Final Fantasy III/Weapons

Job classification according to equipment
All the jobs can be divided into two groups: front-row jobs and back-row jobs. Front-row jobs can use a wide array of weapons and armor parts, including shields; back-row jobs, instead, have limited choice of weapons and armor, but make up for it with several special abilities.

The table is based on the Famicom version of Final Fantasy 3.

Weapons
The Ninja and the Onion Kid can equip almost every weapon in the game.

Knives
Typically used by the Thief job.

Swords
Typically used by the Warrior, Red Mage and Knight jobs.

Nunchakus
Typically used by the Monk job.

Boomerangs
Used by different jobs.

Spears
Typically used by the Dragoon job.

Hammers & axes
Typically used by the Viking job.

Dark Blades
Typically used by the Mystic/Dark Knight job.

Claws
Typically used by the Black Belt job.

Shuriken
Typically used by the Ninja job.

Staves
Typically used by the White Mage and Devout jobs, but also by Red Mage and Sage.

Rods
Typically used by the Black Mage, Evoker, Summoner and Magus jobs, but also by Red Mage and Sage.

Bows & arrows
Typically used by the Ranger job.

Books
Typically used by the Scholar job, but also by the Sage.

Harps
Typically used by the Bard job.

Bells
Typically used by the Geomancer job.

Notable equipment
The following table summarizes all weapons with elemental properties, spellcasting abilities and status-inflicting characteristics.