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Final Fantasy VIII

Weapons

Throughout the world you will sometimes find a Junk Shop, where you can upgrade your characters' weapons. When you first leave Balam Garden to go to the Fire Cave, you can follow the road to Balam and find the Balam Junk Shop. The easiest way to get the items needed to upgrade your weapons is to Card Mod various cards won in the Triple Triad card game. See the Card Game section for details on how to win each item.

New Recipes

You can learn new recipes for use at the Junk Shop by reading the various Weapons Monthly magazines you find around the world. But you can get ahead via a quicker method. If you have all the items needed for a particular weapon upgrade, the upgrade will be available to you at the junk shop. Want Squall's Punishment weapon before you even visit the Fire Cave? Just win the following in the Card Game and Card Mod them: 1x Tonberry, 6x Iron Giant, 3x Adamantoise, 2x Geezard.

Squall7 weapons
WeaponCostItems RequiredLimit BreakMagazineAttackHit %
Revolver100 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod several low-level cards, especially Page 1 cards like Fungar and Bug-Bite.
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Geezard card (Page 1).
Rough DivideWM March11255
Shear Trigger200 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Elastoid card (Page 5).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Geezard card (Page 1).
Fated CircleWM Apr14255
Cutting Trigger400 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Mesmerize card (Page 2).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Geezard card (Page 1).
Fated CircleWM May18255
Flame Saber600 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Forbidden card (Page 3).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 3 Adamantoise cards (Page 4); 2 X-ATM092 cards (Page 6).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Geezard card (Page 1).
Blasting ZoneWM June20255
Twin Lance800 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Armadodo card (Page 3); 2 T-Rexaur cards (Page 4); 1 Sacred card (Page 8).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 3 Hexadragon cards (Page 4).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Geezard card (Page 1).
Blasting ZoneWM July22255
Punishment1000 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Tonberry card (Page 3); 1 Tonberry King card (Page 5).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 3 Iron Giant cards (Page 5).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 3 Adamantoise cards (Page 4); 2 X-ATM092 cards (Page 6).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Geezard card (Page 1).
Blasting ZoneWM Aug22255
Lion Heart2000 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Minotaur card (Page 8).
  • Item SourceNo cards mod directly into Dragon Fang. Win it from Blue Dragon, SAM08G, low/mid-level Grendel, low/mid-level Hexadragon, or mid-level T-Rexaur.
  • Card Mod SourceNo card mods directly into Pulse Ammo. Card Mod 10 Elnoyle cards into an Energy Crystal, then use Ammo-RF to make 10 Pulse Ammo.
Lion HeartWM 1st30255
Quistis4 weapons
WeaponCostItems RequiredLimit BreakMagazineAttackHit %
Chain Whip100 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod several low-level cards, especially Page 1 cards like Fungar and Bug-Bite.
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Caterchipillar card (Page 1).
N/AWM March12103
Slaying Tail200 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Grat card (Page 2); 1 Buel card (Page 2); 1 Jelleye card (Page 2).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Grand Mantis card (Page 2); 1 Death Claw card (Page 3).
N/AWM May15104
Red Scorpion400 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Ochu card (Page 3).
  • Item SourceNo cards mod directly into Dragon Skin. Win it from Anacondaur or low-level Grendel.
N/AWM June20105
Save the Queen800 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 4 Malboro cards (Page 5).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Grand Mantis card (Page 2); 1 Death Claw card (Page 3).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 10 Elnoyle cards (Page 5).
N/AWM Aug15107
Selphie4 weapons
WeaponCostItems RequiredLimit BreakMagazineAttackHit %
Flail100 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod several low-level cards, especially Page 1 cards like Fungar and Bug-Bite.
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Bomb card (Page 4).
N/AWM March1298
Morning Star200 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Wendigo card (Page 4).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Grand Mantis card (Page 2); 1 Death Claw card (Page 3).
N/AWM June1599
Crescent Wish400 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 10 Ruby Dragon cards (Page 5).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 5 Torama cards (Page 4).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Grand Mantis card (Page 2); 1 Death Claw card (Page 3).
N/AWM July20100
Strange Vision800 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Minotaur card (Page 8).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 3 Iron Giant cards (Page 5).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Tri-Face card (Page 3).
N/AWM 1st25255
Zell4 weapons
WeaponCostItems RequiredLimit BreakMagazineAttackHit %
Metal Knuckle100 Gil
  • Item SourceNo cards mod directly into Fish Fin. Win or mug it from Fastitocalon or Fastitocalon-F.
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod several low-level cards, especially Page 1 cards like Fungar and Bug-Bite.
N/AWM March1298
Maverick200 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Grendal card (Page 2).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Caterchipillar card (Page 1).
N/AWM April1599
Gauntlet400 Gil
  • Item SourceNo cards mod directly into Dragon Skin. Win it from Anacondaur or low-level Grendel.
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 4 Blue Dragon cards (Page 4).
N/AWM June20101
Ehrgeiz800 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Minotaur card (Page 8).
  • Item SourceNo cards mod directly into Dragon Skin. Win it from Anacondaur or low-level Grendel.
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 4 Blue Dragon cards (Page 4).
N/AWM Aug25103
Rinoa5 weapons
WeaponCostItems RequiredLimit BreakMagazineAttackHit %
Pinwheel100 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod several low-level cards, especially Page 1 cards like Fungar and Bug-Bite.
N/AWM April1199
Valkyrie200 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Thrustaevis card (Page 2).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Grat card (Page 2); 1 Buel card (Page 2); 1 Jelleye card (Page 2).
N/AWM May14101
Rising Sun400 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Belheml card (Page 2).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Geezard card (Page 1).
N/AWM June18103
Cardinal800 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Cockatrice card (Page 1); 1 Iguion card (Page 6).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Mesmerize card (Page 2).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Grand Mantis card (Page 2); 1 Death Claw card (Page 3).
N/AWM August24104
Shooting Star1000 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Abyss Worm card (Page 3); 1 Pandemona card (Page 9).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 10 Chimera cards (Page 5).
  • Item SourceNo cards mod directly into Force Armlet. Buy it from RinRin's Shop in Esthar with Familiar, win it from X-ATM092 or Edea (2nd), or win it from high-level Forbidden or Ochu.
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 10 Elnoyle cards (Page 5).
N/AWM 1st28107
Irvine4 weapons
WeaponCostItems RequiredLimit BreakMagazineAttackHit %
Valiant100 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Elastoid card (Page 5).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Geezard card (Page 1).
N/AWM April12105
Ulysses200 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Elastoid card (Page 5).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Bomb card (Page 4).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Geezard card (Page 1).
N/AWM May15108
Bismarck400 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Elastoid card (Page 5).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Blitz card (Page 4); 1 Quezacotl card (Page 8).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Geezard card (Page 1).
N/AWM July20110
Exeter800 Gil
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Armadodo card (Page 3); 2 T-Rexaur cards (Page 4); 1 Sacred card (Page 8).
  • Item SourceNo cards mod directly into Moon Stone. Win it from low/mid-level Elnoyle, high-level Imp, or mid/high-level Torama; you can also mug Elnoyle.
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 3 Iron Giant cards (Page 5).
  • Card Mod SourceCard Mod: 1 Geezard card (Page 1).
N/AWM 1st25115

Fixed Weapons

The following characters' weapons cannot be upgraded: