Diamond equipment Diamond equipment is a recurring type of equipment in the series . It is usually among the stronger pieces of equipment , although not as strong as Crystal equipment or Genji equipment . In earlier installments , it was obtained directly after Ice equipment . The armor set is made up of a shield , helmet , and armor . Diamond Rings or Gauntlets also sometimes appear . Equipment of this gear is usually resistant to Lightning . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . The Diamond Armor , Armlet , Helm , Gloves , and Shield appear as mid - powered pieces of armor . They resist Lightning - elemental damage . The armor , helm , gloves , and shield are wielded only by the Knight , while the armlet can be wielded by any job . The armor , helm , and armlet are found only in the Sunken Shrine . The gloves and shield can be found there , and also in the Flying Fortress . " Final Fantasy II " . The Diamond Armor or Cuirass , Gloves , Helm , and Shield appear as the strong equipment pieces , second only to Dragon and Genji equipment . The Diamond Mace is an equippable staff . " Final Fantasy III " . The Diamond Shield , Helm , Mail , and Bracers appear , along with Gloves . The armor resists status ailments . The Diamond Bell ( Giyaman Bell in the NES Version ) is a Bell that can be equipped by the Geomancer class , and also the Onion Knight class only in the 3D remake . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Diamond Armlet ( also known as Diamond Ring ) , Armor , Gloves , Helm , and Shield appear as mediocre armor sold in Tomra , and are outclassed by a variety of other equipment pieces . This set resists Lightning . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Diamond equipment can only be purchased at the Dwarven Shop on board the " Falcon " . List of Diamond equipment : The Diamond set of equipment returns and have the same stats . They are mainly found in Kain and Golbez ' s Challenge Dungeons . " Final Fantasy V " . The Diamond Plate , Diamond Armor , Diamond Helm , and Diamond Shield can all be bought in Moore and have mediocre Defense . The Diamond Bell , known as the Monster Bell in the " Anthology " translation , and the Giyaman in the RPGe translation , is a Bell which can can be equipped as a weapon by the Freelancer and Geomancer job classes . " Final Fantasy VI " . The Diamond Shield , Helm , Vest , and Armor can be bought early on in the World of Ruin , but is outclassed by many armor pieces . " Final Fantasy VII " . The Diamond Bangle has five Materia slots and is sold in Bone Village . It is the second - strongest purchasable armor after the Crystal Bangle . Tifa can equip a Diamond Knuckle and Red XIII can equip a Diamond Pin . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . The Diamond Bangle is an armor . Diamond Bangles can only be obtained at the rank of Master after playing for at least eleven months and is one of the best types of bangle , only second to the Crystal Bangle . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . The Diamond Gloves and Diamond Bracelet are accessories . The gloves increase Magic and Attack power by 10 and prevent Silence . The bracelet increases Magic and Spirit stats by 10 and prevents Poison . " Final Fantasy VIII " . The Diamond Armor , while not an equippable armor , is a GF Ability item that teaches " GF HP + 40 % " to any Guardian Force . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Diamond Helm , Gloves , and Armor appear as equipment for Steiner and Freya , and have mediocre Strength . Steiner can also equip the Diamond Sword . " Final Fantasy X " . If an armor holds the four Defense bonus abilities , it will be named as " Diamond " . Tidus wields the Diamond Shield , Auron wields the Diamond Bracer , Rikku wields the Diamond Targe , Wakka wields the Diamond Armguard , Lulu wields the Diamond Bangle , Yuna wields the Diamond Ring , and Kimahri wields the Diamond Armlet . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Diamond Gloves are the only form of Diamond equipment . They raise a character ' s Defense by 40 . " Final Fantasy XI " . The Diamond Shield is a high level crafted shield for Paladins . " Final Fantasy XII " . The Diamond Shield gives + 18 Evasion , and requires the Shields 4 License for 20 LP to equip . It is sold at Rabanastre and Nalbina Fortress for 3900 gil . It is also a reward for Atomos hunt . In the " International Zodiac Job System " , the Breaker , Shikari , Red Mage , and Knight classes may equip this shield . It requires the Shields 4 License for 30 LP . Diamond Armor provides 39 Defense , 7 Strength , and 5 Vitality , and requires the Heavy Armor 6 license for 45 LP . It is sold in the Mosphoran Highwaste , Phon Coast , and Archades . In the " International Zodiac Job System " , classes which may equip Diamond Armor are Time Mage , Breaker , Uhlan , and Knight . It requires the Heavy Armor 6 license for 55 LP . The Diamond Helm provides 25 Magic Defense , 7 Strength , and 3 Vitality , and is also on the Heavy Armor 6 license . It is sold in Mosphoran Highwaste , Phon Coast , and Archades . In the " International Zodiac Job System " , the Breaker , Uhlan , and Knight are able to equip the Diamond Helm . It requires the Heavy Armor 6 license for 55 LP . The Diamond Sword is a one - handed sword with an attack power of 80 . It is sold at Balfonheim Port for 12 , 500 gil , and requires the Swords 5 License to equip . In the " International Zodiac Job System " , only the Time Mage and Knight classes may equip the Diamond Sword . It requires the Swords 7 license for 70 LP . A Diamond Armlet also exists and it is an accessory in that increases the chances to obtain better treasures and gil from chests . However , equipping the Diamond Armlet in a lot of places will cause treasure chests to give Knots of Rusts , with only 10 % chance of giving a better item ; usually X - Potions , Ethers , or Elixirs . Some treasure chests are not affected by equipping this accessory , such as the last chest in Feywood which holds the Ensanguined Shield . The Diamond Armlet is only dropped by Mom Bombs ( rare ) , but it can be bought from the Unlucky Merchant at the Dalmasca Estersand for 20 , 000 gil ( after receiving the Treaty - Blade ) , and the Outfitters in Phon Coast for 18 , 000 gil and giving 20 Trophies to the bangaa Stok . A chest in the Tchita Uplands has a 50 % chance of containing a Diamond Armlet , also , although the chest itself only spawns 10 % of the time . It can also be found in Dalmasca Westersand Windtrace Dunes , when entered from Shimmering Horizons . The Diamond Chestplate is the second - strongest armor available for Vaan . The Diamond Ring is the best accessory for Balthier , and it increases his firing range drastically . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Diamond Bangle is the only occurrence of Diamond equipment . It increases HP anywhere from 500 to 1000 , depending on its level , and is gotten through upgrading the Platinum Bangle using the Scarletite , while the Diamond Bangle can be upgraded to the Adamant Bangle by using Adamantite . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Diamond weapons are an upgraded version of the True Ice weapons obtained from defeating Shiva in the trial " The Akh Afah Amphitheatre ( Extreme ) . " By accumulating the diamond dust obtained through completing this fight , the weapons can be upgraded by speaking with Aelina in Revenant ' s Toll . Aside from a slight increase in stats , Diamond weapons bear an icy particle effect . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Diamond Shield , Armor , and Helm appear as mid - powered armor pieces . The Diamond Sword can be equipped by Squires , Knights , and Geomancers . The Diamond Bracelet increases Physical and Magick Attack and makes the unit immune to Slow . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Diamond Armor and Helm appear and have mediocre power . The Diamond Sword can be equipped by hume Soldiers and Paladins . The Diamond Sword is a greatsword and the Diamond Helm and Diamond Armor are and respectively . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Diamond equipment is represented by Diamond Plate , Shield , Armlets , Helm , and Belt , which are either the strongest or second strongest of each type of armor . Diamond Mail , the second strongest armor in the game , is the only representative of Diamond equipment . It provides 69 Defense . The only representative of Diamond equipment is the , a low - rank weapon . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . The Diamond equipment is the first set of armor that can be found in Pureland , some in Darius and all in Knaya . It is available in all main armor slots ( body , shoes , gloves , helmet , shield ) , and each piece provides the same resistance to Thunder . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . The Diamond equipment found contains Diamond Blade ( ATK 65 ) , Diamond Shield ( DEF 9 EVA 30 ) , Diamond Helm ( DEF 12 RES 4 ) , Diamond Armor ( DEF 21 RES 4 ) , Diamond Armlet ( DEF 7 EVA 5 ) and Diamond Bangle ( DEF 5 RES 6 MEV 6 ) . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . The Diamond Shield , Cuff , Helm , Hairpin , Vest , Armor and Sword make up the " Dazzling Diamond " subset of armor . All of these items are level 50 equipment , except for the Diamond Armor which is level 51 . The shield , cuff , helm , armor and sword have upgraded forms with the " + " suffix . The " + " versions have the same stats as their counterparts , but have a level requirement of level 36 instead of level 50 . When any of the three pieces are equipped at one time , the character activates the Dazzling Diamond combination , doubling the amount of AP they earn . All of the equipment pieces can be acquired by trading Diamonds in at the shop . The Diamond Bell is a level 22 Instrument that increases Attack by 16 and Defense by 2 . The Diamond Mace is a level 53 weapon exclusive to the Emperor , and increases HP by 185 , Attack by 35 and Defense by 1 . It also boosts EX Force intake range by 2 . Neither of these items is part of the " Dazzling Diamond " set or requires Diamonds to be obtained . The Diamond Ring is an accessory . It triples the amount of AP the character earns , but has a 100 % break rate , and is thus guaranteed to break after a single battle . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Various Diamond equipment return , those being the Diamond Sword , Diamond Bell , Diamond Mace , Diamond Shield , Diamond Cuff , Diamond Helm , Diamond Hairpin , Diamond Vest , and Diamond Armor . With the exception of the Diamond Bell and Diamond Mace , all Diamond equipment provide 1 / 3rd of the Dazzling Diamond effect . The Diamond Ring now quintuples ( x5 or 400 % ) received AP , and new items include the Diamond Earring , which triples AP like the Diamond Ring in the first " Dissidia " , and the Diamond Studs , which offer double AP like the " Dazzling Diamond " effect . These new accessories have a 100 % " breakability " rate . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . The Diamond Bell is a weapon , appearing as both a Normal weapon and a Normal Plus weapon . The normal weapon has a base Attack of 130 , a base Defense of 180 , a maximum level of 20 , and a Cost of 2 . It is classified as a musical instrument , and its leveling rate is Fast . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . There are two diamond equipment : Diamond Sword and Diamond Bell . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Diamond Shield from " Final Fantasy V " is a Rarity 3 shield .