Mythril Rod (Final Fantasy VII)

Mythril Rod
(ミスリルロッド, Misuriru Roddo?, lit. Mithril Rod)
Availability
Obtained	Wall Market
Character users	Aeris
Value	370 gil
Classification
Type	Staff
Range	Melee
Element	Hit
Specifications
Attack	16
Magic atk	3
Attack%	100
Materia slots	x1

The Mythril Rod is a weapon for Aeris in Final Fantasy VII. It can be acquired at Wall Market. The weapon has two linked Materia slots, and basic stats. Mythril Rod can be thrown.

Obtained

Mythril Rod can be purchased at Wall Market for 370 gil, first accessed in "To Corneo Hall". However, the player can forego it entirely by stealing the Striking Staff from Eligor, available to fight shortly after Wall Market at the Train Graveyard during "Prevent the Fall of the Plate".

Mechanics

As the Mythril Rod has a base Attack stat bonus of 16, the base damage for physical attacks when the Mythril Rod is equipped is in the following formula:

$\text{Base Damage} = \text{(16 + Strength)} + \frac{\text{(16 + Strength)} + \text{Level}}{32} \times \frac{\text{(16 + Strength)} \times \text{Level}}{32}$

where "Level" is Aeris's current level and "Strength" is her Strength stat. The Mythril Rod also has an Attack% (Accuracy) of 100%, and grants a +3 bonus to Aeris's Magic stat.

Use

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The Mythril Rod is a basic weapon for Aeris, which is an improvement on the Guard Stick due to better stats and an additional Materia slot. However, the player can forego it entirely in favor of the Striking Staff, available to steal shortly after. If they do not do this, Mythril Rod is Aeris's best weapon before leaving Midgar.

The Mythril Rod has two linked Materia slots. Aeris's high Magic stat means she is a great candidate to give the All Materia paired with an offensive Magic Materia, such as Fire, Ice, or Lightning. This allows Aeris to potentially clear a wave of enemies with a single spell. Equipping offensive Magic Materia also makes up for Aeris's lackluster physical damage. Though she can be given the Restore Materia, this is generally unnecessary on Aeris due to her Limit providing more than enough healing at this stage, and because doing so grants her no offensive capability in battle.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]The word "mythril" or "mithril" is a metal found in many fantasy worlds. It was originally introduced by the fantasy writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, being present in his Middle-earth. It resembles silver but is stronger than steel, and much lighter in weight than either. The author first wrote of it in The Lord of the Rings, and it is retrospectively mentioned in the third, revised edition of The Hobbit in 1966. In the first 1937 edition, the mail shirt given to Bilbo is described as being made of "silvered steel". The name mithril comes from two words in Sindarin—mith, meaning "grey" or "mist", and ril meaning "glitter".