Best Weapons for each Job and Character in Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age

One factor you might want to take into consideration when deciding what Jobs you want your Characters to be is Weapon Types and the Characters Stats. Different Weapon Types use different Stats when calculating DAMAGE, with the exceptions of Guns and Measures. In this Guide, I will walk you through each and every Weapon Type, what Job(s) use them, what Stat(s,) if any, effect the Weapons DAMAGE (in the case of Multiple Stats the more important Stat will be listed first,) and I will rank each Characters EFFECTIVENESS with each Weapon, based on Stats. I hope you will find this Guide helpful. Enjoy.

WEAPON TYPE: Unarmed

Jobs: Any but Monk is most Effective due to Brawler Ability (or you can Equip Amber Armlet)
Stats: Strength
Effectiveness:
1. Basch/Vaan
2. Balthier
3. Ashe
4. Fran
5. Penelo

ONE HANDED WEAPONS

WEAPON TYPE: Daggers

Jobs: Shikari/White Mage
Stats: Strength/Speed
Effectiveness:
1. Balthier
2. Vaan
3. Basch
4. Ashe/Fran/Penelo

WEAPON TYPE: Swords

Jobs: Knight/Time Battlemage
Stats: Strength
Effectiveness:
1. Basch/Vaan
2. Balthier
3. Ashe
4. Fran
5. Penelo

WEAPON TYPE: Axes

Jobs: Foebreaker
Stats: Strength/Vitality
Effectiveness:
1. Vaan
2. Basch
3. Balthier
4. Fran
5. Penelo
6. Ashe

WEAPON TYPE: Hammers

Jobs: Foebreaker
Stats: Strength/Vitality
Effectiveness:
1. Vaan
2. Basch
3. Balthier
4. Fran
5. Penelo
6. Ashe

WEAPON TYPE: Maces

Jobs: Red Battlemage
Stats: Magick Power
Effectiveness:
1. Ashe/Penelo
2. Vaan
3. Fran
4. Basch/Balthier

WEAPON TYPE: Measures

Jobs: Machinist
Stats: None
Effectiveness:
Any

TWO HANDED WEAPONS

WEAPON TYPE: Greatswords

Jobs: Knight/Red Battlemage/White Mage
Stats: Strength
Effectiveness:
1. Basch/Vaan
2. Balthier
3. Ashe
4. Fran
5. Penelo

WEAPON TYPE: Katanas

(Kumbha is a ONE HANDED WEAPON)
Jobs: Bushi
Stats: Strength/Magick Power
Effectiveness:
1. Vaan
2. Basch
3. Balthier
4. Ashe
5. Penelo
6. Fran

WEAPON TYPE: Ninja Swords

Jobs: Shikari
Stats: Strength/Speed
Effectiveness:
1. Balthier
2. Vaan
3. Basch
4. Ashe/Fran/Penelo

WEAPON TYPE: Spears

Jobs: Uhlan
Stats: Strength
Effectiveness:
1. Basch/Vaan
2. Balthier
3. Ashe
4. Fran
5. Penelo

WEAPON TYPE: Poles

Jobs: Monk
Stats: Strength
Effectiveness:
1. Basch/Vaan
2. Balthier
3. Ashe
4. Fran
5. Penelo

WEAPON TYPE: Rods

Jobs: White Mage
Stats: Strength
Effectiveness:
1. Basch/Vaan
2. Balthier
3. Ashe
4. Fran
5. Penelo

WEAPON TYPE: Staves

Jobs: Black Mage
Stats: Strength/Magick Power
Effectiveness:
1. Vaan
2. Basch
3. Balthier
4. Ashe
5. Penelo
6. Fran

RANGED WEAPONS

WEAPON TYPE: Bows

Jobs: Archer
Stats: Strength/Speed
Effectiveness:
1. Balthier
2. Vaan
3. Basch
4. Ashe/Fran/Penelo

WEAPON TYPE: Crossbows

Jobs: Time Battlemage
Stats: Strength
Effectiveness:
1. Basch/Vaan
2. Balthier
3. Ashe
4. Fran
5. Penelo

WEAPON TYPE: Guns

Jobs: Machinist/Shikari
Stats: None
Effectiveness:
Any

WEAPON TYPE: Hand-Bombs

Jobs: Foebreaker/Machinist/Black Mage
Stats: Strength/Vitality
Effectiveness:
1. Vaan
2. Basch
3. Balthier
4. Fran
5. Penelo
6. Ashe