Best Accessories

Most Final Fantasy games have an optimized gear and equipment setup, and there is typically minimal variation amongst seasoned players about which equipment is “the best,” but Final Fantasy XVI doesn’t fit as comfortably into that mold. The best gear is obviously the one with the highest stats, but which accessories are the best?

There are quite a few accessories that can be considered the best, and this walkthrough will list most of the ones that could be considered in that category. These are accessories that work for the End-Game Content as well as the challenging Side Quests and Chronolith Trials. However, there can be some variation to this depending on your preferred play style.

Gear & Eikons screen showing Genji Gloves accessory being equipped

Do you find yourself using Diamond Dust all the time? Maybe Shiva’s Kiss is the answer. Do you excel at aerial combat and utilize every opportunity to get Clive up into the air? In that case, maybe the Blood Hawk Jess is the answer.

Please don’t consider this list to be exhaustive or prescriptive, as there are many creative options that players have discovered for themselves, and optimized options that are still being discovered to this day, but here are some options you may want to consider:

Accessory	Effect	Notes	Ranking
Genji Gloves	Increases damage dealt to enemies by 5%.	There is no doubt that the Genji Gloves are the best accessory in the game. No other accessory can provide such an all-encompassing benefit to all of your attacks and abilities. You should have this accessory equipped permanently after you obtain it and especially if you plan on playing a New Game+.	10/10
Assailment Bit	Increases rate at which damage multiplier rises while enemies are staggered, as well as increases multiplier maximum to 200%. The battle technique “Double Impact” is earned upon attaining the multiplier maximum.	This accessory also provides a huge damage boost to Clive, which increases exponentially depending on how efficient and effective you are at putting together combos during a stagger window.	10/10
Berserker Ring	Temporarily increases attack proficiency with each precision dodge.	There is an unlisted benefit that this accessory provides beyond just the damage bonus that it offers if you successfully dodge an attack. This accessory also slows down time for a brief window of time after you complete a dodge. This is helpful, especially during boss fights. The reason why it doesn’t receive a 10/10 is that, for some boss fights, Berserker Ring can actually cause problems due to the slowdown effect (which is noted in the strategy guide).	9/10
Reflection of Ice (Cold Snap)	Enhances Shiva’s Eikonic Feat, Cold Snap, both slightly increasing the duration of Frostbite’s ice trail, and extending the input window for Permafrost.	If you’re using Cold Snap often, as you should, this is an invaluable accessory. It makes it much easier to trigger a Permafrost. There are some builds that don’t use Cold Snap, though, and because this accessory only benefits that one ability, the ranking for this accessory is not a 10.	9/10
Shiva’s Kiss	Reduces Diamond Dust cooldown time by 7.5 seconds.	Similar note to above, although you shouldn’t rely on Diamond Dust so heavily as to need the additional 7.5 seconds off the cooldown, but there is no doubt about how helpful it can be to use this ability more often.	8/10
The Pull of Darkness (Dancing Steel)	Increases rate at which Dancing Steel fills Zantetsuken gauge by 25%.	For those who make heavy use of Zantetsuken, this accessory can set up Dancing Steel so that it will fully charge the Zantetsuken meter up to level 5 without the need to use Lightning Rod.	8/10
Blood Hawk Jess	Increases aerial combo damage by 8%.	Great if you enjoy aerial combat.	7/10
The Grace of the Inferno (Will-o’-the-Wykes)	Increases Will-o’-the-Wykes duration by 5 seconds.	A helpful accessory, but it is entirely defensive and doesn’t provide much value unless you’re getting hit a lot.	7/10
Escapement Bit	Reduces ability cooldown time and restores a small amount of the HP regain gauge following a precision dodge.		7/10
Channeler’s Whispers	Automatically charges magic spells and maintains the charge until cast. Accessory effect will not trigger unless the ability “Charged Magic” is learned.		6/10
Adamantite Gauntlets	Increases maximum HP by 500.	A helpful accessory, but it is entirely defensive and doesn’t provide much value unless you’re getting hit a lot.	6/10

Accessory	Effect	Notes	Ranking
Genji Gloves +1	Increases damage dealt to enemies by 10%.	There is no doubt that the Genji Gloves are the best accessory in the game. No other accessory can provide such an all-encompassing benefit to all of your attacks and abilities. You should have this accessory equipped permanently after you obtain it and especially if you plan on playing a New Game+.	10/10
Assailment Bit	Increases rate at which damage multiplier rises while enemies are staggered, as well as increases multiplier maximum to 200%. The battle technique “Double Impact” is earned upon attaining the multiplier maximum.	This accessory also provides a huge damage boost to Clive, which increases exponentially depending on how efficient and effective you are at putting together combos during a stagger window.	10/10
Berserker Ring	Temporarily increases attack proficiency with each precision dodge.	There is an unlisted benefit that this accessory provides beyond just the damage bonus that it offers if you successfully dodge an attack. This accessory also slows down time for a brief window of time after you complete a dodge. This is helpful, especially during boss fights. The reason why it doesn’t receive a 10/10 is that, for some boss fights, Berserker Ring can actually cause problems due to the slowdown effect (which is noted in the strategy guide).	9/10
Reflection of Ice (Cold Snap)	Enhances Shiva’s Eikonic Feat, Cold Snap, both slightly increasing the duration of Frostbite’s ice trail, and extending the input window for Permafrost.	If you’re using Cold Snap often, as you should, this is an invaluable accessory. It makes it much easier to trigger a Permafrost. There are some builds that don’t use Cold Snap, though, and because this accessory only benefits that one ability, the ranking for this accessory is not a 10.	9/10
Shiva’s Kiss +1	Reduces Diamond Dust cooldown time by 15.0 seconds.	Similar note to above, although you shouldn’t rely on Diamond Dust so heavily as to need the additional 7.5 seconds off the cooldown, but there is no doubt about how helpful it can be to use this ability more often.	8/10
The Pull of Darkness +1 (Dancing Steel)	Increases rate at which Dancing Steel fills Zantetsuken gauge by 50%.	For those who make heavy use of Zantetsuken, this accessory can set up Dancing Steel so that it will fully charge the Zantetsuken meter up to level 5 without the need to use Lightning Rod.	8/10
Blood Hawk Jess +1	Increases aerial combo damage by 16%.	Great if you enjoy aerial combat.	7/10
The Grace of the Inferno +1 (Will-o’-the-Wykes)	Increases Will-o’-the-Wykes duration by 10 seconds.	A helpful accessory, but it is entirely defensive and doesn’t provide much value unless you’re getting hit a lot.	7/10
Escapement Bit	Reduces ability cooldown time and restores a small amount of the HP regain gauge following a precision dodge.		7/10
Channeler’s Whispers	Automatically charges magic spells and maintains the charge until cast. Accessory effect will not trigger unless the ability “Charged Magic” is learned.		6/10
Adamantite Gauntlets +1	Increases maximum HP by 1,000.	A helpful accessory, but it is entirely defensive and doesn’t provide much value unless you’re getting hit a lot.	6/10