Auto-Unique Ability Materia

Auto-unique ability materia is a in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. It allows a non-controlled ally to use their unique abilities without player input. Unique abilities do not use ATB, meaning they will otherwise be unaffected in terms of moveset, though Tifa will still use Unbridled Strength to cycle between her unique abilities.
A counterpart for weapon abilities, , exists.
==Obtained==
Auto-unique ability materia is bought from Chadley's Materia Development for 20 Grasslands Region data points.
==Use==
Auto-unique ability materia allows party members to use their unique abilities when appropriate in battle. These refer to their special abilities alongside their main attacks that do not use ATB, such as Cloud's Punisher Mode, Barret's Overcharge, or Yuffie's Throw. This makes most party members substantially more useful when not controlled by the player.
Auto-unique ability materia is a good way to reduce players' need to micromanage their party. However, when materia slots are scarce, it is rarely better to equip it over another materia that boosts the party member's damage or supportive output in other ways.
When used on Cloud, he should also have and , allowing him to perfect-block and then counterattack enemies' attacks when not actively controlled, also easily building stagger independently.
Auto-unique ability materia can be paired with or to gain HP or MP when the character uses their unique ability without player input to damage the enemy, i.e. these pairings do nothing for Aerith whose unique ability does not do damage. Auto-unique ability + HP absorption on Barret may be good especially if he is using Lifesaver, as his Overcharge fills fairly often and he starts encounters with Overcharge already filled, meaning he gets good use of the materia combo.
Auto-unique ability is best on Aerith if she used for setups, however, the player will then still need to set up some wards for her to teleport between. The player could also equip her with auto-weapon ability and have wards in her shortcuts so she will do it automatically. Yuffie is another character who benefits from having auto-weapon ability materia alongside an auto-unique ability: if the player maps Ninjutsu to her shortcuts, she will use the correct element on enemies whose elemental information is known (such as via Assess).
Category:Complete materia in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth