Final Fantasy V weapons

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This is a list of the weapons in Final Fantasy V. The primary names are the names given in the Advance and subsequent releases. Other supported translations are listed beneath. To see which titles exist in which version, see the translations page.

Some weapons have traits that are not mentioned in the item menu description. See the equipment bugs article for more details.

Weapons have a 0% critical hit rate unless otherwise specified.

Axes[]

Axes can be equipped by Freelancers, Berserkers, and Gladiators. Axes deal damage based on Strength. Axes will randomly deal anywhere between 50% to 150% of its listed damage and only takes 25% of the target's Defense into calculations instead of normal Defense values.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Battle Axe				650	23	80	Buy: Walse Steal: Bio Soldier
	Axe made for combat. Can be used two-handed.
Ogre Killer (Cleaver) (Ogre)				3200	33	80	Buy: Jachol
	Axe effective against giants. Can be used two-handed.
Death Sickle (DoomCut)				—	43	80	Drop: Berserker, Harvester Steal: Mykale
				33% chance of inflicting Instant Death against targets not immune to Death. Works on Heavy targets but restores the undead.
	Axe that sometimes finishes enemies in one blow. Can be used two-handed.
Poison Axe				9600	48	80	Buy: Surgate Castle Drop: Bio Soldier (summoned by Zephyrus) Steal: Reflect Knight
				Poison-elemental. 67% chance of casting Poison.
	Axe that sometimes poisons enemies. Can be used two-handed.
Rune Axe				—	71	90	Find: Sealed Castle
				Magic +3. Consumes 5 MP to add 10 more Attack Power and adds the Magic stat to the damage formula.
	Axe that uses MP for critical hits. Can be used two-handed.
Titan's Axe (Double Axe) (Giant's)				—	91	90	Steal: Twintania Find: Istory Falls
	Huge axe once used by giants. Can be used two-handed.
Earthbreaker			—	—	133	80	Steal: Ironclad
				Advance and defunct mobile/Steam only. Strength +5, Stamina +5, Agility -5, Magic -5
	Axe bearing tremendous destructive power. Can be used two-handed.

Bells[]

Bells can be equipped by Freelancers and Geomancers. The Diamond Bell and the Tinklebell deal damage based on the user's Agility and Magic, the target's Magic Defense, and will randomly deal anywhere between 100% to 150% of its listed damage for the GBA version or between 50% to 100% for the SNES version. The Gaia Bell and the Rune Bell use the Axe damage formula.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Diamond Bell (Monster Bell) (Giyaman)				500	24	100	Buy: Karnak Find: Tycoon
				Does not work if user is Silenced. Full damage from back row.
	Demons hate the sounds of its chime. Full power from back row.
Gaia's Bell (Earth Bell)				—	35	99	Find: Sealed Castle
				Increases Earth-elemental damage by 50%. 25% chance of casting Quake. Full damage from the back row.
	Bell infused with the power of earth. Full power from back row.
Rune Chime				—	45	99	Drop: Baldanders
				Consumes 5 MP to add 10 more Attack Power and add the Magic stat to the damage formula. Raises power of all elemental magic except Water by 50%. Does not do full damage from back row despite the in-game description.
	Bell that uses MP for critical hits. Full power from back row.
Tinklebell (Tinker Bell)			—	—	55	100	Drop: Twintania
				Does not work if user is Silenced. Full damage from back row.
	Mysterious bell named for a fairy. Full power from back row.

Boomerangs[]

Boomerangs can be equipped by Freelancers, Thieves, Ninjas, and Mimes. Boomerangs deal damage based on Strength and Agility but due to a bug, Agility will only add 0 or 1 to the damage modifier.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Moonring Blade (Crescent)				1100	35	95	Buy: Phantom Village Steal: Belphegor Find: Fire-Powered Ship, Ronka Ruins
				Long Range
	Throwing weapon with a sharp, ringed blade. Full power from back row.
Rising Sun (Razor Ring)				1100	71	90	Steal: Belphegor Find: Island Shrine
				Long Range
	Throwing weapon with a jagged, sharp blade. Full power from back row.
Twin Lance (Double Lance)				10800	61	100	Buy: Phantom Village Drop: King Behemoth Steal: Objet d'Art Find: Castle Exdeath
				Hits twice in one attack. Double damage when used with Jump. Uses the Spear damage formula.
	Special lance that cuts enemies twice.

Bows[]

Bows can be equipped by Freelancers, Rangers, and Gladiators. They are long range and as such ignore damage reduction in the back row. Bows deal damage based on Strength and Agility but due to a bug, Agility will only add 0 or 1 to the damage modifier. Bows only take 50% of the target's Evade into calculations. In the Pixel Remaster version, bows deal double damage against flying enemies.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Magic Bow (Rune Bow) (Mafuuji)				10000	0	100	Buy: Phantom Village Drop: Gilgamesh (Entrance to Interdimensional Rift's Final Floor)
				33% chance to cast Silence. Deals no damage.
	Bow that sometimes silences enemies.
Silver Bow				1500	38	70	Buy: Jachol Steal: Harvester
	Common bow. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Flame Bow (Fire Bow)				2500	39	70	Buy: Crescent Drop: Liquid Flame (Tornado form)
				Fire-elemental.
	Bow infused with the power of fire. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Frost Bow (Ice Bow)				2500	39	70	Buy: Crescent Drop: Cray Claw
				Ice elemental
	Bow infused with the power of ice. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Thunder Bow (Lightning Bow)				2500	39	70	Buy: Crescent
				Lightning elemental
	Bow infused with the power of lightning. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Dark Bow (Darkness)				3800	43	70	Buy: Regole, Quelb, Castle of Bal Drop: Enchanted Fan
				66% chance to inflict Blind
	Bow that sometimes blinds enemies. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Killer Bow (Crossbow)				5000	49	70	Buy: Quelb Steal: Ghidra
				8% chance to inflict Instant Death (even on the undead and heavy as long as they are not immune to Death).
	Bow that can take out enemies in a single shot. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Elven Bow (Elfin Bow)				7500	56	90	Buy: Moore Steal: Berserker
				15% chance of a critical hit.
	Wooden bow made by elves. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Hayate Bow (Gale Bow) (Gust)				—	69	80	Find: Castle Exdeath Drop: Abductor Steal: Poison Eagle
				25% chance to use Rapid Fire when attacking
	Bow that sometimes attacks multiple times. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Aevis Killer (Ab Splitter) (Avis)				—	91	100	Drop: Tot Aevis Steal: Tot Aevis Find: Phoenix Tower F25
				100% chance of a critical hit vs Aevis enemies
	Bow effective against aevises. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Yoichi's Bow (Yoichi)				—	101	90	Find: Sealed Castle
				Strength +3. Agility +3. 30% chance of a critical hit.
	Bow once used by a famous marksman. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Artemis' Bow (Artemis)				—	111	100	Find: Istory Falls Steal: Dragon Aevis
				100% chance of a critical hit vs Magic Beasts
	Bow effective against magic beasts. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Fairy's Bow			—	—	130	100	Drop: Grand Aevis
				Advance and defunct mobile/Steam only. 12% chance of inflicting confuse
	Mysterious bow that sometimes confuses enemies. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.

Hammers[]

Hammers can be equipped by Freelancers and Berserkers. Hammers deal damage based on the user's Strength. Hammers will randomly deal anywhere between 50% to 150% of its listed damage and only takes 25% of the target's Defense into calculations instead of normal Defense values.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Mythril Hammer				1050	28	80	Buy: Karnak Steal: Drippy
	Hammer forged from mythril. Can be used two-handed.
War Hammer (Warhammer)				6400	38	80	Buy: Regole, Quelb, Castle of Bal Steal: Bio Soldier, Reflect Knight
	Hammer made for combat. Can be used two-handed.
Gaia Hammer (Earth Hammer)				12800	58	80	Find: Pyramid of Moore[note 1] Buy: Phantom Village Steal: Titan
				25% chance of casting Quake on hit. Boosts Earth elemental attacks by 50%. Long Range
	Hammer that sometimes causes earthquakes. Can be used two-handed.
Thor's Hammer				—	81	80	Steal: Death Claw Find: Interdimensional Rift
				Long Range
	Hammer named for a god. Full power from back row. Can be used two-handed.

Harps[]

Harps can be equipped by Freelancers and Bards. They deal full damage even from the back row. The Apollo Harp deals damage based on the attacker's Magic stat and the defender's Magic Defense. Apollo's Harp casts a spell of 75 base power when attacking, and does x8 damage to undead and dragons. For goblin punch purposes, it has an menu battle power of 45. Other harps deal percentile damage based on the target's current HP, and automatically fail against Heavy-type monsters (such as most bosses). The harps that inflict statuses when attacked with, uniquely also do this when used for countering.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Silver Harp				800	0	99	Buy: Crescent
				Damage dealt equal to 1/16 current HP.
	Basic harp. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Dream Harp (Gust)				1600	0	99	Buy: Regole, Quelb, Castle of Bal Steal: Traveler Drop: Traveler
				Damage dealt equal to 2/16 current HP and inflicts sleep.
	Harp that weaves a sleep-inducing melody. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Lamia's Harp (Lamia)				—	0	99	Drop: Lemure Find: Castle of Bal
				Damage dealt equal to 3/16 current HP and inflicts confuse.
	Harp that weaves a confusion-inducing melody. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.
Apollo's Harp (Apollon)				—	75	100	Find: Sealed Castle
				Magic-based damage and deals x8 damage to Dragon and Undead enemies.
	Harp effective against dragons and undead. Must be used two-handed. Full power from back row.

Katanas[]

Katanas can be equipped by Freelancers and Samurais. They deal damage based on Strength, and they are among the few weapons that can score critical hits.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Ashura (Katana)				5800	42	100	Find: Castle Tycoon Buy: Jachol, Regole, Quelb, Castle of Bal Steal: Numb Blade
				12% chance of Critical hit
	Katana named after the avatar of war. Can be used two-handed.
Wind Slash (Wind Sword) (Air Blade)				—	44	100	Find: Drakenvale
				12% chance of Critical hit Wind-elemental. 12% chance of casting Wind Slash. Increases power of wind-elemental attacks by 50%.
	Katana also know as "Kamaitachi". Can be used two-handed.
Osafune (Bizen's Pride) (Bizen)				8800	51	100	Buy: Surgate Castle
				12% chance of a critical hit
	Katana forged by a master swordsmith. Can be used two-handed.
Kotetsu				—	58	100	Drop: Numb Blade Find: Castle Exdeath
				12% chance of a Critical hit
	Shorter katana with emphasis on ease of use. Can be used two-handed.
Kiku-Ichimonji (Ichimonji) (Kiku)				14800	87	100	Buy: Phantom Village, Great Sea Trench Steal: Ninja
				12% chance of a Critical hit
	Katana with a chrysanthemum engraved on its sheath. Can be used two-handed.
Murasame (Monster Killer)				—	97	100	Drop: Twintania Steal: Rukh
				25% chance of a critical hit.
	Katana with a high critical hit ratio. Can be used two-handed.
Masamune				—	107	100	Find: Sealed Castle
				15% chance of a Critical hit. User always goes first in battle. Casts Haste when used as an item.
	Katana that always strikes first. Can be used two-handed.
Murakumo (Strato)				—	117	100	Steal: Yojimbo, Neo Exdeath (front section)
				20% chance of a Critical hit
	Legendary katana. Can be used two-handed.
Mutsunokami			—	—	142	100	Find: Sealed Temple (Lethe Court - Shadowed Gate)
				Advance and defunct mobile/Steam only. 50% chance of a Critical hit
	Phantom sword shrouded in mystery. Can be used two-handed.

Knight swords[]

Knight swords can be equipped by Freelancers, Knights, and Gladiators. Like regular swords, they deal damage based on Strength.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Flametongue (Flame Saber)				10000	63	100	Buy: Phantom Village Steal: Achelon Find: Great Forest of Moore
				Fire-elemental
	Sword infused with the power of fire. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Icebrand (Blizzard)				11000	65	100	Buy: Phantom Village Drop: Sword Dancer Find: Castle Exdeath
				Ice-elemental
	Sword infused with the power of ice. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Blood Sword				—	84	25	Steal: King Behemoth Find: Barrier Tower[note 1], Interdimensional Rift
				Magic +5. Absorbs damage as HP. Deals Magic Damage. Damage grows with higher Magic value. Damage reduced by Shell. Full power from Back Row. Cannot be used Two-handed.
	Sword that saps target's HP.
Defender				—	99	100	Steal: Landcrawler, Sea Devil Find: Fork Tower (Right)
				25% chance to block attacks. Casts Protect when used as an item.
	Blade that sometimes parries enemy attacks. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Excalibur				—	110	100	Find: Sealed Castle
				Strength +5. Holy-elemental
	Legendary holy sword. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Ragnarok				—	140	100	Drop: Shinryu Steal: Neo Exdeath (Back section)
	Sword with runes of the gods carved in its surface. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Apocalypse			—	—	145	100	Find: Sealed Temple - Heart of Ronka B2
				Advance and defunct 2013 versions only. Strength & Stamina +3
	Great sword forged by the Ancients. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Brave Blade				—	≤ 150	100	Find: Moore
				Strength +5. Weakens the more the user runs from battle.
	Loses effectiveness as its wielder runs from battle. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.

Knives[]

Knives can be equipped by all jobs, except Monks, White Mages, and Oracles. Knives deal damage based on Strength and Agility but due to a bug, Agility will only add 0 or 1 to the damage modifier. Knives only take 50% of the target's Evade into calculations.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Knife				—	7	100	Initial: Lenna
	Short knife. Can be used with Spellblade.
Dagger (Dirk)				300	14	100	Buy: Carwen, Walse Win: Skeleton Initial: Faris
	Knife with a long blade. Can be used with Spellblade.
Mythril Knife (Mithril)				450	23	100	Buy: Karnak, Walse Steal: Wyvern
	Knife forged from mythril. Can be used with Spellblade.
Mage Masher (Mash Slasher) (Mage Slasher)				900	31	100	Buy: Jachol Steal: Sorcerer
				Magic +1. 33% chance of inflicting Silence
	Knife that sometimes silences enemies. Can be used with Spellblade.
Main Gauche (Hunting Knife) (Guardian)				—	36	100	Steal: Mindflayer Find: Karnak Castle[note 1], Moore
				25% chance of blocking attacks.
	Knife that sometimes blocks enemy attacks. Can be used with Spellblade.
Orichalcum Dirk (Halcyon Blade) (Orialcon)				3400	41	100	Buy: Regole, Quelb, Castle of Bal
	Knife forged from orichalcum. Can be used with Spellblade.
Dancing Dagger (Dancing Dirk)				—	51	100	Find: Moogle Village Steal: Shadow Dancer
				Agility & Magic +1. 50% chance to use Dance.
	Dagger infused with the soul of a dancer. Can be used with Spellblade.
Air Knife (Air Lancet)				6800	56	100	Buy: Moore Steal: Moss Fungus
				Wind elemental. Increases power of Wind elemental attacks by 50%.
	Knife infused with the power of wind. Can be used with Spellblade.
Thief Knife				—	66	100	Find: Phantom Village
				Agility +1. 50% chance of Mug.
	Sometimes allows the wielder to steal while attacking. Can be used with Spellblade.
Assassin Dagger (Assassin)				—	81	100	Find: Sealed Castle
				Agility +1. 25% chance of Instant Death on a target not immune to Death. Works on Heavy enemies but restores the undead.
	Dagger that sometimes finishes enemy in one blow. Can be used with Spellblade.
Man-Eater (ManEater)				—	89	100	Steal: Alchymia Find: Interdimensional Rift
				Can only be equipped by Dancers and Freelancers. Strength, Agility, Stamina, & Magic +2. 100% chance of a critical hit vs Humans. Double damage when used with Jump. Uses the Spear damage formula.
	Knife effective against humans.
Gladius			—	—	118	100	Find: Sealed Temple (Arena)
				Advance and defunct mobile/Steam only. Agility +2. Holy-elemental
	Blade infused with the power of divine judgment. Can be used with Spellblade.
Chicken Knife				—	≤ 127	100	Find: Moore
				Agility +5. Power increases as user runs away from battle, up to a maximum of 127 attack. 25% chance of escaping from battle when attacking. This Knife is the only one that will properly use the Agility stat to calculate damage, making it far more powerful than it looks.
	Gains strength as the wielder runs from battle. Can be used with Spellblade.

Rods[]

Rods can be equipped by Freelancers, Black Mages, Time Mages, Summoners, Blue Mages, Red Mages, Necromancers, and Mimes. Rods will randomly deal anywhere between 0% to 200% of its listed damage based on the attacker's Magic stat and the defender's Magic Defense stat and deal full damage from the back row.

Wonder Wand will cast spells in a specified order, starting from Cure up to Osmose, and then loops back to Cure. It can also be used when the Mute spell has been cast.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Wonder Wand				—	0	100	Find: Fork Tower (Left) Steal: Exdeath (Tree Form)
				Magic +2. Casts spells instead of attacking; contrary to its description, the spells are not random. It casts spells in order from Cure, Poisona, Silence, Protect, Mini, Cura, Raise, Confuse, Blink, Shell, Esuna, Curaga, Reflect, Berserk, Arise, Holy, Dispel, Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, Poison, Sleep, Toad, Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, Drain, Break, Bio, Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, Flare, Death, and finally, Osmose, then loops back around to Cure; its position in its list is saved between battles. Casts Return when used as an item.
	Wand that randomly casts spells. Full power from back row.
Rod (Wooden Rod)				200	8	70	Buy: Carwen, Tule Drop: Mani Wizard Steal: Ricard Mage
				Magic +1.
	Magical rod. Full power from back row.
Flame Rod (Fire Rod)				750	16	80	Buy: Karnak Find: Karnak Drop: Liquid Flame, Ricard Mage
				Fire-elemental. Casts Firaga when used as an item and breaks afterwards. Increases power of fire-elemental attacks by 50%.
	Rod that sometimes casts Firaga. Full power from back row.
Frost Rod (Ice Rod)				750	16	80	Buy: Karnak Steal: Shiva Find: Carwen
				Ice elemental. Casts Blizzaga when used as an item and breaks afterwards. Increases power of Ice elemental attacks by 50%.
	Rod that sometimes casts Blizzaga. Full power from back row.
Thunder Rod (Lightning Rod)				750	16	80	Buy: Karnak Steal: Yellow Dragon
				Lightning elemental. Casts Thundaga when used as an item and breaks afterwards. Increases power of Lightning elemental attacks by 50%.
	Rod that sometimes casts Thundaga. Full power from back row.
Lilith Rod (Power Rod) (Lillith)				—	30	80	Steal: Farfarello Find: Interdimensional Rift (Forest)
				Magic +3. 25% chance of using Osmose. Deals no damage and has the effect of the Flirt command.
	Rod that sometimes saps target's MP. Full power from back row.
Poison Rod				1500	32	80	Buy: Quelb Steal: Black Warlock
				Poison-elemental. Casts Bio when used as an item and breaks afterwards. Increases power of Poison-elemental attacks by 50%.
	Rod that sometimes casts Bio. Full power from back row.
Magus Rod (Wizard)				—	40	80	Find: Sealed Castle
				Fire/Ice/Lightning elemental. Raises power of all elemental magic except Water and Holy by 50%.
	Staff that increases the power of elemental spells. Full power from back row.
Demon's Rod			—	—	55	90	Find: Sealed Temple - Tomb of Memory (Incubi's Path)
				Advance and defunct mobile/Steam only. Magic +2, Poison elemental. 16% chance of inflicting Instant Death.
	Dark rod infused with poison. Full power from back row.

Short swords[]

Short swords can be equipped by Freelancers and Ninjas. They deal damage based on Strength and Agility but due to a bug, Agility will only add 0 or 1 to the damage modifier. Short swords only take 50% of the target's Evade into calculations.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Kunai (Ninja Knife)				600	29	100	Buy: Karnak, Lix
				Agility +1
	Small blade favored by ninjas. Can be used with Spellblade.
Kodachi (Cluster)				5100	46	100	Buy: Quelb
				Agility +1
	Lightweight katana favored by ninjas. Can be used with Spellblade.
Sasuke's Katana (Sasuke)				—	99	100	Find: Sealed Castle
				Agility +1. 25% chance to block attacks.
	Legendary katana that sometimes blocks attacks. Can be used with Spellblade.
Kagenui			—	—	126	100	Find: Sealed Temple (Heart of Ronka B1)
				Advance and 2013 version only. Agility +3. 25% chance of inflicting stop
	Secret ninja blade that sometimes stops enemies. Can be used with Spellblade.

Spears[]

Spears can be equipped by Freelancers, Dragoons, and Gladiators. They deal damage based on Strength, and deal double damage with the Jump command.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Spear				—	25	100	Steal: Shell Bear
				Agility +1
	Basic spear. Doubles power of Jump attacks when equipped.
Mythril Spear (Mythril Pike) (Mithril)				790	30	100	Buy: Karnak
	Spear forged from mythril. Doubles power of Jump attacks when equipped.
Trident				2700	38	100	Buy: Jachol Drop: Enkidu Steal: Corbett, Dragon Aevis, Gilgamesh, Dhorme Chimera
				Lightning elemental
	Tri-pronged lance infused with the power of lightning. Doubles power of Jump attacks when equipped.
Wind Spear (Wind Lance)				5400	44	100	Buy: Regole, Quelb, Castle of Bal Steal: Chimera Brain
				Wind elemental
	Spear infused with the power of wind. Doubles power of Jump attacks when equipped.
Heavy Lance (Short Spear)				8100	54	100	Buy: Surgate Castle
	Lance with a wide tip. Doubles power of Jump attacks when equipped.
Javelin				—	55	100	Steal: Sand Bear
				Strength +1
	Short spear made for ease of use. Doubles power of Jump attacks when equipped.
Partisan				10200	62	100	Buy: Phantom Village Steal: Ziggurat Gigas Find: Castle Exdeath
	Beautiful yet deadly spear. Doubles power of Jump attacks when equipped.
Holy Lance				—	109	100	Find: Sealed Castle
				Strength +3. Holy elemental
	Spear infused with holy power. Doubles power of Jump attacks when equipped.
Dragon Lance (Hiryuu)				—	119	100	Steal: Crystal Dragon, Jura Aevis, Neo Exdeath (Middle section)
				100% chance of a critical hit vs Dragons
	Spear effective against dragons. Doubles power of Jump attacks when equipped.
Longinus			—	—	132	100	Find: Sealed Temple (Abyssal Falls - Hall of Tranquility)
				Advance, defunct Steam and mobile versions only. Strength +2
	Legendary lance meant to pass judgment on the world. Doubles power of Jump attacks when equipped.

Staves[]

Staves can be equipped by Freelancers, White Mages, Time Mages, Red Mages, Chemists, Oracles, and Mimes. Different staves use different damage formulas. The Light Staff, Staff of Judgment and Sage's Staff deal damage based on the attacker's Magic stat and the target's Magic Defense. The Staff, Flail, Morning Star, and Mace of Zeus use the Axe damage formula, and benefit from Two-Handed.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Power Staff				—	0	100	Drop: Black Warlock
				Strength +5. Inflicts no damage, but casts Berserk on target.
	Staff that drives targets berserk.
Healing Staff (Cure)				—	0	100	Drop: Alte Roite Steal: Sleepy, Chrono Controller Find: Tycoon
				Magic +2. Casts Cura when attacking a target.
	Staff infused with the power of healing.
Staff				200	9	95	Buy: Carwen, Tule Steal: Metamorph
				Can be double-gripped, although this isn't mentioned in the menu description.
	Basic staff. Can be used two-handed.
Flail				780	16	70	Buy: Karnak Steal: Atomos Find: Ship Graveyard
				Long Range
	Mace even mages can wield. Full power from back row. Can be used two-handed.
Staff of Light (Lumino-Staff)				—	30	100	Drop: Metamorph Steal: Halicarnassus
				Magic +2. Holy elemental. Casts Holy when used as an item and breaks afterwards.
	Staff that sometimes casts Holy. Full power from back row.
Morning Star (MornStar) (Mace)				7800	50	90	Buy: Phantom Village, Great Sea Trench Find: Great Forest of Moore
				Long Range
	Flail with metal balls attached to its handle. Full power from back row. Can be used two-handed.
Sage's Staff (Sage Staff)				—	45	100	Find: Sealed Castle
				Casts Raise when used as an item. Raises power of Holy elemental attacks by 50%. x8 damage to Undeads.
	Staff that boosts the power of holy magic. Full power from back row.
Judgment Staff (Judge-Staff)				—	45	100	Steal: Black Warlock, Istory Lythos, Exdeath
				Magic +3. Casts Dispel when used as an item. Holy elemental.
	Staff intended to render judgment unto evil. Full power from back row.
Mace of Zeus			—	—	78	90	Find: Sealed Temple - Ruined Shrine
				Advance and defunct mobile/Steam only. Magic +3
	Great mage's staff. Infused with the power of the gods. Can be used two-handed.

Swords[]

Swords can be equipped by Freelancers, Knights, Mystic Knights, Blue Mages, Red Mages, Cannoneers, and Gladiators. Swords deal damage based on Strength.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Broad Sword				280	15	100	Buy: Tule Find: Wind Shrine Initial: Bartz
	Basic broadsword. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Long Sword				480	22	100	Buy: Carwen, Walse Drop: Ice Soldier, Ice Commander
	Basic longsword. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Mythril Sword (Mithril)				880	31	100	Buy: Karnak Steal: Ice Soldier
	Sword forged from mythril. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Coral Sword				2800	37	100	Buy: Jachol Steal: Cray Claw
				Lightning elemental
	Sword infused with the power of lightning. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Ancient Sword				—	43	100	Steal: Landcrawler Find: Ronka Ruins
				33% chance of inflicting Old.
	Sword that sometimes ages enemies. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Sleep Blade (Half Moon) (Slumber)				5600	49	100	Buy: Regole, Quelb, Castle of Bal
				Casts Sleep 50% of the time.
	Sword that sometimes puts enemies to sleep. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Rune Blade (Rune Edge)				—	50	99	Find: Istory Falls Steal: Stingray
				Consumes 8 MP to add 20 more Attack Power and the Magic stat to the damage formula. Uses the Axe damage formula.
	Sword that uses MP for critical hits. Can be used two-handed.
Great Sword (Regal Cutlass)				8400	57	100	Buy: Surgate Castle Find: Castle of Bal
	Sword with a broad blade. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Excalipoor (Excalipur)				—	100	100	Drop: Gilgamesh (inspect treasure chest in Castle Exdeath)[note 1]
				Always deals 1 damage unless Thrown or used with Goblin Punch.
	Legendary holy sword...? Can be used two-handed.
Enhancer (Enchanter)				—	102	100	Steal: Sword Dancer Find: Istory Falls, Interdimensional Rift
				Magic +3.
	Sabre that increases magical power. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.
Ultima Weapon			—	—	180	100	Drop: Neo Shinryu
				Advance and defunct mobile/Steam only. Strength, Agility & Stamina +2
	Sword with the power of destruction. Can be used two-handed. Can be used with Spellblade.

Throwing items[]

Throwing items come in two varieties: scrolls and shurikens. Both are usable with the Throw command. Shurikens deal damage based on Strength and Agility, and is further multiplied by 2. Scrolls deal damage based on Magic.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Acquired
Ash (Soot)					25	Drop: Apanda, Crystal Steal: Apanda Find: Moore Forest (after fire)
				Single attack on one enemy.
	Burnt remains.
Shuriken				2500	50	Buy: Lix, Quelb, Phantom Village Find: Karnak Castle B3[note 1]
				Single attack on one enemy. Does physical damage.
	Weapon designed for ninjas to throw.
Fuma Shuriken (Magic Shuriken) (Fuuma)				25000	117	Buy: Phantom Village Find: Castle Exdeath
				Single attack on one enemy. Does physical damage.
	Weapon designed for ninjas to throw.
Fire Scroll (FlameTech)				200	120	Buy: Lix, Quelb, Phantom Village
				Fire-elemental attack on all enemies. Does magic damage.
	Strikes all enemies with fire elemental damage. Used with Throw command.
Water Scroll (WaterTech)				200	120	Buy: Lix, Quelb, Phantom Village
				Water-elemental attack on all enemies. Does magic damage.
	Strikes all enemies with water elemental damage. Used with Throw command.
Lightning Scroll (BoltTech)				200	120	Buy: Lix, Quelb, Phantom Village Find: Karnak Castle Entrance (right side)[note 1]
				Lightning-elemental attack on all enemies. Does magic damage.
	Strikes all enemies with thunder elemental damage. Used with Throw command.

Whips[]

Whips can be equipped by Freelancers and Beastmasters. They deal full damage from the back row, and deal damage based on Strength and Agility but due to a bug, Agility will only add 0 or 1 to the damage modifier. In the Pixel Remaster version, whips deal double damage against flying enemies.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Whip				1100	26	90	Buy: Karnak, Lix Drop: Magissa
				50% chance to inflict Paralyze.
	Best used when problems come along. Full power from back row.
Blitz Whip (Shock Whip)				—	42	90	Steal: Flaremancer Find: Jachol Cave
				33% chance of casting Thunder.
	Whip infused with the power of lightning. Full power from back row.
Chain Whip				3300	52	90	Buy: Regole, Quelb, Castle of Bal
				50% chance to inflict Paralyze.
	Iron chain whip. Full power from back row.
Beast Killer				—	72	100	Steal: Iron Fist, Unknown (#168) Find: Island Shrine
				50% chance to inflict Paralyze. 100% chance of a critical hit vs Magic Beasts.
	Whip effective against magic beasts. Full power from back row.
Fire Lash (Fire Bute)				—	82	90	Find: Sealed Castle
				Strength & Agility +2. 33% chance of casting Firaga when attacking.
	Whip infused with the power of fire. Full power from back row.
Dragon's Whisker (Dragon's Beard) (Dragon)				—	92	100	Drop: Stingray Steal: Shinryu
				50% chance to inflict Paralyze. 100% chance of a critical hit vs Dragons.
	Whip effective against dragons. Full power from back row.

Other[]

Characters with both hands empty will attack once with each fist.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Unarmed (Empty)			—	—	3 (3 + level * 2 with Brawl)	100	Default if no weapons are equipped
				8% chance of a critical hit.

Unused weapons[]

There is one unused weapon and one incomplete weapon in the game's code. The Mythril Staff can be equipped if the player uses a cheat code to get it, while the Sabre is unequippable and its data is incomplete.

Name	SNES/GBA	iOS	Artwork	Cost	Attack	Hit Rate	Acquired
Mythril Staff (Mithril)			—	—	19	95	Dummied
				There is no legitimate way to obtain a Mythril Staff. They are not sold in any shops, found in any chests, or dropped by or stolen from any enemies.
	Staff forged from mythril.
Sabre (Saber)	—	—	—	—	0	100	Dummied
				Categorized as a dagger, and cannot be equipped by any job class.

Other appearances[]

Weapons originating from Final Fantasy V have since appeared in various spin-off games in the Final Fantasy series: Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, Pictlogica Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade, Final Fantasy Record Keeper, and Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.

Aevis Killer in Opera Omnia.

Heavy Lance in Pictlogica.

Silver Bow (N+) in Airborne Brigade.

Assassin Dagger in Record Keeper.

Excalibur in Record Keeper.

Ancient Sword in Brave Exvius.