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Abilities and Best Weapon Upgrades for Gatling Gun

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

Gatling Gun Stats and Information

Gatling Gun Base Fully Upgraded
Gatling Gun Image Attack 19 77
Magic Attack 19 77
User Barret
Materia Slots
(Fully Upgraded)

○-○○-○○-○
Fully Upgraded Bonus Stats
Defense +9 Magic Defense +9
Max HP +950 Max MP +21
Description
A custom-order gun comissioned specifically to take down Shinra forces. Barret's longtime right-hand man.

Gatling Gun Abilities

Ability Focused Shot
Ability Effect Consume all ATB charges to unleash a concentrated burst of energy. Significantly increases stagger.
Proficiency Bonus Stagger an enemy.

How to Get the Gatling Gun

Obtaining Gatling Gun

How to Obtain Gatling Gun
Equipped to Barret by default.

This is Barret's starting weapon and he will have this equipped after he joins you in battle during Chapter 1. For a complete walkthrough on Chapter 1, click the link below.

Chapter 1: The Destruction of Mako Reactor 1 Story Guide & Walkthrough

Best Gatling Gun Upgrades

List of Cores

Gatling Gun Core
(Req. SP 4)
Weapon Level: 1
・Attack Power +5
・Magic Attack Power +5
・Max HP +100
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)
Gatling Gun Sub-Core I
(Req. SP 6)
Weapon Level: 2
・Attack Power +5
・Magic Attack Power +5
・Defense +4
・Magic Defense +4
・Max HP +100
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)
Gatling Gun Sub-Core II
(Req. SP 8)
Weapon Level: 3
・Attack Power +8
・Magic Attack Power +8
・Max HP +150
・Max MP +5
・Overcharge Damage 10% Boost
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)
Gatling Gun Sub-Core III
(Req. SP 10)
Weapon Level: 4
・Attack Power +12
・Magic Attack Power +12
・Defense +5
・Magic Defense +5
・Max HP +200
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)
Gatling Gun Sub-Core IV
(Req. SP 14)
Weapon Level: 5
・Attack Power +14
・Magic Attack Power +14
・Max HP +200
・Max MP +8
・Limit Break Damage 5% Boost
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)
Gatling Gun Sub-Core V
(Req. SP 16)
Weapon Level: 6
・Attack Power +14
・Magic Attack Power +14
・Max HP +200
・Max MP +8
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)
・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots)

A well-balanced gun for Barret

This weapon has a good balance of both attack and magic attack stats. This weapon allows you to safely build up ATB from a distance and then fire with magic. In order to do this, you should first focus your SP on getting more materia slots. Prioritize attack and magic attack upgrades in the beginning, and from sub-core II onward, you will want to take advantage of the large HP boosts you can get.
If you find youself running out of MP frequently, get the MP+5 then MP+8 upgrades, and then spend your remaining SP on the other upgrades.

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List of Barret's Weapons

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