Doublehand Doublehand , also known as Two Hands , 2 Handed , Two - Handed , Two - handed , Dbl Grip , or Double Grip , is an ability that increases the power of one - handed weapons by holding the weapon with both hands . In other cases , said weapon simply requires two - hands to wield . Appearances . " Final Fantasy II " . While not an explicit ability in this game , the bonus to Attack from a character ' s Strength stat is based on what they have equipped in their hands . Having only one weapon equipped in a character ' s dominant hand increases Attack by half of the character ' s Strength , while having a second weapon or a shield equipped halves the Strength bonus to one - quarter . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Two - handed ability is tied to weapons , in this game these weapons simply requires two - hands to wield them . All of Cid ' s Hammers and Edward ' s Harps are Two - handed , as well as the unused None sword . The text in the Super Nintendo version is missing the remainder of its text , when the player attempts to equip a two - handed weapon on a character while they have a shield equipped , or vice - versa , a popup message will appear on the screen , " To equip " . The full message is " To equip with both hands " . The formatting of the message is a little odd because the coordinates for each line were never updated from the Japanese version , which centers the text . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . The Two - handed ability returns on weapons in the sequel of " Final Fantasy IV " , the only weapons are the Hammers . Weapons that have the Two - handed ability are the and . " Final Fantasy V " . Two - Handed is the level 3 ability learned by the Knight class for 50 ABP . It allows the character to use both hands when wielding swords , katanas , or axes , as well as the weapons Staff , Morning Star , and Flail . The ability increases the user ' s Strength to base Freelancer strength + 13 . The player can still equip a weapon or shield in the left hand of the character , but the attack power will not increase . If one weapon is equipped , the left hand on the equipment screen will be grayed out . " Final Fantasy VI " . A character equipped with the Gauntlet relic can equip a single - handed weapon in both hands to increase damage . Gauntlets can be found in Yeti ' s Cave and Kefka ' s Tower , and another can be obtained in the Returner Hideout by answering " Yes " to Banon . When one weapon is equipped , the left hand on the equipment screen will be grayed out . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Doublehand , called Two Hands in the old translation , is a support ability learned by the Samurai for 900 JP . It allows the wielder to use a weapon with both hands increasing attack power . A unit that uses this ability will have his / her two hands near each other in the equipment screen of the unit . All Bows requires two hands by default . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . Doublehand is a support ability learned by the Fighter and the Gladiator from the Venus Blade for 300 AP . Doublehand is a support ability learned by Fighters and Gladiators from the , it requires 250 AP to master and adds roughly 8 to Attack . However , units using Doublehand cannot Dual Wield or hold shields . The Viking class can learn it from the . " Bravely Default " . Two - Handed is a support ability learned by Knights at job level 2 . It doubles a weapon ' s physical attack , but the other hand must be free . It affects the following weapon types : swords , axes , spears , staves , and katanas . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Doublehand is the level 14 ability of the Paladin , learned for 380 AP . It requires 2 slots to use . " Final Fantasy Brave Exvius " . Doublehand is a passive ability that allows to increase all of a unit ' s equipment ' s ATK by 50 % when single wielding , although it also means that they cannot use shield s or Dual Wield . It does not stack in the global version , does not increase percentage - based equipment like Hero ' s Ring , and does not work with bows , harps or guns . It also is Bartz ' s Trust Master Reward . Garland is the only unit to learn Doublehand , at Level 80 ( 5★ ) .