Adamant equipment Adamant equipment is a recurring set of equipment in the " Final Fantasy " series . It is often a high - equipment set , with its pieces consisting of body armor or vest , a hand bangle , and sometimes a sword or dagger . Acquiring it often requires trading rare items , such as a " tail " item or Adamantite ore . Appearances . " Final Fantasy III " . Adaman Sword is a dummied out weapon , and it can only be obtained via a cheating device . The sword is apparently fire - elemental , with an attack power of 138 , and grants + 20 to Strength . Unfortunately , it cannot be equipped by any jobs . However , it can be thrown by Ninjas . " Final Fantasy IV " . Adamant Armor is the most powerful armor , not counting Onion Armor , and can only be obtained through trading a Pink Tail to the man in Adamant Isle Grotto . Pink Tails are dropped from the extremely elusive Flan Princesses . Adamant Armor can be equipped by everyone and provides + 100 Defense , + 20 Magic Defense , + 12 Magic Evasion , + 15 to Strength , Stamina , Intelligence , Speed , and Spirit , and resistance to all statuses except Doom , HP Critical , Berserk , Slow , and Sap . Adamant Armor returns as the most powerful armor , and is part of the Adamant equipment set which also includes the Adamant Shield , Adamant Gloves and Adamant Helmet . The Adamant set is notably some of the few universal equipment pieces , allowing anyone to equip them . This makes the shield of particular value as it is one of the few shields mage characters can equip . The Adamant equipment can be traded for at ? ? ? on the True Moon , with a Hummingway called Tradingway trading them for pieces of Adamantite , acquired in Challenge Dungeons . The four Adamant pieces all increases all stats by + 5 , guard against assorted status ailments , three of the items resist a type of elemental damage , and their defensive ratings are among the best . The Adamant Armor provides + 50 Defense , + 20 Magic Defense , - 10 % Evasion , + 13 % Magic Evasion , resistance to fire , and prevents Pig , Petrify , and Poison . The Adamant Shield gives + 15 Defense and Magic Defense , + 50 % Evasion , + 16 % Magic Evasion , resists Ice , and guards against Silence , Mini , Confuse , and Curse . The Adamant Gloves give 20 Defense , 10 Magic Defense , 10 % Evade , 11 % Magic Evade , and prevents Sleep , Paralyze , and Berserk . Finally , the Adamant Helm increases Defense by 25 , Magic Defense by 10 , Evasion by 10 % , Magic Evasion by 11 % , resists Lightning , and guards against Blind , Toad , and Death . " Final Fantasy VII " . Adaman Bangle is a high - rank armor in terms of Defense , and can be obtained as soon as the " Tiny Bronco " becomes available by steal ing from Adamantaimai . It provides + 93 Defense and + 23 Magic Defense , and has two Materia slots , both of which are linked . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Adaman Bangle is an accessory that allows Zack to exceed the HP limit , up to 99 , 999 HP . Adaman Bangle is a reward for completing mission 7 - 3 - 6 and can be found inside a treasure chest in mission 9 - 2 - 4 . " Final Fantasy IX " . Adaman Vest is a mid - rank light - armor that can be used by everyone except Steiner and Freya . It provides + 14 Defense , + 2 Magic Defense , and halves damage from fire - elemental attacks . It teaches the Killer abilities Bird Killer and Stone Killer . It costs 1 , 600 gil to purchase from Fossil Roo , Conde Petie , Black Mage Village , Madain Sari or Bran Bal . It can also be stolen from the boss Ralvuimago . The Adaman Hat can be used by everyone except Steiner and Freya . It provides + 3 Defense , + 33 Magic Defense , and nullifies damage from thunder - elemental attacks . It teaches Gamble Defense and HP + 20 % . Obtainable in Bran Bal or Daguerreo on disc 4 . " Final Fantasy X " . The Adamantite is an armlet equipped by Kimahri . It has the abilities Auto - Shell , Auto - Protect , Auto - Regen and Auto - Reflect attached . " Final Fantasy XI " . Adaman Armor is a crafted set of high level , heavy plate armor for Warriors and Paladins designed for tanking , easily recognizable by its ultramarine hue . There exist another set of heavy adaman armor , designed for offensive melee combat , that is cursed under the earthen pact , in the design of the Hauberk . Players wishing to wear those must obtain the appropriate Earthen Abjuration from HNMs ( or Einherjar ) to remove the curse . " Final Fantasy XII " . Adamant Vest is a mid - ranking armor that can be only be equipped by obtaining the Light Armor 7 license . It provides + 320 HP , + 29 Defense , and halves damage from fire - elemental attacks , but makes the wearer weak to ice - elemental damage . Adamant Hat is a mid - ranking hat that can only be equipped by obtaining the same license and it provides + 310 HP and + 29 Magick Resist . It , too , halves fire damage but makes the wearer weak against ice attacks . Both can be purchased from the Mosphoran Highwaste and Phon Coast for 5 , 900 gil each . In the " Zodiac Job System " version , the Adamant Vest can be equipped by the Machinist , Monk , Archer and Shikari jobs . Adamant Vest is the third strongest armor for Filo , and provides + 60 Defense and Magick Defense , + 15 Speed , and resistance to fire - elemental attacks , but makes Filo weak to water - elemental damage . It can be found in a treasure chest in Mission 8 - 5 - Fighting Back Tears at Roda Volcano . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Adamant Bangle is an accessory that increases HP anywhere between 800 and 1 , 500 , depending on its level , and is obtained by upgrading the Diamond Bangle using the Adamantite item . It can also be further upgraded into the Wurtzite Bangle using the Dark Matter item . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Adaman Vest raises HP by 36 . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Adaman Armor is the third strongest armor , and provides + 58 Defense and + 3 Magic Resistance . It can be obtained by completing the mission " Armor & Turtle " which requires the items Adamant Ore and Rat Tail . Adaman Vest provides + 30 Weapon Defense and + 3 Magic Resistance , and teaches the Maintenance ability to Alchemists and Thieves . Adaman Blade is one of the strongest blade - type weapons in the game , second only to the Ebon Blade . It provides 65 attack and 15 Weapon Defense . Adamant Armor is the third strongest armor , and provides + 54 Defense and + 3 Resistance . Adamant Vest is a low - rank armor and provides + 30 Defense and + 3 Resistance . It also teaches the ability Safeguard . It is obtained by sending an earthwyrm crystal , adamantite , and a pink tail at the bazaar . It must be re - unlocked upon purchase . Adamant Blade has the third - highest power of any blade , and has 55 attack . It teaches Flee to the Sky Pirate class . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . The Adamant Gauntlet increases Defense by 100 and grants Endure effect . It can be obtained in the Agito tower . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . The weapon is called Adamant and it has an dagger icon before its name . It ' s the only adamant equipment and the most powerful knife available , sporting an attack power of 50 . It can be bought for 3400 G in Muu ( Future ) . When used as an item , it casts Ice 1 in battle with a spell power of 18 . Adaman Jerkin is the strongest armor , being usable only at level 70 or higher , and provides 74 Defense . It is bought for 3 , 284 gil . Adaman Mail is a mid - ranked armor that provides 36 Defense , + 10 Dark resistance , takes 1 slot , can be used by all races , and cannot be bought . The Adaman Visor is a helmet that provides 30 defense , + 10 Dark resistance , and can also be equipped by all races . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . The Adamant equipment consists of the Adamant Knife , Adamant Shield , Adamant Helm and Adamant Vest . They can be traded at the shop for Crystal equipment and Adamantite , and have high stats that make them among the best equipment in their equipment type . When any three Adamant equipment pieces are equipped , the wearer receives the Midair Evasion Boost ability , and the " Adamant Chains " Combination is activated , granting the wearer + 15 % Bravery when they dodge an attack . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The Adamant equipment returns with similar stats , and again rewards the Adamant Chains Combination and Midair Evasion Boost ability , though the Bravery boost from Adamant Chains is reduced to + 8 % .