Fire3 cast on all enemies, the highest level Fire spell of the Fire materia.
Fire is an element in Final Fantasy VII, and is one of the first three available elements to the player. It is often opposed to Ice, ice-attuned enemies being weak to it. Fire is one of the earliest accessible elements to the player.
Abilities[]
| Items | Fire Fang, Fire Veil, Molotov |
|---|---|
| Limit Break | Galian Beast (Beast Flare) |
| Materia | Elemental + Fire/Ifrit/Phoenix in a linked slot on a character's weapon. |
| Spell | Fire, Fire2, Fire3, Flare, Flame Thrower, Beta, Magic Breath (also Ice- and Lightning-elemental) |
| Summon | Ifrit, Kujata (multi-elemental), Phoenix, Typhon (multi-elemental) |
Enemy abilities[]
- Enemies marked with an asterisk (*) have the ability in their ability list, but they are not scripted to ever use it
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Beta | Fire-elemental magic damage to all enemies. Can be learned as an E.Skill | Midgar Zolom |
| Diamond Fire | Fire-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Diamond Weapon |
| Double Breath | Fire- and Ice-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Schizo |
| Eruption | Fire-elemental physical damage on all enemies. Never used. | Grenade |
| Fire | Fire-elemental magic damage to one or all enemies. | Mono Drive, Hedgehog Pie, Ghost, Sample:H0512-opt, Dyne*, Turks:Rude* (Rude does not use it in the Sector 8 battle), Poodler, Pollensalta*, Death Dealer* |
| Fire2 | Fire-elemental magic damage to one or all enemies. | Scrutin Eye, Soul Fire*, Jersey*, Killbin, Turks:Rude (not against Tifa), Manhole, Poodler Sample |
| Fire3 | Fire-elemental magic damage to one or all enemies. | Pollensalta, Bizarro∙Sephiroth |
| Fire Fang | Fire-elemental physical damage to one or all enemies. | Mystery Ninja |
| Fire Shell | Fire-elemental physical damage to one enemy. | Doorbull, Sculpture |
| Fire Veil | Fire-elemental physical damage to one or all enemies. | Mystery Ninja (certain levels only) |
| Fireball | Fire-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Bomb |
| Flame | Fire-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Diablo |
| Flame Dance | Fire-elemental magic damage to all enemies. | Foulander |
| Flame Thrower | Fire-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Ark Dragon, Dragon |
| Flare | Fire-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Behemoth, King Behemoth |
| Ghenghana | Fire-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Zenene |
| Gush | Fire-elemental physical damage to one enemy. | Grenade |
| Heatwing | Fire-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Nerosuferoth |
| L3 Flare | Fire-elemental magic damage equal to 125% of the target's current HP to all enemies whose level is divisible by 3. | Allemagne |
| Magic Breath | Fire/Ice/Lightning-elemental magic damage to all enemies. can be learned as an E.Skill | Parasite, Stilva |
| Magma | Fire-elemental physical damage to one enemy. | Trickplay |
| Mako Gun | Fire-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Palmer |
| Napalm Bomb | Fire-elemental physical damage to one enemy. | Grosspanzer∙Big (exists to enable Grosspanzer to use Napalm Bomb), Grosspanzer∙Mobile |
| Oil | Fire-elemental physical damage to one enemy. | Hard Attacker |
| Red Dragon Breath | Fire-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Red Dragon |
| Red Light | Fire/Shout-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Jenova∙DEATH |
| Right Breath | Fire-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Schizo (Right) |
| Rolling Fire | Fire-elemental magic damage to all enemies. | Motor Ball |
| Ruby Flame | Fire-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Ruby Weapon |
| Throw | Fire-elemental physical damage to all enemies. | Turks:Elena |
| Tropic Wind | Fire/Wind-elemental magic damage to one enemy. | Jenova∙DEATH |
| Twin Burner | Fire-elemental magic damage to all enemies. | Motor Ball |
Protection[]
The following methods allow the player to protect against Fire-elemental damage:
| Accessories | Fire Ring, Tetra Elemental |
|---|---|
| Armor | Dragon Armlet, Fire Armlet, Minerva Band, Ziedrich |
| Materia | Elemental + Fire/Ifrit/Phoenix in a linked slot on a character's armor |
| Spell | Shield |
| Limit Break | Great Gospel |
Enemies[]
| Weak | Halve | Nullify | Absorb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aps, Bandersnatch, Castanets, Crown Lance, Eye, Flower Prong, ghost, gi spector, Icicle, Kalm Fang, Kyuvilduns, Magnade, Shred, Snow | Air Buster, Desert Sahagin, Diamond Weapon, Grenade, Hard Attacker, Iron Man, Land Worm, Mover, Motor Ball, Search Crown, Sea worm, Zenene | Bagnadrana, Bomb, Cactuar, Diablo | Ark Dragon, Doorbull, Dragon, Foulander, Pollensalta, Unknown, Materia Keeper, Red Dragon, Ruby Weapon, Schizo (Right), Soul Fire, Turks:Rude (Final) |
Use[]
Fire is a basic element, and is generally useful throughout most of the game. Until the player obtains Fire3, the best way to clear groups of enemies with a Fire ability is with Beta, Ifrit, or through the use of Fire Veil. If the player is looking for a strong single-target Fire spell, then Flare is what the player should aim for; otherwise, Fire3 can suffice. The player can attempt to use Kujata, Typhon, and Magic Breath, but will have to beware in case the enemy absorbs or nullifies any of the other two elements.
For the Midgar section of the game, Fire-elemental attacks are mostly fine as no enemies nullify or absorb the element, although both Air Buster and Motor Ball resist it. Once outside of Midgar, until the party reaches the western continent, Fire has variable use as not many enemies are weak to the element. The western continent is where most of the enemies weak to the element reside. The best use for the Fire element comes when the player travels to the northern continent, as several of the enemies there are weak to Fire. Once the player finishes Gaea's Cliff, Fire stops having much value as no new enemies are weak to the element.
Midgar Zolom's Beta.
For against the element, within Midgar, having Fire with Elemental in armor is only really useful for the Motor Ball fight. Outside of Midgar, until the player reaches the western continent, the only real use for resistance against Fire comes from trying to learn the Beta spell from the Midgar Zolom, in which it is advised to pick up the Fire Ring from Costa del Sol first and have another character with the Fire + Elemental combo in their armor. On the western continent, Fire-protection is limited primarily to the fight with Gi Nattak due to the constant Fire2 from the Soul Fire. Fire-protection is not needed for the Wutai continent, but has its uses in the northern continent, in particular protecting against Stilva's Magic Breath and during the fight with Jenova∙DEATH. In the southern islands, Fire-protection is only useful in the Temple of the Ancients when fighting the Red Dragon. Lastly, in the final dungeon, Fire-protection is highly advised when passing through the area that contains the Movers due to the L3 Flare ability the Allemagne can cast.