Gaia Gear The Gaia Gear , also known as Gaia Vest and Earth Clothes , is a recurring body armor in the series . It is usually a light armor with an Earth - elemental affinity , though it also appears as a robe in some games . It is often a high - rank armor . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . The Gaia Gear is an armor exclusive to the Black Wizard . It grants protection against Stone and Quake . It is the strongest armor in the " 20th Anniversary " version , and grants + 35 Defense and + 2 Weight . It can be found in Lifespring Grotto , or dropped from Undergrounder . " Final Fantasy III " . Known as the Gaia Vest , it can be equipped by the Freelancer , Geomancer , and Onion Knight jobs . It can be found in Saronia , and bought in Duster , Saronia , and the " Invincible " for 7 , 600 gil in the remake ( 4 , 200 in the NES version ) . In the NES version , it provides 16 Defense , 8 Magic Defense , and 12 % Evade . In the 3D versions , it provides 35 Defense , 25 Magic Defense , and Vitality + 3 . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Gaia Gear ( Gaea Gear in the SNES release ) is a light armor that grants resistance against petrification . It grants + 3 to Defense , Magic Defense , and Magic Evasion , and can be bought for 500 gil in Mysidia . In the " Easy Type " version , it was renamed to Magic Robe . " Final Fantasy V " . The Gaia Gear is a robe that boosts the user ' s Earth - elemental damage by 50 % . It grants + 8 Defense , + 10 Magic Defense , and + 18 Magic Evasion , and has a Weight of 2 . It can be bought at Regole , Quelb , Castle of Bal , and Castle Surgate for 2 , 000 gil or dropped from Gravitator and stolen from Sorcerers and Abductor . As with all robes , it can be equipped by Summoners , Chemists , Geomancers , Bards , Dancers , Oracles , Cannoneers , Necromancers , and Mimes . " Final Fantasy VI " . The Gaia Gear is a light armor that lets the wearer absorb Earth - elemental damage . It grants + 53 Defense and + 43 Magic Defense , and can be equipped by all characters except Edgar , Cyan , and Umaro . It can be bought from Thamasa in World of Balance or from Nikeah and South Figaro in World of Ruin for 6 , 000 gil . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Gaia Gear is a light armor that teaches Osmose to Vivi , and the support abilities Insomniac and High Tide to all other characters who can equip it . It boosts and absorbs the earth element , and grants + 25 Defense and + 2 Magic Defense . It can be bought at Daguerreo ( disc 3 ) and Ipsen ' s Castle for 8 , 700 gil , or found in Oeilvert , Mount Gulug , and the " Faraway Lagoon " Chocograph treasure . " Final Fantasy XII " . The Gaia Gear is a piece of mystic armor that grants an HP bonus rather than an MP bonus , as well as a bonus to Magick Power . Gaia Gear boosts HP by 100 , Defense by 35 and Magic Power by 8 and costs 9 , 300 gil at Balfonheim Port . It can be worn after unlocking the Mystic Armor 8 license for 35 LP . In the " International Zodiac Job System " version , Gaia Gear can be worn by the White , Red and Black Mages , as well as the Samurai job . The is a dancer ' s robe equipped by Penelo . It provides + 54 Defense , + 81 Magic Defense , boosts resistance against Earth , and grants + 10 Stamina . It can be bought in Chapter 9 for 24 , 000 gil . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Gaia Gear ( Earth Clothes in the PlayStation version ) is a high - rank light armor that lets the wearer absorb Earth - elemental damage , as well as boosting Earth - elemental attacks . It provides + 85 HP , + 10 MP , and is available for 10 , 000 gil at many Outfitter s starting in Chapter 4 . It can also be found with the Treasure Hunter ability in Limberry Castle Gate as a rare treasure . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Gaia Gear teaches Auto - Regen to Hunters , Snipers , and Gadgeteer s . It provides 24 Defense and 12 Resistance , as well lets the wearer absorb Earth - elemental attacks . It can be obtained as a random reward for completing a mission . The teaches Regenerate to Hunters , Snipers , and Tinkers . It provides + 34 Defense and + 12 Resistance , and can be bought for 1 , 500 gil in the shop after creating it in the Bazaar after using a Earth Sigil , Rose Branch , and Fine Wool . The grants + 5 Attack , + 108 Defense , and + 10 Magic . It can be made by using the Grand Raiment scroll . It can be created for 2 , 780 gil by using Mythril Silk x3 , Curious Petal x3 , and Green Fay Dust x5 ( on Hard or Very Hard mode ) . When turned into a jewel , a level 3 - 9 Earth Robe makes a Holy Stone 2 , level 10 - 19 makes an Anti - Stun Stone 4 , and level 20 - 30 makes a Holy Stone 5 . " Final Fantasy Mystic Quest " . The Gaia ' s Armor is the strongest armor equippable by Benjamin , acquired at Mac ' s Ship in a chest . It grants resistance to Water , Wind , Thunder ( no icon for it exists ) , Poison , and Sleep , and provides a Defense of 15 . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Gaia Gear provides 10 Defense , 9 Magic Defense and 10 Magic Evade , and gives Intelligence + 3 to the wearer . It is found in the Umberwood and bought for 3600 gil in Rusalka , Aulë and in Castle Falgabard from Mog . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . The Gaia Gear is a level 55 robe that raises HP by 1 , 427 and Bravery by 56 . It also boosts Magic Defense by 15 % . It can be obtained from the shop by trading 13 , 360 gil , Wizard ' s Robes , a Fallen Angel Feather , and Demon Feather x2 . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Gaia Gear returns as a level 30 robe that provides + 1 , 505 HP , + 41 Bravery , and + 5 % Magic Defense . It can be obtained by trading 43 , 700 gil , Wizard ' s Robes , and Silky Cloth .