Lightning - elemental equipment Lightning equipment is a recurring type of equipment in the " Final Fantasy " series . Although less in number than its brethren Flame equipment and Ice equipment , Lightning equipment has been around since " Final Fantasy II " . It is also known as Thunder , Bolt , Yellow , Spark , and sometimes Shock or Shocking equipment , depending on which game it is featured in , and sometimes changes between names in the same game . It should not be confused with Diamond equipment , which occasionally has the attribute of resistance to Lightning . It includes body armor , helmet , shield , the recurring Coral Sword , rod , staff , bow , spear , gloves , and armlets , although weapons are more recurring , due to the existence of the aforementioned Diamond equipment . Appearances . " Final Fantasy II " . The Thunder Lance is the first Lightning - elemental weapon . " Final Fantasy III " . This installment marks the start of a massive wave of Lightning - elemental equipment . Weapons include : " Final Fantasy IV " . Several Lightning - elemental equipment appears in this installment , though some only appear in the 3D version . Weapons include : " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . The only piece of equipment that appears is the Blitz Whip and the Lightning Arrow . With the exception of the Thundershard , every piece of Lightning - elemental equipment from " Final Fantasy IV " returns with the same statistics . " Final Fantasy V " . The following are all the Lightning - elemental equipment : " Final Fantasy VI " . In this installment , and in many future games , Lightning - elemental equipment becomes more scarce and less readily available to use . List of Lightning equipment : " Final Fantasy VII " . There are no Lightning - elemental weapons or armor ( besides the ones listed below ) . Instead , by pairing the Lightning - element with the Elemental Materia in the weapon slot makes Lightning - elemental weapons . The Armor slot makes Lightning - elemental armor . List of Lightning - elemental equipment : " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . List of Lightning - elemental equipment : " Final Fantasy IX " . List of Lightning - elemental equipment : " Final Fantasy X " . Any armor with " Lightning Ward " or " Lightningproof " as its dominant ability is called Yellow [ Armor ] ( Shield , Bangle , Bracer , etc ) . However , any piece of armor may be equipped with this ability . If " Lightning Strike " is the dominant ability on a character ' s weapon , it becomes : " Final Fantasy XI " . List of Lightning - elemental equipment : " Final Fantasy XII " . The only lightning - elemental weapons are the Storm Spear and Storm Staff . However , any bow can be equipped with the Lightning Arrows . " " . List of Lightning - elemental equipment : " Final Fantasy XIII " . The Spark Ring , Fulmen Ring , and Raijin Ring are the only occurrences of Lightning - Elemental equipment . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Coral Sword , Lightning Bow , Blaster / Blast Gun , and Gungnir ( obtained via Rendezvous ) are the only lightning equipment . List of lightning - elemental equipment : " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . List of Lightning - elemental equipment : " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . List of Lightning - elemental equipment : List of Lightning - elemental equipment : List of Lightning - elemental equipment : " Final Fantasy Adventure " . The weapon is called Thunder and it has a spear icon before its name . The Thunder is the strongest spear , having an attack power of 46 , and deals Lightning - elemental damage . It can be bought for 11 , 250 GP at the Weapon shop in the plain of Floatrocks . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . The weapon Elec has a sword icon before its name . It can be bought in Southwest Town and Ameyoko for 24 , 700 GP . It has 50 use and an attack power of 10 , the damage formula for Elec is base on Strength . This sword is Elec - elemental . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . The weapon is called Thunder and it has a axe icon before its name . It can be bought for 17000 GP in Race Circuit and Hana ' s Town . It has 40 use , it also increases a Robot ' s HP by 81 and increases their Str by 18 . The damage formula for Thunder is the user ' s Str x12 , deals Thunder - elemental damage . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . The Thunder Staff has an attack power of 22 and deals Thunder - elemental damage . Due to the elemental system used , all lightning - elemental equipment are light - elemental instead . List of Light equipment : " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Thunder Shield appears as a level 60 shield that provides + 61 Defense and + 10 % Wall Rush HP Damage . It can be obtained by trading 132 , 880 gil , Lustrous Shield , Taharka Husk , and x5 Flash ' s Dream . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . The Thunder Rod is the only piece of lightning equipment that appears .