Stagger is a key mechanic to success in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. You’ll notice this feature right under each enemy’s health bar with the orange Stagger Meter. This meter, once filled, will stagger enemies and allow the party to deal massive amounts of damage to a helpless enemy.
To get to a Staggered state is tricky, though. It’s all about building Pressure, which we’ve outlined for you below.
How to Stagger Enemies in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
To Stagger enemies, you need to build up and finish the Stagger Meter. This is the meter located right under the health bar in orange. This is naturally built up over the course of battle through standard attacks, but you can amplify this by exploiting weaknesses and pressuring enemies. In order to do this, you will need to have the Assess Materia handy and equipped on at least one party member.
When in combat, assess the enemy that you’re up against. On the right side of the screen, you’ll see the known enemy weaknesses. On the left, a detailed summary of the enemy and how you can pressure it. You need to use this information to pressure the enemy, as otherwise you’ll have no idea how to get them into that state.
Once you finish off the meter, the enemy will fall to the ground, and base damage will start at 160%. Using abilities like Tifa’s Unbridled Strength will allow for you to increase the damage multiplier. Using that ability multiple times increases her Chi level and ultimately increases the % added to enemies as well.
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