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StokedUp said:
Ok I'm gonna. Ask I really nooby question now but can some confirm this about weapon stats:

STRENGTH ; physical damage?
MAGIC; magic damage? And does this mean abilities like blizzard and fire and cure?

The reason I'm asking is because I'm going to be using hope as a main magic dealer and that means the HAWKEYE will be the best weapon for him to upgrade, and also I'm going to be using lightning as a physical attacker so the GLADIUS will be best for her. That's why I'm asking about the weapon stats.

Yep, those are pretty much the overall aspect of the stats. 

Just a suggestion though, which depends on what chapter are you. Lightning isn't the best character for Physical damage, since she doesn't have a high strength distribution, both on the Crystarium and on her weapons. She's best used as a Secondary RAV/MED character (her unique ability is actually based on the RAV branch), since she has the second highest natural Magic stat in the game, just a little above Vanille.

You'll be better served with Lightning if you focus on a more balanced approach, especially since she's proficient on the elemental strike skills on her RAV tree.

This is just my suggestion though, because I have Fang as my main damage dealer (2.1K strength), Vanille as my main magic user (1.8K magic) and Lightning is a balanced attacker (1.5K on both Strength and Magic)