Each character has quite a few weapons that you can remodel their current weapon into at the junk shops, but each character has one weapon that is considered to be their most powerful. In most of the other Final Fantasy games in the series, this is referred to as their Ultimate Weapon.

Four of the characters have their Ultimate Weapon listed in “Weapons Monthly, 1st Edition”, while two of the characters (Zell and Quistis) have their Ultimate Weapon listed in the second last issue you pick up. Here’s where to find those two Magazines in case you are missing either of them:

• Weapons Monthly, 1st Issue: In the Lunatic Pandora Laboratory during the Laguna Dream Sequence, after Dr. Odine and his associates have left the viewing area.
• Weapons Monthly, August Issue: In the entrance to Trabia Garden near the fountain.

That being said, as noted in the Upgrading Weapons page in the Tips and Tricks section, you don’t need to have the Weapons Monthly magazine (i.e., the recipe) to craft your new weapons. All you need to have is the raw materials in your inventory. The sections below provide a list of raw materials and instructions on how to locate each of them.

Squall - Lionheart

Squall’s Ultimate Weapon is the Lionheart sword. Not only is it a very cool-looking weapon, but Squall gains access to different Limit Break finishers for Renzokuken depending on which weapons he has equipped. So not only does Lionheart improve the damage Squall does from his regular attacks, but it also gives him access to the most powerful Limit Break in the game. You should try to get this sword constructed relatively early during your playthrough.

Item	Location
Adamantine x1	You can obtain these items by defeating Adamantoise turtles in the beach areas around Dollet. Just make sure not to Mug them during the battle, as this will prevent them from dropping an Adamantoise. The drop rate is low. Alternatively, you can refine the Minotaur Card into 10 Adamantine.
Dragon Fang x4	You can steal these from Grendel enemies in Yaulny Canyon, which is the forest that the team passes through on the way to Galbadia Garden (after the second Laguna Dream Sequence).
Pulse Ammo x12	You can use the Ammo-RF ability to refine Energy Crystal into Pulse Ammo at a rate of 1:10, which means you need at least 2 Energy Crystals to make Lionheart. You can do this by refining 20 Elnoyle Cards into Energy Crystals (which takes a lot of time) or by defeating Elnoyle enemies using the Fixed Encounter against Elnoyles trick.

Rinoa - Shooting Star

Rinoa’s Ultimate Weapon is not quite as powerful as Squall’s, but because of Rinoa’s high strength (check out the Best Party section for more information), this weapon will do quite a bit of damage. Unfortunately, the raw materials for crafting it are costly and difficult to obtain.

Item	Location
Windmill x2	These items can be obtained by defeating Thrustaevis enemies in and around Galbadia Garden. You can also get them by defeating Abyss Worms or Death Claw enemies, which are common later on in the game, so by the time you amass some of the raw materials noted below, you should have the required number of Windmills.
Regen Ring x1	This ring drops off of Chimeras, Toramas, Turtapods, and Vysage. You can also Mug it from a Torama, and these enemies can be found in abundance in the areas outside Esthar when you reach that section of the game. Alternatively, you can also refine 10 Chimera Cards, which are easy to obtain, into 1 Regen Ring.
Force Armlet x1	You might get lucky and obtain one from X-ATM092 after you defeat it at the Galbadia Missile Base. You’ll also receive one when you defeat Edea at the end of Disc 2. The last place to obtain one is to purchase it from the Esthar Pet Shop.
Energy Crystal x2	These crystals are the most difficult item to obtain. You can use the Fixed Encounters against Elnoyle trick to stock up on Energy Crystals late in the game or use Card Mod to refine 10x Elnoyle Cards into an Energy Crystal, but only if you feel like playing a ton of Triple Triad.

Quistis - Save the Queen

There’s nothing particularly special about Quistis’ Ultimate Weapon, Save the Queen, and it’s relatively easy to acquire.

Item	Location
Malboro Tentacles x2	You can obtain Malboro Tentacles by defeating or using Mug on a Malboro or by refining Malboro Cards into Malboro Tentacles. The Malboro Card route can be very time-consuming, depending on how much Triple Triad you plan on playing. The Doomtrain GF guide in the Side Quests section provides details on how to track down a Marlboro.
Sharp Spike x1	These items drop off of Armadodos, Death Claws, and Grand Mantis, which means you should naturally stockpile a few of these during a regular playthrough. If you need to, you can find some Grand Mantis enemies in the areas around the Centra Ruins.
Energy Crystal x2	These crystals are the most difficult item to obtain. You can use the Fixed Encounters against Elnoyle trick to stock up on Energy Crystals late in the game or use Card Mod to refine 10x Elnoyle Cards into an Energy Crystal, but only if you feel like playing a ton of Triple Triad.

Zell - Ehrgeiz

Again, there’s nothing particularly special about Zell’s Ultimate Weapon other than it being more powerful than Zell’s other gloves.

Item	Location
Adamantine x1	You can obtain these items by defeating Adamantoise turtles in the beach areas around Dollet. Just make sure not to Mug them during the battle, as this will prevent them from dropping an Adamantoise. The drop rate is low. Alternatively, you can refine the Minotaur Card into 10 Adamantine.
Dragon Skins x4	These items drop from Anacondaurs and Grendels. You can find Grendels in the Yaulny Canyon area near Galbadia Garden.
Fury Fragment x1	You can obtain these items by defeating Blue Dragons, Grendels, and Ruby Dragons. Alternatively, you can use Card Mod on 4x Blue Dragon Card cards to convert them into a single Fury Fragment.

Selphie - Strange Vision

For the most part, Selphie’s Ultimate Weapon is like any other, although it comes with one additional benefit. Like Squall’s gunblade, Strange Vision has a 255% hit stat which means that it can never miss. This attribute can prove especially useful when battling against Cactuars when attempting to earn quick Ability Points near Cactuar Island.

Item	Location
Adamantine x1	You can obtain these items by defeating Adamantoise turtles in the beach areas around Dollet. Just make sure not to Mug them during the battle, as this will prevent them from dropping an Adamantoise. The drop rate is low. Alternatively, you can refine the Minotaur Card into 10 Adamantine.
Star Fragment x3	These items drop from Anacondaurs, Chimeras, Hexadragons, Iron Giants, Ruby Dragons, T-Rexaurs, and Tri-Faces, which means you may already have a stack of them accumulated through your travels. Alternatively, you can convert 3x Iron Giant Card into a Star Fragment.
Curse Spike x2	Similar to Star Fragments, Curse Spikes also drop from several enemies, including Forbiddens, Grand Mantis, Imps, Malboro, and Tri-Faces. If you need to, you can travel to Centra to find Grand Mantis enemies and defeat them. You can also steal them from Tri-Faces (which you can do using the Fixed Encounters with Tri-Faces trick).

Irvine - Exeter

Exeter is also a fairly standard Ultimate Weapon that just has higher Strength and Hit than comparable options.

Item	Location
Dino Bone x2	You can use Card Mod on a T-Rexaur Card or obtain them by defeating T-Rexaurs in the Balamb Garden Training Center.
Moon Stone x1	These items drop off Elnoyles (which can be fought in Esthar using the Fixed Encounters with Elnoyles trick) or from Imps and Toramas, which you can find in the areas around Centra.
Star Fragment x2	These items drop from Anacondaurs, Chimeras, Hexadragons, Iron Giants, Ruby Dragons, T-Rexaurs, and Tri-Faces, which means you may already have a stack of them accumulated through your travels. Alternatively, you can convert 3x Iron Giant Card into a Star Fragment.
Screw x18	You can use Card Mod on a Geezard Card, which is very easy to obtain. You can also use Mug on Geezard enemies found in the areas around Balamb Garden and Galbadia.