Best Build for Each Character (Intergrade Updated)

This is a guide for the best builds of each character in the game Final Fantasy 7 Remake (FF7 Remake), including Intergrade DLC characters. Read on to know more about the different gear setups that you can use depending on your needs!

Best Builds for Each Character

Best Build for Cloud

Equipment	Stats (Fully Upgraded) / Effect
Buster Sword	Attack: 91 Magic Attack: 91 Defense: +11 Magic Defense: +11 Max HP: +200 Max MP: +26 Slots: ○-○○-○○-○
Chain Bangle	Defense: +50 Magic Defense: +50 Slots: ○-○○-○
Gotterdammerung	Enter battle with a full limit break gauge. Limit break gauge gradually fills during battle.

Buster Sword
Fire + Elemental
HP Up	HP Up
First Strike	Steadfast Block
Chain Bangle
Chakra	ATB Stagger
Healing	Revival

The recommended setup for Cloud is a Balanced Build. This setup covers Cloud's combat capabilities using both physical and magic attacks while also giving him support spells like Cure and Raise.

See the link below for more details about this build as well as other setups for Cloud!

Cloud Strife Weapons and Abilities | Cloud Best Build

Best Build for Barret

Equipment	Stats (Fully Upgraded) / Effect
Big Bertha	Attack: 93 Magic Attack: 62 Max HP: +1250 Slots: ○-○○-○○-○
Chain Bangle	Defense: +50 Magic Defense: +50 Slots: ○-○○-○
Champion Belt	Increases max HP by 10% Increases strength by 5%

Big Bertha
Poison + Warding
HP Up	HP Up
Barrier	Steadfast Block
Chain Bangle
Fire + Elemental
Provoke	Chakra

A Full Tank Build for Barret would be optimal as Barret can use Lifesaver to transfer damage received by other members to him. Using Steelskin and Manaward will make him tankier even more.

See the link below for more details about this build as well as other setups for Barret!

Barret Wallace Weapons and Abilities | Barret Best Build

Best Build for Tifa

Equipment	Stats (Fully Upgraded) / Effect
Feathered Gloves	Attack: 120 Magic Attack: 80 Slots: ○-○○-○○-○
Chain Bangle	Defense: +50 Magic Defense: +50 Slots: ○-○○-○
Gotterdammerung	Enter battle with a full limit break gauge. Limit break gauge gradually fills during battle.

Feathered Gloves
Fire + Elemental
HP Up	HP Up
First Strike	Steadfast Block
Chain Bangle
Chakra	ATB Assist
Healing	Revival

Using a Balanced Build on Tifa gives additional damage output with physical and magic attacks while also providing support with Healing, Revival, and ATB Assist materias.

See the link below for more details about this build as well as other setups for Tifa!

Tifa Lockhart Weapons and Abilities | Tifa Best Build

Best Build for Aerith

Equipment	Stats (Fully Upgraded) / Effect
Silver Staff	Attack: 27 Magic Attack: 120 Max HP: +350 Max MP: +10 Slots: ○-○○-○○-○
Chain Bangle	Defense: +50 Magic Defense: +50 Slots: ○-○○-○
Circlet	Increases max MP by 10% Increases magic power by 5%

Silver Staff
Fire + Elemental
Magic Up	Magic Up
First Strike	HP Up
Chain Bangle
Healing + Magnify
Revival	MP Up

Make Aerith a Red Mage to utilize her high magic attack rating for inflicting elemental magic damage with normal attacks, casting attack spells, and party-wide healing.

See the link below for more details about this build as well as other setups for Aerith!

Aerith Gainsborough Weapons and Abilities | Aerith Best Build

Best Builds for Each Intergrade Character

Best Build for Yuffie

Equipment	Stats (Fully Upgraded) / Effect
4-Point Shuriken	Attack: 72 Magic Attack: 72 Max HP: +500 Max MP: +6 Slots: ○-○○-○○-○
Chthonian	Defense: +47 Magic Defense: +47 Slots: ○-○○○
Ribbon	Prevents detrimental status effects. Makes it harder to be interrupted when casting magic.

4-Point Shuriken
Fire + Elemental
Revival	First Strike
HP Up	HP Up
Chthonian Armlet
Healing + Magnify
ATB Stagger	MP Up

Yuffie's strength comes from her versatility, being able to deal both close-range, long-range damage, physical, and magic damage. A Balance Build suits her the most, focusing on survivability as she can be quickly taken down with her low health.
Yuffie Kisaragi Weapons, Abilities and Voice Actor

Best Build for Sonon

Equipment	Stats (Fully Upgraded) / Effect
Marshalist's Staff	Attack: 86 Magic Attack: 70 Max HP: +550 Max MP: +10 Slots: ○-○○-○○-○
Firebird Armlet	Defense: +46 Magic Defense: +46 Slots: ○○○
Kindred Cord	Prevents detrimental status effects. Makes it harder to be interrupted when casting magic.

Marshalist's Staff
Time + Magnify
Steadfast Block	First Strike
HP Up	HP Up
Firebird Armlet
Healing	Ninja Cannonball
ATB Stagger	MP Up

As you can't control Sonon in INTERmission, his main role is Yuffie's Support. He can either specialize in physical or magic depending on his weapon, as long as you can keep him alive and synergize with Yuffie. Making sure Yuffie and himself stay alive is his primary role, with dealing damage with her secondary.

Sonon Kusakabe Weapons, Abilities and Voice Actor

Character Links

Main Characters
Cloud	Aerith	Barret	Tifa
Best Build for Each Character
Character Ranking by Stat
AVALANCHE
Jessie	Wedge	Biggs	-
Shinra Company
Sephiroth	Hojo	Reno	President
Rude	Heidegger	Roche	Tseng
Scarlet	Palmer	Reeve	Rufus
Other Characters
Red XIII	Don Corneo	Leslie	Andrea
Madam M	Sam	Kyrie	Zack
Vincent	Jenova	-	-
INTERmission DLC
Yuffie	Sonon	Zhijie	Nayo
Billy Bob	Polk	Nero	Weiss
Melfi	-	-	-