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Abilities and Best Weapon Upgrades for Steel Pincers
This page lists the stats and abilities of the Steel Pincers, one of Barret's Weapons in Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7R). Read on to learn how to get the Steel Pincers, as well as the best Steel Pincers skills to upgrade first!
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Steel Pincers Stats and Information
| Steel Pincers | Base | Fully Upgraded | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Attack | 53 | 113 | |
| Magic Attack | 39 | 73 | ||
| User | Barret | |||
| Materia Slots (Fully Upgraded) |
○○○ ○-○○-○○-○ |
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| Fully Upgraded Bonus Stats | ||||
| Defense | +0 | Magic Defense | +0 | |
| Max HP | +0 | Max MP | +28 | |
| Description | ||||
| A close-combat weapon with steel blades designed to slice enemies to ribbons. | ||||
Steel Pincers Abilities
| Ability | Charging Uppercut |
|---|---|
| Ability Effect | Rush toward an enemy and launch them into the air with a furious blow. Increases Charge. |
| Proficiency Bonus | Top up energy reserve. |
How to Get the Steel Pincers
Obtaining Steel Pincers
| How to Obtain Steel Pincers |
|---|
| Purchase from the Moogle Emporium for 7 Moogle Medals. |
Moggie will have this on sale once you reach Chapter 14. For a complete walkthrough on Chapter 14, click the link below.
Chapter 14: In Search of Hope Story Guide & Walkthrough
Best Steel Pincers Upgrades
List of Cores
| Steel Pincers Core (Req. SP 10) Weapon Level: 1 |
・Fire Damage 5% Boost
・Ice Damage 5% Boost ・Lightning Damage 5% Boost ・Wind Damage 5% Boost ・Elemental Materia Damage 10% Boost ・Inflicted Debuff Duration 10% Boost |
|---|---|
| Steel Pincers Sub-Core I (Req. SP 12) Weapon Level: 4 |
・Attack Power +12
・Magic Attack Power +8 ・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) |
| Steel Pincers Sub-Core II (Req. SP 14) Weapon Level: 5 |
・Attack Power +16
・Magic Attack Power +14 ・Max MP +10 ・Max MP +10 ・MP Regeneration 50% Boost ・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots) ・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots) ・New Materia Slot (Or link two existing slots) |
| Steel Pincers Sub-Core III (Req. SP 16) Weapon Level: 6 |
・Attack Power +16
・Attack Power +16 ・Magic Attack Power +12 ・Magic Defense +5 with High HP ・Attack Spells MP Cost Reduction 20% ・Healing Spells MP Cost Reduction 20% ・Magic 20% Boost with Full MP |
Perfect if you want Barret to specialize in elemental attacks
This weapon is best utilized by first getting all of the elemental damage related upgrades, then pairing the elemental materia and magic materia to exploit enemy weaknesses.
Since this is a close ranged weapon, picking up the MP boosts/MP regen and extra materia slots will allow Barret to use magic when he needs to attack from a range. After picking up these upgrades, max out his attack and magic attack stats by unlocking the remaining weapon upgrades.
Related Links
List of Barret's Weapons
Barret Wallace Profile Weapons and Abilities
| Related Weapons | ||
|---|---|---|
 Gatling Gun
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 Light Machine Gun
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 Big Bertha
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Steel Pincers
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 Wrecking Ball
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 EKG Cannon
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