There are 9 types of weapons in Phantasy Star III: knives, staves, claws, swords, slicers, needles, bows, shots, and vulcans.
Note: If a character is listed with an asterisk under location, the character has the item already in their inventory when they join the party.
Knives[]
Knives are single-handed weapons specializing in close-range combat. They are unequippable by cyborgs.
| MST | Location | Attack | Defense | Speed | Technique | Usable by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knife | 100 |  *, Landen, Yaata, Ilan, Landen Dungeon
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8 | - | - | - |               
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| Hunting Knife | 180 | Yaata, Ilan | 13 | - | - | - |
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| Steel Knife | 600 | *, Agoe
|
20 | 3 | - | Shu |
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| Ceramic Knife | 1000 | Divisia, Lensol | 41 | - | - | - |
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| Laser Knife | 1700 | Endora, Aridia-Frigidia Passage | 50 | - | - | - |
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| Force Knife | 3400 | Mystoke, Landen-Aridia Passage | 57 | - | - | Forsa |
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| Laconian Knife | 6330 | Techna, Aerone | 64 | - | - | - |
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Staves[]
Staves are single-handed, short-ranged weapons. These weapons are unequippable by cyborgs.
| MST | Location | Attack | Defense | Speed | Usable by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | 120 | *
|
15 | - | - |
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| Hunting Staff | 230 | Rysel | 20 | 5 | - |
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| Steel Staff | 760 | *, Shusoran
|
30 | - | - |
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| Laser Staff | 3800 | Divisia | 70 | 9 | 1 |
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| Force Staff | 7670 | Aridia-Frigidia Passage | 80 | 10 | 2 |
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| Laconian Staff | 15400 | Mystoke | 93 | 13 | - |
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Claws[]
Claws are specialized single-handed weapons proficient in close-ranged combat. These weapons are only equippable by Mieu. 
| MST | Location | Attack | Defense | Speed | Technique | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claw | 80 | *, Landen, Yaata
|
14 | - | - | - |
| Hunting Claw | 280 | Rysel | 22 | - | - | - |
| Steel Claw | 550 | Shusoran | 30 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Ceramic Claw | 1150 | Divisia, Lensol | 49 | 8 | - | - |
| Laser Claw | 2240 | Endora, Rebel Cave | 61 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Force Claw | 4500 | Landen-Aridia Passage | 70 | 10 | 2 | Rever |
| Laconian Claw | 8960 | Techna, Aerone | 80 | 13 | - | - |
| Planar Claw | 35800 | Cille, New Mota | 101 | 18 | 2 | Shu |
| Miun's Claw | - | Aridia | 110 | 18 | 2 | - |
| Nei Claw | - | Skyhaven | 126 | 21 | 3 | - |
Swords[]
Swords are double-handed, short-ranged weapons that hit a single enemy. All men descending from Orakian blood can wield most of these, including Rhys , Nial , Ayn , Aron , Adan , Crys , and Sean. The final two unique swords, Orakio and Nei Sword, can only be equipped by Aron , Adan , Crys , and Sean for plot-related purposes. In addition, the Short Sword can equipped by Lyle and Ryan.
| MST | Location | Attack | Defense | Speed | Technique | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Sword | 260 | Landen, Yaata, Ilan, Rysel | 20 | 15 | - | - |
| Sword | 510 | Hazatak | 38 | 21 | - | - |
| Steel Sword | 980 | *, *, Shusoran
|
46 | 28 | - | - |
| Ceramic Sword | 2120 | Lensol | 83 | 42 | - | - |
| Laser Sword | 4000 | Endora, Rebel Cave | 100 | 50 | - | - |
| Force Sword | 7850 | Landen-Aridia Passage | 115 | 50 | 2 | Foi |
| Laconian Sword | 15000 | *, *, *, *, Techna, Aerone
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133 | 66 | - | - |
| Royal Sword | 31000 | Sage Isle | 153 | 72 | 1 | - |
| Planar Sword | 64000 | Cille, New Mota | 165 | 82 | 3 | Rimit |
| Orakio's Sword | - | Sunken Palace | 180 | 90 | 4 | - |
| Nei Sword | - | Skyhaven | 210 | 105 | 5 | - |
Slicers[]
Slicers are single-handed, long-range weapons that attack all enemies along a row. They are equippable by Thea and both possible Karas.
| MST | Location | Attack | Defense | Speed | Attack Patern | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slicer | 480 | *, Rysel, Agoe
|
28 | - | - | Zan |
| Ceramic Slicer | 2080 | Lensol | 35 | - | - | Zan |
| Laser Slicer | 4000 | Endora | 40 | - | - | Zan |
| Force Slicer | 8300 | Ilan | 43 | - | 2 | Zan |
| Laconian Slicer | 17000 | Techna | 46 | - | - | Zan |
| Lune's Slicer | - | *, *
|
46 | - | - | Zan |
| Planar Slicer | 62000 | Cille, New Mota | 54 | 3 | 2 | Zan |
| Nei Slicer | - | Skyhaven | 70 | 2 | 3 | Zan |
Needlers[]
Needlers are one-handed weapons that target a group of enemies at long range. Attack pattern is similar to the Tsu technique.
| MST | Location | Attack | Speed | Usable by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needler | 150 | Landen | 3 | - |
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| Hunting Needler | 270 | Yaata, Agoe | 7 | - |
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| Steel Needler | 390 | Ilan | 13 | - |
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| Ceramic Needler | 760 | Shusoran | 15 | - |
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| Laser Needler | 1550 | Hazatak, Agoe | 20 | - |
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| Force Needler | 3000 | Divisia | 27 | 3 |
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| Laconian Needler | 6000 | Mystoke | 33 | 3 |
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| Royal Needler | 20000 | Hazatak | 44 | 5 |
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Bows[]
Bows are two-handed, long range weapons that target a single enemy. This weapon is only equippable by Laya and Gwyn across all generations.
| MST | Location | Attack | Defense | Speed | Technique | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laya's Bow | - | *, *
|
41 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Hunting Bow | 2800 | Skyhaven Dungeon | 52 | - | - | - |
| Ceramic Bow | 5500 | Aridia-Frigidia Passage | 63 | - | - | - |
| Laser Bow | 11300 | Mystoke | 74 | - | 1 | - |
| Force Bow | 22400 | Aerone | 85 | - | 1 | Foi |
| Royal Bow | 64000 | Cille, New Mota | 107 | - | 1 | Fanbi |
| Nei Bow | - | Skyhaven | 140 | 2 | 2 | - |
Shots[]
Shots are powerful two-handed weapons that target a single enemy and are only usable by Wren. 
| MST | Location | Attack | Defense | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunting Shot | 600 | Rysel, Hazatak | 46 | - | 4 |
| Laser Shot | 2500 |
Landen-Elysium, Aridia-Draconian Passage |
83 | - | - |
| Laconian Shot | 4900 | Divisia, Lensol | 100 | - | - |
| Cannon | 10000 | Mystoke, Endora | 115 | - | - |
| Pulse Cannon | 19700 | Techna, Aerone | 133 | - | - |
| Vulcan | 37800 | Sage Isle | 153 | - | - |
| Siren's Shot | - | Sage Isle | 180 | 2 | 1 |
| Nei Shot | - | Skyhaven | 237 | 2 | 2 |
Vulcans[]
Vulcans are double-handed weapons that are able to hit all enemies. Wren is the only character able to wield them.
| MST | Location | Attack | Attack Pattern | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramic Shot | 1300 | Shusoran | 58 | Zan |
| Pulse Vulcan | 65000 | New Mota | 100 | Gra |
Gallery[]
| Playable Characters | First Generation Rhys Mieu - Wren - Lyle - Lena |
Second Generation Ayn - Nial Mieu - Wren - Thea - Sari - Ryan - Laya |
Third Generation Sean - Crys - Adan - Aron Mieu - Wren - Laya - Kara - Gwyn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antagonists | First Generation King of Cille |
Second Generation Siren - Lune |
Third Generation Dark Force |
| Worlds | Landen - Aquatica - Aridia - Draconia - Elysium - Frigidia - Terminus - Dahlia - Azura | ||
| Locations | Landen - Yaata - Ilan - Satera - Rysel - Agoe - Shusoran - Cille - Hazatak Lensol - Endora - Techna - Divisia - Aerone - Mystoke - Skyhaven - New Mota | ||
| Dungeons | Landen Dungeon - Island Cave - Sunken Palace - Shusoran Dungeon - Cille Dungeon Sage Isle - Western Cave - Weather Control Tower - Lensol Dungeon - Techna Dungeon - Divisia Dungeon Rebel Cave - Aerone Dungeon - Mystoke Dungeon - Skyhaven Dungeon - Lashute - Dahlia Dungeon - Azura Dungeon Landen-Aquatica Passage - Aquatica-Aridia Passage - Aridia-Draconia Passage - Aridia-Landen Passage - Landen-Elysium Passage - Aridia-Frigidia Passage | ||