Best Materia in Crisis Core: In Curaga

Learn how to obtain and best utilize Curaga Materia in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. Discover fusion recipes, mission locations, and enemy drops for this essential healing spell.

Curaga is the top-tier healing Materia in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, offering significant HP restoration. While not as potent as Full Cure, its ability to be fused with other Materia for stat boosts makes it a valuable asset.

How to Obtain Curaga:

Curaga cannot be purchased directly. Instead, it is obtained through Materia fusion. You can fuse a mastered Cure, Cura, or Regen Materia with various other Materia types. Some effective combinations include:

• Cure/Cura/Regen + Libra (ideally mastered)
• Cure/Cura/Regen + any DMW Materia
• Cure/Cura/Regen + Dualcast
• Cure/Cura/Regen + Magical Punch, Hammer Punch, or Costly Punch
• Cure/Cura/Regen + Tri-Thundaga, Tri-Fire, Electrocute, Flare, Energy, or Ultima
• Cure/Cura/Regen + Stop or Death
• Cure (mastered) + Cura (mastered)
• Cura (mastered) + Fire/Blizzard/Thunder (mastered)
• Cura/Regen (mastered) + Dark Fire/Blizzard/Thunder (mastered)
• Cura (mastered) + Esuna (mastered), Poison (mastered)
• Regen (mastered) + Fire/Fira/Blizzard/Blizzara/Thunder/Thundara
• Regen (mastered) + Esuna/Dispel/Barrier/MBarrier
• Regen (mastered) + Drain/Osmose/Poison/Silence/Gravity
• Regen (mastered) + Jump/Assault Twister/Poison Twister
• Regen (mastered) + Power Attack/Vital Slash/Poison Blade/Silence Blade
• Regen (mastered) + Fire Blade/Blizzard Blade/Thunder Blade
• Regen (mastered) + Steal, Goblin Punch, or Iron Fist

You can purchase Cure from the Research Dept. QMC and Cura from The Happy Turtle. Mastering these and fusing them with Libra is a reliable method to obtain Curaga.

Curaga Locations and Drops:

• Chests: Missions 1-3-6, 6-6-5, 8-4-6, 9-4-5, 9-5-6, 9-6-1
• Mission Reward: Mission 5-2-1
• Enemy Drops:
  • Green Grass (rare drop): Missions 2-3-2, 6-4-2, 7-4-3
  • Razor Weed (rare steal): Missions 8-3-5, 8-5-3, 8-5-4
  • Angra Mainyu (common/rare steal): Mission 7-6-5
  • Wutai Imperial Guard (rare drop): Missions 7-6-1, 7-6-3

Why Curaga is Good:

While Aerial Drain can provide significant healing by dealing damage to enemies, it is less effective against foes with high VIT or Barrier-type buffs. HP% attacks, common in the late game, can also quickly deplete your health, making a reliable healing spell like Curaga essential. A mastered Curaga can heal around 27,000 HP at 255 MAG. When combined with Dualcast, this provides substantial emergency healing. Unlike Full Cure, Curaga can be fused with other Materia to boost stats like HP, STR, VIT, MAG, and SPR, making it a more versatile choice for overall character enhancement.

Note: Curaga is MP intensive for early-game use, but can be obtained early if desired.