Yuffie Best Builds and Weapons

Yuffie Kisaragi is a playable character in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth). See the best builds for Yuffie, list of weapons, their voice actors, and more about this character's background in this guide!

Yuffie Character Guides
Best Builds and Weapons	Romance Guide

Yuffie Best Builds

Stage and Chapter	List of Yuffie Builds
Endgame (Hard Mode)	Yuffie Endgame Build
Late Game (Chapter 9-12)	Yuffie Late Game Build
Mid Game (Chapter 7-8)	Yuffie Starter Build

Yuffie Endgame Build

Equipment	Materia
Crescent Sickle Weapon Lv. 8	Fire and Ice + Elemental Subversion + Warding ATB Assist Luck Up Bahamut Arisen
Cetran Bracer	Time + Magic Focus ATB Stagger + Skill Master First Strike + Speed Up Prayer + Assess
Alternative Armor
・ Cetran Armlet ・ Hades Armlet
Weapon Skills	ATB Charge Rate Up Opening ATB Bonus Synergy Damage Up Limit Break Damage +10%

Accessory	Effect
Corsair's Compass	Partitions ATB gauge into 3 segments for a short period after using 5 types of commands.
Alternative Accessories
・ Hermes Shoes ・ Chocoking's Cape

Now that you have a higher weapon level and access to most of the equipment in the game, you can focus on increasing Yuffie's Magic Attack stat to maximize her Ninjutsu and Banishment damage for her endgame build. This setup can also be used in Hard Mode.

Her playstyle will still be the same: cast Haste on Yuffie at the start of the battle, activate Doppelganger and match the enemy's weakness with Ninjutsu, then spam ATB commands to enhance Banishment for a devastating attack.

It would be better if you keep Yuffie as the active character to spam abilities and quickly max out Banishment, so just equip ATB Assist to provide your allies ATB charges as you fight.

Take note that ATB Assist's effect triggers by repeating the same ATB command twice, which you can efficiently do with Blindside, Windstorm, and Art of War. The ATB boost effect won't be triggered by Brumal Form.

Use Corsair's Compass for Storm's Fury

We recommend getting the Corsair's Compass accessory for this build to easily access a 3-segment ATB gauge for Storm's Fury—Yuffie's ultimate ability unlocked through the Folio Skill tree.

Despite the description saying that it only works during United Refocus, partitioning the gauge by meeting Corsair's Compass' requirement also allows Yuffie to use Storm's Fury.

Below are examples of ability combos to trigger Corsair's Compass.

	Sample Ability Combos for Corsair's Compass
Combo 1	Haste → Doppelganger → Ninjutsu → Shooting Star → Blindside Suggested follow-up: Storm's Fury → Banishment III
Combo 2	Art of War → Shooting Star → Windstorm → Blindside (spam until Banishment is maxed) → Banishment III

Best Team Synergies

Synergy Skills
Any	Ninja Bazooka Alternative to Brumal Form when you don't have an ATB charge to spare.
Barret Tifa Cloud	Shuriken Sync Instead of a normal throw, you can mark a target to gang up on with your shuriken before using your magic attacks. Using this with Tifa's Unfettered Fury makes the stagger gauge build up faster!
Synergy Abilities
Any	United Refocus Allows Yuffie to use abilities more frequently and give access to Storm's Fury, especially if she doesn't have the Corsair's Compass.
Tifa Cloud	Cyclonic Kick / Halcyon Descent Extends the Stagger duration so Yuffie and her allies can maximize damage. Tifa can increase the multiplier even higher with Unbridled Strength techniques while Cloud can dish out heavy damage with his Prime Mode attacks.
Red XIII Cloud	Hack and Slash / Maelstrom Strike Allows access to stronger Limit Breaks. Especially useful if Limit Level 3 is already unlocked.

Additional Build Notes

• It is safe to remove Prayer and Assess (or switch out for other materia like HP Up and Magic Up) if you already have a reliable healer in your party and/or the enemies were already assessed.
• Fire and Ice Materia can be swapped with an elemental materia that matches the enemy's weakness.

Yuffie Late Game Build

Equipment	Materia
Crystalline Cross Weapon Lv. 7	Fire and Ice + Elemental ATB Assist HP Up MP Up Luck Up Alexander
Valkyrian Bangle	Subversion + Warding Auto-Weapon Ability + Prayer First Strike + Item Economizer
Alternative Armor
・ Yggdrasill Armlet ・ Garm Bangle
Weapon Skills	Lightning Damage Up Wind Damage Up Magic Attack Power +20

Accessory	Effect
Sorcerer's Earrings	Increases magic power by 10%. Increases max MP by 6.

By late game, Yuffie can switch to a physical attack setup that can still deal decent magic damage with her Ninjutsu. Since Crystalline Cross provides higher Attack stat than Magic Attack, you can increase her magic damage through other sources.

First Strike materia allows Yuffie to use Doppelganger early in the fight, then quickly gain another ATB charge through attacks to change her Ninjutsu type to match the target's weakness.

Make sure to use Art of War twice while doing combos to increase the following combo, be it melee shuriken attacks or long-ranged Ninjutsu. Doing so will also trigger ATB Assist for your non-active allies to use.

With how fast Yuffie can expend ATB charges, don't forget to use Banishment III for a massive burst damage!

Best Team Synergies

Synergy Skills
Any	Ninja Bazooka Alternative to Brumal Form when you don't have an ATB charge to spare.
Barret Tifa Cloud	Shuriken Sync Instead of a normal throw, you can mark a target to gang up on with your shuriken before using your magic attacks. Using this with Tifa's Unfettered Fury makes the stagger gauge build up faster!
Synergy Abilities
Tifa Cloud	Cyclonic Kick / Halcyon Descent Extends the Stagger duration so Yuffie and her allies can maximize damage. Tifa can increase the multiplier even higher with Unbridled Strength techniques while Cloud can dish out heavy damage with his Prime Mode attacks.

Additional Build Notes

• MP Up can be replaced with Strength Up if it's not equipped by anyone.
• HP Up can be replaced with Skill Master, but you'll have to make sure to not just spam the same abilities so you can activate its effect.

Yuffie Starter Build

Equipment	Materia
Savage Dagger	Healing + Empowerment
Oldebeast Bracelet	Precision Defense Focus + Steadfast Block ATB Stagger
Weapon Skills	Precision Defense Regen

Accessory	Effect
Hi-Power Wristguards	Increases strength by 5%. Increases max HP by 250.

This is the ideal starting build for Yuffie after she joins your team at the end of Chapter 6. You can immediately switch the 4-Point Shuriken with Savage Dagger, not only to master the weapon ability but also for the Magic stat boost.

Equip Hi-Power Wristguards to regain some of the Attack stat lost from the weapon change, as both stats are important to Yuffie due to her ability to change attack types at will.

Yuffie can also Pressure and Stagger enemies easily by exploiting their elemental weaknesses through her Ninjutsu, making ATB Stagger materia a good choice so she can follow up immediately Art of War and other attack abilities.

Best Team Synergies

Synergy Skills
Any	Ninja Bazooka Alternative to Brumal Form when you don't have an ATB charge to spare.
Barret Tifa Cloud	Shuriken Sync Instead of a normal throw, you can mark a target to gang up on with your shuriken before using your magic attacks.
Synergy Abilities
Tifa	Cyclonic Kick After getting the buff from this ability, Tifa can increase the damage multiplier with her unique abilities before Yuffie attacks boosted through Art of War.

Additional Build Notes

• Empowerment can be replaced with First Strike to quickly switch elements with Ninjutsu at the start of the battle.
• You can switch back to 4-Point Shuriken for the extra materia slot and Attack stat if needed.

How to Use Yuffie and Combat Guide

Yuffie Controls

Button / Action	Description
Attack	While holding shuriken: Basic melee attack Shuriken thrown: Ranged magic attack
Hold Strong Attack	While holding shuriken: Attack with shuriken before leaping backwards Shuriken thrown: Sends a three-way burst on the ground that deals magic damage.
Unique Ability	While holding shuriken: Throw shuriken and switch to magic attacks Shuriken thrown: Retrieves the shuriken by dashing to the target it's attached to then switches back to physical attacks.
Evade	Dodges to the specified direction
Commands Menu	Access the Commands Menu for Abilities, Spells, Items, and Synergy
Block	Blocks incoming attacks to reduce damage. Perfect blocks completely negate damage.
Hold Synergy Skills	Opens the menu for available Synergy Skills

Yuffie Battle Tips

How to Use Yuffie
Switch between physical and magic attacks Change elemental affinity with Ninjutsu Boost attacks with Art of War Dodge attacks with Brumal Form

Switch Between Physical an Magic Attacks

Yuffie can switch between damage types using her normal attacks. While she's holding her shuriken, basic attacks are melee and will deal physical damage.

Throwing her shuriken with the unique ability lodges the weapon into the target and makes Yuffie use ranged magic attacks.

Certain enemies are weak to either damage types, so remember to use Assess and switch attacks accordingly.

Change Elemental Affinity with Ninjutsu

Yuffie's Ability, Ninjutsu, imbues her ranged magic attacks with the selected element. She can consume an ATB charge to change them to fire, ice, lightning, or wind. This allows her to target an enemy's weakness without having to cast Spells.

Boost Attacks with Art of War

Another of Yuffie's starting abilities, Art of War, can be used to strengthen attacks following its use. Start a combo with this ability or use it mid-combo to increase the damage of your basic attacks!

Take note that using Art of War twice consecutively upgrades the second use to Supreme Art of War.

Dodge Attacks with Brumal Form

Similar to Tifa's Focused Strike, Yuffie also has an ability called Brumal Form that rewards her with bonus ATB charge by dodging an attack. This ability doesn't deal damage but has an increased invincibility frame.

Yuffie Best Combos

Attack	Function
Physical Attack Combo x2, x3, hold , (repeat from Step 1 as needed), Blindside	A basic physical attack combo that lets you lunge towards a target and attack them continuously without break before finishing it off with Blindside. You can use Art of War mid-combo to increase damage.
Magic Attack Combo Change element with Ninjutsu, Shuriken Sync, mash , hold	A magic attack combo best used against enemies with elemental weakness. Start by switching to an element the target is weak to then throw the shuriken with the Shuriken Sync synergy skill. Mash the attack button until the shuriken returns automatically or retrieve it with the ground burst attack.

Names given to above combos are for descriptive purposes. The list above is subject to updates.

Yuffie Best Folio Skill Cores

Skill Core / Priority	Type and Effect
Mystic Multiplication ★★★	Synergy Ability ・Combined with Yuffie's fast ATB charge rate, you can practically spam tier 3 Elemental spells. ・Also allows Aerith to do the same, especially if Yuffie is equipped with ATB Assist.
Halcyon Descent ★★★	Synergy Ability ・Increases damage output against Staggered enemies.
Cyclonic Kick ★★★	Synergy Ability ・Best used after Tifa increases the stagger damage multiplier with her unique abilities.
ATB Limit ★★★	Stat Boost ・Fill the Limit Gauge faster as you use ATB commands. ・You can use the Limit Break animation as i-frames.
Enhanced Attack ★★★	Stat Boost ・Increases the damage of Yuffie's Ninjutsu.
Opening ATB Bonus ★★★	Stat Boost ・Allows Yuffie to setup her Ninjutsu and Doppelganger earlier in the fight.
Storm's Fury ★★☆	Ability ・A very powerful ability, but requires the use of Corsair's Compass or United Refocus.
Devastation ★★☆	Limit Break ・Works well with the ATB Limit skill core, given that you can reach Limit Level 3 before the fight ends.
Elemental Damage Up ★★☆	Stat Boost ・Increases Ninjutsu and Banishment damage.
Hunter's Precision ★★☆	Stat Boost ・Break boss parts faster.
Weapon Ability ATB Recovery ★★☆	Stat Boost ・Refund a portion of the ATB charge spent when using weapon abilities.
Shuriken Sync ★☆☆	Synergy Skill ・Can be used instead of the normal throw to take down the target faster.
Ninja Bazooka ★☆☆	Synergy Skill ・Good alternative for Brumal Form.

Folio Skill Trees Guide

Yuffie Weapon Locations and Stats

4-Point Shuriken

4-Point Shuriken
Stats and Ability		Weapon Skills
・ATK + 39 ・MATK + 39 ・DEF + 0 ・MDEF + 0 Slots: ◯-◯◯ Ability: Elemental Ninjutsu		Limit Break Damage +10% Opening ATB Bonus MP Recovery Rate Up Max MP +3 Shuriken Mastery Weapon Ability Damage +5% Max HP +200 Brave Thief Lightning Damage Up Fire Damage Up
Location
Yuffie starts with the 4-Point Shuriken as her default weapon.

Savage Dagger

Savage Dagger
Stats and Ability		Weapon Skills
・ATK + 33 ・MATK + 45 ・DEF + 0 ・MDEF + 0 Slots: ◯-◯ Ability: Blindside		Max MP +3 Weapon Ability ATB Recovery Max HP +200 Selfish Buff Up MP Recovery Rate Up Enhanced Magic Guard Precision Defense Regen Precision Defense ATB Wind Damage Up Ice Damage Up
Location
Yuffie starts with the Savage Dagger as one of her available default weapons.

Twin Viper

Twin Viper
Stats and Ability		Weapon Skills
・ATK + 49 ・MATK + 36 ・DEF + 0 ・MDEF + 0 Slots: ◯ Ability: Windstorm		ATB Limit MP Limit Debuff Extension Max MP +3 Selfish Buff Up Attack Damage +5% Weapon Ability Damage +5% Shuriken Mastery Wind Damage Up Fire Damage Up
Location
In the Ground Level of Coal Mines

Bird of Prey

Bird of Prey
Stats and Ability		Weapon Skills
・ATK + 59 ・MATK + 49 ・DEF + 0 ・MDEF + 0 Slots: ◯-◯◯◯ Ability: Doppelganger		Ability Critical Hit Rate Up Weapon Ability Damage +5% Critical Hit Rate +5% Critical Hit Damage +10% Limit Break Damage +10% Critical Hit Damage +10% Critical Hit Rate +5% MP Recovery Rate Up Lightning Damage Up Ice Damage Up
Location
In the Gongaga Inn of Gongaga Village

Crescent Sickle

Crescent Sickle
Stats and Ability		Weapon Skills
・ATK + 40 ・MATK + 78 ・DEF + 0 ・MDEF + 0 Slots: ◯-◯◯-◯◯ Ability: Shooting Star		Enemy Parts Damage Up ATB Charge Rate Up Synergy Damage Up Attack Power +20 Opening ATB Bonus Enhanced Elements Limit Break Damage +10% Attack Power +20 Precision Defense ATB Shuriken Mastery
Location
Get Rank III Prize in Training Course 1 of Glide de Chocobo

Crystalline Cross

Crystalline Cross
Stats and Ability		Weapon Skills
・ATK + 104 ・MATK + 35 ・DEF + 0 ・MDEF + 0 Slots: ◯-◯◯◯◯◯ Ability: Banishment		TBD
Location
Inside the Utilidor in Gold Saucer

Fuma Shuriken

Fuma Shuriken
Stats and Ability		Weapon Skills
・ATK + 77 ・MATK + 77 ・DEF + 0 ・MDEF + 0 Slots: ◯-◯◯-◯◯-◯ Ability: Purification		Weapon Ability ATB Recovery Attack Power +20 ATB Charge Rate Up Magic Attack Power +20 Max Mp +3 Attack Damage +5% MP Recovery Rate Up Shuriken Mastery Ice Damage Up Fire Damage Up
Location
After Trials in Hall of Resurrection

All Weapons and How to Get Them

Yuffie Manuscript Locations

Secrets of the Ninja Locations

Volume	Difficulty Req.	How to Get
Vol. 1	Easy / Normal	Moogle Shop Can be purchased at Merchant Rank 3 for 6 Moogle Medals.
Vol. 2	Easy / Normal	GP Exchange Purchase at the GP Exchange for 100 GP.
Vol. 3	Easy / Normal	Musclehead Colosseum Reward for clearing Two-Person Bout: Devil-May-Care Desperados.
Vol. 4	Easy / Normal	Side Quest: Teach Me, Great Warrior Reward for completing the Teach Me, Great Warrior Side Quest in the Gongaga region.
Vol. 5	Easy / Normal	Moogle Shop Can be purchased at Merchant Rank 4 for 6 Moogle Medals.
Vol. 6	Easy / Normal	Side Quest: Trouble in Paradise Reward for completing the Trouble in Paradise Side Quest in the Corel region.
Vol. 7	Hard	Boss: Gigatrice Reward for defeating Gigatrice in Chapter 7 Hard Mode.
Vol. 8	Hard	Boss: Anuran Suppressor Reward for defeating Anuran Suppressor in Chapter 8 Hard Mode.
Vol. 9	Hard	Side Quest: Teach Me, Great Warrior Reward for defeating the Mastodons during the Teach Me, Great Warrior Side Quest, in the Gongaga region while playing in Hard Mode.
Vol. 10	Hard	Boss: Crimson Mare Mk. II Reward for defeating Crimson Mare Mk. II in Chapter 9 Hard Mode.
Vol. 11	Hard	Side Quest: Victim of Circumstance Reward for defeating the Gigaworm during the Victim of Circumstance Side Quest, in the Cosmo Canyon region while playing in Hard Mode.
Vol. 12	Hard	Classified Intel: King Zu Reward for defeatingKing Zu Classified Intel boss in Hard Mode.
Vol. 13	Hard	Side Quest: Trouble in Paradise Reward for completing the Trouble in Paradise Side Quest, in the Corel region while playing in Hard Mode.
Vol. 14	Hard	Boss: Rufus Reward for defeating Rufus in Chapter 12 Hard Mode.
Vol. 15	Hard	Boss: Reno Reward for defeating Reno in Chapter 13 Hard Mode.
Vol. 16	Hard	Combat Simulator: Yuffie vs. The Wronged Reward for completing the Legendary Bout: Yuffie vs. The Wronged in Combat Simulator.

List of All Manuscripts Guide

Yuffie Character Profile and Background

Profile and Voice Actor

Yuffie	Voice Actors
	EN: Suzie Yeung JP: Yumi Kakazu
	Weapon
	Throwing Star
	Chapter Unlocked
	Chapter 6 Fool's Paradise
Official Introduction
A member of Wutai's elite corps of ninja operatives, Yuffie ​infiltrates Midgar on a mission to steal the "ultimate materia" ​from Shinra. Her plan ends in disaster, as she fails to claim the ​materia and loses her partner Sonon in the struggle. Just as ​working alone begins to take its toll on her, however, Cloud’s​ group comes into the picture.

A Materia Hunter

Yuffie is a Materia hunter and ninja. She wants to restore her nation, Wutai, to its former glory after it was taken over by the Shinra Company. Being part of Wutai's elite ninja operatives, she goes to Midgar on a mission to steal Shinra's Ultimate Materia.

Uses Shuriken and Elemental Ninjutsu

Yuffie's weapon of choice is a large shuriken and uses Elemental Ninjutsu with her attacks. She can also throw her shuriken and make it stick onto the target or make it return to her.

Infiltrated Shinra With Sonon

Yuffie met up with Sonon in Midgar and planned to infiltrate the Shinra Company with him. Thanks to Nayo, they got fake ID cards to disguise themselves as fake employees and get into the Shinra building. In the elevator, Scarlet sees them and sends them to her department.

Battled Scarlet in the Shinra Building

In the research department, Yuffie and Sonon battle Scarlet's creations. After a while, Scarlet confronted them and fought them in her war machine. They defeated Scarlet and interrogated her about Shinra's plans, where they learned of the Sector 7 Operation.

Witnessed Sector 7 Destruction

Scarlet then deploys Deepground on Yuffie and Sonon, as well as Nero the Sable. They beat him but reformed himself and this is the point where Sonon decides to be left behind so Yuffie can get away with her life. By the time she escapes, she witnesses Sector 7 get destroyed.

How to Unlock Yuffie

Joins at the End of Chapter 6

Yuffie will join Cloud's party at the end of Chapter 6: Fool's Paradise. After beating Grasptropod, you will spend the evening with the other party members where you can try to increase their friendship levels.

As you leave Costa del Sol the next morning, Yuffie will appear and ask to join your party. You can choose to reject her proposal, but she will join the party regardless.

Chapter 6: Fool's Paradise Walkthrough

Yuffie Abilities

Ability	Effect / Source
Art of War	Buffet an enemy with blows. All subsequent attacks deal inctreased damage. Can use while airborne. Unlocked from the start
Brumal Form	Momentarily vanish to evade an attack. ATB increases when successful. Can use while airborne. Unlocked from the start
Elemental Ninjutsu	Set an element to enhance and use for ninjutsu attacks. Weapon: 4-Point Shuriken
Blindside	Launch an attack even while immobilized or reeling from damage. Can use while airborne. Weapon: Savage Dagger
Windstorm	Create a gust of wind that damages nearby enemies and launches them toward you. Weapon: Twin Viper
Doppelganger	Conjure a clone of yourself that temporarily mimics your actions. Can use while airborne. Weapon: Bird of Prey
Shooting Star	Let the shuriken fly across the battlefield, mowing down all enemies it touches. Can use while airborne. Weapon: Crescent Sickle
Banishment	ATB spent on other commands increases damage dealt. Affinity changes with ninjutsu. Can use while airborne. Shares a gauge with Purification. Max Level: III. Weapon: Crystalline Cross
Purification	ATB spent on other commands increases the amount of HP and MP absorbed. Can use while airborne. Shares gauge with Banishment. Max Level: III. Weapon: Fuma Shuriken

Yuffie Limit Breaks

Limit Break	Effect / How to Get
Bloodbath	Limit Level 1 Unleash a flurry of blows that deals a large amount of damage. Unlocked from the start
Inexorable End	Limit Level 2 Unleash an unrelenting onslaught of blows that deals a large amount of damage. Significantly increases stagger. Unlocked from the start
Devastation	Limit Level 3 Overwhelm the enemy with powerful ninjutsu. Unlocked through the Folio Skill Tree at party level 8.

Yuffie Synergy Skills

This Synergy Skill list is still under construction. Check back soon!

Yuffie Synergy Abilities

This Synergy Ability list is still under construction. Check back soon!

Yuffie's Role in FF7 Rebirth

Joined Cloud's Party

After the events of FF7 Remake INTERgrade, Yuffie left Midgar still with the desire to take down the Shinra Company to restore Wutai's glory. In the second part of the FF7 Rebirth Demo, she meets Cloud and his friends.

We'll find out more about her when the game is fully released!

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