This is a character page for Cloud, containing his abilities, characteristics, and Limit Breaks, as well as his weapons, and recommended battle settings for Cloud in the game Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7 Remake). When playing FF7 Remake, check this article any time you need to know something about using Cloud.
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An ex-SOLDIER: first class, Cloud came to Midgar to start a new chapter of his life as a mercenary. At the invitation of his childhood friend, Tifa, he accepted a job with Avalanche. He may bring his buster sword to bear against Shinra troopers, but he does not care for plight of the planet. For him, this is a job and nothing more. Source: FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE |
Name | Cloud Strife |
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Age | 21 |
Height | 173 cm (5'8") |
Birthday | August 11th |
Blood Type | AB |
Voice Actor | English: Cody Christian Japanese: Takahiro Sakurai |
Weapon | Swords |
Effect | Cloud's attacks are always done with his Buster sword. He is a melee fighter, and his attack have a little delay mainly because of the heavy nature of his weapon. |
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Cloud specializes in close-range combat. Press □ to strike, and hold it down to unleash a powerful attack. △ activates Cloud's unique ability, mode change, allowing you to switch modes during battle.
In punisher mode, Cloud moves more slowly, but □ unleashes a more powerful attack than usual. In addition, Cloud launches a counterblow every time he guards against an enemy's melee attack.
He cannot, however, guard against ranged attacks or magic. When you evade such attacks, you will switch back to operator mode.
In operator mode, Cloud strikes the perfect balance between attack and defense, and moves more quickly than in punisher mode.
Effect | How to Learn | ||||
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Slash three enemies in quick succession, dealing more damage with each blow. | Equip Iron Blade. Reach 100% Proficiency to learn permanently. | ||||
Power | Stagger Rate | ATB Gain | |||
600 | 3 | 0 |
Effect | How to Learn | ||||
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Lunge toward an enemy with a piercing strike that hits multiple times. Significantly increases stagger. | Associated with Buster Sword. Learned from the start. | ||||
Power | Stagger Rate | ATB Gain | |||
200 | 6 | 0 |
Effect | How to Learn | ||||
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Jump into the air and strike your foe with a powerful attack. | Learned from the start. | ||||
Power | Stagger Rate | ATB Gain | |||
400 | 2 | 0 |
Effect | How to Learn | ||||
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Deliver a devastating attack and switch modes in one fluid motion. | Equip Nail Bat. Reach 100% Proficiency to learn permanently. | ||||
Power | Stagger Rate | ATB Gain | |||
80 (Operator Mode) / 180 (Punisher Mode) | 1 (Operator Mode) / 2 (Punisher Mode) | 500 (Operator Mode) / 200 (Punisher Mode) |
Effect | How to Learn | ||||
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Unleash a wave of non-elemental mako energy at an enemy in front of you with a slash of your sword. | Equip Mythril Saber. Reach 100% Proficiency to learn permanently. | ||||
Power | Stagger Rate | ATB Gain | |||
378 | 1 | 0 |
Effect | How to Learn | ||||
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Lunge toward and enemy with a piercing strike that hits multiple times. Significantly increases stagger. | Equip Hardedge. Reach 100% Proficiency to learn permanently. | ||||
Power | Stagger Rate | ATB Gain | |||
666 | 0 | 0 |
Effect | How to Learn | ||||
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Brace for attacks and retaliate with a powerful slash. | Equip Twin Stinger. Reach 100% Proficiency to learn permanently. | ||||
Power | Stagger Rate | ATB Gain | |||
520 | 5 | 0 |
Effect | How to Learn | ||||
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Damage your foe while making an ominous symbol with your slashes. | Learned from the start. | ||||
Power | Stagger Rate | ATB Gain | |||
1700 | 5 | 0 |
Effect | How to Learn | ||||
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Focus on a single enemy and deliver several powerful strikes. significantly increases stagger. | Clear Party Member vs. Wild Animals in Corneo Colosseum. | ||||
Power | Stagger Rate | ATB Gain | |||
2800 | 50 | 0 |
List of Limit Breaks | Limit Break Guide
Weapon | ATK | MATK | DEF | MDEF | Slots |
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Buster Sword | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ○-○ |
Weapon | ATK | MATK | DEF | MDEF | Slots |
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Iron Blade | 23 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ○○○ |
Nail Bat | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | None |
Hardedge | 57 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ○-○○ |
Mythril Saber | 24 | 72 | 0 | 0 | ○-○○○ |
Twin Stinger | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | ○-○○-○ |
List of Weapons Stats and Materia Slots
Stat | Value |
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HP | 4820 |
MP | 75 |
Strength | 107 |
Magic | 100 |
Vitality | 63 |
Spirit | 63 |
Luck | 72 |
Speed | 55 |
Cloud will execute a combo by continuously pressing the attack command in either mode. However, after the combo finisher (or the combo's final attack), there will be a brief pause as an interval between combos that makes Cloud vulnerable and unable to attack. You can cancel this animation frame by dodging or using an ability.
Use this technique to avoid vulnerabilty frames and maximize Cloud's damage output!
Cloud's block in Operator Mode is replaced by auto-counter in Punisher Mode. The downside of Punisher Mode's auto-counter is that Cloud will still take full damage from magic and ranged attacks. While holding R1, you cannot just simply switch to Operator Mode before you get hit by these attacks as Cloud will swing his sword before being able to guard.
The solution to this problem is equipping Parry Materia.
Executing Parry will allow Cloud to stay in Punisher Mode while also blocking, dodging, and dealing damage to nearby enemies all at the same time. Perfect for Punisher Mode fans!
The Triple Slash ability learned from Iron Blade is useful against both single and multiple targets as it increases damage per hit and deals area damage.
This ability is easily one of the most useful abilities in the game as it works well on clearing mobs quickly for a faster run or dealing a lot of damage to a single enemy efficiently!
Take note that the Mythril Saber's Blade Burst deals magic damage. What makes it special is that you can use it without consuming MP, is non-elemental, and deals area damage, while the other abilities in Cloud's moveset deals physical damage.
This is useful against enemies weak to Magic but has certain elemental resistances.
The Counterstance ability from Twin Stinger is an upgraded version of Punisher Mode's auto-counter. For 1 ATB bar, you can counter most attacks, even magic and ranged attacks, and dish out even more damage than Punisher Mode's auto-counter to enemies around you.
Hardedge's Infinity's End executes an enemy by dealing an insane amount of damage once Cloud finishes winding it up. If it is not enough for you, use it on staggered enemies to make this ability's damage hit the roof. Infinity's End can easily reach the damage cap if used on staggered enemies even in Hard difficulty.
The only drawback is its cost and casting time. This ability requires 2 ATB bars and takes approximately 3 seconds before it hits, making it almost completely useless against moving enemies. This means that if you are aiming to make it hit during the enemy's staggered state, make sure that you have enough ATB charges before its stagger gauge is completely filled. Better yet, use Infinity's End right before the stagger gauge is filled so you can use the remaining stagger duration to deliver other attacks.
Equipment | Stats (Fully Upgraded) / Effect |
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Buster Sword |
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Chain Bangle |
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Gotterdammerung | Enter battle with a full limit break gauge. Limit break gauge gradually fills during battle. |
Buster Sword | |
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Chain Bangle | |
Equipment | Stats (Fully Upgraded) / Effect |
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Hardedege |
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Chain Bangle |
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Gotterdammerung | Enter battle with a full limit break gauge. Limit break gauge gradually fills during battle. |
Hardedge | |
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Chain Bangle | |
Equipment | Stats (Fully Upgraded) / Effect |
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Mythril Saber |
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Chain Bangle |
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Circlet | Increases max MP by 10% Increases magic power by 5% |
Mythril Saber | |
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Chain Bangle | |
Button | Setup |
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▢ | Triple Slash |
△ | Blade Burst |
◯ | Counterstance |
X | Infinity's End |
Main Characters | |||
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Cloud | Aerith | Barret | Tifa |
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Madam M | Sam | Kyrie | Zack |
Vincent | Jenova | - | - |
INTERmission DLC | |||
Yuffie | Sonon | Zhijie | Nayo |
Billy Bob | Polk | Nero | Weiss |
Melfi | - | - | - |
Wedge is voiced by Matt Jones (Badger)
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How is clouds build possible you have added in 6 Materia but for the buster sword and the hardedge there is only 4 materia slots