Final Fantasy VI/Weapons

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Weapons must be equipped in the weapon slot of the character. If the character is using a gauntlet one weapon can be used with both hands for extra damage, and if the character is using a genji glove one weapon can be placed in each hand. Using the Merit Award relic makes more weapons equippable for everyone.

Some weapons can be equipped by one character only. In the table below, they are referred to in the "Unique weapons" column.

Sortable table of contents
Character	Class/Job	Unique weapons
Locke	Thief	3 #Knives, all #Thief's boomerangs
Terra	Esper (magitek elite)	1 #Sword
Celes	Esper (rune knight)	1 #Sword
Edgar	Machinist	1 #Spear
Mog	Moogle	1 #Spear
Strago	Blue mage	1 #Rod
Gogo	Mime	1 #Mace
Cyan	Samurai	All #Samurai's katana
Shadow	Ninja	All #Ninja's knives, shurikens and scrolls
Sabin	Monk	All #Monk's claws
Relm	Pictomancer	All #Pictomancer's brushes
Setzer	Gambler	All #Gambler's items
Umaro	Berserker	#Berserker's club
Gau	Feral youth	#Feral youth's bare hands

Common weapons

Knives

Dirks in general are particular to Locke or Shadow, although some can be used by Relm/Gogo, and some can be used by anyone. Many Dirks cause various status effects, too.

Name	Atk	Attr.	Users	Runic	2-hands	SwdTech	Special
Air Lancet	76	-	Locke Strago Relm Gogo	Yes	Yes	No	Adds wind element to attack
Assassin	106	+3 Speed +2 Mag. Pwr +10 Evade	Locke Shadow	Yes	Yes	No	Randomly dispatches at enemy
Dirk	26	-	Terra Locke Shadow Edgar Celes Strago Relm Setzer Mog Gogo	Yes	Yes	No
Graedus	204	-	Terra Locke Shadow Edgar Celes Strago Relm Setzer Mog Gogo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Adds Pearl element to attack
Guardian	59	+4 Speed +10 Evade	Locke	Yes	Yes	No	Randomly evades an enemy's attack
Man Eater	146	+10 M. Evade	Terra Locke Shadow Edgar Celes Strago Relm Setzer Gogo	Yes	Yes	No	Doubles damage done to human target
Mithril Knife	59	-	Terra Locke Shadow Edgar Celes Strago Relm Setzer Mog Gogo	Yes	Yes	No
Soul Saber	125	+10 Evade	Terra Locke Edgar Celes Strago Relm Setzer Mog Gogo	Yes	Yes	Yes	Absorbs damage as MP. Randomly casts "Doom"
Sword Breaker	164	+30 Evade	Locke Shadow Strago Relm Gogo	Yes	Yes	No	Randomly evades an enemy's attack
Thief Knife	88	+3 Speed +10 Evade +10 M. Evade	Locke Shadow	Yes	Yes	No	Randomly steals an enemy's item
Valiant Knife	145	+10 Evade	Locke	Yes	Yes	No

Swords

Swords are particular to Terra, Locke, Edgar, and Celes, with Locke being unable to equip some swords. The most powerful weapons in the game are swords so you may choose to rely on these characters more than usual.

Name	Atk	Attr.	Users	Runic	2-hands	SwdTech	Special
Atma Weapon	255	-	Terra Locke Edgar Celes	No	No	No	Damage is calculated with level, Max and Current HP
Blizzard	108	+2 Mag. Pwr	Terra Locke Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Add ice element to attack with random chance of "Ice"
Break Blade	117	-	Terra Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Crystal	167	-	Terra Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Drainer	121	+10 Evade	Terra Locke Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Absorbs damage as HP
Enhancer	135	+7 Mag. Pwr +30 M. Evade	Terra Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Mag Pwr up
Epee	98	-	Terra Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Excalibur	217	+2 Vigor +2 Speed +1 Stamina +1 Mag. Pwr +20 Evade	Terra Locke Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Adds pearl element to attack
Falchion	176	+10 Evade	Terra Locke Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Flame Saber	108	+2 Mag. Pwr	Terra Locke Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Adds fire element to attack with random "Fire"
Illumina	255	+7 Vigor +7 Speed +7 Stamina +7 Mag. Pwr +50 Evade +50 M. Evade	Terra Locke Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Random chance of "Pearl". Each hit uses MP to hit critical.
Mithril Blade	38	-	Terra Locke Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	No
Orge Nix	182	-	Terra Locke Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Use MP to hit critical, may break.
Ragnarok	255	+7 Vigor +3 Speed +7 Stamina +7 Mag. Pwr +30 Evade +30 M. Evade	Terra Locke Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Randomly casts "Flare". Uses MP for critical hit.
Regal Cutlass	54	-	Terra Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rune Edge	55	+10 Evade	Terra Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Consumes MP to inflict mortal blow
Scimitar	208	-	Terra Cyan Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Randomly dices up enemy
Thunder Blade	108	+2 Mag. Pwr	Terra Locke Edgar Celes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Randomly casts, and adds bolt element to attack

Spears

Lances are particular to Edgar and Mog. Combine a Lance with Dragoon Boots and Dragon Horn for some serious brutality. Equip the Imp Halberd to any character in "Imp" status for beautiful results.

All spears are compatible with Runic and Two-handed abilities.

Weapon	Gil	Atk.	Special	Location	Users
Mithril spear	800	70	-		Edgar, Mog
Trident	1700	93	Element: water		Edgar, Mog
Heavy spear	10000	112	-		Edgar, Mog
Golden spear	12000	139	-		Edgar, Mog
Partisan	13000	150	-		Edgar, Mog
Holy spear	2	194	Randomly casts "Holy"; element: Holy; Mag+3		Edgar, Mog
Radiant spear	2	227	Str+3, Mag+3, Spd+2, Sta+1		Edgar, Mog
Longinus	?	235	Str+7, Spd+3, Sta+3; no "Jump" bonus		Edgar
Gungnir	?	240	Mag+7, Sta+7; no "Jump" bonus		Mog
Impartisan	2	253	Usable in "Imp" status only		All (imp)

Rods

Rods are particular to Strago, Relm, and Gogo. Many of them can cause particular spells and can also be used as an item for a spell casting.

All rods are compatible with the two-handed ability. A spellcasting rod can cast its spell in two ways: either during a normal physical attack (25%), or if used from the item menu (except for the Stardust Rod); a rod is lost after it is used from the item menu.

Weapon	Gil	Atk	Special	Location	Users
Mithril rod	500	60	Mag+2		Strago, Relm, Gogo
Poison rod	1500	86	Casts Poison		Strago, Relm, Gogo
Flame rod	3000	79	Casts Fire2		Strago, Relm, Gogo
Ice rod	3000	79	Casts Blizzard2		Strago, Relm, Gogo
Thunder rod	3000	79	Casts Thunder2		Strago, Relm, Gogo
Holy rod	12000	124	Casts Holy		Strago, Relm, Gogo
Gravity rod	13000	120	Casts Gravity2		Strago, Relm, Gogo
Healing rod	2	0	Heals target		Strago, Relm, Gogo
Punisher	2	111	Uses MP to inflict critical hits		Strago, Relm, Gogo
Magus rod	2	168	Enables "Runic"; Mag+7, M.Ev.+30%		Strago, Relm, Gogo
Stardust rod	?	180	Randomly casts Meteor; Mag+7, Sta+4		Strago

Maces

One mace is specific for Gogo, others can be used by four more characters.

All maces are compatible with two-handed ability.

Weapon	Gil	Atk	Special	Location	Users
Chain flail	2000	86	Long ranged		Gogo, Strago, Relm, Terra, Celes
Morning star	5000	109	Long ranged		Gogo, Strago, Relm, Terra, Celes
Scorpion tail	?	225	Long ranged; randomly casts Bio		Gogo

Character-specific weapons

Thief's boomerangs

Special weapons bear a "diamond" icon. Acting like boomerangs or morningstars, specials are most often used by Locke. Damage is not affected by row for these weapons, so place characters equipping them in the back row.

Weapon	Gil	Atk	Special	Location	Users
Moonring blade	2500	95	Long ranged		Locke
Boomerang	4500	102	Long ranged		Locke
Hawkeye	6000	111	Long ranged; strong vs. flying enemies		Locke
Sniper	15000	172	Long ranged; strong vs. flying enemies		Locke
Rising sun	2	117	Long ranged		Locke
Wing edge	2	198	Inflicts Instant-Defeat; Long ranged; Str+7, Spd+7, Mg+2, Sta+1		Locke

Ninja's knives, shurikens and scrolls

Weapons unique to Shadow. All the following daggers are compatible with Runic and Two-handed abilities.

Weapons	Gil	Atk	Special	Location	Users
Kunai (imperial)	600	82	-		Shadow
Kodachi	1200	93	-		Shadow
Sakura (blossom)	3200	112	Element: air		Shadow
Sasuke (hardened)	2	121	-		Shadow
Ichigeki (striker)	2	190	Inflicts instant-defeat		Shadow
Kagenui (stunner)	2	220	Inflicts stop		Shadow
Oborozuki	?	225	Str+7, Spd+7, Eva+50%, M.Eva+10%		Shadow

The following weapons are consumables: every time one is used, it is used up. They can only be used by Shadow (or Gogo) through the Throw ability.

Throws	Gil	Atk	Special	Location	Users
Shuriken	30	86	Long ranged		Shadow
Invisibility scroll	200	0	Grants invisibility to user		Shadow
Shadow scroll	400	0	Raises evasion of user		Shadow
Flame scroll	500	100	Hits all enemies; element: fire		Shadow
Water scroll	500	100	Hits all enemies; element: water		Shadow
Lightning scroll	500	100	Hits all enemies; element: lightning		Shadow
Fuma shuriken	500	132	Long ranged		Shadow
Pinwheel	2	190	Long ranged		Shadow

Samurai's katana

Katanas are particular to Cyan, who must use them for Swordtechs. Not sure why they're called "knives" in the SNES version, as they appear to be longer than most of the swords in the game.

Name	Atk	Attr.	Users	Runic	2-hands	SwdTech	Special

Monk's claws

Weapons unique to Sabin.

Name	Atk	Attr.	Users	Runic	2-hands	SwdTech	Special

Gambler's items

These weapons are particular to Setzer. Damage is not affected by row for these weapons. Dice weapons deal damage based on the numbers achieved on a throw. Claws are particular to Sabin.

Name	Atk	Attr.	Users	Runic	2-hands	SwdTech	Special

Pictomancer's brushes

Brushes are particular to Relm. As "Sketch" and "Control" are decidedly worthless, take my advice and don't bother equipping brushes. Use a Rod instead

Name	Atk	Attr.	Users	Runic	2-hands	SwdTech	Special

Berserker's club

Umaro's bone club is always equipped and cannot be removed from his hands.

Name	Atk	Attr.	Users	Runic	2-hands	SwdTech	Special

Feral youth's bare hands

Gau fights without using any weapon.