Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide – How to Get the Tonberry Knife for Huge Stagger Damage
Final Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide story expansion is out now, and as you’d expect, it includes some new gear, including the best weapons in the game thus far. One of these is the Tonberry Knife, which isn’t the most powerful in the game in terms of raw damage, but is the most best in terms of inflicting “Will” or stagger damage. For those familiar with FF16’s combat system, staggering enemies frequently is arguably more important than just dealing raw damage, so you’re going to want to get your hands on the Tonberry Knife. Here’s how to do so…
First off, you’re going to want to re-open the blacksmith in Haven, the main town in the new The Rising Tide region of Mysidia (here’s how to do that).
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You’re going to need the following crafting materials to make the Tonberry Knife – 1 Notched Tang, 1 Aqueous Membrane, 3 Orichalcum, and 2 Fool’s Gold.
How to get the Notched Tang
To get this item, you’ll need to complete the “Reign of Pain” sidequest. You’ll need to have first completed the “What Ails You” and “Uninvited Guest” quests in order to access this one. Speak to Fanet in Haven to quick this quest off.
Head out the Haven south gate and fight through the Tonberry Creepers along your path. Around half-way through the southern path, you’ll come to a particularly large group of enemies near a cave. Finish them off, then head in the cave and take on the Tonberry King. He’ll drop the Notched Fang when defeated.
How to get the Aqueous Membrane
To get this item, you’ll need to complete the “Lost in the Woods” sidequest. You’ll need to have finished The Rising Tide’s main campaign to access this quest. Talk to the young boy Ayrik in Haven to get started.
Head north of Haven, to the Riversmeet Obelisk. There’s a hunter nearby you should talk to. You’ll have a miniboss fight against an Archelon at this point.
Keep heading down the path to the north, until you come to the watery
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