FINAL FANTASY weapons guide

FINAL FANTASY weapons guide
By molobok ([email protected])

- Foreword -
Thank you for clicking on this guide. This guide contains basically the
information you need to hunt for the FINAL FANTASY weapons in the game.
This guide does not contain any information on the story or gameplay, so
you may have to refer to other guides.

- Credits -
Many thanks go to these people for making this guide possible. Do note
that most strategies and all information on the weapons came from these
sources. I only did the compilation.
- http://ff12.ffsky.cn/ : the primary information source (in mandarin)
- Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System Ultimania : another
primary information source (in japanese)
- InfinyGodslayer on YouTube : with videos on how to get the weapons
- Translation guide by BE. Tenner
- The people at Gamespot/ GameFAQ's Final Fantasy XII IZJS forum

Also, many thanks go to Square Enix for making this version of the game.
I am looking forward to Final Fantasy XIII!

- Version -
1.00 (12 April 2009): first completion

- Introduction (FAQ)-
1. What is FINAL FANTASY weapons?
It is a set of weapons in the game that have names ending with alphabets.
When you arrange these weapons in decreasing order of their attack
strength, the letters form up the words "FINAL FANTASY". Do note that you
will need to give license to the character for whom you wish to give the
weapon(s) to, so take note of the licenses which your characters have.
In other words, you can't use all weapons in a single file since the
licenses are covered by 9 different jobs.

2. So, what are these weapons?
These weapons are listed here.
蠍のしっぽF : Scorpion Tail F
マサムネI : Masamune I
鯨の髭N : Whale Whisker N
宿命のサジタリA : Sagittarius A
竜の髭L : Dragon Whisker L
シカリのナガサF : Shikari no Nagasa F
デュランダルA : Durandal A
おろちN : Orochi N
ブルカノ式T : Volcano T
ブラッドソードA : Blood Sword A
ガストラフェテS : Gastrophetes S
アルデバランY : Aldebaran Y

- Contents -
So, this guide will provide some information on the weapons, stats, added
effects, who can equip and most importantly how to get them.

蠍のしっぽF (Scorpion Tail F)
Hammers & Axes 8 (LP 175), Equipped by Breaker (ブレイカー)
Attack: 133 Evade: 5 Magic: - Vitality: - Speed: -
Element: - Added Effect: -
CT: 32 Chain: 20 Metal: 2 Trade: 70000 Sell: 13400
How to get:
Trade 3x charged gizzard (落雷衝), 3x wyrm bone (死竜の骨),
4x scorpio gem (スコーピオ) at Bazaar
Charged gizzards are dropped by Thunderbug (サンダーバグ) in Henne mines
(15% with knight monograph) or poached from the same monster
(5%).
Wyrm bones are dropped from skulwyrms (スカルドラゴン|) in Zertinan caverns
or Great Crystal upper layer (10% with knight monographs) or stolen
from the same monster (higher steal rate in Great Crystal).
Scorpio gems are dropped from various monsters.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=tWDtHYTJcZo&feature=PlayList&p=E38A70EDB6986F4B&index=0

マサムネI (Masamune I)
Masamune (LP 200), Equipped by Samurai (もののふ)
Attack: 117 Evade: 40 Magic: - Vitality: - Speed: -
Element: - Added Effect: -
CT: 31 Chain: 35 Metal: 2 Trade: 350000 Sell: 13850
Notes: Range (2), damage calculation same as katana class
How to get:
Trade 2x gemsteel (玉鋼), 3x orichalcum (オリハルク),
2x mallet (とんかち) at Bazaar
Gemsteels are dropped by the infamous LV99 red chocobo
(see video) (3 - 6%), traded in Bazaar. One is obtained as a reward
in Montblanc Clan after getting 8 espers.
Orichalcum is dropped by Deidar (デイダラ) in the lower floors of
Pharos Lighthouse (13% with scholar monograph) or poached from the
same monster (5%). It can also be stolen from the rare monster
Vishno (ヴィシュヌ) in the same place (3 - 6%).
Mallets are dropped by Purobolos (ピュロボロス) in the upper floors of
Pharos Lighthouse (5% with warmage monograph) or poached from the
same monster (5%).
They can be stolen from the rare monster Bombshell (ブリット) in
Lhusu mines.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt0IBIdSWi0&feature=related

鯨の髭N (Whale Whisker N)
Whale Whisker (LP 180), Equipped by Monk (モンク)
Attack: 112 Evade: 35 Magic: - Vitality: - Speed: -
Element: - Added Effect: Don't Move (10%)
CT: 25 Chain: 35 Metal: 0 Trade: 60000 Sell: 13850
How to get:
Trade 3x Mythril (ミスリル), 3x Corpse fly (死虫),
4x aquarius gem (アクエリアス) at Bazaar
Mythril is dropped by mythril golem (ミスリルゴーレム) in Giruvegan
(10% with scholar monograph) or stolen from the same monster
(3 - 6%).
It is also stolen from a rare monster Molen (アムスティ) in Zertinan Caverns
(3 - 6%). One is obtained upon completing the mob hunt
"Adding insult to injury".
Corpse fly is dropped by dragon lich (ドラゴンゾンビ) in Pharos lighthouse
(12% with dragoon monograph) or stolen from the same monster (3 - 6%).
Aquarius gems are droppped by various monsters.

宿命のサジタリA (Sagittarius A)
Sagittarius (LP 200), Equipped by Archer (弓使い)
Attack: 109 Evade: 10 Magic: - Vitality: - Speed: -
Element: - Added Effect: -
CT: 38 Chain: 20 Metal: 0 Trade: 100000 Sell: 12400
How to get:
Trade 3x Beastlord horn (獣王の角), 4x moon ring (円月輪),
4x Sagittarius gems (サジタリウス) at Bazaar
Beastlord horn are dropped by Humbaba (フンババ) in Mosphoran
(8% with hunter monograph) or poached from the same monster
(5%).
Moon rings are dropped by ash wyrms (アッシュドラゴン) found in the Great
Crystal
(10% with dragoon monograph). One is obtained after completing the
mob hunt "For whom the wyrm tolls".
Sagittarius gems are dropped by various monsters.

竜の髭L (Dragon Whisker L)
Dragon Whisker (LP 100), Equipped by Ulhan (ウーラン)
Attack: 108 Evade: 40 Magic: - Vitality: - Speed: -
Element: - Added Effect: Don't Act (50%)
CT: 28 Chain: 10 Metal: 1 Buy: - Sell: 12500
How to get: -
5% drop chance (18% with monographs) from Evil Spirit(イビルスピリット).
Evil spirit has a 5% chance of replacing Forbidden (ライフフォビドン)
in the upper layer of the Great Crystal.

シカリのナガサF (Shikari no Nagasa F)
Shikari (LP 220), Equipped by Shikari (シカリ)
Attack: 104 Evade: 25 Magic: - Vitality: - Speed: -
Element: - Added Effect: KO (70%)
CT: 21 Chain: 15 Metal: 2 Buy: - Sell: 12750
How to get: -
5% drop chance (18% with monographs) from Larva Eater (ラルヴァイーター)
in the Great Crystal. To lure out the rare monster, you need to
kill 256 monsters after entering the Great Crystal. However, once
you kill it and miss the item, you'll need to kill more monsters
(30 to 256) for it to appear again.

デュランダルA (Durandal A)
Swords 9 (LP 90), Equipped by Knight (ナイト) & Time Mage (時空魔戦士)
(Zodiark needed)
Attack: 103 Evade: 15 Magic: - Vitality: - Speed: -
Element: - Added Effect: -
CT: 32 Chain: 10 Metal: 2 Trade: 80000 Sell: 11800
How to get: -
Trade 3x Lifewick (生命のロウソク), 4x ring wyrm scale (輪竜のウロコ),
1x Leshach Halycon (レーシー) at Bazaar
Lifewick can be obtained from Necrofiend (ネクロマンサー) in Henne Mines
(18% with Warmage monograph) or stolen from the same monster (3 - 6%)
Ring wyrm scales are extremely low rate drops by wyrms in various places.
Leshach Halycon is dropped or stolen from ice element in Paramina Rift.

おろちN (Orochi N)
Orochi (LP 180), Equipped by Shikari (シカリ) (MK 125 needed)
Attack: 102 Evade: 32 Magic: - Vitality: - Speed: -
Element: - Added Effect: Poison (20%)
CT: 22 Chain: 32 Metal: 2 Trade: 90000 Sell: 10500
How to get: -
Trade 2x Coeurl Whisker (クァールのヒゲ), 2x sickle blade (セーブルサイズ),
3x cancer gem (キャンサー) at Bazaar
Coeurl Whiskers are dropped by Ose in Great Crystal (16% with hunter
monograph) or poaching the same monster (5%). They are also stolen
from rare hunt Grimalkin (グリマルキン) (3 to 5%).
Sickle blades are dropped by preying mantis in Feywood (10% with knight
monograph) or poaching the same monster (5%). They can be stolen
from rare hunt Rageclaw (レイジクロウ) (3 to 6%) in Salikawood. One is
obtained when the Antlion mob hunt is completed.
Cancer gems are common drops from some monsters.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=vXl2jtdElk8&feature=PlayList&p=E38A70EDB6986F4B&index=2

ブルカノ式T (Volcano T)
Hand Bombs 4 (LP 96), Equipped by Breaker (ブレイカー), Machinist (機工士)
(Zeromus needed), Black Mage (黒魔道士) (Hasmal needed)
Attack: 96 Evade: - Magic: - Vitality: - Speed: -
Element: - Added Effect: -
CT: 33 Chain: - Metal: - Buy: - Sell: 10000
How to get:
Treasure in Henne Mines (100% but needs to unlock access to Zodiark
before the place can be reached)

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=oSA5RqnOg60&feature=PlayList&p=E38A70EDB6986F4B&index=6

ブラッドソードA (Blood Sword A)
Blood Sword (LP 80), Equipped by Knight (ナイト),
Samurai (もののふ) (Zalera needed)
Attack: 92 Evade: 16 Magic: - Vitality: - Speed: -
Element: - Added Effect: Confuse (100%)
CT: 32 Chain: 7 Metal: 1 Trade: 4444 Sell: 10800
How to get:
Trade 2x solid stone (石材), 3x vampyr fang (吸血の牙),
15x dark crystal (闇の魔晶石) at Bazaar
Solid stones are dropped by monsters (ラゴウ) in temples
Vampyr fangs are dropped by bat-like monsters (アビス) in the mines
Dark crystals are dropped by undead monsters

ガストラフェテS (Gastrophetes S)
Crossbows 4 (LP 115), Equipped by Time Mage (時空魔戦士)
Attack: 91 Evade: 5 Magic: - Vitality: - Speed: -
Element: - Added Effect: -
CT: 24 Chain: 7 Metal: 2 Buy: - Sell: 10250
How to get:
Treasure in Pharos Lighthouse (Middle Layer, 61 floor) (100%) or
Buy from rare hunt clan shop at Phon Coast (give 25 trophies to Atak,
1 to Blok and 1 to Stok)

アルデバランY (Aldebaran Y)
Guns 7 (LP 190), Equipped by Machinist (機工士)
Attack: 66 Evade: 5 Magic: - Vitality: - Speed: -
Element: - Added Effect: -
CT: 50 Chain: 10 Metal: 1 Trade: 120000 Sell: 15750
How to get: -
Trade 2x Emperor's scale (皇帝のウロコ), 2x silver liquid (銀色の液体),
x earth crystal (土の魔晶石) at Bazaar
Emperor's scale can be stolen from Deathgaze
(デスゲイズ, mob hunt) or
dropped by Archaeoaeivs (アルケオエイビス) in Zertina Caverns. The former
method is highly recommended as Archaeoaeivs is extremely difficult
to defeat in the IZJS
Silver liquid is dropped by flan monster (フォーバー) found in Nabudis
Deadlands or flan monster (オイルタワー) in Stillshrine miram
Earth crystal is dropped by earth element monsters

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od-
z4w71F3w&feature=PlayList&p=E38A70EDB6986F4B&index=4

- End -
Future updates to come:
- videos link (when I find them and get approval from the makers)
- best strategy to get the weapons (should be useful as this version of
the guide is still too "open")