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The following is the list of weapons in the 2D versions of Final Fantasy IV (except Easy Type). Some weapons can cast magic spells by using certain equipped weapons from the Item menu during battle.

The attack and accuracy camps show how much of these stats is added to the character's main stat. Some weapons may reduce the stats, while some may not add anything. An unarmed character will have a hit rate of 50% and the max hit rate is 99%.

Some weapons are glitched and their status and elemental properties are considered as armor in the original Japanese and North American Advance versions; this bug is fixed in the European Advance version.

Dark swords[]

Only Dark Knight Cecil can equip these swords.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Dark Sword
(Shadow)
10 30 Initial: Cecil
Prize: Cecil's Trial (get less than 3 points)
Dark Knight Cecil
Common dark sword.
Dark-elemental. Metallic equipment.
Shadowblade
(Darkness)
20 35 Find: Underground Waterway Dark Knight Cecil
Dark sword with sharpened blade.
Dark-elemental. Metallic equipment.
Deathbringer
(Black)
(Death)
30 40 Gift: King of Fabul Dark Knight Cecil
Dark sword that occasionally inflicts an instant kill.
+5 Strength, +5 Agility, +5 Stamina, +5 Intelligence, & -5 Spirit. Dark-elemental, Metallic equipment. 30% chance of Death when attacking.

Holy swords[]

Only Paladin Cecil can equip these.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Excalipoor
(Caliburn)
1 49 Find: Lunar Ruins Cecil
Legendary holy sword.
Metallic equipment. Throwable. (Advance & PSP versions only)
Mythgraven Blade
(Sword of Legend)
(Legend)
40 49 Initial: Paladin Cecil Cecil
Holy sword with the legend of Mysidia inscribed.
Holy-elemental, Metallic equipment, +3 Spirit. It can not be sold, dropped, thrown or traded.
Index Finger
(Flandango)
60 49 Find: Lunar Ruins Cecil
Holy sword useful against flan creatures.
Metallic equipment. Extra damage vs. Flan. (Advance & PSP versions only)
Lustrous Sword
(Light Sword)
99 49 Find: Sealed Cave Cecil
Holy sword shining with divine light.
Holy-elemental, Metallic equipment, +3 Strength and Spirit. Throwable.
Excalibur
(Excalbur)
160 49 Other: Kokkol's Forge (Give Kokkol the Adamantite and return after obtaining the Lunar Whale) Cecil
Legendary holy sword of the hero.
Holy-elemental, Metallic equipment, +10 Strength. Throwable.
Ragnarok
(Crystal)
200 49 Find: Lunar Subterrane Cecil
Sealed holy sword feared by monsters.
Holy-elemental, Metallic equipment, +15 Strength, Stamina, and Spirit. Extra damage vs Undead.
Lightbringer 255 49 Lunar Ruins - Complete Cecil's trial. Cecil
Holy sword immersed in holy power.
Holy-elemental, Metallic equipment, +15 Strength, Stamina, & Agility. May cast Holy when attacking. Extra damage vs. Ghoul and Undead. Long Range. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Swords[]

Both Cecil and Kain can equip these.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Ancient Sword 35 27 Find: Ancient Waterway Cecil, Kain
Sword that sometimes curses enemy.
Metallic equipment. 30% chance of inflicting Curse when attacking. Extra damage vs. Ghouls. Throwable.
Blood Sword
(Drain)
45 0 Find: Cave of Eblan Cecil, Kain
Sword that steals target's HP.
Metallic equipment. Absorbs damage done to target as HP. -5 to all stats. Extra damage vs. Giants, Flan, and Undead. Throwable.
Mythril Sword
(Silver)
50 30 Buy: Mythril
Drop: Mythril Golem
6000 Cecil, Kain
Sword of mythril, effective against ghouls.
Metallic equipment. Extra damage vs. Ghouls.
Sleep Blade
(Slumber)
55 27 Find: Eblan Castle Cecil, Kain
Sword that sometimes puts enemy to sleep.
Metallic equipment. 30% chance of Sleep when attacking. Casts Sleep when used as an item. Throwable.
Flame Sword
(Fire)
65 30 Buy: Dwarven Castle
Find: Tower of Zot
Drop: Fiery Knight
14000 Cecil, Kain
Sword immersed in the power of fire.
Fire-elemental, Metallic equipment.
Icebrand 75 30 Buy: Cave of Eblan
Find: Tower of Babil
26000 Cecil, Kain
Sword immersed in the power of ice.
Ice-elemental, Metallic equipment.
Stoneblade
(Gorgon Blade)
(Medusa)
77 16 Drop: Gorgon, Medusa, Black Lizard, Catoblepas Cecil, Kain
Sword that sometimes petrifies enemy.
Metallic equipment. 10% chance of Gradual Petrify when attacking. Throwable.
Avenger 80 45 Find: Sylph Cave
Drop: Behemoth, King Behemoth
Cecil, Kain
Large sword cursed with berserk power.
Metallic equipment. Wielder is in Auto-Berserk, +10 Strength, Agility & Stamina, -10 Intelligence & Spirit. Two-handed weapon. Throwable.
Defender
(Defense)
105 40 Find: Passage of the Eidolons Cecil, Kain
Sword infused with defensive power.
Metallic equipment. +15 Stamina, casts Protect when used as an item.
Hog Call
(Piggy's Stick)
150 49 Find: Lunar Ruins Cecil, Kain
Stick that can turn the enemy into a pig.
May inflict Pig when attacking. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Spears[]

All spears (except Blood Lance and Abel's Lance) possess the Throw-elemental, as well as their own element.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Spear 9 49 Initial: Kain
Buy: Agart
60 Kain
Common spear.
Metallic equipment.
Wind Spear
(Wind)
55 30 Initial: Kain (Tower of Zot) Kain
Spear with a cutting blade.
Metallic equipment.
Flame Lance
(Flame)
66 30 Buy: Dwarven Castle
Drop: Fiery Knight
11000 Kain
Spear immersed in the power of fire.
Fire-elemental, Metallic equipment, casts Fira when used as an item.
Ice Lance
(Blizzard)
77 30 Buy: Cave of Eblan
Find: Tower of Babil
21000 Kain
Spear immersed in the power of ice.
Ice-elemental, Metallic equipment, casts Blizzara when used as an item.
Blood Lance
(Drain)
88 -28 Find: Eblan Castle Kain
Spear that steals target's HP.
Metallic equipment. Absorbs damage done to target as HP. Extra damage vs. Giants, Undead & Flan. -10 to all stats. Throwable.
Gungnir 92 30 Initial: Kain (Giant of Babil) Kain
Legendary spear said to have been a favorite of the gods.
Metallic equipment. +15 Stamina. Throwable.
Wyvern Lance
(Dragon Spear)
(Dragoon)
99 30 Drop: Blue Dragon, Red Dragon, Crystal Dragon Kain
Spear effective against dragons.
Metallic equipment. Extra damage vs. Dragons. Throwable.
Holy Lance
(White)
109 30 Find: Lunar Subterrane Kain
Spear engulfed in holy power.
Holy-elemental. Metallic equipment. Extra damage vs. Ghouls. Casts Holy when used as an item. Throwable
Abel's Lance 230 35 Find: Lunar Ruins Kain
Legendary spear with the power of wind.
Lightning-elemental, Metallic equipment, +15 Strength, Agility & Spirit, may cast Tornado when attacking. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Axes[]

Cecil, Cid and Kain can equip these.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Dwarven Axe
(Dwarf)
62 19 Buy: Dwarven Castle
Find: Dwarven Castle
15000 Cecil, Kain, Cid
Axe that is a favorite of dwarves.
Metallic equipment. +5 Strength and Stamina, -5 Agility, Spirit, and Intelligence. Long Range.
Ogrekiller
(Ogre)
80 19 (35 in FF2US) Buy: Tomra
Find: Tower of Babil
45000 Cecil, Kain, Cid
Giant axe effective against giants.
Metallic equipment. Extra damage vs. Giants.
Poison Axe
(Venom Axe)
95 10 Find: Passage of the Eidolons
Drop: Armor Construct, Armored Fiend
Cecil, Kain, Cid
Giant axe that sometimes poisons enemy.
Metallic equipment. 30% chance of inflicting Poison when attacking. Extra damage vs. Giants. Casts Poison when used as an item. Two-handed weapon.
Rune Axe 100 10 Drop: Giant Soldier, Giant Warrior, Iron Giant Cecil, Kain, Cid
Giant axe effective against mages.
Metallic equipment. Extra damage vs. Mages. Two-handed weapon.
Gigant Axe 200 25 Buy: Lunar Ruins
Drop: Iron Giant
480,000 Cecil, Kain, Cid
Axe that has the chance to poison the enemy.
Metallic equipment. +15 Strength, may inflict Poison when attacking. Two-handed weapon. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Bows[]

Bows must be equipped along with arrows for them to work. They possess the Throw element. Bows with arrows are long range.

Bows equipped without arrows increase Attack by 1. The attack formula with both equipped is (Bow attack power)/2 + Arrow Attack Power + Str/4. If the character equips a bow in his/her dominant hand, the total attack will be reduced by 20%. An unarmed character's attack power is Str/4 + Level/4, so there is the potential for a loss of attack power when equipping weaker bow and arrows.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Bow
(ShortBow)
10 30 Initial: Rosa
Buy: Kaipo, Agart
220 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Common bow.
Crossbow
(Power Bow)
20 35 Buy: Mysidia, Agart
Find: Damcyan
700 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Bow used for hunting.
Great Bow
(DwarfBow)
30 40 Buy: Troia, Dwarven Castle
Find: Troia
2000 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Bow used for battle.
Killer Bow
(Archer)
40 50 Buy: Tomra, Cave of Eblan
Find: Tower of Babil
3000 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Bow with increased capability for critical hits.
Elven Bow 50 75 Find: Sylph Cave Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Wooden bow made by the elves.
+5 Intelligence. Extra damage vs. Mages. Casts Shell when used as an item.
Yoichi Bow
(Samurai)
60 60 Find: Feymarch Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Bow once used by a famous marksman.
+10 Strength.
Artemis Bow
(Artemis)
80 70 Drop: Selene Guardian Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Bow named after the goddess of the moon.
+10 Strength, Agility, and Stamina, -10 Intelligence and Spirit.
Perseus Bow 110 85 Find: Lunar Ruins Rosa
Bow said to have been used by a legendary hero.
+15 Spirit. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Arrows[]

Arrows must be equipped along with bows for them to work. Arrows with bows are long range.

Arrows equipped without a bow increase Attack by 1. The attack formula with both equipped is (Bow attack power)/2 + Arrow Attack Power + Str/4. An unarmed character's attack power is Str/4 + Level/4, so there is the potential for a loss of attack power when equipping weaker bow and arrows.

There is no visual numerical counter that appears during battle, but the number of hits is used for the arrows upon hitting an enemy. The number of hits is related to the Attack Multiplier a character has. Rosa using the Aim command will ensure that the number of hits will be equal to her Attack Multiplier, regardless of the accuracy or hit rate of the current bow she has equipped.

The number of hits is the number of arrows that appears on the target. It should be noted that the maximum Attack Multiplier a character can have is nineteen, so that is how many the player can see on the target.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Medusa Arrow
(Medusa)
1 0 Find: Sylph Cave
Drop: Gorgon, Medusa, Black Lizard, Stone Golem, Catoblepas
Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Arrow that sometimes petrifies an enemy.
30% chance of inflicting Petrify.
Iron Arrow
(Iron)
5 0 Initial: Rosa
Buy: Kaipo, Agart
Find: Damcyan
10 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Arrow of iron.
Metallic equipment.
Holy Arrow
(White)
10 0 Buy: Mysidia, Agart
Find: Damcyan, Mt. Hobs
20 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Arrow engulfed in holy power.
Holy-elemental. Extra damage vs. Ghouls and Undead.
Fire Arrow
(Fire)
15 0 Buy: Troia
Find: Sylph Cave
Drop: Chimera, Fiery Hound, Chimera Brain
30 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Arrow immersed in the power of fire.
Fire-elemental.
Ice Arrow
(Ice)
15 0 Buy: Troia
Find: Sylph Cave, Tower of Babil
Drop: Ice Lizard, Cold Beast
30 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Arrow immersed in the power of ice.
Ice-elemental.
Lightning Arrow
(Lit)
15 0 Buy: Troia
Find: Sylph Cave
Drop: Grudger, Screamer, Mech Soldier
30 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Arrow immersed in the power of lightning.
Lightning-elemental. Extra damage vs. Machines.
Blinding Arrow
(Darkness)
(Dark Arrow)
20 0 Buy: Dwarven Castle 40 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Arrow that sometimes envelops an enemy in darkness.
30% chance of inflicting Blind.
Poison Arrow
(Poison)
30 0 Buy: Cave of Eblan
Drop: Hydra, Twin Snake, Cave Naga, Naga, Nagaraja
70 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Arrow that sometimes poisons an enemy.
30% chance of inflicting Poison.
Silencing Arrow
(Mute)
35 0 Buy: Tomra
Find: Eblan Castle
100 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Arrow that sometimes silences an enemy.
Extra damage vs. Mages. 30% chance of inflicting Silence.
Angel Arrow
(Charm)
40 0 Buy: Feymarch
Find: Sylph Cave.
Drop: Lamia Matriarch, Lamia
110 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Arrow that sometimes confuses an enemy.
Extra damage vs. Giants. 30% chance of inflicting Confuse.
Yoichi Arrow
(Samurai)
50 0 Buy: Kokkol's Forge, Lunar Ruins
Find: Feymarch, Giant of Babil
Drop: Malboro
140 Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Arrow said to have been used by a marksman from afar.
Artemis Arrow
(Artemis)
75 0 Find: Lunar Subterrane
Drop: Gloomwing, Black Flan, Lunar Virus, Selene Guardian
Steal: Selene Guardian
Cecil, Rydia, Edward, Rosa, Palom, Porom, Cid
Arrow named after the goddess of the moon.
Extra damage vs. Dragons.
Perseus Arrow 95 0 Buy: Lunar Ruins
Drop: Lamia Queen, Metamorpha
20000 Rosa
Arrow that sometimes confuses an enemy.
Extra damage vs. Giants. May inflict Confuse. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Whips[]

Rydia can equip these. Whips are long range.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Whip 20 0 Initial: Rydia
Buy: Mist, Feymarch
3000 Rydia
Common whip.
30% chance of inflicting Paralyze.
Chain Whip
(Chain)
30 5 Buy: Tomra, Feymarch 6000 Rydia
Iron chain whip.
Metallic equipment. 30% chance of inflicting Paralyze.
Blitz Whip
(Blitz)
40 10 Buy: Feymarch 10000 Rydia
Whip immersed in the power of lightning.
Lightning-elemental. 30% chance of inflicting Paralyze.
Flame Whip
(Flame)
(Fire Lash)
50 15 Find: Lunar Subterrane Rydia
Whip immersed in the power of fire.
Fire-elemental, +5 Strength, Agility, & Stamina, -5 Intelligence & Spirit. 30% chance of inflicting Paralyze.
Dragon Whisker
(Dragon)
(Serpent)
55 25 Drop: Blue Dragon, Fiend Dragon Rydia
Whip effective against dragons.
+5 Strength, Agility, & Stamina, -5 Intelligence & Spirit. Extra damage vs. Dragons. 30% chance of inflicting Paralyze.
Mystic Whip
(Mist Whip)
100 25 Find: Lunar Ruins Rydia
Whip immersed in holy power.
Holy-elemental, +15 Intelligence. 30% chance of inflicting Paralyze. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Daggers[]

Can be equipped by Cecil, Kain, Rydia, Edward, Palom, and Edge. Daggers are throwable and the Kitchen Knife cannot be equipped by anybody.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Mythril Knife
(Silver)
20 49 Buy: Mythril
Drop: Mythril Golem
3000 Cecil, Kain, Rydia, Edward, Palom, Edge
Knife of mythril, effective against ghouls.
Metallic equipment. Extra damage vs. Ghouls.
Dancing Dagger 28 44 Buy: Mist 5000 Cecil, Kain, Rydia, Edward, Palom, Edge
Dagger infused with the soul of a dancer.
Metallic equipment. Casts "Dancing Dagger" when used as an item.
Mage Masher
(Mute)
35 25 Find: Sylph Cave Cecil, Kain, Rydia, Edward, Palom, Edge
Knife that sometimes silences enemy.
Metallic equipment. +5 Intelligence. Extra damage vs. Mages. May inflict Silence.
Triton's Dagger 62 40 Find: Cave of Trials Palom
Short sword with the power of water.
Metallic equipment. +15 Intelligence. Casts Flood when used as an item. (Advance & PSP versions only)
Assassin's Dagger 130 49 Buy: Lunar Ruins
Drop: Chaotic Knight
420000 Cecil, Kain, Rydia, Edward, Palom*
Dagger that has a chance to kill with one blow.
Metallic equipment. +15 Agility. May inflict Death. (Advance & PSP versions only)

*In the Advance version, Palom cannot equip this weapon, but Porom can. This bug was corrected for the PSP version.

Kitchen Knife
(Knife)
(Spoon)
255 99 Gift: Fabul (from Sheila after hitting Yang with Frying Pan)
Kitchen knife that can cut anything.
Metallic equipment. It can not be equipped, only thrown.

Katana[]

Edge can equip these.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Kunai
(Short)
25 40 Initial: Edge
Buy: Cave of Eblan
4000 Edge
Small katana used by ninjas.
Metallic equipment. Throwable.
Ashura
(Middle)
32 40 Buy: Tomra
Find: Tower of Babil
7000 Edge
Katana named after the avatar of war.
Metallic equipment.
Kotetsu
(Long)
40 40 Buy: Feymarch
Find: Sealed Cave
11000 Edge
Shorter katana with emphasis on ease of use.
Metallic equipment.
Kiku-ichimonji
(Ninja)
(Kikiuichi)
48 40 Find: Passage of the Eidolons Edge
Katana with a chrysanthemum mark engraved on its sheath.
Metallic equipment. +5 Strength. Throwable.
Murasame 55 40 Find: Lunar Subterrane Edge
Known as the best katana.
Metallic equipment. +5 Strength, Stamina, & Intelligence, -5 Agility & Spirit. Casts Protect when used as an item. Throwable.
Masamune 65 49 Find: Lunar Subterrane Edge
Known as the strongest katana.
Metallic equipment. +3 Agility. Casts Haste when used as an item. Throwable.
Sasuke's Katana 95 49 Find: Lunar Ruins Edge
Legendary katana of ninjas.
Metallic equipment. +10 Agility and Stamina. Throwable. (Advance & PSP versions only)
Mutsunokami 100 49 Find: Lunar Ruins Edge
Illusionary sword.
Metallic equipment. +10 Strength and Spirit. Casts Blink when used as an item. Throwable. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Shuriken[]

Edge can use shuriken with his Throw ability. They all possess the Throw-element.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Scrap Metal 4 99 Find: Lunar Ruins
Pile of rusty scrap metal.
Metallic equipment. (Advance & PSP versions only)
Shuriken 40 99 Buy: Lunar Ruins, Feymarch, Tomra, Kokkol's Smithy, Cave of Eblan 20000
Weapon designed for ninjas to throw.
Metallic equipment.
Fuma Shuriken
(Ninja)
80 99 Buy: Lunar Ruins, Kokkol's Smithy
Find: Sealed Cave
50000
Weapon designed for ninjas to throw.
Metallic equipment.

Boomerangs[]

Edge can equip these. They possess the Throw element and are long range.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Boomerang 20 30 Buy: Agart, Cave of Eblan 3000 Edge
Wooden throwing weapon.
Moonring Blade
(Full Moon)
40 35 Find: Sylph Cave Edge
Metal throwing weapon.
Rising Sun 85 45 Buy: Lunar Ruins
Drop: Fiend Dragon
410,000 Edge
The ultimate thrown weapon.
+10 Speed. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Claws[]

Both Yang and Edge can equip these.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Flame Claws
(FireClaw)
0 30 Initial: Yang
Buy: Fabul, Baron
350 Yang, Edge
Claw immersed in the power of fire.
Fire-elemental.
Ice Claws
(IceClaw)
0 30 Buy: Fabul, Baron 350 Yang, Edge
Claw immersed in the power of ice.
Ice-elemental.
Lightning Claws
(Thunder)
(Bolt Claw)
0 30 Buy: Fabul, Baron 350 Yang, Edge
Claw immersed in the power of lightning.
Lightning-elemental. Extra damage vs. Machines.
Faerie Claws
(Charm)
0 0 Find: Lodestone Cavern Yang, Edge
Claw that sometimes confuses enemy.
+3 Agility. Extra damage vs. Giants. 30% chance of inflicting Confuse.
Hell Claws
(HellClaw)
0 40 Find: Tower of Zot Yang, Edge
Claw that sometimes poisons enemy.
+3 Strength. 30% chance of inflicting Poison.
Cat Claws
(Cat)
0 49 Find: Tower of Babil
Drop: Cait Sith, Coeurl Regina, Coeurl
Yang, Edge
Claw that sometimes puts the enemy to sleep.
+5 Strength and Agility. 30% chance of inflicting Sleep.
Tiger Fangs 0 40 Buy: Lunar Ruins
Find: Lunar Ruins
Drop: King Behemoth
450000 Yang
Claw that sometimes paralyzes the enemy.
+10 Stamina and Agility. May inflict Paralyze. (Advance & PSP versions only)
Dragon Claws 0 40 Find: Lunar Ruins Yang
Claw effective against dragons.
Holy-elemental. +10 Strength & Spirit. Extra damage vs. Dragons. (Advance & PSP versions only)
Godhand
(Hand of the Gods)
0 40 Cave of Trials (Yang's trial) Yang
Claw immersed in holy power.
Holy-elemental. +15 Strength, Stamina, and Agility. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Hammers[]

Cid can equip these. Hammers are two-handed weapons. All of Cid's hammers use a wrench icon, but there is also a hammer icon that goes unused FFIV Unused Hammer Icon. (The light blue color is the background.)

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Wooden Hammer
(Wooden)
45 25 Initial: Cid
Buy: Troia
80 Cid
Wooden hammer.
Extra damage vs. Machines.
Mythril Hammer
(Silver)
55 25 Buy: Mythril
Drop: Hell Turtle, Armadillo, Magma Tortoise, Ironback
8000 Cid
Hammer of mythril, effective against ghouls.
Metallic equipment. Extra damage vs. Machines and Ghouls.
Gaia Hammer
(Earth)
65 25 Find: Tower of Zot
Drop: Steel Golem
Cid
Hammer infused with the power of earth.
Fire-elemental. Metallic equipment. +5 Strength. Extra damage vs. Machines. Casts Quake when used as an item.
Thor's Hammer 190 30 Cave of Trials Cid
Hammer that holds the power of lightning.
Lightning-elemental. Metallic equipment. +15 Strength. Extra damage vs. Machines. Casts Blitz when used as an item. (Advance & PSP versions only)
Flare Sledgehammer
(Fiery Hammer)
241 35 Lunar Ruins (Cid's trial) Cid
Hammer with the power of heat.
Fire-elemental. Metallic equipment. +15 Strength, Stamina, Intelligence, & Spirit. Extra damage vs. Machines. May cast Flare when attacking. (In both the Advance and PSP version, this weapon is actually Ice-elemental due to a bug.)

Rods[]

Rydia, Tellah, Palom, and Fusoya can equip these.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Rod 3 -10 Initial: Rydia
Buy: Kaipo, Agart
Find: Lunar Subterrane B1
Drop: Tiny Mage, Sorceress
100 Rydia, Tellah, Palom, Fusoya
Magical rod.
Casts "Magic Arrow" when used as an item.
Ice Rod
(IceRod)
5 -5 Buy: Mysidia
Find: Underground Waterway, Antlion's Den
220 Rydia, Tellah, Palom, Fusoya
Rod infused with the power of ice.
Ice-elemental. Extra damage vs. Beasts. Casts Blizzard when used as an item.
Flame Rod
(FlameRod)
7 -5 Buy: Mysidia 380 Rydia, Tellah, Palom, Fusoya
Rod infused with the power of fire.
Fire-elemental. +3 Intelligence. Casts Fire when used as an item.
Thunder Rod
(Thunder)
10 0 Buy: Baron 700 Rydia, Tellah, Palom, Fusoya
Rod infused with the power of lightning.
Lightning-elemental. +3 Intelligence. Casts Thunder when used as an item.
Lilith Rod
(Lilith)
13 -40 Drop: Lilith, Lamia Queen Rydia, Tellah, Palom, Fusoya
Rod infused with Lilith's magic.
+5 Intelligence. Absorbs damage done to target as HP. Extra damage vs Undead. Casts Osmose when used as an item.
Polymorph Rod
(Change Rod)
(Change)
15 0 Find: Mist Rydia, Tellah, Palom, Fusoya
Rod infused with beastly rage.
+5 Intelligence. Casts Pig when used as an item.
Faerie Rod
(Charm)
30 5 Buy: Feymarch
Find: Sylph Cave
5000 Rydia, Tellah, Palom, Fusoya
Rod infused with fairy magic.
+10 Intelligence. Casts Confuse when used as an item.
Stardust Rod
(Stardust)
45 10 Find: Lunar Subterrane Rydia, Tellah, Palom, Fusoya
Rod infused with the power of the stars.
+15 Intelligence. Casts Comet when used as an item.
Asura's Rod 75 25 Find: Lunar Ruins Palom
Rod immersed in holy power.
Holy-elemental. +15 Intelligence and Spirit. Casts Holy when used as an item. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Staves[]

Cecil, Child Rydia, Tellah, Rosa, Porom, and Fusoya can equip staves.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Staff 4 -5 Initial: Tellah
Buy: Kaipo, Agart
160 Cecil, Child Rydia, Tellah, Rosa, Porom, Fusoya
Staff infused with the power to detoxify.
Casts Poisona when used as an item.
Healing Staff
(Cure Staff)
(Cure)
8 0 Buy: Mysidia, Baron
Drop: Puppeteer, Sorcerer, Summoner, Mist Summoner
480 Cecil, Child Rydia, Tellah, Rosa, Porom, Fusoya
Staff infused with the power to heal.
Casts Heal when used as an item.
Mythril Staff
(Silver)
12 5 Buy: Mythril
Find: Mythril
4000 Cecil, Child Rydia, Tellah, Rosa, Porom, Fusoya
Staff infused with the power to cure.
Metallic equipment. +3 Spirit. Extra damage vs. Undead. Casts Basuna when used as an item.
Power Staff
(Power)
30 9 Buy: Cave of Eblan 2000 Child Rydia, Tellah, Rosa, Porom, Fusoya
Staff that sometimes drives enemies berserk.
+10 Strength. 30% chance of inflicting Berserk.
Aura Staff
(Kinesis Staff)
(Lunar)
36 10 Initial: Fusoya
Buy: Feymarch
7000 Child Rydia, Tellah, Rosa, Porom, Fusoya
Staff infused with the power to render magic ineffective.
+10 Spirit. Casts Dispel when used as an item.
Sage's Staff
(Life)
48 15 Find: Lunar Subterrane Child Rydia, Tellah, Rosa, Porom, Fusoya
Staff infused with the power to revive.
+15 Spirit. Casts Raise when used as an item.
Seraphim's Mace 50 20 Find: Cave of Trials Porom
Staff with the power of healing.
+15 Spirit. Casts Esuna when used as an item. (Advance & PSP versions only)
Rune Staff
(Rune)
(Silence)
52 10 Drop: Puppeteer, Sorcerer, Summoner, Mist Summoner Child Rydia, Tellah, Rosa, Porom, Fusoya
Staff infused with the power to silence.
+10 Spirit. Extra damage vs. Mages. Casts Silence when used as an item. 30% chance of inflicting Silence when attacking.
Nirvana 80 40 Find: Lunar Ruins Porom
Staff with the power of reflection.
+15 Stamina and Spirit. Casts Reflect when used as an item. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Harps[]

Harps are long range and two-handed weapon weapons. A harp is required to be equipped on Edward to use Bardsong or Chant.

There is no visual numerical counter that appears during battle, but the number of hits is used for the music notes upon hitting an enemy. The number of hits is related to the Attack Multiplier a character has.

The number of hits is the number of music notes that appears on the target. It should be noted that the maximum Attack Multiplier a character can have is nineteen, so that is how many the player can see on the target.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Dream Harp
(Dreamer)
8 35 Initial: Edward Edward
Harp that weaves a sleep-inducing melody.
30% chance of inflicting Sleep.
Lamia Harp 18 40 Find: Antlion's Den
Drop: Lamia, Lamia Matriarch
Steal: Lamia, Lamia Matriarch
Edward
Harp that weaves a tempting melody.
30% chance of inflicting Confuse.
Apollo's Harp 98 40 Find: Cave of Trials Edward
Harp immersed in the power of the sun.
Fire-elemental. +15 Strength, Agility, and Spirit. Extra damage vs. Dragons. (Advance & PSP versions only)
Requiem Harp 130 35 Find: Lunar Ruins (Only usable during Edward's trial) Edward
Lute that can release one's soul.
-5 Strength, Agility, Stamina, Spirit, and Intelligence. Uses the Requiem song. (Advance & PSP versions only)
Loki's Lute 150 49 Find: Lunar Ruins Edward
The ultimate lute.
+15 Strength, Agility, and Stamina. Extra damage vs. Dragons, Machines, Beasts, Ghouls, Giants, Mages, and Undeads. (Advance & PSP versions only)

Other[]

The default weapon when the character's hands are empty or only when equipped with a shield. For bow and arrows, if one or the other is empty, the character will attack with their fists regardless of having a bow or arrows equipped. This weapon remains unnamed except for the 3D versions.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Empty 1 50 Default when not equipped with a weapon. Everybody

Unused weapons[]

There are three dummied out weapons in the game's code. Two of them, the Assassin Dagger and the Hand Axe, have their stats intact and can be used if the player uses a cheat code to get them.

Name Orig. Image PSP Image Attack Accuracy Available Cost Character(s)
Assassin Dagger
(Assassin)
29 55 Dummied Cecil, Kain, Rydia, Edward, Palom, Edge
Dagger that sometimes finishes enemy in one blow.
Metallic equipment. +5 Strength, +5 Agility, +5 Stamina, -10 Intelligence & -10 Spirit. May inflict Death.
None 200 99 Dummied Nobody
None
Metallic equipment. Exact duplicate of the original Ragnarok, except that this weapon is a two-handed sword and named "None" in the North American version of Final Fantasy IV.
Hand Axe
(HandAxe)
35 50 Dummied Cecil, Kain, Cid
Common axe.
Metallic equipment. +3 Strength.

An unusable version of Gigantaxe exists in the Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection version called "I'm cold...".[1] It cannot be equipped, but can be selected to be used though it does nothing. It can be sold for 3,375,158 gil. The "I'm cold..." dialogue is said by two of the Apparition's blue flame sprites that Edward fights during his trial; this could be where the name derives from.

Other appearances[]

Weapons originating from Final Fantasy IV have also returned in various spin-off games, often as equipment for characters from Final Fantasy IV.

Citations[]

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