Final Fantasy VI/Weapons

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.

In the Advance version, an extra dungeon was added with a specific weapons for each character.

Sortable table of contents
Character	Class/Job	Main weapons	Advance weapon
Locke	Thief	#Knives, #Thief's boomerangs	#Knives: Zwill Crossblade
Terra	Esper (magitek elite)	#Swords, maces, some knives	#Swords: Apocalypse
Celes	Esper (rune knight)	#Swords, maces, some knives	#Swords: Save the Queen
Edgar	Machinist	#Spears, #Swords, some knives	#Spears: Longinus
Mog	Moogle	#Spears	#Spears: Gungnir
Strago	Blue mage	#Rods, #Maces, some knives	#Rods: Stardust rod
Gogo	Mime	#Rods, #Maces, some knives	#Maces: Scorpion Tail
Character-specific weapons
Relm	Pictomancer	#Pictomancer's brushes	Angel brush
Shadow	Ninja	#Ninja's daggers, shurikens and scrolls	Oborozuki dagger
Cyan	Samurai	#Samurai's katana	Zanmato katana
Sabin	Monk	#Monk's claws	Godhand claws
Setzer	Gambler	#Gambler's items	Final Trump
Umaro	Berserker	#Berserker's club	(Relic: bone wrist)
Gau	Feral youth	#Feral youth's bare hands	(Headgear: dueling mask)

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	Win: Storm dragon (GBA Dragons' Den) Bet: Gungnir	Edgar
Gungnir	?	240	Mag+7, Sta+7; no "Jump" bonus	Win: Neslug (GBA Dragons' Den) Bet: Longinus	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	Find: GBA Dragons' den Bet: Angel brush	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	Win: Skull dragon (GBA Dragons' Den) Bet: Final Trump	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%	Win: Flan princess (Dragons' Den) Bet: Zwill Crossblade	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

Pictomancer's brushes

Brushes are particular to Relm. They are necessary to use Relm's Sketch and Control abilities. Relm can also equip other weapons.

All brushes are compatible with Two-Handed ability.

Weapons	Gil	Atk	Special	Location	Users
Chocobo brush	600	60	Mag+1		Relm
Da Vinci brush	7000	100	Mag+1, Spd+1		Relm
Magical brush	10000	130	Mag+1, Spd+1, Sta+1		Relm
Rainbow brush	2	146	Mag+2, Spd+2, Sta+1, Str+1		Relm
Angel brush	?	170	Inflicts Confuse; Mag+2, Spd+2	Win: Plague (GBA Dragons' Den) Bet: Stardust rod	Relm

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.

Every katana is compatible with Bushido, Runic and Two-Handed abilities.

Weapons	Gil	Atk	Special	Location	Users
Ashura katana	500	57	-		Cyan
Kotetsu katana	800	66	-		Cyan
Kiku-Ichimonji katana	1200	81	-		Cyan
Kazekiri katana	8000	101	Randomly casts Wind Slash; element: air		Cyan
Murasame katana	9000	110	Eva+10%		Cyan
Masamune katana	2	162	-		Cyan
Murakumo katana	2	199	-		Cyan
Mutsunokami katana	2	215	Eva+20%		Cyan
Zanmato katana	?	245	Str+7, Sta+7; element: Holy	Win: Holy dragon (GBA Dragons' Den) Bet: Godhand	Cyan

Monk's claws

Weapons unique to Sabin.

Weapons	Gil	Atk	Special	Location	Users
Metal knuckle	500	55	-		Sabin
Mithril claws	800	65	-		Sabin
Kaiser knuckle	1000	83	Element: Holy		Sabin
Venom claws	5000	95	Inflicts Poison		Sabin
Burning fist	10000	122	Randomly casts Fire		Sabin
Dragon claws	2	188	Str+2, Mag+1, element: Holy		Sabin
Tiger fang	2	215	Str+3, Mag+2, Spd+2, Sta+2		Sabin
Godhand	?	220	Str+7, Sta+7, Spd+3, element: Holy	Win: Earth dragon (GBA Dragons' Den) Bet: Zanmato	Sabin

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.

Weapons	Gil	Atk	Special	Location	Users
Cards	1000	104	Long ranged		Setzer
Dice	5000	1	Long ranged; damage depends on 2 dice roll		Setzer
Darts	10000	115	Long ranged		Setzer
Viper darts	13000	133	Long ranged; inflicts instant-defeat		Setzer
Fixed dice	2	1	Long ranged; damage depends on 3 dice roll		Setzer
Death tarot	2	187	Long ranged; inflicts instant-defeat		Setzer
Final Trump	?	215	Long ranged; uses MP to inflict critical hits; Spd+4, Sta+4, Str+3	Win: Ice dragon (GBA Dragons' Den) Bet: Scorpion Tail	Setzer

Berserker's club

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

Weapon	Gil	Atk	Special	Location	Users
Bone club	-	151	-		Umaro

Feral youth's bare hands

Gau fights without using any weapon.