Weapons

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Swords

See also: Swords

Movesets of Swords

See also: Movesets

• Basic combo: Sword slashes
• Forward attack: Stab. Better damage and forward momentum.
• Backwards attack: Noctis will do a backflip (has I-frames). If you keep holding after the flip, he'll do another one and begin aerial combo.
• Side attack: Small sidestep + 2 slashes. Release and re-push the stick in the same direction to make Noct jump into the air and begin aerial combo.
• Finisher: Strong attack with high stagger/break.
• Aerial attack: Sword slashes. Can airstep.

Stats of Swords

Weapon	Attack	Critical	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Bullet Resist	Fire Resist	Ice Resist	Lightning Resist	Dark Resist	Effect	Buy	Sell
Airstep Sword	+83	+3		+7										Halves MP consumption in mid- air	300	150
Balmung	+446	+3		+11										Damage reduction with lower MP: -4% damage for every percentage point		10,000
Blazefire Saber	+71	+3		+9										-15% physical damage taken
Blood Sword	+198	+3		+11										20% chance to recover 30 HP per hit	5,000	2,500
Broadsword	+42	+3		+6										+2% Critical Rate per combo hit	150	75
Durandal	+232	+3		+11									+33	Light- elemental	10,000	5,000
Engine Blade	+28	+3		+5			+5							Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy
Engine Blade II	+40	+3		+15			+12							Abso rbs elemental energy when dealing the f inishing blow to an enemy
Engine Blade III	+207	+3		+25			+1 8							Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy
Enhancer	+276	+3		+12												6,000
Flame Tongue	+117	+3		+7						+28				Inflicts Fire-based damage	800	400
Ice Brand	+137	+3		+10							+31			Inflicts Ice- based damage	1,500	750
Ragnarok	+153						+8							Allowing the wielder to deliver devastating warp-strikes.
Rune Saber	+103	+3	+48	+8		+8	+12	+9							600	300
Soul Saber	+343	+3		+12										Damage bonus with lower stamina: +4% for every percentage point reduction under 50%		9,000
Ultima Blade	+364	+3		+40			+30							Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy

How to Obtain Swords

Weapon	Purchasable	Dropped From	Location	Cost
Engine Blade	No		Default - Starting
Broadsword	Yes		Shop - Hammerhead	150 Gil
Engine Blade II	No		Cid - Upgrades	Rusted Bit
Airstep Sword	Yes		Shop - Wiz Chocobo Outpost	300 Gil
Rune Saber	Yes		Taelpar Rest Area	600 Gil
Flame Tongue	Yes		Taelpar Rest Area	800 Gil
Ice Brand	Yes		Imperial Shop - Steylif Grove Quest	1500 Gil
Blood Sword	Yes		Shop - Cartanica	?
Engine Blade III	No		Cid - Upgrades	Glass Gemstone
Durandal	Yes		Shop - Hunter HQ	10,000 Gil
Enhancer	No		Menace Dungeon - Fociaugh Hollow
Soul Saber	No		Randolph's Quest Line - Lestallum
Ultima Blade	No		Cid - Upgrades	Sturdy Helixhorn
Balmung	No		Menace Dungeon - Balouve Mines
Blazefire Saber	No		DLC Weapon

Greatswords

See also: Greatswords

Movesets of Greatswords

See also: Movesets

• Basic combo: Slashes and stabs
• Forward attack: Complicated bs. Not even gonna try to explain with text. All you need to know is that this makes you attack faster.
• Backwards attack: Charge attack. The longer you hold O, the stronger the attack (fully charged when Noct flashes).
• Side attack: Doesn't exist. Tabby hates greatswords.
• Finisher: Tempest
• Aerial attack 1: A single slash. Can't airstep.
• Aerial attack 2: Plunging stab. Same activation criteria as the spear's similar attack.

Stats of Greatswords

Weapon	Attack	Critical	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Bullet Resist	Fire Resist	Ice Resist	Lightning Resist	Dark Resist	Effect	Buy	Sell
Afrosword	+503		+287					+54
Apocalypse	+597	+2	+403											Damage bonus when the wielder has low HP: Damage + (30 + 9n )% where n stands for every percentage point reduction under 30% HP	-	10,000
Blade of Brennaere	+131	+2	+82							+27				Inflicts Fire-based damage	300	150
Claymore	+156	+2	+98			+32									600	300
Dominator	+583	+2	+298										+32	Light-elemental		6,000
Duel Code	+370	+2	+468											+50% damage to lone enemies within 65 feet radius		7,500
Force Stealer	+210	+2	+202	+6										Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy
Force Stealer II	+463	+2	+308	+11										Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy
Genji Blade	+426		+357											???
Hardedge	+244	+2	+153											+80% breakage on body parts/ appendages	1,500	750
Hyperion	+496	+2	+310											+ 15% damage per additional enemy within 65 feet radius (max + 100%)	8,000	4,000
Iron Duke	+581	+2	+153													5,000
Masamune	+88	+2	+49											20% chance of inflicting 30% Max HP damage when the target' s HP is full
Thunderbolt	+345	+2	+246									+29		Inflicts Lightning-based damage	5,000	2,500
Two-handed Sword	+48	+2	+53											+ 15% damage per additional enemy within 65 feet radius (max + 100%)	50	25
War Sword	+78	+2	+65											10% chance to inflict Compromised	150	75

How to Obtain Greatswords

Weapon	Purchasable	Dropped From	Location	Cost
Two-handed Sword	Yes		Shop - Hammerhead	50 Gil
War Sword	Yes		Shop - Hammerhead	150 Gil
Blade of Brennaere	Yes		Shop - Wiz Chocobo Outpost	300 Gil
Claymore	Yes		Shop - Taelpar Rest Area	600 Gil
Force Stealer	Yes		Caem - Trade Carrots with Tony	4 Carrots
Masamune	No		DLC Weapon
Hardedge	Yes		Imperial Shop - Steylif Grove Quest	1500 Gil
Thunderbolt	Yes		Cartanica
Duel Code	No		Menace Dungeon - Daurell Caverns
Force Stealer II	No		Cid - Upgrades
Hyperion	Yes		Shop - Hammerhead (Menace)	8,000 Gil
Iron Duke	No		Randolph’s Questline - Lestallum
Dominator	No		Menace Dungeon - Kecartrich Trench
Apocalypse	No

Polearms

See also: Polearms

Movesets of Polearms

See also: Movesets

• Basic combo: Stab attacks. At the end of the combo, Noctis will jump into the air and begin aerial combo.
• Forward attack: Noctis will jump into the air above the enemy and begin aerial combo. If the enemy is small, Noctis will be in position to do Aerial attack 2.
• Backwards attack: Noctis will jump backwards (has I-frames). If you stop holding the thumbstick, he will do do Full Thrust. If you keep holding, he will do another jump and begin aerial combo.
• Side attack: Slash combo. If you release the thumbstick, Noctis will end it with a stab, if you keep holding, he'll jump into the air and begin aerial combo.
• Finisher: Strong attack with high stagger/break.
• Aerial attack 1: Stab combo. Spears can airstep.
• Aerial attack 2: Plunging attack. If you are directly above your target, Noctis will do this attack.

</noinclude>===Stats of Polearms===

Weapon	Attack	Critical	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Bullet Resist	Fire Resist	Ice Resist	Lightning Resist	Dark Resist	Effect	Buy	Sell
Dragoon Lance	+246	+4								+15	+14	+16				6,000
Drain Lance	+33	+4		+5										Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy
Drain Lance II	+48	+4		+1 1										Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy
Drain Lance III	+195	+4		+11										Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy
Flayer	+337	+4												Finishers deal +80% damage		10,000
Gae Bolg	+75	+4												+44% damage when using warp strikes
Ice Spear	+133	+4												Inflicts Ice-based damage	800	400
Javelin	+18	+4												Critical bonus when the wielder has low HP: Critical +(5 + 1.5n)% where n stands for every percentage point reduction under 30% HP	150	75
Mythril Lance	+55	+4					+32								300	150
Precision Lance	+266	+4												+ 10% Critical Rate		7,500
Radiant Lance	+205	+4												Light-elemental	10,000	5,000
Rapier Lance	+68	+4												+80% breakage on body parts/ appendages	600	300
Storm Lance	+113	+4												Inflicts Lightning-based damage	1,500	750
Wyvern Lance	+161	+4												+50% damage in mid-air	5,000	2,500

How to Obtain Polearms

Weapon	Purchasable	Dropped From	Location	Cost
Javelin	?
Drain Lance	No
Drain Lance II	No		Cid - Upgrades
Mythril Lance	Yes		Shop - Wiz Chocobo Outpost	300 Gil
Rapier Lance	Yes		Taelpar Rest Area	600 Gil
Storm Lance	Yes		Taelpar Rest Area	800 Gil
Drain Lance III	No		Cid - Upgrades
Ice Spear	Yes		Imperial Shop - Steylif Grove Quest	1500 Gil
Radiant Lance	Yes		Shop - Hunter HQ	10,000 Gil
Precision Lance	Yes		Arena - Altissia	120,000 Medals
Wyvern Lance	Yes		Shop - Cartanica	?
Dragoon Lance	No		Randolph's Questline - Lestallum
Flayer	No		Menace Dungeon - Steylif Grove
Gae Bolg	No		DLC Weapon

Daggers

See also: Daggers

Movesets of Daggers

See also: Movesets

• Basic combo: Fast slashes
• Forward attack: Stab. Good forward momentum.
• Backwards attack: Dagger toss. Noctis walks backwards and when he's out of range, he'll dropkick the enemy.
• Side attack: Strafe around enemy, end with a slash. Release and re-push the thumbstick to make Noctis jump into the air and begin aerial combo.
• Finisher: Strong attack with high stagger/break.
• Aerial attack: Slash combo. Can't airstep.

Stats of Daggers

Weapon	Attack	Critical	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Bullet Resist	Fire Resist	Ice Resist	Lightning Resist	Dark Resist	Effect	Buy	Sell
Assassin's Daggers	+126	+8		+7			+10							10% chance to inflict Poison	1,500	750
Avenger's	+41	+8		+4			+5							Critical bonus when the wielder has low HP Critical +(5 + 15n)% where n stands for every percentage point reduction under 30% HP	150	75
Cutlasses	+58	+8		+6			+10							10% chance to inflict Mollified	300	150
Daggers (Item)	+20	+8		+4			+5							+50% damage to enemies in vulnerable status	50	25
Delta Daggers	+153	+8		+6			+15							10% chance to inflict Compromised	5,000	2,500
Mage Mashers	+66	+45		+13			+32							-30% Fire/lce/Liqhtninq damage
Main Gauches	+192	+8		+7										+50% damage to enemies in vulnerable status	8,000	4.000
Mythril Knives	+62	+8		+6			+50								600	300
Organyx	+248	+8		+10		+25	+23	+32		+10	+10	+10	+10			6,000
Orichalcum	+223	+8		+9			+20							Light-eleme ntal	10,000	5.000
Plunderers	+111	+8		+10			+10							Absorb elemental energy whe n dealing the finishing blow to an enemy
Plunderers II	+183	+8		+15			+30							Absorb elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy
Ulric's Kukris	+234	+13	+282	+24	+8	+15	+48	+20	+21	+5	+7	+4	+19	+1% to HP and MP recovery rates		15.000
Vigilantes	+290	+8		+8			+20							5% chance to inflict Stop		7.500
Zwill Crossblades	+203	+8		+5			+25							+80% damage at full HP		10.000

How to Obtain Daggers

Weapon	Purchasable	Dropped From	Location	Cost
Daggers (Item)	Yes		Shop - Hammerhead	50 Gil
Avenger's	Yes		Shop - Hammerhead	150 Gil
Cutlasses	Yes		Shop - Wiz Chocobo Post	300 Gil
Mythril Knives	Yes		Shop - Taelpar Rest Area	600 Gil
Plunderers	Yes		Caem - Trade Carrots with Tony	4 Carrots
Assassin's Daggers	Yes			1500 Gil
Delta Daggers	Yes		Shop - Cartanica
Plunderers II	No		Cid - Upgrades
Main Gauches	Yes		Shop - Hammerhead (Menace)	8,000 Gil
Orichalcum	Yes		Shop - Hunter HQ	10,000 Gil
Ulric's Kukris	No	Psychomancer	Chapter 14 - Insomnia
Organyx	No		Menace Dungeon - Fociaugh Hollow
Vigilantes	No		Menace Dungeon - Greyshire Glacial Grotto
Zwill Crossblades	No		Randolph's Questline - Lestallum
Mage Mashers	No		DLC Weapon

Firearms

See also: Firearms

Movesets of Firearms

See also: Movesets

• Basic combo: Pew pew. Reload after 8 shots.
• Any directional input: Roll into that direction.
• Finisher: Strong attack with high stagger/break.
• Aerial combo: Pew pew. Can't reload mid-air. Can't airstep.

Stats of Firearms

Weapon	Attack	Critical	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Bullet Resist	Fire Resist	Ice Resist	Lightning Resist	Dark Resist	Effect	Buy	Sell
Calamity	+53	+2						+5						10% chance to inflict Poison	300	150
Cerberus	+156	+2						+6						Enables snipe mode; only available to Noctis
Cocytus	+45	+2						+7						Inflicts Ice-based damage	150	75
Death Penalty	+424	+2						+25						1% chance to inflict Instant Death	-	10,000
Enforcer	+243	+2						+19						+10% Critical Rate	10,000	5,000
Executioner	+363	+2						+22						+50% damage to lone enemies within 65 feet radius		7,500
Flame Gun	+210	+2						+16						Inflicts Fire-based damage	5,000	2,500
Handgun	+32	+2						+4						+80% breakage on body parts/ appendages	50	25
Hyper Magnum	+388	+2						+21								6,000
Mythril Pistol	+96	+2					+42	+11							600	300
Quicksilver	+222	+2						+18						+ 80% breakage on body parts/ appendages	8,000	4,000
Rebellion	+167	+2						+15						Critical bonus when the wielder has low HP: Critical + (5 + 1.5n)% where n stands tor every percentage point reduction under 30% HP	1,500	750
Valiant	+147	+2		+11				+12						Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy
Valiant II	+200	+2		+14				+21						Absorbs elemental energy when dealingthe finishing blow to an enemy

How to Obtain Firearms

Weapon	Purchasable	Dropped From	Location	Cost
Handgun	Yes		Shop - Hammerhead	50 Gil
Cocytus	Yes		Shop - Hammerhead	150 Gil
Calamity	Yes		Shop - Wiz Chocobo Post	300 Gil
Mythril Pistol	Yes		Shop - Taelpar Rest Area	600 Gil
Valiant	Yes		Caem - Trade Carrots with Tony	4 Carrots
Rebellion	Yes		Imperial Shop - Steylif Grove Quest	1500 Gil
Valiant II	No		Cid - Upgrade
Flame Gun	Yes		Cartanica
Quicksilver	Yes		Shop - Hammerhead (Menace)	8,000 Gil
Enforcer	?
Executioner	No		Menace Dungeon - Greyshire Glacial Grotto
Hyper Magnum	No		Menace Dungeon - Keycartrich Trench
Death Penalty	No		Menace Dungeon - Balouve Mines
Cerberus	No		Imperial Stronghold -

Shields

See also: Shields

Movesets of Machinery

See also: Movesets

• Basic combo: Shield bashes
• Forward attack: The most useless attack in the game. Does nothing, other than looks different. (ok, it hits twice, but it's slower than normal attacks)
• Backwards attack: Shield throw.
• Side attack: Tabby hates shields too.
• Finisher: Strong attack with high stagger/break.
• Aerial attack: Single shield bash. Can't airstep.
• Blocking: Noctis will block with the shield (shocker). Blocking consumes only 3 mp (0 for some attacks). Weak attacks are deflected by the shield.
• Counterattack: After blocking, wait half a second and press O. Noctis does a long range shield bash.

Stats of Shields

Shield	Attack	Critical	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Bullet Resist	Fire Resist	Ice Resist	Lightning Resist	Dark Resist	Effect	Buy	Sell
Absorb Shield	+83	+1		+10		+30			+12					Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enerny
Absorb Shield II	+167	+1		+15		+38			+12					Absorbs elemental energy when dealing the finishing blow to an enemy
Aegis Shield	+292	+1				+55			+11					10% chance to nullify any incoming damage		10,000
Black Prince	+175	+1				+32			+13				+22	+ 300 Magic for 5 seconds after taking Darkness damage	10,000	5,000
Flame Shield	+126	+1				+22			+9	+21				+ 300 Strength for 5 seconds after taking Fire darnage	1,500	750
Hero's Shield	+144	+1				+25			+22					-30% damage from bullets	5,000	2,500
Ice Shield	+93	+1				+18			+10		+22			+ 30%HP Recovery Rate for 5 seconds after taking Ice damage	800	400
Kite Shield	+52	+1				+15			+8					Recovers 50 HP per Blink	300	150
Power Shield	+176	+1				+6			+11						600	300
Thunder Shield	+111	+1				+21			+12			+24		X4 Critical Rate for 5 seconds after taking Lightningdamage	1,500	750
Wizard Shield	+225	+1				+34	+99		+12							6,000
Ziedrich	+327	+1				+50			+14					+ 200 Strength for 3 seconds after Blinking		7,500

How to Obtain Shields

Weapon	Purchasable	Dropped From	Location	Cost
Kite Shield	Yes		Shop - Wiz Chocobo Outpost	300 Gil
Absorb Shield	Yes		Caem - Trade Carrots with Tony	4 Carrots
Ice Shield	Yes		Shop - Taelpar Rest Area	800 Gil
Thunder Shield	Yes		Imperial Shop - Steylif Grove Quest	1500 Gil
Flame Shield	Yes		Imperial Shop - Steylif Grove Quest	1500 Gil
Hero's Shield	Yes		Shop - Cartanica	?
Absorb Shield II	No		Cid - Upgrade	?
Black Prince	Yes		Shop - Hammerhead (Menace)	8,000 Gil
Power Shield	Yes		Shop - Taelpar Rest Area	600 Gil
Wizard Shield	No		Menace Dungeon - Keycartrich Trench
Aegis Shield	No		Menace Dungeon - Steylif Grove
Ziedrich	No		Randolph's Questline - Lestallum

Machinery

See also: Machinery

Movesets of Machinery

See also: Movesets

• Basic combo: AoE blast, can be charged for more damage.
• Aerial attack1: AoE blast, can't be charged. Can't airstep.
• Aerial attack2: Plunging attack. Same as that of greatswords/spears.
• Special attack: Press triangle to do the machine's special attack. Can't warp strike.

Stats of Machinery

Weapon	Attack	Critical	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Bullet Resist	Fire Resist	Ice Resist	Lightning Resist	Dark Resist	Effect	Acquired by
Auto Crossbow	+61	+2	+12						+10					Special attack: fires a barrage of crossbow bolts (60 MP)	Collectible: Keyca trich Trench
Auto Crossbow Plus	+323	+2	+18						+22					Upgraded version of Auto Crossbow	Sidequest: A Better Auto Crossbow (Cid)
Bioblaster	+74	+2												Special attack: disperses a poisonous mist 140 MP)	Collectible: outside Keycatrich Trench
Bioblaster Plus	+339	+2												Upgraded version of the Bioblaster	Sideq uest: A Better Bioblaster (Cid)
Circular Saw	+90	+2				+9			+7					Special attack: inflicts repeated damage with spinningblades (40 MP)	Item drop: MA-X Cuirass I100%)
Circular Saw Plus	+356	+2				+21			+12					Upgraded version of the Circular Saw	Sidequest: A Better Circular Saw (Cid )
Drillbreaker	+181	+2	+7			+5			+8					Special at tack: inflicts repeated damage with piercing drills (80 MP)	Collectible: Formouth Garrison
Drillbreaker Plus	+432	+2	+12			+13			+13					Upgraded version of the Drillbreaker	Sidequest: A Better Drillbreaker(Cid)
Gravity Well	+108	+2					+8							Special attack: pulls foes in with a gravity sphere (80 MP)	Collectible: Aracheole Stronghold
Gravity Well Plus	+374	+2					+18							Upgraded version of the Gravity Well	Sidequest: A Better Gravity Well (Cid)
Noiseblaster	+153	+2						+11						Special attack: emits a pummeling sonic wave over a wide area (80 MP)	Collectible: Fort Vaullerey
Noiseblaster Plus	+397	+2						+23						Upgraded version of the Noiseblaster	Sidequest: A Better Noiseblaster (Ci d)

How to Obtain Machinery

Weapon	Purchasable	Dropped From	Location	Cost
Auto Crossbow	No		?
Bioblaster	No		Noear Keycatrich Trench
Circular Saw	No		Main Story Mission
Gravity Well	No		Imperial Stronghold - ?
Noiseblaster	No		Imperial Stronghold - ?
Drillbreaker	No		Imperial Stronghold - ?
Auto Crossbow Plus	No		Cid - Upgrades
Bioblaster Plus	No		Cid - Upgrades
Circular Saw Plus	No		Cid - Upgrades
Gravity Well Plus	No		Cid - Upgrades
Noiseblaster Plus	No		Cid - Upgrades
Drillbreaker Plus	No		Cid - Upgrades

Royal Arms

See also: Royal Arms

Stats of Royal Arms

Weapon	Attack	Critical	Max HP	Max MP	Strength	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Bullet Resist	Fire Resist	Ice Resist	Lightning Resist	Dark Resist	Effect
Axe of the Conqueror	+483	+2			+60	-80								A polearm that performs slow but powerful attacks At the expense of defense
Blade of the Mystic	+396	+2	+1 50			+30							+20	A longsword with the ability to increase the wielder's Strength through a unique self-buff
Bow of the Clever	+203	+7					+80		+50					A bow that fires piercing arrows while allowing the wielder to move freely about the battlefield
Katana of the Warrior	+361	+3						+100		+25	+25	+25	-50	A longsword that attacks quickly and relent lessly aft er startup
Mace of the Fierce	+334	+2	+300						-50					A mace with the ability to deal grievous breakage to body parts/ appendages
Scepter of the Pious	+237	+2					+150						+50	A scepter that takes different forms to perform a variety of attacks
Shield of the Just	+251	+1	+500	-50	-100	+1DO			+10	+10	+10	+10	+10	Enabling HP recovery at the cost of MP A shield that enables cover status when guarding
Star of the Rogue	+177	+2								+20	+20	+20		A shuriken capable of dealing multiple hits in rapid succession Either on different targets or on the various body parts of a single ta rget
Sword of the Father	+141	+5			+100		+100							A sword that briefly increases its wielder's Strength after Finishers
Sword of the Tall	+518	+2	+200				+D	-30		-40	-40	-40	-40	A greatsword that deals multiple hits with each blow
Sword of the Wise	+194	+3	+100			+30	+30	+30						A sword that performs preemptive warp-strrkes to close the distance quickly
Swords of the Wanderer	+153	+3				+50		+50						Dual swords that can transform into a single weapon to deliver powerful blows
Trident of the Oracle	+388	+5		+60										A polearm that produces an afterimage capable of performing additional attacks

How to Obtain Royal Arms

Weapon	Purchasable	Dropped From	Location	Cost
Sword of the Wise	No		Main Story Quest
Axe of the Conqueror	No		Keycatrich Trench (Dungeon)
Bow of the Clever	No		Balouve Mines (Dungeon)
Swords of the Wanderer	No		Main Story Quest
Blade of the Mystic	No		Main Story Quest
Star of the Rogue	No		Myrlwood (Dungeon)
Sword of the Tall	N	Jabberwock	Costlemark Tower (Dungeon)
Shield of the Just	No		West of Thommel's Glade
Mace of the Fierce	No		Rock of Ravatogh (Dungeon)
Scepter of the Pious	No		Malmalem Thicket (Dungeon)
Trident of the Oracle	No		Main Story Quest
Katana of the Warrior	No		Main Story Quest
Sword of the Father	No		Main Story Quest

Royal Arms Tips, Tricks and Mechanics

• Royal Arms drain your health per enemy hit. How much, is dependent on the Royal Arm. The HP drain is percentage-based, meaning raising your health wont help.
• When you defend with a Royal Arm, ethereal blades will materialize around Noctis and will block bullets for free.
• You cannot airstep with any Royal Arms
• You cannot perform link strikes with Royal Arms (except with Iris and maybe other guest characters)
• Royal arms ignore all resistances and vulnerabilities. They don't ignore immunities though.
• Royal Arms have unique warp strikes, these typically consume a lot of health.
• Royal Arms don't have "Finishers". Instead, releasing and re-pushing O will skip to the second or third last attack in their basic combo (only works with some Royal Arms).
• Most Royal Arms don't have full movesets. If I don't cover some directional inputs for some Royal Arms, that mean those attacks don't exist, or at least I haven't discovered them.
• Your HP is drained based on each enemy struck, not each attack performed.
• HP drain can actually put you in danger state. Don't try to keep attacking and being confident in being a one-hit wonder. This is especially true if you use Overwhelm at low HP; you might be invincible to enemy attacks, but you can still be downed.
• Royal Arms ignore resistances, meaning you can confidently take down enemies with weapon/elemental resistances. It cannot, however, push through Enemy invulnerability.
• Royal Arms cannot take advantages of weaknesses. Their only damage modifiers come from critical attacks and warp strikes.
• To use Royal Arms without penalty, use Megaphone with Gladio, Black Choker with Noctis and the Infinite HP and MP Regeneration Exploit. The combination regenerates 600 HP per second.