How to Play as Cloud ADVANCED Combat Guide | Final Fantasy 7 Remake

[@BltzZ]

THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP! - bit.ly/BltzZSub Tifa Advanced Guide out now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3nIfadrZrOFqtU - Time Stamps! - Punisher Mode Parry - 1:14 Weapons & Abilities - 2:08 Weapon & Armor Build - 10:05 Materia Build - 10:33 Battle Shortcuts - 12:34 Cloud Build Gameplan - 13:30 Cloud Mage Build - 15:20 Mage Build Gameplan - 17:42

[@sateeshfaction]

Thank you!!

[@viggstable305]

Nice work man.... I havent felt that ATB Assist was that useful but maybe i wasnt using correctly

[@BltzZ]

Thank you for enjoying these!

[@BltzZ]

It's best to have ATB assist on characters you're going to be spamming lots of abilities with aka your main. The boost you get from it can come in super clutch!

[@House_of_Green]

Royal Reapper both moves are bottom tier to me, but to each his own, play style varies hard in this game.

[@duppyconqr5931]

Triple Slash's damage trails off when it hits the same enemy more than once, so it actually does less damage to a single target than Braver. You can see at 3:15 that Triple Slash did ~2800 damage, while and Braver did 3240. However, what's neat is that the game considers enemy parts to be separate targets. For example, if you're fighting a Cutter, which has a main body and two targetable arms, Triple Slash will hit each arms and then the main body--ramping up damage with each hit--for massive overall damage.

[@BltzZ]

I did not think about that with the enemies body parts that's a really good tip! Sorry yeah I had the triple slash damage falling off in my notes but for whatever reason I skipped over it for the clip haha. I mainly use braver on staggered enemies over infinity End it can rack up way more damage. I cover this in my latest video about the tips if you don't mind checking that out. Has some interesting stuff in there

[@Yoi.M]

And now waiting for the advanced combat guide on Tifa.

[@BltzZ]

I just might have to bring that one next 😁

[@Yoi.M]

I'll be there when it's out.

[@BltzZ]

See you then friend!

[@zZiL341yRj736]

Tifa is pretty much a damage dealer. She's all about the ATB, speed up, damage, ATK. Uppercut and Dive Kick cancel for the win.

[@climhazzard115]

@@BltzZ A few points the original Tifa video missed. -Deadly dodge gains the combo extentions from unbridled strength in the same way that overpower does. Making it a great materia for Tifa. -Square and triangle only do the same thing when unbridled strength isn't charged. Square always does uppercut so if you want to uppercut without unloading omnistrike and rising fall, that's when you use square instead. -Some consider Tifa a glass cannon, but she's the most mobile character in the party, making it easiest for her to avoid a lot of moves. Add the parry materia onto this, and she can easily avoid things that other party members have to block, and can even avoid some unblockable things that are very hard for other party members to avoid, like umbral strikes from Bahamut. -Focused strike. It can be used to safely hit enemies that have an auto counter, because of how much evasion is built into it. But the main point is that unlike "focused" abilities from other characters, Tifa's builds atb when it hits. So much so that it essentially doesn't cost ATB to use. It's pretty great if you put the ATB assist materia on Tifa for when you're using this too, that way when an enemy is pressured not only can Tifa spam "focused" strikes, so can your other characters. I haven't really tested to much to see if there are any conditions for the ATB gain when using focused strike, like maybe the enemy needs to be pressured, or maybe Tifa needs to be at level 3 unbridled strength. -True Strike. I know you already know how it's used, because you mentioned it in this video. Some people think she needs the Stagger ATB materia to best use this, but I disagree. If she starts with no ATB you can still use the full combo, you just have to unload levels of unbridled strength to build ATB for true strike. Something like Rise and Fall > True strike > Omnistrike > True strike. If you do it this way, you can also use uppercut > dive kick as a nice finisher as long as she started with about half a bar of ATB. -Chi Trap. There are enemies that normally Tifa is kind of bad at fighting, but Chi trap changes that. For example the basic dog enemies, normally Cloud is much better at fighting them, but if you use Chi trap on them they become pretty helpless. Same for riot troopers. Also if you trap 3 or 4 enemies with Chi Trap, consider it a good time to use star shower. Another good time to use star shower is if the boss you're fighting presents a big opening when you don't have unbridled strength charged up for a beefed up overpower. Chi trap is almost essential for the hardmode boss fight with Tifa and Barret, to clear up the adds.

[@Kurovespertine]

Do NOT dial it back! This is EXACTLY what we need. This is the BEST gameplay breakdown video for this game yet imo. Give us ALL the depth and nuance. I want to know everything! thank you so much for taking the time for this video!

[@BltzZ]

Phew I'm glad to hear that because this tifa guide I'm making is going to be willllld she's doing crazy shit in this one haha

[@Ree301]

You can equip multiple versions of the same materia linked with different support materia. For example, equip three fire materia, link one with MP absorb, one with HP absorb and one with magnify. This makes firaga a free AOE nuke that heals you.

[@BltzZ]

I love this, another commenter suggested it earlier. I tried it out and it's so much fun the diversity in this game!

[@picklechips1483]

Thank you!!! I was wondering about this. I want to try all of the combinations but I'm only at chapter 9 and I'm dying because I can only link like 1 Materia per character and that's it.

[@damahayhay]

Great video, man! 2 things to add for Cloud: 1. Mythril Saber has the ability TRADE OFF that lets you regain MP when taking big damage. Invaluable during boss fights in Hard Mode when you can’t use items and benches to recover MP. 2. The DISORDER ability lets you keep on wailing on your enemies non-stop as you can use it to cancel any of your basic attacks except the combo finishers. What I do is start up my string of basic attacks (1-4 attacks), then activate DISORDER to switch modes while doing big damage, do another string of basic attacks to fill another ATB bar, then activate DISORDER again. Rinse and repeat. With proper timing with the DISORDER activation, you can cancel enemy moves, punisher parry enemy melee attacks, all while filling your ATB at the same time.

[@opedromagico]

Mu battle shortcuts for Cloud are EXACTLY like yours hahah

[@BltzZ]

Great minds think alike XD it just feels perfect and what a action game would normally have it set for by default I swear

[@jhon1406]

Cloud is my crazy melee + debuffer (poison, sleep, breach, etc) I love how flexible the builds can be in this game!

[@BltzZ]

Super diverse gameplay everyone build is different and I love it

[@ye-roon]

actually, using the mythril saber, element + element of choice, magic up materia. etc. The normal melee damage on targets is roughly the same as with the hardedge. And using blade burst on a staggered enemy will do around 7k damage (seen it hit up to 9k with double magic up) for 1 ATB. Were Infinity's End does 9999 for 2 ATB. The cast time for 2 blade bursts is about the same as 1 IE and BB hits more then 1 target. I've finished the game with mythril saber on hard mode because its plain OP as fuck. as it also massively increases your magic damage and healing.

[@BltzZ]

Great comment right here I definitely wanna try out your build! Yes blade beam would be a much better option with the 1atb charge versus 2atb for infinity end! Another viewer said he's gotten braver to hit 8k too so against single target that's perfect to rotate in there

[@cantdestroyher7245]

Dude that’s brilliant!

[@Jack_Sparrow_85]

This, im almost at the end of my hard play through and ive been using mythril saber magic build a lot, magic is just OP for most encounters

[@itskko]

How do you manage your MP in hard mode with this magic focused build?

[@ye-roon]

@@itskko I Auto attack. Barely used magic only on boss fights, first strike + triple slash is mostly enough for every standard fight. And if I need heals, just spread out the heals between the party before you smash some boxes. Mythril saber also has 50% Mana Regen in combat Wich really helps.

[@soton29]

Can I ask what you mean by cancelling a combo, into say triple slash?

[@Kosmic_Aes]

Cloud has some cool interactions with parry materia. First and most important, while in punisher mode if you parry dodge (R1+dodge) you don't exit punisher mode. Being able to punisher parry, then dodge parry away from enemies that might multi hit after the punisher parry (like cutters) and then keep wailing away in punisher mode is very nice. Also, this dodge parry will block ranged attacks even in punisher mode. Second, while not locked on to an enemy if you dodge parry and then immediately basic attack cloud's attack combo will skip the first two hits in both modes. I couldn't find much of a use for this but its neat. Other characters seem not to have this interaction with parry.

[@BltzZ]

Awesome stuff man I love how they included unique characteristics that go beyond the character designs..but the way they play and fight haha

[@Saur]

Thanks so much for sharing, this information is awesome!

[@TrainHardnett]

Cloud is "No U" the character

[@BltzZ]

Haha counter stance and parry all day!

[@amekaiza]

Even after I got the platinum trophy for this game, I still get to learn more cool stuff. Great video keep up the good work bro

[@BltzZ]

Yo that's awesome! I'm going to finish my hard mode play thru this week via live stream and I'll shoot for that platinum too. I appreciate that also bro I'm bring that Barret guide next 😄

[@BCarter3689]

Right! beat game on hard without too much sweat just to get on KZbin and find out I actually suck lol

[@BltzZ]

Haha na man not at all! There are plenty of beast mode players out there but most of the stuff is memorized and scripted haha I have plenty of moments where things don't go my way and I get absolutely destroyed! Hehe btw the Barret, aerith and pride and joy super easy guide is out :)

[@bravobird9435]

I'm still working on hard mode currently going through chapter 17

[@Pensive_Scarlet]

This is the only action combat system I've seen where enemies can knock you out of actions but the developers actually provided you with a way to deal with it other than just memorizing the fine-muscle-movement-tells of all ten billion different enemy types. ATB Pause is the greatest thing to ever happen to action mechanics.

[@BltzZ]

Yup! If you feel like you are not going to make it in time to Parry or block you can go into the command menu and select parry or take time to recollect your battle strategy! It also looks absolutely beautiful seeing everything in combat slowed down To a micro second

[@bjrabang3111]

It's the reason I use counterstance from command instead of shortcut, my reaction time is pitifully slow so the extra time helps.

[@BltzZ]

See and that's one more thing about this game and the effort they put into it. You have so many options to choose from on how to play

[@BltzZ]

Same, I included this as a tip in today's video!

[@House_of_Green]

I’m praying this combat system is mimicked by other RPG’s, it’s too perfect

[@custus1337]

The Materia "Enemy Skill" scales with magic stats in this game and works really great with a cloud mage build. I think Enemy Skill and Blade Burst also benefit from the 20% extra damage while having full mp from the mythril weapon and both do not cost any MP to use. I like to combine Enemy Skill with a HP absorb materia for extra healing as well. You can also get a lot MP back by linking the magnify ability and the MP absorb to the same elemental materia. Can build some fun mage characters this way.

[@BltzZ]

That's an interesting setup and I'm so glad you commented this! I'm going to experiment with this today man thank you so much! I love these kinds of comments

[@zaneomega2]

I prefer Enemy Skill on Tifa instead

[@ardentdfender4116]

Yes Elemental Materia on Aerith + Elements then add a HP Absorb + Elements (same) just allows a nuker to stay healed from the damage they do. Cloud also benefits from this as well but Tifa also could with Enemy Skill + HP Absorb for attacks and proximity to enemy healing them for every attack with the Aura skill that does ice damage but heals them every time. It does make for some unusual builds.

[@dudemcguy1227]

Great stuff in this video. Well done. 👍 You really can't go wrong with trying out any of these set ups and strategies. One thing that I did though was to have the ATB assist and first strike ability on Tifa. This allows her to very quickly use her Unbridled Strength x2 quickly and give the other characters a boost to ATB ASAP. Then switch to Barrett and use his Overcharge, which is always full at the start of the battle. That should give him close to 2 ATB which you can use for Lifesaver, Haste, Barrier, Regen, or whatever other buffs you want to prioritize. Tifa will have her character specific buffs maxed for her damage output and the other characters will have ATB to spend right away.

[@BltzZ]

Yup! That's what I alternate between! It's almost like the atb assist was design for tifa specifically! Right? I'm happy to hear you like the content bro! Tifas guide is coming next too

[@dudemcguy1227]

@@BltzZ Nice. Looking forward to it. Make sure to mention how Tifa's Focused Strike ability has the built in evade/jump back at the start of it and how combining that with deadly dodge and parry turns her into a hit- and-run damage dealing machine. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the best way to use that character. Definitely the most "action game" type character in this hybrid combat system. I can't wait to see what they do with Red XIII and Vincent. Those characters could be a blast!

[@BltzZ]

@@dudemcguy1227 I can't not mention that about tifa! You got it dude. I'm excited to see how yuffie and cid plays. I main dragoon in ff14 and cid probably can put in massive damage!

[@jemsuarez5872]

Good guide man..No BS and straigth to the point Tifa is my favorite character but I always main cloud..I also abuse Triple Slash and Counterstance like you do. Thanks for the tips specially the ATB assist this help me alot.

[@BltzZ]

That's awesome to hear man tifas guide is most definitely up next I can't wait to bring you guys some of the crazy shit she can do it blows my mind how she hasn't been in a fighting game like Tekken yet haha.

[@jemsuarez5872]

@@BltzZ yeah I already watched all your beginners guide and I learned alot with Tifa's basic moves, really looking forward for the advance guide. For Aerith and Barret too. Thanks again man you really helped me alot im on chapter 17 hard mode but I want to repeat all over using your guides lol

[@BltzZ]

It's a totally different game once you understand the mechanics and how characters abilities work. The materia combinations makes me wanna try out 4 different play throughs lol

[@TheOmar291992]

FFS, I thought this was a Smash Ultimate guide

[@BltzZ]

Lol rippp

[@dreambiscuits]

13:05 is the best part of this video. I absolutely felt this in my soul. Also we have the same shortcuts! Thanks for the video, I learned a few things that will really help me. Just started Hard Mode and I'm in chapter 3 so far!

[@BltzZ]

Yooo were we seperated at birth? You're my shortcuts twin? Haha that's awesome man I'm really glad you're enjoying the game and these videos!

[@captainspaulding5380]

Mine are almost identical too lol. Only difference is triple slash and blade burst are reversed

[@BltzZ]

I can't bring myself to not using triple slash to start off fights haha it's so much fun seeing cloud just zip around

[@Intheend9999]

Claps* I watch so many different ff7 remake tubers for anything FF related. I have to say these breakdowns are amazing. Edits and clear descriptions. This video took a lot of work. Subscribed 👌

[@BltzZ]

Thank you so much man that really and truly means a lot to me and I'm thankful you guys are still finding this content helpful! If you wanna be blown away(literally) check out the instant limit break build! The infinite health build and the unlimited atb build too! Those are by far game changes for ff7 remake

[@mosalim9315]

Great guide. I agree about finding new things for character/materia abilities despite two playthroughs- I honestly didn't know counterstance could block ranged and magic attacks, definitely couldve used that in hard mode lol. Another thing I didnt realize til near the end of my hard-mode run, Elemental Materia on Armor is so OP, especially maxed out. It basically turns extremely hard boss battles into a joke. Some of the hard mode sim fights you're happy when they cast their ultimate ability- instead of 6000 damage, you get healed for 6000. Seriously debating another playthrough just because the combat system is so fun with every character but bc you have to rapid cycle heroes for abilities and avoid aggro of bosses on hard mode, felt like I didn't really play enough with any of them.

[@BltzZ]

Im thinking of the same thing as well after hard mode I wanna replay with crazy builds and see how I can tweak and master certain ones too!

[@DeusFornax]

For hard mode I would highly recommend for each member to have the revive materia since you are not allowed to use items, I would also recommend have the prayer materia on any plays that has a high magic stat. It saves a whole lot of mp which is very important as you can only recover from boxes and it heals the whole team. Only downside is that it takes 2 ATB bars. The first strike materia is very useful but I would definitely not recommend it for boss battles since it's good for only the start of the fight. I would recommend to replace healing for prayer for some characters but still keep heal for emergency, and revive is definitly a must have for everyone. I really like your reviews and lookfoward to the next one. Hopefully after some time there will be a hard mode materia guide. (Looking forward to that too)

[@BltzZ]

Don't worry you keep suggesting amazing video idea and I won't have you disappointed! I like to have chakra on everyone as well. Glad I found the third one haha. Just dropped a tips video that you guys should check out!

[@Krazyrs]

barret builds atb so fast and only needs 1 hp+ fpr 9999 that he can practically spam cast prayer

[@BltzZ]

Support Barret is no joke. I have 3 builds for Barret in my new advanced Barret guide coming tomorrow! I'm having way too much fun with his melee build tho!

[@climhazzard115]

The cool thing is, since Cloud's stats are good at everything, same as they were in the OG, you don't even have to choose between a black mage or physical build for Cloud. You can just pick a balanced weapon like the Iron Blade and use everything when it's most suitable.

[@BltzZ]

Yup he's a perfectly designed character from a stats perspective which allows you to play however you want whether it's to burst damage with mage abilities! Or beat down cheeks. And even do both which is my preferred build

[@daggumnametaken]

He was originally a mystic knight in early planning, that's why he's a solid hybrid.

[@elekipito723]

Love the vid! Really helped me out, this was the best guide ive seen for Cloud and u really did your research theres nothing missing or wrong about this, thanks.

[@BltzZ]

Hey man thanks for that and always supporting the channel. I tried my best to cover everything, if I did forget something no worries I'd love for someone to comment so we can work on making these the best they possibly can be!

[@Notmyname423]

Subscribed because of this video, but a slight misinfo about the weapons and materia. All weapons amongst all characters have 6 materia slots, all connected. You just have to have enough points to link them, which means you have to do hard mode to get the rest of manuscripts needed. Once you have all the manuscripts, you have enough points to unlock everything in each weapon.

[@BltzZ]

I think I mention in the middle somewhere that once you get 250 SP or higher you can unlock the final sub core. Might've been during the nail bat portion. But I should've been more clear on that from the beginning you're right sorry about that

[@nunyabizniz4556]

One thing to mention about Discord, the aftercast is consistently very low for both versions allowing you to deal out a continuous stream of attacks when chaining it with full combos. This also synergizes with a maxed out ATB Assist as you'll be filling up their gauges faster than if you switched characters and filled them separately. I used this all throughout Hard Mode with maxed Pray materia and Magic Up. Never had a problem with MP.

[@Kalanin399]

I do almost the same set up on shortcuts but I use Disorder instead of Brave Burst. Triple Slash really trivializes a lot of the early chapters in the game with First Strike materia so abusing it is great. Fun fact with disorder: You bypass the short ready animation that cloud does when you swap to punisher or operator respectively, making it extremely good for managing stance switching in game on staggered opponents. Disorder works best on targets that can be pressured easily or on already staggered opponents to maximize damage output, especially with Haste and ATB Boosters, as you'll have no downtime between attacks if done right.

[@BltzZ]

That's a great use for disorder! I also read if can interrupt certain spells as well kind of disappointed I read that after the fact but oh well. Great minds think alike so we have similar shortcuts!

[@beastofdarknesss5822]

I got bahamut last night after grinding in battle arena for hours super happy now lol

[@flarigrar7114]

Arcane ward doesnt do the second spell for free, it just doesnt use an ATB charge

[@BltzZ]

Ahhh thanks for the catch! I knew there would be something I missed

[@rexxel8867]

wow i didn't noticed that but there is something interesting based on the video 17:59 thundaga costs 17 mp, but the second cast from arcane ward only costs 5 mp instead of another 17mp maybe arcane ward reduce the mp cost for the second cast i think?

[@BltzZ]

@@rexxel8867 the game calculated the fact that if has magnify on it as well and decided to upcharge and tax me for the bonus damage 😂😂😂 this game is too smart I swear

[@brennanlable]

@@BltzZ do you know if the second cast will trigger MP absorb?

[@BltzZ]

That's actually a good question! I wanna try this out in a few to find out for myself. I can't imagine the game allowing that as it would be pretty broken for Hard mode playthroughs

[@DjDoomtrain]

just love using infintys end when they are staggered haha so much dmg

[@BltzZ]

Yup! Seeing all 9999s are always fun. But it's been brought my my attention from a another viewer that braver can hit 8k off staggered and it only costs 1atb so if you use this twice you can get more damage off versus infinity end which costs 2 atb! Wish I put that in the video but oh well that'll have to make a return maybe in the next one haha

[@phillipstokes8496]

The Nail bat gets a little better in punisher mode as it's a charge up hit. Maybe a reference to his using the home run bat in Smash?

[@BltzZ]

Could be a little nod to appreciate them bringing him into smash 4 and solidifying him a roster spot in ultimate!

[@House_of_Green]

I chose disorder over triple slash, it’s just a sexier ability

[@BltzZ]

When you get the launcher off from disorder while in punisher its so satisfying seeing medium sized enemies flying through the air haha.

[@elopez1882]

Triple Slash also tracks unlike Braver, which I’ve whiffed more than my fair share of times 😂

[@zerowolf6202]

Facts man. I've been killed by more than one mob on a whiff

[@BltzZ]

Haha yeah man triple slash straight up Snipes targets for me. The range is absolutely godly

[@BltzZ]

Poor cloud trying to look cool in the braver pose. Then he gets jumped when he misses hehehe

[@DnVFMVs]

They rally need to improve the tracking or hitbox on braver. It's one of Cloud signature moves

[@Crovaxan]

This is a great video and really got me rethinking counterstance. I never use it because I go full aggro but now I might need to reevaluate. Also side node my cloud is BLM all day and on hard the mythril I feel goes further than twin stinger. You get more mp Regen and less cast on attack spells

[@BltzZ]

Yup the bonuses and stats you get on the Mythril blade really outweighs the differences from twin stinger. Twin stingers main saving grace is that it's balanced with attack and magic while also having reprieve and lots of MP. Other than that especially if you are focusing on magic then Mythril is the one to go for since you get crazy magic damage and reduce MP on spells and MP Regen. Thanks man I'm glad you enjoyed this! Tifas advanced guide is up next I hope you guys are ready because this one is going to be crazy!

[@skins4thewin]

So hold on a sec. You say you can cancel any of your basic attacks into a parry, aka 1 thru 5, but that the animation must finish first. Does this mean if you press Square multiple times that all of those attacks must play out first? So does that mean you must have only hit Square once in order to cancel into Parry after just one attack? Or can you cancel into Parry any time during a basic attack combo?

[@BltzZ]

Once that hit connects with cloud you can switch to Parry! Unless you have the counter stance ability then you can parry anytime!

[@skins4thewin]

@@BltzZ Ah, so even if you execute a full combo string, you can parry even after the very first hit of the combo, essentially interrupting it? Or can you only interrupt it mid combo with the Counter Stance?

[@Misfiring89]

Triple Slash does less damage on subsequent hit if its the same enemy. It ends up being less damage than Braver.

[@BltzZ]

In terms of tracking consistency and mobility I prefer triple slash. But braver actually is better on stagger for sure. Braver is better than infinity end on stagger because you can use it twice for over 12k-13k damage whereas infinity end is 9999 for two bars of atb

[@EdgelordSativa]

The moment I started using counterstance like royalguard and focused thrust like stinger..... The DMC fanboy in me fell in love with this game lol

[@BltzZ]

Lol this is the way! Keep clapping them up! I recommend checking out the infinite health build and instant limit break build

[@EdgelordSativa]

@@BltzZ thanks man ill absolutely check it out, finishing up my first playthrough so now I'm just gearing up for hard mode, all your tips help bro keep it up!

[@BltzZ]

You're good man enjoy those builds after beating the game. One love

[@jeanmelisca]

I redownloaded FF7R in anticipation of the next chapter. This guide has really helped me get a better understanding of the material system. 👍🏽👍🏽

[@OathkeeperSoraXIII]

Quick pointer, Arcane Ward doesn't make the 2nd spell free. It just costs less but the damage is also halved I think to compensate. Doesn't really impact your guide though or anything, still some really good pointers for playing. Keep up the awesome work dude.

[@BltzZ]

A goof up on my end, I appreciate you letting me know! Thanks for enjoying the content still. Hoping to finish this tifa guide today and have it ready for you all by tomorrow

[@GurpsSingh01]

Amazing video, so well explained, even though I'm on my 3rd play through i still found it useful 👍

[@BltzZ]

YOOOOO that's awesome man! I'm going to be streaming my hard mode and second playthru this week sometime. There are so many build combinations in this game it's so hard to make just one video man jeez what did they do to us haha

[@GurpsSingh01]

Haa so true, just so much going on, so many ways to play, it's mind blowing. I'll definitely catch you're hard mode play through, again great vid, and keep it up 👌

[@aiwagakuin2]

You meant you ffvii remake 2 times already???

[@BltzZ]

I have not but I think @GurpsSingh01 has beaten it 2 times. I'm collecting all my items needed before I go for the hard mode on stream with you all

[@esco0503]

Great guide man, just earned yourself a new sub! 👍🏾

[@BltzZ]

Welcome to the channel brother happy to hear you enjoy the content I can't wait to bring you more. Be sure to check out the stagger pressure video as that one is a game changer!

[@dino339]

you need study weapons more.. for example.. nail bat special ability "disorder " stops/cancels enemies during the time they are trying casting spells.. it even stops sephiroth from casting his magic spells.. whenever you see an enemy trying to cast a magical spell..use this ability..

[@BltzZ]

Ahhh thats actually really good! Thanks for sharing sorry I missed that

[@D1M1T]

dino339 I’ve played over 80 hours and didn’t know that haha

[@Sombersamurai]

Nice I didn’t know that!

[@CylinderHeadE60]

dino339 huge fan of disorder

[@josevega8139]

Long well informed videos are my favorite. I would just include time stamps for the impatient people and a format so they can get their information the way the want. I like the gameplay I see so long videos are what I want.

[@BltzZ]

Hey that's awesome to hear man yes I'm going to get the timestamps rolling once I get home!

[@TheZhadd169]

Dude your videos are making my playthrough so enjoyable. Thank you for taking the time! Keep up the good work! Subscribed

[@BltzZ]

That's all I want is to make sure you guys have the most fun while playing this kick-ass game! Thank you so much for joining the channel. Stay safe during these hard times

[@raizen328]

This video is much appreciated, gave me some great advice. Thanks brother.

[@BltzZ]

Happy to have you along for the ride friend glad you enjoyed!

[@skins4thewin]

Actually.... Triple Strike deals LESS damage than Braver against single opponents. The 2nd and 3rd strike do significantly less damage than the 1st when only 1 foe is on the battlefield. The 3rd strike only does 1/10th normal damage in this case! Shame I know... I also thought it would do more damage against single foes but it gets a significant power nerf in this case, to keep it from being too overpowered against Bosses I reckon. It's best used against two or more foes so it doesn't get that power penalty.

[@zerochill4326]

My Cloud Build: Hardedge. Hp absorb +Deadly Dodge, Elemental+ Fire on sword, ×2 HP up, ATB Stagger, Steadfast Block and First strike.

[@BltzZ]

That's a sexy build I saw HP absorb works on deadly dodge and parry but didn't get a chance to try it out. I definitely will give it a go later thanks for sharing!

[@zerochill4326]

Deadly Dodge I think hits 4 or 5 times and with hp absorb you can heal up to around 500Hp at a time

[@BltzZ]

That sounds nutty and right up my alley

[@gianlucacostabile]

I m so sorry. I M going to crazy because there are so quick the sub. I Don t found no Italian fighter play like YOU and explain. I'm finish the game max difficult last week. I watch your beautiful video and I Don t understand nothing about MI English. Sorry for disturbing

[@TypicallyUniqueOfficial]

I copied another guy here on KZbin, I wish I remembered his channel but it is insanely good. Weapon: Buster Sword Armor: Chain Bangle Accessory: Gotterdammerung Materia: (Magnify + Time), Refocus, MP Up, HP Up, Lightning, Fire, ATB Boost, ATB Stagger, Luck Up Depending on the fight, you can replace the fire/lightning with another luck up or steadfast block. Basically when the fight starts, use refocus then cast Haste. Then use ATB Boost. When you pressure enemies, you can stagger them very fast using Focused strike 3x in a row. Your team will also be on haste because it's magnified. The luck up increases your damage output due to higher critical strikes. When you stagger, you will get large amounts of ATB back from the ATB Stagger materia. The lightning/fire are just typical weaknesses of most enemies but can be swapped out for something more appropriate for the fight you'll be in. Blizzaga is very powerful.

[@BltzZ]

These are the type of comments I live for! Thank you so much im working on getting that accessory today actually haha I'm ready for ifrit to give me back crazy health 😁. Very solid stuff especially refocus off gotterdammerung! Haste is just broken to add at that point and I can only imagine how the PS4 must be on fire keeping up with all those moves and particles lol. It's great to stay active with the weakness and adjust materia depending on the need! Really appreciate you sharing this thank you

[@TypicallyUniqueOfficial]

@@BltzZ I think Haste/Stop is probably the best Materia in the game, especially with magnify...you can stop all enemies or haste your entire team. The Gotterdammerung makes Hard mode so much easier too.

[@BltzZ]

I agree which is why I have that nasty stop combo on stagger with my stagger pressure video! I love the diversity we all have when it comes to the combinations

[@kratosgow342]

TypicallyUnique one problem with this build is that accessory which you can get by clear the last VR challenges and it’s pretty hard I would say if you don’t have that accessory equip champion belt instead also change refocus materia to something else

[@melvingenao550]

I remember in the original you could find magnify/all materias everywhere. They sold for over a million gil when mastered. Gosh i hope they keep that

[@BltzZ]

I'm sure in the open world portion were going to have some crazy materia combinations to explore and plenty of magnify materia. One just feels like it's not enough in this game! I hope we can get a decent amount and more materia slots

[@zZiL341yRj736]

@@BltzZ They already gave you too much early game. I don't know how people who level Max materia and level 99 continue their game when the second part comes out. Looks like it'll just break their entire experience if they're too strong.

[@BltzZ]

You'll just walk through bosses unless they implement a serious level scaling mechanic haha. For both regular enemies and bosses which fine tunes their ai depending on your materia levels

[@CriminalGameplay]

@@zZiL341yRj736 max level is 50. They will probably have yuffie steal all your shit

[@BltzZ]

Lol the traditional god of war beginning where you lose all your stats from the previous game. I can totally see that happening lol and you get your stuff back maybe midway or a bit after that interaction..who knows?

[@Roksana-gy1ek]

If you have ever heard of JRPGs, you 89.99% heard of Cloud I swear Cloud is great in FF7R. My Cloud is Black Mage with Hardedge due to the fact I kinda like to Balance both Magic and Physical with Cloud.

[@Micca_]

BltzZ your FFVII channel is the best!

[@jamesbycinthe]

Just a correction: Braver does more damage than Triple Slash on a single enemy. The attacks go up in succession for Triple slash only on multiple targets (I believe 2 targets makes the damage decrease on the 3rd hit cuz the target has been repeated...but I'm certain on 1 target the damage goes down each hit). Braver is more suited for a single enemy

[@BltzZ]

Yup it most definitely is but in terms of battle flow I prefer to use triple slash to keep cloud mobile and constantly moving. I've noticed triple slash can cause pressure and sometimes interrupt enemies too. Braver is amazing on stagger and beats infinity's end easily in damage if you cast 2! It's definitely better for single target to use braver but my success rate on landing it is shit haha enemies always move out of my sight smh

[@anthonygak7094]

Mythril Saber has the 50% MP regeneration core perk which makes recovering MP way quicker and passive - making it a solid choice for hard mode imo

[@BltzZ]

They really put the effort into making every weapon diverse and the materia I'd just the icing on the cake I love it!

[@bjrabang3111]

You don't have in battle mp regen at hard mode right?

[@BltzZ]

I think you do in hard mode although I cannot confirm

[@nervnerd]

You do indeed have mp regen in hard mode.

[@kazen16]

OMG that background music is giving me stress/ptsd plss stop

[@BltzZ]

No Jules pls stahhhp we tied how did you winnn???! Lol funny story I beat him on my first try it was crazy. 46-44 when I start editing the let's plays again I'll leave that entire segements uncut for you guys

[@ExireHG]

Perfect, prefer it longer to get into details. I like that you provided options for people with different playstyles or those who want to do additional playthrough's and play around with builds. I wouldn't personally make a Mage Tifa for example, but every character has a magic focused weapon, so you can if you want. Include timestamps, but otherwise the format is good! Looking forward to the Goddess of Death aka Tifa xD. She doesn't need a giant sword to slaughter everything in sight, just a pair of *gloves* lmao

[@BltzZ]

I'm glad you found this video helpful friend! It was fun making this and I was worried on how it would be received. Glad to see that its been a success! Working on tifa next as we speak!

[@DennAlberto]

I thought I was the only one playing it for months now but then I stumbled into one of your videos and now I am your subscriber. Thanks for all of these amazing builds

[@BltzZ]

Happy to hear you are enjoying the content and I'm happy to have you on board!

[@awesomeuno1]

Braver does more damage on staggered enemies (has a damage bonus when they're staggered on top of stagger)

[@BltzZ]

Yup and a much better option than to spend 2ATB on infinity End since that caps at 9999. So if braver hits 8k you can throw out two for 16k and more damage overall!

[@awesomeuno1]

@@BltzZ Actually since testing, and especially with higher % during stagger, I think triple slash does more damage, especially if you crit.

[@Alex-rr5kb]

The Nail Bat may not be amazing, but it's what let me win against the Hell House in Hard Mode.

[@TheInsainJester]

Very helpful, I knew most but was on the fence about some other things which you helped clear up 👍 subscribed.

[@BltzZ]

Welcome to the channel! I'm happy to hear the content helped you out I always appreciate that! Working on the Barret guide right now then aerith should be soon after :)

[@LuizFrodo]

Wow, lets see this amazing content !

[@BltzZ]

Haha oh man I did my best to make it as informative and in depth as possible! Wanted to make sure we covered all bases. If not I'd love to know what we missed or should have added so I can followup with individual recommended builds

[@Astraldymensions]

Amazing work here! I noticed counterstance was kinda broken when it parried EVERYTHING but never explored it... because it can really turn the game into a parry fest. However after seeing this I'm def going to try weaving it in to my current build. You're combat is super clean and solo Cloud absolutely needs counterstance to be optimal. You're also on the short list of people I have seen use ATB shortcuts correctly. I've seen a lot of people use them solely because they hate the command menu, which then makes them brute force everything instead of taking time to analyze what the hell is happening. Edit: Also some of the slowmos I've seen in this game are incredible. Like I don't believe it's even real sometimes

[@BltzZ]

Thanks for the kind words man I try my best to up my game and bring the best content I can for you all! The slowdown is so beautiful it often make mistakes because I sit there and watch it the whole time haha. We have to keep weaving in new attacks and never leave teammates with full ATB just standing doing nothing!

[@albmaglinao]

This is the video that got me to sub. Amazing work. Can't wait to dig in the previous videos

[@BltzZ]

You're absolutely going to love the recent stagger pressure video then! Welcome to the channel I'm happy to have you on board! Tifas advanced guide is coming soon

[@landolondon3978]

Feedback: This video is why I subbed. Loved your Cloud build and will be using it for my Hard Mode playthrough

[@BltzZ]

Hey man I appreciate hearing you say that. You're going to conquer hard mode! Just be sure to switch up materias to capitalize on enemies weaknesses

[@reloadpsi]

Cloud is my mage when Aerith is out the party and my tank when she's in :)

[@brianbaratheon]

I'm more than halfway through my hard mode playthrough and never knew you could change limit breaks... until now.

[@BltzZ]

ah damnnnn! the second limit breaks look soooo amazing! Be sure to check them out if you have them unlocked already. Tifa's is my favorite she just goes insane!

[@cmn65401]

You forgot to mention the Mythril Saber has +50% MP Regeneration!!!!!

[@BltzZ]

Oof big miss on my part sorry about that. I could've sworn I had that in my notes it's one of the most important aspects of that weapon. After I made this cloud guide I made sure to go through and explain every tree thoroughly for tifa Barret and aerith Advanced guide to not make that mistake again

[@VenSensei]

3:14 Says that Triple-Strike does more damage than Braver even though the clip used when making that opinion showed Braver out-damage Triple-Strike by 486 damage w/Lightning.

[@BltzZ]

in terms of dps it does out damage it, you are getting out attacks way faster, invulnerability vs many crowd attacks and pressuring most enemies. Check the rufus guide to see how triple slash owns him and you can get a no damage run easily on him

[@hystericbunny76]

nice man, ive been waiting for this, very good build man,, very useful, i love how they still made cloud an all rounder like in the original,

[@BltzZ]

Super all rounder! He can be built in anyway and there are just so many materia combinations to try out I absolutely love it

[@DnVFMVs]

Really dislike the combact system in this remake...look at the tales series battle system it's so fuild

[@BltzZ]

It's not perfect but it's a great start which they've acknowledged they're improving on for the future titles! I can't wait to see what they come up with :D

[@heic7165]

i m replaying the game and I m still looking at your guide 1 year later. Nice work man.

[@BltzZ]

Thanks dude enjoy!

[@djkoz78]

How do you cancel attacks bc he just keeps swinging the fucking sword when I'm playing. Like when i try to dodge or block Cloud just keeps swinging until the combo ends.

[@BltzZ]

you cannot cancel after the first 2 hits unfortunately unless you use counter stance

[@leonidemelin1131]

Materia build section is complete nonsense: 1st - you don’t need to take more than 1 max 2 type of spell materia with you - its a huge waste of space - adjust materia for each combat situation. 2 - you don’t actually need to have more than one main healer with magnify+heal materia combo, instead if it is a very intense fight i would recommend taking revive on cloud. 3 - if you build Cloud around physical dmg the vest option is to use 2 luck materia for increased critical hit chance

[@BltzZ]

You know I did say these are what I personally use. Also that you should be changing up materia to fit with each battle situation. I prefer to run multi healers incase the main healer goes down.

[@glowingepic]

Cloud baseball bat tank, could use a hand to make it perfect.

[@BltzZ]

Haha plenty of defensive materias needed like barrier for manawall, HP Ups, Steadfast block, Chakra for sure hmmm no magic really since it's got no bonuses for magic attack etc. So mainly purple materia is the go to!

[@glowingepic]

@@BltzZ does crit chance apply to heals as well? if so then there could be something interesting to synergize with when he's constantly operating at low hp so he can tank like a man to keep him low and crit boi

[@BltzZ]

You know that's a good question I never considered. I don't recall seeing any crit heals but I wonder if that does affect it! I will look into it

[@kufudokungfu]

In getting tired of switching materia m for each character it getting annoying they really need to. Have sets for each character

[@BltzZ]

I'd love pre sets you can make like classes etc

[@WarrenValion]

How to play Cloud in FF7R? Spam Counterstance, just spam it. It's broken.

[@BltzZ]

Never dodge always believe in the counterstance

[@mikepanda117]

Hard to believe its been 3 years. Rebirth is almost here.

[@Darkandmenacing]

I actually recommend mythril saber in hard mode for a magic build. 50% mp regen and trade-off makes a difference.

[@BltzZ]

It varies on playstyle if the player wants a full hardcore mage build then definitely mythril saber, if they wanna save MP while restoring MP then mythril saber. But if they wanna have the balance of basic attacks and a mix of magic then twin stinger if your reckless like me and need Reprieve lmao

[@Darkandmenacing]

@@BltzZ stinger shines best when taking advantage of those elemental weaknesses with a max elemental materia linked. It'll smack like hardedge and spell-cast like iron blade. Hardedge, if set up right and you max both magic up materia, will get up to both 355 attack and 370 magic attack (with platinum earrings.) It's been my goto for the enemy skill build, since it needed magic attack but not mp. I found stinger tough to rely on. It can hit like hardedge only if exploiting elemental weaknesses, otherwise it felt weaker. The 5% boosts to elemental damage is nice, but it didn't seem to reach the same heights as mythril saber. Sorry, I can nerd out pretty hard about this stuff.

[@whatthe9256]

Every weapon is a viable weapon because the materia system is very flexible and can be used to do any build. I myself just use buster sword because it is the most badass looking sword.simple yet elegant at the same time

[@BltzZ]

Not to mention a classic! Everyone who plays video games can recognize the buster sword! I love the weapons system in this game it's by far the best they could've done compared to ff7 OG where you basically toss away the previous weapon for the new one haha. Can't wait for remake part 2! Be sure to check out the tifa advanced guide and the new infinite health Barret build I just put together :)

[@andreayton1993]

Bro this graphics are still making me drool lol

[@BltzZ]

You're telling me? I have a hard time making thumbnails because of how sexy they all look I just can't choose one

[@lutsurugi]

you actually chose the song i recommendend!!! :D

[@BltzZ]

Yup i got you! I forgot this song was in the game i only had to do the pushup and squats once but i remember when i first heard them I loveeeeed it! So thank you again

[@srirachasoda8961]

Clous: Hybrid Black Mage Warrior with minor support skills, Tifa: DPS secondary healer, Barret: support tank healer, Aerith: Black & White mage glass cannon.

[@ObsidianShinobi801]

Cant believe its been a year🥺

[@BltzZ]

Yup! I love you all so much man this entire year has been amazing and nothing but good things are on the horizon!

[@thedisconnect5769]

Wont get 9999 hp from 1 HP materia, maybe on barrett with a full one + a 1 star or maybe a refocus.

[@BltzZ]

What do you mean this in regards to? Sorry it's Been awhile since I made this video

[@ebreezy35]

Black mage build: E. Skill linked to HP Absorb and Elemental linked with any element except Ice IMO. Soul Siphon will gain the element linked to Elemental and absorb HP. Double Magic Up should be equipped.

[@JKA-TML]

I've levelled my Buster sword to the max but mine only has 4 materia slots. What did I miss to mage it 6 slots instead?

[@BltzZ]

You need to have over 250SP with cloud in order to unlock the final core :). You can get there by completing all VR character challenges in chapter 17 or the chapter 9 colliseum. If not then playing hard mode will do it for you as well

[@josequiles7]

The (green) element materia level does not matter nor does it affect the damage values when paired to the (blue) elemental materia. You could have a level 1 or 3 fire paired with an elemental materia and will still do the same damage, unless you use it to cast the element.

[@BltzZ]

Yes the only effect is the level of the actual elemental materia. The higher the level the more percentage it does

[@ghostmarston5969]

Remember me? Thank you for recommending this game for me. Just got the game and Im having blast playing.

[@ghostmarston5969]

Also finished the original disc one too (that scene made my eyes watery)

[@BltzZ]

Dude that's so awesome to hear I'm glad you're enjoying it! The stagger pressure time video has been doing wonders for experienced players and new ones combined. I'm trying to bring you all new videos like that

[@ghostmarston5969]

@@BltzZ I will watch it

[@skins4thewin]

No way! DO NOT dial it back whatever you do! If anything you could stand to dial it up a notch! Give us the most advanced and detailed info possible I say! Hour long advanced combat video's are what I'm looking for lol.

[@Raven9940]

How does his HardEdge have six materia slots??? Mine only has 4 and I maxed it out

[@BltzZ]

You have to have atleast 250 SP or more to unlock the final core :) make sure to do everyone's VR solo missions including the colliseum ones!

[@4567samsung]

literally the one ability that I think they might nerf or flat out remove in part 2 is counterstance , this ability is busted

[@BltzZ]

I definitely see that coming. It's so broken check the hell house guide I made. It wrecks that fight haha

[@afifisaja9955]

counterstance is similar amekakeru ryu no hirameki kenshin himura

[@BltzZ]

Counterstance is a scary ability man i love it

[@mikep5330]

Advanced? Press square and finish the game. Or use lightning and magnify on Aerith and stack MAG. This game is nowhere near as complex as original FF7. It was still an amazing game but pretty much requires no thought.

[@BltzZ]

So you went the entire game not using parry or combining materias with each other and aerith arcane ward? There are more than 10 ways to play this game. The true depth will be in remake part two when we access all other available materias and have an open world and 4 extra characters to access. well 5 counting red 13

[@mikep5330]

@@BltzZ I was being a bit sarcastic, but pretty much you only have to press square or use deadly dodge then press square for the normal playthrough. I agree about part 2.

[@dmitripanchenko3989]

hey man, how do you unlock new abilities? also if I fight in the coliseum will that level me up?

[@BltzZ]

You have to click on new weapons and read the bottom proficiency tag. It tells you exactly what to do to unlock the abilities. Colliseum will level you up but it's slower than the VR missions in Chapter 17. Also you need 250 SP total to have more skill cores within weapons

[@gabrielb.christmas6279]

Man this is from 2 years ago huh guess I'm late playing the game.. I personally just get into FF7 Remake and this cool tricks helps, thanks man!

[@davideo7286]

Disorder is great as an interrupting attack. It takes a lot of enemies out of casting animation and special abilities. I always had this hot keyed as L1+Triangle since it takes you in and out of Punisher mode. Also of note, Infinitys End and Braver do more damage on Staggered Enemies. If the stagger Guage drains slowly, use Infinitys End for insane damage. If you have less time before the enemy comes out of stagger, use Braver. Triple Strike is great for ending regular battles quickly or hitting multiple enemies. Lastly, for those needing help on the Whack a Box game, use the Iron Sword and Deadly Dodge Materia. Deadly Dodge works during the challenge and costs no ATB. The weapon you use will let you use that ability in the challenge. Iron Blade with the Triple Slash skill makes Whack a Box so much easier. I've actually cleared the whole area with time to spare using this technique.

[@silloe.ssantos]

My own style would be playing as mage (aerith) as main character but the game won’t let me do that cause of it’s weird aggro. I don’t like switching characters everytime and don’t use her more often…

[@harakiribanzai2483]

The color of this video seems weird, did you played the game HDR?

[@BltzZ]

I play on a PS4 pro but no HDR. My capture card washes out color and I go post edit into my editor and do color correction. Is it too much color? Or too little?

[@rafaelikenaga]

My Hardedge is maxed out but i still have only 4 slots? how come? does it has to do with hard mode?

[@BltzZ]

How much total SP do you have with cloud? You need over 250 to unlock the final core. You can do this by completing all colliseum challenges and VR challenges. Or you can play hard mode. In hard mode at the end of most boss fights or chapters you get 10SP for completing. But you can get 256 from completing all the VR missions and colliseum.

[@Sephiroth1550]

Hey man, great video! Can you do a guide on your materia setup that gives you all of those passive heals I'm seeing on the screen?

[@BltzZ]

I believe what you're seeing is clouds Blood sucker ability with the hardedge sword. I mention that in the video, where specifically are you seeing the passive heals? When enemies die?

[@Sephiroth1550]

@@BltzZ Yep, that's exactly what it was. It happened so fast some times that I thought it was related to something else. Also, which version of the battle theme is playing in the background? It's awesome.

[@BltzZ]

Awesome! I'm happy to have helped my friend. Yes this song is amazing I linked it in the description it's call the most muscular and it's the song that plays during the squat and pull up minigame! Soon as I heard it I loved it and a subscriber mentioned I should use it in a video haha