Opal Gauntlet

Absorb 8

Type Gloves

Evade Penalty −3%

Value 10,000 G

Equipped By

Found In Floating Castle 2F, Sunken Shrine 5F

The Opal Gauntlet offers the same Absorb as the ProRing, but without resistance to Death, and with two more points of Evade penalty. You can give them to your KNIGHT to save money, but in the long run you are better off using a ProRing. The only other Gauntlet you may want anyone to wear is the Zeus Gauntlet, for its LIT2 power, though it has 2 less Absorb.

Compare Opal Gauntlet to other Armor

Treasures: Containing Opal Gauntlet – 2 shown

Map	The specifics of where this treasure can be found Notes
Sunken Shrine 5F	In the middle chest in the fourth room of the first row (reached by walking west from the first room)
Floating Castle 2F	In the chest in the northeastern room

Power Gauntlet ProRing

Opal Armor

Absorb 42

Type Armor

Evade Penalty −10%

Value 30,000 G

Elemental Resistance

Equipped By

Found In Sunken Shrine 4F

The Opal Armor is second to none in terms of Absorb for your KNIGHT. A nice upgrade over the Ice and Flame Armors, the Opal Armor also grants resistance to Lightning, which can come in handy in the Sunken Shrine when you run into NAGAS. If you want to give your KNIGHT resistance to Fire or Cold, have him use the Ice or Flame Shield, because the Opal Armor is a bigger upgrade than the Opal Shield.

Opal Shield

Absorb 16

Type Shield

Evade Penalty -

Value 7,500 G

Elemental Resistance

Equipped By

Found In Floating Castle 2F, Sunken Shrine 5F

The Opal Shield, like the Opal Armor, offers resistance to Lightning. Like the rest of the Opal equipment, though, it is only usable by KNIGHTS, meaning NINJAS can't gain Lightning resistance without a Ribbon. The Opal Shield is a 4 Absorb upgrade over the Flame and Ice Shields, but you may still want to use them to gain resistance to Fire or Cold in certain Areas.

Opal Helmet

Absorb 8

Type Helmet

Evade Penalty −3%

Value 5,000 G

Equipped By

Found In Sunken Shrine 5F

Unlike the Opal Armor and Shield, the Opal Helmet offers no elemental resistance, but it is a slight upgrade from the Silver Helmet for your KNIGHT. No Helmet in the game offers more Absorb.

Opal Bracelet

Absorb 34

Type Armor

Evade Penalty −1%

Value 32,500 G

Equipped By

Found In Sunken Shrine 5F

The Opal Bracelet has the best Absorb available on body Armor for every Class except the KNIGHT and NINJA, but unfortunately there's only one in the game. Usually you will want to give it to either your second-slot character (if he is not a NINJA) or your healer, to keep them alive. At 10 Absorb more than the Gold Bracelet or Black or White Robes, the Opal Bracelet is a powerful piece of Armor.

Treasure in the Sunken Shrine

The ORB of Water

Page 3

Use the OXYALE to explore the upper floors of the Sunken Shrine to find the SLAB and other Treasures.

The Fiend of Wind

The ORB of Wind

Page 4

Climb the five levels of the Floating Castle and face TIAMAT, the Fiend guarding the ORB of Wind.

DiamondGloves

Description Gloves made of diamond.

Type Gloves

Absorb 8

Evade Penalty −3%

Value 10,000 gil (10,000 gil on Easy)

Found In Flying Fortress 2F, Sunken Shrine 5F

Equipped By

The DiamondGloves offer the same Defense as the Protect Ring, but without resistance to Death, and with two more points of Weight. You can give them to your Knight to save money, but in the long run you are better off using a Protect Ring. In addition, if you are trying to follow the NES version's Armor slot restrictions, you may want to wear the Giant's Gloves or Gauntlets instead, at the cost of 2 Defense.

Diamond Gloves

Defense 25

Evasion −27%

Type Arms

Magic Def. +5%

Magic Penalty 100%

Value 4,000 gil

Elemental Resistance

Equipped By Leon

Found In Cyclone 4F

Dropped By General

The Diamond Gloves have the second-highest defense of any heavy hand Armor in the game, and offer Lightning resistance to boot. You may prefer a lighter piece, perhaps with a useful stat boost, but for raw defense, this is a good piece of gear.