Only 1 chain bangle in the game unfortunately. But these videos are from the perspective of building them as your main focus character. I've learned tho as aerith and Tifas defenses are lacking regardless of what you do it's just best to sacrifice and use the force bracelet or whatever gives 4 materia slots!
her triangle tap can also do physical damage to weak low level enemies like doom mice if they're basically right ontop of her, and then she can launch them and juggle them into the air.
hello first time playing ff games ever and i like it a lot. i have seen few videos to learn stuff the one thing i dont get is how to pick multiple spells to cast in one attack.go. like you pick fire thunder 2 spells at once or combine them. when i play i can only pick one like fire then screen auto change to who i want to cast it on. my English is bad but i hope you get my point. thanks
If they don't capitalize on that money making gameplan then I have faith we will get our answers when the modding community gets their hands on the PC version!
Try to equip three units of the same elemental materia, one linked with magnify, another with mp absorb and the third with hp absorb, cast level 3 magic inside Arcane Ward against groups of enemies and Aerith becomes an inmortal-infinite mp-destroyer monster.
I am on my first playthrough, and Aerith is insanely powerful. As I am not max yet, I am just using her for everything. Also, I feel like you could win the whole game with just her.
You very well can! This video didn't even showcase the most craziest things you can do with her. I recommend when you beat the game you look at my unlimited ATB build, top secrets guide and legends guide. Hope you enjoy your first playthrough my dude. Hit that notification bell so when we go live to stream you can say hello in the chat
I agreed. In fact, by this reason i hated more the outcome of the chapter 12, as i lost Aerith during a lot time. Being honest, i feel myself more weaker without her.
Pro tip: Tempest is actually a really good set up tool more than it is an attack. When fully charged Tempest gives Aerith a lot of ATB when it explodes. I mainly use it on staggered enemies as my first attack and immediately use the time in between that it takes before it explodes to use commands. If timed just right it can give Aerith an ATB bar to use additional commands after that on top of dealing a lot of damage. Aerith can pull off 6 nukes in Arcane Ward & 3 Soul Drains easily with use of Tempest and that's without Team Support & Materia like Refocus, ATB Assist, Skill Master, and ATB Stagger. Tempest is an underrated yet essential tool for maximizing Aerith's DPS
I went in a bit of a different direction. The biggest change is that I used Astral Cuff, which prioritizes one's magical defense over materia use. So, I only have six slots, including the slot for the summon (Leviathan). I am also using Platinum Earings with the Silver Staff. The full materia is: ☆ First Strike ☆ Subversion ☆ Magic Up ☆ HP Up ☆ Chakra
I'm happy to hear this! I've always been self conscious about my editing and it pays off to hear it's been a really big hit with you all. Thanks for sticking around the channel! We got plenty of content coming soonn
I hope in part 2 they expand on Aerith wards. I found that it added such an interesting dynamic element to battle...running to the wards for the bonuses in the heat of the battle, even placement sometimes require thought. I am thinking she can have some protection type wards that reduce damage while on it or status. Also, since enemies move around the field....small trap like wards that should an enemy pass over it they receive damage or you can even knock them back into it....Aerith play style is the type that actually affects how you play overall as her techniques can benefit everyone compared to the rest of the team. Her other techniques like the fairy assist wasn't too useful, I often forgot about it...maybe if the fairy acted more as a distraction than additional damage...it may have been better. Lustrous shield is useful but very situational...but such a pretty spell. Aerith has a lot of potential to make battles even more dynamic going forward. One last thing, please let us get a gravity spell, not for damage but acts like the rust dragon own that actually pulls you in to bring enemies closer together to better target them. That gravity magnet ability should have either be an enemy skill or an Aerith only ability....actually the Rust dragon own was pretty cool...I wish we could have learned it along with this monster that uses a sonic scream for little damage but big interruption.
All really solid ideas that I see happening in ff7 remake 2! More wards equal more diverse pairings and playstyle. Yeah fairy assist was a meh ability for me. It has it uses but other abilities out weigh it more. Gravity spell would be sooo dope for grouping I like that idea. Maybe they should make it a enemy skill if anything! I was disappointed that there are only 3 enemy skills in the game but understandable since it's only midgar
@@Ephideltrance IDK why i wrote 3 abilities smh I use it all the time lol i sometimes forget spirit siphon and algid aura are two different ones i guess and my brain counts them as 1. Those are way too similar moves and we couldve gotten something cooler like gravity.
You and me both bro! I just dropped a pride and joy boss guide if you are interested in that. The method is inspired from other TH-camrs but it's soooo sick what you can do I had to showcase it!
I like giving Aerith the Parry Materia no matter what build you make. It gives her a nice dash attack that you can turn into a defensive maneuver if you need to create space between yourself and the opponent(s). Aerith’s normal dodge doesn’t really cover that much distance but it you pair that with the dash you get from the Parry Materia, you have yourself a nice way to get yourself out of hairy situations that also deals damage since so many enemies seem to like to charge and attack her.
I just found (and subbed to) your page. I'm loving your guides on the characters and they'll be a great help in my playthrough. I love playing as Aerith since she practically carried me through the Sector 6 portion of the game. This guide will only make her that much better for me. Thanks for the work!
You're welcome! Super happy to hear this and I'm happy to have you join the channel :). Plenty more guides coming soon be sure to check out the new Barret infinite health build!
Fleeting Familiar's extra attacks can interrupt or even pressure smaller enemies when you use it. I found that whenever I had ATB to spare but I didn't particularly need to cast any elemental magic with Aerith, Soul Drain + Fleeting Familiar put out a suprising amount of damage against mobs. Aerith is absolutely a key member when fighting Bahamut, doubly so on the run up to Pride and Joy. Doublecasting an -aga spell plus a few Overpower hits from Tifa is usually enough to pressure Bahamut during his countdown, and her high elemental damage is also good for quick killing Ifrit after Bahamut's been dealt with.
I'm always appreciative that you guys are enjoying these videos! Truly an amazing last month and I can't wait to continue expanding on the channel :) were all in for a ride
Aerith is OP and breaks the game in so many ways. I was able to defeat Bahamut only with her and Cloud because of her insane magic stats. BTW, Parry materia hugely improves her dodge. HP Absorption is very beneficial for her to have as well paired with offensive spells. It was too late for to realize how useful Tempest is.
All good I talk about all these options too in other videos as well! Haha well you gotta now platinum the game :) and reuse all these skills to their fullest. Check out my hard mode hell house guide for Aerith badassness
I always considered Aerith the best character, as she isn't only powerful with her magic, but also versatile with her abilities, making her very useful against any enemy that i faced. Even i hated when Shinra took her after the chapter 12, as i felt myself weaker without her in the team. Seriously, i even felt that she was Cloud's bodyguard instead of the other way around.
Aerith's ATB Ward works best when Tifa has the ATB Assist materia. Running combos with Tifa builds ATB for Aerith with ATB Ward giving ATB back to Tifa. This allows Tifa to achieve maximum fisting. Also, there's a nice little exploit where equipping the one attack spell three times and equipping Magnify on one, Hp Absorb on another, and Mp Absorb on the last one. They all apply to the same spell and add that to Arcane Ward and a ton of Hp and Mp are returned on casting. Edit: I see you mentioned it in brief towards the end of the video.
Most definitely! Ill make a short video showcasing that amazing combo too. I didn't include it in the video because I didn't wanna make a third build haha. But as a stand alone it makes for a nice 4 minute short video
This gets a little overlooked, but you can actually disable magnify when casting a spell by pressing L1, you'll see the little circle thing right to the spell grayed out when you do it. This is useful when you have a single target enemy and you don't really need the magnify effect and having to deal with the drop of damage. This is also useful if you run it with healing materia, you disable magnify and use cure on a single target if you need to heal someone and the rest is healthy.
Yup I do it in a clip of this video once or twice. But I was going to talk about it to bring it to people's attention in a MP absorb self heals build for Aerith I'm working on
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@@BltzZ Yeah man, I'm way late to the show, just got gifted a PS4 from my friend, this and bloodborne where the only two games i really wanted to play. I sunk hundreds upon hundreds of hours into the original when i was a teenager. And i must say I am just blown away by what they have manged to do with this remake, every part of the game is just elevated and the most impressive part for me personaly is the combat system, i'm just wow this is platinumgames levels of good! Cheers man good luck with the raffel and keep the quality content going brother!
Another great guide video my guy. I like using Aerith as both a white and black mage as well. Her Mythril Staff is crazy good when I use her as a black mage doing insane raw magic power output coupled with a maxed out Magic Up materia ftw! The one thing I havent really tried out yet is her Silver Staff. I will give it a try for sure. Keep on rockin with this ff7r guide build series man, you are killing it. Pog Champ!
I'm happy to hear that! Aerith does the most damage in the game at a quick pace which is why she generates so much aggro so quickly. Enemies will flock to her immediately so you need to constantly switch around characters to essentially keep aerith alive haha. They are well aware of her damage and OP chair
Enjoyed every part of this Advanced Guide series, tbh I think I'm gonna miss it lmaoo Hopefully 2-3 years from now, a notif will pop out from you saying something like "Yuffie Advanced Combat Tips" lol, I can't wait for the next one but I'm nowhere near done with this one, great job as usual!
Oh man you just gave me flashes haha id absolutely love that and hopefully you guys are all here to enjoy that! But no worries well keep making ff7 related videos and explore other games you all recommend :)
14:20 I was just thinking “Man, this game would be so fun to play CO-OP with friends in these VR fights. Next thing I know, you’re stating it too. Square, please consider this!
When I first played the game I had no idea how to use Aerith. Now she’s my favorite to play just bc I love her setup moves and how much magical damage she can dish out
Hey man, just want to say I really love your videos, they are informative and cleanly made. Definitely would love to see videos focused on making builds around each weapon, focusing on the strengths of those weapons.
Nice, it's finally here! I don't have too many suggestions with Aerith, but here goes. One thing I like to do with her is to pair Wind with Elemental on her weapon. The Aero line is usually not worth casting, since it never hits the flying enemies that are weak to it. Not a problem with Aerith's homing projectiles though (you can also do the same with Barret). Deadly Dodge works on Aerith! It's nowhere near as flashy as Tifa's Shotokan impersonation or Barret's AoE shotgun blast, but it does scale her firepower up in proportion with the number of enemies on the screen. Finally, one pairing I always have on Aerith is Warding with Binding. Apart from giving her a debuff option, this also protects her from the Silence debuff itself. As a mage, Silence affects Aerith worse than the other members of the party, so this combination is especially useful on her.
Great video! Personally, I like to equip Aerith with every elemental spell in the game, plus Prayer and Barrier spells for support. She’s has a ridiculously high MP stat, especially Mythril Rod. The best part about Prayer is that you don’t have to choose who to heal since it heals everyone, that why I would leave the Healing materia to the others. I actually love her first limit break, it saved me a couple times when I was unable to heal due to the lack of ATB. It also damages enemies in return. It’s like a close shave limit break for me.
I'm replaying and doing the grinding all over And it's kinda pointless to have all the elemental spells on her. Just have one on you for the specific enemies you'll fight and keep some of the purple materials on you
Feel free to check out some of our premiere builds since this video was posted. Checkout the instant limit break build, the Infinite health build and the unlimited ATB build
@@BltzZ I reloaded my 100% save and loaded up against top secrets. No revive materia just cloud tifa and aerith and I pretty much obliterated them. Tifa with two luck UPs aerith with a lot of mp and firaga and cloud with health and a couple purples. They were falling so fast. Longest one was Leviathan because he actually got to fly around and you know how slow it is for aerith to make him come down
Barret fits my place style so well as a ranged tanked and would be ideal in my hard mode playthrough for the coliseum challenges but I can’t help but use Aerith instead because I love her. So thank you so much for this!
I know I really wish we can do 4 player parties! Melee Barret build I have in his advanced guide is the most fun for me to use! That health regain and sustain is outrageous and such a bully
I truly believe she is the key for defeating the top secret boss in record time! She alone buffs everyone's magic damage with her abilities. And silver staff is OP
This remake made me want for Aerith and Cloud to end up together. They're interactions are great and she really gets Cloud out of his shell along with the chemistry they build through the game.
@@xXLilSmurthXx Of course She knows Cloud isn't Zack, but it's like when you meet someone who reminds you of someone else that you love. In that case, because you see in that person things that remind you of the person you love, you tend to develop affection towards him/her more easily.
To support this statement, Aerith even confesses Cloud that He reminds a lot of Zack in the park, and admits Zack is the only guy She ever loved. In addition, when She finds herself and Cluod in situations that she has already been with Zack (which are a lot) She smiles more because She remembers Zack. Lastly, She always wear pink like She promised Zack. To me, she's clearly still in love with Zack and is intended to be with him, meanwhile Cloud is intended to be with Tifa. That said, my word certainly isn't the absolute truth and you can ship who you want with whoever you want, they're fictional characters after all!
@@giusyvacca2736tbh there are many moments with characters that Cloud has, moments with Aerith, Tifa, Sephiroth. Wait what? Sephiroth? But seriously though, you can support tons of these moments. With pretty any characters, even jokingly the main guys if going by the OG stuff, that’s just jokes though.
@@Montai summoners are soooo strong right now! When I last played Monks were top dog. Was helping a friend clear Titania extreme the other day and I kept falling behind this summoner haha
Great! I've always thought Aerith would be a beast of damage if built properly. By the way, I'll be waiting fr your guide on fighting the Pride and Joy boss. I really want to get my hands on the Gotterdammerung. So I can put the refocus materia on Tifa and use her with 3 ATBs. Great work, man. Aa for my favorite to play at, thus far: It's still Tifa with the deadly dodge basic attack + focused strike. But I'm enjoying melee Barret too. Will try a damage build for Aerith now
When you hold tempest down and have the crystal that explodes. If you toss another tempest (Tap or Hold) it will cause the first one to go off sooner then it would normally.
Love these Advanced videos, definitely looking at support for her. As for what I'm looking forward to, team builds. I want to see how you used Magnify and other rare materia, did you go for the boom, or the shield? I'm hoping for the following setup build. -Cloud (Black Mage) -Tifa (Melee) -Barret (Tank/Support) -Aerith (Support)
Barret in general has been a blast to play. I feel hes the most unique of all the characters so theres so much variation and depth to playing as him. Tifa def has the highest skill ceiling though but is so fullfilling when you become an expert at her. Cloud is the safe bet. He has damage reduction built into his combat for crying out loud. Def the pressure starter. Like you i rarely use aerith directly. Happy to keep her on in the background as a support for when i need her but nothing much out side of that.
Same way I feel about Barret! I absolutely love bullying people with his melee build from my advanced guide. The health you regain from that is just tooo much fun
She's too op with the Gotterdammerung. Pop refocus for the quick atbs, then keep Planet Protector up for pretty much the duration of the fight. Even hardmode Sephiroth has little answer for that.
10000% agree about a co-op mode! That way we can actually enjoy our limit breaks and spells if we can play with a bunch of friends. That's be clutch. I love all the redesigns in this game though I wish there were more hotkey options. I hate using a slide bar for spells and freezing the fight.
I would've loved L2 to be more shortcuts since L2 is only used for the compass which is silly. Should've been a option in the menu for that. Yes! Coop would be absolutely insane especially VR Boss challenges with viewers
Fleeting Familiar's attacks have high stagger and knockup when they are the orange orbs from using abilities and spells. -AGA spells has the fairy blast out 4 orbs or so, and is very useful for flinching opponents while the cast is happening.
I try to avoid OP combo’s but I want her to have Wind and Synergy Materia paired. It is so much fun to pull that off spamming Disorder with Cloud or the Focused Strike and Deadly dodge combo with Tifa. This will pressure and stagger enemies very quickly.
I hope this videos can be actual now again, bcoz the game in ps plus Ps: I wonder how it’s still not blocked bcoz music Also the game is just start funny on hard in my view, I truly enjoyed game and replay a lot fights just for fun and for no dmg, I glad square Enix give us this game
Comparing Mythril Rod to my usual Reinforced Staff I'm seeing huge stat decreases all across the board. Also, I really like Spectral Cogwheel on Aerith because less time spent healing with your ATB gauge is more time spent doing other stuff. Another great video though, keep them coming ^^
Haha thanks man! I love this song and I missed the opportunity to use it on tifas advanced hehehe. I wish that part in the dons mansion was longer with this theme. It was soooo good
I'm actually using aerith as a red mage by powering up prayer and using the wards for double casting. For me she is the most fun to play as because I love to play as magic user in RPGs whether they are attack mages or healer and seeing g how she was built to be both depending on the situation make her very awesome, plus she is pink my favorite color.
I love using Aerith. Shes so different that it keeps the game play fresh. Lustrious Shield is actually amazing and great against certain bosses. And Ray of Judgment is just the best way to finish off an enemy.
I play all four characters highly aggressively, so there's something very satisfying about making Aerith hit hard. FF14 was the game that taught me that DPS-ing the bad guys, thus mitigating future damage, is just another effective form of healing. Chakra becomes the best heal on hard mode anyway.
Wicked video as always dude. my build is almost similar to yours instead I use the scarf accessory to give that small atb boost as my Cloud and Tifa have first strike and like you said about prayer as an option I also like to swap between that and ATB boost materia. For that extra umph!
That's a good accessory to have! Especially since the limit of two first strikes. I really wish we could have 4 player combat now haha I miss having Barret with the gang and vice versa for the others. I mean the old school games are 4 player parties why can't we try it out in VR modes :). I'd like it with an even higher difficulty
@@BltzZ wouldn't mind a hard mode with option to use items I have almost 99 of mostly everything lol. And hell yes 4 player vr would be sweet but I feel there would be Tifa's everywhere.
Check the description at the bottom I have the song linked for you guys :) it's called Smash em Rip em Tifa theme. Glad you liked the video! To see the true power of aerith check out my top secrets boss guide as aerith is the all damage carry for the group :)
Great advice but personally speaking I havent ran into many enemies that use shields or reflect that I can actually remove...so what I found better for her is barrier, since its universally more effective. I use healing, cleansing, revive and an element that is needed at the time along with prayer, refocus, magic up and mp up. I use guard stick, rune armlet, leviathan and spectral cogwheel to get limit breaks faster. She is a balance of white and black mage built this way
@@BltzZ thanks bro. I always appreciate seeing other builds cuz I like to balance out my characters so I miss out on some very unique passive skills and how they help playstyles
There so many skills that I don't use with her... like the butterfly friend and the shield... let's see what you have for us in this video (still watching at the beginning) hehe
The shield is super situational but a great use against all projectiles if you have extra ATB be sure to use the shield to protect your Arcane or ATB wards :)
My plan is probably to run support with the Reinforced or Silver Staff on Hard mode. I’m nearing the end of my first playthrough lol. But I’ll switch her to a more Black Magic focused build with whatever enemies are weak to for her solo challenges in the colisseum and Combat Simulator, Mythril staff and all. Reason being there’s little reason for her to use healing with magnify when she’s flying solo, if it wasn’t obvious already lol. Either way, I’ll probably have whatever magic materia the enemy is weak to, but equip more stat boosters for when she fights solo, along with probably the Mythril Staff instead of the Silver staff.
In my opinion I think how my build characters should be if I do get this game. Cloud: a balance but bit more lean towards mostly with offensive capabilities. (Iron Blade or Twin Stinger for their reprieve ability, and the champions belt for that extra health and damage) Barret: full on tank, taking damage and dishing out damage Wobbufet regardless whether he using long or close range combat. (Big Bertha might work) Tifa: full on offensive which monks are mainly good for, duck Dodge and weaving through enemy lines and thanks to her chi level, she'll do crazy amount damage in a short amount of time (Metal gloves might be a good choice but the feather gloves might also work too. And the fury ring will work to even she is a glass Canon, I think it would fair to say because your strategy in your Tifa, there's no need ot give that defense but just to be extra safe Give her that HP up to her) Aerith: due to her being spell caster I think it would be fair to make her both a white and black mage. Dishing out damage while healing her teammates. (the Silver Rod not only because she can save large amount of MP but I notice one of the sub cores mentions all the elemental magic such fire, wind, lightning and Ice gives a 5% damage boost while boosting the effect of healing spells. Then I wanna give her the circlet even though it gives the user small amount of MP bonus while increasing her magic damage, I'll take it, every little help counts. Give her all element attacks but also give her the magnify materia on her lighting spells instead of her fire spells. Simply because lightning tracks and hits the target instantaneously while fire spells is a project tile and if hits a wall or obstacle it will miss the target completely.)
Good setup but the firaga is optional on aerith to pair with magnify. It should be adjusted to the spell which your enemies are weak too so that means constantly alternating :)
Yes that's right. You can get as many fury rings as you restart and get them in chapter 14 over and over. I just uploaded the Pride and joy guide which should help many of you guys out. Be on the lookout for that to release at 10:45am eastern time!
you know this would have been really helpful yesterday when i was struggling to beat hell house on hard mode. especially that using soul drain during stagger gives you almost 20 mp
Dang rip the timing! We have tons of guides for bosses you are coming up to for hard mode. Feel free to checkout the Ghoul and Eligors boss fights :). The ghoul fight will help you save tons of MP
No worries man. We have all kinds of diverse and elaborate guides and builds for this game that changes the way the combat works. Feel free to checkout the unlimited ATB build, infinite health build and the very popular instant limit break build! All are very viable builds I've live streamed myself going through a full playthrough using hehe
I do this with Aerith when I wanna have fun (also made Rude easier on Hard for me) So put elemental on and also get magnify and either HP or MP absorption. I used fire on all those cause I dont like the delay on wind magic. Also equip silver staff for attack magic mp reduction. Patience with switching between Cloud and her to get her ATB up but once I did the fun begins. I casted firaga spells like they were going outta style and didnt lose too much health or MP cause I get a good portion back. And since he doesnt hit Aerith so bad (or Tifa for those who remember he has a crush on her) I didnt have to worry much!
Solid build that I'm more than sure wrecked him badly lol. Patience really is key in this game but I love how there are so many different ways to play!
@@BltzZ It makes me very excited for the other characters. Being that in real life Ima speed over strengh guy I tend to play as Tifa the most (cause making choices on the fly works for me) I still play as others for the fun of it.
Tifa makes this game feel way different than it is haha I always feel like it's a DMC or Bayonetta style game. Then when I switch back to other characters I get grounded back to reality haha..hopefully square gets us a tifa centered game!
Magic can crit , so luck up materia can boost her damage further . ATB Boost is nice too , First strike is random but combine with ATB boost and you get guaranteed 2 ATB bar at the battle start. For full nuke fury ring add 25% damage, better than 10% magic
I would absolutely LOVE a co-op mode! Even if it was just for the different combat sim or VR battles. It would add so much more synergy. It would be interesting to see how the enemy AI would adapt though since they usually target whichever character that you're controlling.
Oh man this would be awesome! I'd host nightly coop live streams with you guys and we'd constantly be switching out parties to try out new builds haha. So much fun I hope they implement this for us soon!!
What would be even crazier is if people can use the same character. Can you imagine how chaotic a 3 tifa team would be? Just knowing which tifa you re is a task in itself.
@@bjrabang3111 they could add outfits in the game that you can unlock 👀 I was really hoping this would be a feature. Even if it was just slightly different skins or hairstyle changes, it would add some much needed aesthetic customization.
I'm not sure what kind of play through videos you intend to do since you (and we) have obviously been through the game a couple times by this point. I feel like I didn't get to hear enough of YOU in your play through videos so far. I'd be interested to hear your speculations and predictions about future games and what, in this game, make you think so. What do you think of the characters' relationships relative to the original and other games? What is Aerith "not telling us?" Which Sephiroth is that at the end? Future? How far along the story will the next installment go, relative to the original? What moments really hit home? Did some moments that were MEANT to be emotional NOT actually hit you? Were there exciting moments that were more epic than expected? Which dresses are better? Just some ideas.
All of that are expected to be in videos for sure it's been hard between making combat guides and my PC taking years to render my play thrus and the audio ultimately getting desynced from parts 9-15 smh feels bad. But I have a couple theories I'd like to share on what I think is going on especially with aerith!
@@BltzZ No worries! Sorry to hear about technical difficulties. I was just saying what I think we'd like to see, and what I thought could have been improved upon compared to videos up thru part 8. Looking forward to it.
:) most definitely! I'm happy to continuously see you around these comments on each release. I appreciate the feedback and I'll be sure to revamp that series
There's really no way to have that one perfect build in this game since the game constantly force you to change your play style in every chapter on hard mode. But videos like this help you prepare for it and I appreciate the content thanks for helping newbs like me with this game
Happy you found it helpful! Yes it's very unique as we constantly are required to shift things around! Be sure to checkout the unlimited atb build and the infinite health build for really big game changers in the games mechanics
I would swap your arcane ward with fleeting familiar in the shortcuts... since arcane ward takes you into a menu regardless to choose where to place it... kind of defeats the purpose of a shortcut... also I always use both magic ups on aerith... if its regular gameplay i use it with silver staff but for the combat simulator you can use the mythril rod for 490 magic attack. I beat top secret this way without even getting hit once on aerith since you stagger lock things so quickly. If you want to get even crazier then replace your acc with a fury ring which will give you permanent berserk status and add 25% damage.
Damn man. Your guides were great in helping me with my own ideas of each character's (I even found out things I missed or overlooked which makes going through "Hard Mode" alot more tolerable LOL). Makes me eager to see how Yuffie, Cait Sith, Cid & Vincent will play like in the future (Especially eager to see how Red XIII will feel like to control in the next part!). I'm sure you'll have some good guides for them when they become playable (I hope with the "re-imagining" their doing with the game! They'll integrate Yuffie & Vincent into the story and NOT make them Optional! Especially Yuffie seeing how Wutai got ALOT of referencing and even "called out" in the background & main story! But I'm wonder how Cait Sith/You know who! will play like! Will we have a switch system like Cloud where he's on and off the Fat Moogle Doll! Like when he's off it he's Agile, but a Fragile Magic strong Speedster! And when he's on it, he's slow but a Mighty Glacier! Basically He can switch between being a faster Aerith or a more Magical Barret! And I would LOVE to see him invoking his "Gambler Job" functions in gameplay! No "Instant Game Over" risk like in the Original. But more Debuffs that will make you feel regret for getting them. But you can still recover your momentum with! Yuffie will likely be a speedster like Tifa but while Tifa is a Lighting Bruiser! Yuffie is alot more a Fragile Speedster befitting the representative of the Ninja Job in VII! Hope Vincent can use different gun types like in Dirge of Cerberus only done BETTER here! & Cid well in the Original he was representing the Dragoon Job but it didn't show up that much in the Original battle system! So I want to see alot of "Jump" from him in this system!) I know they're caving into the fans who want them to drop the "extra" story stuff they did in part one like the Arbiters stuff & Momma Boy's "farsight" stuff! (I think at best they're okay with fleshing out characters and some expansive things like how many tough but normal enemies were integrated well as bosses! And the GF's have more of a connection to the Lore then just being their as Summons! Especially in regards to Shiva & Leviathan!). But I hope they don't tone those parts out completely (The Arbiters do come off as weird and "Stein's Gate" like! But I can see it fitting abit knowing what I know about the "Lifeforce" in the original. It having a will of it's own isn't that farfetch! I mean let's not forget that the WEAPONS were more focused on destroying everything Shinra related then on what Sephiroth & Jenova were doing! And I'd like to fight him more! Leave him as an end or near end boss of each part like in Part 1! but each version has a different varient of "One-Winged Angel" and along with SOME of what he used in the previous fights! Have him bring out some "new horrifying moves" in a way to show previously he WAS taking it easy on you Previously! Basically each fight is building up to the offical FINAL FIGHT with him at the end of all these's parts!). Especially after that little twist involving "you know who not dying as he was suppose to!" (along with are favorite side characters who are still alive! I'm curious about how Cloud being how he is at the start happened because well that little twist makes it confusing on HOW THAT COULD HAPPEN! It made it hard for me to even TRY romancing Aerith because of what I know! I'm saying it this way to avoid spoiling but those who know should know what I'm talking about! I'm happy because I feel more justified with my favorite "CloudxTifa" ship! But still I have to wonder how the story has been altered because of these's chain of events) and I wonder "how much of Crisis Core is canon to the story! While losing out on anything Dirge of Cerberus won't make me loss to much sleep despite some of the lore in that game's story being alright with me Such as Deepground & the Sisters! I want to know how much Lore Crisis Core had is still intact with Remake's retelling!)
Man your comment is so well thought out I had to take my time reading it haha I really can't wait you are definitely hyping me up! I personally am excited after seeing how well the current cast plays I can't wait to see how cid plays since I'm a dragoon main in FF14. Vincent I hope is a hyrbid between melee and ranged! He has that golden claw after all. Also yuffie should be fast as tifa like you said but also super weak but maybe high magic stat because of her love her materia aha
@@BltzZ The Claw with Vincent makes sense! Though I wonder how his "Transformations" will work! Hopefully the Blue Magic function will be alot more useful in future parts then it was in Part 1 because I always use Vincent as my Blue Mage! Yuffie will likely be faster then Tifa to compensate the weakness! Along with abilities that may land debuffs and useful status ailments! But her Magic stat being Decent would be good! Though looking how Materia works if you put some on your weapons! She''ll be making up low damage by all the hits she can land before you even HAVE to think of dodging attacks if they make her very speedy! But yeah next to Jump I'd like Cid to have SOME abilities similar to FFXIV Dragoon....though from the jokes I heard, I hope they don't make him getting killed to make everyone better a thing! (Especially with you limited to three at a time!). Story wise I would LOVE to see Vincent's interactions with Hojo and Sephiroth (Especially the fact he IS aware of Momma boy's REAL MOTHER! I got to wonder if Sephiroth is aware of his mother! I mean he has to have known the truth of things now seeing how things are with him and how he acts in the remake because of "the twist!") But what's your thoughts on how they'll do "Reeve/Cait Sith?
Cait sith might have two modes maybe like you said. One with the cat alone and one for the robotic based luck attacks maybe. It's going to be fun I hope they showcasing concepts soon
@@BltzZ Would fit with his character (especially with the Fortune telling LOL). But yeah I'm hoping for more on that stuff soon! (For Yuffie I remembered as I forgot like a goof that she used huge ninja stars as her main weapon! So I see her mode function being around utilizing them in different fashions that could effect how she moves and acts similar to Cloud's mode changing! Like one where she focuses on range or melee! Or it could be just a button that lets you toss the big thing as a range action! Who knows!)
Aerith is more like a Sage class from FFIII she's the ultimate magician but in my 1st playthrough of the original FFVII I made a crucial mistake of focusing on Aerith as solely for the White mage.
Good work as always! There is just one question I always have in mind that you always say summons render extra status, i.e, you said Leviathion increases magic damage, where did you get this info? I can't find it anywhere
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Imagine if that fairy could change depending on elemental materia put on. Having it cast an extra magic attack would be goat. Maybe have it appear as an egi , like in ff14.
I really wish that were the case then I'd use it more! It's still not a bad skill but just not something i'd spend ATB on every encounter as arcane ward is infinitely better for everyone
Is aerith's offensive abilities (soul drain, sorcerous storm and the ray of judgement) is based on her magic attack stat or physical attack? Also does her attack stats mean anything if she is in the her human form or only toad form?
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Gameplan - 12:40
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I noticed u used chain bangle multiple times for different characters. IIRC, you can only have 1 chain bangle in the game no?
Only 1 chain bangle in the game unfortunately. But these videos are from the perspective of building them as your main focus character. I've learned tho as aerith and Tifas defenses are lacking regardless of what you do it's just best to sacrifice and use the force bracelet or whatever gives 4 materia slots!
her triangle tap can also do physical damage to weak low level enemies like doom mice if they're basically right ontop of her, and then she can launch them and juggle them into the air.
hello first time playing ff games ever and i like it a lot.
i have seen few videos to learn stuff the one thing i dont get is how to pick multiple spells to cast in one attack.go. like you pick fire thunder 2 spells at once or combine them.
when i play i can only pick one like fire then screen auto change to who i want to cast it on.
my English is bad but i hope you get my point. thanks
This gets a like automatically for having the very first clip of Aerith hitting dude with a chair. LOL
I had to have the most OP weapon in the game showcased first!
They need to add a chair melee weapon for Aerith. Kinda like how Barret has a few melee options. Hell i'd even dish out a few bucks for chair dlc.
If they don't capitalize on that money making gameplan then I have faith we will get our answers when the modding community gets their hands on the PC version!
John Cena would be proud
Chairith Cena
Try to equip three units of the same elemental materia, one linked with magnify, another with mp absorb and the third with hp absorb, cast level 3 magic inside Arcane Ward against groups of enemies and Aerith becomes an inmortal-infinite mp-destroyer monster.
Avalanches very own weapon of mass destruction tbh
Aerith "Nukem" Gainsborough
wait! that's illegal!
Do this with Ice Materia and you get Nuclear Winter.
I wish Blizzaga looked a bit different haha it sucks that it can be dodged after the initial hit which doesn't no damage
I am on my first playthrough, and Aerith is insanely powerful. As I am not max yet, I am just using her for everything. Also, I feel like you could win the whole game with just her.
You very well can! This video didn't even showcase the most craziest things you can do with her. I recommend when you beat the game you look at my unlimited ATB build, top secrets guide and legends guide. Hope you enjoy your first playthrough my dude. Hit that notification bell so when we go live to stream you can say hello in the chat
I agreed. In fact, by this reason i hated more the outcome of the chapter 12, as i lost Aerith during a lot time. Being honest, i feel myself more weaker without her.
Opening up the video with Aerith smacking me in the face with a chair is just... that's so unfair. I'm morally obligated to like this video now.
Hahaha my strategy paid off :) most OP weapon in the game
Yasss! The advanced portion for the part 1 squad is complete ☺️
Yessss indeed now We are all masters!
Pro tip: Tempest is actually a really good set up tool more than it is an attack. When fully charged Tempest gives Aerith a lot of ATB when it explodes. I mainly use it on staggered enemies as my first attack and immediately use the time in between that it takes before it explodes to use commands. If timed just right it can give Aerith an ATB bar to use additional commands after that on top of dealing a lot of damage. Aerith can pull off 6 nukes in Arcane Ward & 3 Soul Drains easily with use of Tempest and that's without Team Support & Materia like Refocus, ATB Assist, Skill Master, and ATB Stagger. Tempest is an underrated yet essential tool for maximizing Aerith's DPS
Yup you definitely want to use it on a non mobile or staggered enemy to maximize not only damage but ATB gain ws well!
I went in a bit of a different direction. The biggest change is that I used Astral Cuff, which prioritizes one's magical defense over materia use.
So, I only have six slots, including the slot for the summon (Leviathan). I am also using Platinum Earings with the Silver Staff. The full materia is:
☆ First Strike
☆ Subversion
☆ Magic Up
☆ HP Up
☆ Chakra
Your videos are easy to follow and have nice clean editing.
I'm happy to hear this! I've always been self conscious about my editing and it pays off to hear it's been a really big hit with you all. Thanks for sticking around the channel! We got plenty of content coming soonn
I hope in part 2 they expand on Aerith wards. I found that it added such an interesting dynamic element to battle...running to the wards for the bonuses in the heat of the battle, even placement sometimes require thought. I am thinking she can have some protection type wards that reduce damage while on it or status. Also, since enemies move around the field....small trap like wards that should an enemy pass over it they receive damage or you can even knock them back into it....Aerith play style is the type that actually affects how you play overall as her techniques can benefit everyone compared to the rest of the team.
Her other techniques like the fairy assist wasn't too useful, I often forgot about it...maybe if the fairy acted more as a distraction than additional damage...it may have been better. Lustrous shield is useful but very situational...but such a pretty spell. Aerith has a lot of potential to make battles even more dynamic going forward. One last thing, please let us get a gravity spell, not for damage but acts like the rust dragon own that actually pulls you in to bring enemies closer together to better target them. That gravity magnet ability should have either be an enemy skill or an Aerith only ability....actually the Rust dragon own was pretty cool...I wish we could have learned it along with this monster that uses a sonic scream for little damage but big interruption.
All really solid ideas that I see happening in ff7 remake 2! More wards equal more diverse pairings and playstyle. Yeah fairy assist was a meh ability for me. It has it uses but other abilities out weigh it more.
Gravity spell would be sooo dope for grouping I like that idea. Maybe they should make it a enemy skill if anything! I was disappointed that there are only 3 enemy skills in the game but understandable since it's only midgar
@@BltzZ it is 4 abilities but at least 5 would be nice. It is algid aura, self destruct, spirit syphon and bad breath from Molboro fight.
@@Ephideltrance IDK why i wrote 3 abilities smh I use it all the time lol i sometimes forget spirit siphon and algid aura are two different ones i guess and my brain counts them as 1. Those are way too similar moves and we couldve gotten something cooler like gravity.
@@BltzZ keep up the great work though and cross fingers by 2022 for the latest we get the 2nd part of the game.
You and me both bro! I just dropped a pride and joy boss guide if you are interested in that. The method is inspired from other TH-camrs but it's soooo sick what you can do I had to showcase it!
i still havent found her Chair Ultimate Weapon and Limit Break yet
That might be DLC tbh. They knew what they were doing not including that in the base game.
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I like giving Aerith the Parry Materia no matter what build you make. It gives her a nice dash attack that you can turn into a defensive maneuver if you need to create space between yourself and the opponent(s). Aerith’s normal dodge doesn’t really cover that much distance but it you pair that with the dash you get from the Parry Materia, you have yourself a nice way to get yourself out of hairy situations that also deals damage since so many enemies seem to like to charge and attack her.
That's a good idea too especially if you want to control her often and not worry about enemies striking her down
Another cracking guide thanks BltzZ! I love playing Aerith but I always get distracted by her awesome animations. She's just so awesome to watch XD
Supreme elegance is the word! Haha yooo that pride and joy boss fight guide just released! Wait till you see the true power of aerith and Tifa in that
I just found (and subbed to) your page. I'm loving your guides on the characters and they'll be a great help in my playthrough. I love playing as Aerith since she practically carried me through the Sector 6 portion of the game. This guide will only make her that much better for me. Thanks for the work!
You're welcome! Super happy to hear this and I'm happy to have you join the channel :). Plenty more guides coming soon be sure to check out the new Barret infinite health build!
Did not realize I missed out on a whole weapon for Aerith on my playthrough. I missed the bladed staff.
I missed that one as well! Didn't realize it until I saw everyone had 6 weapons except her so I had to hit Google haha
Aerith: Permission to kill?
BlitzZ: Granted!
SiCKeM!
She is my favorite to play with! I love using magic with her only because she can regain mp. I use her very similar to your black mage set up.
Her MP regain is nasty then if you top it off with MP absorbs in specific builds it's just not even fair lol
Fleeting Familiar's extra attacks can interrupt or even pressure smaller enemies when you use it. I found that whenever I had ATB to spare but I didn't particularly need to cast any elemental magic with Aerith, Soul Drain + Fleeting Familiar put out a suprising amount of damage against mobs.
Aerith is absolutely a key member when fighting Bahamut, doubly so on the run up to Pride and Joy. Doublecasting an -aga spell plus a few Overpower hits from Tifa is usually enough to pressure Bahamut during his countdown, and her high elemental damage is also good for quick killing Ifrit after Bahamut's been dealt with.
Your guides helped me a lot, thank you for the efforts you're putting in :)
I'm always appreciative that you guys are enjoying these videos! Truly an amazing last month and I can't wait to continue expanding on the channel :) were all in for a ride
@@BltzZ You are already doing so great :) I'll support you ^^
watching all of these series before going on hard mode ^^ You did a ton of work WOW !
Thank you dude! Yeah man I LOVE this game. There were some things I missed in the Aerith guide haha so be sure to check the MP absorb build :)
Been waiting for this one! Aerith's been my favorite to play so far
It's so hard choosing between her and Barret in VR. I love playing Barret but aerith is the OP character you got to use!
Aerith is OP and breaks the game in so many ways. I was able to defeat Bahamut only with her and Cloud because of her insane magic stats. BTW, Parry materia hugely improves her dodge. HP Absorption is very beneficial for her to have as well paired with offensive spells. It was too late for to realize how useful Tempest is.
All good I talk about all these options too in other videos as well! Haha well you gotta now platinum the game :) and reuse all these skills to their fullest. Check out my hard mode hell house guide for Aerith badassness
I always considered Aerith the best character, as she isn't only powerful with her magic, but also versatile with her abilities, making her very useful against any enemy that i faced.
Even i hated when Shinra took her after the chapter 12, as i felt myself weaker without her in the team.
Seriously, i even felt that she was Cloud's bodyguard instead of the other way around.
Aerith's ATB Ward works best when Tifa has the ATB Assist materia. Running combos with Tifa builds ATB for Aerith with ATB Ward giving ATB back to Tifa. This allows Tifa to achieve maximum fisting.
Also, there's a nice little exploit where equipping the one attack spell three times and equipping Magnify on one, Hp Absorb on another, and Mp Absorb on the last one. They all apply to the same spell and add that to Arcane Ward and a ton of Hp and Mp are returned on casting.
Edit: I see you mentioned it in brief towards the end of the video.
Most definitely! Ill make a short video showcasing that amazing combo too. I didn't include it in the video because I didn't wanna make a third build haha. But as a stand alone it makes for a nice 4 minute short video
@@BltzZ Probably a good idea. This, like many of your videos, was pretty comprehensive so I can't but praise it. Keep it up.
Atb ward= MAXIMUM FISTING!
Zangan would be proud.
@@nervnerd You bet your sweet ass and happy tiddies he would.
This gets a little overlooked, but you can actually disable magnify when casting a spell by pressing L1, you'll see the little circle thing right to the spell grayed out when you do it. This is useful when you have a single target enemy and you don't really need the magnify effect and having to deal with the drop of damage. This is also useful if you run it with healing materia, you disable magnify and use cure on a single target if you need to heal someone and the rest is healthy.
Yup I do it in a clip of this video once or twice. But I was going to talk about it to bring it to people's attention in a MP absorb self heals build for Aerith I'm working on
Wow man, these guides are fantastic, thank you so much or revealing the depth of the fighting system! :D
You're absolutely welcome dude I'm happy you guys are still clutching it out with these ones! We're doing a PS5 giveaway right now on the channel and paid members get a higher chance to win! So be sure to join today so you don't miss out on it! Check the community board for the channel!
@@BltzZ Yeah man, I'm way late to the show, just got gifted a PS4 from my friend, this and bloodborne where the only two games i really wanted to play.
I sunk hundreds upon hundreds of hours into the original when i was a teenager.
And i must say I am just blown away by what they have manged to do with this remake, every part of the game is just elevated and the most impressive part for me personaly is the combat system, i'm just wow this is platinumgames levels of good!
Cheers man good luck with the raffel and keep the quality content going brother!
Never too late my friend! Happy you are enjoying it a lot haha. Wishing you all the best
Another great guide video my guy. I like using Aerith as both a white and black mage as well. Her Mythril Staff is crazy good when I use her as a black mage doing insane raw magic power output coupled with a maxed out Magic Up materia ftw! The one thing I havent really tried out yet is her Silver Staff. I will give it a try for sure. Keep on rockin with this ff7r guide build series man, you are killing it. Pog Champ!
Most definitely! The silver staff is definitely OP and a must use in hard mode for story and MP regain
I love how she plays, so unique and can get so powerful.
Very! Please look at the unlimited ATB video I have and the top secrets guide to see how even crazier playing as aerith can be!
I agreed.
This is super helpful! I have a hard time playing as her compared the the other characters
I'm happy to hear that! Aerith does the most damage in the game at a quick pace which is why she generates so much aggro so quickly. Enemies will flock to her immediately so you need to constantly switch around characters to essentially keep aerith alive haha. They are well aware of her damage and OP chair
Enjoyed every part of this Advanced Guide series, tbh I think I'm gonna miss it lmaoo
Hopefully 2-3 years from now, a notif will pop out from you saying something like "Yuffie Advanced Combat Tips" lol, I can't wait for the next one but I'm nowhere near done with this one, great job as usual!
Oh man you just gave me flashes haha id absolutely love that and hopefully you guys are all here to enjoy that! But no worries well keep making ff7 related videos and explore other games you all recommend :)
14:20 I was just thinking “Man, this game would be so fun to play CO-OP with friends in these VR fights. Next thing I know, you’re stating it too. Square, please consider this!
Great minds think alike right? 😁 Hopefully they consider it!
Mannnn 11:03 was clutch. When i did that challenge i had to restart a few times cuz i didn't know about subversion materia. Great vid my man
Youre welcome my dude!
When I first played the game I had no idea how to use Aerith. Now she’s my favorite to play just bc I love her setup moves and how much magical damage she can dish out
Hey man, just want to say I really love your videos, they are informative and cleanly made. Definitely would love to see videos focused on making builds around each weapon, focusing on the strengths of those weapons.
That's a great idea too I was going to do the purple pains next for a crazy crit build
yesss I've been waiting for this one.
Be sure to enjoy! :)
Nice, it's finally here! I don't have too many suggestions with Aerith, but here goes.
One thing I like to do with her is to pair Wind with Elemental on her weapon. The Aero line is usually not worth casting, since it never hits the flying enemies that are weak to it. Not a problem with Aerith's homing projectiles though (you can also do the same with Barret).
Deadly Dodge works on Aerith! It's nowhere near as flashy as Tifa's Shotokan impersonation or Barret's AoE shotgun blast, but it does scale her firepower up in proportion with the number of enemies on the screen.
Finally, one pairing I always have on Aerith is Warding with Binding. Apart from giving her a debuff option, this also protects her from the Silence debuff itself. As a mage, Silence affects Aerith worse than the other members of the party, so this combination is especially useful on her.
Really good combination of warding to bypass silencing!!
Great video! Personally, I like to equip Aerith with every elemental spell in the game, plus Prayer and Barrier spells for support. She’s has a ridiculously high MP stat, especially Mythril Rod. The best part about Prayer is that you don’t have to choose who to heal since it heals everyone, that why I would leave the Healing materia to the others. I actually love her first limit break, it saved me a couple times when I was unable to heal due to the lack of ATB. It also damages enemies in return. It’s like a close shave limit break for me.
Love your style! Solid build overall man
@@BltzZ Thanks!
I'm replaying and doing the grinding all over
And it's kinda pointless to have all the elemental spells on her. Just have one on you for the specific enemies you'll fight and keep some of the purple materials on you
Feel free to check out some of our premiere builds since this video was posted. Checkout the instant limit break build, the Infinite health build and the unlimited ATB build
@@BltzZ I reloaded my 100% save and loaded up against top secrets. No revive materia just cloud tifa and aerith and I pretty much obliterated them. Tifa with two luck UPs aerith with a lot of mp and firaga and cloud with health and a couple purples. They were falling so fast. Longest one was Leviathan because he actually got to fly around and you know how slow it is for aerith to make him come down
Barret fits my place style so well as a ranged tanked and would be ideal in my hard mode playthrough for the coliseum challenges but I can’t help but use Aerith instead because I love her. So thank you so much for this!
I know I really wish we can do 4 player parties! Melee Barret build I have in his advanced guide is the most fun for me to use! That health regain and sustain is outrageous and such a bully
Yessss been waiting for this. Excellent work!!
Yoooo happy to hear you're still loving and sticking around for the content! Stay tuned for more interesting videos we got coming soon
I love your videos and breakdowns, BltzZ! I check for your videos daily
Hopefully we get to chat on the stream soon!
If you get the right setups with Aerith, she is insane.
I truly believe she is the key for defeating the top secret boss in record time! She alone buffs everyone's magic damage with her abilities. And silver staff is OP
@@BltzZ for sure...Arcane ward alone is a must for Hard mode....MP is too precious.
This remake made me want for Aerith and Cloud to end up together. They're interactions are great and she really gets Cloud out of his shell along with the chemistry they build through the game.
That's just because Aerith sees Zack in Cloud's eyes, who, in fact, she really loves.
@giusyvacca2736 I know, but the remake makes it seem as if Aerith knows Cloud is not Zach.
@@xXLilSmurthXx Of course She knows Cloud isn't Zack, but it's like when you meet someone who reminds you of someone else that you love. In that case, because you see in that person things that remind you of the person you love, you tend to develop affection towards him/her more easily.
To support this statement, Aerith even confesses Cloud that He reminds a lot of Zack in the park, and admits Zack is the only guy She ever loved. In addition, when She finds herself and Cluod in situations that she has already been with Zack (which are a lot) She smiles more because She remembers Zack. Lastly, She always wear pink like She promised Zack. To me, she's clearly still in love with Zack and is intended to be with him, meanwhile Cloud is intended to be with Tifa. That said, my word certainly isn't the absolute truth and you can ship who you want with whoever you want, they're fictional characters after all!
@@giusyvacca2736tbh there are many moments with characters that Cloud has, moments with Aerith, Tifa, Sephiroth.
Wait what? Sephiroth?
But seriously though, you can support tons of these moments.
With pretty any characters, even jokingly the main guys if going by the OG stuff, that’s just jokes though.
1:07
*Aerith attacks the door*
*Shinra Troops shooting at her from behind:* STOP IGNORING US!!! >:(
Hehehe I love making my guides on those first enemies because they just tickle
she is my favorite, but i’m also a caster in ff14 hahahahah
That's pretty cool! I'm a dragoon main in ff14 I can't wait to see what they do with cid 😁😁😁
BltzZ i’m asking the same thing about cid but i’m sure it will have a great condition hahaha
He needs to have atleast 6 jumps please that I can weave in-between combos!
yee! Sch/smn here!
@@Montai summoners are soooo strong right now! When I last played Monks were top dog. Was helping a friend clear Titania extreme the other day and I kept falling behind this summoner haha
Great! I've always thought Aerith would be a beast of damage if built properly. By the way, I'll be waiting fr your guide on fighting the Pride and Joy boss. I really want to get my hands on the Gotterdammerung. So I can put the refocus materia on Tifa and use her with 3 ATBs. Great work, man.
Aa for my favorite to play at, thus far: It's still Tifa with the deadly dodge basic attack + focused strike. But I'm enjoying melee Barret too. Will try a damage build for Aerith now
Happy to hear that you are enjoying those builds! I'm working on pushing out more quicker videos even daily if possible
Awesome! Been waiting on this one.
Happy to bring you this! Enjoy man I'm going to be dropping stuff all week I can't wait
When you hold tempest down and have the crystal that explodes. If you toss another tempest (Tap or Hold) it will cause the first one to go off sooner then it would normally.
Great video BbltZ! Looking forward to the next!
Happy you love it! More videos are coming out at a much faster pace :)
Love these Advanced videos, definitely looking at support for her.
As for what I'm looking forward to, team builds. I want to see how you used Magnify and other rare materia, did you go for the boom, or the shield?
I'm hoping for the following setup build.
-Cloud (Black Mage)
-Tifa (Melee)
-Barret (Tank/Support)
-Aerith (Support)
I'm going work on team builds for you guys tomorrow :)
Barret in general has been a blast to play. I feel hes the most unique of all the characters so theres so much variation and depth to playing as him. Tifa def has the highest skill ceiling though but is so fullfilling when you become an expert at her. Cloud is the safe bet. He has damage reduction built into his combat for crying out loud. Def the pressure starter. Like you i rarely use aerith directly. Happy to keep her on in the background as a support for when i need her but nothing much out side of that.
Same way I feel about Barret! I absolutely love bullying people with his melee build from my advanced guide. The health you regain from that is just tooo much fun
I like using the little fairy not for damage but for the extra atb charge
Bring on the more dam dams
Exactly what I need, thanks!
Awesome to hear! I think you will enjoy that new boss guide I just dropped :)
She's too op with the Gotterdammerung. Pop refocus for the quick atbs, then keep Planet Protector up for pretty much the duration of the fight. Even hardmode Sephiroth has little answer for that.
10000% agree about a co-op mode! That way we can actually enjoy our limit breaks and spells if we can play with a bunch of friends. That's be clutch. I love all the redesigns in this game though I wish there were more hotkey options. I hate using a slide bar for spells and freezing the fight.
I would've loved L2 to be more shortcuts since L2 is only used for the compass which is silly. Should've been a option in the menu for that. Yes! Coop would be absolutely insane especially VR Boss challenges with viewers
Fleeting Familiar's attacks have high stagger and knockup when they are the orange orbs from using abilities and spells. -AGA spells has the fairy blast out 4 orbs or so, and is very useful for flinching opponents while the cast is happening.
Ooo the stagger bar increase is really good I did not know that! Thanks for mentioning that
I try to avoid OP combo’s but I want her to have Wind and Synergy Materia paired. It is so much fun to pull that off spamming Disorder with Cloud or the Focused Strike and Deadly dodge combo with Tifa. This will pressure and stagger enemies very quickly.
Awesome man. Just awesome
I hope this videos can be actual now again, bcoz the game in ps plus
Ps: I wonder how it’s still not blocked bcoz music
Also the game is just start funny on hard in my view, I truly enjoyed game and replay a lot fights just for fun and for no dmg, I glad square Enix give us this game
130 hours in and still learning new things. I need your use her shield and atb charge more. Thanks
You and me both dude everyday!
Comparing Mythril Rod to my usual Reinforced Staff I'm seeing huge stat decreases all across the board.
Also, I really like Spectral Cogwheel on Aerith because less time spent healing with your ATB gauge is more time spent doing other stuff.
Another great video though, keep them coming ^^
Thanks man! That's awesome plus reinforced is way more all arounded too instead of focusing on one category
I'm sorry, but the intro of "Aerith Combat Guide" with Tifa's battle theme playing in the background gave me whiplash. ;P Great guide, thou, really!
Haha thanks man! I love this song and I missed the opportunity to use it on tifas advanced hehehe. I wish that part in the dons mansion was longer with this theme. It was soooo good
I'm actually using aerith as a red mage by powering up prayer and using the wards for double casting.
For me she is the most fun to play as because I love to play as magic user in RPGs whether they are attack mages or healer and seeing g how she was built to be both depending on the situation make her very awesome, plus she is pink my favorite color.
Aerith is awesome to play as! Be sure to check out my full team build as well as top secrets fight. She carries the entire team
@@BltzZ I will!
I love using Aerith. Shes so different that it keeps the game play fresh. Lustrious Shield is actually amazing and great against certain bosses. And Ray of Judgment is just the best way to finish off an enemy.
Ray of judgements animation is sooooo sick looking. Really wish aerith AI didn't walk up to enemies tho like a duck
I play all four characters highly aggressively, so there's something very satisfying about making Aerith hit hard. FF14 was the game that taught me that DPS-ing the bad guys, thus mitigating future damage, is just another effective form of healing. Chakra becomes the best heal on hard mode anyway.
Wicked video as always dude. my build is almost similar to yours instead I use the scarf accessory to give that small atb boost as my Cloud and Tifa have first strike and like you said about prayer as an option I also like to swap between that and ATB boost materia. For that extra umph!
That's a good accessory to have! Especially since the limit of two first strikes. I really wish we could have 4 player combat now haha I miss having Barret with the gang and vice versa for the others. I mean the old school games are 4 player parties why can't we try it out in VR modes :). I'd like it with an even higher difficulty
@@BltzZ wouldn't mind a hard mode with option to use items I have almost 99 of mostly everything lol. And hell yes 4 player vr would be sweet but I feel there would be Tifa's everywhere.
Haha 4 tifas! I'm in!!! Lol I figure it could be like a Hero shooter or MOBA style where only 1 character of that sort is allowed
Awesome guide! Loving how much damage she could put out !
btw, whats the title for the background music?
Check the description at the bottom I have the song linked for you guys :) it's called Smash em Rip em Tifa theme. Glad you liked the video! To see the true power of aerith check out my top secrets boss guide as aerith is the all damage carry for the group :)
Lostrious shield is underrated, thing is super useful, just have to position it well.
Great advice but personally speaking I havent ran into many enemies that use shields or reflect that I can actually remove...so what I found better for her is barrier, since its universally more effective. I use healing, cleansing, revive and an element that is needed at the time along with prayer, refocus, magic up and mp up. I use guard stick, rune armlet, leviathan and spectral cogwheel to get limit breaks faster. She is a balance of white and black mage built this way
Great and solid build overall dude that's very true!
@@BltzZ thanks bro. I always appreciate seeing other builds cuz I like to balance out my characters so I miss out on some very unique passive skills and how they help playstyles
I'm the same way! I'm sure when it's all said and done I still wouldn't have been able to get out all combinations haha
Nice! I love playing Aerith as a black mage 🧙♀️
She brings enemies to damage town for real
There so many skills that I don't use with her... like the butterfly friend and the shield... let's see what you have for us in this video (still watching at the beginning) hehe
The shield is super situational but a great use against all projectiles if you have extra ATB be sure to use the shield to protect your Arcane or ATB wards :)
@@BltzZ That shield came in a pinch for the weak gun fire attacks from Arsenal. But not so much the power shots...Would not recommend it..ooff..
Hahaha I can imagine it being like "Hah I dare you to even try to shoot through thi-" ouch
I just 100% this game you helped me about watching that Weiss fight. But yeah aerith was not around till end game
Aerith can cast the portable version of the Light of Judgement.
cool, thanks for great video! 😘
My plan is probably to run support with the Reinforced or Silver Staff on Hard mode. I’m nearing the end of my first playthrough lol. But I’ll switch her to a more Black Magic focused build with whatever enemies are weak to for her solo challenges in the colisseum and Combat Simulator, Mythril staff and all. Reason being there’s little reason for her to use healing with magnify when she’s flying solo, if it wasn’t obvious already lol. Either way, I’ll probably have whatever magic materia the enemy is weak to, but equip more stat boosters for when she fights solo, along with probably the Mythril Staff instead of the Silver staff.
I definitely recommend checkout out our unlimited atb build too! And the top secrets fight shah :D
@@BltzZ yes I shall XD
@@stevenanderson7620 enjoy! It's absolutely borderline gamebreaking
In my opinion I think how my build characters should be if I do get this game.
Cloud: a balance but bit more lean towards mostly with offensive capabilities. (Iron Blade or Twin Stinger for their reprieve ability, and the champions belt for that extra health and damage)
Barret: full on tank, taking damage and dishing out damage Wobbufet regardless whether he using long or close range combat. (Big Bertha might work)
Tifa: full on offensive which monks are mainly good for, duck Dodge and weaving through enemy lines and thanks to her chi level, she'll do crazy amount damage in a short amount of time (Metal gloves might be a good choice but the feather gloves might also work too. And the fury ring will work to even she is a glass Canon, I think it would fair to say because your strategy in your Tifa, there's no need ot give that defense but just to be extra safe Give her that HP up to her)
Aerith: due to her being spell caster I think it would be fair to make her both a white and black mage. Dishing out damage while healing her teammates. (the Silver Rod not only because she can save large amount of MP but I notice one of the sub cores mentions all the elemental magic such fire, wind, lightning and Ice gives a 5% damage boost while boosting the effect of healing spells. Then I wanna give her the circlet even though it gives the user small amount of MP bonus while increasing her magic damage, I'll take it, every little help counts. Give her all element attacks but also give her the magnify materia on her lighting spells instead of her fire spells. Simply because lightning tracks and hits the target instantaneously while fire spells is a project tile and if hits a wall or obstacle it will miss the target completely.)
Good setup but the firaga is optional on aerith to pair with magnify. It should be adjusted to the spell which your enemies are weak too so that means constantly alternating :)
@@BltzZ gotcha, just quick question regarding the accessories, do you get the accessories one at a time or can you get more like in the original FF7?
It depends on the accessory I know that fury ring in chapter 9 can get relooted multiple times
@@BltzZ so you can get multiple fury rings while the best accessories in the bmgame from beating the Secret boss is a one time deal. Right?
Yes that's right. You can get as many fury rings as you restart and get them in chapter 14 over and over. I just uploaded the Pride and joy guide which should help many of you guys out. Be on the lookout for that to release at 10:45am eastern time!
you know this would have been really helpful yesterday when i was struggling to beat hell house on hard mode. especially that using soul drain during stagger gives you almost 20 mp
Dang rip the timing! We have tons of guides for bosses you are coming up to for hard mode. Feel free to checkout the Ghoul and Eligors boss fights :). The ghoul fight will help you save tons of MP
@@BltzZ THANK YOU
No worries man. We have all kinds of diverse and elaborate guides and builds for this game that changes the way the combat works. Feel free to checkout the unlimited ATB build, infinite health build and the very popular instant limit break build! All are very viable builds I've live streamed myself going through a full playthrough using hehe
I do this with Aerith when I wanna have fun (also made Rude easier on Hard for me) So put elemental on and also get magnify and either HP or MP absorption. I used fire on all those cause I dont like the delay on wind magic. Also equip silver staff for attack magic mp reduction. Patience with switching between Cloud and her to get her ATB up but once I did the fun begins. I casted firaga spells like they were going outta style and didnt lose too much health or MP cause I get a good portion back. And since he doesnt hit Aerith so bad (or Tifa for those who remember he has a crush on her) I didnt have to worry much!
Solid build that I'm more than sure wrecked him badly lol. Patience really is key in this game but I love how there are so many different ways to play!
@@BltzZ It makes me very excited for the other characters. Being that in real life Ima speed over strengh guy I tend to play as Tifa the most (cause making choices on the fly works for me) I still play as others for the fun of it.
Tifa makes this game feel way different than it is haha I always feel like it's a DMC or Bayonetta style game. Then when I switch back to other characters I get grounded back to reality haha..hopefully square gets us a tifa centered game!
Magic can crit , so luck up materia can boost her damage further . ATB Boost is nice too , First strike is random but combine with ATB boost and you get guaranteed 2 ATB bar at the battle start. For full nuke fury ring add 25% damage, better than 10% magic
The fury ring brings it all together
I would absolutely LOVE a co-op mode! Even if it was just for the different combat sim or VR battles. It would add so much more synergy. It would be interesting to see how the enemy AI would adapt though since they usually target whichever character that you're controlling.
Oh man this would be awesome! I'd host nightly coop live streams with you guys and we'd constantly be switching out parties to try out new builds haha. So much fun I hope they implement this for us soon!!
What would be even crazier is if people can use the same character.
Can you imagine how chaotic a 3 tifa team would be? Just knowing which tifa you re is a task in itself.
@@bjrabang3111 they could add outfits in the game that you can unlock 👀 I was really hoping this would be a feature. Even if it was just slightly different skins or hairstyle changes, it would add some much needed aesthetic customization.
Haha 3 team tifa is enough to make the mod community build this overnight!
Yeah something to spice up the character variety especially skins. I like that and hope it's something they consider
I'm not sure what kind of play through videos you intend to do since you (and we) have obviously been through the game a couple times by this point. I feel like I didn't get to hear enough of YOU in your play through videos so far.
I'd be interested to hear your speculations and predictions about future games and what, in this game, make you think so. What do you think of the characters' relationships relative to the original and other games? What is Aerith "not telling us?" Which Sephiroth is that at the end? Future? How far along the story will the next installment go, relative to the original? What moments really hit home? Did some moments that were MEANT to be emotional NOT actually hit you? Were there exciting moments that were more epic than expected? Which dresses are better?
Just some ideas.
All of that are expected to be in videos for sure it's been hard between making combat guides and my PC taking years to render my play thrus and the audio ultimately getting desynced from parts 9-15 smh feels bad. But I have a couple theories I'd like to share on what I think is going on especially with aerith!
@@BltzZ No worries! Sorry to hear about technical difficulties. I was just saying what I think we'd like to see, and what I thought could have been improved upon compared to videos up thru part 8. Looking forward to it.
:) most definitely! I'm happy to continuously see you around these comments on each release. I appreciate the feedback and I'll be sure to revamp that series
There's really no way to have that one perfect build in this game since the game constantly force you to change your play style in every chapter on hard mode. But videos like this help you prepare for it and I appreciate the content thanks for helping newbs like me with this game
Happy you found it helpful! Yes it's very unique as we constantly are required to shift things around! Be sure to checkout the unlimited atb build and the infinite health build for really big game changers in the games mechanics
Also an idea for a vid would be combos/build using less common materias. Example Poison, Skill Master, ATB Assist, Parry, Synergy and Enemy Skills.
All of that is part of the plan for me to work on this weekend and upcoming days 😎
bro we need your guide for Aerith's Synergy Bodyguard now. lolol.. I cannot wait... hardly cant make it work
I would swap your arcane ward with fleeting familiar in the shortcuts... since arcane ward takes you into a menu regardless to choose where to place it... kind of defeats the purpose of a shortcut... also I always use both magic ups on aerith... if its regular gameplay i use it with silver staff but for the combat simulator you can use the mythril rod for 490 magic attack. I beat top secret this way without even getting hit once on aerith since you stagger lock things so quickly. If you want to get even crazier then replace your acc with a fury ring which will give you permanent berserk status and add 25% damage.
That fury ring and Mythril magic up build is my go to for pride and joy haha I'm going to make a full guide on that tonight
I love Aerith!
the best!
The goat is here
The video that I want it!
Damn man. Your guides were great in helping me with my own ideas of each character's (I even found out things I missed or overlooked which makes going through "Hard Mode" alot more tolerable LOL). Makes me eager to see how Yuffie, Cait Sith, Cid & Vincent will play like in the future (Especially eager to see how Red XIII will feel like to control in the next part!). I'm sure you'll have some good guides for them when they become playable (I hope with the "re-imagining" their doing with the game! They'll integrate Yuffie & Vincent into the story and NOT make them Optional! Especially Yuffie seeing how Wutai got ALOT of referencing and even "called out" in the background & main story! But I'm wonder how Cait Sith/You know who! will play like! Will we have a switch system like Cloud where he's on and off the Fat Moogle Doll! Like when he's off it he's Agile, but a Fragile Magic strong Speedster! And when he's on it, he's slow but a Mighty Glacier! Basically He can switch between being a faster Aerith or a more Magical Barret! And I would LOVE to see him invoking his "Gambler Job" functions in gameplay! No "Instant Game Over" risk like in the Original. But more Debuffs that will make you feel regret for getting them. But you can still recover your momentum with! Yuffie will likely be a speedster like Tifa but while Tifa is a Lighting Bruiser! Yuffie is alot more a Fragile Speedster befitting the representative of the Ninja Job in VII! Hope Vincent can use different gun types like in Dirge of Cerberus only done BETTER here! & Cid well in the Original he was representing the Dragoon Job but it didn't show up that much in the Original battle system! So I want to see alot of "Jump" from him in this system!)
I know they're caving into the fans who want them to drop the "extra" story stuff they did in part one like the Arbiters stuff & Momma Boy's "farsight" stuff! (I think at best they're okay with fleshing out characters and some expansive things like how many tough but normal enemies were integrated well as bosses! And the GF's have more of a connection to the Lore then just being their as Summons! Especially in regards to Shiva & Leviathan!). But I hope they don't tone those parts out completely (The Arbiters do come off as weird and "Stein's Gate" like! But I can see it fitting abit knowing what I know about the "Lifeforce" in the original. It having a will of it's own isn't that farfetch! I mean let's not forget that the WEAPONS were more focused on destroying everything Shinra related then on what Sephiroth & Jenova were doing! And I'd like to fight him more! Leave him as an end or near end boss of each part like in Part 1! but each version has a different varient of "One-Winged Angel" and along with SOME of what he used in the previous fights! Have him bring out some "new horrifying moves" in a way to show previously he WAS taking it easy on you Previously! Basically each fight is building up to the offical FINAL FIGHT with him at the end of all these's parts!). Especially after that little twist involving "you know who not dying as he was suppose to!" (along with are favorite side characters who are still alive! I'm curious about how Cloud being how he is at the start happened because well that little twist makes it confusing on HOW THAT COULD HAPPEN! It made it hard for me to even TRY romancing Aerith because of what I know! I'm saying it this way to avoid spoiling but those who know should know what I'm talking about! I'm happy because I feel more justified with my favorite "CloudxTifa" ship! But still I have to wonder how the story has been altered because of these's chain of events) and I wonder "how much of Crisis Core is canon to the story! While losing out on anything Dirge of Cerberus won't make me loss to much sleep despite some of the lore in that game's story being alright with me Such as Deepground & the Sisters! I want to know how much Lore Crisis Core had is still intact with Remake's retelling!)
Man your comment is so well thought out I had to take my time reading it haha I really can't wait you are definitely hyping me up! I personally am excited after seeing how well the current cast plays I can't wait to see how cid plays since I'm a dragoon main in FF14. Vincent I hope is a hyrbid between melee and ranged! He has that golden claw after all. Also yuffie should be fast as tifa like you said but also super weak but maybe high magic stat because of her love her materia aha
@@BltzZ The Claw with Vincent makes sense! Though I wonder how his "Transformations" will work! Hopefully the Blue Magic function will be alot more useful in future parts then it was in Part 1 because I always use Vincent as my Blue Mage! Yuffie will likely be faster then Tifa to compensate the weakness! Along with abilities that may land debuffs and useful status ailments! But her Magic stat being Decent would be good! Though looking how Materia works if you put some on your weapons! She''ll be making up low damage by all the hits she can land before you even HAVE to think of dodging attacks if they make her very speedy! But yeah next to Jump I'd like Cid to have SOME abilities similar to FFXIV Dragoon....though from the jokes I heard, I hope they don't make him getting killed to make everyone better a thing! (Especially with you limited to three at a time!). Story wise I would LOVE to see Vincent's interactions with Hojo and Sephiroth (Especially the fact he IS aware of Momma boy's REAL MOTHER! I got to wonder if Sephiroth is aware of his mother! I mean he has to have known the truth of things now seeing how things are with him and how he acts in the remake because of "the twist!")
But what's your thoughts on how they'll do "Reeve/Cait Sith?
Cait sith might have two modes maybe like you said. One with the cat alone and one for the robotic based luck attacks maybe. It's going to be fun I hope they showcasing concepts soon
@@BltzZ Would fit with his character (especially with the Fortune telling LOL). But yeah I'm hoping for more on that stuff soon! (For Yuffie I remembered as I forgot like a goof that she used huge ninja stars as her main weapon! So I see her mode function being around utilizing them in different fashions that could effect how she moves and acts similar to Cloud's mode changing! Like one where she focuses on range or melee! Or it could be just a button that lets you toss the big thing as a range action! Who knows!)
I can totally see the pinwheel being a hybrid weapon too great for all forms of combat
I feel like I've been waiting for this since 1997
I'll never let you down again my friend
That’s hilarious this is my exact battle settings for Aerith lol
Definitely want to see some of your HARD Shinra Simulation runs
I got you on that exact thing very very soon!
Aerith is more like a Sage class from FFIII she's the ultimate magician but in my 1st playthrough of the original FFVII I made a crucial mistake of focusing on Aerith as solely for the White mage.
Good work as always! There is just one question I always have in mind that you always say summons render extra status, i.e, you said Leviathion increases magic damage, where did you get this info? I can't find it anywhere
When you equip leviathan or any other summon materia look at your stats to the left. They show you it increases magic attack by 4 and defense etc
I am soooo happy to see this vid! Now when are you dropping the team build? 😂 For normal and hard mode?
I'll prolly drop that on Friday for you guys! Working on a enemy skill video as well as MP absorb and pride and joy guides all day today
@@BltzZ sounds good
This is so helpful. Thank you!
You are welcome dude! Be sure to check out the Barret infinite health build :)
Thanks much for sharing
You're welcome man! I'm uploading my video on the best materia in the game as we speak :)
Something wrong with the CC auto translate, the translate is not show correctly, it is recognized as Vietnamese (auto translate) >> English. Can you help me please.
Imagine if that fairy could change depending on elemental materia put on. Having it cast an extra magic attack would be goat. Maybe have it appear as an egi , like in ff14.
I really wish that were the case then I'd use it more! It's still not a bad skill but just not something i'd spend ATB on every encounter as arcane ward is infinitely better for everyone
Oh shit i didnt know youre supposed to use healing moves on that fuckin hellhound thing. Where would i be without this channel lol
hahaha yesss Gotta burn him down! Be sure to checkout the ghoul boss guide for how to burn him down in record time with using curaga too!
@@BltzZ im on it!
0:51 that "mine" sounds like a declaration of war.
It most definitely is and was haha
Is aerith's offensive abilities (soul drain, sorcerous storm and the ray of judgement) is based on her magic attack stat or physical attack? Also does her attack stats mean anything if she is in the her human form or only toad form?