Final Fantasy 7 Remake Battle Intel Reports and Materia Unlocks: how to get new materia and summons from Chadley

New for Final Fantasy 7 Remake are the Battle Intel Reports, a way to unlock powerful new materia, including summons. This guide has minor quest and ability spoilers.

Chadley’s Battle Intel Reports are a vital bit of the character progression in Final Fantasy 7 Remake, as it gives you access to a lot of powerful materia you otherwise won’t get naturally in the game. That includes powerful summons Shiva, Fat Chocobo, Leviathan and Bahamut – all incredibly useful both for their elemental affiliations versus enemy weaknesses and indeed just for their raw stopping power. Chadley might work for Shinra, but he’s actually against them and determined to take them down, so you’re not working for the enemy, either. Phew.

You’ll first meet Chadley in Chapter 3, with the young scientist appearing in the Sector 7 Slums, introduced to you in the Chadley’s Report side quest – the very first side quest in the game. This side quest is useful as it actually directs you to complete the very first Battle Intel Report by using the Assess materia that the young lad gives you – and from there, further missions unlock with ever-greater rewards.

Chadley’s missions gradually unlock based on two basic criteria: which missions you have already completed, and how far you are into the game. In progression terms, new battle intel reports popping up for you to complete is tied to the more ‘open world’ chapters of FF7 Remake – so the first batch of reports is available in chapter 3, the next in chapter 8 and 9, and then the last set in chapter 13. Even then, missions won’t be revealed until previous ones have been completed – and the last, to unlock the Bahamut Summon Materia, doesn’t appear until you’ve completed all of the previous 19. While it is technically possible to complete all 19 on your first run through the game, it’s more likely you’ll mop up a few once you unlock hard mode and chapter select.

Once a Battle Intel Report mission is completed, Chadley will then develop the new materia that’s listed as a reward, and that unlocked materia will then be for sale from Chadley’s shop. Summon Materia is gifted to you directly for free once unlocked. Materia that’s unlocked for sale is available at a cut price – usually 100 Gil – for the first, but extra copies will be more expensive.

Here’s the Materia unlock list from Chadley’s Battle Intel reports, so you can plan ahead.

FF7 Remake Battle Intel Reports & Materia Unlocks for Chadley

Young researcher Chadley will track your progress battling through Midgar in Final Fantasy 7 Remake and set you tasks to complete. Completing these tasks unlocks new Materia you won't find out in the world as loot or in shops - including powerful summon materia.

Once each battle intel report is completed the associated materia will be available for sale from Chadley. Summon Materia won't be sold - it's rewarded automatically, for free. Here's the full list of Battle Intel Reports you need to complete, plus their rewards.

Report	Task	Reward
1: Monster Bio 1	Assess 2 enemy types	Auto Cure Materia
2: Magic Elements 1	Hit enemies vulnerable to fire, ice, or lightning with the appropriate magic	Wind Materia
3: The Stagger Effect 1	Use unique abilities on staggered enemies and charge the ATB gauge 10 times	First Strike Materia
4: The Stagger Effect 2	Stagger 15 enemy types	ATB Boost Materia
5: Combat Simulation - Shiva	Defeat Shiva in the VR Simulation	Shiva Summon Materia
6: Monster Bio 2	Assess 10 enemy types	Steadfast Block Materia
7: Magic Elements 2	Exploit Weaknesses of 15 enemy types	Steal Materia
8: The Manipulation Technique	Defeat 2 or more enemies with a single attack	Provoke Materia
9: Monster Variants 1	Defeat monsters of 3 unique varieties	Synergy Materia
10: Combat Simulation - Fat Chocobo	Defeat the Fat Chocobo in the VR Simulation	Fat Chocobo Summon Materia
11: Monster Bio 3	Assess 20 enemy types	Item Master Materia
12: The Stagger Effect 3	Increase stagger damage bonus to 200%	Parry Materia
13: Refocus Analysis	Refocus 2 times	ATB Assist Materia
14: The Stagger Effect 4	Stagger 40 enemy types	ATB Stagger Materia
15: Combat Simulation: Leviathan	Defeat Leviathan in the VR Simulation	Leviathan Summon Materia
16: Monster Bio 4	Assess 30 enemy types	Enemy Skill Materia
17: Weapon Abilities	Acquire all 16 Weapon Abilities	Skill Master Materia
18: MP Consumption	Master all 12 types of Magic Materia	MP Absorption Materia
19: Monster Variants 2	Defeat monsters of 10 different varities	HP Absorption Materia
20: Combat Simulation - Bahamut	Defeat Bahamut in the VR Simulation	Bahamut Summon Materia

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