This steel bears a unique pattern like the rings of a tree. It is sometimes said that victory in battle is determined by how many soldiers wear this matchless metal.
Final Fantasy XII description
Damascus (ダマスカス, Damasukasu?), also known as Damascus Steel and Damascus Ore, is a recurring item in the Final Fantasy series. It is generally a material used to create equipment.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy VII G-Bike[]
Final Fantasy XII[]
Damascus Steel is a loot required to make Gemsteel. It can be stolen from Anchag, Bluesang, Daedalus, and Vinuskar. It can be poached/dropped from Bune. It sells for 2,188 gil.
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings[]
Metal so magnificent, it is said that any who bear it in battle shall be victorious.
Description
Damascus Steel is a low-ranked Ephemeral Ore that can be bought in the Sky Saloon Material Shop in Chapter 8 for 5066 gil (10% discount). It can be used to craft Eruptor, Tyrfing, Polaris, and Resonator.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]
This metal is immediately recognized by the unique pattern of striations on its surface. Often used in the forging of weapons and armor.
Description
Damascus is a loot required to create the Khukuri, Cinquedea, Gale Sword, Colichermarde, Crown Scepter, Fanatic, Twin Bow, Satyr Flute, Chocobo Shield, and Kenpo Gi. It can be obtained as the reward for completing the missions "Chita on Weapons - Novices", "An Earnest Search", and "Bonga Bugle - Coppersun", and sells for 500 gil.
Final Fantasy Tactics S[]
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
Ore to be used in Dwarvish crafting.
Description
Damascus Ore is an item that is used for crafting, and can be obtained for 5,000 coins at the Casino.
Vagrant Story[]
Damascus is the ultimate material value. A golden hued metal, Damascus is an eldritch alloy borne of instantaneously vaporizing metal and layering it with the energies of The Dark, giving it a tensile consistency greater than steel. Damascus equipment bear the highest endurance through its high Damage Points pool, but are the heaviest. Weapons made of Damascus bear innate high Affinity Point values and the strongest Attack grants, while at the cost of a low Phantom Points value.
Damascus is gained late game through drops from enemies and combining various Silver plus Hagane/Bronze equipment.
Etymology[]
Damascus steel was a term used by several Western cultures from the Medieval period onward to describe a type of steel used in swordmaking from about 300 BC to 1700 AD. These swords are characterized by distinctive patterns of banding and mottling reminiscent of flowing water. Such blades were reputed to be not only tough and resistant to shattering, but capable of being honed to a sharp and resilient edge.