Final Fantasy 7 Remake Hard Mode: 10 ESSENTIAL Secrets, Tips & Tricks

6. Prayer & Chakra Are Your Friend

One of the many ways to recoup health and mana without MP, is to invest heavily in Prayer, Chakra and HP/MP Absorption materia.

The latter can be equipped just before a boss fight and tied to whatever materia they're weak to, but Prayer and Chakra are great ways to heal super fast.

You'll likely already have the former at a high AP rating thanks to being tied to Aerith for the middle third of the game, so place this on a ranged character and cast when you have two ATB bars.

It might take some time charging said bars, but with ATB materia it'll get there in no time. Prayer also casts in a split-second, and is much faster than waiting for Cura or Curaga.