Stat Matrix

The Stat Matrix with various chips.

The Stat Matrix (ステータスマトリックス, Sutētasu Matorikkusu^?, lit. "Status Matrix") handles Sora's stat growth and abilities in Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. Similar to Final Fantasy X's Sphere Grid, you progress on a line of circuitry within the matrix, which is segmented into slots. Throughout Sora's quest, he'll receive Stat Chips (ステータスチップ, Sutētasu Chippu^?, lit. "Status Chips") that can be placed in these slots, raising the appropriate stats and progressing further through the matrix. When Sora levels up, he receives Level Up chips, that will grant Sora a boost to all of his basic stats.

A CPU.

Chips are powered by CPUs that appear throughout of the matrix. Chips must be installed first next to a CPU and then building outwards from it. If two CPUs are linked by a path of chips, it activates Dual-processing (デュアルプロセッサにしよう, Dyuaru Purosessa^?, lit. "Dual Processor"), which doubles the effects of the chips in the connecting path. While chips cannot be uninstalled, they can be replaced with other available chips.

The Stat Matrix begins with only a small area available, but each chapter that is completed in the story unlocks a new area, with its own CPU.

Scattered throughout the matrix are a number of features that unlock new capabilities for Sora. These include Bonus Boosters (ボーナスブースター, Bōnasu Būsutā^?), Command Expansions and Accessory Expansions, and Cheat Tuners (チートチューナー, Chīto Chūnā^?).

Bonus Boosters

Main article: Abilities (KHREC)

Bonus Boosters unlock abilities when linked to a CPU through chips. Most of them can be switched on or off once they have been activated, with the exception of Scan. There are a total of twenty seven Bonus Boosters in the Stat Matrix, but some abilities are activated through multiple boosters. If more than one booster for an ability is switched on, the ability will be leveled up.

Command and Accessory Expansions

Command Expansions are blue and marked with a key symbol, and they increase the number of commands that can be equipped in the Command Matrix. Accessory Expansions are green and marked with the image of an armlet, and they increase the number of accessories that can be equipped in the Gear Matrix. Each expansion activates after chips have been linked to both of its connectors.

There are a total of five Command Expansions and three Accessory Expansions in the Stat Matrix.

Cheat Tuners

Five different tuners appear in the Stat Matrix. Once they have been linked to a CPU through a path of chips, they can be activated to affect different aspects of gameplay. Using cheats generally has both positive and negative effects.

Some trophies can be obtained by setting the Cheat Tuners to their more difficult settings.

Cheat	Name	Description	Matrix Section
	Difficulty Cheat (難易度チート, Nan'ido Chīto^?)	Changes the difficulty of the game. Raising the difficulty makes enemies more powerful.	Initially available
	Loot Cheat (ドロップチート, Doroppu Chīto^?, lit. "Drop Cheat")	Tampers with how often enemies drop items. Raising the drop rate reduces Sora's HP.	Available after clearing Traverse Town
	Prize Cheat (プライズチート, Puraizu Chīto^?)	Tampers with how often prizes appear. Raising the prize rate makes enemies stronger.	Available after clearing Wonderland
	CP Cheat (CPチート, CP Chīto^?)	Scales the amount of CP you receive. Raising your CP intake reduces the EXP you receive.	Available after clearing Agrabah
	HP Cheat (HPチート, HP Chīto^?)	Tampers with Sora's and enemies' maximum HP. Setting this to 0% reduces everyone's HP to 1.	Available after clearing Castle Oblivion

Bug Chips

Bug Chips (バグチップ, Bagu Chippu^?) are obstacles that block your progress through the Stat Matrix. They have a similar design to Bug Blox, and they appear in two forms, Bug Chip: R and Bug Chip: Y, which are colored red and yellow, respectively. They can be removed from the Stat Matrix by using Debug Devices (デバッグコード, Debaggu Kōdo^?, lit. "Debug Code"), which come in two varieties to remove their corresponding Bug Chip. There are a total of seventeen Debug Device: Rs and four Debug Device: Ys.

Debug Device: R locations

Eight Debug Device: Rs can be purchased from System Sectors:
- Destiny Islands: Sector B for 8000 SP.
- Traverse Town: Sector E for 4000 SP.
- Wonderland: Sector B for 500 SP.
- Agrabah: Sector B for 1000 SP.
- Agrabah: Sector C for 500 SP.
- Hollow Bastion II: Sector B for 2400 SP.
- Hollow Bastion II: Sector C for 800 SP.
- Hollow Bastion II: Sector D for 2700 SP.
Six Debug Device: Rs can be obtained from rare prize blox in the following places:
- The eastern section of the Rose Garden, in Wonderland.
- The western section of Layer 04, in Olympus Coliseum.
- The northern section of the Cave / Entrance, in Agrabah.
- Destiny Islands, in Hollow Bastion II.
- Over the plaza of First District, in Hollow Bastion II.
- Past the eastern gate of the Castle Gates, in Hollow Bastion I.
Three Debug Device: Rs can be rewarded through quests:
- Retrieving the Teacup for Alice's first quest, in Wonderland.
- Retrieving the Wristbands for Philoctetes's first quest, in Olympus Coliseum.
- Retrieving the Silver Ring for Aladdin's first quest, in Agrabah.

Debug Device: Y locations

One Debug Device: Y is rewarded by Leon and Yuffie after obtaining all Ending Cards.
One Debug Device: Y can be purchased from the Moogle Shop for 75000 munny, after finishing the game.
One Debug Device: Y can be rewarded from completing the Hollow Bastion II Score Attack B.
One Debug Device: Y can be purchased from Hollow Bastion: Sector B for 102000 SP.

List of Chips

Chip	Description	Obtained
Blank Chip (ブランクチップ, Buranku Chippu^?)	Has no effect when installed.	N/A
Level Up (レベルアップ, Reberu Appu^?)	Increases your level by 1.	Gain enough amount of experience
Trophy Chip (トロフィーチップ, Torofī Chippu^?)	Increases your maximum HP by 2 and your Strength, Defense, and Magic by 1.	Gain a Trophy
HP +2	Increases your maximum HP by 2.	N/A
HP +4	Increases your maximum HP by 4.	N/A
HP +6	Increases your maximum HP by 6.	N/A
HP +8	Increases your maximum HP by 8.	N/A
Strength +1 (アタック+1, Atakku +1^?, lit. "Attack +1")	Increases your Strength by 1.	N/A
Strength +2 (アタック+2, Atakku +2^?, lit. "Attack +2")	Increases your Strength by 2.	N/A
Strength +3 (アタック+3, Atakku +3^?, lit. "Attack +3")	Increases your Strength by 3.	N/A
Strength +4 (アタック+4, Atakku +4^?, lit. "Attack +4")	Increases your Strength by 4.	N/A
Magic +1 (マジック+1, Majikku +1^?)	Increases your Magic by 1.	N/A
Magic +2 (マジック+2, Majikku +2^?)	Increases your Magic by 2.	N/A
Magic +3 (マジック+3, Majikku +3^?)	Increases your Magic by 3.	N/A
Magic +4 (マジック+4, Majikku +4^?)	Increases your Magic by 4.	N/A
Defense +1 (ガード+1, Gādo +1^?, lit. "Guard +1")	Increases your Defense by 1.	N/A
Defense +2 (ガード+2, Gādo +2^?, lit. "Guard +2")	Increases your Defense by 2.	N/A
Defense +3 (ガード+3, Gādo +3^?, lit. "Guard +3")	Increases your Defense by 3.	N/A
Defense +4 (ガード+4, Gādo +4^?, lit. "Guard +4")	Increases your Defense by 4.	N/A
Lucky Strike (ラックアップ, Rakku Appu^?, lit. "Luck Up")	Increases your Luck by 1.	N/A
Fire +1 (ファイア+1, Faia +1^?)	Increases the power of your Fire attacks by 1%.	N/A
Fire +2 (ファイア+2, Faia +2^?)	Increases the power of your Fire attacks by 2%.	N/A
Fire +3 (ファイア+3, Faia +3^?)	Increases the power of your Fire attacks by 3%.	N/A
Fire +4 (ファイア+4, Faia +4^?)	Increases the power of your Fire attacks by 4%.	N/A
Blizzard +1 (ブリザド+1, Burizado +1^?)	Increases the power of your Blizzard attacks by 1%.	N/A
Blizzard +2 (ブリザド+2, Burizado +2^?)	Increases the power of your Blizzard attacks by 2%.	N/A
Blizzard +3 (ブリザド+3, Burizado +3^?)	Increases the power of your Blizzard attacks by 3%.	N/A
Blizzard +4 (ブリザド+4, Burizado +4^?)	Increases the power of your Blizzard attacks by 4%.	N/A
Thunder +1 (サンダー+1, Sandā +1^?)	Increases the power of your Thunder attacks by 1%.	N/A
Thunder +2 (サンダー+2, Sandā +2^?)	Increases the power of your Thunder attacks by 2%.	N/A
Thunder +3 (サンダー+3, Sandā +3^?)	Increases the power of your Thunder attacks by 3%.	N/A
Thunder +4 (サンダー+4, Sandā +4^?)	Increases the power of your Thunder attacks by 4%.	N/A
Aero +1 (エアロ+1, Earo +1^?)	Increases the power of your Aero attacks by 1%.	N/A
Aero +2 (エアロ+2, Earo +2^?)	Increases the power of your Aero attacks by 2%.	N/A
Aero +3 (エアロ+3, Earo +3^?)	Increases the power of your Aero attacks by 3%.	N/A
Aero +4 (エアロ+4, Earo +4^?)	Increases the power of your Aero attacks by 4%.	N/A
Cure +1 (ケアル+1, Kearu +1^?)	Increases the amount of HP you recover with Cure commands and Esuna by 1%.	N/A
Cure +2 (ケアル+2, Kearu +2^?)	Increases the amount of HP you recover with Cure commands and Esuna by 2%.	N/A
Cure +3 (ケアル+3, Kearu +3^?)	Increases the amount of HP you recover with Cure commands and Esuna by 3%.	N/A
Cure +4 (ケアル+4, Kearu +4^?)	Increases the amount of HP you recover with Cure commands and Esuna by 4%.	N/A
Fire Resistance +1 (レジストファイア+1, Rejisuto Faia +1^?, lit. "Resist Fire +1")	Reduces the damage you take from Fire attacks by 1%.	N/A
Fire Resistance +2 (レジストファイア+2, Rejisuto Faia +2^?, lit. "Resist Fire +2")	Reduces the damage you take from Fire attacks by 2%.	N/A
Fire Resistance +3 (レジストファイア+3, Rejisuto Faia +3^?, lit. "Resist Fire +3")	Reduces the damage you take from Fire attacks by 3%.	N/A
Fire Resistance +4 (レジストファイア+4, Rejisuto Faia +4^?, lit. "Resist Fire +4")	Reduces the damage you take from Fire attacks by 4%.	N/A
Blizzard Resistance +1 (レジストブリザド+1, Rejisuto Burizado +1^?, lit. "Resist Blizzard +1")	Reduces the damage you take from Blizzard attacks by 1%.	N/A
Blizzard Resistance +2 (レジストブリザド+2, Rejisuto Burizado +2^?, lit. "Resist Blizzard +2")	Reduces the damage you take from Blizzard attacks by 2%.	N/A
Blizzard Resistance +3 (レジストブリザド+3, Rejisuto Burizado +3^?, lit. "Resist Blizzard +3")	Reduces the damage you take from Blizzard attacks by 3%.	N/A
Blizzard Resistance +4 (レジストブリザド+4, Rejisuto Burizado +4^?, lit. "Resist Blizzard +4")	Reduces the damage you take from Blizzard attacks by 4%.	N/A
Thunder Resistance +1 (レジストサンダ+1, Rejisuto Sanda +1^?, lit. "Resist Thunder +1")	Reduces the damage you take from Thunder attacks by 1%.	N/A
Thunder Resistance +2 (レジストサンダ+2, Rejisuto Sanda +2^?, lit. "Resist Thunder +2")	Reduces the damage you take from Thunder attacks by 2%.	N/A
Thunder Resistance +3 (レジストサンダ+3, Rejisuto Sanda +3^?, lit. "Resist Thunder +3")	Reduces the damage you take from Thunder attacks by 3%.	N/A
Thunder Resistance +4 (レジストサンダ+4, Rejisuto Sanda +4^?, lit. "Resist Thunder +4")	Reduces the damage you take from Thunder attacks by 4%.	N/A
Aero Resistance +1 (レジストエアロ+1, Rejisuto Earo +1^?, lit. "Resist Aero +1")	Reduces the damage you take from Aero attacks by 1%.	N/A
Aero Resistance +2 (レジストエアロ+2, Rejisuto Earo +2^?, lit. "Resist Aero +2")	Reduces the damage you take from Aero attacks by 2%.	N/A
Aero Resistance +3 (レジストエアロ+3, Rejisuto Earo +3^?, lit. "Resist Aero +3")	Reduces the damage you take from Aero attacks by 3%.	N/A
Aero Resistance +4 (レジストエアロ+4, Rejisuto Earo +4^?, lit. "Resist Aero +4")	Reduces the damage you take from Aero attacks by 4%.	N/A