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Well, just like I promised you guys in my last post, I’m gonna reveal the way to get some strong weapons in Final Fantasy XII. FYI the strongest weapon even has a weakness if it’s compared to another weapon.

There are so many kinds of weapons in FF XII. Just like the other battle game such as Suikoden, MS SAGA, basically there are 2 types of weapons. Melee weapons and of course Ranged weapons.

In Final Fantasy XII, Melee weapons show as swords, axes, spears, rods, staffs, great swords. While the ranged weapons are bows, guns, bombs etc. Each kind of weapon should have their highest or strongest type. I have to apologize since I haven’t found all of them yet. But still, I’m gonna tell you guys what we have here.

Type of Weapon Name of the strongest weapon

Swords Durandal
Daggers            Danjuro
Maces Grand Mace
Axes and Hammers Scorpion Tail
Measures          Euclid’s Sextant
Spears Zodiac Spear
Ninja Swords Yagyu Darkblade
Katana Masamune
Great Swords Tournesol    (by the way, Excalibur is not a bad option either ^.^)
Rods Rod of Faith
Poles Whale Whisker
Staves Staff of the Magi
Crossbows Gastrophetes
Bows Sagittarius Bow
Guns         Fomalhaut
Hand-Bombs Volcano


ZODIAC SPEAR

First, for the strongest weapon in FF XII is Zodiac Spear. Beyond everything, this weapon is such a horrible nightmare for enemies face the weapon holder. YOU CAN’T GET MORE THAN 1 ZODIAC SPEAR ! just like the other spears, ZS adds 8 points of evade to your character and also this weapon is so fast, as speed of light! Here the way you get ZS :

Attack:150
Added Effect:--
Evasion:8
Cost:--
Location: Treasure in Necrohol of Nabudis, Treasure in Henne Mines Phase 2 Dig
Now you know how to get Zodiac Spear, but wait! There are some treasure chests which YOU MUST NOT OPEN since you begin the game in order to get ZS. Once you open these chests, ZS will not appear in the treasure chest in Necrohol of Nabudis. Here they are :

treasure map contains Zodiac Spear at Necrohol of Nabudis

Treasure chest in front of Dalan House,  Lowtown Rabanastre.
Chests in Rabanastre palace; South east corner of the cellars
Cests inside Nalbina Dungeon in the room where you get your inventory back
And finally, the 16 chests in the south east area of Phon Coast

But you can relax, if you accidentally open one of those forbidden chests, the ZS will still appear in the chest of Henne Mines. But FYI, the chance you get Zodiac Spear there is less than 1% (without Diamond Armlet) while there is 100% probability you can get this weapon in Nabudis.


TOURNESOL and EXCALIBUR

Excalibur Sword

Excalibur
LP:160
Attack:128
Added Effect: Holy Damage
Evasion:10
Cost:--
Location: Treasure in Great Crystal

Ok Here is how you going to get Excalibur.
Excalibur To get this holy elemental Two Handed
Sword you must first have finished the events at The Great Crystal completely. After doing so go back inside this dungeon until you reach The Great Crystal – A Prama Vikaari again (the first screen). You are currently in platform VIII from there they are 3 routes one is up, one is down and another is sealed by Gate Scorpio. Go up, press the switch and return to platform VIII. There follow the just unsealed path up. You'll reach platform IX, use the way stone to reach platform X. From platform X follow the only path until you get to XX platform. XX platform has two sealed Gate Sagittarius, one way down, two ways up, another way is where you come from. Go in the opposite direction of where you came from (which leads you down) continue a couple of screens and you'll find a switch, press it and return to XX before the time runs out. In XX unseal Gate Sagittarius 2, not 1. Follow the new path and you'll find yourself in platform XII, use the way stone to get to XIV platform, there go the way that goes up, press the switch in the next screen and return to platform XIV before the time runs out. There go the way down, keep going the only path through some platforms until third platform where they are two paths take the one that goes down. If you have done the steps above correctly you'll find yourself in a screen with one horse type enemy and a chest, as soon as you go to the center of the platform two more horse type enemies will appear. Get rid of them and cast float because there is a trap just below of the chest, be sure to equip the Diamond armlet, because it really helps. Now open the chest you can get gil, a sage ring or gil+Excalibur, how is that possible? When you first examine it the message will tell you you got gil, but the chest won't disappear, check it again and the Excalibur is all yours. If you couldn't get it in your first try, don't worry, just go back 3 screens and the chest will re-spawn.
Confused eh? Well I do feel the same thing at the first time, but this guide is 100% accurate, so don’t worry. And since Excalibur has additional Holy element (it really help in fighting against dark creature), this long journey is worth to do :) :)


Tournesol (FYI this is a bazaar item)



LP:225
Attack:140
Added Effect:--
Evasion:25
Cost: 600,000(No that's not a joke :P)
Location:--
Bazaar:Sell Gemsteel x3, Empyreal Soul x3, Serpentarius x3

Loot Locations:
Gemsteel           : Bazaar->Hell-Gate Flame(2) + Scarletite(1) + Damascus Steel(2)
Hell-Gate Flame : Drops from Cerberus(Feywood)
Scarletite         :Drops from Emeralditan(Nabreus Dreadlands)
            Steal from Rare Game;Aspidochelon(Cerobi Steppe)
Damascus Steel :Drops/Steal from Bune(Pharos)
         Steal from Rare Game;Vishno,Anchag,Bluesang

Empyreal Soul :Bazaar->High Arcana(1) + Soul Powder(1) + Wargod's Band(2)
High Arcana* :Drops from lots of monsters after you get Canopic Jar
                        Bazaar->Arcana(10) + Soul of Themasa(1) + Feystone(1)
Soul Powder :Drops from Etem(Henne Mines)
               Steal from Rare Game;Vorres(Necrohol of Nabudis)
Wargod's Band :Drops from Leynir(Nabreus Dreadlands)
               Steal from Rare Game;Victanir(Nam-Yensa Sandsea)

Serpentarius :Clan Reward for getting all 13 Espers
               Steal from Zodiark Esper (Henne Mines)
             Bazaar->High Arcana(1) + Snake Skin(4) + Serpent Eye(2)
High Arcana->Above
Snake Skin :Drop/Steal from Wildsnake(Giza Plains)
            Drops from Rare Game;Grey Molter(Mosphoran Highwaste)
            Drops from Rare Game;Midgardsormr(Golmore Jungle)
Serpent Eye :Drop from Basilisks(Feywood)

*Arcana:Drops from all monsters after obtaining Canopic Jar
Soul of Themasa :Drop from Oversoul(Necrohol of Nabudis)
         Hunt Reward;Dead City Watch(Rank VI)
         Steal from Rare Game;Ishteen(Barheim Passage)
Feystone              :Drop/Steal from Entites monsters

Whew, that's a lot of Loot to collect for a sword...oh well it's worth it :) But believe me, getting Zodiac Spear and Excalibur is so much easier than Tournesol.

I think that’s all guys, and about other strong weapons, I will tell u later. So keep following my blog :)

Here one more tips. How to get Defender for free.
Get a free Defender When you are at Balfonheim Port, go to the area of the Gate Crystal. You should see two moogles there, one of them is from the Cartographers Guild and the other one is wanting to travel. If you talk to the right one he should say something along the lines of "I want to get a Chocobo, but Gurdy's prices are to expensive" or something like that. After he's done talking, go to the Chocobo Wrangler that sits inside the pen and she should say something about a strange chocobo getting into the flock (its one of those cluckatrice things). The moogle you just talked with should walk over and ask Gurdy how much that chocobo is, now he should say "If it werent for you, I would of never got this chocobo" or something like that and should hand over a Defender. The Defender is a greatsword (2h) with +91 strength. Note: You need to have completed the gil snapper (paradise risen) bounty hunt , then return to where you fought the gil snapper and find an urn then go get the defender
Credit to munti for the above paragraph

Believe me, it’s so helpful since you can get this greatsword so easily. By the way, to make our journey easier, i have collected all maps in FF XII, check it out on http://www.ziddu.com/download/15828130/ff12maps.rar.html

Farewell, catch u later !!