Chakra Materia (VII Rebirth)

Chakra materia is a in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Its ability, Chakra, heals the user's HP based on their current missing HP, and cures the status. The ability has no MP cost. It heals greater amounts depending on the level of the Chakra materia.
Chakra was introduced in Remake, and did not appear in Final Fantasy VII or a prior entry in the Final Fantasy VII series. However, it is based on the recurring Chakra ability seen throughout the Final Fantasy series, typically used by monks, in which party members heal themselves and cure poison for free.
==Obtained==
The player earns a chakra materia in the prologue, "Fall of a Hero", after Cloud's first battle on the mountain path. However, nothing carries over to the main game from the prologue.
Tifa starts the game with a chakra materia equipped. It is also sold for 300 gil apiece in all shops that sell materia from chapter 2 onward.
A 3-star chakra materia is rewarded for completing Rank 2 at the Crunch-Off minigame at the jungle gym in Costa del Sol area. The minigame can be played after completing "Bodybuilders in a Bind" odd job.
The player can find a chakra materia in Cosmo Canyon's Water Grotto, northeastern corner of the map with the inn and a Queen's Blood player. Past the piano to an outdoor dining area, right to get to another eating area, the materia is found on a buffet table.
==Stats==
Level	AP required	Effect
1 	0 	Restores 20% of damage taken
2 	50 	Restores 25% of damage taken
3 	100 	Restores 30% of damage taken
4 	300 	Restores 35% of damage taken
5 	900 	Restores 40% of damage taken
==Use==
Chakra is initially a fairly weak ability, and best used as a free way to cure poison. It serves as a fairly weak alternative to , as though it is MP-free, its low heal makes it an inefficient use of an ATB charge.
As Chakra materia improves, it becomes a more useful ability, particularly as a way to heal for free. Chakra can provide durability in longer fights due to its free heal, and can be especially helpful for party members with low MP pools.
The amount healed by Chakra is determined by the party member's health when the ability is initiated, not when the cast goes off. As such, using Chakra twice back-to-back from two ATB segments allows the party member to potentially get two 40% heals when they would otherwise get 40% and another for a lower 15–20% amount. 
Chakra is an alternative to , where prayer materia heals the entire party but is -dependent and costs two ATB charges. As such, Chakra may have the edge in certain scenarios, particularly when fighting alone or when curing poison.
Chakra can be more useful in hard mode where benches outside chocobo stops do not restore MP.
==Etymology==
Category:Command materia in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Category:Abilities in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth