The +7 Magic it provides equals that of the Enhancer and Lightbringer as the highest Magic boost of any weapon as both party members greatly benefit from a boost to this stat, the weapon is ideal for them. Ragnarok is an extremely powerful weapon especially for Terra and Celes (and is compatible with Terra's Trance and Celes's Runic).
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Ragnarok is affected by the capture glitch. This is a +7 to Strength, Stamina, and Magic a +3 Speed and a +30% Magic Evasion. Ragnarok also passively grants several boosts to other stats. It enables the Bushido and Runic commands and consumes 20 MP when attacking to perform an automatic critical hit. Flare's damage will be based on the user's Magic stat. Ragnarok has a 25% chance to cast Flare upon connecting with an enemy. Master's Scroll and Genji Glove can be combined to allow the player to use two weapons (including two Ragnaroks, if obtained) to hit eight times, ultimately doubling its damage and spreading it to all enemies. Genji Glove reduces the damage dealt by the weapon by 25%, but allows two weapons to be equipped, and thus, attack twice per Fight command. The Master's Scroll halves the damage dealt by each attack, but causes the weapon to attack four times. As with other weapons, it can be improved by the Gauntlet relic that boosts its damage by +50%. The Ragnarok uses the standard physical damage formula to determine its damage, providing a +255 Attack, and adding to the wielder's Strength. However, the player will still have to play through the rest of the game without the sword. The Ragnarok can be stolen from Lady in the final battle, and thus can be farmed, so the magicite can be the more appealing choice. These versions allow the player to save their game after defeating the final boss.
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In versions with the Dragons' Den (namely, the Advance version and versions based on it), the importance of the decision is diminished. Though there are other, albeit more difficult, ways to learn the Ultima spell, the rare items farmed by the Ragnarok summon cannot be obtained another way, meaning the decision may depend on the player's need to farm said items. The weapon on the other hand grants access to the Lightbringer, the strongest weapon in the game, while itself being very powerful. The magicite is the only magicite to teach Ultima, the most powerful spell, and its summon ability allows the player to farm other rare items, some of which cannot be farmed in any other way.
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The option of which to take-the sword or the magicite-comes with pros and cons. Locke can enter the weapon's shop, where the shop owner offers to give the party the magicite, or melt it down and make it into a weapon. Ragnarok can be obtained as a weapon (or magicite) from Narshe in the World of Ruin, when Locke is in the party.