Clive’s journey in Final Fantasy 16 is full of challenges. He has tough monsters to beat, armies to topple, and harsh environments to survive. To help him in this endeavor, he, of course, needs some top-quality armor. Luckily, Blackthorne (and sometimes Goetz) is standing by to lend a hand!
Heading to the blacksmith will let you craft or upgrade better weapons and armor for yourself, using the raw materials gathered on your adventure through Valisthea. As you progress through the game, more recipes will be unlocked, letting you make even stronger equipment for yourself, so if you see items below that you don’t recognize, don’t worry – you’ll unlock them soon enough.
Updated December 12, 2023: We’ve added the weapon recipe added by the Echoes of the Fallen DLC and made sure the rest of the guide is clear and accurate.
All Regular Sword Recipes
Swords, as you might expect, increase your Attack as they improve. They also improve your Stagger stat at an equal rate (at least until you get into the more exotic swords and into Final Fantasy Mode).
Since the cost of upgrading a sword from the base level to +1 costs far fewer resources than crafting a +1 weapon outright, it is a good idea to purchase the base weapons from Charon if you have the gil for it.
|
Sword |
Crafting Recipe |
Reinforcing Recipe |
Attack |
Stagger |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Broadsword +1 |
|
|
90 |
90 |
|
Broadsword +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
100 |
100 |
|
Longsword +1 |
|
|
105 |
105 |
|
Longsword +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
115 |
115 |
|
Bastard Sword +1 |
|
|
120 |
120 |
|
Bastard Sword +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
130 |
130 |
|
Gaia Blade +1 |
|
|
150 |
150 |
|
Gaia Blade +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
160 |
160 |
|
Platinum Sword +1 |
|
|
210 |
210 |
|
Platinum Sword +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
220 |
220 |
|
Enhancer +1 |
|
|
240 |
240 |
|
Enhancer +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
250 |
250 |
|
Diamond Sword +1 |
|
|
255 |
255 |
|
Diamond Sword +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
265 |
265 |
|
Rune Blade +1 |
|
|
285 |
285 |
|
Rune Blade +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
295 |
295 |
|
Defender +1 |
|
|
330 |
330 |
|
Defender +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
340 |
340 |
All Regular Belt Recipes
Belts, like gloves, improve both your Defense and your Health stats. Similar to swords, you’ll save resources if you purchase the base belt from Charon.
|
Belt |
Crafting Recipe |
Reinforcing Recipe |
Defense |
Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Iron Belt +1 |
The Iron Belt +1 is crafted during the crafting tutorial and cannot be crafted again. |
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|
Iron Belt +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
28 |
2 |
|
Wolfskin Sash +1 |
|
|
28 |
0 |
|
Wolfskin Sash +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
31 |
4 |
|
Dark Sash +1 |
|
|
33 |
4 |
|
Dark Sash +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
36 |
8 |
|
Goldwork Sash +1 |
|
|
39 |
9 |
|
Goldwork Sash +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
42 |
12 |
|
Platinum Belt +1 |
|
|
53 |
0 |
|
Platinum Belt +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
56 |
15 |
|
Hunter’s Waistcloth +1 |
|
|
58 |
16 |
|
Hunter’s Waistcloth +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
61 |
19 |
|
Silken Sash +1 |
|
|
69 |
21 |
|
Silken Sash +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
72 |
24 |
|
Rune Belt +1 |
|
|
78 |
23 |
|
Rune Belt +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
81 |
26 |
|
Circle of Heaven +1 |
|
|
88 |
27 |
|
Circle of Heaven +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
91 |
30 |
All Regular Glove Recipes
The table below lists every glove recipe in the game. As with the other recipes, it is often far cheaper in material resources to purchase the base equipment from Charon and upgrade from there instead of crafting the +1 versions.
|
Gloves |
Crafting Recipe |
Reinforcing Recipe |
Defense |
Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Iron Bracers +1 |
|
23 |
0 |
|
|
Iron Bracers +2 |
Not craftable. |
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|
Traveler’s Bands +1 |
|
|
28 |
3 |
|
Traveler’s Bands +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
31 |
5 |
|
Steel Crowns +1 |
|
|
33 |
0 |
|
Steel Crowns +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
36 |
8 |
|
Battlechains +1 |
|
|
38 |
0 |
|
Battlechains +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
41 |
12 |
|
Platinum Cannons +1 |
|
|
52 |
0 |
|
Platinum Cannons +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
55 |
16 |
|
Hunter’s Armcloths +1 |
|
|
59 |
16 |
|
Hunter’s Armcloths +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
62 |
20 |
|
Diamond Armlets +1 |
|
|
68 |
0 |
|
Diamond Armlets +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
71 |
24 |
|
Rune Crescents +1 |
|
|
79 |
25 |
|
Rune Crescents +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
82 |
28 |
|
Sun Bracelets +1 |
|
|
89 |
28 |
|
Sun Bracelets +2 |
Not craftable. |
|
92 |
30 |
All Eikonic Sword Recipes
The swords in the table below form a single chain of weapons that are upgraded from each other, starting with Stormcry and ending with Everdark. Don’t worry about the swords having elemental affinities – those aren’t in this game.
These are often the strongest swords at each point in the game they unlock, so make them a priority!
|
Sword |
Crafting Recipe |
Story Mission |
Attack |
Stagger |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Stormcry |
Headwind |
135 |
135 |
|
|
Flametongue |
|
The Wages of Guilt |
180 |
180 |
|
Levinbolt |
|
The Crystals’ Curse |
195 |
195 |
|
Grindstone |
|
Capital Punishment |
225 |
225 |
|
Brightburn |
|
Things Fall Apart |
270 |
270 |
|
Icebrand |
|
Through the Maelstrom |
300 |
300 |
|
Everdark |
|
The Last King |
315 |
315 |
All Unique Equipment Recipes
This table lists all of the equipment unlocked only via quests. Namely, you must complete the Blacksmith’s Blues quest chain to unlock all of this equipment, which is among the strongest in the entire game, providing you access to the ultimate weapons and armor.
The table notes the exact quest you need to complete, as well as which Notorious Mark hunts are required to beat to acquire the materials.
|
Belts & Gloves |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Equipment |
Requirements |
Crafting Recipe |
Defense |
Health |
|
Drakeslayer Belt |
Complete Blacksmith’s Blues |
Electrum is obtained from the Severian hunt. |
74 |
23 |
|
Drakeslayer’s Bracelets |
Gelatinous Mass is obtained from the Flan Prince hunt. |
74 |
23 |
|
|
Ouroboros |
Complete Blacksmith’s Blues III |
The Stone Tongue is obtained from the Agni hunt, and the Comet Feather is obtained from the Dread Comet hunt. |
95 |
32 |
|
The Sons of Ouroboros |
The Stained Loincloth is obtained from the Pandemonium hunt, and the Morbol Flower is obtained from the Carrot hunt. |
97 |
32 |
|
|
Swords |
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|
Sword |
Requirements |
Crafting Recipe |
Attack |
Stagger |
|
Excalibur |
Complete Blacksmith’s Blues II |
The Grimalkin Hide is obtained from the Grimalkin hunt, and the Bomb Ember is obtained from the Bomb King hunt. |
268 |
268 |
|
Gotterdammerung |
Complete Blacksmith’s Blues IV |
Darksteel is obtained from the Thanatos and Prince of Death hunts, and the Primitive Battlehorn is obtained from the Gobermouch hunt. |
375 |
375 |
|
Omega Weapon |
Complete the Echoes of the Fallen DLC. |
All of these materials and the base weapon are found in the DLC Stage. |
410 |
410 |
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