FF7 Rebirth | BEST Hard Mode Guide [Tips and Tricks]

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This Guide is the BEST way to Prepare for FF7 Rebirth Hard Mode! Use this Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Hard Mode Guide to Help your Hard Mode Playthrough EASY!
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Chapters:
00:00 FF7 Rebirth Hard Mode Tips
00:11 HP & MP Management for Hard Mode
00:23 Why using Cushions Matters
00:40 Why Soothing Breeze is BUSTED
00:55 HP & MP Absorption Materia
01:13 Stagger Recovery Weapon Skill
01:24 MP Absorption Tips for Hard Mode
01:47 Why Synergy Materia Matters in Hard Mode
02:28 Yuffie Doppelganger Arcane Ward Petrify
02:46 Yuffie's Brumal Form & ATB Ward is BROKEN
03:12 Summon Materia Stat Boost Tip
03:30 AP Farming & Materia Leveling
03:52 Petrify is NUTTY
04:02 Equip Lots of Materia While Farming
04:13 Chocobo Armband Tip
04:25 Lord of the Rings
04:32 Recommended Materia to Level
07:23 Why you NEED Limit Siphon Materia
07:49 Manuscripts in Hard Mode
08:11 Hard Mode Extra Settings
08:26 Recommended Accessories for Hard Mode
10:23 Stop during Stagger Phase Tips
11:15 Share YOUR Tips in the Comments!
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@oxfordking Ай бұрын

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@hlyknightx Ай бұрын

Equip First strike, atb boost, petrify linked to mp absorb, poison and petrify linked to magnify and petrify linked to magic focus on your highest magic user. Popping ATB boost at the start and casting Quaga will clear 90% of junk mobs with one cast and refill your mp. Can swap the 3 Petrify with different elements to exploit weakness on harder mobs.

@jarldelancey Ай бұрын

For my Aerith Support. Will this work? (Poison/Petrify + Magnify) (Petrify + Magic Focus) (Petrify + Synergy Materia). Basically I have 3 petrify. I want this as alternative for comet. Feel free to correct my combination. Will this Auto Quake for all enemies?

@hlyknightx Ай бұрын

@@jarldelancey you can’t magnify synergy. if you are going to actually cast a specific spell it should be linked to MP absorb because unless you are on the world map you can’t get back MP easily and there are some boss fights where you really need it. Putting petrify on synergy when you are using another element as your main damage is good but outside boss fights it’s never really mattered since you can immediately kill most things with very little clean up. Personally I use Aerith as my main damage dealer when she’s available because she can absolutely melt stuff especially if you get a couple wards up. Tifa or cloud with ATK MATK materia and a strength up materia are also good options for dishing out strong magic attacks.

@ForzaTerra89 Ай бұрын

I’m trying to make a debuff build for Cait Sith with the enchanted Marlboro orb. I’d given ATB boost to Aerith and Tifa but this build might work well on the cat. Good to know poison and petrify work with magnify but also separate with petrify linked to MP absorb and Magic Focus I’m not quite sure what to go with but I just got to Gongaga on my hard mode playthrough so I’ll give something a try MP Aborb and Petrify, Magic Focus and petrify seem like the obvious. No warding materia?

@GothamBeauty Ай бұрын

This some good tech, thanks. I had my placement of these in the wrong place but now it's perfect (for me).

@koolaidman4630 Ай бұрын

A few tips of my own, (I have 200 hours in game and all manuscripts) magnify+haste and magic focus + haste makes is game changing, atb boost materia is great for starting multiple buffs. Ex(plasma-darkside- prime mode) stagger extending synergy abilities are best,

@GhostingMyEx Ай бұрын

auto weapon skill materia + MP absorb will gain MP for non-controlled party members

@SaltyZera Ай бұрын

The hardest thing about Hard Mode is just relearning the boss fights and what each of them do different in Hard Mode vs Normal/Dynamic. The AI likes to mix it up a bit, but once you get that down, you shouldn't have much trouble. Hard Mode (with the exception of only two fights [Rufus & Gi Nattak]) is really easy, just due to the ability to restore MP with Cushions, but even without that, MP Absorb is SO BROKEN. Combined with Synergy or Enemy Skill is kinda busted. Add a small variety of Accessory choices, and you've got a recipe for success. I think Remake's Hard Mode was far tougher imo. I feel like the devs spent a little too much time fine tuning the enormous amount of VR Battles and that those Brutal and Legendary VR missions really are the true Hard Mode. Good luck to everyone, Platinum for Rebirth is a tough sledding, but 100% worth it.

@DingoDIDeatmybaby Ай бұрын

Suck at the Rufus fight? Equip Draconic Ring with Steadfast Block to win by spamming limit breaks on him. Sadly, it's how I beat him on my 1st playthrough.

@kyleklim1636 Ай бұрын

4:02 If you want 7 slots armor you can farm Hades Armlet on Ch.11

@Ziaurelijus Ай бұрын

Where exactly my friend??

@kyleklim1636 Ай бұрын

@@Ziaurelijus When you control Cait Sith and met 2 Adjudicators, the chest on the left-hand side.

@emerelle3535 Ай бұрын

Synergy-Materia carried me through Remake on hard. Glad it’s still here! :D

@StillWeRide Ай бұрын

Great video!! Saving this for my hard mode run!

@oxfordking Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Royman87 Ай бұрын

I like to equip the chocoking cape and first-strike materia to get 2 full atb at the beginning of a battle

@SuzakuX 29 күн бұрын

Chokoking Cape, First Strike, ATB Boost, ATB Assist, Enemy Skill (+ HP Absorb). Start fight with Plasma Discharge, ATB Boost, Mind Blast. 2x Enemy Skill uses triggers ATB Assist and fills party member ATB. Mind Blast often staggers if not outright killing trash.

@DOC_951 24 күн бұрын

Pro tip…just buy 99 cushions at the beginning of hard mode. Reset the battle if you didn’t know what you were doing and took too much damage. Assess it, retry. Next time you’ll know the weakness to focus on, especially if you just use yuffie as much as possible. Also, bring chakra and prayer on everyone. Heal up when the last enemy is staggered right before you finish it off. Should never lose against a chapter boss because of your starting hp or mp.

@Phatboino1 Ай бұрын

I've only just started hard mode....... Daaaaaaamn it's a step up 😂😂😂😂

@mgs771 Ай бұрын

Remake was a bit of work to get the platinum. But rebirth has gone to far people don't have 150 hours to put in a game

@oxfordking 29 күн бұрын

It took me 150 hours on my first playthrough and I was way too burned out to even make videos for the channel after I was done. It's a miracle I even have the current videos now doing this all solo. Wish I had the time & energy to make more videos but the game was huge.

@LeonKennedy-fk7sg 22 күн бұрын

Honestly… i agree 100%. I dont see the purpose to make things so difficult that you spend 150 hours or more completing it. Ive actually lost interest by playing it so much and im so close to 100%.

@KillerTofuDrums Ай бұрын

Yooooo, i didnt know blue materia worked with skill materia. That changes some things.

@domikarus5237 Ай бұрын

I got my platinum trophy but I didn't know you could refill the MP with cushions, bacause I thought you couldn't use any items

@jay13982 Ай бұрын

Mp + element (fire for example), hp + element(another fire), all fire spell will drain hp/mp/magnify.

@ultimagaming6035 Ай бұрын

I have always thought that barrier and its upper tiers, to be the better bang for the buck. protect and shell I always regarded as an added layer for extending your coverage window.

@oxfordking Ай бұрын

I agree - even though the former doesn't last as long. Plus the animation looks way cooler.

@raywing00 Ай бұрын

Best AP + EXP farming method so far would be at the Colloseum, on the first 6 pax battle Settings on Easy mode Team 1 with Cloud with Magnify+Quakera and First Strike Team 2 with Aerith with Magnify+Quaga, First Strike and Chocobo Cape Those with more materia slots, Chocobo Bracelet and AP Up should go to Team 2 Set the shortcuts to Quakera and Quaga (remember to toggle them to Magnify after setting) When the battle starts, just spam Quakera and Quaga One run will net you 360 AP on Chocobo Bracelet with AP Up, and it would take only around 40-50 seconds per run including loading time and animations.

@Netami923 26 күн бұрын

Great video

@oxfordking 23 күн бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@jesusrodriguezcolon8315 Ай бұрын

Tbh just having the gotterdamerrung before starting hard mode trivializes most of fights

@garwynrosser8907 24 күн бұрын

Soothing breeze warning ⚠️. It only works after battle if the character using it being controlled. If you swap out before the end it resets.

@Zanagash Ай бұрын

When I watch this kind of video I realize that I do not know how to play that game 😅

@raywing00 Ай бұрын

One trick to consider: Barret, shortcut set only Maximum Fury Equip Choboco Cape Materia Quickcast+Petrify, Magnify+Petrify, MP Absorb+Auto Weapon Skill You can blast off Quaga at round start, and when MP runs low, just let Barret auto activate Maximum Fury and recharge MP instantly.

@bigstew2439 Ай бұрын

Should probably mention the Gotterdammerung since some players probably do Chadley's brutal sims first before the story's hard mode since you know, instant limit break lol Especially when the party splits you designate your main go to with the Enhanced Expeditionary Medal, Limit Siphon, and first strike then someone else with the Gotterdammerung And then you know the vibes, siphon immediately and round start lvl 3 limit break lmao. Best part is when there's stacks of enemies it can raise the limit again if enough explode since their stagger gauges go up instantly and whoever didn't get hit or killed. Just do it again

@oxfordking Ай бұрын

I don't have nor do I care much about the Gotterdammerung but Plenty of other videos out there that mention it so no need for me to add it without blatantly stealing footage of the Accessory. But yes use that accessory to make things easier.

@TheRiujinjakka Ай бұрын

I'm also trying to finish the VR missions before doing the story on hard mode. Do you think it's wrong? should I do the story first and then the vr? (I already made Genji's armor)

@JesseT63 Ай бұрын

i just max out my materia next I will do the hard mode quest that gives sp, Then I will do the vr fights and finally I do the hard mode chapters

@leonelgonzalez910 Ай бұрын

That’s what I did in the previous game. Definitely made it easier but still hard af

@markalterado88 Ай бұрын

Some foreshadowing. Good luck on the VR missions. *wink*

@jstdun Ай бұрын

You're gonna want to invert vr fights and hard mode. Or do a few of the vr fights before hard mode. Will quickly see why.

@StillWeRide Ай бұрын

Same plan for me. I just finished the game a week ago but immediatrly started Remake again to do a hard run for the platinum. Then I plan on mopping up Gold Saucer and maxing materia and then starting hard mode.

@nerdorkeeg Ай бұрын

You may need those valuable manuscript points from hard mode to max your skills for the late vr missions

@Serperior-Deoxys Ай бұрын

Though I have never been a FF fan, watching your vids is always a welcome escape. Update: Week 3 of sinus infection. Sucks. Also just completed, about 5 minutes ago, Dead Space Remake Impossible run. Still hacked off they didn't get more attention for this phenomenal game.

@oxfordking Ай бұрын

Thanks Serp 👍 Sorry to hear the sinus crud. I'm still in my same predicament over here. I stream on twitch for now but it's random and I don't have my Cam on. It's more relaxing and chill. Not sure how I'll be handling streaming yet. Making videos is what's priority.

@Serperior-Deoxys Ай бұрын

@@oxfordking Sorry to hear that. I don't really have any connections in the tech field. My brother might though. I could ask him if his friend knows of any good positions open. I'll see if I can catch a stream here and there. Thanks to the sinus infection, job hunt has been on hold.

@melionosdeos Ай бұрын

With the exception of Rufus and Red Dragon, hardmode is pretty easy. I did them without using any guides or Materia optimalization. I would imagine using a guide makes it even easier.

@sandmaker47 21 күн бұрын

Or use magic focus, hp absorb, mp absorb, swift cast, on 1 materia type and genji gloves. Have first strike and atb boost. And any fight that isnt a boss is pretty much dead to an aga spell. Have gear and materia that boosts magic, magic plus is a plus.

@bjornironsides6474 18 күн бұрын

"Not too shabby!" Cloud: ........... "ToO bAAd!" lol

@oxfordking 18 күн бұрын

🤣

@nephlem_ 29 күн бұрын

If we synergy - dual materia (fire/ice or poison/petrify) will the synergy cast both spells or only use the modt effective against an enemy?

@oxfordking 29 күн бұрын

Great Question - from my testing its random of what it chooses. I've seen Synergy cast Bio once and then the next Synergy is Petrify.

@nephlem_ 29 күн бұрын

@@oxfordking ahh I see, maybe it does go off what would work better, or if the enemy is resistant to both it could pick one at random

@SweatyReady46 Ай бұрын

Sir, for that Lord of the Rings reference I immediate paused my game to like and subscribe

@oxfordking Ай бұрын

Finally someone noticed :)

@skins4thewin 29 күн бұрын

Wait.... So what's the difference between Barrier & Protect? Sounds like they do the exact same thing but clearly that can't be the case.

@tiagoj8020 Ай бұрын

I thought weapon proficiency increased its abilities and opened materia slots. It's the folios that do this?

@mysticalos 28 күн бұрын

An underrated trick I like is the HP MP materia that everyone thinks is useless. If you put that on an unused party member with healing materia, they can top off your party after every battle as a healbot. People forget unused party members can cast out of battle so they don't even think about the usefulness of a non combat heal bot with over 4000 mana. You don't have cushan benches in every area, but very few areas require your entire parties cast so you can always make someone your heal bot. Just don't forget about it by accident during final battle or other places or your healbot is a deadbot :D

@httrtaylor21 21 күн бұрын

LOTR Comment made me a subscriber... Literally what I do hahah

@oxfordking 21 күн бұрын

I do this all the time as well lol - I had to toss that in the guide! Thanks for the Support 🙏

@TalesFromTheBooth Ай бұрын

2:30 closest we’ll get to Quadra magic? 🤔😮

@VenxFox34 Ай бұрын

What other Materia do you recommend for Cloud, Aerith and Yuffie?

@oxfordking Ай бұрын

My Yuffie video has that answer for her but the Aerith & Cloud videos were from the Demo and I need to go back and make new videos for them.

@QuietstormRB Ай бұрын

For me, Yuffie has been the MVP especially for the brutal challenges.

@oxfordking Ай бұрын

She's been my favorite ever since Intergrade 👍

@inthebeginning4751 Ай бұрын

Tifa enters the chat.

@StillWeRide Ай бұрын

Is it possible to fully max all character folios?

@oxfordking Ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@VeeTuTonic Ай бұрын

Comments for the algorithm 😘

@blatini609 Ай бұрын

Where the heck do you get most of this materia and acessories? I've beat the game and not gotten almost half of these.

@CharlesC520 Ай бұрын

There are a lot of minigames and challenges you have to do alongside completing the game. There are very good materia you can develop with Chadley by collecting world intel and completing certain combat simulator trials.

@GoeTeeks Ай бұрын

Have you been doing the World Intel missions and developing materia with Chadley? That's where most of it comes from.

@shutters3406 Ай бұрын

A lot of these are unlocked via Chadley's "Develop Materia" option, while the accessories must be crafted using the Item Transmuter

@brandoncunningham263 Ай бұрын

VR challenges unlocked from doing Chadley's expeditions

@Urlastnerve Ай бұрын

My last trophies are beat hard mode and Chadley’s bull$#!+ vr missions. Hopefully I don’t lose my sanity by the end of it 🤪

@nickgrammens7107 Ай бұрын

Good luck to you man, have to admit the legendary challenges are quiet easy except for the last 2 ofc and half of the brutal ones are kinda easy aswell with the right strategy!

@inthebeginning4751 Ай бұрын

@@nickgrammens7107 I thought the last 2 were easier then underworlds. Once you get gotter its GGs.

@greggmcfarlane4267 18 күн бұрын

The biggest question for me, do I have it in me to do all this 🙈 thank you for the vid though x

@oxfordking 18 күн бұрын

☕☕☕

@schools6555 Ай бұрын

Hard Mode really wasn't too bad, a few annoying boss fights aside. The Seventh Seal Combat Simulation is on a whole other level of frustrating. I had it in the bag almost had the Diabolical Variant defeated when the game decided it wanted to crash and since I haven't been able to get past the two Giant Cactuars or whatever they're called! They always hit me with the Needle Rain or shower killing my entire party no matter how much health they have. Why I cannot get past them now I'm sure I do not know. After that game crash I just can't do it and I'm fully ready to quit my Platinum run and I am two trophies away, one Curio item which is for Finishing the combat simulator.

@QuietstormRB Ай бұрын

I finally finished this challenge yesterday. Yuffie (Party leader), Tifa (Secondary), and Aerith (Healer/Buffer). I avoided the needle attacks while controlling Yuffie and used Magnify + Barrier to lessen the damage since AI controlled Tifa & Aerith only block. Hope this helps, don’t give up.

@Madmike772 Ай бұрын

This one’s for you!

@oxfordking Ай бұрын

Haha 👍 Yeah I always left those in my editing

@jeddvillaspin3379 Ай бұрын

Cloud is mid in hard mode so bench him. Barret with healing bonus, max chakra and lifeline is the key. Barret, Tifa and Aerith with synergy materia will be your main squad.

@takundakadungure Ай бұрын

You not using Cloud properly. He is an animal of extreme distraction. Watch videos on "Legendary Bout - Cloud vs The Warriors" to different ways Cloud just wrecks enemies especially with Enemy Skill Materia.

@Mako7eyes Ай бұрын

You are just lovel Paste a star beside your name

@brandoncunningham263 Ай бұрын

Cushions restore MP?!

@inthebeginning4751 Ай бұрын

Yeah, it made hard mode wayyyy easier unfortunately

@TheRiujinjakka Ай бұрын

You didn't mention the stuff that lets you steal limits from others. I gave Cloud the item that allows you to unlock level 3 limit and Tifa the converter that transforms ATB into limit and then I steal with Cloud

@oxfordking Ай бұрын

7:23

@TheRiujinjakka Ай бұрын

@@oxfordking Thank you! It took me two hours yesterday to do two difficult VR missions, the Cloud one was very frustrating with that thing that can kill you with one shot. But do I have to play the game on hard or the missions first?

@sharkulashairstylist5505 Ай бұрын

I have the plat from Remake but after playing rebirth I am not interested in the 3rd game let alone a hard mode run.... This game sucked from chapter 2-12 it is all minigame filler, not real gameplay I will never do again... Sorry square enix there is a reason you LOOSE MONEY! Minigames are babygames.

@oxfordking 29 күн бұрын

Yeah I was afraid they were going to fill the game with Queen's Blood & Mini Games.

@Monty2289 9 күн бұрын

Ngl. who is this for. No offense. Square just bugs me for the 2nd time they made a game you must play once to unlock hard mode which is somehow more unbalanced than in Remake but even when you ignore that everything here is quite frankly capt' obvious levels of tIPs aND tRiCks. I can't think of any normie going straight to hard mode and then contending with challenges vs. the greater amount of players who took on Brutal and Legendary challenges first which if you did none of this matters. And even if you didn't your goal if you are max level and lord have mercy why aren't you is to speedrun the game. I mean I guess if you want to play the entire standard 60 hour experience but I honestly only want to boss run and when I finish a chapter go to Chap 12 reset and finish the specific side quests tied to manuscripts. That's it.

@user-ju8hg9iq8h Ай бұрын

I never understood the difference between Barrier (barrier, manaward, manawall) and Fortification (protect, shell)......don't they do they exact same thing?

@raven-19x Ай бұрын

Barrier halves damage types received by half. It's a short duration. Fortification adds about 10% to your Phys/Mag defense, but lasts longer.

@GoeTeeks Ай бұрын

Barrier, Manaward, and Manawall reduce damage by 50%. Protect and Shell increase Defense and Magic Defense stats on the characters. Not the same thing, and can be stacked for further increased defense.

@blitzkezman7202 Ай бұрын

Protect is for physical attack while Shell is for Magic attack. Barrier i dont know haha, maybe both?

@GoeTeeks Ай бұрын

@@blitzkezman7202 Protect increases physical defense of the character, shell increases magic defense of the character. Barrier reduces physical attacks by 50%, Manaward reduces magic attacks by 50%, Manawall puts up Barrier and Manawall with one cast.

@jstdun Ай бұрын

I think fortification has less effect but lasts longer