Elemental Resistance Gear - What? Where? How?

#Contents

x1.0 Introduction

X2.0 Basics

X3.0 Gear Tables - Main Game

X3.1 Multiple Elements

X3.2 Fire

X3.3 Ice

X3.4 Lightning

X3.5 Water

X3.6 Wind

X3.7 Earth

X3.8 Light

X3.9 Dark

X4.0 Game Collaboration Gear

X5.0 Global Exclusive Gear

X6.0 Conclusion

#X1.0 Introduction

As I was creating the Defensive/Support guide - I realised that elemental gears on their own would take up a ton of space. Rather than trying to squeeze them into the previous guide (and hitting the character limit again) - I have created this thread.

This is primarily based off of the work of the people at Famitsu and Altema - who created elemental equip pages. I have just translated the pages and re-formatted them to remove Collaboration gear into it's own section and added in GL equips as well as any new gear that was missing. Credit goes to them!

In this guide - I will cover Equipment that raises elemental resistances directly (no gear that provides abilities to increase elemental resistance by use). I may come back to it later and add in elemental resistance increasing abilities as well - but for now concentrating on equips.

#X2.0 Basics

There are 8 elements (9 if you count No Element) in FFBE with each one being stronger and weaker against a specific other element. Elemental profile of a unit can be seen on their status window.

This interaction can be very important in many aspects of the game:

Offense: exploiting the elemental weakness of an enemy to increase damage dealt, creating elemental chains, etc.

Defense: Increasing specific or overall elemental resistances in order to resist/mitigate damage taken.

In order to influence the elemental resistances and weaknesses that units have, the player has a few different options:

• Innate Abilities: Some units come with innate element-related abilities, impacting their resistances. For example, Cecil learns an ability called "Holy Light" at level 1, which gives him +50% light resistance.

• Espers: Most espers are associated with a specific element, increasing the equipped unit's resistance (+50%) to that element while decreasing their resistance (-50%) to the opposite. Elemental influence gained by equipping Espers does NOT contribute to increase in damage dealt.

• Skills: Skills (for example, green magic and some abilities) can be used to temporarily increase elemental resistances during a battle. Example of this would be Bar-X green magic spells - which raise elemental resistance by a certain % to a specific element. Some units are specifically made for this purposes (e.g., Marie)

• Materia: Various materia can contribute to changes in the elemental profile of the equipped unit. Example of this would be Garnet's Melody of Life TMR Materia which increases elemental resistances by 20% to all elements.

• Equipment: Gear equipped on units can significantly influence the elemental profile of the unit. For example, equipping Flame Mail contributes 50% increased resistance to Fire damage while decreasing resistance to Ice Damage by 50% as well.

For this guide, I will primarily deal the last category. Section 3.0 will cover equipment gained from the primary game and FF game events (such as FFXV etc.). It will be broken down into specific elements.

Section 4.0 will deal with Collaboration with other games that have occurred in JP and GL - as these collaborations are not guaranteed for the GL market, they are put in a separate section to help navigate what is available and what may be.

#X3.0 Gear Tables - Main Game + FF-games

ABBR	Meaning
%,#	% increased, # increased - if followed by a "C" before stat (e.g., 40%CATK) - conditional increase
[L]	Limited Unit
EVA	Evasion
Slot	ACC - Accessory, M - Materia, H - Headgear, A - Armor, W - Weapon, S - Shield
LB	Limit Burst Related, # = crystals gained, % = fill rate
ARES	All Elemental Resistances - if "A-RES" see comment; Letter preceding RES corresponds to appropriate element: FR - Fire, IC - Ice, LN - Lightning, WT - Water, WD - Wind, ER - Earth, LT - Light, DR - Dark
AAIL	All Ailment Resistances - if "-" see comment; Letter following AIL corresponds: P - Poison, B - Blind, Z - Sleep, S - Silence, P - Paralysis, C - Confuse, D - Disease, T - Petrify, ID - Instant Death

Gear obtained from Story Events are noted here as well - as they provide background stories for the FFBE world, and since Memories of Aquapolis was brought - highly likely to occur at some point.

Other FF-games related event gear is also noted. For example, Ulric's Dagger [highly recommended to get!] from the FFXV 2nd Event is noted. The events are only noted with the FF game title (first or second event is not noted for events that took place more than once - FFXV for example).

##X3.1 Multiple Elements

Weapons

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Ulric's Dagger|84ATK 20SPR 20%MP |+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10| FFXV Event

Shields

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Force Shield|+40DEF +8SPR|+10|+10|+10|0|0|0|0|0|Fat Chocobo Hero's Shield|48DEF|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|Octopus Trial Reward Dragon Shield|38DEF|+30|+30|+30|0|0|0|0|0| Aurora Key#6 ασφάλεια / Asphalḗs|45DEF 45SPR 10%HP|0|0|0|+30|+30|+30|0|0| Stag Trial Reward

Head-Gear

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Cat-Eared Hood|25MAG 25SPR|+20|+20|+20|0|0|0|+20|0|Fat Chocobo Kingsglaive Hood|18ATK 20DEF 10SPR|+5|+5|+5|+5|+5|+5|+5|+5|FFXV Event Dragon Helm|24DEF|+20|+20|+20|0|0|0|0|0| Quest - 邪悪な儀式

Armor

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Dragon Mail|45DEF 15SPR|+30|+30|+30|0|0|0|0|0| Shikkoku no Kagi #4 (Vault Key) Minerva Bustier|47DEF 45SPR|+30|+30|+30|0|+30|0|0|0|Celes TMR Rainbow Robe|45MAG 45SPR 45DEF|+30|+30|+30|+30|+30|+30|+30|0| Marie TMR Soft Dragon's Armor [bad trans =(]|22SPR 40DEF|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|Story Event - Fate of the Dragoons Warrior Princess' Armor|50DEF 32SPR|+25|0|+25|0|0|0|0|+25|Kaede TMR

Accessories

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- 魔封門の札|15%MAG|+30|0|0|0|0|0|+30|+30| Kupipi TMR Sorcerer's Cloak|5DEF 5SPR|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|+10|Quest Reward - 最強の石像戦士 Elven Gloves|20%MP Other|0|0|0|0|+30|0|+30|0|Story Event - Promise from beyond times; +Memory Song - 3T all alies HP/MP regen song

##X3.2 Fire

Weapons

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Save the Queen (FF9)|135ATK|+30|0|0|0|0|0|0|0| Beatrix TMR

Shields

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Flame Shield|36DEF 8SPR|+50|-50|0|0|0|0|0|0|Koltz Town + Surging Volcano

Head-Gear

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Imperial Helm |18ATK 15DEF|+15|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|Shadow of the Empire Event

Armor

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Red Jacket|38DEF 20SPR|+30|0|0|0|0|0|0|0| Aurora Key #8 Flame Mail|45DEF|+50|-50|0|0|0|0|0|0|Chest Timber Tracks, Recipe Fire Key3 Adamantium Vest|38DEF 10%HP|+50|-50|0|0|0|0|0|0|Event - FF12 Anti-Heat Suit|12DEF 23SPR|+50|0|0|0|0|0|0|0| Event - FFXV

Accessories

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Fire Ring|2DEF|+5|0|0|0|0|0|0|0| Blaze Ring|4DEF|+10|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|Lanzelt Ruins Fire God Ring|6DEF|+15|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|Zoldaad Downtown Ifrit's Claw|30ATK 10%HP|+20|0|0|0|0|0|0|0| Dark Esper Trial Reward Ruby Ring|5ATK 10SPR|+15|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|Quest in Dragon's Lair (town)

##X3.3 Ice

Weapons

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Shields

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Ice Shield|36DEF|-50|+50|0|0|0|0|0|0|Recipe SC - Mysidia Underpass

Head-Gear

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Ice Feather's Crown|+500HP 16DEF 50SPR|0|+30|0|0|0|0|0|0| Glacier Trial Reward

Armor

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Ice Armor|45DEF|-50|+50|0|0|0|0|0|0|Chest - Abandoned Orphanage, Quest - Dwarve's Forge

Accessories

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Ice Ring|2DEF|0|5|0|0|0|0|0|0| Frost Ring|4DEF|0|10|0|0|0|0|0|0|Lanzelt Ruins Ice God Ring|6DEF|0|15|0|0|0|0|0|0|Aurora Key#6

##X3.4 Lightning

Weapons

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Shields

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Leather Shield|10DEF|0|0|+20|-20|0|0|0|0|Mitra Town Thunder Shield|36DEF 8SPR|0|0|+50|-50|0|0|0|0| Army Shield|40DEF 20SPR|0|0|+20|0|0|0|0|0|Event - Empire of Light and Dark

Head-Gear

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Armor

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Rubber Suit|32DEF 28SPR|0|0|+30|0|0|0|0|0|Howling Volcano

Accessories

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Lightning Ring|2DEF|0|0|+5|0|0|0|0|0| Spark Ring|4DEF|0|0|+10|0|0|0|0|0|Lanzelt Ruins Thunder God Ring|6DEF|0|0|+15|0|0|0|0|0|Quest

##X3.5 Water Weapons

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Shields

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Head-Gear

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Aria's Ribbon|15%MP 15DEF 45SPR|0|0|0|+20|0|0|0|0| Aria TMR

Armor

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Cloud Sea Gear|30DEF 12SPR|0|0|0|+50|0|0|0|0| Maiden's Vestament|20DEF 15SPR|0|0|0|+10|0|0|0|0|Quest Dark Fina's Swimsuit|21DEF 60MAG|0|0|0|+50|0|0|0|0| Summer Dark Fina TMR Fina's Swimsuit|18DEF 50SPR|0|0|0|+50|0|0|0|0| Summer Fina TMR Lid's Swimsuit|15DEF 30MAG 30SPR|0|0|0|+20|0|0|0|0| Summer Lid TMR

Accessories

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Water Ring|2DEF|0|0|0|+5|0|0|0|0| Squall Ring|4DEF|0|0|0|+10|0|0|0|0|Lanzelt Ruins Water God Ring|6DEF|0|0|0|+15|0|0|0|0|Vault Key - Black #7 Water God's Amulet|15DEF 15SPR|0|0|0|+20|0|0|0|0|Story Event - Memories of Aquapolis

##X3.6 Wind Weapons

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Shields

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Head-Gear

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Armor

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Sara's Robe|15DEF 20MAG 55SPR|0|0|0|0|+30|0|0|0| Sara TMR Azure Gilet|28DEF 22SPR|0|0|0|0|+30|0|0|0|Pest Town Ruins

Accessories

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Wind Ring|2DEF|0|0|0|0|+5|0|0|0| Gale Ring|4DEF|0|0|0|0|+10|0|0|0|Lanzelt Ruins Tornado Ring|6DEF|0|0|0|0|+15|0|0|0|Wind Keys #4 Draft Manteau|10DEF 10MAG|0|0|0|0|+20|0|0|0|Moogle Town Tourmaline Ring|5DEF 10SPR|0|0|0|0|+50|0|0|0|Quest - 禁書を守り抜け!

##X3.7 Earth Weapons

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Shields

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Head-Gear

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Armor

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Gaia Gear|20DEF 5MAG 5SPR|0|0|0|0|-50|+50|0|0| Dilmagia

Accessories

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Earth Ring|2DEF|0|0|0|0|0|+5|0|0| Clay Ring|4DEF|0|0|0|0|0|+10|0|0|Lanzelt Ruins Quake Ring|6DEF|0|0|0|0|0|+15|0|0|Raggles Underground Mini Titan|30SPR|0|0|0|0|0|+30|0|0|FFXIV - Titan Raid

##X3.8 Light Weapons

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Shields

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Head-Gear

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- White Masque|12DEF 18SPR|0|0|0|0|0|0|+15|0|Daguerreo Village

Armor

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Pure White Robe|15%MP 30DEF 44SPR|0|0|0|0|0|0|+30|0| Story Event - Journey for Real Strength (Ayaka introduction)

Accessories

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Ashe's Ring|30%MP 30%MAG|0|0|0|0|0|0|+50|0|Ashe TMR

##X3.9 Dark Weapons

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--

Shields

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Demon's Shield|43DEF|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|+50|Heavenly Cave

Head-Gear

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Black Masque|12DEF 18SPR|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|+15|Quest - 水地二刀の剣士

Armor

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Demon's Mail|10ATK 55DEF|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|+20|March of Demons Trial Dark Robe|35DEF 55MAG 20SPR|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|+30| Victoria TMR

Accessories

Name|Stats|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Angel's Earrings|20%MP 3DEF|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|+50|Freya TMR

#X4.0 Game Collaboration Gear

Gear below is from Collaboration events that have occurred. For the ones that have only happened in JP so far, I am unsure whether they will be brought to GL. Hence created a specific section for this gear.

Name|Slot|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Soul Crown|H|+5|+5|+5|+5|+5|+5|+5|+5| Secret of Mana Event (Past) Vangis Helm|H|+20|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|Monster Hunter Collab Arzuros Mail|A|+20|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|Monster Hunter Collab Arzuros Arm|A|+15|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|Monster Hunter Collab Mujinou Mail|A|0|0|+30|0|0|0|0|0|Monster Hunter Collab - Hunter Lasswell TMR Lagiacrus Mail|A|0|0|0|+30|0|0|0|0|Monster Hunter Collab Gigginox Fold|ACC|0|0|0|+20|0|0|0|0|Monster Hunter Collab - Hunter Nicol TMR Lagiacrus Arm|ACC|0|0|0|+20|0|0|0|0|Monster Hunter Collab Neffer Cap|H|0|0|0|0|0|+50|0|0|Monster Hunter Collab - Hunter Fina TMR Angel Wand|W|0|0|0|0|0|0|+20|0|Unit Illustration Content Raid Event

#X5.0 Global Exclusive Gear

Gear noted below is only available in GL. Some rewards are from limited time units - these are noted with a [L] in the How to obtain column.

Name|Slot|FR|IC|LN|WT|WD|ER|LT|DR| How to Obtain --|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|-- Ice Rosetta|ACC|0|+25|0|0|0|0|0|0|White Knight Noel TMR [L] Crimson Slayer|W|+25|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|Yun TMR [L] Soluna Ring|ACC|0|0|0|0|0|0|+15|+15| Cupid Luna TMR [L] Soluna Band|ACC|0|0|0|0|0|0|+25|+25|Cupid Artemios TMR [L] Infernal Armlet|ACC|+20|0|0|0|0|+20|0|0|Demon Rain TMR [L]

#X6.0 Conclusion

I hope somebody finds this useful. Will update it once every 1-2 months with new gear that comes out.

Abilities have not been noted for now - they may be added later, but since my other guide covers most of them - I don't think I will be adding the section here.

Appreciate thoughts, criticism, and comments!

Version Date: 07-May-2017