	14	Applies the effect, granting 50% resistance to magical damage.
 	20	Applies the both the Barrier and Manaward effect, providing 50% resistance to all damage.
==Use==
The barrier materia grants spells that apply damage-mitigating effects. Barrier provides the effect, which halves physical damage received. Manaward applies the effect, which halves both. Manawall grants both effects at once. Depending on the damage used by the enemy type, barrier materia spells can provide great durability in battles and can be important to resist powerful attacks.
Though the fortification materia grants the spells and , which grant and , these boost a party member's defensive attributes rather than outright slashing the incoming damage in half. They can be additive to the protection provided by barrier materia spells to improve one's defense further. They also oppose the negative effects, namely and . As such, fortification serves a similar yet distinct purpose to barrier materia. Overall, however, the spells from barrier materia, while costlier, are more impactful, and if a player must choose, barrier spells are usually a better option.
Barrier materia can be combined very effectively with to grant the effects to all party members at once. In many fights this can be extremely important to resist certain attacks, making this a common pairing. can increase the effects' lengths, while can reduce their great MP costs.
The barrier materia also provides many attribute bonuses that help spellcasters. Otherwise, its spells are unaffected by the attributes of the caster, and thus the materia can be given to any party member with MP to spare. Barret can benefit greatly in particular due to his Lifesaver ability, which causes him to take damage intended for other party members; protecting the other party members will cause the damage coming to him to also be reduced.
Category:Magic materia in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth