[swords]
swords are standard one-handed melee weapons.
all swords have [evasion +5] as part of their stats.
| name | licence | offense | price | element/effect |
| mythril sword | military sword | 13 | vaan's initial gear | -- |
| broad sword | 1 | 15 | 400 | -- |
| long sword | 1 | 19 | 700 | -- |
| mythril blade | military sword | 22 | basch's initial gear | -- |
| iron sword | 2 | 24 | 1200 | -- |
| zorin blade | 2 | 29 | 1700 | -- |
| ancient sword | 2 | 35 | ? | effect: petrifying |
| blood sword | blood sword | 41 | 5000 | effect: hp slip |
| lauengrin | 3 | 47 | 4500 | -- |
| flame tongue | 3 | 53 | 5200 | element: fire |
| evil slayer | 3 | 59 | 6000 | -- |
| ice bland | 4 | 65 | 7000 | element: ice |
| platinum sword | 4 | 70 | 9000 | -- |
| bastard sword | 5 | 75 | 11000 | -- |
| diamond sword | 5 | 80 | 12500 | -- |
| rune blade | 6 | 85 | 14500 | -- |
| deathbringer | 6 | 90 | 16000 | effect: death |
| break blade | 7 | 95 | 9750? | -- |
| durandal | 7 | 99 | 12000? | -- |