Armors List [Dragon Quest 8 3DS/ DQVIII 3DS]

This section contains information on the different armors obtainable in the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. Details including the armament name, compatible character, effect, how to obtain, and price are summarized.

Note that this section will be updated when new information is revealed.

Name	Character	Effect	How to Obtain	Price
Dangerous Bustier	Jessica	Defence 1, Changes Jessica’s appearance	Unknown… (chest)	N/A
Jessica’s Outfit	Jessica	Defence 3, Changes Jessica’s appearance	Alexandria (cabinet)	N/A
Plain Clothes	ALL	Defence 4	Hero’s starting equipment	30
Bandit’s Grass Skirt	Yangus	Defence 5	Yangus’s starting equipment	35
Wayfarer’s Clothes	ALL	Defence 7	Jessica’s starting equipment	70
Boxer Shorts	Yangus	Defence 8	Farebury Region (chest) Pickham (bag)	N/A
Silk Robe	Jessica Angelo	Defence 10	Riverside Cottage (cabinet)	420
Leather Armour	Hero Angelo	Defence 11	Bought from Farebury	180
Leather Kilt	Yangus	Defence 12	Peregrin Quay	220
Templar’s Uniform	Angelo	Defence 13	Angelo’s starting equipment	N/A
Leather Dress	Jessica	Defence 15	Arcadia (cabinet)	380
Scale Armour	Hero Angelo	Defence 17	Bought from Alexandria Port Prospect Peregrin Quay	350
Chain Mail	Yangus	Defence 20	Kingdom of Ascantha (chest) Pickham (cabinet)	500
Leather Cape	Angelo	Defence 20	Argonia (cabinet)	1180
Dancer’s Costume	Jessica	Defence 23	Baccarat (cabinet)	1300
Bronze Armour	Hero	Defence 24	Bought from Ascantha Pickham	840
Iron Cuirass	Yangus	Defence 25	Bought from Ascantha	1000
Fur Poncho	Yangus	Defence 29, Damage from fire- and ice- based attacks is reduced by 20	Empycchu (cabinet)	N/A
Cloak of Evasion	Jessica Angelo	Defence 29, Increases ability to dodge enemy attacks	Argonia (chest) Arcadia (cabinet)	3000
Iron Armour	Hero Yangus	Defence 32	Uncharted Island west of Maella Abbey (chest)	1800
Robe of Serenity	Jessica	Defence 34, Reduces damage dealt to wearer by half when sleeping	Alchemy only	N/A
Turtle Shell	Yangus	Defence 37	Peddler’s Tent Peddler in Neos (after certain events)	2300
Bunny Suit	Jessica	Defence 38, Changes Jessica’s appearance when worn with bunny ears and fishnet stockings	Monster Arena Prize (Rank F)	N/A
Full Plate Armour	Hero	Defence 39	Bought from Savella Cathedral Neos	2300
Magic Vestment	Jessica Angelo	Defence 39, Damage from Frizz Sizz Crack Bang and Woosh-type spells is reduced by 2/3	Arcadia (chest)	4400
Zombie Mail	Angelo	Defence 42, Curses wearer when equipped deals damage to wearer when wearer walks (field and dungeon)	Northwest Isle (chest)	N/A
Silver Cuirass	Yangus	Defence 44	Bought from Neos	3200
Silk Bustier	Jessica	Defence 44	Bought from Argonia (during/ after bazaar)	5500
Spangled Dress	Jessica	Defence 46	Baccarat (cabinet)	N/A
Posh Waistcoat	Angelo	Defence 48	Obtained from Princess Minnie (36 mini medals)	N/A
Silver Mail	Hero Angelo	Defence 50, Damage from Frizz Sizz Crack Bang and Woosh-type spells is reduced by 20.	Bought from Argonia Savella Cathedral	4300
Magic Bikini	Jessica	Defence 50, Changes Jessica’s appearance when worn. Damage from Frizz Sizz and Bang-type spells is reduced by 15.	Bought from Arcadia	13800
Heavy Armour	Yangus	Defence 52, Damage from fire- and ice-based spells is reduced by 15.	Bought from Argonia (during/ after bazaar)	5000
Sage’s Robe	Angelo	Defence 55, Damage from Frizz Sizz Crack and Bang-type spells is reduced by 25.	Lord High Priest’s Residence (cabinet)	N/A
Magical Skirt	Jessica	Defence 55, Damage from Frizz Sizz Crack and Bang-type spells is reduced by 25.	Alchemy only	N/A
Magic Armour	Hero Angelo	Defence 55, Damage from Frizz Sizz Crack and Bang-type spells is reduced by 15	Bought from Argonia (during/ after bazaar) Arcadia	6100
Dancer’s Mail	Angelo	Defence 57, Increases ability to dodge enemy attacks	Alchemy only	N/A
Flowing Dress	Jessica	Defence 59, Damage from fire- and ice-based attacks is reduced by 1/3	Bought from Tryan Gully	14000
Dragon Mail	Hero Yangus	Defence 60, Damage from fire- and ice-based attacks is reduced by 20	Bought from Orkutsk	12000
Velvet Cape	Angelo	Defence 60	Bought from Orkutsk	9400
Shimmering Dress	Jessica	Defence 67, Sometimes reflects spells cast on wearer back to caster	Alchemy only	N/A
Spiked Armour	Hero Yangus	Defence 68, Sometimes reflects a percentage of damage dealt to wearer back to attacker	Alchemy only	N/A
Platinum Mail	Hero Angelo	Defence 72, Damage from Frizz Sizz Crack Bang and Woosh-type spells is reduced by 15.	Obtained from Hell’s gatekeeper	N/A
Angel’s Robe	Jessica Angelo	Defence 75, Strong against Whack-type spells	Alchemy only	N/A
Bandit Mail	Yangus	Defence 80	Bought from Empycchu and Dark Empycchu	13000
Crimson Robe	Jessica Angelo	Defence 82, Damage from ice-based attacks is reduced by 20	Alchemy only	N/A
Sacred Armour	Hero Angelo	Defence 84, At the end of each turn the wearer recovers 30 HP	Obtained from Princess Minnie (75 mini medals)	N/A
Dark Robe	Yangus	Defence 87, Increases ability to dodge enemy attacks	Black Citadel (cabinet)	N/A
Mirror Armour	Hero Angelo	Defence 92, Sometimes reflects spells cast on wearer back to caster	Bought from Tryan Gully	21000
Princess’s Robe	Jessica	Defence 94, Damage from Frizz Sizz Crack Bang and Woosh-type spells is reduced by 30	Alchemy only	N/A
Gigant Armour	Yangus	Defence 95, Damage from fire- and ice-based spells is reduced by 30	Bought from Tryan Gully	18000
Liquid Metal Armour	ALL	Defence 101, Damage from Curse-type spells is reduced by 2/3	Unknown… (chest)	N/A
Dragon Robe	Jessica Angelo	Defence 103, Damage from fire- and ice-based spells is reduced by 40	Monster Arena Prize (Rank S)	N/A
Divine Bustier	Jessica	Defence 105, Changes Jessica’s appearance when worn. Increases ability to dodge enemy attacks	Alchemy only	N/A
Metal King Armour	ALL	Defence 120, Damage from fire- and ice-based attacks is reduced by 30	Alchemy only	N/A