Summon Materia (召喚マテリア, Shōkan Materia?) is a set of Materia in Final Fantasy VII that allows for summoned monsters to be used in equipment and battle for various effects. Summon Materia typically has high stat penalties for equipping them, which they make up for with strong attacks and the ability to use or protect against various status effects and elements. Summon Materia is the only type of Materia that can never be bought. Shiva is the only Summon Materia the player obtains through storyline.
In the PlayStation 4 version the player earns trophies for finding the following Summon Materia: Leviathan, Bahamut, Bahamut ZERO, Knights of Round and Master Summon.
Mechanics[]
Each Summon Materia has five levels. The level of the Materia decides how many times the relevant Summon ability can be cast, with the level matching the number of castings per battle. An exception goes to Master Summon, which grants all summons to be cast an infinite amount of times, while the only limiting factor is the MP available to the summoning character. All Summon Materia sell for 1 gil only, regardless of the Materia level.
The elements given to Summon Materia do not always match the element of the ability the Materia grants. Both Choco/Mog and Typhon have the Wind element, while their summon attacks are not wind-elemental. The Materia's elemental and status attributes can be utilized when paired with Support Materia in a party member's weapon or armor.
The player can only obtain one "fresh" version of every Summon Materia with the exception of Master Summon and Phoenix (due to a programming oversight). Other Summon Materia can be obtained in multiple ways, but the game will only allow the player to have one, so the other methods will be removed. A player can still have multiple versions of the other Summon Materia through mastering.
List of Materia[]
Materia | Effect | Elem Element | ST Status | Stat changes | AP for level | Location |
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Choco/Mog | Choco/Mog Summon command. | Wind | Stop | Max HP -2% Max MP +2% Mag +1 |
L2: 2000 L3: 14000 L4: 25000 L5: 35000 |
Chocobo Farm, the player must interact with a Chocobo by the fence. |
Summons Choco/Mog | ||||||
Shiva | Shiva Summon command. | Ice | -- | Max HP -2% Max MP +2% Mag +1 |
L2: 4000 L3: 15000 L4: 30000 L5: 50000 |
Under Junon, gift from Priscilla. Found in Priscilla's House if Materia is full at this point. |
Summons Shiva | ||||||
Ifrit | Ifrit Summon command. | Fire | -- | Max HP -2% Max MP +2% Mag +1 |
L2: 5000 L3: 20000 L4: 35000 L5: 60000 |
Cargo Ship after defeating Jenova∙BIRTH. Can be missed if not picked up. |
Summons Ifrit | ||||||
Ramuh | Ramuh Summon command. | Lightning | -- | Max HP -2% Max MP +2% Mag +1 |
L2: 10000 L3: 25000 L4: 50000 L5: 70000 |
Chocobo racing lounge at Gold Saucer. Can be missed if not picked up. |
Summons Ramuh | ||||||
Titan | Titan Summon command. | Earth | -- | Max HP -2% Max MP +2% Mag +1 |
L2: 15000 L3: 30000 L4: 60000 L5: 80000 |
Gongaga reactor. It is not visible, but can still be acquired prior to the North Crater events on disc 2. |
Summons Titan | ||||||
Odin | Odin Summon command. | Hidden | Death | Max HP -5% Max MP +5% Mag +1 MDef +1 |
L2: 16000 L3: 32000 L4: 65000 L5: 80000 |
Nibelheim, in the second floor safe in Shinra Mansion. The code to open it is: (Right 36), (Left 10), (Right 59), (Right 97) |
Summons Odin | ||||||
Leviathan | Leviathan Summon command. | Water | -- | Max HP -5% Max MP +5% Mag +1 MDef +1 |
L2: 18000 L3: 38000 L4: 70000 L5: 100000 |
Defeat Godo in Wutai. |
Summons Leviathan | ||||||
Bahamut | Bahamut Summon command. | Hidden | -- | Max HP -5% Max MP +5% Mag +1 MDef +1 |
L2: 20000 L3: 50000 L4: 80000 L5: 120000 |
Temple of the Ancients after defeating Red Dragon. Can be missed if not picked up. |
Summons Bahamut | ||||||
Kujata (Kjata) PlayStation name |
Kujata Summon command. | Hidden | -- | Max HP -5% Max MP +5% Mag +1 MDef +1 |
L2: 22000 L3: 60000 L4: 90000 L5: 140000 |
Found in Sleeping Forest. Can be missed if Materia stock is full when picking it up. |
Summons Kujata | ||||||
Alexander | Alexander Summon command. | Holy | -- | Max HP -5% Max MP +5% Mag +1 MDef +1 |
L2: 25000 L3: 65000 L4: 100000 L5: 150000 |
Found in Great Glacier after touching the Hot Springs and talking to the Snow woman. |
Summons Alexander | ||||||
Phoenix | Phoenix Summon command. | Fire | -- | Max HP -10% Max MP +10% Mag +2 MDef +2 |
L2: 28000 L3: 70000 L4: 120000 L5: 180000 |
Found at Fort Condor, top of the mountain (accessible after the Huge Materia mission if the player wins[note 1]). Excavate from Bone Village after the Raid on Midgar if the player has previously excavated Buntline and has not obtained the Fort Condor Materia.[note 2] |
Summons Phoenix | ||||||
Neo Bahamut | Neo Bahamut Summon command. | Hidden | -- | Max HP -10% Max MP +10% Mag +2 MDef +2 |
L2: 30000 L3: 80000 L4: 140000 L5: 200000 |
Found in Whirlwind Maze. Can be missed if not picked up. |
Summons Neo Bahamut | ||||||
Hades | Hades Summon command. | Hidden | Sleep, Poison, Confusion, Silence, Frog, Mini Slow, and Paralysis |
Max HP -10% Max MP +15% Mag +4 MDef +4 |
L2: 35000 L3: 120000 L4: 150000 L5: 250000 |
Found in Sunken Gelnika. |
Summons Hades | ||||||
Typhon (Typoon) Name in PlayStation version |
Typhon Summon command. | Wind | -- | Max HP -10% Max MP +15% Mag +4 MDef +4 |
L2: 35000 L3: 120000 L4: 150000 L5: 250000 |
Found in Ancient Forest. |
Summons Typhon | ||||||
Bahamut ZERO | Bahamut ZERO Summon command. | Hidden | -- | Max HP -10% Max MP +15% Mag +4 MDef +4 |
L2: 35000 L3: 120000 L4: 150000 L5: 250000 |
Cosmo Canyon, blue Huge Materia. Obtained if the player has both Bahamut and Neo Bahamut. If the party has missed Huge Materia, Bahamut ZERO can be excavated from the Bone Village minigame. |
Summons Bahamut ZERO | ||||||
Knights of Round (Knights of the Round) Name in receipt message in the Materia Cave |
Knights of Round Summon command. | Hidden | -- | Max HP -10% Max MP +20% Mag +8 MDef +8 |
L2: 50000 L3: 200000 L4: 300000 L5: 500000 |
Materia Cave on Round Island, requires a Gold Chocobo. |
Summons Knights of Round | ||||||
Master Summon | Summon skillset and all sixteen commands. | Hidden | -- | -- | N/A | The red Huge Materia in Bugenhagen's observatory in Cosmo Canyon grants it when the party has all 16 mastered Summon Materia. After defeating Emerald Weapon, giving the Earth Harp to the Kalm traveler also earns one. |
All Summoned monsters summoned |
- ↑ Either win the minigame or lose the minigame but defeat the boss
- ↑ Phoenix is the only regular Summon Materia (excluding Master Summon) that can be obtained twice. Phoenix is ordinarily obtained after winning the Fort Condor Huge Materia mission, however, the player can avoid picking up the Materia. After the Raid on Midgar (start of Part 3), the player can obtain the Phoenix Materia from Bone Village if it was not obtained from Fort Condor. If the player excavates the Phoenix Materia, they can return to Fort Condor and pick up a second Phoenix Materia.
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Etymology[]
Evocation is the act of calling upon or summoning a spirit, demon, god or other supernatural agent, in the Western mystery tradition. Comparable practices exist in many religions and magical traditions and may employ the use of mind-altering substances with and without uttered word formulas.
Materia means "matter" or "substance" in Latin, Spanish, and Italian; it also means "subject" in Italian and Spanish, and is the root of Portuguese "Matéria".