What Does Defense Do?

Defense is a modifiable stat in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth) that decreases the damage taken from physical attacks. Learn more about the Defense stat, what it does, and how to increase it in this guide!

What is the Defense Stat?

Modifiable Stat That Decreases Physical Damage

The Defense stat is a modifiable stat that decreases the Physical damage of enemies the higher your Defense stat is. It affects the Vitality of the character and can be modified by equipping certain armor, accessories, and Materia

Some spells like Protect can also temporarily increase a character's Defense.

Character Stats Explained

How to Increase Defense

Equip Armor to Increase Defense

The Armor's main function is to increase a character's defense and magic defense stats. Equip Armor such as Sailor's Bracer to increase your character's defense.

List of All Armor

Equip Accessories

Accessories are another way to increase your character's Defense stat. Equipping accessories like the Bulletproof Vest can increase your overall defense.

List of Accessories

Unlock Nodes that Increase Defense

Visit Maghnata Books and Automats and unlock more Nodes that decrease physical damage taken when doing certain actions.

Folio Skill Trees Guide

Equip Fortification Materia to Cast Protect

Equip the Fortification Materia to cast Protect which will temporarily increase your defense from enemies' physical attacks.

How to Get the Fortification Materia

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