FF Resonance Best Weapons and Gear for Every Character

These picks come from Chapter 1 shops, quests and chests. Grandport Harbor sells most of them, so stock up there before Siren's Tower.

Rain

• Flamberge adds 140 HP on top of its attack, which is exactly what a front liner wants.
• Claymore hits almost as hard but has no HP bonus, so use it only until you finish the quest.
• Surcoat plus Vitality Charm adds another 200 HP. If you want Rain to move sooner, Black Garb gives up some defense for 8 Speed.

Lasswell

• Iwakirimaru is well rounded and adds 20 MP for his skills in long fights.
• Sakura-Fubuki has more physical attack, 43 against 37, but no MP bonus.
• Stack Speed so Lasswell moves early and starts on Stagger gauges before enemies act.

Fina

• Crescent Bow balances attack, magic and 20 Sanctity, which powers her heals and Light spells.
• Floral Arc has weaker attack stats but 32 Sanctity, so pick it if healing comes first.
• Cotton Robe has the same defenses as Spirit Veil but gives MP instead of Sanctity.

These sets use the strongest gear around Chapter 4 and hold up into the start of Chapter 5. Pair them with Visions that fit each role for the best results.

• Guardian's Plate keeps Protect and Shell up while the wearer is under half HP. The Speed loss is the price.
• Jeweled Ring guards against Petrify and Paralysis, two ailments that can wreck a run.
• Cure Drop and Arch Robe both boost healing, which makes Fina a much stronger Medic.
• Annihilaticon adds Deprotect whenever Nichol staggers a foe, softening it for your physical hitters.
• Impetus Breaker slows a random enemy as the fight begins, giving Jake's team an early edge.

Every plus weapon below raises the damage cap to 99999, so they are the main upgrade once you finish the story.

Rain

Ragnarok+ boosts non-elemental damage and stagger, which includes his counters, so he tanks and breaks at once. Tatenashi Armor and Ribbon cover Instant Death and status ailments.

Lasswell

Sasuke's Blade+ adds crit rate and physical evasion, making him your main damage dealer. Dark Rosary costs HP each action but helps him stagger faster to feed his stagger passives.

Fina

Artemis Bow+ and Lorica Sancta stack Sanctity and healing power. Philosopher's Stone and the bow refill MP, so she can skip MP passives entirely.

Lid

This set turns Lid into a physical attacker. Thor's Hammer+ and Lorica Apocalyptica make up for her lower physical attack, and Chocobo Nitro adds debuffs to her Mechabo skills.

Nichol

Last Resort+ charges his LB gauge while he uses Formations, and both it and Enchanted Ring stretch his buffs by a turn. That makes stacking several Formations at once much easier.

Jake

Arcturus+ builds his luck and LB gauge every turn, and Genji Armor plus Genji Gloves push crits hard. Add crit passives and he lands big hits almost every turn.

Sakura

Wizard's Rod+ rewards hitting weaknesses, so give her lots of elements and abilities like Scan and Strike. Gold Hairpin+ halves her MP costs and adds Speed.

Archwitch Fina

She fights with a whip, and her legendary one is Fire Birch+ from the Chamber of Arms. It hits harder the more debuffs a target carries, which suits a Saboteur.