The Best Summons in FF7 Rebirth

Highlights

Summons in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth provide a temporary fourth party member for strategic battle advantages.
New Summons like Titan, Kujata, and Alexander offer unique abilities and stat boosts in the game.
Bahamut Arisen and Phoenix stand out for their powerful attacks and healing abilities, making them key additions.

Summons went to a whole new level with the latest main iteration of the Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy 16. While their inclusion in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is less bombastic, they are still useful in battle. Once players Stagger an enemy, any of the three party members can build up their gauge to use their equipped Summon, which will become a temporary fourth party member.

Bahamut, Gilgamesh, and Titan in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthfeatures six major Summons based on the various regions of the game, which also appeared in the original PS1 RPG. While there are others from the last game, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, including classics like Shiva and Ramuh, these six new ones are the best in the game. They will give players the most bang for their buck between dealing damage and boosting stats in the equip menu. Naturally, there will be spoilers and these will be listed in order of appearance.

6 Titan

A Strong Punch Can Go A Long Way

HP Bonus +92
MP Bonus +2
Defense Bonus +5
Vitality Bonus +5
Location: The Grasslands

Titan is the first new Summon that players can find within The Grasslands region of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Summons can be found in ancient caverns and after following a pattern recognition mini-game. Chadley will emulate the data into his computer then, after fighting a Summon like Titan in VR, players can obtain their power. Titan holds the elemental power of Earth, as he does in the original game, and his powers are quite formidable between boosting defenses thanks to his massive body.

Unlike the original game, though, players will get him much earlier, as he was found within the Gongaga Reactor before. In the Gongaga region, players can instead find Kujata in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, who was originally in the Sleeping Forest side area in the original game. The one downside is that Titan can be slow and his area of attack is not that large besides his finishing move.

5 Kujata

Three Elements In One, What Could Go Wrong?

HP Bonus +231
MP Bonus +2
Attack Bonus +4
Strength Bonus +2
Location: Gongaga

The aforementioned Kujata has a more frightening appearance than the original with its multiple heads. It makes sense thematically since Kujata holds the power of Fire, Ice, and Lightning within its body to attack its foes with multiple elements. To reiterate, Players can acquire Kujata around the Gongaga region of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which was changed significantly from the small side area of the original game.

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Cloud and Chadley in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

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It's also a lot easier to get Kujata in this game, since it is technically on the main path in the Gongaga region. Kujata is probably not going to be a favorite among players but it does have excellent stat boosts, especially in the HP department. It is powerful, but it doesn’t have that one core element to elevate it above others. Instead, it kind of takes a jack-of-all-trades approach with its three elemental powers and comes in handy from time to time.

4 Alexander

A Slow But Steady Stream Of Damage

HP Bonus +139
MP Bonus +2
Defense Bonus +2
Magic Defense Bonus +2
Vitality Bonus +2
Spirit Bonus +2
Location: Corel

Alexander is one of the strangest Summons in the series because it is always depicted as a huge mechanical castle. The biggest surprise of the series was in Final Fantasy 9, wherein the kingdom of Alexandria was Alexander itself. History aside, Alexander in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth can be found in the Corel region.

It uses non-elemental damage, which is great because it cannot be deflected by enemies that are strong against certain elements like fire. In the original game, it can be found in the Icicle Inn area to the north, and it had Holy-based damage, which was a rare element. It’s a shame this was changed because undead enemies are weak to Holy and Alexander would definitely have come in handy in the remake’s version of Cosmo Canyon.

3 Odin

Instant Death For Most Challengers

MP Bonus +3
Attack Bonus +8
Strength Bonus +4
Location: Nibel

Odin will be the final regional Summon that players can find in the Nibel area. Like all other versions of Odin, he is a giant knight riding atop a horse into battle. It also deals non-elemental damage with its support attacks in battle. Odin’s true power is its departing strike, Zantetsuken, which has a high chance of slicing enemies in half to instantly kill them.

The attack does not work on Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s many bosses, and it cannot kill some of the higher-powered mini-bosses from kill quests either, but Odin is still effective in boss fights because those swords are no joke. Speaking of boss fights, it is one of the hardest Summons to acquire during the VR sequences because Odin can use Zantetsuken on the party. The struggle is worth it though, along with all the other VR battles, to get Summons in the game.

2 Bahamut Arisen

The King of Dragons' Cousin Is In Town

Bahamut Arisen in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

MP Bonus +3
Attack Bonus +4
Magic Attack Bonus +4
Strength Bonus +2
Magic +2
Location: Cosmo Canyon

Bahamut Arisen was renamed in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth as it was called Neo Bahamut in the original game. Both versions are red renditions of the King of Dragons, Bahamut, and Bahamut Arisen is a powerhouse. It can be found in the Cosmo Canyon region of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which is one of the trickiest to navigate due to the high-walled cliffs.

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Cloud Strife surrounded by Aerith and Zack from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

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Bahamut Arisen deals non-elemental damage, so it cannot exploit any weaknesses to Stagger enemies in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. However, the damage it can do with its various claw and beam attacks makes the non-elemental damage not a problem. Someone in the main party should have this destructive dragon in the party at all times.

1 Phoenix

The Healing Power Alone Makes This An Easy Win

MP Bonus +3
Magic Attack Bonus +8
Magic Bonus +4
Location: Junon

Phoenix is one of the best Summons in the game and can be acquired relatively fast. It’s housed in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Junon region, which is where a lot of big story beats happen in Chapter 4. Phoenix has the power of fire, just like Ifrit, but there’s a bonus too.

Phoenix’s flames will revive fallen party members on the battlefield once its time runs up and its secondary abilities even have healing properties. Not every enemy is weak to fire damage in the game, but Phoenix’s healing powers make it a standout early on.