Help Aerith pick the perfect flowers for Chloe and Billy in this early Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth side quest.

It’s easy to assume the Materia Guardian will go down in a flash.

Here’s how to do just that.

Feature image of the Materia Guardian FF7 Rebirth creature preparing to pounce

It has the following special attacks:

There are three distinctphasesto your skirmish with the Materia Guardian.

Each of them carries a few aspects forward, but each has some wrinkles as well.

The Materia Keeper isweak to fire,and Sephiroth hasall three Fire-elemental spells.

Feature image of Chloe holding her wreath at the Chocobo Ranch in FF7 Rebirth

This is excellent as a last-second means ofevading attacks.

The Materia Keeper fight is fast-paced enough that you’llwant to strike it more swiftly.

Another pesky round of Seizing Claws is highly likely.Staying to the sideis even more critical now.

Assessing the Materia Guardian battle in FF7 Rebirth

Sephiroth staggers the Materia Guardian in FF7 Rebirth

Sephiroth lunges into the Materia Guardian in FF7 Rebirth

Materia Guardian in Mount Nibel in FF7 Rebirth defeated

Feature image of Sephiroth standing inside the Shinra Manor library

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