Final Fantasy XIII Guides - Transformation Catalyst Info

Update: 3/22/10
Added Fangs Weapons.

Update: 3/23/10
Added Sazhs and Vanilles weapons.

Update: 3/24/10
Added Snows and Hopes Weapons.

The Why

Every Weapon and accessory in FFXIII can be upgraded through components. (See here for some info) and when you max out their levels, you can upgrade that weapon | accessory into a better form using transformation Catalysts.

But the prices on those Catalysts are obnoxious in FFXIII. So you really can't experiment by buying up weapons and catalysts and seeing what goes where with which.....

The How

So with that in mind, here is a list of weapons and Accessories (not yet ^^) and which Catalyst Items are used to upgrade them.

Weapons

All Weapons Come in a 3 part series. 1 weapon You can buy. A unique version of that weapon it upgrades too. And an ultimate version of that characters weapon type. The Ultimate weapon is always the same, but it's stats are based on the 2 weapons previous in the series the Ultimate came from.

All weapons have max levels. These go 21/41/100 or 26/61/100 in the series. With all Ultimate weapons being capped at 100. You need to get the weapon to this level before you can upgrade. (with the exception of the Ultimates of course.)

For ease of reference. And a handy way of telling if you are pumping tons of Gil into trash, I posted the weapons Max Stats and any special auto abilities the weapon may have. The stats are ordered by Strength then Magic in all cases.

And Finally, I added what Transformation Catalyst (T-C) the item needs to be upgraded to the next highest form.

Fang
Series	Weapon	Max Level	Max Stats	Special	T-C Needed
Bladed	Bladed Lance	26	130 | 85	NA~	Perovskite
	Glave	61	300 | 137	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Kain's Lance	100	753 | 314	NA~	NA~
Dragoon	Dragoon Lance	21	179 | 0	Stifled Magic	Uraninite
	Dragon Horn	41	385 | 0	Fettered Magic	Trapezohedron
	Kain's Lance	100	962 | 0	Fettered Magic	NA~
Gae	Gae Bolg	21	103 | 92	Improved Counter	Scarletite
	Gungnir	41	230 | 220	Improved Counter 2	Trapezohedron
	Kain's Lance	100	636 | 636	Improved Counter 2	NA~
Pandoran	Pandoran Spear	21	100 | 151	Improved Debilitation	Scarletite
	Calamity Spear	41	222 | 318	Improved Debilitation 2	Trapezohedron
	Kain's Lance	100	616 | 830	Improved Debilitation 2	NA~
Partisian	Partisian	26	31 | 189	NA~	Perovskite
	Rhomphaia	61	130 | 467	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Kain's Lance	100	307 | 839	NA~	NA~
Punisher	Punisher	21	100 | 151	Stagger: TP Charge	Scarletite
	Banescissor Spear	41	222 | 318	Stagger: TP Charge 2	Trapezohedron
	Kain's Lance	100	517 | 731	Stagger: TP Charge 2	NA~
Shaman	Shamanic Spear	26	0 | 187	Enfeeblement	Uraninite
	Heretic's Halberd	61	0 | 370	Hindrance	Trapezohedron
	Kain's Lance	100	0 | 941	Hindrance	NA~
Taming	Taming Pole	26	148 | 148	Stagger Lock	Uranite
	Venus Gospel	61	390 | 390	Stagger Lock	Trapezohedron
	Kain's Lance	100	921 | 921	Stagger Lock	NA~
Hope
Series	Weapon	Max Level	Max Stats	Special	T-C Needed
Airwing	Airwing	21	98 | 72	Critical: Shield	Uraninite
	Skycutter	41	231 | 205	Critical: Shield 2	Trapezohedron
	Nue	100	526 | 441	Critical: Shield 2	NA~
Alicanto	Alicanto	26	110 | 110	Stagger Lock	Uraninite
	Caladrius	61	374 | 374	Stagger Lock	Trapezohedron
	Nue	100	608 | 608	Stagger Lock	NA~
Hawkeye	Hawkeye	26	27 | 193	NA~	Perovskite
	Eagletalon	61	124 | 506	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Nue	100	202 | 917	NA~	NA~
Malphas	Malphas	26	205 | 205	Paper Tiger	Perovskite
	Nabarius	61	520 | 520	Silk Tiger	Trapezohedron
	Nue	100	832 | 832	Silk Tiger	NA~
Ninurta	Ninurta	26	137 | 137	NA~	Perovskite
	Jatayu	61	378 | 378	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Nue	100	612 | 612	NA~	NA~
Otshir	Otshirvani	21	14 | 114	Siphon Boost	Scarletite
	Urubutsin	41	178 | 260	Siphon Boost	Trapezohedron
	Nue	100	513 | 713	Siphon Boost	NA~
Simurgh	Simurgh	21	168 | 0	Stifled Magic	Uraninite
	Tezcatipoca	41	395 | 0	Fettered Magic	Trapezohedron
	Nue	100	926 | 0	Fettered Magic	NA~
Vidofnir	Vidofnir	21	46 | 134	Defense Maintenance	Scarletite
	Hresvelgr	41	128 | 300	Defense Maintenance 2	Trapezohedron
	Nue	100	305 | 713	Defense Maintenance 2	NA~
Lightning
Series	Weapon	Max Level	Max Stats	Special	T-C Needed
Axis	Axis Blade	21	48 | 48	ATB Charge	Adamantite
	Enkindler	41	133 | 133	ATB Charge 2	Trapezohedron
	Omega Weapon	100	315 | 315	ATB Charge 2	NA~
Blazefire	Blazefire Saber	26	115 | 115	NA~	Perovskite
	Flamberge	61	323 | 323	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Omega Weapon	100	620 | 620	NA~	NA~
Edged	Edged Carbine	26	83 | 170	NA~	Perovskite
	Razor Carbine	61	190 | 448	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Omega Weapon	100	210 | 723	NA~	NA~
Gladius	Gladius	26	175 | 88	NA~	Uraninite
	Helter-Skelter	61	448 | 190	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Omega Weapon	100	723 | 210	NA~	NA~
Haut	Hauteclaire	26	138 | 138	Stagger Lock	Uraninite
	Durandal	61	378 | 378	Stagger Lock	Trapezohedron
	Omega Weapon	100	711 | 711	Stagger Lock	NA~
Life	Lifesaber	21	88 | 88	Improved Raise	Scarletite
	Peacemaker	41	225 | 225	Improved Raise 2	Trapezohedron
	Omega Weapon	100	520 | 520	Improved Raise 2	NA~
Lionheart	Lionheart	21	68 | 68	Quick Stagger	Scarletite
	Ultima Weapon	41	213 | 213	Quick Stagger	Trapezohedron
	Omega Weapon	100	508 | 508	Quick Stagger	NA~
Organyx	Organyx	26	187 | 187	Leadenstrike	Cobaltite
	Apocalypse	61	410 | 410	IronStrike	Trapezohedron
	Omega Weapon	100	750 | 750	IronStrike	NA~
Sazh
Series	Weapon	Max Level	Max Stats	Special	T-C Needed
Alde	Aldebarans	26	0 | 265	Leadenstrike	Cobaltite
	Sadalmeliks	61	0 | 660	IronStrike	Trapezohedron
	Total Eclipses	100	0 |1139	IronStrike	NA~
Antares	Antares Deluxes	21	92 | 98	Chain Bonus Boost	Uraninite
	Fomalhaut Elites	41	216 | 222	Chain Bonus Boost 2	Trapezohedron
	Total Eclipses	100	610 | 616	Chain Bonus Boost 2	NA~
Deneb	Deneb Duellers	26	108 | 249	NA~	Perovskite
	Canopus AMPs	61	374 | 636	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Total Eclipses	100	608 |1125	NA~	NA~
Pleiades	Pleiades hi-Powers	26	340 | 0	Paper Tiger	Perovskite
	Hyadas Magnums	61	1140 | 0	Silk Tiger	Trapezohedron
	Total Eclipses	100	1150 | 0	Silk Tiger	NA~
Procyons	Procyons	21	94 | 49	Stagger Maintenance	Dark Matter
	Betelgeuse Customs	41	260 | 138	Stagger Maintenance 2	Trapezohedron
	Total Eclipses	100	620 | 414	Stagger Maintenance 2	NA~
Rigels	Rigels	26	160 | 165	Stagger Lock	Uraninite
	Polaris Specials	61	160 | 165	Stagger Lock	Trapezohedron
	Total Eclipses	100	1006 |1014	Stagger Lock	NA~
Spica	Spica Defenders	21	46 | 95	Augment Maintenance	Scarletite
	Serius Sidearms	41	140 | 220	Augment Maintenance 2	Trapezohedron
	Total Eclipses	100	713 | 911	Augment Maintenance 2	NA~
Vega	Vega 42's	26	137 | 139	NA~	Perovskite
	Altairs	61	380 | 390	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Total Eclipses	100	812 | 822	NA~	NA~
Snow
Series	Weapon	Max Level	Max Stats	Special	T-C Needed
Feymark	Feymark	21	0 | 180	Enfeeblement	Uraninite
	Soul Blazer	41	0 | 300	Hindrance	Trapezohedron
	Save the Queen	100	0 | 1050	Hindrance	NA~
Paladin	Paladin	21	88 | 88	Improved Guard	Scarletite
	Winged Saint	41	213 | 213	Improved Guard 2	Trapezohedron
	Save the Queen	100	510 | 510	Improved Guard 2	NA~
Power	Power Circle	26	198 | 38	NA~	Scarletite
	Battle Standard	61	513 | 125	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Save the Queen	100	925 | 202	NA~	NA~
Rebel	Rebel Heart	21	65 | 70	Critical: Power Surge	Uraninite
	Warrior's Emblem	41	248 | 257	Critical: Power Surge	Trapezohedron
	Save the Queen	100	602 | 611	Critical: Power Surge 2	NA~
Sacrafice	Sacraficial Circle	26	266 | 266	Paper Tiger	Scarletite
	Indomitus	61	565 | 565	Silk Tiger	Trapezohedron
	Save the Queen	100	1020 |1020	Silk Tiger	NA~
Umbra	Umbra	21	73 | 120	Improved Ward	Adamantite
	Solaris	41	175 | 265	Improved Ward 2	Trapezohedron
	Save the Queen	100	410 | 620	Improved Ward 2	NA~
Unsetting	Unsetting Sun	26	68 | 53	Stagger Lock	Perovskite
	Midnight Sun	61	503 | 126	Stagger Lock	Trapezohedron
	Save the Queen	100	815 | 205	Stagger Lock	NA~
Wild	Wild Bear	26	140 | 140	NA~	Perovskite
	Feral Pride	61	383 | 383	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Save the Queen	100	717 | 717	NA~	NA~
Vanille
Series	Weapon	Max Level	Max Stats	Special	T-C Needed
Bella	Belladonna Wand	21	65 | 131	Improved Debuffing	Uraninite
	Malboro Wand	41	167 | 335	Improved Debuffing 2	Trapezohedron
	Nirvana	100	403 | 807	Improved Debuffing 2	NA~
Binding	Binding Rod	26	168 | 37	NA~	Perovskite
	Hunter's Rod	61	442 | 138	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Nirvana	100	715 | 216	NA~	NA~
Healer's	Healer's Staff	21	48 | 48	Improved Cure	Adamantite
	Physician's Staff	41	180 | 180	Improved Cure 2	Trapezohedron
	Nirvana	100	424 | 424	Improved Cure 2	NA~
Heavenly	Heavenly Axis	26	80 | 161	Stagger Lock	Uraninite
	Abraxas	61	247 | 495	Stagger Lock	Trapezohedron
	Nirvana	100	403 | 807	Stagger Lock	NA~
Mistil	Mistilteinn	21	65 | 131	Ally KO:Power Surge	Scarletite
	Erinye's Cane	41	41 | 335	Ally KO:Power Surge	Trapezohedron
	Nirvana	100	100 | 807	Ally KO:Power Surge	NA~
Pearlwing	Pearlwing Staff	26	27 | 140	NA~	Perovskite
	Brightwing Staff	61	123 | 381	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Nirvana	100	201 | 912	NA~	NA~
Thorns	Rod of Throrns	26	131 | 131	NA~	Perovskite
	Orochi Rod	61	436 | 436	NA~	Trapezohedron
	Nirvana	100	709 | 709	NA~	NA~
Tigerclaw	Tigerclaw	26	303 | 303	Leadenstrike	Cobaltite
	Wyrmfang	61	516 | 516	IronStrike	Trapezohedron
	Nirvana	100	828 | 828	IronStrike	NA~

The accessory list is posted here.