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Cid is a playable character in Final Fantasy VII and the last mandatory party member to join. He roughly fits the description of a Dragoon, a traditional Final Fantasy job class, due to his use of a spear, jump-themed repertoire, high attack/defense stats and middling-low magic stats. He is a strong melee fighter. Many of Cid's spears have double AP growth, and one even has triple AP growth, making him very useful for leveling Materia.
Battle
Cid wields spears and lances and can use jump attacks in his Limit Breaks. His victory pose is to bend down and then take a smoke.
Stats
Cid has high defensive stats, but low Magic stats and MP.
When he joins the party his starting level is decided by the following formula:
- [average party level + 3]
LV | Exp | HP | MP | Strength | Dexterity | Vitality | Magic | Spirit | Luck | + |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 223 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | |
2 | 6 | 234 - 248 | 16 - 20 | 12 - 14 | 6 - 8 | 12 - 14 | 11 - 13 | 10 - 12 | 14 - 16 | |
3 | 33 | 254 - 271 | 25 - 26 | 12 - 16 | 6 - 10 | 12 - 16 | 11 - 15 | 10 - 14 | 14 - 17 | |
4 | 95 | 274 - 294 | 29 - 31 | 13 - 18 | 6 - 11 | 13 - 18 | 12 - 17 | 11 - 16 | 14 - 18 | |
5 | 205 | 297 - 317 | 35 - 37 | 14 - 19 | 7 - 12 | 14 - 20 | 13 - 18 | 12 - 17 | 14 - 19 | |
6 | 377 | 320 - 340 | 39 - 42 | 15 - 20 | 8 - 13 | 15 - 21 | 14 - 19 | 13 - 18 | 14 - 19 | |
7 | 625 | 340 - 363 | 44 - 47 | 16 - 21 | 8 - 14 | 16 - 22 | 15 - 20 | 14 - 20 | 14 - 20 | |
8 | 963 | 363 - 386 | 50 - 53 | 17 - 22 | 9 - 15 | 17 - 23 | 16 - 21 | 15 - 21 | 14 - 20 | |
9 | 1404 | 383 - 409 | 55 - 58 | 18 - 23 | 10 - 16 | 18 - 24 | 17 - 23 | 16 - 22 | 14 - 20 | |
10 | 1962 | 406 - 432 | 60 - 64 | 19 - 25 | 11 - 17 | 19 - 26 | 18 - 24 | 17 - 23 | 14 - 20 | |
11 | 2652 | 426 - 455 | 65 - 69 | 20 - 26 | 11 - 18 | 20 - 27 | 19 - 25 | 18 - 24 | 14 - 20 | |
12 | 3639 | 461 - 490 | 73 - 78 | 21 - 27 | 12 - 19 | 22 - 29 | 20 - 26 | 20 - 26 | 14 - 20 | |
13 | 4675 | 500 - 534 | 80 - 85 | 22 - 28 | 13 - 20 | 23 - 30 | 21 - 27 | 21 - 28 | 14 - 21 | |
14 | 5891 | 544 - 578 | 88 - 93 | 23 - 29 | 14 - 21 | 24 - 31 | 22 - 29 | 22 - 29 | 14 - 21 | |
15 | 7302 | 583 - 622 | 94 - 100 | 24 - 31 | 14 - 21 | 26 - 33 | 23 - 30 | 24 - 31 | 14 - 21 | |
16 | 8922 | 627 - 666 | 102 - 108 | 25 - 32 | 15 - 22 | 27 - 34 | 24 - 31 | 25 - 32 | 14 - 21 | |
17 | 10765 | 666 - 710 | 108 - 115 | 26 - 33 | 16 - 23 | 28 - 35 | 25 - 32 | 26 - 33 | 14 - 21 | |
18 | 12845 | 710 - 754 | 116 - 123 | 27 - 34 | 16 - 23 | 30 - 37 | 26 - 33 | 27 - 34 | 14 - 21 | |
19 | 15177 | 749 - 798 | 123 - 130 | 28 - 35 | 17 - 24 | 31 - 38 | 27 - 34 | 29 - 36 | 14 - 21 | |
20 | 17776 | 793 - 842 | 130 - 138 | 30 - 37 | 17 - 24 | 33 - 40 | 29 - 36 | 30 - 37 | 14 - 21 | |
21 | 20656 | 832 - 886 | 137 - 145 | 31 - 38 | 18 - 25 | 34 - 41 | 30 - 37 | 31 - 38 | 14 - 21 | |
22 | 24827 | 912 - 966 | 146 - 156 | 33 - 40 | 19 - 26 | 35 - 42 | 31 - 38 | 33 - 40 | 14 - 21 | |
23 | 28457 | 977 - 1046 | 154 - 164 | 34 - 41 | 20 - 27 | 36 - 43 | 32 - 39 | 34 - 41 | 14 - 21 | |
24 | 32424 | 1050 - 1119 | 163 - 173 | 35 - 42 | 21 - 28 | 38 - 45 | 33 - 40 | 36 - 43 | 14 - 21 | |
25 | 36744 | 1115 - 1192 | 171 - 181 | 36 - 43 | 21 - 28 | 39 - 46 | 34 - 41 | 37 - 44 | 15 - 22 | |
26 | 41431 | 1188 - 1265 | 178 - 189 | 37 - 44 | 22 - 29 | 40 - 47 | 35 - 42 | 38 - 45 | 15 - 22 | |
27 | 46501 | 1253 - 1338 | 187 - 198 | 39 - 46 | 23 - 30 | 42 - 49 | 36 - 43 | 39 - 46 | 15 - 22 | |
28 | 51968 | 1326 - 1411 | 194 - 206 | 40 - 47 | 23 - 30 | 43 - 50 | 37 - 44 | 40 - 47 | 15 - 22 | |
29 | 57848 | 1391 - 1484 | 202 - 214 | 41 - 48 | 24 - 31 | 44 - 51 | 38 - 45 | 42 - 49 | 15 - 22 | |
30 | 64155 | 1464 - 1557 | 210 - 223 | 42 - 49 | 24 - 31 | 46 - 53 | 39 - 46 | 43 - 50 | 15 - 22 | |
31 | 70905 | 1529 - 1630 | 218 - 231 | 43 - 50 | 25 - 32 | 47 - 54 | 40 - 47 | 44 - 51 | 15 - 22 | |
32 | 78112 | 1668 - 1769 | 226 - 240 | 45 - 52 | 26 - 33 | 48 - 55 | 41 - 48 | 45 - 52 | 15 - 22 | |
33 | 85792 | 1775 - 1886 | 235 - 249 | 46 - 53 | 27 - 34 | 49 - 56 | 42 - 49 | 46 - 53 | 15 - 22 | |
34 | 93959 | 1882 - 2003 | 242 - 257 | 47 - 54 | 27 - 34 | 50 - 57 | 44 - 51 | 47 - 54 | 15 - 22 | |
35 | 102629 | 1989 - 2110 | 251 - 266 | 48 - 55 | 28 - 35 | 51 - 58 | 45 - 52 | 48 - 55 | 15 - 22 | |
36 | 111816 | 2085 - 2217 | 259 - 275 | 49 - 56 | 29 - 36 | 52 - 59 | 46 - 53 | 49 - 56 | 15 - 22 | |
37 | 121536 | 2192 - 2324 | 267 - 283 | 50 - 57 | 29 - 36 | 53 - 60 | 47 - 54 | 50 - 57 | 15 - 22 | |
38 | 131803 | 2288 - 2431 | 275 - 292 | 51 - 58 | 30 - 37 | 54 - 61 | 48 - 55 | 52 - 59 | 15 - 22 | |
39 | 142633 | 2395 - 2538 | 284 - 301 | 52 - 59 | 31 - 38 | 55 - 62 | 49 - 56 | 53 - 60 | 15 - 22 | |
40 | 154040 | 2491 - 2645 | 292 - 310 | 53 - 60 | 32 - 39 | 56 - 63 | 50 - 57 | 54 - 61 | 15 - 22 | |
41 | 166040 | 2587 - 2752 | 300 - 318 | 54 - 61 | 32 - 39 | 57 - 64 | 51 - 58 | 55 - 62 | 15 - 22 | |
42 | 181023 | 2712 - 2889 | 309 - 327 | 55 - 62 | 33 - 40 | 58 - 65 | 52 - 59 | 56 - 63 | 16 - 23 | |
43 | 194429 | 2837 - 3026 | 319 - 338 | 56 - 63 | 34 - 41 | 59 - 66 | 53 - 60 | 57 - 64 | 16 - 23 | |
44 | 208481 | 2962 - 3151 | 327 - 347 | 57 - 64 | 35 - 42 | 60 - 67 | 54 - 61 | 58 - 65 | 16 - 23 | |
45 | 223194 | 3087 - 3276 | 337 - 358 | 58 - 65 | 36 - 43 | 61 - 68 | 55 - 62 | 59 - 66 | 16 - 23 | |
46 | 238584 | 3199 - 3401 | 345 - 367 | 59 - 66 | 36 - 43 | 62 - 69 | 56 - 63 | 60 - 67 | 16 - 23 | |
47 | 254665 | 3311 - 3526 | 354 - 376 | 60 - 67 | 37 - 44 | 63 - 70 | 57 - 64 | 61 - 68 | 16 - 23 | |
48 | 271453 | 3436 - 3651 | 363 - 386 | 61 - 68 | 38 - 45 | 64 - 71 | 58 - 65 | 62 - 69 | 16 - 23 | |
49 | 288963 | 3548 - 3776 | 372 - 395 | 62 - 69 | 38 - 45 | 65 - 72 | 59 - 66 | 63 - 70 | 16 - 23 | |
50 | 307210 | 3673 - 3901 | 381 - 405 | 63 - 70 | 39 - 46 | 66 - 73 | 60 - 67 | 64 - 71 | 17 - 24 | |
51 | 326210 | 3785 - 4026 | 390 - 414 | 64 - 71 | 40 - 47 | 67 - 74 | 61 - 68 | 64 - 71 | 17 - 24 | |
52 | 345977 | 3914 - 4155 | 400 - 425 | 65 - 72 | 41 - 48 | 67 - 74 | 61 - 68 | 65 - 72 | 17 - 24 | |
53 | 366527 | 4030 - 4284 | 411 - 436 | 66 - 73 | 41 - 48 | 68 - 75 | 62 - 69 | 66 - 73 | 17 - 24 | |
54 | 387875 | 4159 - 4413 | 420 - 446 | 66 - 73 | 42 - 49 | 68 - 75 | 62 - 69 | 66 - 73 | 17 - 24 | |
55 | 410036 | 4275 - 4542 | 429 - 457 | 67 - 74 | 42 - 49 | 69 - 76 | 63 - 70 | 67 - 74 | 17 - 24 | |
56 | 433026 | 4404 - 4671 | 439 - 467 | 67 - 74 | 43 - 50 | 70 - 77 | 63 - 70 | 68 - 75 | 17 - 24 | |
57 | 456859 | 4520 - 4800 | 449 - 477 | 68 - 75 | 44 - 51 | 70 - 77 | 64 - 71 | 68 - 75 | 17 - 24 | |
58 | 481551 | 4649 - 4929 | 460 - 488 | 68 - 75 | 44 - 51 | 71 - 78 | 64 - 71 | 69 - 76 | 17 - 24 | |
59 | 507117 | 4765 - 5058 | 469 - 498 | 68 - 75 | 45 - 52 | 72 - 79 | 65 - 72 | 70 - 77 | 17 - 24 | |
60 | 533572 | 4894 - 5187 | 478 - 509 | 69 - 76 | 45 - 52 | 73 - 80 | 65 - 72 | 70 - 77 | 18 - 25 | |
61 | 560932 | 5010 - 5316 | 488 - 519 | 69 - 76 | 46 - 53 | 73 - 80 | 66 - 73 | 71 - 78 | 18 - 25 | |
62 | 596961 | 5113 - 5430 | 497 - 528 | 70 - 77 | 46 - 53 | 73 - 80 | 67 - 74 | 71 - 78 | 18 - 25 | |
63 | 626559 | 5216 - 5544 | 506 - 537 | 71 - 78 | 46 - 53 | 73 - 80 | 67 - 74 | 71 - 78 | 18 - 25 | |
64 | 657120 | 5319 - 5658 | 514 - 546 | 71 - 78 | 46 - 53 | 73 - 80 | 67 - 74 | 72 - 79 | 18 - 25 | |
65 | 688659 | 5433 - 5772 | 523 - 555 | 72 - 79 | 47 - 54 | 74 - 81 | 68 - 75 | 72 - 79 | 18 - 25 | |
66 | 721191 | 5536 - 5886 | 531 - 564 | 72 - 79 | 47 - 54 | 74 - 81 | 68 - 75 | 73 - 80 | 18 - 25 | |
67 | 754732 | 5650 - 6000 | 540 - 573 | 72 - 79 | 47 - 54 | 75 - 82 | 69 - 76 | 73 - 80 | 18 - 25 | |
68 | 789297 | 5753 - 6114 | 548 - 582 | 73 - 80 | 48 - 55 | 75 - 82 | 69 - 76 | 73 - 80 | 18 - 25 | |
69 | 824901 | 5867 - 6228 | 557 - 591 | 73 - 80 | 48 - 55 | 76 - 83 | 69 - 76 | 74 - 81 | 18 - 25 | |
70 | 861560 | 5970 - 6342 | 565 - 600 | 74 - 81 | 48 - 55 | 77 - 84 | 70 - 77 | 74 - 81 | 18 - 25 | |
71 | 899290 | 6084 - 6456 | 573 - 608 | 74 - 81 | 48 - 55 | 77 - 84 | 70 - 77 | 75 - 82 | 18 - 25 | |
72 | 938105 | 6187 - 6570 | 581 - 617 | 74 - 81 | 49 - 56 | 78 - 85 | 71 - 78 | 75 - 82 | 18 - 25 | |
73 | 978021 | 6301 - 6684 | 590 - 626 | 75 - 82 | 49 - 56 | 78 - 85 | 71 - 78 | 75 - 82 | 18 - 25 | |
74 | 1019054 | 6404 - 6798 | 598 - 635 | 75 - 82 | 49 - 56 | 79 - 86 | 71 - 78 | 76 - 83 | 18 - 25 | |
75 | 1061219 | 6518 - 6912 | 607 - 644 | 76 - 83 | 50 - 57 | 80 - 87 | 72 - 79 | 76 - 83 | 19 - 26 | |
76 | 1104531 | 6621 - 7026 | 615 - 653 | 76 - 83 | 50 - 57 | 80 - 87 | 72 - 79 | 77 - 84 | 19 - 26 | |
77 | 1149006 | 6735 - 7140 | 624 - 662 | 76 - 83 | 50 - 57 | 81 - 88 | 73 - 80 | 77 - 84 | 19 - 26 | |
78 | 1194659 | 6838 - 7254 | 632 - 671 | 77 - 84 | 50 - 57 | 81 - 88 | 73 - 80 | 77 - 84 | 19 - 26 | |
79 | 1241505 | 6952 - 7368 | 641 - 680 | 77 - 84 | 51 - 58 | 82 - 89 | 73 - 80 | 78 - 85 | 19 - 26 | |
80 | 1289560 | 7055 - 7482 | 649 - 689 | 78 - 85 | 51 - 58 | 83 - 90 | 74 - 81 | 78 - 85 | 19 - 26 | |
81 | 1338840 | 7169 - 7596 | 657 - 697 | 78 - 85 | 51 - 58 | 83 - 90 | 74 - 81 | 79 - 86 | 19 - 26 | |
82 | 1389359 | 7252 - 7689 | 664 - 704 | 78 - 85 | 51 - 58 | 84 - 91 | 75 - 82 | 79 - 86 | 20 - 27 | |
83 | 1441133 | 7335 - 7782 | 671 - 711 | 79 - 86 | 51 - 58 | 85 - 92 | 75 - 82 | 79 - 86 | 20 - 27 | |
84 | 1494178 | 7418 - 7875 | 678 - 718 | 79 - 86 | 51 - 58 | 85 - 92 | 76 - 83 | 80 - 87 | 20 - 27 | |
85 | 1548509 | 7501 - 7968 | 685 - 725 | 80 - 87 | 52 - 59 | 85 - 92 | 76 - 83 | 80 - 87 | 20 - 27 | |
86 | 1604141 | 7584 - 8061 | 691 - 732 | 80 - 87 | 52 - 59 | 86 - 93 | 76 - 83 | 80 - 87 | 20 - 27 | |
87 | 1661090 | 7667 - 8154 | 698 - 739 | 80 - 87 | 52 - 59 | 86 - 93 | 76 - 83 | 80 - 87 | 20 - 27 | |
88 | 1719371 | 7750 - 8247 | 705 - 746 | 81 - 88 | 52 - 59 | 86 - 93 | 77 - 84 | 81 - 88 | 20 - 27 | |
89 | 1778999 | 7833 - 8340 | 711 - 753 | 81 - 88 | 52 - 59 | 87 - 94 | 77 - 84 | 81 - 88 | 20 - 27 | |
90 | 1839990 | 7916 - 8433 | 718 - 760 | 82 - 89 | 53 - 60 | 87 - 94 | 77 - 84 | 81 - 88 | 20 - 27 | |
91 | 1902360 | 7999 - 8526 | 723 - 766 | 82 - 89 | 53 - 60 | 87 - 94 | 77 - 84 | 81 - 88 | 20 - 27 | |
92 | 1966123 | 8082 - 8619 | 730 - 773 | 82 - 89 | 53 - 60 | 88 - 95 | 78 - 85 | 82 - 89 | 20 - 27 | |
93 | 2031295 | 8165 - 8712 | 737 - 780 | 83 - 90 | 53 - 60 | 88 - 95 | 78 - 85 | 82 - 89 | 20 - 27 | |
94 | 2097892 | 8248 - 8805 | 743 - 787 | 83 - 90 | 53 - 60 | 88 - 95 | 78 - 85 | 82 - 89 | 20 - 27 | |
95 | 2165929 | 8331 - 8898 | 750 - 794 | 84 - 91 | 54 - 61 | 89 - 96 | 78 - 85 | 82 - 89 | 20 - 27 | |
96 | 2235421 | 8424 - 8991 | 757 - 801 | 84 - 91 | 54 - 61 | 89 - 96 | 79 - 86 | 83 - 90 | 20 - 27 | |
97 | 2306384 | 8507 - 9084 | 763 - 808 | 84 - 91 | 54 - 61 | 89 - 96 | 79 - 86 | 83 - 90 | 20 - 27 | |
98 | 2378833 | 8600 - 9177 | 770 - 815 | 85 - 92 | 54 - 61 | 90 - 97 | 79 - 86 | 83 - 90 | 20 - 27 | |
99 | 2452783 | 8683 - 9270 | 776 - 822 | 85 - 92 | 54 - 61 | 90 - 97 | 79 - 86 | 83 - 90 | 20 - 27 |
Equipment
Cid's initial weapon is the basic Spear, which has four Materia slots, all of which are linked. Cid's spears have high power, and many boast numerous Materia slots coupled with double AP growth. One of them, the Scimitar, being one of mere two equipment pieces in the game to give triple AP growth. His Scimitar only has two Materia slots and is thus desirable to grow one or two Materia rapidly, but if the player is looking for efficient Materia growth in the long run, they're better off with a weapon that gives eight normal Materia growth.
The most efficient weapon for Materia growth is Cid's Javelin that has five Materia slots with double AP growth. If the player is looking for the most efficient Materia growth, they should have Cid in the party with his Javelin and Cloud equipped with the Apocalypse.
His ultimate weapon, the Venus Gospel, grows stronger as his MP is closer to full.
Limit Breaks
Cid's Limit Breaks often hit multiple enemies or hit multiple times. Two of his Limit Breaks, Hyper Jump and Dragon Dive, have 20% and 28% chance to inflict instant death, respectively. His strongest Limit Break, Highwind, could potentially do 9999 x 18 damage, a feat only Barret's Ungarmax can match—even Cloud's famous Omnislash cannot inflict so much damage. Cid also learns his Limit Breaks fairly quickly. His Limit Breaks use his physical strength to determine their power.
Materia
Because Cid's Limits are multi-hit abilities that depend on his physical damage, and because of his higher Strength stat, Cid is best built towards physical damage. This means he is ideal for equipping Command Materia and Independent Materia in most combat situations. However, many of Cid's weapons double (or even triple) his AP growth, meaning Cid can equip many Magic Materia and Summon Materia with the purpose of leveling them up.
Quests
As party member
Cid joins the party in Rocket Town, after which he becomes a permanent member of the party. Cid is a required member of the party during the Huge Materia quest in Rocket Town just prior to the Turks:Rude battle outside the Shinra No. 26.
As party leader
In act 3, "Turmoil", after Tifa finds Cloud in Mideel, Tifa leaves the party, and Cid becomes the party leader for two Huge Materia missions.
Interactions
When returning to Midgar to obtain the Premium Heart from the Item Store in Wall Market, a unique scene occurs only if Cid is in the party along with Tifa. In it, Cid fixes the broken machine, while Tifa expresses concern and scolds him.