So if I pick sword instead of Magicite...

[empower]

<3 gengi gengi illumina.

I remember this combo from when I was a kid.

[Roto13]

Do you mean two Genji gloves? Because that would be pretty pointless. :P

[Slothy]

Genji Glove with Illumina would have been pretty pointless anyway since you could only have one Illumina in the old SNES version. Sure you could have another sword in there, but it's not like you need the most powerful sword in the game to decimate opponents.

Anywho, I always took the Esper in the SNES version and I would be even happier taking it in the GBA version. Getting the Esper was always faster than uncursing the cursed shield, and Gem Box+Gold Hairpin/Economizer+Quick+Ultima will pretty much never fail to kill everything on the battlefield.

[Roto13]

I taught all of my characters Ultima and spammed it at Kefka. :P Sucker.

[ScottNUMBERS]

...since you can get Ragnarok swords through other means.

Would you be kind enough to fill me in on this one? I own the GBA version too.

(SPOILER)You can steal one from one of the final bosses (one of the pair before fighting Kefka's final form).

[Flying Mullet]

...since you can get Ragnarok swords through other means.

Would you be kind enough to fill me in on this one? I own the GBA version too.

(SPOILER)You can steal one from one of the final bosses (one of the pair before fighting Kefka's final form).

(SPOILER)It's the girl on the 3rd section of the final boss, right before Kefka.

[Saber]

How do you get the paladin shield and can you equip it on everyone?

[Roto13]

You get it by having the cursed shield equipped in 255 battles. Everyone can equip it except Umaro.

[Vyk]

Do you mean two Genji gloves? Because that would be pretty pointless. :P

My guess is he meant Gengi + Offering. But who knows

I have a question though. Leveling up with Espers is one of the main reasons to have them. So I'm guessing Ragnarok doesn't have super advanced stat leveling abilities that would make you miss him during power leveling?

[Denmark]

Genji Glove + Illumina = Win.

Genji Glove + Offering + Illumina + Atma Weapon + Lv 99 = Overkill.

I usually take the sword. Just to get the Illumina.

And isn't Ultima naturally learned by Terra and Celes anyway?

[Flying Mullet]

Terra learns Ultima at level 99, Celes learns Meteor at level 98.

[CelestialStarDust]

But does illumina randomly cast magic?the esper sword casts flare,i've noticed.

[Karellen]

It casts holy (pearl), I believe.

[CelestialStarDust]

Ah yes.and its much more powerful...i'll pick the sword every time

[Saber]

Half the time I never even use Espers. So I got the sword and changed it in for the illumina. Isn't Gilgamish in ffXII using a spell called illumina? Btw I'm leveling up all my characters to level 99. 7 of them so far done, and I've learnt every spell in the game with everyone except for Gau.