Bravely Default weapons

This is a list of weapons in Bravely Default, as well as where to find them.

Spears
Spears are associated with the Valkyrie asterisk and gain a 25% damage bonus when attacking multiple enemies at once. The Special Attacks for spears are charged by doing physical damage.

Rods
Rods are the preferred weapon of the Black Mage and often impart Magic Attack bonuses. The Special Attacks for rods are charged through the use of offensive magic.

Staves
Staves are associated primarily with the White Mage and often give bonuses to healing magic. They also impart a 25% damage bonus when attacking multiple enemies at once, similar to spears. Stave's Special moves are charged by using healing magic.

Daggers
Daggers are associated primarily with the Thief and Ninja asterisks. The Special Attacks for daggers are charged by using items, making them ideal for Salve-Makers.

Bows
Bows are associated primarily with the Ranger class, and grant a 50% damage bonus against flying targets. They are one of two weapon types that requires two hands to wield (the other being Knuckles), but offer very high attack power, in some cases making them superior choices even for asterisks that don't specialize in bows. The bow's Special Attacks are charged by exploiting enemy weaknesses, which works well with the Ranger's weakness-targeting abilities.

Knuckles
Knuckles are associated with the Monk asterisk. Along with bows, they are one of the two weapon types that is wielded two-handed. Their Special Attacks are charged by scoring critical hits, making them somewhat difficult to charge.

Other
The unarmed weapon counts as Knuckles for the purpose of specials, however unlike Knuckles one can equip a shield in their second hand. Monks can also boost the power of unarmed using the Knuckle Lore skill, boosting its attack power to twice ones level.