Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age / FFXII - How to Obtain the Best Armor

Guide on how to obtain the best armor in Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age / FFXII: TZA, including their locations and the conditions to acquire them.

Final Fantasy 12: The Zodiac Age / FFXII: TZA - Game Guide and Walkthrough

The Best Armor of Each Type

Light Armor – Head

Armor Name Acquisition
Renewing Morion Treasure: Lhusu Mines (Site 11)
Treasure: Cerobi Steppe (Crossfield)
Rare Drop: Nightwalker (Pharos – Subterra, “Penumbra”/”Umbra”/”Abyssal”; Stillshrine of Miriam, “Ward of Measure”)
Dueling Mask Treasure: Henne Mines (Phase 2 Dig)
Treasure: Cerobi Steppe (Crossfield)
Sidequest: Hunt Club, found at Phon Coast

Light Armor – Head List

Light Armor – Body

Armor Name Acquisition
Mirage Vest Treasure: Cerobi Steppe (Feddik River)
Steal: Dheed (Mosphoran Highwaste, “Skyreach Ridge”)
Steal: Disma (Lhusu Mines, “Site 5″/”Site 6 South”)
Brave Suit Treasure: Henne Mines (Special Charter Shaft)
Treasure: Cerobi Steppe (Feddik River)

Light Armor – Body List

Heavy Armor – Head

Armor Name Acquisition
Genji Helm Steal: Gilgamesh (Second Encounter – After switching weapons twice)
Magepower Shishak Treasure: Lhusu Mines (Site 6 South)
Treasure: Cerobi Steppe (The Northsward)
Steal: Doctor Cid (second battle)
Poach: Brainpan (Pharos – First Ascent)
Bazaar: Magepower Helm
(Charger Barding × 5, Chimera Head × 2, Feystone × 1)
Grand Helm Treasure: Henne Mines (Phase 2 Dig)
Treasure: Cerobi Steppe (Feddik River)
Rare Drop: Tower (Pharos – Third Ascent, “Spire Ravel – 2nd Flight”)
Sidequest: Hunt Club, found at Phon Coast

Heavy Armor – Head List

Heavy Armor – Body

Armor Name Acquisition
Genji Armor Steal: Gilgamesh (Second Encounter – After switching weapons thrice)
Maximillian Shop: Necrohol of Nabudis
Treasure: Lhusu Mines (Site 6 South)
Treasure: Great Crystal (Sirhru Phullam Praa’vaa)
Rare Drop: Elvoret (Necrohol of Nabudis)
Bazaar: Sturdy Battle Gear
(Charger Barding × 4, Split Armor × 2, Pisces Gem × 3)
Sidequest: Hunt Club, found at Phon Coast
Grand Armor Rare Drop: Helvinek (Necrohol of Nabudis, defeat six Oversouls first)

Heavy Armor – Body List

Mystic Armor – Head

Armor Name Acquisition
Golden Skullcap Treasure: Lhusu Mines (Site 11)
Treasure: Cerobi Steppe (The Northsward)
Rare Drop: Dead Bones (Pharos – Third Ascent, Pharos – Subterra)
Steal: Dead Bones (Pharos – Third Ascent, Pharos – Subterra)
Circlet Treasure: Henne Mines (Phase 2 Dig)
Treasure: Cerobi Steppe (Crossfield)

Mystic Armor – Head List

Mystic Armor – Body

Armor Name Acquisition
Glimmering Robes Treasure: Lhusu Mines (Site 5)
Treasure: Cerobi Steppe (The Northsward)
Steal: Crystal Knight (The Great Crystal: accept the Hunt Club sidequest, then move from Way Stone XX to the Sagittarius Gate Switch and back in a clockwise loop)
Lordly Robes Treasure: Henne Mines (Special Charter Shaft)
Treasure: Cerobi Steppe (The Northsward)
Sidequest: Hunt Club, found at Phon Coast

Mystic Armor – Body List

Shields

Armor Name Acquisition
Zodiac Escutcheon Treasure: Sochen Cave Palace (Hall of the Wroth God)
Sidequest: Hunt Club, found at Phon Coast
Ensanguined Shield Treasure: Necrohol of Nabudis (Cloister of the Highborn)
Sidequest: Hunt Club, found at Phon Coast
Gendarme Treasure: Great Crystal (Crystal Peak)

Shields List

Equipment Database

Weapon List

▼Best Equipment
Obtaining Best Weapons Obtaining Best Armors Obtaining Best Accessories

Weapon List

▼Weapon List
Swords Axes Hammers
Daggers Maces Measures
Greatswords Katanas Ninja Swords
Spears Poles Rods
Staves Bows Crossbows
Guns Hand-bombs

Armor List

▼Armor List
Light Head Armors Light Body Armors Heavy Head Armors
Heavy Body Armors Mystic Head Armors Mystic Body Armors
Shields Accessories

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  1. The information here on the items available in the cerobi steppe would seem to be wrong. I went to all the locations with the items listed as “treasure” and found none of them. Waste of time in the guise of a guide.