Looking for a cheaper option? You can also bribe Lamashtu with 6,875 gil for x10 Silver Hourglasses.

Kusariqqu can be found in the Thunder Plains and Mushroom Rock Roads.

Both of these fiends have a single Silver Hourglass as their rare steals. So if you want to go a much cheaper route, you can use Master Thief to constantly farm for thefts.

The only way to farm Silver Hourglasses is to team up with the two fiends.

Silver Hourglass Uses

Using a Silver Hourglass with the “Use” command in battle will slow all enemies and cause them to suffer Delay.

You can use these items to customize Slowtouch onto weapons, and Slow Ward onto armor.

Slowtouch makes physical attacks have a ~50% chance to inflict slow. Slow Ward prevents the ailment with about the same percentage of success.

Aeon can learn Delay Attack and Slow from Hourglasses.

Slowtouch requires 16 Silver Hourglasses Slow Ward requires 10 Silver Hourglasses Delay Attack (Aeon) requires 20 Silver Hourglasses Slow (Aeon) requires 4 Silver Hourglasses

Rikku can use her Overdrive to mix together different elements to create new effects. This allows her to create things like new weapons or abilities. ..

Phoenix Down + Silver Hourglass: Revives all KO’d party members and increases their damage dealt by 25%.

Ultra-Cure (Al Bhed Potion + Silver Hourglass): Fully restores the party’s HP and cures all status effects. ..

Krysta (Ice Gem + Silver Hourglass) is a powerful melee attacker that uses three medium-power ice strikes that also inflict slow and blind. ..

Are Silver Hourglasses Worth Farming?

The Slow and Slowga spells are fairly quickly obtained just by progressing through the Sphere Grid.

Slow is a status effect that can be inflicted on enemies, and it’s usually easy to dispel. If your party is hit with Slow, they’ll likely be unable to move or cast spells for a few seconds.

Slowtouch and Slow Ward are both not too hot.

Rikku can make mixes with other items, even if they don’t have a Mix ability. ..

The Silver Hourglasses are running out of time. It’s time to say “no thanks” and move on. ..