You’ll live in a Materia world in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

We’ve dabbled with it as extensively as the game allows, so heed our advice!

What Is The Item Transmuter In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?

Feature image of Hi-Power Wristguards in FF7 Rebirth

You’ll meet Broden atthe start of Chapter 2, which is to say, quite early on.

And he’s not mistaken.

You’lluse the Item Transmuter hundreds of timesthroughout FF7 Rebirth,crafting several dozen items.

Yuffie in her moogle disguise attire with multiple orbs of Materia over here in FF7 Rebirth

Craftsmanship Ranks

These items are acquired through two main means.

This gives you a nice little sneak preview of what’s to come.

Transmuter Chips

The second way, which involves themore special additions, is viaExcavation Intel.

Mist Potion ingredients in the item transmuter in FF7 Rebirth

Items

These are the most straightforward, and alsothe most numerous.

Armor

Crafting armor is agreat way to save cashat Rebirth’s weapons and armor shops.

A string of question marks will pop up for these.

Hi-Power Wristguards and their crafting conditions in FF7 Rebirth’s Item Transmuter menu

Armor Upgrades

Here’s where thoseTransmuter Chipscome into play.

You’ll need a copy of the base item as well as the separate ingredients.

Accessories

Similar to armor,most accessories can be obtained through shops, but are preferably crafted.

Item Transmuter image of Potion in FF7 Rebirth

A pretty good fit for Aerith and anyone else whose Materia slots you’re filling up with magic.

Accessory Upgrades

Finding those Transmuter Chips also nets you access toaccessory upgrades.

Like the armor upgrades, these conferadvanced versions of the stats and immunitiesfound in the base models.

Item Transmuter image of Copper Bracer in FF7 Rebirth

Hi-Power and Supernatural Wristguards, for instance, don’t just raise the Strength Stat by a set amount.

The formerincreases HP by 250, while the latter gives abig boost to the Strength stat uptick.

Key Items

Key Itemsinclude theside quest items needed to complete certain quests.

Item Transmuter image of Enhanced Copper Bracer in FF7 Rebirth

We mentioned it earlier, but theWindmill Gear fixes the broken windmills in the Grasslands.

There’s something not-quite-working in each region, and amending that gets you great rewards.

Weapon Levels work differently in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth than they did in their predecessor.

Item Transmuter image of Power Wristguards in FF7 Rebirth

Here’s how it all breaks down.

Item Transmuter image of Hi-Power Wristguards in FF7 Rebirth

Windmill Gear as seen in the Item Transmuter screen in FF7 Rebirth

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