The 10 HARDEST Items To Get In Final Fantasy Games

The 10 Hardest Items to Get in Final Fantasy Games

Welcome to MojoPlays, and today we are getting super specific. Let's find a long arse series, with a long arse list of items, and find the toughest amongst them. HEY, FINAL FANTASY! GET OVER HERE. These are the 10 Hardest Items to Get in Final Fantasy Games. These items require a lot of patience, and sometimes a lot of skill, but mostly, a LOT of patience, and some skills. And patience and skill - LETS GO!

#10: Gold Chocobo

“Final Fantasy VII” (1997)

The Chocobo is a rideable, flightless bird that debuted in Final Fantasy II and has since become one of the most iconic elements of the Final Fantasy series. This is so not the place OR time to bring this up but my buddy Aidan used to call them Chobocos, and I had to digest that knowledge so now so do you. Chocobos have served many roles, from helping players travel faster to being central to breeding and racing mini-games. While chocobos are everywhere across the games, one type stands out as especially rare, and that’s the gold chocobo, introduced in Final Fantasy VII. To obtain it, players must breed a black chocobo with a special yellow chocobo using a Zeio nut, requiring several generations of breeding. And breeding is a really frustrating and LONG ordeal. The gold chocobo is the game's best variant, and does not look un-similiar enough to the regular chocobo to justify the time you’ve just invested.

#9: Tournesol

“Final Fantasy XII” (2006)

Final Fantasy XII took players offline and into the world of Ivalice, and although it had a lot of standout weapons, one standout weapon introduced in this installment is the stunning Tournesol, a golden sword adorned with sun and moon symbols on its hilt. Not only is it visually breathtaking, but it's also the strongest weapon in the game, which makes sense that acquiring it is a painful ballache. To synthesize it, players must first synthesize three key items, each of which requires its own set of ingredients, many of which are extremely difficult to gather. One of these components must be stolen from the optional superboss Zodiark! Additionally, players need to part with 600,000 gil. To make things more confusing, fake Tournesols appear in the game, wielded by the boss Gilgamesh. Bloody Gilgamesh.

#8: The Stellazio Coins

“Final Fantasy IX” (2000)

References to the Zodiac are a recurring theme throughout the Final Fantasy series, with Zodiac-themed items and summons often making appearances. Just take a second to think about it, because I didn’t catch that till researching this list. One such set of items is the Stellazio coins, introduced in Final Fantasy IX. The Stellazio coins consist of thirteen rare coins, and these coins must be gathered in order, with Stella rewarding the party for each one they present. Each coin contains a clue to finding the next, but the thirteenth and final coin requires a more intricate process. Players must piece together the clues from the previous twelve coins in their item screen to uncover a new hint... Or alternatively, just sell the game.

#7: Ribbon

“Final Fantasy VIII” (1999)

The Ribbon is one of the most iconic items in the Final Fantasy series. As an accessory, it grants protection against nearly every status effect in the game. While some installments limit its availability by gender, such as Final Fantasy Tactics, it is generally accessible to all characters. However, Final Fantasy VIII is the one title where many players never had the chance to obtain the Ribbon. This is because it required the use of the PocketStation, a Japan-exclusive device that worked with specific PlayStation games and allowed them to be loaded onto a portable handheld device. When used with Final Fantasy VIII, the PocketStation enabled the Chocobo World minigame, which was the only way to obtain the Ribbon ability for a Guardian Force. So while technically it’s not hard to get when you have the equipment, the Japanese exclusivity made it really difficult for a young Australian boy way back in 1999.

#6: Excalibur II

“Final Fantasy IX” (2000)

In the early days of gaming, rumors on the playground circulated about insanely difficult ways to unlock items and cheats. Who could forget the wild theories about finding Mew near the truck by the S.S. Anne in Pokémon Red & Blue? Final Fantasy IX embraced this kind of absurdity by including an equally ridiculous method to obtain one of its best items. The Excalibur II, Steiner's ultimate weapon, can only be obtained by reaching the final dungeon, Memoria, in under twelve hours. If you’re even a second late, the sword is lost forever. For players using PAL systems, the challenge was even greater, as the game ran at only 5/6 of the speed of the NTSC version, leaving them just ten hours to reach the final dungeon. Another loss for Australia! First it was box jellyfish, and now it’s Final Fantasy IX.

#5: Pink Tail

“Final Fantasy IV: The After Years” (2008)

Final Fantasy IV, originally released as Final Fantasy II in North America, was the first title in the series to launch on the SNES and is widely regarded as a groundbreaking release and one of the best RPGs ever made. The Pink Tail, a recurring item in the series, made its debut in this game. It’s a rare drop from the Flan Princess, which only appears in one specific room in the Lunar Subterrane. The Pink Tail is even harder to obtain in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, where the Flan Princess appears in a more specific location and only during a full moon. However, it’s worth the effort in both games, as it’s required to obtain the Adamant Armour and Pink Armour, respectively.

#4: Onion Knight

“Final Fantasy X” (2001)

All of the celestial weapons for the character in Final Fantasy X are a pain to acquire, and like the rest, the most powerful weapon wielded by black mage Lulu in Final Fantasy X is the Onion Knight, which is powered by the Venus Sigil. Technically it’s the Sigil that’s hard to get, but you need it to get the Onion Knight, so that’s why the entry says Onion Knight... Also, get off my back. To acquire this sigil, players must travel to the Thunder Plains and simply dodge lightning bolts - two hundred times, to be exact! The counter isn’t visible during the process, so you have to keep track of it yourself. Leaving the area or saving and quitting will reset your progress, so you must remain focused and persistent. Once you’ve dodged two hundred bolts, a chest containing the Venus Sigil will appear. This can take 30 minutes of uninterrupted focus, and lightning fast reflexes, pun INTENDED.

#3: Serpentarius

“Final Fantasy Tactics” (1997)

Not only are the mainline Final Fantasy games considered classics, but so are the spinoffs. One notable example is Final Fantasy Tactics, released on the PS1. Despite the gameplay differences, many familiar elements from the Final Fantasy franchise remain, including notoriously hard-to-find items. Among the rarest are the Zodiac Stones, which contain the spirits of demons known as Lucavi. The most elusive is the secret thirteenth stone, Serpentarius, which can only be acquired after defeating the boss Elidibus in the final level of Midnight's Deep. AND TRUST ME, this boss is way harder than dodging 200 lightning bolts.

#2: King of Jump Rope

“Final Fantasy IX” (2000)

Many items on this list are powerful weapons and upgrades that enhance the player's combat abilities or unlock additional rewards. However, not every hard-to-obtain item in the Final Fantasy series proves useful in gameplay, some hold only sentimental value, and the chumps who collect those, have a special place reserved for them in nerd hell. It's like nerd heaven, but the wifi cuts out constantly. Early in Final Fantasy IX, players control the young black mage Vivi as he explores the city of Alexandria. During this time, Vivi can encounter a group of children who invite him to play a jump-rope mini-game, a challenging button-mashing activity with several prizes. If players manage to complete 1,000 consecutive jumps, Vivi earns the title of "King of Jump Rope" and receives a commemorative item. However, this item has LITERALLY no use in the game. Congrats, you played yourself.

#1: Seitengrat Bow

“Final Fantasy XII” (2006)

This final entry isn’t hard because of skill, or even REALLY patience (although you’ll need loads of it), it’s hard because of pure DUMB luck. The Seitengrat becomes obtainable once the player can access the Skyferry. On the deck of the Skyferry, there is a 1% chance for an invisible chest to spawn. If it appears, there is a 20% chance it will contain an item, and with the Diamond Armlet equipped, there is a 5% chance that item will be the Seitengrat. This results in a 1 in 10,000 chance of obtaining the Seitengrat each time the deck is entered, provided the player even knows the chest exists. If you knew there was a 1 in 10,000 chance of choking to death every time you ate a burger, you’d literally lower your burger intake by zero. Those are great odds.