How to get Costly Strike in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion

Want to get one of Crisis Core’s best moves, Costly Punch? Here’s what you need to know.

Costly Punch is an interesting move in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion. At first glance, its damage value of 38 base stats isn’t much to look at. But the more HP you have, the more the damage value increases. This ability pretty much cements itself as essential as you level up and gain HP, giving you a very real chance of hitting the 99,999 damage attacks.

There are a few caveats about Costly Punch, however. First, each use consumes a portion of Zack’s HP. Not too much to worry about if you already have a strong HP pool. Second, if Zack’s HP has the Break effect active, making it higher than its base amount, then Costly Punch actually deals 0 damage.

There are two ways to get Costly Punch. Either by crafting it, using Materia Fusion, or finding it directly.

There are three possible ways to find Costly Punch in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion:

To craft Costly Strike, players can do the following:

Use one of the other four “Punch” accessories (Goblin Punch, Iron Fist, Magical Punch or Hammer Punch) and combine it with a DMW Materia. This Materia can be purchased by players to increase the chance of a specific Limit Break or Summon appearing in the DMW. Players can find a DMW Materia in the following ways: