Final Fantasy 1 - Weapons

FF1 Pixel Remaster has 40 weapons ranging from basic Knives to endgame swords like Excalibur and Masamune. Each class has different weapon proficiencies, so check the "Classes" column before buying.

Two weapons sit above everything else. Excalibur is Knight-only, forged from Adamantite you'll find in the Flying Fortress, and it hits with bonus damage against undead and evil enemies. Masamune is the real prize: any class can equip it, it has the highest base ATK in the game, and it's waiting in Chaos Shrine Past. Weapon damage in Pixel Remaster follows a formula based on ATK plus a class-specific hit multiplier, so raw attack power isn't the whole picture. Hit count matters just as much.

For buying advice, don't overthink early purchases. A Broadsword or Rapier from Cornelia covers your Warrior through the first few dungeons. Monks fight bare-handed and actually deal more damage that way (fist damage scales with level times 2), so skip the Nunchaku and save your Gil. And don't waste money on Thief weapons before class change; Ninja can equip almost everything in the game, so the real upgrades come later. Mage staves are cheap and last a long time, which frees up Gil for spells and armor where it matters more. The walkthrough covers exactly where to find each treasure weapon along the way.