Flame Rod

Fire Rod FFIII Art — Artwork from *Final Fantasy III*.

The techniques used to carve this rod into a likeness of crystallized flame have long since been lost.Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift description

Flame Rod (炎のロッド or ほのおのロッド, Honō no Roddo?) or (フレイムロッド, Fureimu Roddo?), also known as Fire Rod and Rod of Fire, is a recurring rod in the Final Fantasy series. It is a fire-elemental rod that generally provides a boost to the user's fire-elemental abilities, and can sometimes be used in battle to cast the Fire, Fira, or Firaga spells, depending on the game. It generally appears around the same time as the Ice Rod and Thunder Rod. It is flame equipment.

Appearances

Final Fantasy III

Fire Rod is a low-ranked rod that provides 25 Attack (12 in the NES version), +3 Intellect and Mind, and casts Fira when used as an item in battle. It can be bought for 10,000 gil (3,000 in the NES version) at Northeast Saronia. It can be equipped by the Onion Knight, White Mage, Black Mage, Red Mage, Evoker, Devout, Magus, Summoner, and Sage classes.

Final Fantasy IV

Rod infused with the power of fire.Description

Flame Rod is a low-ranked rod that provides 7 Attack, -5 Accuracy, +3 Intelligence, and casts Fire when used as an item during battle. It can be bought for 380 gil at Mysidia, and can be equipped by Tellah, Rydia, Fusoya, and Palom.

In the 3D versions, Flame Rod now provides 12 Attack, 80 Accuracy, +2 Intellect, and casts Fire when used as an item during battle. It can be obtained and equipped the same as previously. If Golbez is hacked into the party, he will be able to equip it.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

Flame Rod provides 7 Attack, -5% Accuracy, is Fire-elemental, +3 Intelligence, and casts Fire when used as an item. It can be bought for 380 gil at Mysidia, Tomra, Kaipo, Troia, Mist, and the Dwarven Castle, or dropped from Ricardo Mage. It can be equipped by Rydia, Palom, Leonora, Harley, and Golbez.

Final Fantasy V

Rod that sometimes casts Firaga. Full power from back row.Description

Flame Rod is a low-ranked rod that provides 16 Attack, 80 Hit Rate, boosts the power of the user's fire-elemental attacks by 50%, and casts Firaga when used as an item during battle and then breaks. It can be found and bought for 750 gil at Karnak, and drops from Liquid Flame.

Final Fantasy VI

Rod containing the power of Fira.Description

Flame Rod is a low-ranked rod that provides 79 Attack, has two-handed compatibility, deals Fire damage, has a 25% chance of casting Fira when attacking with it, and casts Fira when used as an item during battle and then breaks. The Flame Rod cannot be thrown. It can be found and bought for 3,000 gil at Thamasa in the World of Balance, and drops from Wizard. It can be equipped by Strago, Relm, and Gogo.

Final Fantasy X

Rod of Fire is a weapon for Yuna, obtained when the dominant ability on any rod is Firestrike.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings

Apprentice's rod cast in plumes of flame.Description

Rod of Fire is the weakest rod for Kytes, providing, at its base version, 5 Attack, 10 Magic, and 36 Attack Speed. It can be bought from the Sky Saloon shop for 300 gil in chapter 3.

Final Fantasy Tactics

Main article: Flame Rod (Tactics)

The flame rod provides 3 attack, 20% weapon defense, boosts the power of the user's fire-elemental abilities, and has a 25% chance of casting Fire when attacking with it. It can be bought for 400 gil at a various outfitters after completing Zeklaus Desert (chapter 1), poached from bomb, and found as rare treasure at Brigands' Den, as well as rewarded for winning the storyline battle in Dorter Trade City in chapter 2.

Rods can be equipped by the black mage, summoner, mystics, and the netherseer (as well as the onion knight in The War of the Lions version), and when these generic classes spawn as enemies, they may be wielding one of the elemental rods between levels 5 and 11.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

Rod made of crystallized flame.Description

Flame Rod is a mid-ranked rod that provides 27 Attack, 2 Magic, boosts the power of the user's Fire-elemental abilities, and teaches the ability Firaga for 300 AP to the Black Mage. It is obtained as a random battle spoil from various lv. 6-7 missions.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

Flame Rod is a mid-ranked rod that provides 27 Attack, 2 Magic, makes the user immune to Fire-elemental attacks, and teaches the ability Firaga for 350 AP to the Black Mage, the ability Hastega for 400 AP to the Time Mage, and the ability Lv.3 Dark for 250 AP to the Arcanist. It can be obtained from the Bazaar from the "Arms of the Firelord C" set.

Final Fantasy Dimensions

Flame Rod is a low-ranked rod that provides 16 Attack, +4 Intelligence, and casts Fire when used as an item during battle. It can be bought for 1600 gil in Deist, Alfheim, Capo and Kurgis.

Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)

Flame Rod is a level 17 rod that provides +12 Attack, +1 Defense, +97 HP, and Magic Damage +10%. It can be obtained from the shop by trading 3,700 gil, Rod, Recovery Shard, and Transmogridust x4.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Flame Rod is a level 1 rod that provides +13 Attack, +2 Defense, -36 Bravery, +158 HP, and Magic Damage +3%.

Pictlogica Final Fantasy

Flame Rod is a rarity 2 rod that provides a minimum of 12 Attack and 14 Magic, a maximum of 22 Attack and 24 Magic, and is Fire-elemental.

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

Flame Rod was a weapon the player could obtain.

Final Fantasy Artniks Dive

Final Fantasy All the Bravest

Flame Rod provides +1 Attack and can be equipped by Black Mage, Magus, Time Mage, Summoner, Aerith, and Shantotto.

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Final Fantasy Explorers

A rod embedded with a jewel of pure, crystallized fire.Description

Rod of Fire has 0 (max 0) physical attack, 70 (max 120) physical accuracy, 60 (max 190) magic attack, 57 (max 180) magic recovery, and 80 (max 120) magic accuracy. It has the trait Magic +2 and is made with Tanned Hide x8, Gleaming Ash x3, Vicious Fang x3, and 576 gil.

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

A rod endowed with the power of fire that grants its wielder the ability to use the fira spell. Exploiting an enemy's weakness is an indispensable battle tactic, and magical attacks can make a world of difference when targeting such vulnerabilities. Owning this rod could make one's journey far easier, as foes who are weak against fire are by no means uncommon.Description

Fire Rod is a Rod that provides 14 ATK, 26 MAG, and enables the use of Fira. It can be obtained by finding it during the exploration of Dwarves' Forge or by crafting it using 5 Fire Crysts, 3 Mythril Ores, 3 Lumbers, and 140 gil.

Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances

Bravely series

A rod crowned with a jewel imbued with the power of fire. When equipped, it raises magic attack and the effect of fire attacks.Description in Bravely Default

In Bravely Default, Rod of Fire is a low-ranked rod that provides 12 P.ATK, 9 M.ATK, 90 Aim, and boosts the power of the user's Fire-elemental abilities by 10%. It can be bought for 1,500 pg at Florem.

In Bravely Second: End Layer, Rod of Fire is a rod that provides 18 P.ATK, 17 M.ATK, 90 Aim, and deals 50% more damage to insects. It can be bought in Florem for 3750 pg, or found in Starkfort and Grandship.