Rune Armlet Rune Armlet , also known as Rune Bangle , Rune Ring , Magic Bracelet , and Rune Bracer , is a recurring armor and accessory in the series . It is often a mid - ranked piece of equipment , granting resistance to Silence or boosting the user ' s max MP . Appearances . " Final Fantasy III " . Rune Bracers is a mid - ranked arm armor that can be bought for 5 , 000 gil at Duster and Saronia . In the 3D versions , it provides 11 Defense , 13 Magic Defense , + 2 Intellect and Mind , and protects against some statuses . In the NES version , it provides 5 Defense , 6 Magic Defense , 10 % Evade . " Final Fantasy IV " . Rune Armlet is a mid to high - ranked armlet that provides 5 Defense , 8 Magic Defense , 8 Magic Evasion , + 3 Intelligence , + 3 Spirit , and resistance to Silence and attacks from mages . It can be bought for 2 , 000 gil at Dwarven Castle , or dropped from Marionetteer , Sorcerer , Summoner , and Mist Summoner . It can be equipped by everyone except Cecil and Kain . In the 3D versions , Rune Armlet now provides + 10 Evasion in addition to all the other bonuses , but no longer reduces damage done by mages . it can be acquired and equipped as previously , although adult Rydia now comes equipped with one . In the " Easy Type " version , it was renamed to Magic Bracelet . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Rune Armlet retains its attributes from the previous game , and is initially equipped on Rosa , Palom , and Porom , bought for 2 , 000 gil at Damcyan and Fabul , of dropped from Marionetteer . It can be equipped by Rosa , Palom , Porom , Yang , Monk A , Monk B , Rydia ? , and Edge . " Final Fantasy VII " . Rune Armlet is a mid - ranked armor that provides 43 Defense , 5 Def % , 24 Magic Defense , and four single Materia slots with double growth . It can be bought for 3 , 700 gil at Bone Village . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Rune Armlet is an accessory that provides MP + 80 % and prevents Silence , and when two are used in Materia Fusion , it gives MP + 10 % . " Final Fantasy VIII " . Rune Armlet is an item that teaches a GF the Spr + 20 % ability . It can be dropped from a level 20 - 100 Blobra or any leveled Righty , mugged from any leveled Blobra or a level 30 + Righty , or through Angelo Search at a 2 / 288 chance . It can also be modified from Blobra card x4 for a Rune Armlet , and can be refine d into Shell Stone x10 or Shell spell x40 . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Rune Armlet is an accessory that provides Max MP + 100 % , and consuming one will raise a creature ' s Max HP . It can be found at Macalania Woods ( chapter 5 ) and the Calm Lands Ruins , dropped from Ultima Weapon ( normal and Oversoul ) , stolen from Black Elemental ( normal and Oversoul ) , bribed from Flan Blanco ( 2 , 500 gil - x1 ) , by dispatching a level 4 chocobo to Mi ' ihen Highroad and as a random prize for winning the Aeon Cup . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Rune Bangle is a low - ranked bangle that provides 4 Defense , 4 Magic Defense , 4 Magic Evade , and prevents Silence . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Rune Armlet is a level 57 bangle that provides + 202 HP and + 41 Defense . It can be obtained from the shop by trading 17 , 810 gil , Hyper Wrist , Sapphire , and Peridot x2 . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Rune Armlet returns as a level 30 bangle that provides + 376 HP , + 36 Defense , and Regen + 10 % . It can be obtained from the shop by trading 61 , 000 gil , Hyper Wrist , and Polished Ore .