Yuffie was an extra character who didn’t get to play in the main story much in the originalFinal Fantasy 7. She was greatly improved in the DLC forFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeand she remains just as fun to play inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
Yuffie is a cross between a close-range and a long-range character because she can toss her giant shurikens at enemies or use them for melee combat. There are seven to get in the game and Yuffie can learn abilities from them. Here are the sevenshurikens for Yuffie inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthranked by their usefulness in battle. There will be spoilers on where to find these weapons.
Updated on February 3rd, 2025 By Joshua Leeds:Yuffie is one of the best party members in the game depending on how you play her. Her play style does rely heavily on abilities, so finding the right ones on this list and mastering them is key to making her efficient. Her abilities make her very versitile, so unlocking every ability on this list through mastering it is crucial for using her in your party. This article has been updated to include additional information on where to find each weapon, along with brief descriptions on what the ability does and the ATB cost while in combat.
7Banishment (Crystalline Cross)
An Ability To Strengthen Others
Yuffie can get the Crystalline Cross in Gold Saucer which has the Banishment ability attached. Banishment can be cast on the enemy and then whenever Yuffie uses an ability on that enemy, that damage will be increased.
It’s only for weapon abilities though, so damage doesn’t stack from normal attacks or spells usingMagic Materia like Fire inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Yuffie starts with a great offensive attack called Art of War. This is a good combo to use with Banishment along with other abilities Yuffie can learn from the following weapons.
6Purification (Fuma Shuriken)
Drain Enemies Of HP/MP
Purification is a slightly better version of Banishment but it doesn’t feel like an ultimate ability for Yuffie’s ultimate weapon. The weapon in question, the Fuma Shuriken, can be found in the final dungeon of the game: The Temple of the Ancients. It has great stats but an average ability attached, unlike othercharacters like Aerithwho gets an outstanding weapon ability like Noble Sacrifice with her Gambanteinn.
Purification can be cast on an enemy and then whatever damage Yuffie does to it, she will absorb a fraction of HP and MP from it. The MP absorption is the better of the two gains from this ability as it’s hard to keep those numbers high at the end of the game.
5Blindside (Savage Dagger)
Nothing Can Stop This Ninja
Yuffie is kind of like a ninja god in this game as she has the tools to seemingly get out of every situation and to take advantage of every situation. For example, no one likes status effects in RPGs as they can be frustrating in battle. If Yuffie gets hit by a paralyzing status effect where she can’t move, Blindside is an ability that will negate those status effects.
Blindside can be gained from the Savage Dagger which is one of Yuffie’s two starting weapons. Activating it will launch Yuffie forward with a deadly strike on her opponents. It won’t cure the status effect, but it does give Yuffie something to do if everyone else is paralyzed in the party.
4Shooting Star (Crescent Sickle)
An Improved Throw
There are a lot of weapons inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthtied to mini-gameswhich makes acquiring them challenging in some cases. To get the Chocobo of the Cosmo Canyon region, players have to go through multiple courses with their Chocobo and fly through targets. The precision players have to have is near pixel-perfect.
If players ace the course completely they can get Yuffie’s Crescent Sickle with the Shooting Star ability. Shooting Star will send Yuffie’s weapon soaring across the battlefield, piercing through any enemy it touches. It’s more effective if players target an enemy in the distance rather than one close to Yuffie. It’s like a more effective Throw command, but Yuffie can’t warp to the spot.
3Windstorm (Twin Viper)
Get Over Here!
Yuffie has a lot of magical power brewing inside of her which makes her hunger forMateria inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthall the more weird. For example, she can summon literal wind storms with the help of the Twin Viper weapon. It can be acquired in Corel’s Coal Mines when Yuffie, Barret, and Tifa have their separate adventure from Cloud and the others.
It will teach her Windstorm which will create the aforementioned wind turbines in the field. Besides targeting a large area, these gusts of wind will also bring enemies to Yuffie like Scorpion’s classic grappling move inMortal Kombat.
2Elemental Ninjutsu (Four-Point Shuriken)
The Right Element For The Job
The Four-Point Shuriken is the other default weapon Yuffue begins with in the game and it’s her standard weapon across the series. It can teach her Elemental Ninjutsu which will imbue her weapon with either fire, ice, wind, or lightning elemental magic. There is aSupport Materia inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirththat can do this as well, Elemental, but players have to prep setups before a battle begins.
Elemental Ninjutsu makes Yuffie more flexible on the fly for any situation that comes up. It’s a carryover from her DLC episode with the PS5 version ofFinal Fantasy7 Remake. It was devastating in that game and it remains true here.
1Doppelganger (Bird of Prey)
Yuffie’s Shadow Clone Jutsu
Yuffie borrows from a lot of high-profile anime ninjas like Naruto from his titular series. One of his main moves allows Naruto to clone himself, and that’s what Doppelganger does for Yuffie inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth. It can be learned via the Bird of Prey weapon found in Gongaga Village. The clone of her looks hilarious too as it’s quite goofy looking if players zoom in with the photo mode.
As goofy-looking as it is, it helps Yuffie gain a cloned copy of her melee attacks. It’s like getting a fourth party member in the game albeit a weaker one. Still, every little extra attack can make the difference duringFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’scombat, especially with challenging boss fights.
