Mythril Sword (Final Fantasy XII)

Mythril Sword
(ミスリルソード, Misuriru Sōdo?, lit. Mithril Sword)
Classification
Type	Sword
Range	Short

The Mythril Sword is a weapon in Final Fantasy XII. It is the weakest sword in the game. In the original version, Reks has it equipped during the tutorial, and Vaan begins with it. Besides the single sword Vaan starts with, the only other way to obtain it is as a rare drop from the superboss Omega Mark XII.

In the Zodiac versions, Vaan instead starts with a Dagger. The Mythril Sword first becomes available in the Henne Mines inside a fixed one-item treasure pot, before being available to mass-farm in the Cerobi Steppe.

This weapon shouldn't be confused with the stronger Mythril Blade, initially equipped to Basch.

Stats

Original

See also: Final Fantasy XII weapons/Original

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Classification
Name	Mythril Sword
Name	Mythril Sword
Version	Original
Version	Original
Weapon type	Sword
Weapon type	Sword
Formula	Strength
Formula	Strength
Range	1
Range	1
Combat stats
Attack	13
Attack	13
Evade	5
Evade	5
MP	±0
MP	±0
Magick Power	±0
Magick Power	±0
Vitality	±0
Vitality	±0
Speed	±0
Speed	±0
CT	35
CT	35
Knockback	10
Knockback	10
Combo rate	5%
Combo rate	5%
Critical rate	0%
Critical rate	0%
Metal	0
Metal	0
Element effect	None
Element effect	None
Potency element((Boosts potency of abilities of element by 50%))	None
Potency element((Boosts potency of abilities of element by 50%))	None
On-hit status	None
On-hit status	None
Equip status((Status effect granted to user when equipping))	None
Equip status((Status effect granted to user when equipping))	None
Obtained
License required	Smallswords
License required	Smallswords
Treasure	None
Treasure	None
Shop	Cannot buy
Shop	Cannot buy
Bazaar	Unavailable
Bazaar	Unavailable
Item drop	Omega Mark XII (1%)
Item drop	Omega Mark XII (1%)
Steal	None
Steal	None
Poach	None
Poach	None
Hunt	None
Hunt	None
Reward	None
Reward	None

Zodiac

See also: Final Fantasy XII weapons

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Classification
Name	Mythril Sword
Name	Mythril Sword
Version	Zodiac
Version	Zodiac
Weapon type	Sword
Weapon type	Sword
Formula	Strength
Formula	Strength
Range	1
Range	1
Combat stats
Attack	14
Attack	14
Evade	5
Evade	5
MP	±0
MP	±0
Magick Power	±0
Magick Power	±0
Vitality	±0
Vitality	±0
Speed	±0
Speed	±0
CT	30
CT	30
Knockback	10
Knockback	10
Combo rate	5%
Combo rate	5%
Critical rate	0%
Critical rate	0%
Metal	0
Metal	0
Element effect	None
Element effect	None
Potency element((Boosts potency of abilities of element by 50%))	None
Potency element((Boosts potency of abilities of element by 50%))	None
On-hit status	None
On-hit status	None
Equip status((Status effect granted to user when equipping))	None
Equip status((Status effect granted to user when equipping))	None
Obtained
License required	None
License required	None
Treasure	Henne Mines (Phase 2 Dig) / Cerobi Steppe (Crossfield)
Treasure	Henne Mines (Phase 2 Dig) / Cerobi Steppe (Crossfield)
Shop	Cannot buy
Shop	Cannot buy
Bazaar	Unavailable
Bazaar	Unavailable
Item drop	None
Item drop	None
Steal	None
Steal	None
Poach	None
Poach	None
Hunt	None
Hunt	None
Reward	None
Reward	None

Other appearances

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Vaan's Mythril Sword.

Vaan wields the Mythril Sword in his attacks when not in EX Mode. Vaan's weapons are from Final Fantasy XII, and his normal and EX Mode weapons are among the weakest and strongest equipment in their respective equipment types.

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

Mythril Sword.

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia

Mythril Sword.

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".