Capture Weapons

[^6Tallguy]

I just killed Yunalesca and now I'm thinking about starting to capture monsters. So I was wondering what ability is best to put in the last slot of capture weapons.

[Fraggoso]

It really doesn't matter as long as you have someone with Sensor on it.
I would go +Attack but like I said, it doesn't really matter.

[cerebus23]

Break damage :P its nice to 1 hit everything.

[Bakou]

just get that skill that lets you attack first so you don't get raped by morbol and his friends early on

[Terra]

Deathstrike
Stonestrike
Initiative

[arkuatic]

Originally posted by Terra:

Deathstrike
Stonestrike
Initiative

Does death and petrify apply to captures? I never bothered to check but as far as I am aware you cannot use overdrives and spells for capture.

I recommend using break damage if you have it available if not blind/silence if death/petrify does not work. Initiative is a really nice one to have to avoid ambushes and down time.

[ShinkuTear]

Death and Stone strikes should both count for Capture, when they work on the target.

[M. Mizie]

I recommend deathstrike or stonestrike for capture weapon, sensor if pretty much useless when you know which monster you want to capture since they died when you hit deathstrike to them minus some monster in Omega ruin.

[KarmaTheAlligator]

Originally posted by Terra:

Deathstrike
Stonestrike
Initiative

Why initiative and not first strike?

[Terra]

Originally posted by KarmaTheAlligator:

Originally posted by Terra:

Deathstrike
Stonestrike
Initiative

Why initiative and not first strike?

I honestly can't tell the difference between them you're probably right.

[Jamsheed the RPG God-Boss]

Originally posted by ^6Tallguy:

I just killed Yunalesca and now I'm thinking about starting to capture monsters. So I was wondering what ability is best to put in the last slot of capture weapons.

That deppennds on how strong you actually are
If you are really far in the sphere grid you should concidder Break DMG limit
If you are not that far rn you should get something along like 10% or 5% DMG boost

[Shiny]

Initiative
Sensor
Piercing

For Omega Ruins
I usually have Tidus, Auron, and Yuna as main and then have their capture wepaons with Tidus having Initiative, Auron having piercing and Yuna having sensor, and then switching between their celstials for breaking the damage limit for the tougher enemies and overkilling after you've captured the limit. And then keep Rikku on backup for when you have Mimics with her Godhand for the extra gil.

[KarmaTheAlligator]

Originally posted by Terra:

Originally posted by KarmaTheAlligator:

Why initiative and not first strike?

I honestly can't tell the difference between them you're probably right.

Initiative increases the chances of getting a pre-emptive attack. First strike lets that charcater attack first, no matter what (and you'll want that for some enemies).

[Shiny]

Initiative increases pre-emptive strikes and removes the chance of ambush except for when an enemy has a 100% chance of ambushing you. First strike is good for Great Malboro in the Omega Ruins as it always ambushes. That bad breath can end you quickly if you're not careful and I've lost quite a bit of progress in the past for not planning ahead

[Graves]

Originally posted by cerebus23:

Break damage :P its nice to 1 hit everything.

best answer

[TheOne320]

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6.3 Capture Weapons
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This is one section that I added in version 2.00. What ability is the best as
second ability to be used when still capturing? Find out. Notice there is no
"Drop" section. You always have to buy the Capture Weapons yourself, so this
MUST be customized.

At first, I had Stone/Deathstrike here. After going into a discussion with
Theoden (don't do that), he convinced me that Overkills can help you early on,
by boosting Aeon's abilities/attributes (Ability Spheres have no attribute, so
every Aeon can easily learn Scan (& Extract Ability, if you're planning on
maxing them). These I consider best abilities on a Capture Weapon, in a party
of 3:

1) E&C. Of the regular fiends, no attack will hit, besides Magic.
2) First Strike. A must when capturing in Inside Sin or the Omega Ruins.
3) Initiative. Just to prevent the battle from taking longer.
4) Piercing. When having the Tidus/Wakka/Auron party, Wakka or Tidus can have
a major advantage of Piercing (aka breaking armor automaticly). Auron could
also armor break the fiends though.
5) Gillionaire. Nice for one of them, not really needed though.
6) Stone/Deathstrike. For Omega Ruins or Inside Sin. You won't Overkill most
fiends in those areas with 9999, so shattering or killing them doesn't
matter then actually.

I'd go with:
Tidus: Initiative.
Wakka: Piercing/First Strike.
Auron: E&C/Piercing.

Source: https://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/197344-final-fantasy-x/faqs/37533