Final Fantasy VII Remake weapon passives

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This is a list of **weapon passives** in *Final Fantasy VII Remake*.

Unlockable with SP (skill points), each weapon provides passive abilities when equipped. Unlocking these passives will apply them whenever that weapon is in use, giving each weapon unique perks and traits that change how it is used compared to other weapons. The weapon's abilities are unlocked by spending skill points that are earned both from leveling up and from manuscripts.

Weapon passives range from simple stat boosts to unique offensive or defensive properties, and to those that provide character-specific enhancements.

See also: Final Fantasy VII Remake weapons or Final Fantasy VII Remake battle system

## List of passives

### Stat enhancements

The specific increase in the attribute varies, normally based on the weapon, or the weapon core.

**Barret**: File:Barret gun-arm from FFVII Remake icon.png Gatling Gun, File:Barret gun-arm from FFVII Remake icon.png Light Machine Gun, File:Barret gun-arm from FFVII Remake icon.png Big Bertha, File:Barret gun-arm from FFVII Remake icon.png Steel Pincers, File:Barret gun-arm from FFVII Remake icon.png Wrecking Ball, File:Barret gun-arm from FFVII Remake icon.png EKG Cannon
 MATK Up | Increases the File:Magic Attack from FFVII Remake icon.png Magic Attack bonus provided by the weapon.
**Barret**: Gatling Gun, Light Machine Gun, Big Bertha, Steel Pincers, Wrecking Ball, EKG Cannon
**Tifa**: Leather Gloves, Metal Knuckles, Sonic Strikers, Feathered Gloves, Mythril Claws, Purple Pain
 DEF Up | Increases the File:Defense from FFVII Remake icon.png Defense of the wielder.
**Barret**: Gatling Gun, Light Machine Gun
**Tifa**: Leather Gloves
 MDEF Up | Increases the File:Magic Defense from FFVII Remake icon.png Magic Defense of the wielder.
**Barret**: Gatling Gun
**Tifa**: Leather Gloves
 Max HP Up | Increases the maximum HP of the wielder.
**Barret**: Gatling Gun, Light Machine Gun, Big Bertha, EKG Cannon
**Tifa**: Leather Gloves, Purple Pain
 Max MP Up | Increases the maximum MP of the wielder.
**Barret**: Gatling Gun, Steel Pincers
**Tifa**: Leather Gloves, Sonic Strikers
 Speed Up | Increases the File:Speed from FFVII Remake icon.png Speed of the wielder.
 Luck Up | Increases the File:Luck from FFVII Remake icon.png Luck of the wielder.
 Needs More Materia | Either grants an additional materia slot, or links two existing slots, depending on the weapon and on how many previous slots were unlocked.

### Conditional effects

**Barret**: File:Barret gun-arm from FFVII Remake icon.png Big Bertha
 Dominant Magic Offense | Improves File:Magic Attack from FFVII Remake icon.png Magic Attack by +5 when HP is 75% or higher.
**Barret**: File:Barret gun-arm from FFVII Remake icon.png Light Machine Gun, Big Bertha
 Dominant Physical Defense | Improves File:Defense from FFVII Remake icon.png Defense by +5 when HP is 75% or higher.
**Barret**: Light Machine Gun
**Tifa**: File:Tifa knuckle from FFVII Remake icon.png Sonic Strikers
 Dominant Magic Defense | Improves File:Magic Defense from FFVII Remake icon.png Magic Defense by +5 when HP is 75% or higher.
**Tifa**: Sonic Strikers
 Desperate Physical Defense | Improves physical defense by +10 when HP is 25% or higher.
**Barret**: Big Bertha, EKG Cannon
**Tifa**: Metal Knuckles, Purple Pain
 Desperate Magic Defense | Improves magic defense by +10 when HP is 25% or higher.
**Barret**: Big Bertha, EKG Cannon
**Tifa**: Metal Knuckles, Purple Pain
 Desperate Recovery | Boost self-healing by 50% when HP is 25% or lower.
**Barret**: Big Bertha
 Desperate Limit Breaks | Boost damage of limit breaks +5% when HP is 25% or lower.
**Barret**: Big Bertha
 Desperate Striker | Increase the probability of landing a critical hit by +50% when HP is 25% or lower.
**Barret**: EKG Cannon
**Tifa**: Purple Pain
 Max MP Magic Up | Boost magic effect by +20% when MP is full.
**Barret**: File:Barret gun-arm from FFVII Remake icon.png Steel Pincers
**Aerith**: Silver Staff

### Character-specific effects

 Enhanced Tempest | Boost damage of Tempest +5%.