Elemental Materia (VII Rebirth)

Elemental materia is a in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. It can be linked with the , , , , , and , to apply the element to equipment. When equipped in a paired slot on a weapon, it will infuse attacks with added elemental damage, allowing one to exploit an enemy's weakness and increasing overall damage. When equipped in a paired slot on armor, it provides either resistance to, immunity to, or absorption of that element, depending on the level of the elemental materia.
Using elemental materia on weapons adds a visual effect on the wielded weapon during battles. When using the dual element fire and ice or lightning and wind materia, the elemental damage applied will target whichever element the enemy is weak to.
==Obtained==
Three elemental materia are available, all three found in the Chadley Combat Simulator. The first is available by completing "Junon Battle Intel: Conqueror of the Skies", available in chapter 4, "Dawn of a New Era". The second is obtained by completing "Gongaga Battle Intel: Distant Tremors", available in chapter 9, "The Planet Stirs". The last is obtained much later, by completing "Brutal Challenge: Requiem for the Scorned".
==Stats==
Level	AP required	Effect
1 	0 	Weapon: 8% linked elemental damage dealtArmor: Halves linked elemental damage taken
2 	2500 	Weapon: 15% linked elemental damage dealtArmor: Nullifies linked elemental damage taken
3 	7500 	Weapon: 23% linked elemental damage dealtArmor: Absorbs linked elemental damage
==Use==
Elemental materia can be used on weapons to great effect. Targeting an enemy's elemental weakness will greatly increase the damage that attacks can deal to them, and can mitigate an enemy's physical resistance. Using it this way can be very effective for a party member who is built toward physical damage, such as one with high damage (namely Tifa, Cloud, Red XIII, Yuffie (although her Elemental Ninjutsu makes it much less relevant on her), or Cait Sith).
Using elemental materia with armor can also be of great benefit in terms of resisting or even absorbing types of damage, to the point of trivializing many battles and gauntlets. Party members with high damage resistance and who expect to tank damage, such as Barret, Red XIII, and Cloud, can benefit from this when paired with to resist damage, while party members who are more fragile, such as Aerith, Tifa, Cait Sith, and Yuffie, can benefit from the protection provided. In almost all solo gauntlets, elemental materia should be paired with armor.
Because Final Fantasy VII Rebirth includes the fire and ice materia and the lightning and wind materia, it is possible to pair them with elemental materia to provide resistance to or damage of two elements at once. This can be very slot-efficient, especially due to the rarity of elemental materia, and can mitigate the need for strategic planning around attacks of certain enemies. However, the rarity of these materia mean that they will not be available for other support materia pairing, meaning players should consider this use carefully.
Although folios grant party members abilities that can deal damage of an element to some enemies, this damage in later levels will largely be negligible compared to casting full spells or using elemental materia-imbued attacks.
Category:Support materia in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth