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Kagenui in Final Fantasy XII.
Secret ninja blade that sometimes stops enemies. Can be used with Spellblade.
Final Fantasy V description
Kagenui (影縫い, Kage Nui?), also known as Stunner, is a recurring weapon in the Final Fantasy series. It is often one of the most powerful short sword in the game, and is sometimes affiliated with the dark element as well as the stop status.
Appearances
Final Fantasy V
The Kagenui is the most powerful dagger, found in the Sealed Temple in the Advance and discontinued 2013 Matrix Software versions. It provides 123 Attack, 126 Accuracy, and +5 Speed, as well as having a 25% chance of inflicting stop when attacking with it.
Final Fantasy VI
Ninja sword that may cast Stop upon striking an enemy.
Description
The Kagenui ("Stunner" in the SNES and PlayStation versions) is the second strongest weapon for Shadow, with Oborozuki being the strongest for him in the Advance and 2014 ports. It is found in the Cultists' Tower, and has an attack power of 202 as well as randomly cast Stop when attacking. It enables the Runic command (though Shadow cannot use Runic).
Final Fantasy XII
The Kagenui is a low-ranked ninja sword. Ninja swords are among the fastest weapons; only daggers are faster.
In the original version, it requires 40 LP and the Ninja Swords 1 license to wield. It provides 62 Attack, is dark-elemental, and has a chance to inflict Slow upon hit. It costs 10,000 gil to buy at Phon Coast and Archades, and can also be made through the Bazaar after escaping the Barheim Passage by selling Dark Magicite x5, Giant Feather x5, and Festering Flesh x4.
In the Zodiac versions, it provides 81 Attack, 13 Evade, 18% combo rate, has a 10% chance of inflicting Slow on a target, and requires the Ninja Swords 1 license for 100 LP. It can be found as a treasure in Barheim Passage (The Zeviah Span) or Cerobi Steppe (North Liavell Hills), dropped from Striker (1% chance), or bought from the bazaar for 3,800 gil by selling Giant Feather x5, Festering Flesh x4, Dark Magicite x5. It can be equipped by the Shikari class.
Final Fantasy XV: Comrades
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
Kagenui is a level 80 dagger that provides +66 Attack and can be bought for 6,165 gil.
Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)
Kagenui is a level 85 parrying equipment that provides +1 Attack, +61 Defense, and Bravery Boost on Block +15%.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
The Kagenui is a level 60 parrying equipment that provides +1 Attack, +60 Defense, and Bravery Boost on Block by +3%.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy
Kagenui is a rarity 3 katana that provides a minimum of 38 Attack and a maximum of 58 Attack.
Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
Kagenui was a katana the player could obtain.
Final Fantasy All the Bravest
This sword attacks shadows, but its efficacy at night is itself shady at best.
Description
Kagenui grants +2 to Attack. It can be equipped by Samurai, Ninja, and Auron.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper
| Weapon | Category | Level | Attack | Magic | Mind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagenui (XII) (Shadowbinder (XII)) ![]() | Katanas | 1 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 123 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 141 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 151 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Additional stats: Accuracy +95 Bonus effects when equipped: Adds small chance to Slow. Super Soul Break: Pyroclasm (Vaan), ATK +10 when mastered | |||||
Final Fantasy Explorers
An enchanted ninjato that can stop enemies cold by cutting their shadows.
Description
Kagenui is a ninjato with 104 (max 170) physical attack, 70 (max 120) physical accuracy, 47 (max 90) magic attack, 37 (max 70) magic recovery, and 70 (max 120) magic accuracy. It has the trait Inflict Stop +5 and is made with Tenebrous Horn x3, Ghost Tatter x6, Silver Liquid x6, and 2387 gil.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
A kind of ninja katana from a faraway world. Its small size relative to other swords is characteristic of weapons made for clandestine use by ninjas. Those who master this weapon could stitch their enemy's very shadow to the ground, rendering them immobile. It is said that a certain assassin, who always kept his dog by his side, made use of this blade in a faraway world.
FFVI description
Kagenui (FFVI) is a katana that provides 186 ATK and enables usage of the ability Shadow Conjure Blade. It is obtained as the Super Trust Mastery Reward from Assassin Shadow.
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Etymology
Kagenui is Japanese for "shadow sewing", sometimes be referred to as "shadow binding", a technique supposedly used by ninjas by which they would bind an enemy's shadow to the ground with a weapon, preventing all movement.

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