Flametongue ( weapon ) The Flametongue , also known as Flameblade or Fire Sword , is a recurring weapon in the " Final Fantasy " series . It is usually found mid - game and is almost always Fire - elemental . Its stats are often close to , if not the same as , those of the Icebrand , Flametongue ' s Ice - elemental " counterpart " , and both swords are usually found around the same point . Thunder Blade or Coral Sword sometimes appear as the Lightning - elemental equivalent to Flametongue and Icebrand . Appearances . " Final Fantasy V " . Flametongue is a sword found in the Great Forest of Moore , equippable by Freelancers and Knights . It can also be bought in the Phantom Village for 10 , 000 gil and stolen from Achelon , and provides 60 Attack and 63 Hit Rate . " Final Fantasy VI " . Originally translated as Flame Saber , the Flametongue is a semi - powerful sword first found in the Magitek Research Facility as well as the Imperial Observation Post , and later can be bought in Albrook , Nikeah , and Tzen in the World of Ruin for 7 , 000 gil as well as stolen from Flame Eater and won from Number 024 . It randomly casts Fire when attacking with it . It has an Attack power of 108 , + 2 Magic , and enables the Bushido and Runic commands , although Cyan Garamonde cannot equip it . Only Terra , Edgar , Locke , and Celes can wield it . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Squall ' s fourth gunblade is called the Flame Saber , though due to the Junction system it has no affinity for Fire and instead earns its name due to its bright red , flame - shaped blade . It can be crafted using a Betrayal Sword , Turtle Shell , and Screw x4 , and costs 600 gil . Flame Saber is the first model of gunblade that can use the Blasting Zone finishing move with Renzokuken . " Final Fantasy IX " . Flame Saber is a sword for Steiner , and teaches him the Magic Break Swd Art . It provides 46 Attack and can inflict Heat if Steiner is equipped with the Add Status support ability with 10 % chance . It can be bought for 5 , 190 gil at Esto Gaza after completing the Desert Palace . " Final Fantasy X " . The Flametongue is a customized sword for Tidus , which has Firestrike as its dominant ability . Firestrike can be customized onto a weapon with Bomb Fragment x4 . " Final Fantasy XII " . Flametongue is a Fire - elemental , one - handed sword , and can be used by those who have unlocked the Swords 3 License for 40 LP . It has an Attack power of 53 , and is first available at Jahara for 5 , 200 gil . Swords are among the slower weapons with 2 . 88s charge , and 1 . 2s action time . An airship is also mentioned to be named " Flametongue " during a cutscene . In the " International Zodiac Job System " , only the Knight class may equip the Flametongue . It is included on the Swords 4 License for 50 LP . " Final Fantasy XIV " . The Flametongue is a unique / untradeable level 35 Gladiator sword , obtainable in the original game only by killing the Notorious Monster who drops the weapon ( Prince of Pestilence ) . It was an above average weapon for its rank , increased its wielder ' s Fire affinity by five points and randomly dealt extra Fire damage . In " A Realm Reborn " , the Flametongue is now acquired as a drop from the Sunken Temple of Qarn dungeon and no longer has any elemental attributes . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Flametongue is a blade with an Attack power of 38 . It teaches Backdraft to Fighters , Fire Sword to Gladiators , and Mog Attack to Mog Knight s . It can be bought from Sprohm for 3 , 750 gil and from other towns for 4 , 250 gil . The returns as a Fire - elemental blade that teaches Back Draft ability to Fighters for 400 AP , Fire Soul to Gladiators for 300 AP , and Moogle Attack to Moogle Knights for 100 AP . It provides + 42 Attack and can be bought for 2 , 400 gil in the shop after creating it in the Bazaar after using a Fire Stone , Cruzle Brass , and Zingu Pearl . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Flametongues are weapons for Machina Kunagiri . They provide 46 Attack Power and boost his Fire Magic by 30 . In the PSP version , they can be bought from the SPP Post after bringing Machina in multiplayer 300 times for 10000 SPP and sell for 5000 gil . In the HD version , they can be bought after defeating 700 enemies with Machina for 2500 gil and sell for 1250 gil . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Flametongue is an artifact found early on that increases the character ' s Strength by 2 . The Flametongue is a weapon used by Clavat s . It adds 45 to Attack and can be made by using the scroll . Another sword , called the Fire Edge , is more powerful , adding 135 to Attack . It can be made using the scroll . Flametongue is a low - ranked sword that can be used by all races . It provides 37 Attack at level 1 and 129 attack at level 30 , + 5 to Fire - elemental attack , has one empty slot , and can be bought for 765 gil . It can also be created for 200 gil by using Silver x2 and a Red Stone . When turned into a jewel , a level 3 - 9 Flametongue will make a Fire Stone 1 , level 10 - 19 makes an Anti - Burn Stone 3 , and level 20 - 30 makes a Small Citrine . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . The weapon Flame has a sword icon before its name . It can be bought in Southwest Town for 24 , 000 GP . It has 50 uses and an attack power of 10 , the damage formula for Flame is base on Strength . This sword is Fire - elemental . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . There is a weapon is called Flame and it has a sword icon before its name . It can be bought for 17000 GP in Venus ' City , Race Circuit and Hana ' s Town , but can also be found in Volcano . It has 40 uses , it also increases a Robot ' s HP by 81 and increases their Str by 18 . The damage formula for Flame is the user ' s Str x12 and deals Fire - elemental damage . The can be found in a chest in Mount Gulg . The sword has an attack of 10 and is Fire - elemental . " Bravely Default " . Flametongue is a fire - elemental weapon that provides 36 Attack and 90 Aim . It can be bought for 15000 pg in Eternia or found in a chest in Starkfort . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . The Flametongue is a level 15 sword that increases Attack by 13 and increases base Bravery by 20 % at the start of a battle . It can be traded for in the shop for 3 , 700 gil , a Broadsword , a Bless Shard , and Transmogridust x4 , or acquired as a stage bonus in Destiny Odyssey VIII by finishing a stage with five Destiny Points . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The Flametongue returns now requiring level 1 to equip . It is purchased at various Moogle Shop s for 60 KP . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . Flametongue grants + 2 to Attack . It can be equipped by Knight , Mystic Knight , Cecil , Bartz , Cloud , Squall , Seifer , Steiner , and Vaan . Etymology . It is also known as " Fire Sword . "