Prime Weapon

The Prime Weapons are a variety of ultimate weapon that were released through the most recent Final Fantasy XI mini-expansion, The Voracious Resurgence. The Prime Weapons serve as the fifth and final (as of right now) weapon type in Final Fantasy XI. These weapons are integral to the mini expansion's story, so unlocking the earlier stages of these weapons is mandatory. The Prime weapons share an appearance with the Relic Weapons, only with a dark color scheme. 
== Abilities ==
The Prime Weapons have the highest weapon skill level in the game, even higher than the other ultimate weapon categories. This advantage is offset by Prime Weapons being the only set of ultimate weapons that cannot be augmented. They all have the same aftermath, "physical damage limit+" boosting the potential damage output. Each Prime Weapon also has a new weapon skill. These new weapon skills seem to be iterations or replacements for some of the strongest Ambuscade weapon skills, which tend to be some of the best weapon skills in the game. The primary draw of the Prime Weapons is that they can match the best weapon skills in the game with their own weapon skills without having the drawbacks of using Ambuscade weapons.
At stage 3 and stage 4, the Prime Weapons offer several benefits:
* Once a weapon has been upgraded to stage 3, a unique weapon skill becomes available while in Sortie.
* Once a weapon has been upgraded to stage 4, the player will be able to use the weapon skill anywhere.
* On stage 4, the Diaphanous Gadget will let the player select Hard Mode Aminon which the hardest and most rewarding boss in the battle content, Sortie.
== List of weapons ==
Prime Weapons
Weapon 	Weapon Type 	Jobs 	Weapon Skill
Varga Purnikawa	Hand-to-Hand	MNK / PUP 	Maru Kala
Mpu Gandring 	Dagger 	RDM / THF / BRD / DNC	Ruthless Stroke
Caliburnus 	Sword 	RDM / PLD / BLU 	Imperator
Helheim 	Great Sword 	WAR / PLD / DRK / RUN	Fimbulvetr
Spalirisos 	Axe 	BST 	Blitz
Laphria 	Great Axe 	WAR 	Disaster
Foenaria 	Scythe 	DRK 	Origin
Gae Buide 	Polearm 	DRG 	Diarmuid
Dokoku 	Katana 	NIN 	Zesho Meppo
Kusanagi 	Great Katana	SAM 	Tachi: Mumei
Lorg Mor 	Club 	WHM / GEO 	Dagda
Opashoro 	Staff 	BLM / SMN / SCH 	Oshala
Pinaka 	Archery 	RNG 	Sarv
Earp 	Marksmanship	RNG / COR 	Terminus
Duban 	Shield 	PLD 	(No Weapon Skill)
Loughnashade 	Instrument 	BRD 	Aria of Passion
(Song)
== Acquisition ==
Prime weapons are acquired through Sortie, the battle content introduced in The Voracious Resurgence. Finishing a Prime Weapon requires a currency called Gallimaufry and several different materials. Because of the quantity requirements for Voracious Psyches minimum of 6 months is needed to complete one weapon since only obtain 5 Voracious Psyche can be obtained per month. 
After completing The Voracious Resurgence Mission 9-4 "The Prime Weapons" (and speaking to Oggbi), players must talk to Gama-Shama to purchase base Prime Weapons for 10,000 Gallimaufry each. Subsequent stages are acquired by upgrading the prior stage with Gama-Shama in the Silver Knife. While the first two stages have exceptions, to upgrade a prime weapon there are 3 requirements: a currency requirement, an item requirement, and a psyche requirement. The requirements for every weapon are the same, regardless of weapon type.
The following table displays details about the materials needed for each stage.
Prime Weapon Upgrade Materials
Stage 	Stage 1 	Stage 2 	Stage 3 	Stage 4 	Stage 5
Weapon Level 	Base Weapon 	Incomplete Weapon 	Level 119 I 	Level 119 II 	Level 119 III
Currency Requirement	10,000 Gallimaufry 	10,000 Gallimaufry 	1,000,000 Gallimaufry	2,500,000 Gallimaufry	5,000,000 Gallimaufry
Item Requirement 	No Item 	1 Eikondrite 	2 Octahedrite 	3 Hexahedrite 	4 Mesosiderite
Psyche Requirement 	No Voracious Psyche	No Voracious Psyche	5 Voracious Psyche 	10 Voracious Psyche 	15 Voracious Psyche
== Behind the scenes ==
Within the lore of Final Fantasy XI, Prime Weapons are said to be particularly effective against Chaos, the voracious beast that serves as the final boss for The Voracious Resurgence. During the battlefield, the final blow to Chaos must be done with a Prime Weapon. Even if his health is at 1 HP, he cannot be defeated by any other weapon.
Category:Weapon lists
Category:Weapons in Final Fantasy XI