Yuffie was an extra character who didn’t get to play in the main story much in the original Final Fantasy 7. She was greatly improved in the DLC for Final Fantasy 7 Remake and she remains just as fun to play in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
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Yuffie is a cross between a close-range and a long-range character because she can toss her giant shurikens at enemies or use them for melee combat. There are seven to get in the game and Yuffie can learn abilities from them. Here are the seven shurikens for Yuffie in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth ranked by their usefulness in battle. There will be spoilers on where to find these weapons.
Updated on February 3rd, 2025 By Joshua Leeds: Yuffie is one of the best party members in the game depending on how you play her. Her play style does rely heavily on abilities, so finding the right ones on this list and mastering them is key to making her efficient. Her abilities make her very versitile, so unlocking every ability on this list through mastering it is crucial for using her in your party. This article has been updated to include additional information on where to find each weapon, along with brief descriptions on what the ability does and the ATB cost while in combat.
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Banishment (Crystalline Cross)
An Ability To Strengthen Others
- A ranged blast of magic energy that either knocks and enemy up into the air or down to the ground. ATB used in battle adds to the stack, with every three ATB greatly increasing the damage. The element this ability uses is determined by the current Ninjutsu affinity Yuffie has active.
- ATB – 1
- Location: During Chapter 12 you’ll be chasing Cait Sith through the Golden Saucer. After entering the back rooms you’ll run through a long hallway, opening up to a small room with the door off to the left where you’re supposed to go. Much closer to where you currently are just ahead to the right will be a purple chest with the cross inside.
Yuffie can get the Crystalline Cross in Gold Saucer which has the Banishment ability attached. Banishment can be cast on the enemy and then whenever Yuffie uses an ability on that enemy, that damage will be increased.
It’s only for weapon abilities though, so damage doesn’t stack from normal attacks or spells using Magic Materia like Fire in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Yuffie starts with a great offensive attack called Art of War. This is a good combo to use with Banishment along with other abilities Yuffie can learn from the following weapons.
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Purification (Fuma Shuriken)
Drain Enemies Of HP/MP
- A ranged blast of magic energy that pulls enemies closer to Yuffie. ATB used in battle adds to the stack, with every three ATB greatly increasing the damage. The element this ability uses is determined by the current Ninjutsu affinity Yuffie has active.
- ATB – 1
- Location: in Chapter 13 while in the later areas of the Temple of the Ancients you’ll reach the Hall of Resurrection – First Tier. From the stairs you just took down, look to the left side of the hallway to see a small platform with stairs leading to a purple chest, with the Suriken within.
Purification is a slightly better version of Banishment but it doesn’t feel like an ultimate ability for Yuffie’s ultimate weapon. The weapon in question, the Fuma Shuriken, can be found in the final dungeon of the game: The Temple of the Ancients. It has great stats but an average ability attached, unlike other characters like Aerith who gets an outstanding weapon ability like Noble Sacrifice with her Gambanteinn.
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Purification can be cast on an enemy and then whatever damage Yuffie does to it, she will absorb a fraction of HP and MP from it. The MP absorption is the better of the two gains from this ability as it’s hard to keep those numbers high at the end of the game.
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Blindside (Savage Dagger)
Nothing Can Stop This Ninja
Yuffie is kind of like a ninja god in this game as she has the tools to seemingly get out of every situation and to take advantage of every situation. For example, no one likes status effects in RPGs as they can be frustrating in battle. If Yuffie gets hit by a paralyzing status effect where she can’t move, Blindside is an ability that will negate those status effects.
Blindside can be gained from the Savage Dagger which is one of Yuffie’s two starting weapons. Activating it will launch Yuffie forward with a deadly strike on her opponents. It won’t cure the status effect, but it does give Yuffie something to do if everyone else is paralyzed in the party.
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Shooting Star (Crescent Sickle)
An Improved Throw
- Throw your weapon and damage any enemy hit by it.
- ATB – 1
- Location: After getting the Chocobo in the Cosmo Canyon Region, you’ll be able to complete the Gliding Courses. The Sickle is the reward for getting 3,600 points on the first course.
There are a lot of weapons in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth tied to mini-games which makes acquiring them challenging in some cases. To get the Chocobo of the Cosmo Canyon region, players have to go through multiple courses with their Chocobo and fly through targets. The precision players have to have is near pixel-perfect.
If players ace the course completely they can get Yuffie’s Crescent Sickle with the Shooting Star ability. Shooting Star will send Yuffie’s weapon soaring across the battlefield, piercing through any enemy it touches. It’s more effective if players target an enemy in the distance rather than one close to Yuffie. It’s like a more effective Throw command, but Yuffie can’t warp to the spot.
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Windstorm (Twin Viper)
Get Over Here!
- An AOE Wind attack that damages and pulls enemies in.
- ATB – 1
- Location: During Chapter 7 the party will split up while exploring the Coal Mines and you’ll control Yuffie. As you progress you’ll eventually get a grappling hook to help get around. Right after getting the Grappling Hook, look to the left and grapple over to the water wheel which is where you need to go to progress through the mine. To the right of where you land will be a purple chest with the weapon inside.
Yuffie has a lot of magical power brewing inside of her which makes her hunger for Materia in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth all the more weird. For example, she can summon literal wind storms with the help of the Twin Viper weapon. It can be acquired in Corel’s Coal Mines when Yuffie, Barret, and Tifa have their separate adventure from Cloud and the others.
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It will teach her Windstorm which will create the aforementioned wind turbines in the field. Besides targeting a large area, these gusts of wind will also bring enemies to Yuffie like Scorpion’s classic grappling move in Mortal Kombat.
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Elemental Ninjutsu (Four-Point Shuriken)
The Right Element For The Job
- Imbues Yuffie’s weapon with an element for basic attacks or abilities.
- ATB – 1
- Location: One of Yuffie’s starting weapon once she officially joins the party.
The Four-Point Shuriken is the other default weapon Yuffue begins with in the game and it’s her standard weapon across the series. It can teach her Elemental Ninjutsu which will imbue her weapon with either fire, ice, wind, or lightning elemental magic. There is a Support Materia in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth that can do this as well, Elemental, but players have to prep setups before a battle begins.
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Elemental Ninjutsu makes Yuffie more flexible on the fly for any situation that comes up. It’s a carryover from her DLC episode with the PS5 version of Final Fantasy7 Remake. It was devastating in that game and it remains true here.
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Doppelganger (Bird of Prey)
Yuffie’s Shadow Clone Jutsu
- Creates a clone of Yuffie that copies her moves to deal double damage to enemies.
- ATB – 1
- Location: in Chapter 9 you’ll make your way to Gongaga village. Here you’ll meet Cissnei who will let the party stay in her house. Inside her house, walk into the kitchen straight in from the front door and look to the left to find a purple chest tucked in the corner with the weapon inside.
Yuffie borrows from a lot of high-profile anime ninjas like Naruto from his titular series. One of his main moves allows Naruto to clone himself, and that’s what Doppelganger does for Yuffie in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. It can be learned via the Bird of Prey weapon found in Gongaga Village. The clone of her looks hilarious too as it’s quite goofy looking if players zoom in with the photo mode.
As goofy-looking as it is, it helps Yuffie gain a cloned copy of her melee attacks. It’s like getting a fourth party member in the game albeit a weaker one. Still, every little extra attack can make the difference during Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s combat, especially with challenging boss fights.
- Released
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February 29, 2024
- ESRB
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T For Teen Due To Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence
