Final Fantasy VII - Limit Breaks Guide
In the tables below, you will see a description of what every limit break in the game does, along with how they are obtained. For the characters with level 4 limit breaks, the level 4 limit breaks will have to be located and hunted down. Some require more time than others.
Cloud
| Level | Name | Description | How to Get It |
| 1 | Braver | Attacks one opponent. | Cloud will already have this. |
| 1 | Cross Slash | Attacks and paralyses one opponent. | Use Braver 8 times. |
| 2 | Blade Beam | Diffuses after hitting one opponent. | Cloud must have defeated 80 enemies. |
| 2 | Climhazzard | Attacks one opponent. | Use Blade Beam 7 times. |
| 3 | Meteorain | Attacks all opponents. | Cloud must have defeated 160 enemies. |
| 3 | Finishing Touch | Blows away all opponents. | Use Meteorain 6 times. |
| 4 | Omnislash | Slices up all opponents. | This is a prize in the Battle Square of the Gold Saucer. It will cost 32,000 BP on disks 2 and 3 or 51,200 on disk 1. Once you have the item, you can use it after you have aquired Finishing Touch. |
Barret
| Level | Name | Description | How to Get It |
| 1 | Big Shot | Attacks one opponent. | Barret will already have this. |
| 1 | Mindblow | Reduces one opponent's MP. | Use Big shot 8 times. |
| 2 | Grenade Bomb | Attacks all opponents. | Barret must have defeated 80 enemies. |
| 2 | Hammerblow | Blows away all opponents. | Use Grenade bomb 7 times. |
| 3 | Satellite Beam | Attacks all opponents. | Barret must have defeated 160 enemies. |
| 3 | Ungarmax | Attacks all opponents. | Use Satellite Beam 6 times. |
| 4 | Catastrophe | Damages all opponents. | You will be given the item for this in a hut in North Corel after Meteor has been summoned. Once you have the item, you can use it after you have aquired Ungarmax. |
Tifa
| Level | Name | Description | How to Get It |
| 1 | Beat Rush | Attacks one opponent. | Tifa will already have this. |
| 1 | Somersault | Attacks one opponent. | Use Beat Rush 8 times. |
| 2 | Water Kick | Attacks one opponent. | Tifa must have defeated 95 enemies. |
| 2 | Meteodrive | Attacks one opponent. | Use Water Kick 7 times. |
| 3 | Dolphin Blow | Attacks one opponent. | Tifa must have defeated 190 enemies. |
| 3 | Meteor Strike | Attacks one opponent. | Use Dolphin Blow 6 times. |
| 4 | Final Heaven | Attacks one opponent. | On disk 2 or 3, go back to Tifa's house and find the piano. Play the tune "Do Re Mi Ti La Do Re Mi So Fa Do Re Do" and you will receive the item. Once you have the item, you can use it after you have aquired Meteor Strike. |
| Note about Tifa: Tifa's limit breaks are unique in that they perform a chain. You have to select "Hit" or "Yeah" to continue the chain on to the next limit break. "Hit" performs more damage than a "Yeah", but can be harder to select. However, a "Yeah" has a chance of missing. Missing will break the chain, as will selecting "Miss". |
Aeris
| Level | Name | Description | How to Get It |
| 1 | Healing Wind | Restores HP of all allies. | Aeris will already have this. |
| 1 | Seal Evil | Constrains and stop the magic of all opponents. | Use Healing wind 7 times. |
| 2 | Breath of the Earth | Cures all status ailments of all allies. | Aeris must have defeated 80 enemies. |
| 2 | Fury Brand | Raises party's Limit gauge to the max, except yours. | Use Breath of the Earth 6 times. |
| 3 | Planet Protector | Makes all allies invincible one time. | Aeris must have defeated 160 enemies. |
| 3 | Pulse of Life | Fully restores all allies. | Use Planet Protector 5 times. |
| 4 | Great Gospel | Fully restores all allies, makes them invincible one time. | The number of enemies you have defeated must end in a double digit number that is the same, such as 511 or 466. To find out your total, talk to the man in the cave near Junon. If you have the correct enemy count, the man will give you a piece of Mythril. With this, go to the weapon seller's house near the Gold Saucer and give the merchant the Mythril. Now go upstairs and open the safe for the limit break item. Without giving spoilers, I will say that you must obtain this on disk 1. Once you have the item, you can use it after you have aquired Pulse of Life. |
Red XIII
| Level | Name | Description | How to Get It |
| 1 | Sled Fang | Attacks one opponent. | Red XIII will already have this. |
| 1 | Lunatic High | Casts Haste and raises Defense % for all allies. | Use Sled Fang 8 times. |
| 2 | Blood Fang | Attacks and drains the HP/MP from one opponent. | Red XIII must have defeated 70 enemies. |
| 2 | Stardust Ray | Attacks all opponents. | Use Blood Fang 7 times. |
| 3 | Howling Moon | Begins fighting wildly. | Red XIII must have defeated 140 enemies. |
| 3 | Earth Rave | Attacks all opponents. | Use Howling Moon 6 times. |
| 4 | Cosmo Memory | Attacks all opponents. | Open the safe in the Shinra Mansion in Nibelheim to get this from the boss fight that follows. See the Vincent and Yuffie page for more information on this quest because it's the same one you go through to recruit Vincent. Once you have the item, you can use it after you have aquired Earth Rave. |
Cid
| Level | Name | Description | How to Get It |
| 1 | Boost Jump | Attacks one opponent. | Cid will already have this. |
| 1 | Dynamite | Attacks all opponents. | Use Boost Jump 7 times. |
| 2 | Hyper Jump | Attacks all opponents, sometimes dealing Death. | Cid must have defeated 60 enemies. |
| 2 | Dragon | Attacks and drains the HP/MP from one opponent. | Use Hyper Jump 6 times. |
| 3 | Dragon Dive | Continuously attacks, sometimes dealing Death. | Cid must have defeated 140 enemies. |
| 3 | Big Brawl | Attacks all opponents. | Use Dragon Dive 5 times. |
| 4 | Highwind | Causes big damage to all opponents. | You can find this on the sunken ship called the Gelnika. You will need the submarine to find it. It is located near the western continent. Once you have the item, you can use it after you have aquired Big Brawl. |
Caith Sith
| Level | Name | Description | How to Get It |
| 1 | Dice | Rolls the dice, damage. | Caith Sith will already have this. |
| 2 | Slots | What'll come out next...? | Caith Sith must have defeated 40 enemies. |
| Note: Caith Sith does not have any other limit breaks. |
Vincent
| Level | Name | Description | How to Get It |
| 1 | Galiant Beast | Turns into Galian Beast! | Vincent will already have this. |
| 2 | Death Gigas | Turns into Death Gigas! | Vincent must have defeated 42 enemies. |
| 3 | Hellmasker | Turns into Hellmask! | Vincent must have defeated 94 enemies. |
| 4 | Chaos | Transforms to Chaos! | To obtain this, you will need either the submarine or a chocobo capable of crossing mountains. Head towards Nibelheim and find Lucrecia's cave behind the waterfall. Enter the cave with Vincent in your party and talk to her. Next, leave the cave and fight for a bit (around ten battles). When you go back to the cave she will be gone and you will get the item for this limit break. Once you have the item, you can use it after you have aquired Hellmasker. |
Yuffie
| Level | Name | Description | How to Get It |
| 1 | Greased Lightning | Attacks one opponent with weapon after cutting them. | Yuffie will already have this. |
| 1 | Clear Tranquil | Restores HP of all allies. | Use Greased Lightning 8 times. |
| 2 | Landscaper | Attacks all opponents. | Yuffie must have defeated 63 enemies. |
| 2 | Bloodfest: | Continuously attacks all opponents. | Use Landscaper 7 times. |
| 3 | Gauntlet: | Attacks all opponents. | Yuffie must have defeated 63 enemies. |
| 3 | Doom of the Living | Continuously attacks all opponents. | Use Gauntlet 6 times. |
| 4 | All Creation | Attacks all opponents. | Go to Wutai with Yuffie in your party. Climb the pagoda and fight Godo at the top. You will get this as the reward. Once you have the item, you can use it after you have aquired Doom of the Living. |