Similar to Fort Condor, Gears and Gambits asks you to rely on clever tactics to overwhelm your opponent.

Gears and Gambits has a ton of rules that aren’t fully explained from the get-go.

Gambits can also beset to specific circumstances, like if an ally is at less than half health.

Chadley’s projection looking at one of the Planetary Fonts in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Once this condition is met,your bot will immediately use the assigned Action.

Enemy Units

Just like your robots,enemies utilize Gambits and Actionsto attack.

By pressing Square, you canassess your enemiesand reveal their equipped Gambits and Actions.

Cloud looking at a gameboard of Fort Condor in the Junon Region of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Therewill be three Chocobos outsidethe ruins to let you know you’re in the right place.

You now have the ability toprogram your robots with Gambits and Actionsas you see fit.

If programming robots is too overwhelming, you canpress Square after selecting a robot to Auto-Programyour team.

The Gears and Gambits menu showing all Robot units, the target, and current Portal Skills in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

you might use the Auto-Program option tocycle through several preset teamsuntil you find one that suits your playstyle.

Have at leastone bot serve as the healer of the groupand equip them with the Cure Shot Action.

The boss for this roundwill use Phase Shift: Reinforcements at half healthto summon one enemy in each lane.

The Gears and Gambits menu showing Robots programmed with a set of Gambits and Actions Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Make your wayup through the crumbled ruinsto reach the marked location.

There’s nowan additional slot for programming your robotswith Gambits and Actions.

Be sure toplace a variety of bots in each lane, so they can target the current weakness.

The Assess menu revealing all of an enemy’s Gambits and Actions in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

This boss can also cast Regen twiceto quickly restore their health.

Head over to Gliding Range 18and glide toward the direction of the Phenomenon Intel Mission.

This battleintroduces Advanced Actionsfor your robots.

The first Phenomenon Intel location near a set of ruins in the southeast part of the region in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Just like with enemies, Advanced Actionswill trigger after certain conditionsare met.

It’syour choice as to what conditions need to be completedin order to activate the equipped Advanced Action.

Supportive Advanced Actions likeHaste Field and Nullemental Field are key to clearing this battlewith ease.

Robots attacking the boss in Gears and Gambits in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Luckily,having your bots support each other with Advanced Actionswill be enough to claim victory.

Experience the fun of Cosmo Canyon.

Robots attacking several enemies spread across multiple lanes in Gears and Gambits in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

The third Phenomenon Intel location in the southern part of the Cosmo Canyon region in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Robots attacking the boss and enemies in other lanes in Gears and Gambits in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

The fourth Phenomenon Intel location in the eastern part of the Cosmo Canyon region in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

Robots dealing with enemies while robots in other lanes attack the boss in Gears and Gambits in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Red XIII looking up at friends at the front gate of Cosmo Canyon in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

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