Best Weapons Guide

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Best Weapons for each type!

Weapon	Weapon Type	Attack	Stats	Special Trait	How to Acquire
Balmung	Swords	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	Swords	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	Greatswords	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	Greatswords	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	Greatswords	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	Polearms	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	Polearms	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	Daggers	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	Daggers	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	Firearms	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	Firearms	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	Shields	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	Shields	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	Machinery	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	Machinery	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.