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Rune Axe

Posted: 1st February 2008 04:36
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Has anyone here ever gotten a RuneAxe? This thing is giving one heck of a hard time. I'm using Alerts in the entrance of Cave Bahamut to call a pair of RedGiants, using Rydia and FuSoYa's Wind spell followed by a melee hit from Cecil and Edge to kill them in 2 combat rounds. Killed about 1200 of these things now and only OgreAxes and VenomAxes to show for it. Am I hunting in the right spot? Is there a more efficient way to kill these things? What type of spiritual dance is necessary to get rare items to drop more in this game?

Edit: In my weeks of hunting this, shortly after I make a post about it do I get the axe.

This post has been edited by Horadrius on 1st February 2008 04:47
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Posted: 17th February 2008 05:30

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wacko.gif Geez, it shouldn't take that long to get the weapon.....well, if all else fails, try stealing. tongue.gif Maybe you can, I dunno, it's been so long since i've played the game. unsure.gif
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Posted: 21st February 2008 17:50

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In times like these its best to check your sources. That and the randomisasion of dropping items might have fluke out on you tongue.gif

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Posted: 4th March 2008 06:44

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I've been playing FFIV/FFII (SNES) since 1992 and I have yet to get a Rune Axe. Just about all the other random rare items I've gotten through the years (such as Medusa Sword), but that one weapon has alluded me.

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Posted: 30th April 2008 05:57

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i've also been playing since 92 and just like kame i've NEVER gotten it. only heard rumors of it's awesomeness

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Posted: 23rd July 2008 23:28

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I've never found it in the two years that I have played.
Never obtained the Medusa Sword either.
I have thoroughly played the game and even obtained a 100% bestairy, but i've never gotten them. You would have a better chance of obtaining a pink tail than those weapons.

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Posted: 29th July 2008 03:46

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I've been having a hard time trying to get that thing. Sometimes I think the enemies are tricking us into killing them to abuse their life insurance. >.>
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Posted: 6th October 2008 17:04

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Ive never gotten it either pinch.gif
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Posted: 17th October 2008 00:48

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Rare drops are frustratingly difficult to fine in FF2/4. The items aren't game breakers except for the pink tail, and most of the time, it's just work in the abstract pursuit of completeness.

I did get a dragon whisker once. That was cool - but it wasn't even the rarest item from that dragon.

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Posted: 25th July 2010 20:41

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Even in the prima games strat guide they mention that you have a slim chance of getting the rune axe but it is there just remember to have patience i find if you spend around 1 hour a day you can get any item before you know it. Just remember dont torture yourself over it...

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Posted: 25th July 2010 21:43

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Rune axe? i've gotten one of those.

its pretty good,in fact i think the best axe in the game.

As far as i know,i think there is an area where you get it,i can't remember if its in eblan from the box or if i got it in babel tower with edge.

I always keep it in the inventory but i always use the other weapons since i like them better:

Swords and such.

I have used axes and such when it was better,but later on i always switched to excalibur which is the second best weapon in the game.

I think actually you find one in a chest.

And i've never seen a meduse sword,i know that there are medusa arrows,but never got that sword.

And pink tails are a pain in the butt.


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Posted: 26th July 2010 01:22

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Quote (Magitek_slayer @ 25th July 2010 16:43)
Rune axe? i've gotten one of those.

its pretty good,in fact i think the best axe in the game.

As far as i know,i think there is an area where you get it,i can't remember if its in eblan from the box or if i got it in babel tower with edge.

http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff4/w_item.ph...::axe::Rune+Axe

You can win Rune Axes from RedGiants and MacGiants (and their counterpart names in other versions from SNES). There aren't any found.

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Posted: 3rd August 2010 00:38

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Is there info on CoN as to the probability of those drops?

And do we have a page on how drop probability works--is it by each enemy or by enemy formation?

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Posted: 3rd August 2010 00:50

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http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff4/w_enemy.p...=snes::RedGiant

http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff4/w_enemy.p...=snes::MacGiant

It's per enemy in FF4.

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Posted: 13th March 2011 01:15

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Well, my method to get to level 99 was attacking those Alerts with a bare-handed Rosa (or Rydia) for them to call MacGiants. I was getting 500k exp each battle (so dam long that the music resumed... like TWO or THREE times ¬¬)
I was getting a LOAD of Axes, Ogre Axes, Poison Axes and I think I got one or two Rune Axes, but I never cared of using them... I should have sold all of them =P Thats noobyness...

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