Icebrand ( weapon ) Icebrand , also known as Ice Brand , Ice Sword , and Blizzard , is a sword found in many of the " Final Fantasy " games . It is part of the Ice equipment s , which can inflict Ice elemental damage with physical attacks and / or with a chance to auto - cast the Blizzard spell with each attack . Its stats are often close to , if not the same as the Flametongue , Icebrand ' s Fire - elemental " counterpart " and both swords are usually found around the same point . Icebrand is often a bit stronger than the Flametongue . Thunder Blade or Coral Sword at times appears as the Lightning - elemental counterpart to the two . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . The Ice Brand ( Ice Sword in the " Final Fantasy Origins " version ) , is found in Mount Gulg and the Citadel of Trials , and can be used by the Warrior , Red Mage , and Ninja classes . It provides 29 Attack , 25 Accuracy , and 21 Critical . In the NES version the sword is bugged and does not deal increased damage to Ice - weak targets . " Final Fantasy II " . The Ice Brand is a mid - ranked sword that provides 72 Attack , 62 % Accuracy , and 2 % Evade , and can be found in the Mysidian Tower or dropped from Ice Gigas . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Icebrand is a sword for Cecil and Kain . It can be found in the Tower of Babil and purchased at the Cave of Eblan for 26 , 000 gil . It provides 75 Attack and 30 accuracy . This weapon is metallic . In the " Easy Type " version , it was renamed to Ice Sword . In the 3D versions , Icebrand provides 75 attack and 90 Accuracy and when used as an item , it will cast Blizzara . Cecil and Kain can equipped this sword , and if Golbez is hacked into the party , he ' ll be able to equip it as well . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Icebrand returns to be equipped by Cecil and it can be bought in the Dwarven Shop on board the " Falcon " for 26 , 000 gil . It has an attack power of 75 and a accuracy of 30 , and is Ice - elemental . " Final Fantasy V " . The Icebrand is a sword equipped by the Freelancer and Knight classes . It can be purchased in the Phantom Village for 11 , 000 gil , dropped from Sword Dancer , or found in Castle Exdeath . It provides 63 Attack and 65 Accuracy . " Final Fantasy VI " . The Icebrand ( originally translated as Blizzard in the SNES release ) may randomly cast the Blizzard spell when attacking an enemy . Terra , Locke , Celes , and Edgar can equip it . It can be bought at Albrook , Tzen , or Nikeah for 7 , 000 gil , found in the Magitek Research Facility , or dropped from Number 024 . It has an Attack power of 108 , + 2 Magic , and enables the Bushido and Runic commands , although Cyan Garamonde can ' t equip it . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Ice Brand is a weapon for Steiner that can cause the Freeze status via Add Status with 10 % chance , and teaches Mental Break , and provides 35 Attack . It can be stolen from Beatrix during the second and last fight with her , found in Alexandria Castle , or bought in Lindblum , Dragon ' s Gate , Fossil Roo , Alexandria , and Treno from disc 2 onwards for 3 , 780 gil . " Final Fantasy X " . Ice Brand is a weapon for Tidus . It resembles Brotherhood , but has frosty air around the sword . The sword is an Ice Brand if Icestrike is its dominant ability . " Final Fantasy XI " . The Ice Brand is a great sword dropped by Morbols in Davoi . " Final Fantasy XII " . The Icebrand is a one - handed sword equipped after unlocking the Swords 4 License for 40 LP . It has an Attack power of 65 , and is Ice - elemental . Swords are among the slower weapons with 2 . 88s charge and 1 . 2s action time . Icebrand can be dropped from Zombie Warrior and found in a treasure chest in the Stilshrine of Miriam as well . The earliest way to get an Icebrand is as a Hunt reward for the Ring Wyrm . It can be bought in many cities for 7 , 000 gil , the earliest being the Mosphoran Highwaste . In the " International Zodiac Job System " , only the Knight class may equip the Icebrand . It requires the Swords 5 license for 55 LP . " Final Fantasy XIV " . The basic Ice Brand is not a sword but a crafted wand used by mid - level Thaumaturges . The True Ice Brand is a sword for Gladiators / Paladins obtained as a possible reward for defeating Shiva in Akh Afah Amphitheatre ( Extreme ) trial . It can be upgraded with Diamond Dust to the Diamond Brand . Shiva also uses an ability named " Ice Brand " in her battle . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Icebrand is an Ice - elemental weapon that casts [ Blizzara on attack 20 - 25 % of the time . Only the Squire , Knight , and Geomancer can equip the Icebrand in the PlayStation release , and the Onion Knight and Dark Knight can also in " The War of the Lions " version . It is also the initial weapon of Luso in the " The War of the Lions " version when he joins the party in Chapter 3 . It can be found with the Treasure Hunter ability in the Limberry Castle Keep as a rare treasure . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Ice Brand is a blade the Fighter , Gladiator , and Mog Knight jobs can equip . It teaches Ice Sword to Gladiators , and Mog Aid to Mog Knights . It has an Attack power of 42 and can be bought from Sprohm for 6 , 000 gil and any other town for 6 , 800 gil . The is a blade usable by Fighters , Gladiators , and Moogle Knights . It teaches Blizzard Tackle to Gladiators for 300 AP , and Moogle Aid to Moogle Knights for 300 AP . It is a fairly powerful sword that deals Ice - elemental damage . It can be obtained through the Bazaar by sending an Ice Stone , Adamant Alloy , and a Molting . It does not have to be remade after being purchased . The Icebrand blade will grant + 42 in Attack . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Icebrands are rapiers for Machina Kunagiri . They provide 50 Attack Power and boost his Ice Magic by 30 . They can be found as a random treasure in Bethnel Caverns and sell for 2700 gil . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Ice Brand is an artifact which increases the characters ' Strength by 2 . It can be found as early as the second year in Veo Lu Sluice . The Ice Brand may be created by using the Icy Weapon scroll . It provides 45 Attack . Ice Brand is a low - ranked sword that can be used by any race . It provides 34 Attack at level 1 and 126 attack at level 30 , + 5 to Ice - elemental attacks , has one empty slot , and costs 720 gil to buy . It can also be created for 180 gil by using Silver x2 and a Blue Stone . When turned into a jewel , a level 3 - 9 Ice Brand makes an Ice Stone 1 , level 10 - 19 makes an Anti - Frost Stone 3 , and level 20 - 30 makes a Small Citrine . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . The weapon is called Ice and it has a sword icon before its name . The Ice is obtained after defeating Kary . The weapon has an attack power of 40 and deals Ice - elemental damage . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . The weapon Ice has a sword icon before its name . It can be bought in Southwest Town and Ameyoko for 23 , 880 GP . It has 50 uses and an attack power of 10 , the damage formula for Ice is base on Strength . The sword is Ice - elemental . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . There is a weapon is called Ice and it has a sword icon before its name . It can be bought for 17000 GP in Edo and Final Town . It has 40 uses , it also increases a Robot ' s HP by 81 and increases their Str by 18 . The damage formula for Ice is the user ' s Str x12 and deals Ice - elemental damage . The can be found in the Pirate Hideout and dropped by Lizardhawks . The sword has an attack of 4 and is Water - elemental . " Bravely Default " . Ice Brand is a sword that provides 32 Attack and 90 Aim . It is found in a chest in Starkfort or stolen from Duchy Guardsman . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . The Icebrand is a level 22 sword that increases Attack by 18 and increases base Bravery by 20 % at the start of a battle . It can be obtained by trading 6 , 050 gil , an Iron Sword , a Lithe Shard , and Transmogridust x8 , or acquired as a stage bonus in Destiny Odyssey VIII by finishing a stage with six Destiny Points . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Icebrand returns as a level 1 sword that provides + 22 Attack . It can be bought in a KP shop for 200 KP , and provides Initial Bravery + 20 % . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . Icebrand is a Super Rare greatsword that at its base , has an Attack and Defense of 1570 . Its maximum level is 100 , its cost is 19 , it is aligned with the Ice element , and its leveling rate is normal . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . Ice Brand grants + 2 to Attack . It can be equipped by Knight , Mystic Knight , Cecil , Bartz , Cloud , Squall , Seifer , Steiner , and Vaan . Non - " Final Fantasy " appearances . " Blood of Bahamut " . Icebrand is a greatsword that can be equipped by Ibuki .