Ahh... the scent of battle in the air. But you can't fight without some decent weapons, right? Well, it's always hard to decide what to equip until you get the Ultima Weapon, but that's far far far into the future. Here's a list of what weapons are out there, what they can do for you, and how to get them.

SORA'S KEYBLADES

Kingdom Key:

Acquire: The standard Keyblade, this is the one that you start out with.
Stats: ATK 3.


Jungle King:

Acquire: Good ol' Tarzan gives to you after you save his world. You'll find it an improvement over your older model.
Stats: ATK 5, STR +2. This also has a long reach, but doesn't deal out critical blows very often. It's the best you can get for now.


Three Wishes:

Acquire: Aladdin will give this little keychain to you. Again, it's another improvement over the Jungle King.
Stats: ATK 6, STR +3. This one is a bit short, and so it's faster, but the range is smaller. Supposedly it's difficult to deflect.


Crabclaw:

Acquire: You get this one after you lock up Atlantica. Another short sword...uh... key.
Stats: ATK 6, STR +3, MP +1. This key will enhance your magic as well as give you the same stats as the Three Wishes. Cool huh?


Pumpkinhead

Acquire: Jack will give this to you for services rendered after you lock up the world here.
Stats: ATK 7, STR +4. This thing is LONG and it can also deal a lot of critical blows which makes it one of the most useful keys in the game.


Fairy Harp

Acquire: You get this keychain after you lock Neverland. Don't worry, Tinkerbell makes up for it's lack of anything.
Stats: ATK 8, STR +5, MP +1. The biggest problem with most of these keys is that the short range makes it very hard to hit anything. But when you do, the effects are good.


Wishing Star

Acquire: After you complete Monstro, including fighting the second Parasite Cage, you'll find Geppetto in Traverse Town. If you talk to him, he'll give you this keychain.
Stats: ATK 5, STR +2. The only thing useful about this is that it finishes all combo attacks with a critical hit. But really, it's not worth much.


Spellbinder

Acquire: After you gain all the first level spells, talk to Merlin in the Mystical House in Third District and he'll give you this weapon.
Stats: ATK 4, STR +1, MP +2. This thing is only good for the magic, so if you like to use spells, equip it. But you have to make sure it compensates for its lack of attack power.


Metal Chocobo

Acquire: To get this powerful, but ugly weapon, defeat Cloud in the Hercules Cup.
Stats: ATK 10, STR +7, MP -1. This weapon is good if you're the bashing type. It has one of the stronger strength stats. We used this a lot, until we couldn't stand how ugly it was. It doesn't deal much critical hits either.


Olympia

Acquire:You can get this item after you beat the Phil, Pegasus and Hercules Cups. The chest in the Lobby will open then and give you this.
Stats: ATK 9, STR +6. This is a heavy weapon and hard to deflect, and also deals a lot of critical blows, so it's actually pretty useful.


Lionheart

Acquire: To get this weapon, defeat Leon and Cloud in the Hades Cup. It's not as hard as it sounds, more info on how to defeat the tournaments will be on the Coliseum walkthrough.
Stats: ATK 10, STR +7, MP +1. This weapon is really useful, the only problem is that by the time you can get it you'll already have acquired much better ones.


Lady Luck

Acquire: You gain this item from the White Trinity in Wonderland. To get there, please refer to the Trinity guide.
Stats: ATK 8, STR +5, MP +2. It's an very all around weapon, both in physical and magical strength.


Divine Rose

Acquire: Bell will give this to you in the Hollow Bastion Library after you go back the second time and also after she is reunited with the Beast.
Stats: ATK 10, STR +7. This is the most powerful weapon that isn't the Ultima Weapon or the character weapons. It can deal a lot of critical blows and the such.


Oathkeeper

Acquire: In a touching moment with Kairi, she'll lend you her prized possession for you to keep safe and for you to return. A lot can be said about this, but not here. Anyways, it's a useful item.
Stats: ATK 9, STR +6. MP +1. This is another all around weapon, probably more useful as the Lady Luck. It's also really pretty.


Oblivion

Acquire: To get this powerful weapon, go back to Hollow Bastion and into the Grand Hall. There is a chest that will be on the level above and across from the huge Keyhole there.
Stats: ATK 11, STR +8, MP -1. This weapon is the second strongest, but reduecs you magically, so it's really up to you if you want to use it or not.


Ultima Weapon

Acquire: This is incredibly hard to get, so there will be another section on the ultimate weapons in the obsessive category. Go there for that info.
Stats: ATK 12, STR +9, MP +2. By far the best weapon, you'll need this if you want to tackle the secret bosses. It has the maximum stats of all the weapons out there. Very useful.


DONALD'S STAFFS

Mage's Staff

Acquire: This is Donald's default weapon, so you don't do much for it
Stats: ATK 1.

Morning Star

Acquire: You can buy this at the store in Traverse Town for 150 munny.
Stats: ATK 2, STR +1.

Warhammer

Acquire: 250 munny at the Item Shop.
Stats: ATK 4, STR +3, MP -1, in this case, if you buy this weapon, you are trying to give Donald more strength than magic. It's up to you to decide.

Shooting Star

Acquire: This one costs 750 munny at the store in Traverse Town.
Stats: ATK 4, STR +3.

Magus Staff

Acquire: A whopping 1000 munny at the Item Shop.
Stats: ATK 3, STR +2, MP +1, you can get this or the Silver Mallet. If you get this item, it's more for magic rather than strength.

Silver Mallet

Acquire: 1000 munny.
Stats: ATK 7, STR +6, MP -1. This item is in competition with the Magus Staff. It will up Donald's attacks, but lower his support in magic.

Wisdom Staff

Acquire: 4000 munny? Such a rip off! If you already didn't have as much munny as you can hold at this point.
Stats: ATK 5, STR +4, MP +1

Grand Mallet

Acquire: Another 4000 for this thing? Decision time at the Item Shop.
Stats: ATK 9, STR +8, MP -1. The same debate as before with the Magus Staff and Silver Mallet.

Lord Fortune

Acquire: Once you get all the summons, the Fairy Godmother will bestow this gift to you. Yay!
Stats: ATK 6, STR +5, MP +1. This is a more all around weapon for Donald, which will hopefully be useful.

Violetta

Acquire: You gain this item from the White Trinity in Olympus. See Trinity guide for more info.
Stats: ATK 9, STR +8, MP -1. Like all the other items from this area, this weapon focuses on attacks. It's not very reliable though.

Wizard's Relic

Acquire: Dropped by Wizard Heartless enemies, usually found in Hollow Bastion.
Stats: ATK 5, STR +4, MP +2. This item isn't really all that useful. It does give you two MP, but at this point, you should already be full of that. Oh well.

Dream Rod

Acquire: Get the -ga spells for everything and talk to Merlin, who will give this to you.
Stats: ATK 8, STR +7, MP +2. This weapon is more useful than the Wizard's Relic. Use it until you get the Save the Queen.

Save the Queen

Acquire: Win the Hades cup using only Sora. More strategies on this in the Olympus walkthroughs.
Stats: ATK 9, STR +8, MP +2. This is Donald's best weapon, but is rather hard to get. If you do get it, it will come in handy.

GOOFY'S SHIELDS

Knight's Shield

Acquire: The automatic weapon that Goofy has at the start of the game.
Stats: ATK 1.

Stout Shield

Acquire: At the Item Shop for 250 munny.
Stats: ATK 1. This shield is more for defense than offense. You'll have to decide which you want.

Smasher

Acquire: Also at the Item shop for 250 munny.
Stats: ATK 3, STR +2, this is the attack weapon. I suggest this over the Stout Shield, Goofy's HP will compensate for the lack of defense.

Mythril Shield

Acquire: You can buy this for 750 munny.
Stats: ATK 4, STR +3. This is the only shield available, but I would hold off until the 1000 munny shields come out.

Golem Shield

Acquire: 1000 munny at the store!
Stats: ATK 3, STR +2, another defnse weapon, but again, that doesn't compensate for the lack of attack power.

Gigas Fist

Acquire: Another 1000 munny!
Stats: ATK 7, STR +6. Go for this one, it's a better buy.

Onyx Shield

Acquire: A nice round price of 2800 from the Item Shop.
Stats: ATK 6, STR +5. This a more balenced weapon, but who cares? Just get the Herc shield instead.

Adamant Shield

Acquire: The most expensive shield yet, at 4000 munny in Traverse Town.
Stats: ATK 5, STR +4. As said before, you might as well just get the Herc shield rather than spend the cash. Unless you got some to burn.

Herc's Shield

Acquire: Beat Hercules up at the Hercules Cup tournament.
Stats: ATK 9, STR +8. A good shield, probably the one you'll use the longest until you get the other non-purchasable ones.

Genji Shield

Acquire: Beat Yuffie up at the Hades Cup.
Stats: ATK 8, STR +7. Again, defense vs. offense?

Defender

Acquire: RARELY left behind by Defenders. RAHAL FINALLY GOT ONE! SAI IS JEALOUS!
Stats: ATK 10, STR +0, MP +1, the best weapon besides Save the King.

Dream Shield

Acquire: Get all 7 arts from the White Mushrooms and visit Merlin. He'll acknowledge your supreme power and skill and give you this.
Stats: ATK 6, STR +5, MP +2. This item is more for magic, but Goofy can't use magic, so yeah...

Save the King

Acquire: Win Hades Cup on Time Trial. This is hard. Refer to our Olympus guide for this.
Stats: ATK 10, STR +9, MP +2. The best weapon in the game for Goofy. It's really big.