Star Ocean: The Second Story Rtakes you all over the world of Expel, and has you completing many tasks that, at first glance, seem quite unrelated to your goal of investigating the Sorcery Globe. One such task is competing in the Tournament of Arms in Lacuer.
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Which Weapon Shop Should You Get To Sponsor Claude?
The first thing to point out is that your requirements will be different for this choice depending on whether your main character is Claude or Rena, as they have different experiences with the tournament.
As such, our recommendations change depending on your main character.
If you chose Claude
PickThe Straight Jabas it gives you the best weapon and has the most healing items, which will be useful in a pinch.

If you chose Rena
PickThe Savage Slayerfor the best balance in offence and defence, which will give Claude the best chance of surviving and defeating the one battle he must win in an efficient manner.
Of course, if you’ve levelled Claude up enough and increased his Combat Skills to great heights, the choice might end up being pointless, as Claude will be powerful enough to breeze through the arena battles without breaking a sweat.