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Buster Sword Abilities, Stats, and Skills

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The Buster Sword is one of Cloud's weapons in FF7 Rebirth. Read on to learn how to get the Buster Sword, as well as its stats, abilities, and skills!

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Buster Sword Stats and Information

Buster Sword
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - Buster Sword
A large broadsword that has inherited the hopes of those who fight.
Stats Base Fully Upgraded
ATK 22 126
MATK 22 126
Materia Slots
Starting Slots ◯-◯
Max Slots ◯-◯◯-◯◯-◯

Buster Sword Stats Per Level

Level Stats Skill Slots Unlocked Skill
Materia Slots
1 ATK:22
MATK:22 		1 Weapon Ability Damage +5%, Max HP +200
◯-◯◯
2 ATK:30
MATK:30 		1 Improved Punisher
◯-◯◯
3 ATK:37
MATK:37 		1 -
◯-◯◯
4 ATK:45
MATK:45 		2 Enhanced Physical Guard
◯-◯◯
5 ATK:58
MATK:58 		2 Max MP +3
◯-◯◯◯
6 ATK:73
MATK:73 		3 Reprieve
◯-◯◯-◯
7 ATK:88
MATK:88 		3 Weapon Ability Damage +5%
◯-◯◯-◯◯
8 ATK:105
MATK:105 		4 -
◯-◯◯-◯◯-◯
9 ATK:126
MATK:126 		4 -
◯-◯◯-◯◯-◯

The starting level and stats of the featured weapon is based on our weapon level when we first acquired it.

Buster Sword Abilities

Focused Thrust

Ability Effect Lunge toward an enemy with a piercing strike that hits multiple times. Significantly increases stagger.
Proficiency Bonus Stagger an enemy.

How to Get Buster Sword

Default Weapon for Cloud

The Buster Sword is Cloud's default weapon in FF7 Rebirth. You will gain access to it as early as Chapter 1 of the main story.

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Buster Sword Skills

Weapon Skills
Weapon Ability Damage +5%Weapon Ability Damage +5%
・Increases weapon ability damage by 5%.
Max HP +200Max HP +200
・Increases max HP by 200.
Improved PunisherImproved Punisher
・Increases punisher mode strong attack damage by 10%.
MP Recovery Rate UpMP Recovery Rate Up
・Slightly increases MP regeneration speed during battle.
Enhanced Physical GuardEnhanced Physical Guard
・Reduces physical damage by 5% while guarding.
Max MP +3Max MP +3
・Increases max MP by 3.
ReprieveReprieve
・Prevents incapacitation once per battle. Does not work against instant death attacks or when HP is at 1.
Weapon Ability Damage +5%Weapon Ability Damage +5%
・Increases weapon ability damage by 5%.
Max HP +200Max HP +200
・Increases max HP by 200.
Limit Break Damage +10%Limit Break Damage +10%
・Increases limit break damage by 10%.

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Silver Collar Fafnir Rifle 4-Point Shuriken
Renegade's Collar Crescent Sickle Umbral Blade
Plumose Rod Amethyst Collar Crystal Gloves
Twin Viper Iron Megaphone Crystal Sword
Ceremonial Staff Tiger Fangs Gambanteinn
Bird of Prey Golden Megaphone Yellow Megaphone
Dragon Claws Kaiser Knuckles Calamitous Bazooka
Crystal Megaphone Red Megaphone Fuma Shuriken
Brisingamen Slipstream Saber Járngreipr
Battle Cry Mystic Collar Resounding Megaphone
Crystalline Cross Golden Collar Igneous Saber
Gjallarhorn

All of Cloud's Weapons

Buster SwordBuster Sword Sleek SaberSleek Saber Rune BladeRune Blade
Umbral BladeUmbral Blade Crystal SwordCrystal Sword Igneous SaberIgneous Saber
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