Kingdom Hearts 3 has about a dozen different Keyblade options available, and we want to make sure yous're using the correct one. In this guide, we'll explain the basics of Keyblade stats and reveal what yous can exercise to create a weapon that all-time suits your play fashion.

The Basics of Keyblades in Kingdom Hearts 3

The Keyblade is your main weapon in Kingdom Hearts 3, which ways selecting the right ane for the situation is disquisitional to your success throughout the game. Each Keyblade has these unique stats.

  • Forcefulness: The harm your blade does with every melee strike.
  • Magic: How much damage the bract does with Magic attacks.
  • Formchanges: Formchanges are special attacks that you can use later on doing enough sustained impairment with your blade. Press triangle or Y to trigger them. The visuals are different for each blade, just the impact boils down to powerful accuse attacks that inflict heavy damage. For more details most Formchanges, read our gainsay guide.
  • Ability: Each Keyblade also has an ability. With that Keyblade equipped, you don't have to consume AP in your inventory to go the benefit.

Throughout Kingdom Hearts 3, the Keyblades yous earn prioritize Strength, Magic or balanced stats. The i yous decide to principal could depend on the choices you made at the start of your game.

  • Wisdom: If you chose Wisdom, Sora'southward skill tree unfolds in a way that prioritizes Magic.
  • Vitality: If y'all chose Vitality, Forcefulness-based Keyblades may be more constructive.
  • Balance: With this skill tree, Sora'southward abilities unfold in a balanced fashion. As such, a balanced Keyblade may best compliment your loadout.

With these qualifications in heed, we've broken up our Keyblade listing into three categories.

Strength Keyblades in Kingdom Hearts 3

Here's a list of all the forcefulness-based Keyblades ranked from to the lowest degree to most powerful.

Hero'southward Origin: You'll demand to beat out the Olympus Coliseum to unlock it. Its Formchange is called Counter Shield and it comes with the Defender power that increases defense at critical harm.

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The Hero'southward Origin Keyblade in 'Kingdom Hearts 3' Square Enix

Favorite Deputy: Trounce the Toy Box globe to unlock this. Its Formchanges are Hyper Hammer and Drill Dial. Its ability is Lucky Strike, which increases the drop rate of precious items. The bear upon of this ability tin can stack if yous also have information technology manually equipped.

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The Favorite Deputy Keyblade in 'Kingdom Hearts 3' Square Enix

Happy Gear: Beat Monsteropolis to unlock this Keyblade. Its Formchanges are Agile Claws and Twin Yo-Yos. Focus Converter is its ability.

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The Happy Gear Keyblade in 'Kingdom Hearts three' Square Enix

Wheel of Fate: Vanquish the Caribbean globe to unlock this. Its Formchanges include Highwind and Storm Flag.

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The Wheel of Fate Keyblade in 'Kingdom Hearts 3' Square Enix

Magic Keyblades in Kingdom Hearts 3

These are all the Magic-based Keyblades, listed from least to most powerful.

Falling star: Vanquish Twilight Town to unlock this Keyblade. It has Double Arrowguns, Magic Launcher and the Magic Treasure Magnet ability. Information technology attracts Magic-based items to Sora.

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The Shooting Star Keyblade in 'Kingdom Hearts iii' Square Enix

Ever After: Beat the Kingdom of Corona world to unlock it. Information technology features a Mirage Staff Formchange and Leaf Bracer power. It ensures you lot tin't be interrupted while using Cure.

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The Ever After Keyblade in 'Kingdom Hearts 3' Square Enix

Crystal Snow: Unlock this by beating the Arendelle earth. It has the Blizzard Claws and Blizzard Blades Formchanges. Its ability, Freeze Protection, prevents Sora from getting frozen by water ice enemies.

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The Crystal Snow Keyblade in 'Kingdom Hearts 3' Square Enix
  • Midnight Blue: This is a pre-order bonus exclusive to PS4. It substantially unlocks the Blizzaga spell early.
  • Phantom Green: This is a pre-order bonus for Xbox One that essentially unlocks the Thundaga spell early.
  • Dawn Till Dusk: This is a pre-order bonus from Amazon. It essentially unlocks the Firaga spell early.

Balanced Keyblades in Kingdom Hearts iii

These are your balanced Keyblade options, ranked from least to nearly powerful.

Hunny Spout: Crush the 100 Acre Wood globe. Its Formchanges include Hunny Blasters and Hunny Launcher with the Harvester ability. Get an extra cooking ingredient every time you lot harvest.

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The Hunny Spout Keyblade in 'Kingdom Hearts 3' Square Enix

Nano Gear: Vanquish the San Fransokyo World. Its Formchange is called Nano Arms, and its Stun Protection power stops Sora from getting stunned.

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The Nano Gear Keyblade in 'Kingdom Hearts 3' Square Enix

Starlight: Beat the start wave of bosses at the Keyblade Graveyard. Its Formchange is called Second Grade Southward, and its MP Haste ability helps Sora recover MP faster.

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The Starlight Keyblade in 'Kingdom Hearts iii' Foursquare Enix

Ultima Weapon: This is the cease-all best base Keyblade in the game, but it requires Synthesis to unlock. Information technology'due south basically a buffed version of Starlight. For more info on how Synthesis works in Kingdom Hearts 3, bank check out our guide.

  • Get fifty unique Synthesis Materials to unlock the Ultima Recipe.
  • Requires two Suffusive Gems, ii Ability Crystals 2 Lucid Crystals and vii Orichalcum.

Orichalcum+ is only obtainable from seven locations, which means yous need to practice all of these things.

  1. Find lxxx Lucky Emblems. Read our Lucky Emblem locations guide for more details.
  2. Earn a high score of 3 fruits from all of the Flantastic Seven missions that unlock in all worlds after y'all beat their core story. Read our Flantastic Seven guide for more details.
  3. Find all ten Treasures in the Frozen Slider mini-game. It's available after you beat Arendelle from the Mountain Ridge spawn.
  4. From the Omega Machine Gummi Boss in the Eclipse Galaxy. Defeat loftier-level ships to eventually reveal the fight.
  5. In a Treasure Chest on Exile Isle in the Caribbean. It's a minor isle southwest from the middle of the map.
  6. There's a chest by the Battlegate spawn in the Final World that has it.
  7. Earned past mailing in shop postcards at the Mail service Function in Twilight Town.

In other words, getting the Ultima Weapon is very difficult but rewarding.

Upgrading your Keyblade

If y'all actually like the perks of a certain Keyblade, yous can upgrade information technology to brand it stronger using Synthesis parts. Just go to whatsoever Save Point, select Workshop and look at the Keyblade Forge. Depending on how much you level your individual Keyblade, it'southward possible for early-game keys to become more than powerful than base late-game ones.

That's all y'all need to know about Keyblades in Kingdom Hearts 3.

Kingdom Hearts 3 is available now on PS4 and Xbox Ane.

What are your thoughts on the Keyblades in Kingdom Hearts three? Which 1 is the best in your inventory? Tell united states in the comments department!