Fire (VII Remake)

Fire
(ファイア, Faia?)
Availability
Required	Fire Materia
Classification
Type	Attack magic
Skillset	Magic
Element	Fire
Specifications
MP cost	4
Cast time	Instant
Area of effect	1.6 meters
Reflect	Yes
Power	250
Stagger rate	4 Pressured: 16
Interrupt strength	50
Interrupt defense	40
Special effect	Launch

Deal a small amount of fire damage.

Description

Fire is a magic spell in Final Fantasy VII Remake and "Episode INTERmission". It is granted by the Fire Materia, and is the basic Fire-elemental spell below Fira and Firaga. Fire deals a small amount of fire-elemental damage, but has the lowest MP cost, and the shortest casting time.

In the downloadable demo, Fire is the only magic spell that Cloud Strife can use. Fire is also a spell in the Fort Condor minigame in INTERmission, where it simply damages a target. It is present on the following boards: Starter Board, Sorcerer Board II, and Assassin Board I.

Mechanics

Magic Materia	Fire Materia
Effects	Small Fire damage 1.6 meter area-of-effect No charge time
Interrupt stats	Interrupts targets with <50 interrupt defense Interrupted by attacks with ≥40 interrupt strength
Compatible Support Materia	Magnify Materia Synergy Materia HP Absorption Materia MP Absorption Materia
Unconditional weapon passive bonuses	Fire Damage Up Elemental Damage Up MP Saver: Attack Spells
Special Interrupt(s)	Launch (launches interrupted targets)

Damage formula:
$(2 \times User's\ Magic\ Attack\ - Target's\ Magic\ Defense) \times 2.5$
Stagger formula:
$\text {4 or 16} \times Target's\ Fire\ Rate\ Modifier \times Target's\ Magic\ Rate\ Modifier$
Where 16 is used rather than 4 while the target is Pressured, and "Target Fire Modifier & Target's Magic Modifier" are the respective stagger rate modifiers of the target.

Use

Fire costs 4 MP to cast with a level 1 fire materia equipped. The spell has many uses against low-level enemies, and can be used to both deal considerable damage, killing many early enemies, as well as pressuring and staggering more powerful enemies at low levels. Among its peers— Blizzard, Thunder, and Aero—Fire's strength is in being able to deal area-of-effect damage, as well as to damage enemies weak to the fire element, particularly humanoids.

Although Fire is outclassed by Fira, Fire still has its uses due to its short cast time and low MP cost. Fire is extremely quick to charge and cast, meaning that there are cases where one would still cast Fire to save MP or to pressure enemies faster. At level 3, when Firaga is obtained, Fire is almost entirely redundant, and players will want to cast Fira or Firaga more often than not.

The Fire spell can be amplified by pairing the fire materia with Support Materia. Pairing it with HP Absorption Materia and MP Absorption Materia can increase a character's sustainability, while pairing it with Magnify Materia allows Fire to hit all enemies. However, these materia are often best used with more powerful spells. Using Fire with Aerith's Arcane Ward will cast it twice, making it even more effective.

Fire can be used by Monodrives.