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The Flame Sword is not nearly as powerful as the Ice Sword found in Gurgu Volcano, making it pretty useless as a primary Weapon. If elemental Weapons actually worked in the NES version of the game, it would have some use, but instead it's a potential RedMAGE Weapon at best.
Sword forged with the essence of fire.
Damage
26
Crit
10%
Hit
+20%
Elemental Affinity
Fire
Effective Against
Regenerating, Undead
Value
5,000 gil (5,000 gil on Easy)
Found In
Ice Cavern B2
The Flame Sword is not nearly as powerful, statistically, as the Ice Brand found in Mt. Gulg, but far more enemies are vulnerable to it. It is powerful against Undead and Regenerating creatures in addition to those weak against Fire, but since most creatures of those types are already weak against Fire, this rarely comes up. However, plenty of creatures in general are weak against Fire, making the Flame Sword a powerful and useful Weapon.
Sprite
Attack
63
Accuracy
+60%
Type
(Icon)Sword
Evasion Bonus
+1% × ((Icon)Sword skill + 1)
Magic Penalty
50%
Elemental Attack
Fire
Value
5,000 gil
The Flame Sword is quite powerful when you find it, but is made obsolete almost immediately by the Ice Brand found further up the Mysidian Tower. It is still useful against the Ice Gigas, not to mention Undead and other foes weak to Fire, but as a basic weapon, it's not up to snuff.