Saw Blade Guide

Saw Blade is a Miscellaneous item found in Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (FF8, FFVIII) it is used in weapon crafting for Rinoa’s Rising Sun, and can be modded into Death or Dispel Magic. A Saw Blade is typically obtained as a drop from the Belhelmel enemy in Final Fantasy VIII.

How to Find Saw Blade in the Early Game

The earliest way to obtain the Saw Blade is either from the Belhelmel enemies found on the barren sections of terrain in the Galbadia area or by using Card Mod on the Belhelmel card. If you play enough Triple Triad you’re likely to have quite a few of these cards fairly early on.

Weapons that Require Saw Blade

WEAPON NAME:	CHARACTER:	MAGAZINE:	COMPONENTS:
Rising Sun	Rinoa	Weapons Mon Jul (can be purchased in the Esthar Book Store, or found on the floor of the Left Path of the Training Centre in disc 3.)	Screw x8 Saw Blade

Weapons requiring the Saw Blade material to create in Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVIII)

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How to find Saw Blade as a Drop

Saw Blades can be obtained from the Belhelmel enemy at any level as a drop.

Monster:	Location:	Map Area:
Belhelmel	Galbadia Region	Barren Terrain
	Galbadia Prison	Top two Levels
	Ultimecia’s Castle	Entrance Hall Art Gallery Lower Clock Tower

A list of all locations and areas that contain the Belhelmel enemy in Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVIII)

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How to Steal a Saw Blade (Mug Ability)

Saw Blade can also be obtained as a steal, using the Mug ability, against the Belhelmel enemy fought in the above-listed locations.

ENEMY	LEVELS	CHANCE TO MUG	ITEMS
Belhelmel	1-19	100%	Saw Blade x1
	20-29	100%	Saw Blade x2
	30+	100%	Saw Blade x6

Chances to Mug the Saw Blade item from Belhelmel

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Refine Formula Containing Saw Blade

Saw Blade is used in Refine abilities to create other items, it’s also possible to obtain Sharp Spikes as a result of the Refine abilities.

Refine Formula’s Producing Saw Blade

REFINE ABILITY:	ITEM REQUIRED:	RESULT:
Card Mod	Belhelmel Card x1	Saw Blade x1

Refine Formula in Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVIII) that produces the Saw Blade material

Refine Formula’s Requiring Saw Blade

REFINE ABILITY:	ITEM REQUIRED:	RESULT:
L Mag-RF	Saw Blade x1	Death x10
Supt Mag-RF	Saw Blade x1	Dispel x20

Refine Formula in Final Fantasy VIII (FF8, FFVIII) that requires the Saw Blade material

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