Final Fantasy VII - Materia
All of the materia apart from summons will be listed on this page, most importantly where to get them and what effects they have. Summons have their own page so that I could add more content for them. LV stands for the level of the materia (M being master), AP is for the amount of AP required to reach this level and MP shows how much MP is required to cast it. Where I have said "Reproduces" that means once you reach Master level, the materia will reproduce a new copy of itself starting with 0 AP.
Use the links below to quickly take you to the materia table that you want to look at.
| Magic | Command | Enemy Skills | Support | Independent |
Magic Materia
Magic materia is extremely important in the game, because for the bulk of it the black magic will be your best attacking power. You will also need to use the white magic frequently to survive.
| Name | LV | AP | Spell | MP | Location | Cost |
 Ice |
1 2 3 M |
0 2000 18000 35000 |
Ice Ice 2 Ice 3 Reproduces |
4 22 52 N/A |
Cloud's initial equipment. Almost any materia shop. |
N/A 600G |
| Fire |
1 2 3 M |
0 2000 18000 35000 |
Fire Fire 2 Fire 3 Reproduces |
4 22 52 N/A |
Cloud's initial equipment. Almost any materia shop. |
N/A 600G |
| Lightning |
1 2 3 M |
0 2000 18000 35000 |
Bolt Bolt 2 Bolt 3 Reproduces |
4 22 52 N/A |
Red XIII's initial equipment. Almost any materia shop. |
N/A 600G |
| Earth |
1 2 3 M |
0 6000 22000 40000 |
Quake Quake 2 Quake 3 Reproduces |
6 28 68 N/A |
Shop at Kalm. Shop at Junon. Shop at Costa Del Sol. |
1500G 1500G 1500G |
| Poison |
1 2 3 M |
0 5000 20000 38000 |
Bio Bio 2 Bio 3 Reproduces |
8 36 80 N/A |
Shop at Kalm. Shop at Junon. Shop at Costa Del Sol. |
1500G 1500G 1500G |
| Seal |
1 2 M |
0 10000 20000 |
Sleepel Silence Reproduces |
8 24 N/A |
Shop at Junon. Shop at Costa Del Sol. |
3000G 3000G |
| Transform |
1 2 M |
0 8000 24000 |
Mini Toad Reproduces |
10 14 N/A |
Caith Sith's initial equip. Shop at North Corel. Shop at North Mideel. Shop at Cosmo Canyon. Shop at Gongaga. |
N/A 6000G 6000G 6000G 6000G |
| Mystify |
1 2 M |
0 12000 25000 |
Confuse Berserk Reproduces |
18 28 N/A |
Shop at Cosmo Canyon. Shop at Gongaga. |
6000G 6000G |
| Gravity |
1 2 3 M |
0 10000 20000 40000 |
Demi Demi 2 Demi 3 Reproduces |
14 33 48 N/A |
Shop at Mideel. Shop at Costa Del Sol. Shop at Junon. |
8000G 8000G 8000G |
| Exit |
1 2 M |
0 10000 30000 |
Escape Remove Reproduces |
16 99 N/A |
Shop at Rocket Town. | 10000G |
| Destruct |
1 2 3 M |
0 6000 10000 45000 |
Debarrier Despell Death Reproduces |
12 20 30 N/A |
Shop at Rocket Town. Shop at Mideel. Shop at Fort Condor. |
9000G 9000G 9000G |
| Contain |
1 2 3 4 M |
0 5000 10000 15000 60000 |
Freeze Break Tornado Flare Reproduces |
82 86 90 100 N/A |
White Chocobo at Mideel. | N/A |
| Comet |
1 2 M |
0 12000 60000 |
Comet Comet 2 Reproduces |
70 110 N/A |
Found at City of the Ancients. | N/A |
| Ultima |
1 M |
0 100000 |
Ultima Reproduces |
130 | Found at North Corel. | N/A |
Master Materia  |
M | 0 | This contains all magic materia. |
N/A | Reward for finishing the Emerald Weapon quest. Bugenhagen will give as a reward for mastering all magic materia if you have the green huge materia. |
N/A N/A |
| Restore |
1 2 3 4 M |
0 2500 17000 25000 40000 |
Cure Cure 2 Regen Cure 3 Reproduces |
5 24 30 64 N/A |
Almost any materia shop. | 750G |
| Heal |
1 2 3 M |
0 12000 52000 60000 |
Poisona Esuna Resist Reproduces |
3 15 120 N/A |
Shop at Kalm. Shop at Junon. Shop at Costa Del Sol. Shop at Gongaga. |
1500G 1500G 1500G 1500G |
| Revive |
1 2 M |
0 45000 55000 |
Life Life 2 Reproduces |
34 100 N/A |
Shop at Junon. Shop at Costa Del Sol. Shop at Gongaga. |
3000G 3000G 3000G |
| Time |
1 2 3 M |
0 8000 20000 42000 |
Haste Slow Stop Reproduces |
18 20 34 N/A |
Buy from Rocket Town. Buy from Gongaga. |
6000G 6000G |
| Barrier |
1 2 3 4 M |
0 5000 15000 30000 45000 |
Barrier MBarrier Reflect Wall Reproduces |
16 24 30 58 N/A |
Buy from Rocket Town. | 10000G |
| Full Cure |
1 2 M |
0 3000 100000 |
None Full Cure Reproduces |
N/A 99 N/A |
Found at Cosmo Canyon in item shop. |
N/A |
| Shield |
1 2 M |
0 10000 100000 |
None Shield Reproduces |
N/A 180 N/A |
Found at Northern Crater. | N/A |
Command Materia
Command materia is important because it will help with your non-magic damage and increase your power. The higher level abilities in the materia often replace the lower ones once gained, such as Mug replacing Steal.
| Name | LV | AP | Ability | Effect | Location | Cost |
| Steal | 1 2 M |
0 40000 50000 |
Steal Mug N/A |
Steal item. Steal + attack. Reproduces. |
Found: Midgar sewer. Shop at Kalm. |
N/A 1200G |
| Sense | 1 M |
0 40000 |
Steal N/A |
Show enemy stats. Reproduces. |
Red XIII's initial equip. Shop at Kalm. Shop at Junon. |
N/A 1000G 1000G |
| Throw | 1 2 M |
0 40000 60000 |
Throw Coin N/A |
Throw a weapon. Throw gil. Reproduces. |
Yuffie's initial equip. Shop at Fort Condor. Shop at Rocket Town. |
N/A 1000G 1000G |
| Slash-All | 1 2 M |
0 130000 150000 |
Slash-All Flash N/A |
Attack all. Attack all + Death. Reproduces. |
Found at Ancient Forest. | N/A |
| Double Cut | 1 2 M |
0 100000 150000 |
2x-Cut 4x-Cut N/A |
Attacks twice. Attacks 4 times. Reproduces. |
Found on the Gelnika. | N/A |
| Deathblow | 1 M |
0 40000 |
D.Blow N/A |
Critical or miss. Reproduces. |
Shop at Fort Condor. Shop at Rocket Town. |
10000G 10000G |
| Manipulate | 1 M |
0 40000 |
Manip. N/A |
Control enemy. Reproduces. |
Caith Sith - equipped. Shop at Fort Condor. Shop at Rocket Town. |
N/A 10000G 10000G |
| Morph | 1 M |
0 100000 |
Morph N/A |
Enemy into item. Reproduces. |
Found at the Temple of the Ancients. | N/A |
| Mime | 1 M |
0 100000 |
Mime N/A |
Copies last attack. Reproduces. |
Materia cave - Wutai. Must have green chocobo. |
N/A |
| W-Item | 1 M |
0 250000 |
W-Item N/A |
Use 2 items. Reproduces. |
Return to Midgar. | N/A |
| W-Magic | 1 M |
0 250000 |
W-Magic N/A |
Use 2 magic. Reproduces. |
Found at North Crater. | N/A |
| W-Summon | 1 M |
0 250000 |
W-Sum. N/A |
Use 2 summons. Reproduces. |
Exchange battle points at Gold Saucer |
64000BP |
| Enemy Skill |
N/A | N/A | E. Skill | See Enemy Skills table. |
Found at: Junon, Shinra Building, Chocobo Sage, City of the Ancients. |
N/A |
| Master Command |
M | N/A | N/A | Almost all command materia abilities. | Reward for finishing the Emerald Weapon quest. Bugenhagen will give as a reward for mastering all command materia. |
N/A |
Enemy Skills
Enemy Skill is a special command materia that allows you to use abilities that you pick up from other enemies within the game. In the Final Fantasy series this is usually seen as blue magic. Some are more difficult to get than others, but you can find out below.
| Skill | MP | Effect | Learn From | Location |
| Goblin Punch | 0 | Physical damage to one. | Goblin | Goblin Island. |
| Chocobuckle | 3 | Physical damage to one. | Chocobos | All chocobo tracks. |
| Death Force | 3 | Immunity to Death. | Adamantaimai | Near Wuitai. |
| Magic Hammer | 3 | Drain MP from target. | Razor Weed | Near Wutai. |
| ???? | 3 | Damage = Max HP - HP. | Jersey Behemoth |
Shinra Mansion. Return to Midgar. |
| Frog Song | 5 | Inflicts sleep and frog to all. | Touch Me Toxic Frog Christopher |
Near Gongaga. Temple of the Ancients. Northern Crater. |
| Roulette | 6 | Casts Death at random. | Death Dealer | Northern Crater. |
| Matra Magic | 8 | Physical damage to all. | Custom Sweeper Death Machine Bullmotor |
Near Midgar. Desert Prison. Desert Prison. |
| Death Sentence | 10 | Death in 60 seconds. | Sneaky Step Gi Spector Boundfat |
Cave of the Gi. Cave of the Gi. Near Bone Village. |
| Flame Thrower | 10 | Fire damage to one. | Dragon Ark Dragon |
Mount Nibel. Mithril Mines. |
| L4 Suicide | 10 | Critical damage to all who's level /4. | Mu Trickplay |
Near Chocobo Ranch. Near Icicle Inn. |
| Laser | 10 | Gravity damage on one. | Death Claw Dark Dragon |
Desert Prison. Northern Crater. |
| Dragon Force | 19 | Increases defence. | Dark Dragon | Northern Crater. |
| Trine | 20 | Lightning damage to all. | Materia Keeper Godo Stilva |
Mount Nibel. Pagoda in Wutai. Gaea's Cliff. |
| L5 Death | 22 | If (level / 5) Death. | Parasite | Northern Crater. |
| Aqualung | 34 | Water damage to all. | Harpy Jenova Life Serpent |
Gold Saucer desert. City of the Ancients. Gelnika. |
| White Wind | 34 | Restores HP based on caster's HP. | Wind Wing Zemzelett |
Near Junon. Whirlwind Maze. |
| Beta | 35 | Fire damage to all. | Midgar Zolom | Near Chocobo Ranch. |
| Angel Whisper | 50 | Restores target to full health even if KOed. | Pollensalta | Northern Crater. |
| Big Guard | 56 | Casts Haste, Barrier and MBarrier on all. | Beachplug | Near Costa Del Sol. Near Gold Saucer. |
| Bad Breath | 58 | Inflicts many status effects on all. | Malboro | Gaea's Cliff. Northern Crater. |
| Magic Breath | 76 | Fire, Ice and lightning damage to all. | Stilva Parasite |
Gaea's Cliff. Northern Crater. |
| Shadow Flare | 100 | Physical damage to one. | Ultimate Weapon Dragon Zombie Safer Sephiroth |
Cosmo Canyon. Northern Crater. Northern Crater. |
| Pandora's Box | 110 | Elemental damage to all. | Dragon Zombie | Northern Crater. |
Support Materia
Support materia, as its name suggests, is used to support other materia. Thus it will be useless unless it is in a linked slot with another materia. The most useful one is "All" when paired with magic materia as it will change that spell from single target to target all. Others are very useful too, depending on the situation.
| Name | LV | AP | Effect | Location | Cost |
| All | 1 2 3 4 M |
0 1500 6000 18000 35000 |
Target all, 1x. Target all, 2x Target all, 3x Target all, 4x Target all, 5x and reproduces. |
Red XIII's initial equipment. Found at Midgar Sector 7. Found at Shinra Building. Gold Saucer Snowboarding. Found at Great Glacier. Shop at Fort Condor |
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 20000G |
| Counter | 1 2 3 4 M |
0 20000 40000 60000 100000 |
30% chance of counter. 40% chance of counter. 60% chance of counter. 80% chance of counter. 100% chance of counter and reproduces. |
Found at Northern Crater. Chocobo racing prize. |
N/A N/A |
| Magic Counter | 1 2 3 4 M |
0 20000 40000 80000 300000 |
30% chance of counter. 40% chance of counter. 60% chance of counter. 80% chance of counter. 100% chance of counter and reproduces. |
Found at Northern Crater. Chocobo racing prize. |
N/A N/A |
| Elemental | 1 2 3 4 M |
0 10000 30000 60000 120000 |
Damage and MP cost +10% Damage and MP cost +20% Damage and MP cost +30% Damage and MP cost +40% Damage and MP cost +50% and reproduces. |
Found at Whirlwind Maze. | N/A |
| MP Absorb | 1 M |
0 100000 |
Use paired, absorb MP. Reproduces. |
Found at Wutai item shop. | N/A |
| HP Absorb | 1 M |
0 100000 |
Use paired, absorb HP. Reproduces. |
Found at Yuffie's home. Found at Northern Crater. |
N/A N/A |
| Sneak Attack | 1 2 3 4 M |
0 20000 60000 100000 150000 |
20% chance of first attack. 35% chance of first attack. 50% chance of first attack. 65% chance of first attack. 80% chance of first attack. Reproduces. |
Chocobo racing prize. | N/A N/A |
| Steal As Well | 1 M |
0 200000 |
Steal when paired used. Reproduces. |
Found at Da-Chao area. | N/A |
| Added Effect | 1 M |
0 100000 |
Adds pair to weapon. Reproduces. |
Found at Mount Nibel. | N/A |
| Added Cut | 1 M |
0 200000 |
Attack when use pair. Reproduces. |
Found at Great Glacier. | N/A |
| Final Attack | 1 2 3 4 M |
0 20000 40000 80000 160000 |
1x Use pair when KOed. 2x Use pair when KOed. 3x Use pair when KOed. 4x Use pair when KOed. 5x Use pair when KOed. Reproduces. |
Battle Square prize at the Gold Saucer. |
N/A |
| Quadra Magic | 1 2 3 4 M |
0 40000 80000 120000 200000 |
1x use of 4x paired. 2x use of 4x paired. 3x use of 4x paired. 4x use of 4x paired. 5x use of 4x paired. Reproduces. |
Materia cave near Mideel. Blue chocobo required. |
N/A |
Independent Materia
Independent materia ia used to boost some of your stats, and it will modify some of the variables in the game such as the chance of encountering a chocobo or the rate you encounter monsters.