The more you dive deep into Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the more buffed build you need to win battles. Yes, leveling up and equipping new weapons may make you powerful, but you need increased stats and abilities to truly rival the buffed bosses. To achieve that, you must collect all the dark matter available to upgrade your weapons and accessories, and for that, you need to get a hold of their locations.
Dark Matters in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth are an extremely rare crafting material. You will need them for upgrading top-tier gear and weapons in your item Transmuter. Accessories like Enhanced Psychic’s Charm require several of these orbs alongside other crafting materials in their recipes. However, getting to them can be a tough task. Fortunately, you can collect all of the FF7 Rebirth dark matters as rewards at specific locations. If you are confused as to how to get your hands on them, then keep reading to get answers.
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What Are Dark Matter in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
As mentioned before, Dark matter is a very valuable crafting material with a rarity of 8 stars. This means you can only get access to dark matter locations once you are deep into Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Moreover, you will not be able to find them as random drops or buy them from shops. There is a reason they are so rare to find in game. These orbs are the crafting materials for some of the most important enhanced accessories. And these upgraded accessories give you immense stat boosts and improved abilities.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Dark Matter
But before that, you have to unlock the recipes for the six different accessories you can upgrade in the game. For which you have to complete a minigame to collect a specific Transmuter Chip. After you have collected the special Transmuter chip, you will get the recipes in your Item Transmuter.
Dark Matter Locations in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Corel
- Chocobo Race is one of the several minigames in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, where you will participate after gaining access to the Gold Saucer in Corel during Chapter 8. The race you will be looking for is “The Kujata Stampede,” which is a gold-ranked race. This race unlocks after reaching Gold Saucer during Chapter 12, “A Golden Key.”. You will earn 3x Dark Matter by winning this race.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth The Kujata Stampede
- 3D Brawler is a fun boxing minigame in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, accessible at Wonderment Square in Gold Saucer. You will have to look out for the 4-star-ranked Shiva, the opponent, which unlocks after Chapter 12. Taking her down will get you Dark Matter along with 270 Gold Saucer points.
- Another minigame you unlock at chapter 8 is Galactic Survivors, which you can access at Speed Square, Gold Saucer. A space shooter where you have to defeat the epic Giglamesh army. Here, you have to play the game in expert mode in order to get your hands on the dark matter. For that, you have to reach Chapter 12 to unlock the mode. After that, complete the game, achieving rank 2, and collect Dark Matter with 270 Gold Saucer Points.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Galactic Survivors minigame
- G-Bike is a bike racing minigame in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth that unlocks during Chapter 8 and is accessed at Wonderment Square, Gold Saucer. To collect Dark Matter, you have to reach Chapter 12 to unlock Expert Mode. After that, aim to achieve rank 2 in the race to collect 3x Dark Matter as rewards.
Corel Desert
- Cactuar Crush 3 is a minigame that you get to access to during the Phenomenal Intel 3 Unfriendly Competition during Chapter 9 at Corel Desert. There you have to take down Cactuars playing as Yuffie and, in the process, achieve rank 3 to earn Dark Matter as rewards.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Cactuar Crush minigame
- Similarly, you can access Cactuar Crush 4 during the Phenomenal Intel 4 Bladesman of Legend. There, you have to play as Aerith and defeat the Gold Gigantuar. Aim to finish the game by achieving rank 3 in order to collect Dark Matter.
Dustbowl
- Desert Rush is a minigame you access during chapter 8 at Solemnitude Manor, The Dustbowl. To get your hands on the dark matter, you have to play the game (Gold Rush) at challenging difficulty, which unlocks at Chapter 12. There, you have to aim for reaching rank 2 to earn 3x Dark Matter as rewards.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Desert Rush minigame
Junoon
- Dolphin Show minigame unlocks during the Tides of War and Worry Side Quest and is available at the Port of Under Junon in Junon Region. There, you have to hit as many balls as you can and finish within 1:40 minutes (Rank 3) to earn 3x Dark Matter.
How to Unlock the Crafting Recipes in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
You need to check some boxes before you can use the Dark matters you have collected. First, you have to make sure you have the accessory crafted, the one you are looking to upgrade in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Go to your item Transmuter and craft it after you have ensured all the crafting materials. You might have to finish some Fiend Intel to get your hands on the required materials.
Now that you have the base accessory, you need to unlock the recipe to enhance it. To do so, you need to collect the Ultimate Accessories Transmuter Chip. This is a special type of Transmuter chip that unlocks all six recipes altogether. After winning the Six-Person Bout Harmony of Discord in the Musclehead Colosseum minigame, you will get this chip as a reward. You will get to this minigame in the Gold Saucer during Chapter 8.
Dark Matter Crafting Recipes in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Now that you have collected the Transmuter chip and have unlocked the recipes, you are all set to make the upgrades. All six recipes have the same number of requirements for crafting materials. You will need a total of 24 Dark Matters for upgrading accessories in your item Transmuter. So before you jump in, don’t forget to collect all the dark matter available in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth from the locations we have provided.
| Enhanced Camaraderie Earrings |
Dark Matter 4x |
Increases the damage dealt by synergy abilities and commands by 20%. |
| Enhanced Draconic Ring | Dark Matter 4x Draconic Ring 1x Pirate Jetsam 1x Aureate Horn 1x |
Increases the max HP by 5%. Increases the limit gauge charge rate upon successfully blocking. |
| Enhanced Expeditionary Medal | Dark Matter 4x Expeditionary Medal 1x Pirate Jetsam 1x Lustrous Feather 1x |
Increases limit level to maximum at the start of battle. |
| Enhanced Karmic Cowl | Dark Matter 4x Karmic Cowl 1x Pirate Jetsam 1x Resplendent Robe 1x |
Increases vitality and spirit by 50. Grants immunity to Slow and Instant Death. |
| Enhanced Malboro Orb | Dark Matter 4x Malboro Orb 1x Pirate Jetsam 1x Gilded Tentacle 1x |
Increases max MP by 5%. Extends duration of detrimental status effects applied to foes. Reduces duration of detrimental status effects inflicted on wearer. |
| Enhanced Psychic’s Charm | Dark Matter 4x Karmic Cowl 1x Pirate Jetsam 1x Resplendent Robe 1x |
Increases max MP and magic power by 8%. Grants immunity to Silence. |
