True Strike (VII Remake)

True Strike
(正拳突き, Seikentsuki?, lit. Thrusting Technique)
Availability
Required	Purple Pain
Character(s)	Tifa
Classification
Type	Physical melee ability
Skillset	Abilities
Specifications
ATB cost	1
Power	333
Stagger rate	1
ATB regain	0
Interrupt strength	50
Interrupt defense	40

Deliver a tremendous blow at close range. Increased stagger damage bonus.

Description

True Strike is an ATB ability for Tifa in Final Fantasy VII Remake, provided by Purple Pain. Tifa briefly charges up a punch before launching it at an enemy, dealing considerable damage.

Obtained

True Strike is obtained permanently by achieving 100% proficiency with Purple Pain by striking staggered enemies.

Mechanics

Weapon Ability	Purple Pain
Effects	- Close range - Deals physical melee damage - Increases stagger damage bonus by +30%
Interrupt stats	- Interrupts targets with ≤50 interrupt defense - Interrupted by attacks with ≥40 interrupt strength
Compatible Support Materia	Elemental Materia Synergy Materia
Applicable weapon passive bonuses	- Critical Hit Rate Up - Ability Critical Hit Rate Up - Backstabber - Critical Damage Up - Desperate Striker
Damage formula: $(2 \times Tifa's\ Attack\ Power\ - Target's\ Defense) \times \text {3.33}$ Where Tifa's Attack Power is her Attack Power attribute, and Target's Defense is the target's Defense attribute Power Modifier: 3.33
Stagger formula: $1 \times Target's\ Physical\ Melee\ Rate\ Modifier$ Where Target's Physical Melee Rate Modifier is the respective stagger rate modifier of the target Stagger Rate: 1

True Strike is an ability for Tifa that deals physical melee damage. She charges herself up for a moment before striking her target, dealing damage and increasing the stagger damage multiplier.

True Strike has a power value of 333, a stagger rate of 1, increases stagger bonus damage by +30%, and has an interrupt strength of 50. Tifa has with an interrupt defense of 40 while using True Strike.

Use

A unique ability attached to Tifa's Purple Pain. While on the weaker side, this lightning-quick ability pummels opponents without a single pause. Increases the damage bonus applied to staggered foes.

Loading screen

True Strike is a strong ability that deals high physical damage and provides a large +30% increase to an enemy's stagger bonus damage. This fits within Tifa's moveset of techniques that deal tremendous physical damage. She can use True Strike alongside her Unbridled Strength martial techniques to increase stagger bonus damage, making it excellent against bosses who take little damage outside of stagger, but its physical damage makes it broadly useful.

Because it deals physical damage, True Strike relies on Tifa's Attack Power. Her high Speed allows her to charge the ability quickly and use it in combos with her other abilities. It is best used after preparing Rise and Fall first, allowing her to use True Strike twice, followed by Rise and Fall, Omnistrike, and Whirling Uppercut to restore more uses of True Strike, immensely increasing stagger bonus damage. At this point, she can rely on other abilities that are faster and deal more damage, such as Starshower and Divekick.

True Strike fits in well with Tifa's moveset, and is the best ability to use on staggered enemies, especially when followed by other attacks. Once acquired, True Strike can be reliable in many battles when Tifa is needed to get in as much damage to a boss during stagger. Outside of stagger, True Strike is unremarkable, and its damage is slightly lower than comparable abilities'.

Other appearances

War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

This section about an ability in War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius is empty or needs to be expanded. You can help the Final Fantasy Wiki by expanding it.