Magic | Summon | Support | Command | Independant

Unique to Final Fantasy VII, the Materia ability system provides a good grounding for beginners, but requires great skill to master. Each weapon and armour equipped has up to eight "Materia Slots". Some slots will be paired with another - this allows Support Materia to function. Once placed in a slot, the character will acquire an ability.
There are five different kinds of Materia: Green Magic Materia allows you to use various Offensive, Defensive and Curative spells; Red Summon Materia summon a monster that will attack all opponents; Blue Support Materia add special abilities to the Materia they are paired with; Yellow Command Materia allows you to use different attacks; Purple Independant Materia have miscellaneous effects.

ALEXANDER
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	120	Casts "Judgement" which inflicts Holy magic damage
2	2 Times	25000
3	3 Times	65000
4	4 Times	100000
MST	5 Times	150000
Location: Great Glacier - Touch the Hot Springs, then talk to the Ice Lady east of the Rotating Snowfield
Status: Magic +1; Mag Def +1; Max HP -5%; Max MP +5%

BAHAMUT
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	100	Casts "Mega Flare" which inflicts non-elemental damage
2	2 Times	20000
3	3 Times	50000
4	4 Times	80000
MST	5 Times	120000
Location: Temple of the Ancients - Defeat the Red Dragon
Status: Magic +1; Mag Def +1; Max HP -5%; Max MP +5%

BAHAMUT ZERO
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	180	Casts "Tera Flare" which inflicts heavy non-elemental damage
2	2 Times	35000
3	3 Times	120000
4	4 Times	150000
MST	5 Times	250000
Location: Cosmo Canyon (Disk 2-3) - Bring Bahamut and Neo-Bahamut to the Huge Blue Materia
Status: Magic +4; Mag Def +4; Max HP -10%; Max MP +15%

CHOCO / MOG
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	14	Casts "Deathblow!" which inflicts Wind magic damage and may cause [Stop]. There is a 6.25% chance of casting "Fat Chocobo" instead, which inflicts non-elemental damage
2	2 Times	2000
3	3 Times	14000
4	4 Times	25000
MST	5 Times	35000
Location: Chocobo Farm (Disk 1) - Listen to the Chocobos in the pen sing
Status: Magic +1; Max HP -2%; Max MP +2%

HADES
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	150	Casts "Black Cauldron" which inflicts small non-elemental damage, in addition to causing [Confuse], [Frog], [Mini], [Silence], [Sleep], [Slow], [Small] and [Stop]
2	2 Times	35000
3	3 Times	120000
4	4 Times	150000
MST	5 Times	250000
Location: Sunken Gelnika Plane - Look by the helicopter
Status: Magic +4; Mag Def +4; Max HP -10%; Max MP +15%

IFRIT
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	34	Casts "Hellfire" which inflicts Fire magic damage
2	2 Times	5000
3	3 Times	20000
4	4 Times	35000
MST	5 Times	60000
Location: Shinra Cargo Ship - Defeat Jenova*Birth
Status: Magic +1; Max HP -2%; Max MP +2%

KJATA
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	110	Casts "Tetra Disaster" which inflicts Fire, Ice and Lightning magic damage
2	2 Times	22000
3	3 Times	60000
4	4 Times	90000
MST	5 Times	140000
Location: Second screen of the Sleeping Forest - Look for a red materia randomly floating around the screen
Status: Magic +1; Mag Def +1; Max HP -5%; Max MP +5%

KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	250	Casts "Ultimate End" which inflicts multiple heavy non-elemental damage
2	2 Times	50000
3	3 Times	200000
4	4 Times	300000
MST	5 Times	500000
Location: Use a Gold Chocobo to get to the Round Island in the NorthWest corner of the World Map
Status: Magic +8; Mag Def +8; Max HP -10%; Max MP +20%

LEVIATHAN
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	78	Casts "Tidal Wave" which inflicts Water magic damage
2	2 Times	18000
3	3 Times	38000
4	4 Times	70000
MST	5 Times	100000
Location: Wutai - Defeat Godo with Yuffie at the Pagoda
Status: Magic +1; Mag Def +1; Max HP -5%; Max MP +5%

NEO BAHAMUT
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	140	Casts "Giga Flare" which inflicts medium non-elemental damage
2	2 Times	30000
3	3 Times	80000
4	4 Times	140000
MST	5 Times	200000
Location: Whirlwind Maze - Near the first save point
Status: Magic +1; Mag Def +1; Max HP -5%; Max MP +5%

ODIN
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	80	Casts "Steel Bladed Sword" which causes [Death] to all targets. If none of the targets can be killed, "Gunge Lance" is cast instead, which inflicts non-elemental damage
2	2 Times	16000
3	3 Times	32000
4	4 Times	65000
MST	5 Times	80000
Location: Nibelheim - Unlock the safe in the Shinra Mansion
Status: Magic +1; Mag Def +1; Max HP -5%; Max MP +5%

PHOENIX
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	180	Casts "Phoenix Flame" which inflicts Fire magic damage and revives all dead allies
2	2 Times	28000
3	3 Times	70000
4	4 Times	120000
MST	5 Times	800000
Location: Fort Condor - Successfully complete the Huge Materia Quest (Disk 2)
Status: Magic +2; Mag Def +2; Max HP -10%; Max MP +10%

RAMUH
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	40	Casts "Judgement Bolt" which inflicts Lightning magic damage
2	2 Times	10000
3	3 Times	25000
4	4 Times	50000
MST	5 Times	70000
Location: Gold Saucer - The Chocobo Jockey's Room after going up from the Desert Prison
Status: Magic +1; Max HP -2%; Max MP +2%

SHIVA
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	32	Casts "Diamond Dust" which inflicts Ice magic damage
2	2 Times	4000
3	3 Times	15000
4	4 Times	30000
MST	5 Times	50000
Location: Lower Junon - Save Priscilla and she'll give this to you
Status: Magic +1; Max HP -2%; Max MP +2%

TITAN
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	46	Casts "Anger of the Land" which inflicts Earth magic damage
2	2 Times	15000
3	3 Times	30000
4	4 Times	60000
MST	5 Times	80000
Location: Gongaga - Search the right side of the reactor
Status: Magic +1; Max HP -2%; Max MP +2%

TYPHOON
Level	Ability	AP Needed	MP Cost	Effect
1	1 Time	0	160	Casts "Disintegration" which causes heavy non-elemental damage
2	2 Times	10000
3	3 Times	25000
4	4 Times	50000
MST	5 Times	70000
Location: Ancient Forest - Hidden among the upper-level tree branches
Status: Magic +4; Mag Def +4; Max HP -10%; Max MP +15%