Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Best skills - which? Final Fantasy 7 Remake guide, walkthrough

Last update: 05 August 2022

This page of the Final Fantasy VII Remake guide contains a list of the best abilities along with their descriptions.

The heroes of FF7 Remake have access to a broad range of abilities that can be unlocked throughout the gameplay. Most of them can be learnt when acquiring a new weapon further into the game. Some abilities are much better than the others, which is why it is recommended to unlock them as fast as possible.

Below you will find a list of the best abilities in Final Fantasy VII Remake:

1. Focused Thrust - Buster Sword's default skill. Inconspicuous but useful for many fights in the game - it increases the charging speed of stagger bar.
2. Triple Slash - Iron Blade's skill. You attack three enemies one by one, inflicting more damage with each strike. Ideal for larger groups of enemies or bosses with minions.
3. Arcane Ward - Aerith's default Guard Stick skill, which creates a magic field around the hero. All offensive spells cast in this field are doubled. An extremely strong ability recommended for further stages of the game
4. Lifesaver - Barret's Light Machine Gun. It allows Barret to receive damage which are meant for other team members. An absolute leader among skills, very useful throughout the game, especially when Barret is developed as a tank, has Materia increasing HP etc.
5. Focused Strike - comes from Tifa's Sonic Strikers. A strong attack that quickly charges the stagger bar. It fits very well with the heroine other skills and her quick punches.