Treasure Hunter ( ability ) Treasure Hunter , also known as Master Thief , Rare Item , Item Collector , Pickpocket , or Bandit , is an ability in the " Final Fantasy " series that typically allows players to increase the chance of gaining rarer items , from battle , either via item drops or steal ing , or both . In terms of its functionality , it shares its traits with the Thief Gloves and the Thief ' s Hat which also increase the rates of stealing . A similar ability , Sticky Fingers increases the rate of successfully stealing . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IV " . Treasure Hunter is an augment ability in the 3D versions that doubles the drop rate of items . It is received automatically once every map is completed . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . The Mog ' s Amulet accessory makes all items dropped by or stolen from enemies to always be rare items . Mog ' s Amulet can be bought from Sector 7 Shop for 10 , 000 gil . The Jeweled Ring doubles the amount of items or Materia dropped by defeated enemies and adds 20 to Luck . " Final Fantasy VIII " . In the game data , every enemy has four item " slots " that contain all the possible steal and item drop combination possibilities . Usually higher slots have better items . Rare Item doubles the drop rate of the second item slot , and reduces the chances of getting any items in the fourth slot to 0 , meaning it can actually " prevent " the player from obtaining certain items . Both Mug and item drops work the same way and Rare Item affects them both . The ability is learned on the GF Bahamut for 250 AP . " Final Fantasy IX " . Master Thief is a support ability for Zidane . It is learned from the Thief Gloves - type of armlets armor , it multiplies the chance of obtaining rare items by 32 , giving a 1 / 8th chance of stealing the item , and it multiplies the chance obtaining semi - rare items by two , also giving a 1 / 8 chance of stealing the item . It takes 50 AP to master , and requires Magic Stone x5 to equip . " Final Fantasy X " . The Pickpocket ability is an auto - ability for armor . It increases the chance of stealing rare items to half , leaving the other half chance open to a common steal . It can be customized to an armor by using Amulet x30 . The Master Thief ability is an auto - ability for armor . An improved version of Pickpocket , it allows the player to always steal rare items , removing the possibility of making a common steal . It can be customized to an armor by using Pendulum x30 . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Double Items is an ability learned on the Lady Luck dressphere . It requires mastering Gillionaire beforehand and takes 100 AP to master . It doubles the drop rate of items after battle , and is stackable with the other party members ' Double Items if they have it mastered . It can also be accessed by passing through the red gate on the Treasure Hunt Garment Grid . Item Hunter is an ability learned on the Thief dressphere that requires 60 AP to master and increases the odds of items dropping . The Thief ' s Master Thief also lets the character steal rare items from opponents for the cost of 20 MP . " Final Fantasy XI " . Treasure Hunter is an ability available to thieves . Treasure Hunter is a passive skill , meaning that when a player is a level 15 or higher thief , it is always in effect . When a creature is defeated , Treasure Hunter may let a party obtain more and better items from the creature ' s normal loot table . It is an extension of Gilfinder , a level 5 thief ability . At level 45 , a thief gets Treasure Hunter 2 , increasing the effectiveness of Treasure Hunter . Due to its nature , potentially making players rich , there is wild speculation on how Treasure Hunter ' s success rate is decided , but no stat other than " Enhances Treasure Hunter " has ever been confirmed to affect it . " Final Fantasy XII " . There is no equippable ability to make enemies drop more items , but the player can acquire rare loot from enemies by acquiring different Monograph s that are otherwise unobtainable . Monographs give a fixed percentage of the dropped loot of being of the rare kind and is unaffected by the Chain . Stealing is unaffected by battle chain . The only way to improve the chance to steal better items is to equip the Thief ' s Cuff accessory . All stealable items are divided into three categories : With the Thief ' s Cuff accessory , the chances increase to : " Final Fantasy XIII " . The accessory Connoisseur ' s Catalog has the passive ability Item Collector that doubles the chance of receiving rare spoils after battle . It is acquired by using the catalyst item Mnar Stone on a maxed out Collector ' s Catalog . Collector ' s Catalog doubles the chance of receiving normal items after battle , and Survivalist Catalog doubles the chance of receiving Shroud s . The catalogs can be equipped all at once , and do not boost or hinder each others ' performance . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . The passive ability Item Collector raises the chance to obtain rare items after battle ; Item Scavenger does the same for common items . Paradigm Pack allies can learn them , or they can be an effect achieved by equipping accessories . Only the highest value is used ; these abilities do not stack . A monster whose trait is Resourceful learns one of them . Item Collector increases the drop rate of rare items to the maximum of 4 . 2 times normal ; Item Scavenger MAX , common items to six times normal . Gilfinder bonuses do stack , but the maximum is only + 250 % . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Treasure Hunter ( known as Move - Find Item in the original version ) is a movement ability available to the Chemist job class . The ability allows characters to discover hidden items upon moving to a tile . The lower the character ' s Bravery the better the chances of finding rare items with the Treasure Hunter ability . As characters with low Bravery can permanently leave the party , Rapha is an ideal Treasure Hunter , as she naturally has low Bravery . The Bandit job lets the player receive more items from enemies as battle spoils . The Merchant job does the same for Gems . The accessory doubles the amount of items dropped from battle . It is found in the Star Chamber or bought in the multiplayer shop in Guera for 3 , 000 points . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Thieves have access to " Item Finder " as its job level 5 ability , and " Treasure Hunter " ( rare item ) as its job level 20 ability . The Treasure Band accessory also increases the chances of enemies dropping rare items . It seems that the effect of equipment are stackable . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . Treasure Hunter is a special ability with three levels of power , usable by Locke , Zidane and Vaan , and the Lv1 version can be taught to any party member using the Pillager ' s Tome . During the entire stage , Treasure Hunter increases the chance of the player finding rare items , higher level versions offering greater increases .