Weapons: Which can be Upgraded with Uraninite – 14 shown
Special weapons cannot be found, and can only be purchased from special shops that must be unlocked; upgraded weapons are created with experience and catalysts; ultimate weapons are the highest level of upgrade; all ultimate weapons for a given character share a name, but have different statistics
Name
The party member that can use this weapon
Character
The passive ability granted by this weapon; purchaseable weapons with a passive ability will grant a superior version of that same ability once upgraded; not all passive abilities are helpful; if you hover over the ability name, the tooltip text will describe the ability's effect
Ability
This indicates the range of strength granted by this weapon; for non-purchaseable weapons, the low end of this range is based on the level the weapon will be created at; if you hover over the bonus range, the tooltip text will give you the exact per-level formula for the strength score
Strength
This indicates the range of magic granted by this weapon; for non-purchaseable weapons, the low end of this range is based on the level the weapon will be created at; if you hover over the bonus range, the tooltip text will give you the exact per-level formula for the magic score
Magic
Some weapons may contribute towards a synthesized ability; you will also need to equip at least one accessory with the same synthesized ability to gain its effects; details of the trigger requirements and effects of the synthesized ability can be found on its information page
Synthesizes
The cost to purchase this weapon from a retail network, if it is available for sale
Price
The amount of gil you would receive for selling the weapon to a retail shop at its minimum level; value increases as the weapon gains levels; if you hover over the value, the tooltip text will give you the exact per-level formula for the value
Value
Each weapon has an associated rank, which determines how much experience the weapon gains from components of any given rank; a higher-rank weapon typically requires more or higher-quality components to upgrade
Rank
The per-level cost to upgrade this weapon; this cost increases at each level past the first, as indicated by the formula
Upgrade Cost
The number of times this weapon can be upgraded; the weapon actually has one more level than the number listed, the master level, which is indicated by a ✩; note that for non-purchaseable weapons, some lower levels cannot actually be reached, since the weapon is created at a higher level
Levels
The total amount of experience required to take this weapon from zero experience at level 1 to level ✩; the full value is listed even for non-purchasable because the amount of experience accumulated on a master weapon is carried over when it is upgraded; for a breakdown of exactly how much experience is required to master a weapon from any given level, view its information page
Master EXP
If this weapon is mastered and upgraded, it turns into a more powerful weapon; because accumulated experience is carried over, the new weapon will be created above level 1, as indicated here
Upgraded To
The first chapter in which the weapon can be purchased, found, or upgraded from another weapon
Chapter
Gladius Lightning - 25–175 13–88 Physical Wall 7,100 gil
3,550 gil
4 800+116/lv 25 54,800 Helter-skelter Lv.19 2
Hauteclaire Lightning Stagger Lock 13–138 13–138 Random: Instant Chain 20,000 gil
10,000 gil
4 800+116/lv 25 54,800 Durandal Lv.19 11
Rigels Sazh Stagger Lock 10–160 15–165 Random: Instant Chain 19,000 gil
9,500 gil
4 800+116/lv 25 54,800 Polaris Specials Lv.19 10
Antares Deluxes Sazh Chain Bonus Boost 12–92 18–98 ATB Rate 22,000 gil
11,000 gil
4 800+116/lv 20 38,040 Fomalhaut Elites Lv.15 12
Rebel Heart Snow Critical: Power Surge 5–65 10–70 Low HP: Power Surge 11,000 gil
5,500 gil
4 800+116/lv 20 38,040 Warrior's Emblem Lv.15 12
Feymark Snow Enfeeblement - 30–130 Magic Damper 25,000 gil
12,500 gil
4 800+116/lv 20 38,040 Soul Blazer Lv.15 10
Airwing Hope Critical: Shield 18–98 12–72 Low HP: Power Surge 10,000 gil
5,000 gil
4 400+76/lv 20 22,440 Skycutter Lv.10 1
Simurgh Hope Stifled Magic 28–168 - Ethereal Mantle 21,200 gil
10,600 gil
4 800+116/lv 20 38,040 Tezcatlipoca Lv.15 11
Alicanto Hope Stagger Lock 10–110 10–110 Random: Instant Chain 18,000 gil
9,000 gil
4 800+116/lv 25 54,800 Caladrius Lv.19 10
Belladonna Wand Vanille Improved Debuffing 5–65 11–131 Buff Duration 31,200 gil
15,600 gil
4 800+116/lv 20 38,040 Malboro Wand Lv.15 6
Heavenly Axis Vanille Stagger Lock 5–80 11–161 Random: Instant Chain 24,000 gil
12,000 gil
4 800+116/lv 25 54,800 Abraxas Lv.19 11
Dragoon Lance Fang Stifled Magic 39–179 - Ethereal Mantle 230,000 gil
11,500 gil
4 800+116/lv 20 38,040 Dragonhorn Lv.14 11
Shamanic Spear Fang Enfeeblement - 47–187 Magic Damper 23,000 gil
11,500 gil
4 800+116/lv 20 38,040 Heretic's Halberd Lv.15 11
Taming Pole Fang Stagger Lock 23–148 23–148 Random: Instant Chain 27,000 gil
13,500 gil
4 800+116/lv 25 54,800 Venus Gospel Lv.19 11