Every character in it Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has seven weapons (wow, just like the name of the game) to find and unlock. Each weapon also has a unique weapon skill that makes party members stronger. Mastering these skills so that you can use them even if the characters don’t have the weapons in question is an important part of the game, but where do you find all these weapons?
While some are locked behind some side contents, you’ll encounter the majority of them as you crawl through caverns and abandoned reactors, so you’ll want to be especially on the lookout for purple glowing chests. We will discuss this in more detail below.
In our FF7 Rebirth In the guide we explain which weapons are best to use, how to level up weapons and where to find each weapon in the game.
What is the best weapon in FF7 Rebirth?
There isn’t really a definitive answer to this, as weapons have different stats and specialties. It mainly depends on how you like to play. For the most part, later weapons will be better than earlier ones, especially since later weapons allow you to equip more equipment.
For example, the second to last weapon for Cloud, the Igneous Saber, has a significantly higher physical attack than the rest of his weapons, but in return has a lower magical attack stat. While this is my weapon of choice for Cloud (since I don’t use much magic on him), someone looking to cast spells can opt for Cloud’s third weapon, the Rune Blade, which has a very high magic attack.
That is to say, all of these weapons are further customized in terms of ‘weapon skills’, so it’s really up to you. If you feel like you’re dying a lot, you may need a weapon that increases HP. If you’re a master at countering and parrying, you might want a weapon with a damage-increasing ability for Cloud’s Punctioner mode.
How to improve weapons in FF7 Rebirth
The idea of “leveling up your weapons” is quite misleading, as the weapons and their levels have their own “upgrade weapons” menu screen. unlike Final Fantasy 7 Remakethere is no way to level up individually individually weapons using a skill tree. Instead, each character has a “weapon level” that is slightly separate from their normal levels. All the SP you get from leveling goes into one huge skill tree, so you really don’t have to worry about anything here.
Just keep fighting and your weapon level will increase.
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As you increase your weapon level you will unlock new “weapon skills”, which can increase stats, increase the spread of individual skills, or add other useful benefits. You can equip these in both the ‘weapons and materia’ and ‘upgrade weapons’ screens. Different weapons have different weapon abilities, so you’ll want to try out some different combinations to see what suits your playstyle.
Where to find every weapon in FF7 Rebirth?
You can find almost every weapon in the game in a glowing purple chestbut every character except cloud has a weapon that you have to get some other way, be it a sidequest, mini gameor a combination of both.
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Some purple chests are quite easy to miss, but don’t be afraid. Once you’ve completed that part of the game, you can go back and buy the missed weapon from a shopkeeper in one of the large areas (like Gongaga Village or Kalm) for gil. (Note that we say shopkeeper, not automatic.) This only applies to weapons that are not behind minigames and side quests. If you want these weapons, you still have to complete the side quest or get the highest score in the mini-game – there’s no way around it.
Every character except Cait Sith also gets their final weapon in the game’s final dungeon, the Temple of the Ancients, so if you’re still missing a weapon before the point of no return, this is why.
We list all weapons below FF7 Rebirthalong with where to find them, their skills, and what chapter you can find them in. The table is also sortable, so you can quickly find the weapon you want.
FF7 Rebirth weapon list and locations
| Weapon | User | Skill | Place | Chapter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | User | Skill | Place | Chapter |
| Buster sword | Cloud | Focused thrust | Standard weapon | 1 |
| Tight saber | Cloud | Fireball Leaf | Purple chest in the abandoned dock in the grasslands | 2 |
| Rune leaf | Cloud | Disorder | Purple chest near the vending machine in the Starboard Connecting Passage in Junon | 4 |
| Umbral Leaf | Cloud | Prime mode | Purple chest in the Solemnitude Manor in The Dustbowl (Corel) | 8 |
| Crystal sword | Cloud | The end of infinity | Purple chest in the cargo corridor in the Gongaga Reactor. You have to slip through some small cracks in the wall to get to it. | 9 |
| Igneous saber | Cloud | Blade cracked | Purple chest on the cliff in the Northern Ridge – Upper level of Mount Nibel. The trail splits into two climbable sections and you must climb up the east side. | 11 |
| Slipstream sabre | Cloud | Opposition | Purple chest in the Corridor of Trepidation in the Temple of the Ancients | 13 |
| Gatling gun | Barrett | Focused shot | Standard weapon | 1 |
| Hi-caliber rifle | Barrett | Bonus round | Purple chest in the swamp in the grasslands | 2 |
| Barrage blaster | Barrett | Lifesaver | Purple Chest in Railroad Control Tower – 1F in the Coal Mines (Corel) | 7 |
| Vulcan cannon | Barrett | Charging uppercut | Purple chest in the Scrapyard Prison Cell in the Corel desert | 8 |
| Fafnir Rifle | Barrett | Point blank | Side mission “The Pursuit of Perfection” in Gongaga | 9 |
| A disastrous Bazooka | Barrett | Smackdown | Purple chest in the Gate of Wrath in the Cave of the Gi (Cosmo Canyon) | 10 |
| Battle cry | Barrett | Turbulent mind | Purple chest in the Corridor of Catastrophe in the Temple of the Ancients | 13 |
| Leather gloves | Tifa | Diving stairs | Standard weapon | 1 |
| Sylph Gloves | Tifa | Reverse storm | Purple Chest in the Northern Quarry – Storage in the Mythril Mines (between the Grasslands and Junon) | 3 |
| Kaiser knuckles | Tifa | Overwhelm | Purple chest in the 1st cargo room on the Shinra-8 boat (between Junon and Corel) | 5 |
| Dragon Claws | Tifa | Star shower | Minigame: Earn a rank 3 score in the “Desert Rush” minigame in The Dustbowl (Corel) | 8 |
| Tiger Teeth | Tifa | Chi trap | Purple chest in exit control – B1 in the Gongaga reactor | 9 |
| Crystal gloves | Tifa | Unbridled anger | Purple chest in front of building G-02 in Garm Pass (Nibel) | 11 |
| Járngreipr | Tifa | Real strike | Purple chest in the Corridor of Currents in the Temple of the Ancients | 13 |
| Guard stick | Aerith | Arcane district | Standard weapon | 1 |
| Timeless rod | Aerith | Chrono Aegis | Purple chest in the barn of Bill’s Ranch (Grasslands) | 2 |
| The Empress’s scepter | Aerith | Radiant neighborhood | Purple chest in a bedroom in the Under Junon Inn | 4 |
| Wizard staff | Aerith | Shiny shield | Purple chest near water during the climb to Mount Corel | 7 |
| Ceremonial staff | Aerith | ATB department | Purple chest near the vending machine in Outcasts’ Shore in the Village of the Gi | 10 |
| Plumose rod | Aerith | Ray of judgment | Minigame (sort of) and side quest, complete “Lament of the Damned” in Nibelheim and then complete all the advanced combat challenges in Hojo’s combat simulator. After this, a door will open to the Simulator Control Room, where you can find this weapon in a purple chest. | 12 |
| Gambanteinn | Aerith | Noble sacrifice | Purple chest in the Hall of Life – Second level in the Temple of the Ancients | 13 |
| Mythril Collar | Red XIII | Stardust beam | Standard weapon | 1 |
| The collar of the apostate | Red XIII | Half claw | Purple chest near the vending machine in the underground terrace in the Mythril Mines (between the Grasslands and Junon) | 3 |
| Silver collar | Red XIII | Chilling roar | Minigame: Earn a rank 3 score in the “Run Wild” minigame on the Costa del Sol | 7 |
| Amythest collar | Red XIII | Otherworldly passion | Purple chest in Coal Mine No. 1 in the Old South Corel Mine. You need to do the side mission “Of Robes and Ransoms” to get here. | 7 |
| Gold collar | Red XIII | The Watchman’s Delay | Purple chest in Coolant Control – B3 in the Gongaga Reactor | 9 |
| Mystical collar | Red XIII | The spirit of the watchman | Interact with the Watcher’s Glaive in the Hall of Diversion in the Cave of the Gi | 10 |
| Brisingamen | Red XIII | Reaper touch | Purple chest in the Corridor of Repose in the Temple of the Ancients | 13 |
| 4-point Shuriken | Yuffie | Elemental Ninjutsu | Standard weapon | 6 |
| Wild dagger | Yuffie | Blind side | Standard weapon | 6 |
| Twin Adder | Yuffie | Wind storm | Purple Chest in Preparation Factory – 1F in the Coal Mines (Corel) | 7 |
| Bird of prey | Yuffie | Doppelgänger | Purple chest in Cissnei’s house in Gongaga village | 9 |
| Half shekel | Yuffie | Falling star | Minigame: Earn a rank 3 score in “Glide de Chocobo Training Course No. 1” in Cosmo Canyon. This mini-game is part of the side mission ‘Bonds of Trust’, which you must complete to unlock chocobos in the area. | 10 |
| Crystalline cross | Yuffie | Exile | Purple chest in the Utilidor in the Golden Saucer, but only accessible at a point during your second Golden Saucer trip. | 12 |
| Fuma Shuriken | Yuffie | Purification | Purple chest in the Shrine of Ambition in the Temple of the Ancients | 13 |
| Yellow megaphone | Cait Sith | Roll the dice | Standard weapon | 9 |
| Iron megaphone | Cait Sith | Fortune telling | Standard weapon | 9 |
| Red megaphone | Cait Sith | Moogle Kaboom | Purple chest in a cave accessible by swimming in Gongaga Gorge | 9 |
| Sounding megaphone | Cait Sith | Moogle Mine | Purple chest at the Gongaga Airstrip | 9 |
| Crystal megaphone | Cait Sith | Moogle magic | Purple chest in the Observatory Treasury in Cosmo Canyon | 10 |
| Golden Megaphone | Cait Sith | Moogle Knuckle | Purple chest in the monster testing room in Shinra Manor | 11 |
| Gjallarhorn | Cait Sith | Lady luck | Minigame: Collect 45 Chocograss for the NPC in the Chocobo Sage’s Manor (Nibel). | 11 |
The world of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is huge, but we are here to help if you need help. We’ve got a beginner’s guide, a list of side content rewards, and even an explanation of how to plan ahead for your Gold Saucer date.
If you need more practical guides, like how to find the cable cars on the Costa del Sol or where to find the boss of Tonberry King, we’ve got those too. Or if you like Queen’s Blood, we have a card list.