Protect (VII Rebirth)

Protect is a magic spell in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. It is the basic spell provided by . It grants the effect, which boosts the of the target, thus increasing their resistance to physical damage.
Though also exists, it has a different function, wherein Barrier halves incoming physical damage as opposed to boosting attributes. The two effects are multiplicative of each other.
The spell is opposed to , which inflicts the effect that reduces physical defense attributes. As such, casting it on a target with deprotect will remove deprotect rather than apply protect. The spell also has a magic equivalent, .
Protect is also used by Moss-Grown Adamantoise and Two Face.
==Use==
Protect costs 9 MP to cast. It grants a defensive status that boosts physical defense attributes for its duration. The spell is a means of defending against enemies and bosses that rely on physical damage.
Protect competes with the Barrier spell, which applies the status. Barrier has greater physical defense, but is slightly more expensive to cast than Protect. In most cases, players will prefer to cast Barrier for the additional defense. The two statuses, however, are multiplicative, and players can cast both on a party member at once to maximize physical damage protection if needed.
Because protect is opposed to deprotect, casting protect will remove a deprotect effect but not apply bravery to replace it. This has a cheaper MP cost than , unless one wishes to remove multiple statuses at once.
Protect can be cast on all party members at once when empowerment materia is paired with . This, however, has the same problem wherein players will often prefer to pair magnify to .
Protect can be good in Barret especially, to use alongside his Steelskin and Lifesaver.
Category:Magic in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth