Final Fantasy IV weapons

The following is a list of weapons in Final Fantasy IV.

Dark swords
Only the Dark Knight Cecil can equip these.


 * Shadow Sword - Initial Equip
 * Darkness Sword
 * Black (Deathbringer) - Deals Instant Death to an enemy, sometimes fails.

Light swords
Only the Paladin Cecil can equip these.


 * Legend - Initial Equip


 * Light Sword (Sword of Legends)


 * Excalibur


 * Crystal Sword (Ragnarok)


 * Lightbringer (FFIV-A) - Sometimes casts Holy when Cecil attacks

Other swords
Both Cecil and Kain can equip these.


 * Ancient Sword


 * Coral Sword (FFIV Easytype only)


 * Silver Sword


 * Fire Sword (Flame Saber) - Fire-elemental


 * Ice Brand - Ice-elemental


 * Slumber Sword - Induces Sleep


 * Medusa Sword - Sometimes Petrifies an enemy.


 * Avenger Sword


 * Defense Sword (Defender)


 * Piggy Stick (GBA only) - Causes Pig


 * Flandango (GBA only) - Heavy damage to Flans


 * Caliburn (GBA only)

Spears
Only Kain can equip spears.


 * Spear - Initial Equip


 * Wind Spear


 * Flame Spear


 * Blizzard Spear


 * Drain Spear


 * Gungnir


 * White Spear/Holy Lance


 * Dragoon Spear/Wyvern Lance


 * Abel's Lance(FFIV-A) randomly casts Tornado

Axes
Both Cecil and Kain can equip these.


 * Dwarf Axe


 * Ogre Axe


 * Poison Axe


 * Rune Axe


 * Gigant Axe (FFIV-A)

Bows
Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, and Cid can equip these.


 * ShortBow


 * CrossBow


 * GreatBow


 * Archer


 * ElvenBow


 * Samurai/Yoichi Bow


 * Artemis Bow


 * Perseus Bow (FFIV-A)

Arrows

 * Iron Arrows


 * White Arrows


 * Fire Arrows


 * Ice Arrows


 * Lit Arrows


 * Darkness Arrows


 * Medusa Arrows


 * Poison Arrows


 * Mute Arrows


 * Charm Arrows


 * Samurai/Yoichi Arrows


 * Artemis Arrows


 * Perseus Arrows (FFIV-A)

Whips
Only adult Rydia can equip these.


 * Whip


 * Chain Whip


 * Blitz Whip


 * Flame Whip


 * Dragon Whip


 * Mist Whip (FFIV-A)

Daggers
Eqippable by Cecil, Kain, young Rydia, Palom and Cid.


 * Silver Dagger/Mythril Knife


 * Dancing Dagger


 * Mage Masher


 * Triton's Dagger (FFIV-A, Palom only) Casts Flood as an item.


 * Assassin's Dagger (FFIV-A)

Katanas
Only Edge can equip these.


 * Short/Kunai - Initial Equip


 * Middle/Ahura


 * Long/Koketsu


 * Ninja/Kikuichimonji


 * Murasame


 * Masamune


 * Sasuke's Katana (FFIV-A)


 * Mutsonokami (FFIV-A)

Boomerangs
Only Edge can equip these.


 * Boomerang


 * Full Moon


 * Rising Sun (FFIV-A)

Claws
Both Edge and Yang can equip these.


 * Fire Claw - Initial Equip


 * Ice Claw


 * Thunder Claw


 * Fairy Claw (effective against Giants, causes Confuse)


 * Poison/Hell Claw


 * Cat Claw (sleep)


 * Hand of the Gods (GBA Only; Holy-Elemental; Yang Only)


 * Dragon Claw (GBA Only, "resists dragons"; Yang Only)


 * Tiger Fang (GBA only, inflict paralyze; Yang Only)

Hammers
Only Cid can equip these.


 * Wooden Hammer - Initial Equip


 * Silver Hammer


 * Earth/Gaia Hammer


 * Thor's Hammer


 * Fiery Hammer - Sometimes casts Flare (FFIV-A)

Rods
Rydia, Tellah, Palom, and FuSoYa can equip these.


 * Rod


 * Ice Rod


 * Flame Rod


 * Thunder Rod


 * Change Rod


 * Charm Rod


 * Lilith Rod


 * Stardust Rod


 * Asura Rod (FFIV-A, Palom only) casts Holy as an item.

Staves
Cecil, Tellah, Rosa, Porom, and FuSoYa can equip these. Rydia can also equip them as a child.


 * Staff


 * Cure Staff


 * Silver Staff/Mythril Staff


 * Lunar Staff


 * Life Staff


 * Silence Staff


 * Seraphim's Mace (FFIV-A, Porom only; casts Esuna as item)


 * Nirvana (FFIV-A, Porom only; casts Reflect as item)

Harps
Only Edward can equip these.


 * Dream Harp


 * Lamia Harp


 * Apollo's Harp (FFIV-A)


 * Requiem Harp (FFIV-A)


 * Loki's Lute (FFIV-A)