Support Materia
A complete list of all the Support Materia found within Final Fantasy VII. Support Materia must be paired with another type of Materia to benefit from its effects. Check out the Materia Pairing section in the Tips and Tricks area for more information on how to effectively pair Materia.
Added Cut
- Description:
- This Materia allows a character to do a standard attack whenever you use the Materia you’ve paired it with. The attack will hit the same target that you use the spell on. There tends to be better Materia to pair with Magic Materia and Command Materia, which are listed further down this page. These are more useful and powerful than Added Cut.
- Location:
- You can pick up Added Cut at the Great Glacier on the easternmost side of the map. Check out the Great Glacier page for more information on where to find it. You can still pick up this Materia if you missed it.
Added Effect
- Description:
- Added Effect allows you to cause status effects when using the Attack command if you pair the Materia on your weapon. It also allows you to make a character immune to the same status effects if you pair the Materia on a character’s armor.
The following Materia pairings are possible:
Mystify Materia: Confusion, Berserk
Poison Materia: Poison
Seal Materia: Sleep, Silence
Time Materia: Slow, Stop
Transform Materia: Mini, Toad
Destruct Materia: Instant Death
Choco/Mog Materia: Stop
Odin Materia: Instant Death
Hades Materia: Confusion, Mini, Poison, Silence, Sleep, Toad
Pairing Hades Summon Materia with Added Effect Materia yields the strongest effect, and it is recommended that you pair it on a weapon. You can equip a
Ribbon accessory instead to negate the negative status effects. - Location:
- You can pick up the Added Effect Materia in the Cave of the Gi in Cosmo Canyon. There is no way to obtain the Materia if you missed it on your first pass-through.
All
- Description:
- All Materia is one of the more important Materia that you will receive in the game. It allows healing spells to be cast on all party members and it allows offensive spells to be cast on all enemies on the battle screen. It can be paired with any Magic Materia but has no effect when paired with a Command Materia.
- Location:
- There are many All Materia that can be picked up during a regular play through of the game including:
- The Sector 7 Slums in one of the houses near Tifa’s 7th Heaven
- The Shinra Building on the 63rd floor after completing the coupon puzzle
- The Cargo Ship after you move Yuffie out of the way
- The lower pathways of Mount Nibel
- In the center of the Great Glacier
Counter
- Description:
- You’ll need to pair this Materia with Command Materia. You can pair it with Steal, Sense, Throw, Deathblow, Manipulate, or Mime.
- Location:
- You can find Counter Materia in the depths of the Northern Cave. You can obtain it as soon as you have reached disc 3.
Elemental
- Description:
- This Materia can be paired with any elemental-type Materia to have an equipped weapon take on those properties. Equipping it on armor will cause that armor to cause half damage, nullify the damage altogether, or absorb the damage (depending on the level of the Materia). This can be incredibly beneficial on specific fights listed throughout the walkthrough.
- Location:
- There are two Elemental Materia available for pickup. You can find the first one in the library of the Shinra Building on the 62nd on the 62nd floor. You can find the second one at the Mako fountain that Sephiroth and Cloud first come across during the pass through Mount Nibel.
Final Attack
- Description:
- Allows a character to use the paired Materia as soon as they are KO’d on the battlefield. This can be extremely effective if you pair it with Phoenix Materia (which will then revive the KO’d character) or Revive Materia, but you can pair it with nearly any Command or Magic Materia.
- Location:
- You can pick up Final Attack Materia at Battle Square in Gold Saucer by earning enough BP. Check out the Battle Square side quest page for more information.
HP Absorb
- Description:
- This Materia can be paired with Magic Materia or Command Materia to cause it to absorb HP anytime you use that Materia. The amount of HP restored is equal to 10% of the damage done by the attack.
- Location:
- You can pick up HP Absorb in Wutai during the side quest with Yuffie. It can be picked up on disc 3 as well if you did not complete the side quest in Wutai. You can pick it up in the basement of Yuffie’s house with all the cats.
Magic Counter
- Description:
- Similar to Counter Attack Materia and Counter Materia, this one is used to counterattack with the paired Materia, which can be either Magic Materia or Command Materia. It automatically selects the highest level of spell or ability that you have access to (for example, Bolt3 over Bolt2).
- Location:
- You can pick up the Materia in the Northern Cave hidden in a wall (shown in the screenshot) or as a prize for Chocobo Racing (if you get lucky).
MP Absorb
- Description:
- This Materia works the same way as HP Absorb Materia except that it absorbs some MP instead of HP. The amount of MP restored is equal to 1% of the damage dealt.
- Location:
- You can obtain MP Absorb Materia in Wutai. You can find it in a chest in the item shop, and you can only obtain it by completing the Wutai side quest. You cannot get it in Disc 3.
MP Turbo
- Description:
- This Materia causes extra MP to be used when casting a spell, which causes Magic Materia to be more powerful and for magic-based attacks to do more damage. You can pair it with Summon Materia as well.
- Location:
- You can pick up MP Turbo Materia in the Whirlwind Maze on the way to the Northern Crater. You cannot obtain it if you missed it during your pass-through.
Quadra Magic
- Description:
- Allows the paired Materia to be used four times for the price of one cast and all during the same turn. The damage dealt by each attack is cut in half. You can pair it with Magic Materia or Summon Materia, though it will not work with Knights of the Round Summon Materia.
- Location:
- You can find Quadra Magic Materia in one of the Materia Caves, and you can reach it by completing the Chocobo Racing and Breeding side quest.
Sneak Attack
- Description:
- This Materia offers a chance that the Materia paired with it will be used at the beginning of the battle. Each level of the Materia increases the chance that it will be used (up to a maximum of 80%).
- Location:
- You can win this Materia as a reward from the Chocobo Races at Gold Saucer.
Steal as Well
- Description:
- The character will have an opportunity to use the Steal Command at the same time that the paired Materia is used. You can pair this Materia with almost anything, including Magic, Summon, and Command Materia.
- Location:
- You can obtain this Materia in the Da-Chao Fire Cavern which is located in Wutai.