Curaga (Crisis Core)

Curaga is a magic materia in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- that restores Zack's HP. Its curative effect makes it one of the most useful materia in the game, that can be used up to the end.
==Obtained==
Curaga can most easily be obtained through Materia Fusion by fusing lower level Cura or Cure materia.
It can also be obtained by defeating Wutai Imperial Guard and Green Grass, or stolen from Angra Mainyu or Razor Weed.
==Use==
===Ability===
Curaga's relatively quick cast time and strong healing ability makes it a crucial materia to keep throughout the game. The materia is dependent on Zack's MAG, but will always heal Zack a large amount.
Curaga is most effective when combined with an equipped Dualcast materia, greatly improving its healing ability. Though its MP cost is not too prohibitive, it is still best when paired with an accessory that reduces Zack's MP cost to zero, such as Soul of Thamasa or Genji Helm.
Full Cure can heal Zack fully. However, with Dualcast, there is little reason to use it over Curaga.
===Materia Fusion===
Curaga is level 4-8 on its fusion table, above Cure, Cura, and Regen. Curaga is more useful than any of these materia, meaning each below it can be discarded. Because of Curaga's usefulness, it should be used to max one of Zack's stats, particularly his MAG stat to boost its damage.
Curaga is best merged with other curative materia to guarantee the Curaga effect is kept. Mastering it makes it easier to merge it with some special materia to also keep its effect. To max Zack's stats with Curaga, it should be fused either with lower curative or Independent Materia along with powerful items.
Because Curaga is the first of the late game materia to be acquired, and high HP is important to get through later missions (especially the "M9: Great Cavern of Wonders" series), it is best to fuse it early with items to try to reach +999% HP. Elixir, Phoenix Down, and Fat Chocobo Feathers are found in abundance in later missions, making these a very effective choice. The main prohibitor therefore will be SP; for this, aside from SP Convert, battling Mover-type enemies such as Three Stars in "M9-5-3: Unusually Strong Monsters", especially when chaining enemies together to multiply SP returns, can make this easier.
Category:Magic materia in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-