Ice equipment Ice equipment is a recurring type of equipment in the " Final Fantasy " series . It is often a mid - rank type of armor , obtained directly after Flame equipment , with resistance or weakness to either Ice or Fire . This gear has appeared in the forms of body armor , helm , shield , gloves , armlet , sword , rod , knuckles , spear , and bow . This type of equipment was more commonly found as mid - rank armor in the early installments of the series , which grew into a less common type of weapons . The most recurring appearances of Ice equipment are under shields , swords , and rods . The sword of Ice equipment is often seen as Icebrand . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . The Ice Armor and Shield are resistant to Fire , while the Ice Brand is Ice - elemental . " Final Fantasy II " . The Ice Shield , Armor , and Gloves are resistant to Fire . The Ice Brand , Bow and Lance can also be found , and all of them are Ice - elemental . " Final Fantasy III " . Several Ice - elemental equipment can be found during the visit to the Molten Cave and Dwarven Hollows . They are all resistant against Fire , while the armors grant weakness to Ice . List of Ice equipment : " Final Fantasy IV " . Ice - elemental equipment is found in several locations between the defeat of Golbez at the Dwarves ' Castle and the return to the Overworld . List of Ice equipment : " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Ice - elemental equipment returns in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " , mostly found within shops . List of Ice equipment : With the exception of the Frostshard , every piece of Ice - elemental equipment from " Final Fantasy IV " returns with the same statistics . The only new ice equipment is Ice Whip . " Final Fantasy V " . Ice armor is only found in the form of shield ( which for the first time , is weaker than the Fire correspondent ) while Ice Bows , Ice Rods , and the Icebrand exist in the weapon area . Ice Rod can cast Blizzaga when used as an item in battle , as well as increasing the damage of all Ice elemental attacks by 50 % . " Final Fantasy VI " . The only Ice equipment are the Ice Shield , Icebrand , and Ice Rod . " Final Fantasy VII " . There are no Ice - elemental weapons or armor ( besides the ones listed below ) . Instead , by pairing the Ice - element with the Elemental Materia in the Weapon slot makes Ice - elemental weapons . The Armor slot makes Ice - elemental armor . List of Ice equipment : " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . The Ice Ring , Armlet , Frost Armlet , and Snow Armlet are all related to the Ice element . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Ice Brand , Ice Lance , and Ice Staff are the only pieces of Ice equipment . " Final Fantasy X " . Many Ice - elemental weapons and armor can be obtained via customizing . Armor with the Ice Ward / Proof ability as the dominant ability will be classified as " White " and armor with the Ice Eater ability as the dominant ability will be classified as " Snow " . Icestrike must be the dominant ability for weapons . A weapon with Icestrike , whether or not Icestrike is the dominant ability , will always be shown emitting snow . List of Ice weapons : " Final Fantasy XI " . The Icebrand and the Ice Staff make a reappearance , however there are many weapons and armor that give similar benefits as Ice equipment . For example , the Legionnaire ' s Harness raises resistance to Fire , while the Scorpion Harness lowers resistance to Ice , Shiva ' s Shotel has a chance of dealing extra Ice damage when attacking if certain conditions are met . " Final Fantasy XII " . The Icebrand , Glacial Staff , Ice Cloud Arrows , Trident and Ice Shield are the pieces of Ice equipment available . The , the , and the appear as weapons for Vaan , Kytes , and Llyud , respectively . They all use their respected generic weapon sprite during battle . " Final Fantasy XIII " . The Frost Ring , Icicle Ring , and Boreal Ring are the only occurrences of Ice equipment in this installment . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Players can obtain True Ice weapons from defeating Shiva in the trial " Akh Afah Amphitheatre ( Extreme ) . " By accumulating the diamond dust items obtained through this fight , the weapons can be upgraded into Diamond equipment by speaking with Aelina in Revenant ' s Toll . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Icebrand , the Glacial Gun , and the Ice Rod , Bow , and Shield appear . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Ice equipment is notably expanded . Some of these weapons teach Ice - related abilities , as well ; for example , the Ice Lance teaches the Dragoon job the ability Ice Breath . List of Ice equipment : Only the , , , and return from the previous game . The Flurry Robe and Ice Shield appear as well for the armor portion of the set . The Ice Shield offers half damage from Ice attacks , while the Ice Lance teaches Dragoons Ice Breath . The Icebrand teaches Moogle Knights Moogle Aid and the Chill Rod teaches Black Mages , Blizzaga . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . List of Ice equipment : " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . Frost Mail , Shield , Armlets , Helm , and Sash all provide Resist Cold + 1 and represent the Ice equipment . Frost Helm , Frost Visor , Blue Cone Hat , Blue Magic Hat , Blue Clothes , Blue Outfit , Frost Armor , Blue Bard Garb , Blue Robe , and Frost Plate all make up the Ice equipment . Ice Staff , Icicle Club , and Ice Lance are the representatives of Ice equipment , all being low - rank weapons . The Frost Helm , Blue Hat , Frost Armor , and Blue Clothes represent the armor aspect of the set . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . The Ice Sword , Ice Shield and Ice Armor are the only instances of Ice equipment , and are all high ranked pieces of equipment . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . The armor Ice has a shield icon before its name . It can be bought in Ameyoko for 6 , 000 GP . It has 50 uses , grants the party Ice resistance with 60 % success . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . There is a weapon is called Ice and it has a sword icon before its name . It can be bought for 17000 GP in Edo and Final Town . It has 40 use , it also increases a Robot ' s HP by 81 and increases their Str by 18 . The damage formula for Ice is the user ' s Str x12 and deals Ice - elemental damage . The only piece of armor is a shield called Ice and it has a shield icon before its name . It can be bought in Race Circuit for 17000 GP . It has 30 uses , blocks melee and Ston with 80 % chance of success , adds 81 HP to Robots , and increases their Def by 18 . It also provides resistance to Fire . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . The Ice Shield is the only piece of ice equipment . Due to the elemental system used , all ice - elemental equipment are water - elemental instead . List of Water equipment : " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . There are two pieces of ice equipment : Ice Brand and Frost Rod . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Ice Shield from " Final Fantasy IV " is a Rarity 3 shield .