Upgrade only requires 1 adamantite from axis blade to enkindler. And Yes you can buy at R & D depot.

Been reading this forum and I'm damn impress with those who spend 70+ hours (or even 100+). I'm gonna go for my first platinum here as well but only doing 50+ hours so far and now deciding whether to move on to chapter 12 or go back to gran pulse and farm some more.

Solaris (Tier 2) from Umbra
Upgraded From: Umbra at Max Level (Catalyst Item: Adamantite)

Physician's Staff (Tier 2) from healer's staff
Upgraded From: Healer's Staff at Max Level (Catalyst Item: Adamantite)

Diamond Bangle ( 145 000 - Adamantite ) = Adaman Bangle

General's Belt ( 28 000 - Adamantite ) = Champion's Belt

Witch's Bracelet ( 28 000 - Adamantite ) = Magus's Bracelet

lol..jgn bli trapz. pegi dekat edenhall.. ade adamantoise. farm long gui utk trapz tak berbaloi. hehe

shao long gui senang. long gui..payah sket.

shao long gui..safest way camni
recommended team Fang/Lightning/Vanille (Vanille > Hope sebab Vanille ade buff +ra)
1. SEN/SEN/SEN tggu quake.
2. SAB/SAB/SAB smpi die kne daze.
3. SYN/SYN/SYN full debuff termasuk enfire.
4. MED/MED/MED heal kasi full.
5. SAB/RAV/RAV spam smpi stagger 900++
6. COM/COM/COM setel

klu long gui..same gak. tapi bleh debuff kaki je..lepas jatuh baru debuff sume

yup. but if you already have the buffs, lightning wont cast the buff on you. so either way is ok.  cause the only important buffs are haste (in case no sprint shoes equipped), protectra, bravera. i dont use enfire since it would take longer time to wait for lightning to cast on me.

and for me vanille gives alot of advantages than hope. e.g improve debuff, better strength, higher HP.

but in the end, it all depends on personal preference

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Added on June 11, 2010, 10:22 pm

yup. gi eden..jangan lupe pki connoisseur catalog (or wateva it is.. susah nak eja) ngan collector's catalog.

ok...i just finished mission 7 with just a 4 star (damn) because i want to buy Perfect Conductor and Superconductor as i was told it will unlock after i finished mission 7. now i have just defeated that flying monster and guess what... no Perfect Conductor and Superconductor! now how do i get those? im still at chapter 11 and haven't advance out as i am doing mission 1-7

3. SEN/SYN/SYN - Fang SYN ability a bit different with Hope and Lightning, better use her as SEN or maybe SAB.

want different between adamantortoise n adamantoise they look same ,,,, i encouter adamantoise last time and im pawned

Guys need help on upgrading weapon.

As of now, i've successfully bring Lightning's  Axis Blade up to lvl 26 but cannot proceed further. I think i have all the meteorite stones ( uranite, etc) but I can't seem to upgrade further. Do I need trapzherdorn (spelling?) to upgrade it? I don't have dark matter or adamant stone too.

Guys need help on upgrading weapon.

As of now, i've successfully bring Lightning's  Axis Blade up to lvl 26 but cannot proceed further. I think i have all the meteorite stones ( uranite, etc) but I can't seem to upgrade further. Do I need trapzherdorn (spelling?) to upgrade it? I don't have dark matter or adamant stone too.

You need adamantite to upgrade that..220k from shop  Might as well go with gladius first cheaper and better for early weapon.

Check here and you'll know how many exp you'll need too

http://ff-13.info/Lightning-Sword/

For 2nd tier and above ppl use ultracompact reactor normally. 60k exp for 50k gils, but make sure ur exp boost 3x already

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Added on June 23, 2010, 10:54 amninja'd lol

as i mentioned earlier, atb recharge is v simple when u fighting army troop in eden hall (so u can forget about axis blade & just opt for lion heart instead). plus when u get the speed sash & still have many other accessories will help u to recharge the ATB. when u grow stronger & having 10K HP or more, u might not need to summon edilons also. just cast magic, rav & com will do. 
as for fang u shud opt for taming pole for stagger lock option, below is the explanation.
Stagger Lock
    "Prevents staggering of enemies"
          Not as bad as it sounds, since other characters can still stagger
          the enemy and the character can still raise the chain gauge.

Quick Stagger
    "Allows instant staggering of enemies near their stagger threshold."
          Allows characters to stagger enemies quicker than usual.

Below is the weapon recommendations

Lightning: Lionheart (for Commando)
            Axis Blade (for Ravager)

      Sazh: Vega 42s (multiple roles)
            Rigels (for Commando)

      Snow: Paladin (he's best as a Sentinel anyway)

      Hope: Hawkeye

  Vanille: Healer's Staff (for Medic)
            Belladonna Wand (for Saboteur)

      Fang: Taming Spear
For mision map guide please refer to the link below (which i find the best site so far)

http://twobrothersandasister.com/?p=6455

just click on the map to enlarge..

http://twobrothersandasister.com/wp-conten.../mission/55.jpg

for mission 55,

Good luck.