Bronze equipment Bronze equipment is a recurring set of equipment , including a full set of armor , helmet , and accessory , as well as weapons in some games . It is often the second weakest type of equipment , with Leather equipment being usually the only weaker set of equipment in each of the games ( " Final Fantasy VII " is an exception to this rule , as the Bronze Bangle is the weakest piece of armor ) . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Bronze Gloves are the only representation of Bronze equipment and are low - level gloves . It can be used by Warrior , Ninja , and Knight , and provide 2 Defense and 3 Weight . It could be bought in Melmond . " Final Fantasy II " . The first full set of Bronze equipment includes Bronze Armor , Bronze Gloves , Bronze Helm , and Bronze Shield . With the exception of Bronze Armor , they are the second weakest equipment , being bested by the Leather equipment , and can be bought in Paloom , Bafsk , Salamand , and Poft . The Bronze Armor could be bought only in Salamand . " Final Fantasy III " . Only the Bronze Knuckles and Bronze Bracers exist for Bronze equipment . Bronze Bracers are the weakest arm gear , providing a mere 1 Defense and Magic Defense , and Bronze Knuckles are the weakest fist weapon , providing only 12 attack power . Bronze Armor , Bronze Breastplate , Bronze Helm , and Bronze Shield make up the Bronze equipment set , and are all the weakest set . All except Bronze Breastplate can be bought in Mythril , and with the exception of Bronze Shield , the others can also be bought in the Dwarven Castle . They all provide less than 3 Defense a piece . " Final Fantasy V " . Bronze Armor , Bronze Helm , and Bronze Shield are all low - ranked equipment that represent Bronze equipment . Bronze armor and helm are the weakest of their kind , while Bronze Shield is the second weakest , being bested by Leather Shield . They all increase Weight dramatically , and provide little Defense . " Final Fantasy VII " . Bronze Bangle is the weakest armor , and is the only Bronze equipment available . It is also unique in that there are only four available , and cannot be bought or found at all . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . Bronze Bangle is the starting armor and is the only Bronze equipment available . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Bronze Bangle is a low - ranked accessory that provides " HP + 10 % " , and when 10 are used in Materia Fusion , boost Max HP by + 10 % . Bronze Armlet is also a low - ranked accessory that provides " MP + 20 % " , and when 10 are used in Materia Fusion , grants MP + 10 % . " Final Fantasy IX " . List of Bronze equipment : " Final Fantasy XI " . List of Bronze equipment : " Final Fantasy XII " . List of Bronze equipment : List of Bronze equipment : " Final Fantasy XIV " . List of Bronze equipment : " Final Fantasy Tactics " . List of Bronze equipment : " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . List of Bronze equipment : List of Bronze equipment : " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . List of Bronze equipment : List of Bronze equipment : The Bronze Vest is the third weakest armor , and can only be used at level 10 . It provides 14 Defense and can be bought for 74 gil . The Bronze Sword is the weakest sword , providing 5 attack and costing 52 gil to buy . The Bronze Lance , Bronze Sword , Bronze Helm , and Bronze Corslet are the only instances of Bronze equipment , both being the weakest of their kind , with Bronze Helm and Bronze Corslet being the second weakest of their kind . " Final Fantasy Adventure " . The Bronze Helmet , Bronze Shield , and Bronze Armor make up the Bronze equipment , and are the weakest of their type . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . The Bronze Armor , Bronze Helmet , Bronze Gauntlet , Bronze Shield are the weakest of their type . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . The armor is called Bronze and it has a body armor icon before its name . It can be bought in Desert Town for 25 GP . It provides a Def of 3 and add 9 HP to Robots and increases their Def by 2 . Another piece of Bronze equipment has a gauntlet icon before its name . It can be bought in First Town for 75 GP . It provides a Def of 1 and add 9 HP to Robots and increases their Def by 2 . The third piece of Bronze equipment has a helmet icon before its name . It can be bought in First Town for 50 GP . It provides a Def of 2 and add 9 HP to Robots and increases their Def by 2 . The fourth piece of Bronze equipment has a shield icon before its name . It can be bought in First Town for 50 GP and can also be found in Cave of North . It has 50 uses , blocks melee and Ston with 50 % chance of success , adds 9 HP to Robots , and increases their Def by 2 . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . The Bronze Staff , Bronze Shield , Bronze Helmet , Bronze Armor , Bronze Glove , and Bronze Shoes are all weak rank piece of equipment found early . " Bravely Default " . The Bronze Helm is head armor that grants a physical defense boost of 2 . It has no special effects . It may be bought from the shop in Caldisla for 40 pg . The Bronze Gauntlets are identical in effect and cost to the helm , but are instead worn in the accessory slot . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . The Bronze Shield grants a bonus of 2 to Defense and 12 to Evasion , the Bronze Helm gives a bonus of 3 to Defense and 1 to Resistance , and the Bronze Armor gives a bonus of 6 to Defense and 2 to Resistance . The shield , helm , and armor are initially equipped on Aigis . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . List of Bronze equipment : " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The Bronze Bangle , Bronze Helm , Bronze Chest Plate , and Bronze Armor all make an appearance as level 1 equipment that provide no additional effects . " Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade " . The Bronze Sword , Bronze Spear , and Bronze Rod appear as weapons . All three weapons come in two versions , one with a rarity of Normal , and one with a rarity of Normal Plus . For Bronze Swords , the base version of the normal rarity weapon has an Attack of 220 , a Defense of 190 , a maximum level of 20 , and a Cost of 3 . The normal plus version has a base attack of 460 , a base defense of 470 , a maximum level of 40 , and a Cost of 7 . Both are swords , and both have a fast leveling rate . For Bronze Spears , the normal version has a base attack of 210 , a base defense of 230 , a maximum level of 20 , and a Cost of 3 . The normal plus version has a base attack of 410 , a base defense of 440 , a maximum level of 40 , and a Cost of 6 . Both are Spear weapons , and both have a fast leveling rate . For Bronze Rods , the base version of the normal rarity weapon has an attack of 240 , a defense of 210 , a maximum level of 20 , and a cost of 3 . It is a rod class weapon and has a fast leveling rate . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Bronze Shield from " Final Fantasy V " is a Rarity 1 level shield . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Bronze Bangle from " Final Fantasy Artniks " appears with an ice - elemental card .