Barret is a fantastic range/tank/support character for your party in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which makes it very difficult to build his character. This is the reason why I made some of the best builds for Barret in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth to help you get started with this tanky DPS.
Best builds for Barret in FF7 Rebirth
Since Barret is a versatile ranged character, we have a few different builds you’re able to improve on once you get more powerful equipment!
Tanky Support Build
If you find Aerith a bit too fragile for your team, Barret is your next best option as a support. This build utilizes Barret’s innate tankiness and transforms him into an awesome healing tank with a Gatling gun!
For this build, I recommend leveling up these nodes as early as you can:
This build is basically the same as the default Aerith. However, you’ll be utilizingphysical attacksinstead of elemental spells. Barret excels inbuilding up his ATBmuch quicker than Aerith, which makes him a viable user of Prayer.
Barret builds up more ATB byexpending his Overchargeonto enemies, which you may do by pressing the Overcharge button (Triangle) after Barret uses a skill or reloads his Gatling gun.
With Barret’s Overcharge mechanic, you can easily cast powerful early-game skills likeSteelskin and Maximum Fury, which are both your main defensive and offensive skills. On the other hand, you can also castCure/Curaon your low-health party members since Barret can quickly build up his ATB gauge from a distance.
Tanky Maximum Fury Build
This next build is viable if you already have a support character on your team like Aerith. It makes use of Barret’s insane Maximum Fury damage, as well as his high health pool and defense.
TheFolio Nodesare somewhat similar to the Tanky support build; here are some of the nodes I recommend for this build:
Barret’s main role here is to deal as muchranged damageonto the enemy with his Square attack and Overcharge until he can castMaximum Fury. SinceBarret is very tankywith this build, you’ll have no worries when soaking up all the damage and having another support heal you.
Barret can also perform theMad Dashwith Cloud or Red XIII to deal more damage to the enemy during your downtime. I still put theElectric Impulsein this build in case your party is lacking a lightning elemental spell so you’re able to at least pressure or interrupt some monsters in the field.
Related:How to upgrade Weapons in FF7 Rebirth
AI Barret Build
If you’re not the type of player who swaps in and out of characters in the heat of the battle, then this build is for you.
Following this equipment build, these are theFolio Nodesneeded to further optimize AI Barret’s entire kit:
The main star of the build is theAuto-Unique Ability Castmateria, which means AI will automatically castBarret’s Overchargeeven if you aren’t controlling him. This materia essentiallyincreases the damage outputof AI Barret by a lot, especially if you’re focusing only on one character while playing the game.
TheAuto Cast materia, on the other hand, allows AI Barret to castCureon a low-health party member without needing any direct commands from the player. you’re able to opt to replace the Healing Materia withPrayerinstead, making AI Barret aself-sustainingmachine throughout the battle.
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