Final Fantasy VII Remake – Summons Guide

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In Final Fantasy VII Remake, Summon Materia allows party members to call upon powerful fearsome creatures to aid in combat. Here’s a guide.

How to Summon in Final Fantasy VII Remake

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Summon Materia is noted by a Red color scheme and lets the player pull off some of the most powerful attacks in the game.

After acquiring the Summon Materia for the specific monster, you need to go and equip it in the Materia & Summons tab of the Main Menu.

Summon Materia can only be used in certain fights, including boss battles. In a similar way to how you build stagger with enemies, you have to charge up the Summon meter before the Command becomes available in combat.

How to Unlock All Summons in Final Fantasy VII Remake

Ifrit Materia

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Description: The Ifrit Materia allows the summoning of Ifrit, a massive damage-dealing Fire monster.

Location: Chapter 4 – At the beginning of the main story in this chapter, Jessie will simply give the Summon Materia to Cloud (unlocks by default).

Chocobo & Moogle Materia

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Description: The Chocobo & Moogle Materia allows the summoning of a Chocobo and Moogle, providing Wind damage.

Location: Chapter 6 – Disable the two other Sun Lamps in the second section, then return to the cargo elevator and take the lift on the right side. Deactivate the fans, clear the area of enemies, and activate the second terminal within a time limit to open the door to the Materia.

Shiva Materia

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Description: The Shiva Materia allows the summoning of Shiva, a massive damage-dealing Ice monster.

Location: Chapter 9 – Complete Chadley’s Battle Intel Report 5.

Fat Chocobo Materia

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Description: The Fat Chocobo Materia allows the summoning of Fat Chocobo, a massive non-elemental damage-dealing monster.

Location: Chapter 9 – Complete Chadley’s Battle Intel Report 10.

Leviathan Materia

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Description: The Leviathan Materia allows the summoning of Leviathan, a massive damage-dealing Water monster.

Location: Chapter 13 – Complete Chadley’s Battle Intel Report 15.

Bahamut Materia

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Description: The Bahamut Materia allows the summoning of Bahamut, a massive non-elemental damage-dealing monster.

Location: Complete all of Chadley’s Battle Intel Reports.

Cactuar Materia

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Description: The Cactuar Materia allows the summoning of a Cactuar, a non-elemental fixed damage-dealing monster.

Location: Pre-order reward bonus. Go to the Main Menu > System > DLC > Download.

Carbuncle Materia

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Description: The Carbuncle Materia allows the summoning of a Carbuncle, a non-elemental healing-support monster.

Location: Pre-order reward bonus. Go to the Main Menu > System > DLC > Download.

Chocobo Chick Materia

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Description: The Chocobo Chick Materia allows the summoning of a Chocobo Chick, a Fire/Ice/Lightning/Wind damage-dealing monster.

Location: Pre-order bonus. Go to the Main Menu > System > DLC > Download.


Final Fantasy VII Remake is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and initially released in 2020 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, the enhanced version of the game, was released in 2021 for PlayStation 5 and PC.

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