Slow is a magic spell in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. It is the second spell provided by Time Materia, and inflicts the
Slow, which reduces the rate at which an enemy's skills recharged. Slow is opposed to
Haste, and thus, casting it will remove a target's haste status.
Slow is also used by Twin Brain against the player.
Use[]
Slow costs 3 MP to cast, and can be used by party members with level 2 time materia. It inflicts the slow status, which reduces the target's ATB charge rate, which can slow their attacking threat somewhat. Though the effect is much less crippling to an enemy than Stop will, it has a longer duration and is a much cheaper spell to cast. As many enemies and bosses are not immune to Slow, it can be useful against them for this reason.
Slow can be further improved by pairing time materia with Magnify Materia, which allows Slow to be cast on all enemies at once. As magnify materia is also a great pair with time materia for its other two spells, this can be a very useful setup. Time materia can also be paired with
Magic Focus Materia to increase the length of Slow's duration, though there are often better uses for this materia.