What Do Materia Colors Mean in Final Fantasy 7 Remake?
Equip smarter by understanding green, yellow, blue, purple, and red materia.
FF7 Remake has 49 types of equippable materia with 5 different colors to denote their category. Here's a quick explanation of each type, with the spells and abilities they provide.
Green "magic" materia = elemental spells
Slot these into your weapon, armor, or accessory to allow you to cast MP-cost magic abilities.
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- Healing Materia
- Cleansing Materia
- Revival Materia
- Fire Materia
- Ice Materia
- Lightning Materia
- Wind Materia
- Poison Materia
- Barrier Materia
- Binding Materia
- Subversion Materia
- Time Materia
Yellow "command" materia = new abilities in command menu
Slot these into your weapon, armor, or accessory to gain new abilities like chakra, which can restore health without any mana cost.
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- Chakra Materia
- Assess Materia
- ATB Boost Materia
- Prayer Materia
- Steal Materia
- Enemy Skill Materia
Blue "support" materia = buffs when paired with green or yellow materia
These do nothing on their own! Make sure to always use blue materia in a connected slot where they can buff a green or yellow materia.
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- Elemental Materia
- Magnify Materia
- Warding Materia
- Synergy Materia
- HP Absorption Materia
- MP Absorption Materia
- AP Up Materia
Unsure what to connect blue materia with? Here's a great video by JorRaptor on YouTube explaining some ways to make the best use of your materia combos:
Purple "complete" materia = passive stat and effects
Purple materia provides useful passive abilities that will aid and enhance your party without needing to activate anything in battle.
- HP Up Materia
- MP Up Materia
- Magic Up Materia
- Luck Up Materia
- Gil Up Materia
- EXP Up Materia
- Deadly Dodge Materia
- Parry Materia
- First Strike Materia
- Auto-Cure Materia
- Item Master Materia
- ATB Stagger Materia
- ATB Assist Materia
- Provoke Materia
- Steadfast Block Materia
- Skill Mater Materia
- Refocus Materia
- Pedometer Materia
Red "summon" materia = summons in certain battles
Slot these into your "summon" materia spot to the right of the usual weapon, armor, and accessory materia slots.
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- Ifrit Materia
- Chocobo & Moogle Materia
- Shiva Materia
- Fat Chocobo Materia
- Leviathan Materia
- Bahamut Materia
Missing a materia? Here's a great video by Murad Zero on YouTube showing where you can find every materia in the game:
We hope this helps you slot your materia like a pro. Have fun in FF7 Remake!
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