Curaga (VII Remake)

Curaga is a magic spell in Final Fantasy VII Remake and "Episode INTERmission". It is the highest-level curative spell provided by . It restores a major amount of HP, above and , but has a higher MP cost. The effect can be boosted if the target being healed has the Salvation Badge.
==Mechanics==
 	
Effects 	Large healDamages undeadIgnores random variance1 second charge time
Interrupt stats 	Interrupted by attacks with ≥40 interrupt strength
Compatible 	
Unconditional weapon passive bonuses	MP Saver: Healing Spells
Healing formula:
User's\ Magic\ Attack \times 24
Damage formula (Undead targets):
(2 \times User's\ Magic\ Attack\ - Target's\ Magic\ Defense) \times 12
==Use==
Curaga costs 12 MP to cast (less with MP Saver: Healing Spells), and can be used by characters with healing materia at level 4. It provides a huge amount of healing that, dependent on the caster's attribute, can heal at amounts even greater than a Mega-Potion. Curaga is an ATB-efficient way to cure a character, and its MP cost per HP restored is very good compared to Cure and Cura, although it can waste MP if healing more HP than necessary.
Curaga should be cast to rescue characters from dire situations if they are near-death, in order to spare MP. When characters are healthier, Cura should be cast instead. is a viable alternative to Curaga, which can heal a character fully and is not dependent on the caster's magic attribute, but is much slower to heal. Other alternatives to Curaga are Chakra and Pray, which have no MP cost, but also heal at lower amounts.
Curaga can be used effectively by pairing the healing materia with . This easily allows the caster to restore all allies nearer to full HP at a single ATB cost, making it very MP and ATB-efficient, more so than Pray. However, only a single magnify materia exists, and this pairing will prevent magnify from being paired with other potentially powerful combinations. Additionally, the healing carcanet will improve the amount being healed, and many weapons include passives that improve the healing amount when the spell is cast on others or on oneself.
==Etymology==
Category:Magic in Final Fantasy VII Remake