While weapons affect how much damage you deal in combat, and accessories impact your various abilities, equipment such as Belts and Vambraces will increase both your Defense and HP, vital stats in Final Fantasy 16. This page will detail all of the equipment you can find in FFXVI along with the best in your first playthrough.
All Belts in Final Fantasy 16¶
Belts are the first piece of equipment that Clive can equip, and you’ll find it next to the Swords slot in the Gear & Eikons menu. Most of these come from the shop or the forge, but there are a few pieces, including the ultimate armor, that comes from completing Side Quests.
Name | HP | Defense | Unlock | Materials |
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Rosarian Belt | – | 10 | Start with during the Prologue | – |
Imperial Infantry Belt | – | 15 | Starting Equipment after the Prologue | – |
Iron Belt | – | 20 | Buy after reaching the Hide, Hideaway Main Quest | – |
Wolfskin Sash | – | 25 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the Wages of Guilt Main Quest | Steelsilk (12), Bloody Hide (14), Sharp Fang (12) |
Dark Sash | – | 30 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the Hunter and the Hunted Main Quest | Valley Madder (2), Magicked Ash (30), Steelsilk (20) |
Goldwork Sash | 6 | 36 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the Hunter and the Hunted Main Quest | Steelsilk (60), Magicked Ash (26), Valley Madder (3) |
Metian Cross | 12 | 45 | Obtained during the Holding On Main Quest | – |
Demontamer’s Sash | 14 | 48 | In a Chest to the northwest of the Royal Meadows in Sanbreque | – |
Platinum Belt | – | 50 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the After the Storm Main Quest | Liquid Flame (1), Wyrrite (177), Magicked Ash (59) |
Hunter’s Waistcloth | 13 | 55 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the Getting to Work Main Quest | Steelsilk (67), Magicked Ash (203), Coeurl Whisker (1) |
Mythril Belt | 20 | 64 | Head north from the Velkroy Desert Obelisk in Dhalmekia and hug the left wall to find some ruins which houses a chest containing the belt | – |
Silken Sash | – | 66 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the Out of the Shadow Main Quest | Whitewyrm Bone (1), Steelsilk (261), Magicked Ash (87) |
Drakeslayer’s Belt | 23 | 74 | Crafted from the recipe obtained from the Blacksmith’s Blues Side Quest | – |
Rune Belt | 20 | 75 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the A Song of Hope Main Quest | Bloody Hide (252), Magicked Ash (126), Steelsilk (126) |
Regal Sash | 25 | 84 | Go south from the Krozjit Echoes Obelisk in Dhalmekia and continue south (instead of across the bridge). You will find a Coeurl guarding a chest containing the belt | – |
Circle of Heaven | 24 | 85 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the Streets of Madness Main Quest | Steelsilk (237), Magicked Ash (237), Bloody Hide (237), Clutchmine (30) |
Ouroboros | 32 | 95 | Crafted from the recipe obtained from the Blacksmith’s Blues III Side Quest | – |
All Vambraces in Final Fantasy 16¶
Vambraces are the second piece of equipment that Clive can equip, and you’ll find it next to the Belt slot in the Gear & Eikons menu. Most of these come from the shop or the forge, but there are a few pieces, including the ultimate armor, that comes from completing Side Quests.
Name | HP | Defense | Unlock | Materials |
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Hard Leather Armlets | – | 10 | Dropped by the Gigas during the Prologue | – |
Imperial Infantry Bracers | – | 15 | Starting Equipment after the Prologue | – |
Iron Bracers | – | 20 | Buy after reaching the Hide, Hideaway Main Quest | – |
Traveler’s Bands | – | 25 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the Wages of Guilt Main Quest | Gnarled Scale (1), Sharp Fang (40) |
Steel Crowns | – | 30 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the Hunter and the Hunted Main Quest | Wyrrite (57), Dragon Talon (1) |
Battlechains | – | 35 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the Hunter and the Hunted Main Quest | Imperial Link (1), Wyrrite (81) |
Metian Bonds | 12 | 45 | Obtained during the Holding On Main Quest | – |
Platinum Cannons | – | 49 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the After the Storm Main Quest | Bloody Hide (54), Sharp Fang (162), Briar Clam Shell (12) |
Hunter’s Armcloths | – | 56 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the Getting to Work Main Quest | Earthen Fury (1), Sharp Fang (219), Bloody Hide (75) |
Mythril Wristlets | 20 | 64 | In a Chest during the Fire and Ice Main Quest | – |
Diamond Armlets | – | 65 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the Out of the Shadow Main Quest | Wyrrite (243), Whitewyrm Bone (1), Sharp Fang (81) |
Drakeslayer’s Bracelets | 23 | 74 | Crafted from the recipe obtained from the Blacksmith’s Blues Side Quest | – |
Rune Crescents | 23 | 76 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the A Song of Hope Main Quest | Sanguine Insignia (1), Desert Rose (20), Steelsilk (399), Magicked Ash (133) |
Regal Armguards | 25 | 84 | In a chest to the far west of Wolfdarr in Waloed, beyond the Pandemonium battle | – |
Sun Bracelets | 26 | 86 | Craft (+1) or buy after reaching the Streets of Madness Main Quest | Behemoth Sickle (1), Bloody Hide (250), Magicked Ash (250), Sharp Fang (248) |
The Founder’s Grasp | 50 | 94 | Reward for completing the Where There’s a Will Side Quest | – |
The Sons of Ouroboros | 32 | 97 | Crafted from the recipe obtained from the Blacksmith’s Blues III Side Quest | – |
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