Best Weapons Guide

See also: Guides and Weapons

Best Weapons for each type!

Weapon	Weapon Type	Attack	Stats	Special Trait	How to Acquire
Balmung	[[]]	446	+11 to Max MP	Decrease to damage the lower MP: -4% damage for every percentage point reduction. Takes effect after 1-2 warp strikes.	Beat the game and reach Chapter 15; Complete Steyliff Grove Menace Dungeon, about halfway through the dungeon.
[[Ultima Blade	[[]]	364	+40 to Max MP, +30 to Magic	Absorb elemental energy when you deal the finishing blow to an enemy.	Upgrade Engine Blade. Give Rusted Bit, Glass Gemstone (complete 1 quest, side quest or hunt and rest at camp/lodge), and Sturdy Helixhorn (complete 3 quests, side quests, or hunt and rest at camp/lodge) to Cid.
[[Apocalypse	[[]]	597	+403 to Max HP	Bonus damage with low HP (Damage + (30+9n)%) where n stands for every percentage point under 30%.	Beat the game and reach Chapter 15; Complete Balouve Mines Menace Dungeon.
[[Dominator	[[]]	583	+298 to Max HP, +32% dark resistance	Light infused, helpful against Matt Daemons.	Beat game and reach Chapter 15, head to Coernix Station - Alstor and it’s west of the map above the highway next to a power plant. OR can be obtained from completing the Keycatrich Trench Menace Dungeon after beating the game and reaching Chapter 15.
[[Iron Duke	[[]]	581	No buff to HP	No Special trait	Beat the game and reach Chapter 15, it’s located as a collectible on the southern most valley of The Three Valleys. OR can be obtained by completing the first Randolph side quest in Lestallum, “A Legend Is Born.”
[[Flayer	[[]]	337	None	+80% to finisher damage.	Beat the game and reach Chapter 15; Complete Steyliff Grove Menace Dungeon, at the end of the dungeon.
[[Precision Lance	[[]]	266	None	+10% Critical rate	Sold at Totomostro for 120,000 medals (1,200,000 Gil) OR Beat the game and reach Chapter 15; Complete Daurell Caverns Menace Dungeon.
[[Zwill Crossblades	[[]]	345	+5 to Max MP, +25 to Magic	These ZWILL give you +80% damage at full HP.	Beat the game and reach Chapter 15; then complete the “Wondrous Weapon” quest from Randolph. (Last quest out of 5 quests).
[[Vigilantes	[[]]	290	+8 to Max MP, +20 to Magic	5% chance to inflict Stop	Find the Vigilantes as a collectible in the Glacial Grotto Menace Dungeon after beating the game. It’s located about a third of the way through the Menace Dungeon.
[[Death Penalty	[[]]	424	+25 to Spirit	1% chance to inflict instant death. Will not work on bosses.	The Death Penalty can be found in the end of the Balouve Mines Menace Dungeon.
[[Hyper Magnum	[[]]	388	+21 to Spirit	None	Find the Hyper Magnum after beating the game and getting to Chapter 15. Then either find it as a collectible north of Fort Vaullerey OR in the Keycatrich Trench Menace Dungeon.
[[Ziedrich	[[]]	327	+50 to Vitality, +14% bullet resistance	+200 strength for 3 seconds after blinking.	Beat the game and reach Chapter 15; complete Randolph’s 3rd quest “Legend wrapped in an enigma.”
[[Aegis Shield	[[]]	292	+55 to Vitality, +11% bullet resistance	+10% chance to nullify any incoming damage.	Beat the game and reach Chapter 15; complete one third of Steyliff Grove Menace Dungeon.
[[Drillbreaker Plus	[[]]	432	+12 to Vitality, +13 to Max HP, +13% bullet resistance	Special attack	Find the weapon as a collectible from the Formouth Garrison, and then upgrade it from Cid with a Magitek core. Find Magitek core in Chapter 13 as a drop, or from Formouth Garrison side quest by defeating MA-X Dux. Another Magitek Core is found at the end of the secret quest – Stealing the Past. You can activate this quest once you get the Flying Regalia. This quest is not marked on the map. You’ll need to find a special window in eastern Lestallum. Interacting with this window, you’ll overhear a conversation that starts the quest. It leads you to the secret dungeon Pitioss and the final quest objective – Magitek Core.
[[Noiseblaster Plus	[[]]	397	None	Special attack	Find the Noiseblaster in Fort Vaullerey, and then upgrade from Cid with a Magnetron. Find Magnetron in Chapter 13 as a drop, OR as a 5% drop from the MA-Hoplomachus in the Formouth Garrison side quest.