I actually just checked the items and I'm not sure I want them. I think I'll enter Kefka's tower with what I have.
*Sigh* It's just frustrating there is nothing to spend my money on, I have like 400,000 and it's a waste that you cannot buy anything better.
Hold that thought; there are a few notable items you definitely want.
-Betting the
Behemoth Suit for the
Snow Scarf is a good move, the Snow Scarf is uncontestably the best armor in the game as far as raw Defense goes, and equipped on Mog with some other key armors, his defense will be maxed out and he'll take
no damage from physical attacks.
-Trading the
Thunder Shield for the
Genji Shield is something you might want to consider, there are way more Thunder Shields laying around than Genji shields, and the Genji is often the recommened end game setup for Cyan. Note though, that the Thunder Shielf is a
great item, and I'm only recommending this bet because you can get more of them.
-The
Regal Gown for the
Minerva Bustier is an easy choice; the latter is one of the best armors in the game, period.
-Thornlet for the
Mirage Vest; also an easy choice. The
Thornlet, in spite its high defense value, is worthless in practice due to its constant HP drain.
-
Tintinabulum for the
Growth Egg? Easy choice. HP restoration by walking pales in comparison to
double experience.
-
Impartisan for
Cat-Ear Hood . You can get tons of Imp Spears. So it's an easy choice to bet for when you get Relm's best helmet that doubles Gil dropped in exchange.
-
Ragnarok for the
Lightbringer. The Lightbringer is the most powerful sword in the game by a hilariously large margin, and this is the only way to get it.
-
Cat-Ear Hood for the
Merit Award is because since you can get tons of Imp Spears and Saucers, you can, by extension get more Cat Ear Hoods. Since Relm's the only one who can equip them, might as well bet it. Good thing, since the Merit Award is the shit and here's why; its a Relic that lets anyone equip anything. Usually pretty shitty on most characters, but the Merit Award turns Gau into a
beast. You're lucky, on ther Advance version Gau can't equip it.
-
Royal Crown for
Genji Helm. The Royal Crown sucks. Get the helm.
The list goes on.
Certainly betting an Ultima Weapon or Lightbringer doesn't net you anything better than what you bet.
Absolutely. I just wanted to clarify that although your item may not be better, its still true that the only items that get you an Elixer in return are the common ones. However yeah, if your item you bet gives you a significantly worse one, yeah, reset.
HOWEVER, sometimes that is necessary in a weird 'chain of deals' of betting shitty items to eventually get a really good one.