Heavenly Axis

Character Vanille
Description Not strictly a weapon, this divining tool is used to interpret signs from the heavens.
Ability Stagger Lock
Synthesizes Random: Instant Chain
Rank 4
Upgraded To Abraxas Lv.19 (Uraninite)
Ultimate Weapon Nirvana
Chapter 11
Retail Network Gilgamesh, Inc.
Availability Chapter 11 (Available after completing Mission 46)
Price 24,000 gil
Level ✩ Dismantled Into 13 Spined Horns, Cobaltite (effective total value of 3,520 gil)
Compare Heavenly Axis to other Weapons
Weapon Statistics by Level
Level Strength Magic EXP Cost EXP to Master Value
1 5 11 0 54,800 12,000 gil
2 8 17 800 54,000 12,112 gil
3 11 23 916 53,084 12,224 gil
4 14 29 1,032 52,052 12,336 gil
5 17 35 1,148 50,904 12,448 gil
6 20 41 1,264 49,640 12,560 gil
7 23 47 1,380 48,260 12,672 gil
8 26 53 1,496 46,764 12,784 gil
9 29 59 1,612 45,152 12,896 gil
10 32 65 1,728 43,424 13,008 gil
11 35 71 1,844 41,580 13,120 gil
12 38 77 1,960 39,620 13,232 gil
13 41 83 2,076 37,544 13,344 gil
14 44 89 2,192 35,352 13,456 gil
15 47 95 2,308 33,044 13,568 gil
16 50 101 2,424 30,620 13,680 gil
17 53 107 2,540 28,080 13,792 gil
18 56 113 2,656 25,424 13,904 gil
19 59 119 2,772 22,652 14,016 gil
20 62 125 2,888 19,764 14,128 gil
21 65 131 3,004 16,760 14,240 gil
22 68 137 3,120 13,640 14,352 gil
23 71 143 3,236 10,404 14,464 gil
24 74 149 3,352 7,052 14,576 gil
25 77 155 3,468 3,584 14,688 gil
✩ 80 161 3,584 - 14,800 gil
Treasure: Containing Heavenly Axis – 1 shown
Treasure
The location where this treasure can be found
Location
The specific map where this treasure can be found
Map
The first chapter in which this treasure can be found
Chapter
Details on exactly where to find this treasure
Notes
Heavenly Axis Oerba Village Proper 11 On the corner past the village square, guarded by a Seeker and a Vampire
Weapons: Which can be Dismantled into Heavenly Axis – 1 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
A mastered weapon will be dismantled into these items; note that dismantling a weapon at a lower level will result in a considerably limited subset of this list
Dismantled To
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
The first chapter in which the weapon can be purchased, found, or upgraded from another weapon
Chapter
Abraxas Vanille Stagger Lock 79–247 159–495 Random: Instant Chain -
37,518 gil
 6 1,500+168/lv 18 Fiendish Horns, 2 Cobaltites, Heavenly Axis 60 387,360 11
Nirvana Abraxas