Swords
Weapons for Cloud Strife

Swords (or Broadswords) are the primary weapon of Cloud Strife. Generally speaking, the weapons below are listed in order of least powerful, which you obtain earlier in the game, to most powerful, which you obtain later in the game.

Buster Sword
Description:
Initial equipping.
Stats:
Attack: +18
Attack %: +96
Magic: +2
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Normal
Location:
Comes Initially Equipped on:
· Cloud
Mythril Saber
Stats:
Attack: +23
Attack %: +98
Magic: +4
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Normal
Location:
Purchased From:
· Junon
· Kalm
Hardedge
Stats:
Attack: +32
Attack %: +98
Magic: +6
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Normal
Location:
Purchased From:
· Gongaga
· Junon

Stolen From:
· SOLDIER:3rd in Shinra Building
Stealing a Hardedge from a Soldier in Shinra Building
Butterfly Edge
Stats:
Attack: +39
Attack %: +100
Magic: +8
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Normal
Location:
Purchased From:
· Cosmo Canyon
Enhance Sword
Stats:
Attack: +43
Attack %: +107
Magic: +16
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Normal
Location:
Purchased From:
· Junon

Treasure Chest:
· Gaea’s Cliff
Picking up the Enhance Sword in Gaeas Cliff
Organics
Stats:
Attack: +62
Attack %: +103
Magic: +15
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Normal
Location:
Purchased From:
· Icicle Inn
Crystal Sword
Stats:
Attack: +76
Attack %: +105
Magic: +19
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Normal
Location:
Purchased From:
· Mideel
Force Stealer
Stats:
Attack: +36
Attack %: +100
Magic: +7
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Double
Location:
Mini-Game From:
· Junon

Purchased From:
· North Corel
Picking up the Force Stealer from Rufus in Junon
Rune Blade
Stats:
Attack: +40
Attack %: +108
Magic: +9
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Double
Location:
Purchased From:
· Junon

Treasure Chest:
· Mount Nibel
Picking up the Rune Blade from Mount Nibel
Murasame
Stats:
Attack: +51
Attack %: +100
Magic: +12
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Normal
Location:
Purchased From:
· Wutai
Nail Bat
Stats:
Attack: +70
Attack %: +100
Materia Slots:
(None)
Materia Growth:
Nothing
Location:
Purchased From:
· Junon

Treasure Chest:
· Temple of the Ancients
Picking up the Nail Bat in the Temple of the Ancients
Yoshiyuki
Description:
Sword is used when an ally is down.
Details:
The weapon’s power increases when allies are dead.
Stats:
Attack: +56
Attack %: +100
Magic: +9
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Normal
Location:
Obtained In:
· Rocket Town
Picking up the Yoshiyuki in Rocket Town
Apocalypse
Stats:
Attack: +88
Attack %: +110
Magic: +43
Spirit: +16
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Triple
Location:
Treasure Chest:
· Ancient Forest
Picking up the Apocalypse in the Ancient Forest
Heaven’s Cloud
Stats:
Attack: +93
Attack %: +100
Magic: +31
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Normal
Location:
Treasure Chest:
· Sunken Gelnika
Ragnarok
Stats:
Attack: +97
Attack %: +105
Magic: +43
Spirit: +35
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Normal
Location:
Drops From:
· Proud Clod in Midgar
Equipping the Ragnarok
Ultima Weapon
Details:
Cloud’s Ultimate Weapon. This weapon does more damage when Cloud has high HP so keep his HP as high as possible.
Stats:
Attack: +100
Attack %: +110
Magic: +51
Spirit: +24
Materia Slots:
Materia Growth:
Nothing
Location:
Side Quest:
· Ultimate Weapon Battle
Battle against Ultimate Weapon