Final Fantasy Resonance gives your party a lot of steel, plus some magic, to choose from. Weapons fall into eight types, and each type has its own strongest option and its own cheapest entry point at a shop. Which types matter to you depends on your party. Rain, Lasswell and Fina each use a different weapon type, so you will be shopping in three lists from the start. Details on who uses what are on the playable characters page.
Quick answer: The game offers 242 weapons across eight categories: guns, grimoires, greatswords, rods, bows, whips, katanas, and hammers. Greatswords are Rain’s weapon, katanas belong to Lasswell, and Fina uses bows.
Weapon types in Final Fantasy Resonance
Each row below gives the size of a weapon type, its top weapon by attack stat, and the cheapest version you can buy outright, along with the shop that sells it.
| Weapon type | Weapons | Strongest | Cheapest in a shop | Used by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatswords | 37 | Ragnarok (Phys. Atk 191) | Bronze Sword (350 Gil, the Airship shop) | Rain |
| Katanas | 38 | Sasuke’s Blade (Phys. Atk 209) | Uchigatana (350 Gil, Grandshelt, the Royal Capital) | Lasswell |
| Bows | 33 | Deafening Bow (Phys. Atk 179) | Shortbow (600 Gil, Town of Felicitas) | Fina |
| Hammers | 33 | Thor’s Hammer (Phys. Atk 151) | Cross Pein Hammer (5,000 Gil, Capital Market (Royal Capital)) | – |
| Grimoires | 30 | Last Resort (Mag. Atk 193) | Disciple’s Grimoire (4,500 Gil, Capital Market (Royal Capital)) | – |
| Whips | 20 | Thorn Whip (Phys. Atk 251) | Leather Whip (7,000 Gil, Town of Amore) | – |
| Guns | 27 | Arcturus (Phys. Atk 237) | A-Type Sniper R (15,000 Gil, the Airship shop) | – |
| Rods | 24 | Wizard’s Rod (Mag. Atk 216) | Mythril Rod (22,500 Gil, Village of Sunioo) | – |
Greatswords and katanas are the cheapest types to get into, with both entry weapons costing the same. Guns and rods sit at the other end, where even the first purchase runs well into five figures.
Weapons you can buy in the Royal Capital, Mitra and Felicitas
Most early upgrades come from three places: the Town of Mitra, the Town of Felicitas and the Capital Market in the Royal Capital. Several of these weapons also turn up in other towns’ shops, which are listed alongside each one.
| Weapon | Type | Phys. Atk | Mag. Atk | Where to buy | Buy (Gil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortbow | bow | 26 | 21 | Town of Felicitas | 600 |
| Composite Bow | bow | 37 | 31 | Capital Market (Royal Capital), Dilmagia, the Machinopolis | 2,000 |
| Midnight Longbow | bow | 73 | 86 | Capital Market (Royal Capital), Town of Sian | 10,500 |
| Cross Pein Hammer | hammer | 51 | 49 | Capital Market (Royal Capital), Olderion, the Aquapolis | 5,000 |
| Iron Hammer | hammer | 78 | 76 | Capital Market (Royal Capital), Town of Sian | 9,000 |
| Uchigatana | katana | 24 | 17 | Grandshelt, the Royal Capital, Town of Mitra | 350 |
| Dodanuki | katana | 28 | 21 | Town of Felicitas | 700 |
| Samurai’s Katana | katana | 39 | 28 | Capital Market (Royal Capital), Dilmagia, the Machinopolis | 2,200 |
| Kuki | katana | 105 | 73 | Capital Market (Royal Capital), Town of Sian | 9,500 |
| Bronze Sword | greatsword | 28 | 13 | the Airship shop, Grandshelt, the Royal Capital, Town of Mitra | 350 |
| Longsword | greatsword | 32 | 15 | Town of Felicitas | 650 |
| Knight’s Blade | greatsword | 43 | 21 | Capital Market (Royal Capital), Dilmagia, the Machinopolis | 1,800 |
| Bladed Shield | greatsword | 99 | 52 | the Airship shop, Capital Market (Royal Capital), Town of Sian | 10,000 |
| Disciple’s Grimoire | grimoire | 37 | 69 | Capital Market (Royal Capital), Town of Amore | 4,500 |
| Adept’s Grimoire | grimoire | 59 | 105 | Capital Market (Royal Capital), Town of Sian | 11,000 |
Felicitas is where the first real upgrades for Rain and Fina show up. The shop comparison puts the Longsword at +11 Phys. Atk and +6 Mag. Atk over Rain’s starting Crimson Saber. The Shortbow brings Sanctity 27 for Fina, and that matters because her Shining Arrow reads “Power scales with sanctity.” Full stock for each counter is on the Felicitas shops page, and the route there is in the walkthrough.
How weapon stats work
Every weapon carries two core numbers. Phys. Atk raises the damage of physical attacks, and Mag. Atk raises the damage of magic. Beyond those, some weapons carry extras:
- Sanctity, on some bows
- Phys. Def, Speed or HP bonuses
- A special effect written into the weapon’s description
Special effects vary a lot. Apocalypse reads “Grants Protect for 3 turns upon staggering an enemy.” Blood Sword reads “Increases HP by 550. Restores 10% of max HP upon defeating an enemy.” Arcana Blade reads “Increases damage dealt by magic attacks by 10%.” A breakdown of what each stat does is in stats explained.
Selling weapons
Every shop has a Sell tab, so you can offload weapons you’ve outgrown anywhere you can buy. Older gear returns only a fraction of its price. The Longsword sells for 160 Gil, the Shortbow for 150 Gil and the Dodanuki for 170 Gil.
Full lists by weapon type
For each weapon type, the list includes stats, prices at shops, chest locations, and sell prices.
- Greatswords: Greatswords list
- Katanas: Katanas list
- Bows: Bows list
- Hammers: Hammers list
- Grimoires: Grimoires list
- Whips: Whips list
- Guns: Guns list
- Rods: Rods list
