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Steel Pincers
Type		Gun-arm
Ability		Charging Uppercut
	53		0
	39		0
	3

Steel Pincers is a Gun-arm Weapon in . Steel Pincers provides the Charging Uppercut ability, 53 Attack, 39 Magic Attack and has 3 Materia Slots. Gun-arms are artillery weapons that can only be used by Barret Wallace. These weapons are capable of long-range attacks and can continuously inflict damage against enemies that are out of reach.

A close-combat weapon with steel baldes designed to slice enemies to ribbons.

Steel Pincers Information

• Weapon Type: Gun-arm
• Ability: Charging Uppercut  - Increases charge, rushes forward with huge blow
• Ability Proficiency Bonus: Top up energy reserve
• Attack: 53
• Magic Attack: 39
• Defense: 0
• Magic Defense: 0
• Materia Slots: 3

Where to Find Steel Pincers

Chapter 14: In Search of Hope

• Location: Sector 5 Slums, Children's Secret Hideout
• Revisit The Moogle Emporium in Chapter 14. It can be purchased from the vendor for 7 Moogle Medals.

Steel Pincers Upgrades

Steel Pincers Core: Growth materia encase within Steel Pincers. Use Barret's skill points to unlock skills and enhance the weapon's capabilities.

• Fire Damage Up
  Fire Damage 5% Boost: Increases damage dealt by fire attacks.
  Required SP: 10
• Ice Damage Up
  Ice Damage 5% Boost: Increases damage dealt by ice attacks.
  Required SP: 10
• Lightning Damage Up
  Lightning Damage 5% Boost: Increases damage dealt by lightning attacks.
  Required SP: 10
• Wind Damage Up
  Wind Damage 5% Boost: Increases damage dealt by wind attacks.
  Required SP: 10
• Enhanced Elements
  Elemental Materia Damage 10% Boost: Increases damage added to attacks by elemental materia.
  Required SP: 10
• Debuff Extension
  Inflicted Debuff Duration 10% Boost: Extends the duration of detrimental status effects applied to enemies.
  Required SP: 10

Steel Pincers Sub-Core I: Unlock steel pincers skills.

• ATK Up
  Attack Power +12: Increases attack power attribute.
  Required SP: 12
• MATK Up
  Magic Attack Power +8: Increases magic attack power attribute.
  Required SP: 12
• Max MP Up
  Max MP +8.
  Required SP: 12
• Needs More Materia
  New Materia Slot (Additional): Adds an additional materia shot or links two existing slots.
  Required SP: 12
• Needs More Materia
  New Materia Slot (Additional): Adds an additional materia shot or links two existing slots.
  Required SP: 12
• Needs More Materia
  New Materia Slot (Additional): Adds an additional materia shot or links two existing slots.
  Required SP: 12

Steel Pincers Sub-Core II

• ATK Up
  Attack Power +16: Increases attack power attribute.
  Required SP: 14
• MATK Up
  Magic Attack Power +14: Increases magic attack power attribute.
  Required SP: 14
• Max MP Up
  Max MP +10: Increases maximum MP.
  Required SP: 14
• Max MP Up
  Max MP +10: Increases maximum MP.
  Required SP: 14
• MP Recovery Up
  MP Regeneration 10% Boost: Slightly increases MP regeneration speed during battle.
  Required SP: 14
• Needs More Materia
  New Materia Slot: Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
  Required SP: 14
• Needs More Materia
  New Materia Slot: Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
  Required SP: 14
• Needs More Materia
  New Materia Slot: Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
  Required SP: 14

Steel Pincers Notes & Tips

• The first time you'll get Steel Pincers, they'll also confer the Overrun ability; it charges faster than Overcharge, and can stun-lock enemies for a time if not straight-up insta-killing low levels enemies if you land every hit. Remember that every fight starts with Barret at full charge for Overrun, so it makes a good alpha-strike on the enemy at the beginning of fights to stun one enemy out of the fight.
• Despite being a close-combat weapon, you can still use Maximum Fury and Focused Shot to hit flying or long-range enemies.
• However, most of the time, the Steel Pincer is a slow, hard hitting close combat weapon that occasionally stun-locks most common enemies, and towards the end-half of the game, you'll miss the range of his weapon, especially with some flying bosses.