How To Break Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth With Exploding Yuffie

We found a Yuffie build in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth that is so powerful is might just cause your PS5 to struggle under the weight.
0:00 Intro
0:49 Explosion Build Setup
2:08 Explosion Build Explained
4:02 Advanced Explosion Build Setup
7:07 Aerith Synergy Support
9:32 Negatives
10:18 Outro
#gaming #finalfantasy7rebirth #gamespot

[@RinHara5aki]

This build is already extremely strong as is, but I’m curious what other players might’ve found that might even make this even better!

[@blackbearddmh1277]

Speed Demon charm perhaps?

[@RinHara5aki]

I did initially use the keychain until something better came later, but yep it does decently well in this build!

[@salatrin2198]

Wonder how effective it would be pairing this build with Aeriths synergy comet pairing build he mentioned while also having Aerith with the provoke materia. So Aerith provokes the enemy drawing their attention and then everytime Yuffie uses an ability, Aerith has her Radiant ward up, taking 0 damage during her super long cast time? too risky perhaps?

[@xRoycex]

I wouldn't recommend that just because she isn't at all bulky, for starters, so provoke is really helpful for specifically Barret and Red 13. Radiant Ward doesn't really give her that invincibility that the description provides, because outside of maybe the first couple of chapters, any attack that would give Aerith knockback would damage her like normal inside the ward. I'm by no means an expert at the game or even with Aerith, I felt obligated to share this because I've taken a bunch of L's with her because I had went in assuming she would be more "invincible" with that ward than she actually was.@@salatrin2198

[@milikitito]

@@salatrin2198 Provoke materia only activates when the hp of a team member go to critic state and dosnt work affect bosses so no really necesary for endgame content.

[@GameNest]

Yeah, Yuffie is the best character imo. She's crazy fast and can attack from anywhere. Absolutely OP.

[@daanduijkers4845]

Personally, I'm surprised the devs did not do more to balance her by making her a glass-cannon or something.

[@johnkyl123]

Unfortunately this is due to the general setup of overworld games. Attack speed/Movement speed almost always trumps in any form of dps setting.

[@tjroberts22831]

So what do you think the best party should be with yuffie? Cloud Tifa? I feel like they are my go toos

[@billionaeris1183]

Yes she OP cannot believe how OP she is lol

[@mattbrown9631]

She was the best in Remake as well! That DLC with her was SO good! She is amazing

[@Shezmen88]

I think we should really appreciate that this guy at gamespot is a gamer God.

[@SubliminalEncryption]

How has nobody responded to you yet!? Hope you are well sir!

[@skeeplebop]

Yoooo, Matty Shezzy! Looking forward to the new Eldering vid, brotha ✊🏽

[@skins4thewin]

Lol I think you should watch some ACTUAL God level players.... You might change your mind there. Ones like Blitzz, go check him out.

[@paulcantshutup]

it makes me so happy that they did not just keep, but expanded upon, the absolutely insane materia combinations from the original

[@paulj6805]

I love Rebirth but that is definitely not the case at all. Apart from a few very specific examples like the one in this video, there are not nearly as many wacky and broken Materia combos as the original had.

[@xyrots]

@@paulj6805 Maybe I'm being ignorant but is that really the case? From the videos I've seen and the little experimenting I've done, you can make some busted combinations with Materia especially with Yuffie

[@paulj6805]

@@xyrots You can definitely make some busted combos, but in the original you could make like... an infinite amount of busted combos. There is no equivalent to 7 Knight of the Round mimic combo, for example.

[@dalmo001]

@@paulj6805 Or an 8 counter-attack/mime omnislash

[@Akihito_Kanbara]

@@paulj6805 they were talking about Remake when they said "the original." NOT the 1997 original.

[@hengkyleonhart]

Nothing to steal. Nothing to steal. Nothing to steal. Nothing to steal.

[@VietPho]

Yep

[@SilverDreamweaver]

Steal*

[@polloloco3]

I stole this build 😂

[@jacobhafar538]

Ah yes, the hit theme song from FF7 Rebirth “No Items to Steal”

[@GottaFistDemAll]

You've already robbed the enemy of their dignity, so there's nothing left.

[@WilliamAung]

Really appreciate the effort and consideration to avoid/minimise the spoilers, such as bringing Yufi back to early chapter. It shows this person cares.

[@michealwj]

What really impresses me with this game is the seemingly endless ways you can build characters and synergy between them. So much depth, easy to learn, but difficult to master. Great game.

[@-BuddyGuy]

Excellent video. So rare to have a big channel like this without nonsense filler.

[@Yoids]

GREAT guide, with very nice editing. High quality stuff, thanks

[@kyled.7748]

Yuffie is pretty OP. She's a brawler and ranged, has access to all elemental materias, builds ATB like a monster, and staggers effortlessly. She's insane

[@IsraTheBlack]

It's Yuffie's doppelganger that makes her OP. Use Mind blast with doppelganger does huge stagger damage to any enemy in the vicinity. Then you got her 3 ATB cost ability that does huge damage as well. GG.

[@Akihito_Kanbara]

Personally I use Doppelganger to double cast -aga spells. It's like playing Aerith, but you don't have to stand in the ward, you don't spend double mana (clone's cast doesn't consume any), and she's waaayyy faster.

[@Vaughnsta99]

@@Akihito_Kanbara Aerith Ward + Yuffie Doppelganger is hilarious tho

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

What move is mind blast ? Is that from a weapon or materia.

[@Akihito_Kanbara]

@@The_Primary_Axiom from Enemy Skill materia

[@RuneKatashima]

@@Vaughnsta99 Yeah, I recently learned to quad cast with Aerith and Yuffie.

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

Yuffie is crazy strong

[@mbphilipblack8993]

Loved her DLC in FF7R and glad she's just part of the cast now lol.

[@dancolbeing]

She was on the original but you had to do special stuff to get her on your team or you’ll miss out on her after you encounter her

[@Trojianmaru]

​@@dancolbeingI think they mean they're glad she's part of the main party now, as opposed to in FF7:Remake, where she had a completely separate campaign

[@J78Kio]

You never got yuffie before the part you do in rebirth so it would make no sense to have her in remake. Having her as dlc was a pleasant surprise

[@korokseed1619]

@@J78Kioi thought you could get her before getting to costa del sol in the og game

[@orimu836]

This add another reason why I love to play Yuffie in this Remake Trilogy. God, its so fun.

[@fullmetal313]

They need to make her the main hero of her own game with same voice actor… absolutely love her

[@orimu836]

@@fullmetal313 There's the Yuffie DLC man. That's basically what you're talking about. And it was fun!

[@jeffreybiscocho7277]

Finally a direct and useful tips compared to other channels that keep repeating an tips

[@RickyTeed]

thanks for going through all of your materia at the end! still good to have extra stuff for hard mode battles im excited to try this out. just beat the game a few days ago and already at 180 hours

[@AnastasiaCorvina]

I needed something like this. I was struggling so much against Odin and this set up made it a possible fight

[@wakandaforever616]

Odin is no joke

[@unstoppableforcevsimmovabl1701]

Can we have builds for every character 😅

[@godlike69r]

thank you for the amazing video ! need more :)

[@jessicadern4008]

Bro went from breaking Zelda with an exploding Link to breaking Final Fantasy with an exploding Yuffie ❤

[@joshuafitzpatrick7714]

Saving this video for hard mode thank you.

[@numusicmichaelpearce3457]

Would nor bother this falls off hard in hard mode. Ok for open world but not great. This build is over rated

[@MalficntShrinne]

Long time ff fan. Relative to the souls games. Hard mode is not that difficult. Grind a few levels and do side quests. Personally, I'm going for 100% completion, so I'm doing every little thing. Honestly, the hardest thing is the mini games. Actual combat isn't all that tough. Stock up on some potions and Phoenix down. Transmute whatever other consumables you need. Don't let labels define your adventure. Have fun. Try the most difficult mode off the bat. The appeal of the games will really shine.

[@A.HollerMusic]

​@@MalficntShrinneYou can't use items in hard mode...

[@ShittyMcPoopyBalls]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@MalficntShrinne”hard mode is not that difficult” “stock up on items” “try the most difficult mode off the bat.” Can’t use items and hard mode isn’t available immediately. Keep giving advice about something you haven’t done tho

[@madestmadhatter]

Plasma discharge has been so useful, especially with the enemies who have physical immunities, and yuffie is definitely the only character who can stay on an enemy long enough for it to be practical

[@fibrou10]

You can use the Assess materia for enemies you haven't scanned in the combat simulator if you went around the world map gathering intel, that way you won't need to run all the way back for enemy spawns.

[@justicegear85]

The only helpful comment here among all.

[@kyrolazioko4783]

I had to Assess a Levridon because it only appears one time in the entire game outside the, again, one time it appears in the combat simulator. I wasn't about to clear an entire Chapter's quest data just for one quest that has the Levridon appear. I think you can reset Completed Quest data but I didn't want to experiment lol.

[@alex97480]

to be honest i have something a little less crazy but very efficient with tifa and damage/stager wise very powerful , the discharge are just a bonus not a core . But this look OP AF . Unneeded in normal playthrough but i will keep this video under my radar in case i really struggler in hard mode . The really good thing about this is that all he is talking about even the sinergy-auto spell stuff cost NO MP.......

[@Malacite]

"Like a fly buzzing around your face that you can't get rid of" So basically Yuffie XD

[@afroninja0721]

I had no idea blindside could break out of Bound state, this guy did his homework! The multi basic spell materia setup for Aerith is also crazy, will keep that in mind to cheese some bosses with a specific elemental weakness

[@madestmadhatter]

I figured it out failing to get the mindflayer enemy skill

[@ryue91]

It says it in the skill description!

[@ggt47]

Yuffie struggles with the responsibility of being an icon.

[@mikedelgrande5296]

This is basically my build for Cloud since I primarily play with him. I use the increased ATB rate weapon skill, and then have elemental materia linked to Fire and Ice materia to always be doing elemental dmg. Set up discharge at the beginning of the battle and have three elements covered with every hit. I’m still experimenting though.

[@920BLai]

I use this for Cloud as well except after plasma discharge I do a Sonic Boom, which grant you faith and bravery. Powerful combo imo

[@ShittyMcPoopyBalls]

Sonic boom + igneous saber + genji gloves = deleting every enemy with Infinity’s End

[@mikedelgrande5296]

@@ShittyMcPoopyBalls I just got Infinities End and good god its powerful. I’ll save two ATB charges, switch to another character to stagger enemy, switch back to Cloud and the enemy is no more.

[@pennysantana247]

Gotta be careful though, since if an enemy is resistant to fire or ice you'll do reduced damage.

[@ShittyMcPoopyBalls]

@@mikedelgrande5296 make sure you use a strong attack from punisher mode for berserk’s +30% damage buff before infinity’s end

[@samgray2989]

There's so much you can do with her it's insane, rn I have her as my main dps spamming ninjitsu with doppelgänger then spamming blindside or enemy skills or anything really until her banishment is full and then letting that rip. ATB assist materia with this turns her into an ATB farm for everyone else too. Also been playing with a darkside build but I'm still tryna work out how to manage the HP loss from darkside. Easily my favourite character

[@timothykim856]

I really wish i'd experiment more in games. prior to this, I didn't even realize the utility of that shortcuts menu, but now I see it can be used as a vehicle to break the game along with the use of weird materia combos. I'll give it a whirl. and perhaps come up with some of my own combinations as well

[@baphnie]

I just got to Gongaga. My Yuffie is a mugging fiend and I love it.

[@Ramsey276one]

Yuffie Kleptomaniac XD

[@Native.Heathen]

Man, one of my favourite combos is having yuffie equipped with 3 petrify's supported by magnefy, synergy, magic focus, paired with her doppelganger & aeriths radiant & arcane ward, rocks just shooting up from the ground EVERYWHERE!!!

[@TehGriffzor]

I do something similar with Red XIII, but with atb charge as it essentially turns it into an attack when you use it. And then while using sentinel mode which gets you atb, then his spin attack absolutely fills atb like crazy all while filling his limit bar insanely fast. Even in smaller battles I can have a full limit 10 seconds in

[@artianna85]

Yuffie is an essential element to every battle

[@tbrandy1405]

Hark, I say to you The White Flower of Wutai Appreciates this!

[@Nightwing184]

I was trying to use Aerith more to just get better with more of the spells and wards... but Yuffie is the same but faster and seems to be stronger than Aerith... Cloud + Barret/Tifa + Yuffie hits everything I think

[@dannyv2230]

Rebirth made one of my least played character in the og into someone I use constantly for her different ninjutsu powers and her actually funny lines in the game

[@TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat]

She's legit broken in OG 😂. Some her setups are crazy. Her and Vincent break the game.

[@danplayer8]

Thank you for not doing heavy spoilers. i saw a video that was the best way to start ff rebirth and it had spoilers for half the game, which was very unnecessary

[@user-fn9cs4dv8r]

thanks! yuffie is hands down one of the strongest charaters, elemental ninjitsu is killer

[@fall-neckthetallneck2977]

I was using Yuffies doppelganger with Aeriths Arcane Ward to do 4 aga spells for the cost of 1. To make it even more absurd you could pair it with the swift caster materia so it doesn't take as long to cast.

[@WMartinNI]

ATB Assist? Is that the one that boosts your team mates' ATB when a character uses two abilities? Seems like that would synergise well with this build too

[@j.r.shartzer]

"Quickly snowballs into more problems," pretty much describes what happens every time I try to put Aerith in my party.

[@penutbuter2]

I played like this with her only without the enemy materia it’s amazing

[@estradanate9093]

Yuffie was by far my favorite character to play

[@supersaiyanzero386]

Same. Barret too but his output is a little weak if enemy isnt staggered (on brutal)

[@gianghuynh9570]

How does her clone interact with this set up? Coz I know that the clone Mug attack can refund ATB, so it happens twice. Would it be OP if the clone also has an explosion?

[@emerelle3535]

I may need to start using those shortcuts eventually. xD I'm sometimes stubborn with stuff like that. I played half of FF7 Remake without Materia since I thought of it like just minor stats-boost as in FFXIV or WoW Socket-Stones. Boy was I wrong. xD But that build sounds interesting. Saw some videos with Cloud using that, but seems to be faster on Yuffie.

[@HoomaanHedayat]

An extra tip to do even more damage is to use the sonic boom to get physical and magic attack damage buff

[@Sothros]

enemy skill is a crazy materia this time. you could buff her attacks with Art of war for even more dmg, right? didnt watch the whole video to avoid spoilers. i just unlocked yuffie and this video popped up

[@barekuckles8391]

i was saving this build on hard mode

[@LilT2o00]

Any recommendations for using this with barret. I like to use him as tank and cloud can't really be swapped out outside of combat simulator

[@rodo2220]

Pro tip: If you missed accessing enemies in the field, you can actually access the ones in the battle simulator and it still counts. You can get a majority of the ones you need just from there.

[@DayFul]

I haven't tried the shocks yet but it'd break my PS5 i've had a few crashes. Yuffie spamming windstorm with the speed demon keychain is already busted it can fill her ATB gauge each time on multiple target fights.

[@martinbolstadrosseb6681]

How does this perform in comparison to Cloud Plasma Discharge build?

[@kyrolazioko4783]

Even before this video, I found that Yuffie had become as essential as Barret. I used to keep Tifa as a primary party member, but going through Hard Mode, Yuffie has so much versatility with her Ninjitsu, she's practically indesposeable.

[@johnnyroche138]

Just watch out if they nullify or absorb lightning

[@scottsacala]

lol, 60 hours in.. and I finally got the crash. I finally got her weapon that gave you doppelgänger, and tried it with the build routine. The Ps5 could not handle that beat down 🤣. She’s pretty OP without doppelgänger anyway. The build was working fine without it. Didn’t think I would get the “CTD” on the ps5, but I guess Yuffie did the trick

[@mikedimples]

ctd?

[@martinbolstadrosseb6681]

What’s the full materia list for Aerith support in this build?

[@YimaRoll]

Remove doppleganger on the hot bar and add in art of war, consecutively using it will increase dps and proc synergy materia

[@S_dott]

Yuffie also has a folio skill that grants the faith status when you steal something successfully. That skyrockets her attack even further no?

[@jakehare7769]

Does this work in cactuar crush? Thinking of trying a similar thing for the incredibly annoying Aerith segments.

[@xysiinz6101]

Tried this out and it go brrrrrrrrr

[@BreadandFaxes]

I really hope they give us a way to be broken overpowered in the final chapter. Some of the most fun was being able to blast pretty much anything with slash all, 4x cut and quadra magic.

[@noobicorn_gamer]

Okay now I regret not buying rebirth on launch day and finding this out either here or own my own lol it’s the exact gameplay I’d love to fool around with

[@Gr33nPhoenix]

I figured this out but with Cloud before I got Yuffie (minus the steal materia). I don't think I'll transfer it to Yuffie until I have the right weapons/abilities to be useful.

[@ken5040]

This gets even better when you cast aeriths atb buff on yuffie

[@otysafiry]

Early on I've been doing something similar on Tifa. I don't have Yuffie yet.

[@skins4thewin]

I thought with Skill Master you couldn't use the same string of abilities more than once or it won't work? In Remake I am pretty sure you had to change the abilities used for it to keep working. Is that no longer the case in Rebirth?

[@quintonhoffert6526]

I believe you can actually do this build on many characters. Yuffie is one of the best to do it on since many of her abilities cast quickly, but since the fundamental tactics come from materia you could do this build on anyone. While he isn't as good at hitting aerial enemies, Cait Sith might actually be a better character to build around because he has so many ways to gain Luck and thereby increase his crit chance. Like Yuffie, he has several very quick abilities in the form of Let's Ride, Dodge'n'Dive and, to a lesser extent, Fortune Telling, and also like Yuffie, his natural Speed stat is quite high. He doesn't have as many useful long-range abilities like Yuffie does, but the constant explosions from Plasma Discharge mean that you really want to be in melee to get the full benefit from this build anyway. IMO, the main benefit of Yuffie specifically is that she can alter her elemental output to be whatever the enemy is weak to, while Cait Sith's elemental output is largely random and his most consistent damage type is physical. Cait Sith is also easier to knock around than Yuffie, though Yuffie is pretty easy to knock around as well. Still, Cait Sith is definitely worth at least testing this build on if you enjoy his play style and are interested in trying this build.

[@fullmetal313]

Seen a tip about his dice roll other day. U can manipulate the number u want by walk/running into it. He’s interesting hero for sure I wanna see his end game crit dmg still on 1st play through

[@richardmason3]

Cait sith seems to get infinite ATB when he jumps up and sits on you... i know when i had to solo him in the shinra mansion and fight those candle dudes, i found myself infinite chaining the stomp. Might be worth a shot.

[@CamperCarl00]

I honestly thought they were going to nerf Yuffie since she had MC status in Intergrade. It's clinically insane that she is still this OP.

[@blackbearddmh1277]

I saw a similar build with Cloud which I'm currently using. But Yuffie is interesting, What about adding Speed Demon Charm that builds ATB with weapon abilities?

[@quinsey9211]

Whats the cloud build

[@pegeta]

The cloud building is basically the same

[@ErdingerLi]

I use disorder instead of mug. I think the difference is just that it doesn't home in on the enemy

[@adorpolecat6693]

Greatest ninja yuffie

[@lolzforlunch]

yuffie and cloud with breach definitely hard carried in the lategame, ill have to save this for the next run

[@VietPho]

Any update to this build for ng+ hardmode?

[@GoldChocobo77]

A ninja flie you cant get rid off. Love it

[@selay333]

Hrmm I’m now curious how quickly full power Alexander would go down with this.

[@RuneKatashima]

I thought you were going to talk about the double self-destruct tech with reprieve.

[@professorplum3858]

That thumbnail: ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?!?

[@dogoku]

Yuffie is the true final boss of the game

[@platterbuss2328]

Stuck prayer on yuffie and she becomes my best healer from how fast she generates atb on the fly lol.

[@nabildanial00]

thats genius lol. hard mode becomes nothing now.

[@luisgustavocostapereira7486]

Have secound materal Enemy Skill? Or only one?

[@johnc4948]

Where are those weapons and accessories shown in your video located what chapter do they first appear in?

[@marccuffe6392]

Fuma shuriken and cetran bracer is chapter 13, Corsair’s compass is chapter 12 I believe.

[@stevenvegh7964]

One of the only videos on KZbin about how to build a high level build on one of the characters. It’s crazy how long it is taking content creators to get these out the game is gonna lose its hype by the time they produce the content. Anyway, this video is fantastic and I love the build.

[@scottwilliams3665]

So yuffie replaces KOTR summon?

[@nofunallowed3382]

these videos make me realise I have no idea how to properly use a character's abilities. I think I'll save these tips for my 2nd playthrough

[@robbyg1232]

Her and tifa are pretty much the best party members

[@xavesaugust]

Cloud, Tifa↔️RedXIII, Yuffie is the best team setup

[@Fluckinoob]

Just out of curiosity is there other builds like this but for fire? Or is this a lightning specific thing?

[@coolrocksounds]

Plasma Dischage is what makes this lightning build work. There’s no equivalent for the other elements.

[@fullmetal313]

It’s a enemy skill thing, however u could probably make your team throw in all the fire u want by linking multiple fire materia like he showed witth aerith and her comets/blizzards

[@AlisonsteWWart]

90 hours in add I just learned that you change the element on fire ninjutsu ability....Time to replay

[@RuneKatashima]

Did you never learn to press right on magic or skills to get different/stronger versions? Also, 90 hours? I'm at 110 and still haven't beaten the game.

[@AlisonsteWWart]

@RuneKatashima I did but it just didn't occur to me there is so much in this game

[@maglen69]

Really wish you could turn down spell effects, for a LOT of reasons, but this video highlights another of them. The PS5 can't handle it.

[@Arthaslk67]

My PS5 doesn't have an issue with Yuffie's full potential.

[@facelesshalo5174]

(slaps desk) "This is a Materia combo that will explode your PS5"

[@skins4thewin]

Ugh.... I never liked using Shortcuts in Remake.... I am definitely going to have to relearn combat & force myself to learn to use Shortcuts... I really don't want to tho... I like using the Menu to select moves!

[@Raiden-cd7lo]

An alternative title: “We strapped Yuffie with a C4 Vest and Revival Earrings”

[@motorolasamurai1635]

Is there any other way to get this materia

[@Disciplined_Fate]

This is something I need to remember haha

[@jay_ds4800]

Did they nerf this? I try to mug and it doesn’t let me use it to close the gap

[@DeadAtrocity]

This will be insane on PC with no frame drops.

[@kagekun1198]

Yuffie after watching this video: Tremble mortals, and despair! Doom has come to this world!

[@TsumibitoPlays]

Man turned Yuffie into Pikachu.

[@Evanz111]

Don’t forget to sonic boom to get a free boost on damage!

[@Yddor1]

Does doppelganger cause two explosions by any chance? Anyways, great build! Definitely checking more builds for the Hard mode playthrough Edit: nvm, should've watch the video first 😅

[@Crazy-Jukebox]

when i tried that build, weirdly not every full ATB did a plasma discharge.. what am doing wrong? does the skill had an iternal cooldown? its about every 3rd ATB that does the discharge when i quickly refil the ATBs. am i missing something?

[@NathanWubs]

might be that one of the patches nerfed it, I do not know as not playing the game right now. There might be indeed an internal cooldown on it now as how broken it was. Check what the ability says? As this did work before.

[@kyled.7748]

Yuffie is like if Aerith and Tifa had a baby lol