Materia (VII Rebirth equipment)

Materia is a type of equipment in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Materia provides a core gameplay mechanics, giving party members advantages and abilities to use in battle.
The materia system is near-identical to the materia system in Final Fantasy VII Remake, which in turn is based on the materia system in the original Final Fantasy VII.
==Mechanics==
Materia slots into equipment and is visible in certain weapon models. Some allow the use magic and command abilities that can be performed when the attacker's ATB gauge fills up, while others boost party members passively, including many that raise their attributes.
A separate slot exists specifically for summoning materia. These cannot be linked with other materia, and each party only has one.
Materia are upgraded by earning AP from winning battles. They do not spawn new copies when mastered.
Materia have a small effect on party member attributes, as some grant moderate boosts to attributes.
==Types==
Color 	Icon	Type 	Description
Green 	 	Magic 	Used to cast spells, including damaging, healing, and status-inducing spells.
Yellow	 	Command 	Allows the use of extra commands in battle such as Steal and Chakra.
Blue 	 	Support 	Can be linked to other materia in order to enhance their effects.
Purple	 	Complete 	Increasing attributes and gives auto-abilities.
Red 	 	Summoning	Used to summon creatures to aid in battle. Only one can be used per character.
==Etymology==
Category:Equipment in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Category:Materia in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Category:Materia