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A guide about Junk Shops in Final Fantasy 8 (FF8, FF VII). This is a guide about what the junk shops do in ff8 and how to fully utilize them in the game.

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What is the Junk Shop?

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The Junk Shop is the main weapon shop in FF8. They offer equipments to be crafted, and crafting an equipment will replace your current one.

How to get new Equipments

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There are several weapon magazines that can be bought/found in the game. Reading these magazines will make the Junk Shops around the world to be able to craft the equipments in the said magazine. For the list of all magazines, see the link below.

List of Magazines | Final Fantasy VIII

List of Equipments

Each character has their own equipment. These equipments provide increased Str, and sometimes, increases Hit rate too. For a list of all equipments and materials needed, see the link below.

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Stats Running Away
Drawing Status Abnormalities
Junk Shop Active and Wait ATB

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