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The Broadsword in Final Fantasy XII.
A well-balanced, one-handed sword.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift description
Broadsword (ブロードソード, Borōdosōdo?), also known as Shortsword and Broad, is a common recurring weapon in the series. It is often the weakest, or one of the weakest, swords in the game, and is usually wielded by heavy melee classes such as Knights. It does not grant any special abilities, and is relatively weak after the opening area.
Appearance[]
Final Fantasy[]
Sword with a wide, double-edged blade.
Description
Broadsword (also known as the SHORT) is the second weakest sword, with the Rapier being the weakest. It can be used by Warriors, Knights, Ninjas, Red Mages, and Red Wizards. It boasts an Attack stat of 15, and can be bought in Pravoka for 450 gil. It can also be found as a treasure in the Marsh Cave.
Final Fantasy II[]
A sword that is easy to wield.
Description
Broadsword is the weakest sword, boasting a mere 8 Attack, 60% Accuracy, and 2% Evasion. It is bought for 400 gil at Gatrea.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
Broadsword is the weakest sword providing 10 Attack and 50% Accuracy. It can be bought in Mythril (Ceodore's Tale), Damcyan (Edward's Tale) for 200 gil, or dropped by Sahagin Knight. It is initially equipped on Ceodore. It can be equipped by Cecil, Ceodore, Kain, and Golbez.
Final Fantasy V[]
Basic broadsword. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Description
Broad Sword is one of the weakest swords, with Excalipur being the weakest. It can be used by Blue Mage, Knight, Red Mage, Mystic Knight, and Freelancer. It boosts an Attack of 12, and can be bought in Tule for 280 gil. It is also Bartz's initial weapon.
Final Fantasy IX[]
Broadsword is the weakest sword, and is Steiner's starting weapon. It has an Attack value of 12 and teaches the ability Beast Killer. It can be purchased at Dali for 300 gil, and one can be found in Ipsen's Castle.
Steiner has the Broadsword in his Bring Arts figure.
Final Fantasy XI[]
The Broadsword is a mid-level sword with 19 damage and 233 delay. It can be used by Warriors, Red Mages, Paladins, Dark Knights, Blue Mages, and Corsairs, and requires level 30 to equip. It can be bought from vendors in Bastok and San d'Oria, or crafted by Smiths using a Fire Crystal, a Lizard Skin, and Mythril Ingot x2.
Final Fantasy XII[]
Broadsword is the second weakest sword, with Mythril Sword being the weakest. It boost an Attack of 15, and requires 15 LP to use. Swords are among the slower weapons with 2.88s charge, and 1.2s action time. Broadsword can be bought in Rabanastre, Giza Plains, and Bhujerba for 400 gil.
In the the Zodiac versions, only the Knight class can equip the Broadsword. It now provides 14 Attack, 5 Evade, 32 CT, 5% combo rate, and requires the Swords 1 for 15 LP. It can be bought in Rabanastre, Giza Plains - The Dry, and Barheim Passage for 390 gil, found as a treasure in Dalmasca Westersand (Corridor of Sand) and Garamsythe Waterway (Northern Sluiceway), dropped by Sleipnir (3% chance), stolen from Cactoid (3% chance) and Cactite (3% chance).
Final Fantasy XV[]
A robust and versatile one-handed weapon that makes it easier to land critical blows when attacking in succession.
| Name | Category | Attack | Critical | Modifiers/Notes | Value | Obtain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadsword | Swords | 42 | 3 | Max MP: +6 +2% Critical Rate per combo hit | Buy: 150 Sell: 75 | Shop: Ch.1–8: Hammerhead, Galdin Quay, Prairie Outpost |
A robust and versatile one-handed weapon that makes it easier to land critical blows when attacking in succession. | ||||||
Final Fantasy XVI[]
Even in the hands of an untrained soldier, the broadsword can prove a deadly weapon, which is why it remains a popular choice for armies across the Twins. It also doesn't hurt that the pig iron blades are extremely simple and inexpensive to forge.
Description
The Broadsword has attack power of 80. It is the first sword available to buy from Charon at the hideaway, costing 500 gil.
Final Fantasy Tactics[]
This broad-bladed sword is suited for large slashing strokes. It is inexpensive, but not particularly powerful.
Description
Broadsword is the weakest sword. It costs 200 gil to buy, has 4 Attack, and 5% Weapon Defense. It can be found with the Treasure Hunter ability on the Mandalia Plains as a rare treasure.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]
One-handed sword in common use.
Description
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Broadsword is the second weakest sword, and teaches the abilities Oil Blade to the Spellblade and First Aid to the Warrior. It has an Attack stat of 25 and can be bought for 200 gil in the shop after creating it in the Bazaar after using a Gikhet Lead and Farren Pollen.
Vagrant Story[]
Broad Sword is the weakest great sword, and provides 10 Strength and 4 Range, but lowers Agility by 2.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King[]
Broadsword is a level 15 sword that provides +19 Attack and is bought for 128 gil.
Final Fantasy Adventure[]
Broad has a sword icon before its name. The Broad is initially equipped on Sumo, which can be bought for 60 GP in Topple and has an attack power of 4.
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
The Broadsword is the second sword obtainable, after the default Short Sword. It provides an Attack of 12 and costs 250 gil.
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The Broadsword is the weakest sword and it adds 4 to Attack.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]
The Broadsword is a sword that provides 4 Attack.
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT[]
The Broadsword is Ramza's default weapon. Like all other characters' weapons, having it equipped carries no advantages or disadvantages.
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia[]
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The Broadsword is a greatsword that at its base, has an Attack of 180 and a Defense of 120. It has a max level of 20, a cost of 2, and has a fast leveling rate.
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| Weapon | Category | Level | Attack | Magic | Mind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broadsword (V) | Swords | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Additional stats: Accuracy +83 | |||||
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
An ordinary long sword with more power than a dagger. Since it is created in mass quantities, not much can be expected from this blade used by lower class soldiers. The design of the broadsword varies slightly from region to region, and despite granting no special abilities to its user they are commonly used for basic defense.
Description
Broadsword is a Sword obtained by buying it for 200 gil at Town of Mitra, Royal Capital Grandshelt, and Port City Lodin, by crafting it using 40 gil and x5 Copper Ores, and by finding it at Earth Shrine. It provides 15 ATK.
While not usable in battle, the Final Fantasy IX version of the Broadsword appears in Steiner's ★4 sprite.
Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin[]
The Broadsword is a beginner sword. It can be equipped by the Swordfighter, Warrior, Knight, Red Mage, Dark Knight, Paladin, Tyrant, Void Knight, Liberator, Blue Mage, Hunter and Gambler jobs.
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Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring[]
A sword with a broad blade.
Description
The Broad Sword appears as a sword within the Forsaken Dungeon. It provides 16 Weapon Atk, 8 Durability, +1 Defense, and -1 Speed.
Gallery[]
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This gallery is incomplete and requires Final Fantasy V (iOS), Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King added. You can help the Final Fantasy Wiki by uploading images.Etymology[]
The basket-hilted sword is a group of early modern sword types characterized by a basket-shaped guard that protects the hand. The basket hilt is a development of the quillons added to swords' crossguards since the Late Middle Ages. Also known as the broadsword, the basket-hilted sword was a military sword, termed "broad" in contrast with the rapier, the slim dueling sword worn with civilian dress during the same period.