Sonic Strikers (VII Remake)

The Sonic Strikers are a weapon for Tifa in Final Fantasy VII Remake. They provide the ability Focused Strike, with which Tifa evades an attack before charging in to perform her own attack, moderately increasing stagger and dealing moderate damage.
Sonic Strikes' main strength is its abundance of materia slots. The Sonic Strikers reach maximum materia capacity before Weapon Level 6, which is unmatched by any of her other weapons. The weapon has fairly rounded stats, but is geared more towards magic stats than most of her other weapons. It also provides her the second-highest boost.
==Obtained==
A pair of sonic strikers are found in "Sentenced to Death" during Chapter 7, "A Trap Is Sprung", in a purple chest in the top-left corner of a room.
==Upgrades==
===Materia slots===
Materia slotspurchased	MinimumWeapon Level	Slots
0 	1 	
1 	4 	
2 	5 	
3 	5 	
===Skills===
Sonic Strikers Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 4	Sonic Strikers Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 4	Sonic Strikers Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 4
ATK Up 	Attack Power +6 	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +5 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Speed Up 	Speed +5 	Increases speed attribute.
Max MP Up 	Max MP +6 	Increases maximum MP.
Sonic Strikers Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 2 - Required SP: 6	Sonic Strikers Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 2 - Required SP: 6	Sonic Strikers Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 2 - Required SP: 6
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.
Buff Extension 	Buff Duration 10% Boost 	Extends the duration of beneficial status effects.
Debuff Extension 	Inflicted Debuff Duration 10% Boost 	Extends the duration of detrimental status effects applied to enemies.
Sonic Strikers Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 3 - Required SP: 8	Sonic Strikers Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 3 - Required SP: 8	Sonic Strikers Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 3 - Required SP: 8
ATK Up 	Attack Power +8 	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +5 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Speed Up 	Speed +5 	Increases speed attribute.
Max MP Up 	Max MP +6 	Increases maximum MP.
Enhanced Elements 	Elemental Materia Damage 10% Boost 	Increases damage added to attacks by elemental materia.
Debuff Resistance Up 	Debuff Resistance +5 	Increases resistance to detrimental status efffects.
Sonic Strikers Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 10	Sonic Strikers Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 10	Sonic Strikers Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 10
ATK Up 	Attack Power +10 	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +8 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Speed Up 	Speed +5 	Increases speed attribute.
Max MP Up 	Max MP +6 	Increases maximum MP.
Concentration 	Concentration Activation 50% 	Adds a fixed chance that Tifa may enter battle with an increased chi level.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Sonic Strikers Sub-Core IV - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 14	Sonic Strikers Sub-Core IV - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 14	Sonic Strikers Sub-Core IV - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 14
ATK Up 	Attack Power +15 	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +9 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max MP Up 	Max MP +6 	Increases maximum MP.
MP Recovery Up III 	MP Regeneration 50% Boost 	Significantly 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.
Sonic Strikers Sub-Core V - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16	Sonic Strikers Sub-Core V - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16	Sonic Strikers Sub-Core V - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16
ATK Up 	Attack Power +16 	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +10 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max MP Up 	Max MP +7 	Increases maximum MP.
Speed Up 	Speed +6 	Increases speed attribute.
MP Saver: Healing Spells 	Healing Spells MP Cost Reduction 20% 	Reduces MP cost of healing spells cast during battle.
Dominant Physical Defense 	Physical Defense +5 with High HP 	Increases defense when HP is 75% or higher.
Dominant Magical Defense 	Magic Defense +5 with High HP 	Increases defense when HP is 75% or higher.
==Use==
Sonic Strikers provide Tifa with an abundance of materia slots at low weapon levels, a very strong increase to speed, and also strong stats with decent . Its upgrades include increases to damage dealt with , as well as to her MP regeneration, and a 50% chance to start the battle with an increased chi level without using Unbridled Strength.
Sonic Strikers is geared more towards magic stats than most of Tifa's weapons. Compared to , it provides a lower boost to magic attack, but greater materia slot growth, and compromises less in physical stats and provides a great boost to speed, taking advantage of one of Tifa's biggest strengths. This means that, though Sonic Strikers can output more damage-per-second when using Tifa as a mage, it is also less MP-efficient for her to use it.
Sonic Strikers are the best weapon for Tifa if she is played as a battlemage. If her role is as a hybrid of magical attacks while also dealing some physical damage, Sonic Strikers' boost to Tifa's speed and quick provision of three pairs of linked materia slots make the weapon an excellent choice. However, the majority of the time, Tifa's strengths lie in her physical damage, and her low MP pool may dissuade players from using her as a mage, or lean more in the direction of the Mythril Claws that simply focus more on magical damage.
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
Category:Weapons in Final Fantasy VII Remake