Automatically uses Provoke to temporarily draw the enemy's attention when teammates are severely injured. Ineffective against powerful enemies.
Description
Provoke materia is a Complete Materia in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. It provides the ability Provoke, used automatically by a non-controlled party member to temporarily draw enemy's attention away when teammates are on critical HP.
Obtained[]
A provoke materia is rewarded for completing "Grasslands Battle Intel: Natural Order" in Chadley Combat Simulator, unlocked after defeating Mi and Aggrevrikon.
Stats[]
Level | AP required | Effect |
---|---|---|
1 | 0 | Effect: 60s; Cooldown: 90s |
2 | 100 | Effect: 90s; Cooldown: 60s |
3 | 200 | Effect: 120s; Cooldown: 30s |
Use[]
Provoke materia draws enemies away from injured party members towards the holder of the materia, when not controlled by the player. The ability has a long duration, which increases as it levels up. Provoke allows an injured party member time to be healed and to recover, or for them to attack the now distracted enemies.
The party member with Provoke equipped should be durable enough to withstand enemy attacks. Equipping them with good armor and accessory is crucial, and defensive materia such as HP Up Materia,
Vitality Up Materia,
Spirit Up Materia, and
Elemental Materia can be beneficial.
Barret is normally the best candidate for the materia due to his durability from having the highest HP and strong defensive attributes. Red XIII is a close favorite not only due to his durability, but his ability to counterattack; with Auto-Weapon Ability Materia, he may also use Sentinel Stance independently. Cloud similarly has strong enough durability to make use of the materia and counterattacks automatically when using
Auto-Unique Ability Materia. Cait Sith has lower defensive attributes but very high HP.
However, enemies' attention can already be somewhat directed even without Provoke because they tend to focus on the player-controlled character. Many powerful enemies, such as bosses, also tend to ignore it.