Aerith

Character Notes & Recommendations

Summon Board Passive selections:

• Odin choose 4 / 6 / 7

• Bahamut choose 3 / 4 / 6

• Usuals: 

  • Ifrit, Shiva, Ramuh, Brothers 4 / 5 / 7

  • Leviathan, Pandemonium, Diabolos, Alexander 4 / 5 / 6

• For more details and help with summons, check Summon Hub!

Sphere Recommendations

• A Sphere - Focus strictly on ATK, not Magic ATK. Noel sphere is absolutely the best, but an ATK +10% sphere with more iBRV or mBRV also works well. 

  • Many players will be disappointed to know that her own sphere isn’t ideal for her, since the Magic ATK boost won’t affect her gravity, healing, or battery effects that are prevalent throughout her entire kit. ATK is far superior for her than Magic ATK.

• C Sphere - Focus ATK, which means Garnet is best for just her. Alphinaud triggers on buffing and Maria/Llyud trigger on healing and buff the party. All these work as she applies her EX buff and heals before the attack, triggering either sphere. Refined versions of any of these are just fine as well.

• D Sphere - Focus ATK, so any ATK sphere works! We initially discouraged using Wakka's sphere here, but Aerith can generally maintain 5 buffs, though you may have some off turns throughout the fight unless paired with a unit that can provide another buff on Aerith.

How-To-Play Notes

• Aerith has high turn rates across her entire kit. Long press the skill button to see where Aerith’s next turn will land.

• SO MANY WORDS, but she's actually very simple to play. 

  • S1/S2 to fill the FR gauge. 

  • Her FR Echo is extremely powerful for the extra FR bonus you get for free

  • Her BT effect lasts as long as allies don't get attacked while below 50% HP

    • There will be lasers from time to time with the BT effect active, nice

  • Lean to LD during Force Time, EX is fine in single target fights too

• Healing Wind (S1) is for when you need to burst heal your party or you're just filling your FR gauge. Since this move is instant, you can chain these together.

• Prayer of the Cetra (S2) is to maintain the Cetra's Favor buff, to revive a fallen party member or to fill the FR gauge. While it is high turn rate, it is not instant so if you plan to use this, be prepared to pass the turn which may be beneficial in fights that don't want too many turns or in Force Time if you feel it's more valuable to charge the gauge but pass turn (Probably for another unit's Burst Phase)

• All BRV Regen Attack (AA) is great to use before you BT or summon, or during a period of battle when damage is reduced and you want the additional regen to boost your battery.

• Flowers Floating in Another World (FR) is her Force ability which has no damage attached, and instead will heal + battery the party and start at a higher HP DMG Bonus than attacking Force abilities. 

  • She wants transformed BRV/HP Commands (Sherlotta's FR if you're familiar).

  • She also wants units who can battery the party and gets a bonus for batterying the party herself.

  • Her Force is great for other supports who rely on their BRV/HP buttons that battery on the side like Yuna, Sherlotta, Hope and Ursula to name a few. 2 Supports and a Kain can also make a decent combo if you plan to use Aerith's Force ability.

• Check out Sephy’s channel for some Aerith runs (and other FF7 characters)!