FF7 Remake

Abilities and Best Weapon Upgrades for Iron Blade

Iron Blade EDITED.png
This page lists the stats and abilities of the Iron Blade, one of Cloud's Weapons in Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7 Remake). Read on to learn how to get the Iron Blade, as well as the best Iron Blade skills to upgrade first!

Iron Blade Stats and Information

Iron Blade Base Fully Upgraded
Iron Blade Image Attack 23 77
Magic Attack 31 105
User Cloud
Materia Slots
(Fully Upgraded)
○○○
○-○○-○○-○
Fully Upgraded Bonus Stats
Defense +5 Magic Defense +0
Max HP +350 Max MP +0
Description
A greatsword cast from carefully selected iron ore.

Iron Blade Abilities

Ability Triple Slash
Ability Effect Slash three enemies in quick succession, dealing more damage with each blow.
Proficiency Bonus Strike three or more enemies.

How to Get the Iron Blade

Obtaining Iron Blade

How to Obtain Iron Blade
Receive from the slums weapon shop

The Weapons Store owner in Sector 7 Slums will give this to you for free after a series of storyline quests during Chapter 3. For a full walkthrough on Chapter 3, click the link below.

Chapter 3: Home Sweet Slum Story Guide & Walkthrough

Best Iron Blade Upgrades

List of Cores

Iron Blade Core
(Req. SP 4)
Weapon Level: 1
・Defense +5
・Max HP +150
・Physical Damage Reduction 10% when Guarding
・Punisher Mode Counter Damage 5% Boost
Iron Blade Sub-Core I
(Req. SP 6)
Weapon Level: 2
・Attack Power +6
・Magic Attack Power +6
・Magic Attack Power +5 with High HP
・Physical Defense +5 with High HP
Iron Blade Sub-Core II
(Req. SP 8)
Weapon Level: 3
・Attack Power +8
・Magic Attack Power +6
・Magic Attack Power +6
・Max HP +200
・Limit Break Damage 5% Boost with Low HP
・Self-Healing 50% Boost with Low HP
Iron Blade Sub-Core III
(Req. SP 12)
Weapon Level: 4
・Attack Power +12
・Magic Attack Power +8
・Magic Attack Power +8
・Defense +8
・Trade-Off (Recover MP when taking significant damage)
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)
Iron Blade Sub-Core IV
(Req. SP 14)
Weapon Level: 5
・Attack Power +14
・Magic Attack Power +10
・Magic Attack Power +10
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)
Iron Blade Sub-Core V
(Req. SP 16)
Weapon Level: 6
・Attack Power +14
・Magic Attack Power +10
・Magic Attack Power +10
・Elemental Damage 5% Boost
・Reprieve (Avoid incapacitation once per battle)
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)

Excellent for beginners

For this weapon, the best route getting the upgrade that will allow you to take less damage when guarding, allowingside the Punisher Mode Counter Damage 5% Boost. Make sure to get all of the Low HP skills as soon as possible, and after that, you can get the materia, attack, and defensive upgrades as you see fit.

Related Links

List of Cloud's Weapons

Cloud Strife Weapons and Abilities

Related Weapons
Buster SwordBuster Sword Iron BladeIron Blade Nail BatNail Bat
HardedgeHardedge Mythril SaberMythril Saber Twin StingerTwin Stinger

Full List of Weapons Stats and Materia Slots

Author

    Walkthrough Menu

    news questionnaire

    All rights reserved