Leather Gloves (VII Remake)

Leather Gloves
(レザーグローブ, Rezā Gurōbu?, lit. Leather Glove)
Availability
Obtained	Default
Character users	Tifa
Classification
Type	Knuckle
Range	Melee
Specifications
Abilities	Divekick
Attack Power	Initial: 32 Max: 109
Magic Attack	Initial: 22 Max: 74
Materia slots	Initial: Max:
Related pages
Recurring appearance	Leather Glove

Well-worn leather gloves that have seen their fair share of fights.

Description

The Leather Gloves are Tifa's default weapon in Final Fantasy VII Remake. The weapon includes the Divekick ability, with which Tifa leaps into the air and deals strong damage with a great area-of-effect. It has well-rounded stats, and its unlockable abilities mostly boost Tifa's standard physical abilities.

Upgrades

Materia slots

Materia slots purchased	Minimum Weapon Level	Slots
0	1
1	2
2	4
3	5
4	5
5	6
6	6

Skills

Leather Gloves Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 4
ATK Up	Attack Power +5	Increases attack power attribute.
Speed Up	Speed +5	Increases speed attribute.
Max HP Up	Max HP +100	Increases maximum HP.
Max MP Up	Max MP +5	Increases maximum MP.

Leather Gloves Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 2 - Required SP: 6
ATK Up	Attack Power +6	Increases attack power attribute.
Max HP Up	Max HP +150	Increases maximum HP.
Enhanced Techniques	Unbridled Strength Damage 10% Boost	Increases damage dealt by Whirling Uppercut / Omnistrike / Rise and Fall.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.

Leather Gloves Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 3 - Required SP: 8
ATK Up	Attack Power +10	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up	Magic Attack Power +10	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up	Max HP +200	Increases maximum HP.
Max MP Up	Max MP +8	Increases maximum MP.
Speed Up	Speed +5	Increases speed attribute.
Enhanced Limit Breaks	Limit Break Damage 5% Boost	Increases damage dealt by limit breaks.

Leather Gloves Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 12
ATK Up	Attack Power +18	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up	Magic Attack Power +14	Increases magic attack power attribute.
DEF Up	Defense +8	Increases defense attribute.
MDEF Up	Magic Defense +8	Increases magic defense attribute.
Concentration	Concentration Activation 50%	Adds a fixed chance that Tifa may enter battle with an increased chi level.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.

Leather Gloves Sub-Core IV - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 14
ATK Up	Attack Power +18	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up	Magic Attack Power +14	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up	Max HP +200	Increases maximum HP.
Desperate Recovery	Self-Healing 50% Boost with Low HP	Significantly increases the effectiveness of healing spells cast on you when HP is 25% or lower.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.

Leather Gloves Sub-Core VV - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16
ATK Up	Attack Power +20	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up	Magic Attack Power +14	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up	Max HP +200	Increases maximum HP.
Max MP Up	Max HP +10	Increases maximum MP.
Speed Up	Speed +5	Increases speed attribute.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.

Use

As a default weapon for Tifa, Leather Gloves have well-rounded stats in comparison to her other weapons. Most of its abilities upgrade Tifa's standard abilities, including a boost to her Unbridled Strength abilities, as well as to self-healing, which can be beneficial for Chakra Materia, one of her default materia. Leather Gloves provides strong materia growth, outmatched only by her Sonic Strikers. Leather Gloves provides decent durability both in terms of HP and defensive stats, though it falls short of Purple Pain.

Leather Gloves take advantage of Tifa's usual playstyle, while providing a decent amount of durability, and not heavily sacrificing her magic capabilities. However, the weapon is outclassed by others in many specific areas. For pure physical damage, it does not provide the raw Attack Power provided by Metal Knuckles, or the Speed provided by Feathered Gloves. For spellcasting, it does not provide the materia slot growth of Sonic Strikers or the raw Magic Attack boost of Mythril Claws. For durability, it is not as good as Purple Pain.

Though Leather Gloves does not excel in any specific area, it can nonetheless be useful as a versatile weapon. It is best equipped by players who do not wish to lock Tifa into a specific playstyle, while taking advantage of her core strengths.

Behind the scenes

During the cutscene in chapter 3, "Home Sweet Slum", when Tifa makes a cocktail for Cloud in Seventh Heaven, she wears Leather Gloves regardless of what equipment the player has. This is because the developers feared that, when equipped with Mythril Claws, she would serve drinks with a claw at the back of her hand, which would change the meaning of her embarrassed laugh.