How to upgrade weapons in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Despite being a sequel, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth revamps many game mechanics from its predecessor just to keep things interesting.

If you played FF7 Remake, chances are you’re now eyeing the Upgrade Weapons menu in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, wondering where exactly the Skill Tree full of Nodes went. Well, for the sake of simplicity, Square Enix has decided to add a twist to the weapon upgrade process so you can now focus on all those open-world activities, like playing Queen’s Blood and becoming a virtuoso pianist.

How weapon upgrades work in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

In Final Fantasy 7 Remake, you would open a Weapon Skill Tree to unlock new Skill nodes. Rebirth does away with this process and instead automates the unlocking process.

Here’s how the Weapon Upgrade menu works:

• Weapon list: This list shows every weapon this character owns. If you hover over X, the stats displayed in the Upgrade Weapons menu describe that weapon. 
• Weapon Stats and Description: The section next to the weapon list expands on the weapon’s information: physical damage and defense, magical damage and defense, HP and MP bonuses, Abilities (not to be confused with Skills), and a description.
• Weapon level and SP (Skill Points): The weapon’s level and SP are found on the bottom left. This weapon is level three and currently has 40 SP. “To Next Level: 30” means that if I get 30 more SP, my weapon will level up to four.
• Weapon Skills: On the far right, the current Weapon Skills are displayed at the top, and the ones you unlock in the next level can be seen at the bottom.

How to upgrade a weapon in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Every time you defeat a foe, you earn Weapon SP and Character SP, which is spent through the Folio system. Unlike Character SP, Weapon SP is automatically spent as weapons level up.

To configure the upgrade weapons system in FF7R, follow these steps:

1. Open your pause screen with Options.
2. Select the Upgrade Weapons menu. 
3. Select the character for whom you want to upgrade a weapon.
4. Select the weapon you want to upgrade.
5. Press the Options button again to enter Auto-Upgrade settings.
6. Select how you want to auto-spend SP points: Balanced, Offensive, or Defensive. 

How to equip Weapon Skills in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

To equip a different skill in your weapon in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, press the triangle in the Weapon Upgrade menu and choose a new skill from the Weapon Skills list with X.

As you level up your weapon, you can equip more than one Weapon Skill at a time. Stats, meanwhile, are passive upgrades that don’t need to be equipped to take effect.