In this article, we will discuss the 5 best builds that Tifa can use throughout Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
There will be different types of builds that you can use to master your martial art skills over the course of the game, and you can use these builds to cover specific portions of the game, namely, Early, Middle, Late, and Endgame Builds.
There is also a Secret Build that I will be suggesting to you guys, which will greatly help you in the VR Missions portion, so be sure to read it until the end. Tifa is the perfect Pugilist/Monk archetype present in the game, and it’s a blast to play her in-game.
Without further ado, let’s start the article.
5. Early Game Build
As the name indicates, this one’s specific for the early game portion of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and you should use this build starting from the Kalm portion of the game all the way up to the Junon region.
Despite this being an Early Game Build, this would be sufficient enough for Tifa to gain an edge over his enemies and be faster than ever in combat despite the fact that she will mainly play a supporting role in the party. You can make her the leader, though. The choice is up to you.
How this build works:
- Place Tifa on the 2nd spot of the party or 1st (depending on your choice) and make her Equip Fire and Ice Materia on her.
- Equip Sylph Gloves to have Tifa attain the Reverse Gale ability, which will be useful against enemies weak to wind.
- The Aureate Pinion accessory will make Tifa faster than before, and her swift movement will be too much for the enemy to handle.
Early Game Build Strengths:
- This Early Game Build has the ability to make Tifa play as a physical stacker or, a spellcaster, or even the best of both worlds.
- Fire and Ice Materia will help Tifa eliminate enemies at a faster rate since, at the beginning of the game, enemies will be weak to these elements.
- With the right abilities and skill set, you will get the ATB Charge Rate Up weapon skill, which can help Tifa unleash her moves early and quickly.
Early Game Build Details:
- Abilities: - ATB Charge Rate Up (Provided by equipping and using Sylph Gloves)
- Accessory: - Aureate Pinion (Increases speed by 10). You can alternatively use Hi-Power Wristguards (Increases strength by 5% and Increases max HP by 250)
- Weapon: - Sylph Gloves (Equip Fire and Ice, Chakra, and Precision Defense Focus on this weapon)
- Armor: - Hunter’s Bangle (Equip Lightning and HP Up on this armor)
Team Compatibility:
- Cloud – Can use United Refocus, which divides ATB Bar into three segments and unleashes more ATB Attacks for more damage. Can also use Relentless Rush
- Aerith – Can use Divine Punishment, where Tifa teams up with Aerith to unleash a massive AoE attack that applies to a wide area and affects multiple enemies. It also raises Limit Break Levels.
- Barret – Can use Avalanche Two-Step, where Tifa and Barrett team up and deliver a flurry of attacks, which increases the Stagger meter of the enemy. The Stagger buff from this ability is similar to Cloud and Tifa's Relentless Rush. If you decide to bring Barret as the third party member, you can use both Synergy Abilities back-to-back to maximize the enemy's Staggered state duration.
4. Mid-Game Build
The Mid Game Build is perfect for the duration of the Mt. Corel portion of the game until the part when you reach Nibelheim. That portion covers about the middle of the game.
We will be going for a more physical build this time, where Tifa will have to resort to physical striking prowess and shift all other spellcasting abilities to another character, preferably Aerith.
How this build works:
- Place Tifa on the 2nd spot of the party or 1st (depending on your choice) and make her Equip Enemy Skill Materia on her.
- Equip Kaiser Knuckles to have Tifa attain additional Materia slots as well as an increased physical attack stat, which will be useful in creating this build.
- Keep the Aureate Pinion accessory equipped on Tifa, which will make her faster than before and her swift movement will be too much for the enemy to handle.
Mid Game Build Strengths:
- Since the enemies will be at a moderate level, Tifa will have small difficulty facing the hordes of enemies and will defeat them with ease.
- HP Absorption and Enemy Skill are vital skills to have for World Intel completion as well as overwhelming enemies.
- Chakra Materia is a lifesaver, seeing that it provides HP restoration according to the damage that you have received and cures Poison along with it.
Mid Game Build Details:
- Abilities: - Concentration (Unlocked from Tifa’s Folio)
- Accessory: - Aureate Pinion (Increases speed by 10). You can alternatively use Hi-Power Wristguards (Increases strength by 5% and Increases max HP by 250)
- Weapon: - Kaiser Knuckles (Equip HP Up paired with Enemy Skill and Chakra paired with Assess on this weapon)
- Armor: - Gold Coral Armlet (Equip Precision Defense Focus, First Strike, Steadfast Block, and ATB Stagger on this armor)
Team Compatibility:
- Cloud – Can use United Refocus, which divides ATB Bar into three segments and unleashes more ATB Attacks for more damage. Can also use Relentless Rush
- Aerith – Can use Divine Punishment, where Tifa teams up with Aerith to unleash a massive AoE attack that applies to a wide area and affects multiple enemies. It also raises Limit Break Levels.
- Barret – Can use Avalanche Two-Step, where Tifa and Barrett team up and deliver a flurry of attacks, which increases the Stagger meter of the enemy. The Stagger buff from this ability is similar to Cloud and Tifa's Relentless Rush. If you decide to bring Barret as the third party member, you can use both Synergy Abilities back-to-back to maximize the enemy's Staggered state duration.
3. Late Game Build
From Nibelheim onward until the end of the game, this Late Game Tifa Build will be your best friend and will finally showcase the hidden magic prowess that she has within. What this means is that she will deal magical damage along with basic hits as well.
With new weapon skills and more Materia slots, Tifa will have access to a strong set of weapon abilities that will make her a force not to be trifled with. Not to mention, having the Bahamut Arisen Materia equipped with you, you’ll be one-shotting enemies out there.
How this build works:
- Place Tifa on the 2nd spot of the party or 1st (depending on your choice) and make her Equip ATB Stagger Materia on her.
- Equip Crystal Gloves to have Tifa attain the Opening ATB Bonus ability, which is useful for unleashing her Unfettered Fury attack early on.
- Equipping First Strike Materia on Tifa will allow her to use any ability at the start of the fight, and using Unfettered Fury twice along with Haste would allow her to keep using the same abilities
Late Game Build Strengths:
- Tifa will now eviscerate enemies on sight and be a force to be reckoned with, thanks to her fully unlocked Pugilist and ATB Generation skills.
- Hades Armlet provides more slots for Materia, improving Tifa’s hidden physical prowess.
- Bahamut Arisen will kill enemies with one hit should he use his Gigaflare ability.
Late Game Build Details:
- Abilities: - Attack Power +20, Opening ATB Bonus, and Enhanced Techniques
- Accessory: - Full Throttle Wristguards (Increases strength by 10%. Increases max HP by 500.)
- Weapon: - Crystal Gloves Level 6 (Equip Precision Defense Focus paired with First Strike, Chakra, Speed Up, Auto-Weapon Ability, and Skill Master Materia on this weapon.)
- Armor: - Hades Armlet (Equip Enemy Skill paired with HP Absorption, Strength Up paired with Steadfast Block, Time paired with Barrier, and ATB Stagger Materia on this armor)
- Summon:- Bahamut Arisen
Team Compatibility:
- Cloud – Can use United Refocus, which divides ATB Bar into three segments and unleashes more ATB Attacks for more damage. Can also use Relentless Rush
- Aerith – Can use Divine Punishment, where Tifa teams up with Aerith to unleash a massive AoE attack that applies to a wide area and affects multiple enemies. It also raises Limit Break Levels.
- Barret – Can use Avalanche Two-Step, where Tifa and Barrett team up and deliver a flurry of attacks which increases the Stagger meter of the enemy. The Stagger buff from this ability is similar to Cloud and Tifa's Relentless Rush. If you decide to bring Barret as the third party member, you can use both Synergy Abdecide back-to-back to maximize the enemy's Staggered state duration.
- Yuffie – Can use Cyclonic Kick where Tifa pairs up with Yuffie and increases the Stagger build-up on an enemy, similar to Tifa and Cloud’s Relentless Rush Synergy Attack.
2. Endgame Build
This Build is for the Hard Mode missions which become available after completing the 1st playthrough of the game, and Tifa becomes the ultimate Martial Artist/Pugilist in the game with her faster than lightning moves.
The Hard Mode missions are known to be some of the toughest in Final Fantasy history, and having her become overpowered is just the right move to deal with the tougher enemies that the party will have to deal with, especially in Hard Mode.
How this build works:
- Place Tifa in the 1st/2nd slots of the party where she becomes a versatile character that spams weapon abilities and self-sustains Tifa’s HP. Should you need to put her as a non-active member of the team, she will also work best to Stagger enemies.
- With a faster ATB rate, unleash abilities after abilities to quickly eliminate enemies from the battleground.
- Equip Jarngreipr to have Tifa attain Utterly Unbridled Strength, which increases the power of Unbridled Strength ability and massively increases Stagger Rate.
Endgame Build Strengths:
- Tifa will now eviscerate enemies on sight no matter how tough they are.
- Cetran Armlet provides more slots for Materia, , improving Tifa’s capacity to execute Counter’s and land dangerous blows during her combos.
- Karmic Cowl increases Tifa’s survivability during the battle along with the HP Up, Chakra, the Spirit-Up Materia.
Endgame Build Details:
- Abilities: - Utterly Unbridled Strength, Critical Hit Rate +5%, Critical Hit Damage +10%, ATB Charge Rate Up (All abilities that you can get form Tifa’s Folio and equipping Jarngreipr.)
- Accessory: - Karmic Cowl (Increases vitality and spirit by 30. Grants immunity to Slow and Instant Death.)
- Weapon: - Jarngreipr Weapon Level 8 (Equip Assess paired with Strength Up, Steadfast Block paired with Precision Defense Focus, and HP Up paired with Speed Up Materia on this weapon)
- Armor: - Cetran Armlet (Equip Enemy Skill paired with HP Absorption, Chakra paired with Empowerment, Auto-Unique Ability paired with Auto-Weapon Ability, and Spirit Up paired with Luck Up Materia on this armor)
- Summon:- Bahamut Arisen
Team Compatibility:
- Cloud – Can use United Refocus which divides ATB Bar into three segments and unleash more ATB Attacks for more damage. Can also use Relentless Rush
- Aerith – Can use Divine Punishment where Tifa teams up with Aerith to unleash a massive AoE attack that applies to a wide area and affects multiple enemies. It also raises Limit Break Levels.
- Barret – Can use Avalanche Two-Step where Tifa and Barrett team up and deliver a flurry of attacks which increases the Stagger meter of the enemy. The Stagger buff from this ability is similar to Cloud and Tifa's Relentless Rush. If you decided to bring Barret as the third party member, you can use both Synergy Abilities back-to-back to maximize the enemy's Staggered state duration.
- Yuffie – Can use Cyclonic Kick where Tifa pairs up with Yuffie and increases the Stagger build-up on an enemy, similar to Tifa and Cloud’s Relentless Rush Synergy Attack.
1. Secret Build
This is more of a Secret Build which makes Tifa the ultimate Marital Artist/Pugilist of the party present in the game.
With this build, you can easily clear the post-game VR Missions needed for the Platinum Trophy which is even more tougher than the Hard Mode missions that the game provides.
How this build works:
- Place Tifa on the 1st/2nd slot of the party depending on your playstyle whether you want to make her take a leading role or put her on standby.
- With a faster ATB rate, unleash abilities after abilities to quickly eliminate enemies from the battleground.
- Equip Kaiser Knuckles to have Tifa build faster ATB Charge Rate, for more abilities for her to use.
Secret Build Strengths:
- Tifa will now eviscerate enemies on sight no matter how tough they are.
- Cetran Armlet provides more slots for Materia, improving Tifa’s capacity to execute Counter’s and land dangerous blows during her combos.
- Karmic Cowl increases Tifa’s survivability during the battle along with the HP Up, Chakra, and the Spirit-Up Materia.
Secret Build Details:
- Abilities: - Critical Hit Rate +5%, Critical Hit Damage +10%, ATB Charge Rate Up, and Concentration.
- Accessory: - Accessory: - Karmic Cowl (Increases vitality and spirit by 30. Grants immunity to Slow and Instant Death.)
- Weapon: - Kaiser Knuckles (Equip First Strike paired with ATB Stagger and Elemental paired with Fire and Ice on this weapon)
- Armor: - Cetran Armlet (Equip Enemy Skill paired with HP Absorption, Chakra paired with Empowerment, Auto-Unique Ability paired with Auto-Weapon Ability, and Spirit Up paired with Luck Up Materia on this armor)
- Summon:- Bahamut Arisen
Team Compatibility:
- Cloud – Can use United Refocus which divides ATB Bar into three segments and unleash more ATB Attacks for more damage. Can also use Relentless Rush
- Aerith – Can use Divine Punishment where Tifa teams up with Aerith to unleash a massive AoE attack that applies to a wide area and affects multiple enemies. It also raises Limit Break Levels.
- Barret – Can use Avalanche Two-Step where Tifa and Barrett team up and deliver a flurry of attacks which increases the Stagger meter of the enemy. The Stagger buff from this ability is similar to Cloud and Tifa's Relentless Rush. If you decided to bring Barret as the third party member, you can use both Synergy Abilities back-to-back to maximize the enemy's Staggered state duration.
- Yuffie – Can use Cyclonic Kick where Tifa pairs up with Yuffie and increases the Stagger build-up on an enemy, similar to Tifa and Cloud’s Relentless Rush Synergy Attack.
And that’s about it with the best party setups that you can have in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. See ya.
