The right tool for every job, as they say, is your end goal forFantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time’s gathering and crafting classes. The right weapon, then, is the best thing you’re able to have for the game’s combat classes. While your best available weapons and tools will change as you progress through the game, there are ultimate iterations that can’t be missed if you want to maximize your might.

We’re working through examples of each, and our guide on the best weapons and tools in Fantasy Life i will reflect that. Here are our picks for the best of the best.

Rem and her mother in Fantasy Life i.

For every instance of aLegendaryRecipe, your best version is going to be theTrue [Item] of Time. This differs from the standard version, the[Item] of Time. Crucially,the True Recipe variants are available via the Plundered Panther, who can be found atMonster Villages in Ginormosia.

We presently believethe Plundered Panther will only offer up the True Recipe versions of Legendary Recipes after you’ve beaten the main story. If you’ve found otherwise, let us know, but that’s been our experience.

Shroomhaven; west of the tower; near the area division line

Wingtip Valley; due north of the tower

Fort Gardhart; you’ll go here automatically late in the story

West Dryridge Desert; southwest of the campfire site, among

the mountainous portion

Normal Legendary Recipe Location

Rod of Time

Fanghorn Isles; Wyrm Maw Cave; far to the south in the area

Pettlewing Forest; north of the tower; near Gled Shrine

Viridia Plateau; along the northern zone division line

Pickaxe of Time

South Greatgut Plains; southwest of the tower; inside a small cave near the shoreline

Flask of Time

Drakeseye Valley; northwest from the tower; along the western zone division line

Crickneck Canyon; northwest from the tower; fairly close by

Needle of Time

East Dryridge Desert; along the northeast zone division lone; close to the beach

Frying Pan of Time

East Greatgut Plains; forest along the eastern zone division line; left-side edge of the forest

Brush of Time

Scorchrock Mountain; northeast of the tower; at a higher elevation near the waterfalls

Wingtip Valley; very slightly north from the tower

Drakesnout Range; Nostruul Cave; southwest from the tower