Arcane Scepter

The Arcane Scepter is a weapon for Aerith in Final Fantasy VII Remake. It provides the Fleeting Familiar ability, which summons a fairy that provides supplemental damage. The Arcane Scepter's unlocks provide an increase to Aerith's normal attack damage, while being overall balanced.
==Obtained==
The weapon is earned as a reward either for completing "A Dynamite Body" or "Shears' Counterattack" in Chapter 9, "The Town That Never Sleeps". Based on the player's actions, Cloud may unlock either sidequest as the third one, and either will give the weapon as a reward.
==Upgrades==
===Materia slots===
Materia slotspurchased	MinimumWeapon Level	Slots
0 	1 	
1 	4 	
2 	5 	
3 	5 	
===Skills===
Arcane Scepter Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 8	Arcane Scepter Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 8	Arcane Scepter Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 8
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +5 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max MP Up 	Max MP +8 	Increases maximum MP.
Max MP Up 	Max MP +8 	Increases maximum MP.
Debuff Extension 	Inflicted Debuff Duration 10% Boost 	Extends the duration of detrimental status effects applied to enemies.
Buff Extension 	Buff Duration 10% Boost 	Extends the duration of beneficial status effects.
Arcane Scepter Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 3 - Required SP: 10	Arcane Scepter Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 3 - Required SP: 10	Arcane Scepter Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 3 - Required SP: 10
Fire Damage Up 	Fire Damage 5% Boost 	Increases damage dealt by fire attacks.
Ice Damage Up 	Ice Damage 5% Boost 	Increases damage dealt by ice attacks.
Lightning Damage Up 	Lightning Damage 5% Boost 	Increases damage dealt by lightning attacks.
Wind Damage Up 	Wind Damage 5% Boost 	Increases damage dealt by wind attacks.
Enhanced Elements 	Elemental Materia Damage 10% Boost 	Increases damage added to attacks by elemental materia.
Arcane Scepter Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 12	Arcane Scepter Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 12	Arcane Scepter Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 12
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +7 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +7 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max MP Up 	Max MP +10 	Increases maximum MP.
Enhanced Attack 	Attack Damage 5% Boost 	Increases damage dealt by basic attacks.
Stagger Siphon 	Stagger Siphon 	Recover HP when dealing damage with unique abilities to a staggered enemy.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Arcane Scepter Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 14	Arcane Scepter Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 14	Arcane Scepter Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 14
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +8 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +8 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max MP Up 	Max MP +10 	Increases maximum MP.
MP Saver: Attack Spells 	Attack Spells MP Cost Reduction 20% 	Reduces MP cost of attack spells.
MP Recovery Up 	MP Regeneration 10% Boost 	Slightly increases MP regeneration speed during battle.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Arcane Scepter Sub-Core IV - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16	Arcane Scepter Sub-Core IV - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16	Arcane Scepter Sub-Core IV - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +8 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +8 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up 	Max HP +150 	Increases maximum HP.
Max MP Up 	Max MP +10 	Increases maximum MP.
Elemental Defense Up 	Elemental Defense 5% Boost 	Reduces fire, ice, lightning, and wind damage taken.
Reprieve 	Avoid Incapacitation once per battle. 	Survive an otherwise fatal attack with 1 HP. Can only activate once per battle.
==Use==
The Arcane Scepter has a unique role among Aerith's weapons. Its attribute bonus is the second-lowest of her weapons when fully maxed, but it provides a variety of unique abilities. These include increases to her normal attack damage, to elemental damage, to the duration of debuffs that she casts, as well as a reduction in offensive spell costs. The weapon also has some defensive abilities, including an increase to her buff duration. The most notable unlock is Stagger Siphon, which causes her to recover HP when attacking staggered enemies.
Compared to other weapons, the Arcane Scepter has a lower magic attack attribute, but makes up for it with its unique buffs and its improvements to her normal attacks. This makes it comparable to the , which provides improvements to her normal attacks by boosting her critical hit rate. The Arcane Scepter makes fewer compromises to her magic damage, and provides the Reprieve ability, which can be critical for Aerith's survival.
The Arcane Scepter is a good choice if the player wishes to focus on Aerith's normal attack damage and give her some durability improvements, without reducing her magic damage too heavily. The main issue with the weapon is that focusing on Aerith's normal attacks may be more MP-efficient, but is a waste of her spellcasting potential.
Category:Weapons in Final Fantasy VII Remake