Monk is one of the most common Jobs in Square Enix’sFinal Fantasyseries. It was present in the first game on the NES, and it appears inFinal Fantasy 14, the latest MMO-based entry that is still going strong today. ForFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Tifa served as the Monk-equivalent of the group.
The same is true for Tifa inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth,except it feels a lot better to control her manually instead of through turn-based combat. Players can practically feel her fists pummel foes thanks to the PS5’s vibration functionality. All ofTifa’s gloves inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthcome attached with weapon skills. These are some of the best to equip in the game to make her even stronger.
Updated On February 5th, 2025:Tifa is one of the strongest party members in the game, dealing a ton of damage and also excelling at staggering enemies. A lot of her play style revolves around the ability Unbridled Strength, and there are multiple useful skills to make this ability even more useful. This list has been updated to include additional skills, multiple of which specifically benefit Unbridled Strength and help push an already strong party member even further. There have also been additional weapons listed for many skills to show other options when trying to choose which weapons and skills you want to choose.
10Selfish Buff Up
Buff Yourself For Longer Benefits
Tifa is a melee-focused character who should just about always be focused on dealing damage above healing and supporting. That being said, giving her one buff Materia along with the Selfish Buff Up skill can help make her much more deadly, especially if it’s an Attack boosting buff.
Selfish Buff Up increases the duration of a buff on herself by 25%, letting her get more out of buffing herself instead of being buffed by another character. Tifa also generates ATB at incredible speeds, so using one to buff herself every now and then won’t lessen her damage output at all, and actually increase it.
9Max HP +200
Everyone Needs More Health
The Leather Gloves are Tifa’s default weapon in the game. They will grant her a bevy of weapon skills like Max HP +200, which will give her a health boost once equipped. There are a lot of ways to increase HP in the game and most weapons forFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’splayable casthave this weapon skill on at least one armament.
Another good way to increase HP inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthis through the Complete Materia, HP UP. It will increase HP through percentages and get better over time. Players may also want to invest time into MP Up, which will obviously increase MP, the lifeblood of magic users.
8Opening ATB Bonus
Start Battles Right
The Crystal Gloves is a later-game weapon for Tifa as they can be obtained inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’sNibel region. Players can equip the Opening ATB Bonus with these gloves, which will start Tifa out with a little of her ATB gauge filled. Players can attack enemies with normal attacks non-stop.
To use special abilities or magic though, players need an ATB charge or two. It will fill automatically with time or by hitting enemies. First Strike is another great Complete Materia that can help Tifa as it will fill the ATB gauge at the start of a battle, just like Opening ATB Bonus.
7Enhanced Elements
Knock ‘Em Out With A Fire Punch
The Crystal Gloves have another good weapon skill for players to put to the test. Enhanced Elements will increase elemental damage done with Tifa’s gloves, which is a two-step process. To make the most of this weapon skill, players should first equip the Support Materia, Elemental, which is a notable one inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
Players can link a Magic Materia like Fire onto the Elemental Materia, imbuing Tifa’s gloves with fire-based damage. She also gains resistance to fire in this state. Enhanced Elements then will make that Elemental link-up a lot stronger, which is good to keep in mind fortough bosses inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
6Limit Break Damage +10%
Do A Somersault
The Crystal Gloves are here again to increase Tifa’s Limit Break power instead. With the Limit Break Damage +10% weapon skill, players can do more damage using Tifa’s two initial Limit Breaks. The first one is called Somersault, and it’s the same type of attack from the original game on PS1.
Her other attack, Dolphin Flurry, is a reworked move, and it used to be called Dolphin Blow in the original game. Both are strong attacks, but Dolphin Flurry can significantlyStagger enemies inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth. In Staggered states, enemies take on more damage while being paralyzed.
5Attack Damage +5%
A Standard Buff For Your Fisticuffs
The Leather Gloves and Sylph Gloves return for one of the most basic boosts players can get in an RPG. Attack Damage +5% will increase Tifa’s normal attacks, and while that might sound boring, her punches are going to be what players use the most. Again, normal attacks are the easiest way to build up the ATB gauge.
Tifa excels at speeding around battle arenas, punching foes, and dodging attacks like a master. She may not be able to punch through thick skin or armor as easily asCloud’s iconic Buster Sword, but Tifa still does well in battle. She’s up there as one of the best playable characters in the game.
4Enhanced Techniques
Triangle-Based Tactics
Every character inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthhas a special attack mapped to the Triangle button. A character like Barret, for example, has an ability called Overcharge that launches a charged blast at opponents. Tifa has three martial arts moves, but using them all in battle requires a bit of finesse.
Her normal special is called Whirling Uppercut; furthermore, if players charge her Chi levels twice using Unbridled Strength, she can also use Omnistrike along with Rise and Fall. Now, the Sylph Gloves, which can be obtained in the Mythril Mine, has a weapon skill attached to it called Enhanced Techniques. This weapon skill will boost Tifa’s unique abilities by 15%, making Whirling Uppercut, Omnistrike, and Rise and Fall stronger.
3Martial Arts Mastery
Longer Unbridled Strength
Martial Arts Masters expends the duration of Unbridled Strength by 50%, making it last much longer and saving you more ATB every fight touse on other abilitiesand take advantage of the damage and stagger buffs during its effects. Unbridled Strength is the backbone of playing as Tifa, and this Skill simply makes it easier to manage.
While this upgrade is just an extension of how long it lasts, anything that upgrades Unbridled Strength in any way is a necessity. This skill can also be combined with the next to make her much stronger when you use the Leather Gloves.
2Utterly Unbridled Strength
Makes Unbridled Strength Even Stronger
Unbridled Strength is arguably Tifa’s best ability since it makes her basic attacks deal more damage and can stagger enemies even faster than usual. This skill boosts that damage even further, while also increasing the damage boost with each level of Chi she reaches during battle.
Using Unbridled Strength increases Tifa’s Stagger multiplier, and should be her main focus in any battle. Since Unbridled Strength should always be active while she’s in a fight, it makes sense that one of her best skills makes that ability even stronger.
1Concentration
Hone In On Tifa’s Inner Monk
Unbridled Strength will not only charge Tifa’s Chi levels, but it will also increase her normal attack power. It should be ago-to ability for players to use inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Players can begin battles with Unbridled Strength activated if they have the Kaiser Knuckles.
The Kaiser Knuckles can be obtained on the Shinra-8 cruise liner, and they will give players the option to equip Concentration to Tifa. Concentration gives them a 50% chance to start a battle with Unbridled Strength activated and that would be a great benefit for multiple reasons.
