He can sustain considerable damage and offers valuable tank support to the team.
He also has the best bromance relationship with Cloud, joining your party from the get-go.
But what weapons should you fit on his sleeve?
Here are the best weapons for Barret inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
Vulcan Cannon
The Vulcan Cannon behaves like a cannon.
It lets you charge toward an enemy and throw them into the air with a furious blow.
At its core, the Vulcan Cannons three barrels rotate constantly, firing faster and non-stop.
With the Vulcan Cannons Charging Uppercut ability, you enjoy an increase in your attack charge.
This deals a considerable amount of damage to enemies that are more elemental than physical.
It makes it perfect if youre looking for a spellcaster.
Unfortunately, Barrets mid-to-long range specialty and the Vulcan Cannons melee charge conflict with one another.
The Charging Uppercut is perfect for smaller enemies.
It deals melee damage with a good range.
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Battle Cry
Another cannon to consider is the Battle Cry weapon.
It comes with the Turbulent Spirit ability that increases your ATB charge rate, albeit for a limited time.
Also, you could only use Turbulent Spirit once per battle.
it’s possible for you to also use the proficiency bonus to get two ATB charges while active.
Battle Cry excels at inflicting physical damage.
However, it unlocks much later in the game.
By then, the battles will be more intense.
Weapon perks will come in handy in boss battles more than in shorter enemy encounters.
Unlocking Battle Cry in Chapter 13 renders Turbulent Spirit less useful.
Still, it can be a small price to pay for significantly higher attack power.
Once unleashed, Turbulent Spirit destroys the enemy and inflicts a lot of damage on bosses.
Its part of the main story in Forging Ahead’s quest in chapter 13.
Hi-Caliber Rifle
The Hi-Caliber Rifle is a retro firearm with several tricks up its sleeve.
Equip it with its proficiency bonus, and youll enjoy a high fire rate of up to 20 bullets.
Combine 20 bullets with the bonus round ability, and enemies will bow at your feet, literally.
Among all seven weapons that Barret can wield, the Hi-Caliber Rifle inflicts the most physical damage.
It has drastically low elemental damage, which makes it specialized in one area.
Its high attack power, however, comes at the expense of its ATB charge-up skill.
Gatling Gun
As a starting weapon for Barret, the Gatling Gun performs exceptionally well on the battlefield.
The energy release is so powerful that it significantly increases the enemy stagger rate.
Moreover, you could use the guns proficiency bonus to increase enemy stagger rates further.
In the end, you inflict solid staggers and physical damage to take even bosses down.
Automatically equipped as Barrets default weapon the minute Barret joins you at the start of chapter two.
It allows access to the Lifesaver ability, which lets Barret absorb incoming damage intended for nearby allies.
Meanwhile, Lifesaver also boosts your health, albeit temporarily.
Barrage Blaster thrives on inflicting not only physical damage but also elemental damage.
Its the best weapon to cover all bases.
Youll get here as part of the main story in the Continue Your Search quest in chapter seven.
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