Jade Armlet (Final Fantasy IX)

The Jade Armlet is a mid to endgame arm guard in Final Fantasy IX that everyone besides Steiner and Freya can wear. It teaches Body Temp, which immunizes against Heat and Freeze, and High Tide, which allows the character to enter Trance more often. The armlet is used for synthesis and strengthens the wearer's Holy damage.
The armlet in Final Fantasy IX is based on the Jade Armlet from Final Fantasy Tactics.
==Obtain==
The Jade Armlet is found in the Uncultivated Land chocograph treasure. Though one of the first chocographs unearthed, it can only be reached when Choco is red by crossing some mountainous terrain; the treasure is near to where Evil Forest was on the world map.
It is also bought for 3,400 gil from Esto Gaza (after Desert Palace), Daguerreo (before going through the Shimmering Island portal), and Ipsen's Castle.
==Mechanics==
The Jade Armlet provides 2 physical Evasion and 27 Magic Evasion, mainly improving the wearer's chance to avoid magic damage. It strengthens the wearer's Holy damage by +50%, compatible with Quina's LV4 Holy and Eiko's Holy and Madeen. Wearing other Holy Elem-Atk gear at the same time does not stack the effect.
==Use==
The Jade Armlet is a good arm guard for world map exploration on the Blue Narciss and the Hilda Garde III, though the party also has other good arm guard options. The Jade Armlet's physical evasion counterpart is the N-Kai Armlet. The player can prioritize gear based on what abilities they need to master from them. The ability Body Temp is good though few enemies inflict Heat or Freeze. High Tide can be used if the character has Magic Stones left over from all the abilities the player wants to prioritize.
The Holy boost from the armlet is best for Eiko, though by the time she has Holy and Madeen, she can also get the White Robe; the Jade Armlet itself is used in synthesis in Daguerreo to make it for Dagger and Eiko. It is worth making multiple White Robes, firstly so both white mages can wear it, and because the robe can itself be used in synthesis later to make the ultimate robe.
Though the guests from Tantalus can also equip the armlet, the player cannot see this in a normal playthrough.
Category:Armor in Final Fantasy IX