Kain's Lance (weapon)

This black lance is thought to have once belonged to a dragoon of legend.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift description

Kain's Lance (ランスオブカイン or ランス・オブ・カイン, Ransu obu Kain?) is a recurring weapon in several later installments of the Final Fantasy series. It is named in honor of Kain Highwind, the Dragoon from Final Fantasy IV.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Final Fantasy IX[edit | edit source]

Spear from the distant past.
Description

Kain's Lance is a weapon for Freya found in Memoria. It has an Attack power of 71 and teaches her the Dragon skills Dragon's Crest, Cherry Blossom, and White Draw. It also has a chance to inflict the Confuse status. The spear itself closely resembles the spear Kain holds seen in the original Final Fantasy IV logo. Obtaining it yields the Kain's Legacy achievement/trophy in the versions that support an achievements system.

Final Fantasy X[edit | edit source]

Kain's Lance is a spear that can be bought or customized for Kimahri. Its key ability is SOS Overdrive.

Final Fantasy XIII[edit | edit source]

This upgraded weapon maintains the properties of the original, while boosting overall power and ATB capacity.
Description

Kain's Lance is Fang's ultimate third tier weapon. While Kain's Lance always bestows Fang with an extra ATB bar, its passive abilities and stats vary based upon which of Fang's second tier weapon the players chooses to upgrade in order to synthesize it. Possible passive abilities include Improved Counter, if synthesized from the Gungnir, and Improved Debilitation, if synthesized from the Calamity Spear.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[edit | edit source]

Black spear that belonged to a legendary dragoon.
Description

Kain's Lance can be equipped by the Dragoon or Templar classes. It has an Attack power of 47 and teaches the Lifebreak skill to Templars. It is obtained by completing the mission Magewyrm.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[edit | edit source]

Kain's Lance can equipped by Dragoons and Templars. It has 47 Attack power, adds 2 Jump, and teaches Lifebreak to Templars. It can be bought for 5,700 gil in the shop after creating it in the Bazaar after using a Crusite Alloy, Vampyr Fang, and Black Thread.

Final Fantasy Type-0[edit | edit source]

The Kain's Lance is Nine's second strongest weapon after the Lance of Longinus. Ii provides 69 Attack Power. It can be bought from the Akademeia Armory for 60,000 gil after complete The Keziah Diversion on Finis difficulty. In the PSP version it can also be acquired by exchanging for 10 tickets on the Square Enix Members site.

Final Fantasy Dimensions II[edit | edit source]

The weapon could only be obtained in the update that took place in November 2016. It provides 700 HP, 65 MP and 150 Attack to the user.

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT[edit | edit source]

The Commander's Lance is Kain's default weapon, though bears a different name possibly due to translation error, it's resemblance to previous games' versions is uncanny. Like all other characters' weapons, equipping it offers no advantages or disadvantages.

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia[edit | edit source]

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper[edit | edit source]

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Final Fantasy Explorers[edit | edit source]

The spear used by a champion from another world. Deludes and confuses enemies.
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Etymology[edit | edit source]

The weapon's name derives from Final Fantasy IV where Kain wielded a spear. His name derives from a Biblical story. [view · edit · purge]Cain was the brother of Abel in the Tanakh/Old Testament book of Genesis. Cain became the first murderer by killing his brother out of jealousy stemming from God choosing Abel's gift over that of Cain.