Battle Bamboo in Final Fantasy XII.
A thin and lithe bamboo pole that bends when swung.
Battle Bamboo (バトルバンブー, Batoru Banbū?) is a recurring pole in the Final Fantasy series. It is generally a low-ranked weapon, but still provides decent attack.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy XII[]
The Battle Bamboo is a low-ranked pole that provides 39 Attack and 12% Combo Rate. Poles' attack speed is average. In the original PlayStation 2 version, the Battle Bamboo can be bought for 3,200 gil at Rabanastre and Jahara and the Poles 2 license for 25 LP to equip.
In the Zodiac versions, it now provides 34 Attack, 30 Evade, 25 CT, 15% combo rate, and requires the Poles 2 license for 30 LP. It can be bought in Rabanastre, Bhujerba, Dreadnought Leviathan for 2,310 gil, and found as a treasure in the Lhusu Mines (Site 2).
Final Fantasy Tactics[]

The battle bamboo is a low-ranked pole that provides 7 attack and 20% weapon defense. It can be bought for 1,400 gil from outfitters after meeting with Cardinal Delacroix in chapter 2, and is also found as a rare treasure using Treasure Hunter in Balias Swale. Enemy mystics and arithmeticians in random battles may spawn wielding a battle bamboo between levels 13 and 20.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]
Small blades protrude from either end of this deceptively simple weapon.
Description
The Battle Bamboo is a low-ranked pole that provides 34 Attack, 5 Defense, and 2 Speed. It teaches Dark Fist to Master Monks, and can be obtained in the Bazaar by obtaining the Battle Gear D category.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]
The Battle Bamboo is a level 30 pole that provides -268 HP, +59 Bravery, and +25 Attack. It can be obtained from the shop by trading 23,750 gil.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
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Etymology[]
The bamboos are a subfamily (Bambusoideae) of flowering perennial evergreen plants in the grass family Poaceae. Bamboo has often been used to construct weapons and is still incorporated in several Asian martial arts.