As a self-proclaimed Crisis Core superfan with countless hours lost obsessively analyzing its complex systems, I live for discussions on favorite accessories and ideal equipment combinations. Today I‘m thrilled to impart my accessory expertise onto new Crisis Core Reunion fans.
Through years mastering the original Crisis Core played to 100% completion across 7 playthroughs, combined with Reunion‘s fresh additions, I‘ve extensively playtested and theorycrafted near every viable accessory available.
In this guide, I‘ll share my picks for Crisis Core Reunion‘s 12 best accessories – how they uniquely empower your character build, staggering numerical improvements, and specialized situations warranting their use. Let‘s dive in!
1. Brutal
Simply put, no accessory pumps out higher potential single-hit damage than the aptly-named Brutal. By removing Crisis Core Reunion‘s standard 9,999 damage limit per attack, Brutal enables hitting up to 99,999 damage.
For raw damage-per-second, combining Brutal with late-game weapons, maxed strength, critical hit stacking, and attack buffs allowed me to consistently deliver 80,000+ damage Deathblows. Even end-game superbosses melt with a couple crispy-crit Deathblows augmented by Brutal.
Admittedly, Brutal lacks substantial defensive or supplementary stat boosts making it less versatile. However, for sheer offense it reigns supreme. If you love seeing enemies health bars instantly evaporate, Brutal is mandatory.
Obtaining Brutal:
- Complete M9-6-5 "The Breakthrough"
- Open chest in M9-3-6 “Hojo’s Monsters”
- Steal from Gi Nattak (Mako Reactor 0)
2. Heike Soul
The ultimate post-game reward for completing Crisis Core Reunion‘s grueling 300 mission gauntlet – the mythical Heike Soul rightfully claims the #2 spot. By stacking a whopping 15 unique accessories‘ effects, Heike Soul makes Zack nigh-unstoppable.
It breaks standard HP, MP, damage and AP limits while halving incoming elemental damage. It recovers HP when low, restores double health/MP from items, enables endless steal attempts and automatic Libra scanning mid-fight. Heike Soul pushes Zack into easy mode.
The sole drawback is a permanent Curse status preventing limit break usage – a fair tradeoff considering it replicates wearing over 88,890,000+ gil in accessories! For sheer efficiency, Heike Soul can‘t be beat if you can stomach the long haul.
Obtaining Heike Soul:
- Complete all 300 missions
3. Divine Slayer
For players seeking Heike Soul-esque power sans 300 mission grind, Divine Slayer makes for the next best option – living up to its god-slaying namesake. Combining Brutal‘s max damage with max HP from Adaman Bangle, it significantly pushes Zack‘s offenses and defenses.
Its hefty attribute bonuses provide noticeable improvements as well:
- HP/MP/AP: +100%
- LUCK: +50
- ATK/MAGIC/SPIRIT: +50
- VIT: +50
Additionally, Divine Slayer passively scans enemies stats mid-fight via Libra – invaluable knowledge for adjusting strategies accordingly. Against Crisis Core Reunion‘s superbosses, that intelligence proves tremendously useful.
Obtaining Divine Slayer:
- Defeat Minerva in M5-6-6 “The Reigning Deity”
4. Power Suit
An interesting damage alternative comes from the Power Suit – rather than boosting offenses directly, its tradeoff double‘s Zack‘s max HP. This enables equipping deadly glass-cannon builds typically too fragile without sufficient health pools.
By upping health to 9999 while retaining respectable strength and vitality, you can wield accessories/materia granting +100% critical hit rate and other damage boosts without fear of being one-shotted in return.
Admittedly the heavy MP/AP decrease requires adjustment alongside SP management for skill use. However the payoff allows tanky wielding of Attachment combinations otherwise impossible. For sheer risk-reward burst potential, Power Suit warrants consideration.
Obtaining Power Suit:
- Complete M3-5-4 “The Second Son”
5. Ribbon
Given Crisis Core’s vast array of crippling status effects, sporting immunity can prevent absolute run-enders. Silence blocks spellcasting. Frog reduces offenses to wet noodle levels. Stop ceases actions outright. Even Death speaks for itself insta-killing Zack.
Ribbon makes you outright immune to ALL these encounters – letting you laugh off Malboro Bad Breaths and be at ease wandering into ambushes. While non-directly combat enhancing, Ribbon provides immense flexibility to tackle encounters otherwise disastrous.
Similar accessories like Black Ribbon add debuff weapon effects while Super Ribbon improves upon Ribbon further preventing even instant death. For reliability though, plain Ribbon gets the job done fine.
Obtaining Ribbon:
- Open chest in M9-9-5 “Wutai’s Best”
- Complete M9-6-2 “The Lowest Tier”
6. Genji Armlet
No RPG equipment guide would be complete without mention of the Genji gear. In Crisis Core Reunion, Genji Armlet marks an excellently balanced offering – bolstering both offense and defense tremendously.
Its first boon comes increasing ATK/VIT/MAG/SPR significantly – improving damage output and magic resistance in kind. This well-roundedness enhances versatility tackling any opposition.
Secondly, it halves incoming elemental damage – ever-crucial against magic-inclined enemies and hazard floors harming via Fire/Ice terrains.
Finally, topping it off is the Max HP Fusion bonus – Zack’s health pool inflating further the more he levels up. For both close and long-ranged combat alike, Genji Armlet noticeably improves efficacy.
Obtaining Genji Armlet:
- Open chest in M6-5-6 “Even Deeper”
7.Soul of Thamasa
Magic is integral for Crisis Core Reunion – enabling elemental exploitation of enemy weaknesses or simply safer ranged damage dealing. However, with magic comes heavy reliance on finite MP pools limiting sustained casting viability.
The Soul of Thamasa eliminates this constraint entirely by nullifying MP costs – allowing endless spell slinging with no repercussions. Augmenting further with Magic Plus materia to cast multiple times per turn, this enables insane damage potential.
On grueling 30+ wave simulation battles or extensive mission marathons bereft of MP restore checkpoints, maintaining ample magic is tremendously useful. For spellcasters, Soul of Thamasa is simply mandatory equip.
Obtaining Soul of Thamasa:
- Open chest in M9-6-2 “Machines Gone Haywire”
8. Ziedrich
While offense and defense serve well, let‘s not neglect evasion tank builds rendering Zack untouchable! By stacking evade bonuses on accessories, weapons and materia, Zack achieves physical negation while retaining magic resilience.
Here Ziedrich beautifully enables such builds – its ATK/VIT/MAG/SPR improve close/ranged damage and resistance simultaneously. Uniquely, it ALSO halves incoming elemental damage!
With both physical evasion and magic mitigation covered, Zack safely tanks unharmed. While niche, against physical damage dealers like sage Prototype beasts, this excessive evasion remains viable even on max difficulty Reunion settings.
Obtaining Ziedrich:
- Open chest in M8-5-5 “Even Deeper”
9. Super Ribbon
While Ribbon covers status immunity nicely, Super Ribbon builds upon its benefits further preventing even lethal instant death attacks. Few things feel worse than perfectly handling a challenging encounter only to be struck down anti-climatically by a stray Demi.
With Super Ribbon equipped though, brush off Octaslashes or fallen Aps instakill swipes without worry alongside other harmful debuffs – letting you solely focus firepower on offense.
As icing on the cake, pairing with Curse Ring‘s elemental absorption and Genji Shield‘s magic barrier enables durable magic tanking builds against caster-centric foes too. While specific, tremendous long-term value emerges.
Obtaining Super Ribbon:
- Steal from Great Malboro (Various Maps)
10. Adaman Bangle
Where Brutal and Divine Slayer enable offesive domination, Adaman Bangle represents the defensive extreme – enabling a towering HP pool up to 99,999 HP!
Supplemented by the staple Genji Armlet’s fusion HP gains, alongside damage scaling options from abilities like Desperado and Relentless Assault, Zack reaches both unmatched tankiness and attack potential in tandem.
While losing out on Brutal‘s max instant damage spikes, the long term durability and sustain emerging from Adaman Bangle‘s bulk creates overwhelming skirmishing potential against hordes of foes.
Obtaining Adaman Bangle:
- Complete M7-3-6 “Precognitive Power Lv.6”
11. AP Plus Materia
While accessories favor immediate combat improvements, AP Plus Materia‘ indirect contribution remains equally impactful – halving the grind necessity to max out precious abilities.
Consider magic specialists require 200,000+ AP to max each Magic Plus materia. With AP Plus Materia equipped doubling intake, that milestone is reached in 100,000 AP instead – an immense savings!
This advantage compounds further when stacking additional AP Plus materia for even greater gains. In a game demanding extensive ability grinding, any opportunity cost reduction proves tremendously valuable long-term.
Obtaining AP Plus Materia:
- Complete VR Missions
- Open chests in Ch. 9 maps
- Defeat Mantis (Kalm Areas)
12. Brigand‘s Gloves
While largely ignored, Brigand‘s Gloves hold great grinding value heightened steal success and results. With 100% success rate on steals alongside double item drops, profitable farming of rare materials, gear and ingredients becomes increasingly viable.
Pair with Gil Plus to double gil drops too and impressive income generation occurs on top of coveted item farming. Even standard enemies can yield surprising spoils!
Admittedly the benefits are supplementary, but between limit break leveling or DMW grinding, shuffling in some steal-focused grinding proves quite fruitful. Don‘t neglect money-making and rare item potentials!
Obtaining Brigand‘s Gloves:
- Defeat Ned (Sector 8 Slums)
Closing Thoughts
And there you have it – a zealous Crisis Core fanatic‘s picks for definitive best accessories in Crisis Core Reunion! Of course personalized preferences and playstyles drastically alter ideal preferences per player, but the above serve as solid recommendations to equip your Zack into an elite SOLDIER machine.
I‘d love to hear your own thoughts on favorite Crisis Core Reunion accessories in the comments, or unique equipment combinations you‘ve theorycrafted yourself! As someone constantly labbing new ideas, I‘m always eager to discuss and optimize Crisis Core builds further. Feel free to DM me as well if you prefer direct back-and-forth conversing too!
Otherwise, hopefully you found this obsessive accessory analysis useful. Happy optimizing and enjoy the accessories empowering your Reunion playthrough! Excelsior!
