This section contains information on the different weapons obtainable in the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. Details including the weapon class, weapon name, compatible character, effect, how to obtain, and price are summarized.
Note that this section will be updated when new information is revealed.
Weapons
In Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King there are over 11 types of weapons. Each playable character gains a chance to equip a weapon that their skill sets grants them to (an exception to this are Flails which don’t require any skill point allocation from Yangus).
Weapon types
Some weapon types are exclusive to certain characters, but some can be equipped by multiple characters which make them versatile during combat as other roles can be assigned to the same character if desired.
These are classified in order of increasing attack value. Although it may seem wise to equip a weapon due to attack power alone, bear in mind that some weapons have special effects to make them as effective if not even more than the one without the add-ons.
Hero’s, Angelo’s and Jessica’s* Weapons
*Jessica will be able to use Swords when there are 30 points in her Knife skill.
The tables summarized show the 11 types of weapons arranged in terms of category: Swords, Spears, Boomerangs, Axes, Clubs, Scythes, Flails, Knives, Whips, Staves, and Bows.
Swords
Name | Character | Effect | How to Obtain | Price |
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Cypress Stick |
Hero | Attack 4 | Farebury (cabinet chest) | 10 |
Soldier’s Sword |
Hero | Attack 8 | Hero’s starting equipment | N/A |
Stone Sword |
Hero Jessica | Attack 12 (cannot be sold/ dropped) | Received from townsperson in Arcadia | N/A |
Copper Sword |
Hero Jessica | Attack 13 | Waterfall Cave (chest) | 270 |
Rapier |
Angelo | Attack 17 | Angelo’s starting equipment | 300 |
Steel Broadsword |
Hero Jessica | Attack 35 | Kingdom of Ascantha (chest) | 2000 |
Templar’s Sword | Angelo | Attack 36 | Trodain Castle (chest) | N/A |
Falcon Blade |
Herro Jessica Angelo | Attack 37 (attacks twice) | Baccarat (10000 tokens) | N/A |
Rusty Old Sword |
Hero Jessica | Attack 45 (cannot be sold/dropped) | Trodain Castle (chest) | N/A |
Holy Silver Rapier |
Angelo | Attack 54 | Blizzard Peaks (chest) | 6600 |
Zombiesbane | Hero Jessica | Attack 54 (deals additional damage to zombie-type monsters) | Bought from Argonia (during/after bazaar) | 6300 |
Über Falcon Blade |
Hero Jessica Angelo | Attack 55 (attacks twice) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Dream Blade |
Hero Jessica Angelo | Attack 43 (Sometimes puts attack enemies to sleep when used in combat has Snooze spell effect) | Bought from Peddler’s Tent Desert Chapel Neos and Peddler in Neos (after certain events) | 4700 |
Platinum Sword | Hero Jessica Angelo | Attack 40 | Uncharted Island in Southwest Ocean (chest) | N/A |
Fallen Angel Rapier |
Angelo | Attack 61 (sometimes confuses attacked enemies) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Bastard Sword |
Hero Jessica | Attack 62 | Bought from Arcadia | 8000 |
Zombie Slayer |
Hero Jessica | Attack 65 (Deals additional damage to zombie-type monsters) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Dragonsbane | Hero Jessica | Attack 72 (Deals additional damage to dragon monsters) | Bought from Orkutsk Tryan Gully | 11000 |
Double-edged Sword |
Hero Jessica | Attack 76 (Curses wielder when equipped deals damage to wielder when wielder damages a foe) | Princess Minnie’s Castle (chest) | N/A |
Über Double-edge |
Hero Jessica | Attack 76 (Deals additional damage to foe when foe is struck) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Mercury’s Rapier | Angelo | Attack 78 (Agility +20 while equipped) | Bought from Empycchu Dark Empycchu | 10500 |
Miracle Sword |
Hero Jessica | Attack 80 (Recovers a percentage of damage dealt as HP) | Obtained from Princess Minnie (68 mini medals) | N/A |
Dragon Slayer |
Hero Jessica | Attack 83 (Deals additional damage to dragon monsters) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Blizzard Blade |
Hero Jessica | Attack 90 (Deals additional ice-based damage to target) | Bought from Tryan Gully | 21000 |
Über Miracle Sword |
Hero Jessica | Attack 95 (Recovers a highers percentage of damage dealt as HP) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Hell Sabre |
Angelo | Attack 99 | Trolls’ Maze (chest) | N/A |
Shamshir of Light | Angelo | Attack 110 | Alchemy only | N/A |
Liquid Metal Sword |
Hero, Jessica, Angelo | Attack 118 (Deals 2 points of damage to metal creatures) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Spears
Name | Character | Effect | How to Obtain | Price |
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Iron Lance |
Hero | Attack 24 | Bought from Port Prospect Peregrin Quay | 750 |
Long Spear |
Hero | Attack 30 | Bought from Simpleton | 1700 |
Holy Lance |
Hero | Attack 39 | Bought from Pickham | 2700 |
Battle Fork |
Hero | Attack 42 | Argonia (chest) | N/A |
Partisan |
Hero | Attack 44 | Nought from Argonia and Savella Cathedral | 4400 |
Sandstorm Spear | Hero | Attack 67 (When used in combat may hit all enemies with a dazzle spell effect) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Demon Spear |
Hero | Attack 86 (May kill the enemy with a single hit) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Hero Spear |
Hero | Attack 100 (Recovers a percentage of damage dealt as HP) | Monster Arena Prize (Rank A) | N/A |
Metal King Spear |
Hero | Attack 120 | Unknown… (chest) | N/A |
Boomerangs
Name | Character | Effect | How to Obtain | Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boomerang |
Hero | Attack 19 (Hits all enemies) | Peregrin Quay (chest) | 420 |
Edged Boomerang |
Hero | Attack 27 | Orkutsk (chest) | 1560 |
Reinforced Boomerang |
Hero | Attack 32 (Hits all enemies) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Razor Wing Boomerang |
Hero | Attack 42 (Hits all enemies) | Bought from Argonia (during/after bazaar) | 3800 |
Swallowtail |
Hero | Attack 53 (Hits all enemies) | Bought from Arcadia and Orkutsk | 6800 |
Flametang Boomerang |
Hero | Attack 63 (Hits all enemies) | W Argonia (chest) | N/A |
Metal Wing Boomerang |
Hero | Attack 90 (Hits all enemies deals damage to metal-type enemies more easily) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Yangus’s Weapons
Axes
Name | Character | Effect | How to Obtain | Price |
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Stone Axe |
Yangus | Attack 20 | Maella Region (chest) | 550 |
Golden Axe |
Yangus | Attack 27 | Alchemy only | N/A |
Iron Axe |
Yangus | Attack 38 | Argonia (cabinet) | 2600 |
Battle-Axe |
Yangus | Attack 45 | Bought from Argonia | 4300 |
Bandit Axe |
Yangus | Attack 55 | Received from Dodgy Dave at Pickham Black Market (after certain accomplishments) | N/A |
Moon Axe |
Yangus | Attack 60 | Argonia (chest) | N/A |
King Axe |
Yangus | Attack 80 | Bought from Orkutsk and Tryan Gully | 17000 |
Conquerer’s Axe |
Yangus | Attack 103 | Howlwind Hill in Arcadia Region (chest) | N/A |
Clubs
Name | Character | Effect | How to Obtain | Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oaken Club |
Yangus | Attack 7 | Yangus’s starting equipment | 110 |
Giant Mallet |
Yangus | Attack 13 | Arcadia (chest) | 240 |
Sledgehammer |
Yangus | Attack 33 | Kingdom of Trodain (chest) | 1700 |
War Hammer |
Yangus | Attack 51 | Bought from Argonia (during/after bazaar) | 6700 |
Über War Hammer |
Yangus | Attack 69 | Alchemy only | N/A |
Megaton Hammer |
Yangus | Attack 108 (Increases odds of critical hits) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Scythes
Name | Character | Effect | How to Obtain | Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Farmer’s Scythe |
Yangus | Attack 28 | Pickham Region (chest) | 910 |
Steel Scythe |
Yangus | Attack 42 | Bought from Baccarat Savella Cathedral and Neos | 3700 |
Hell Scythe |
Yangus | Attack 65 (May paralyze enemies it hits) | Bought from Arcadia | 9500 |
Bardiche of Binding |
Yangus | Attack 83, Deals additional damage to demon enemies. (May silence enemies it hits) | Monster Arena Prize (Rank B) | N/A |
Heavy Hatchet |
Yangus | Attack 110 | Bought from Tryan Gully | 29000 |
Flails
Name | Character | Effect | How to Obtain | Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Flail of Fury |
Yangus | Attack 93, Hits each enemy in a group (cannot be sold or dropped) | Obtained at Red’s Den (after certain events) | N/A |
Flail of Destruction |
Yangus | Attack 125 (hits all enemies) | Obtained from Princess Minnie (110 mini medals) | N/A |
Jessica’s Weapons
Knives
Name | Character | Effect | How to Obtain | Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Poison Needle |
Jessica | Attack 0* (*Always deals only 1 damage but may kill non-boss foes in a single hit) | Bought from Baccarat | 1900 |
Bronze Knife |
Jessica | Attack 9 | Ferry (chest) Uncharted Island west of Maella Abbey (chest) | 130 |
Dagger |
Jessica | Attack 18 | Farebury (chest) | 350 |
Poison Moth Knife |
Jessica | Attack 29 (May paralyze enemies it hits) | Arcadia (cabinet) | 950 |
Falcon Knife |
Jessica | Attack 34 (Attacks twice) | Bought from Argonia (during/after bazaar) and Orkutsk | 7700 |
Assassin’s Dagger | Jessica | Attacks 37 | Arcadia Region (chest) | N/A |
Sword Breaker |
Jessica | Attacks 56 | Bought from Arcadia | N/A |
Whips
Name | Character | Effect | How to Obtain | Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leather Whip |
Jessica | Attack 6 (Hits each enemy in a group) | Jessica’s starting equipment | N/A |
Thorn Whip |
Jessica | Attack 14 (Hits each enemy in a group) | Bought from Peregrin Quay and Simpleton | 350 |
Snakeskin Whip |
Jessica | Attack 23 (Hits each enemy in a group) | Monster drop | N/A |
Chain Whip |
Jessica | Attack 32 (Hits each enemy in a group) | Bought from Argonia (during/after bazaar) and Neos | 2200 |
Dragontail Whip |
Jessica | Attack 47 (Hits each enemy in a group) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Spiked Steel Whip |
Jessica | Attack 62 (vits each enemy in a group) | Red’s Den (chest) | 8300 |
Demon Whip |
Jessica | Attack 72 (Hits each enemy in a group. Curses wielder when equipped wielder is unable to move in first turn of combat) | Dark Godbird’s Eyrie (chest) | N/A |
Scourge Whip |
Jessica | Attack 99 (Hits each enemy in a group) | Alchemy only | N/A |
GringhamWhip | Jessica | Attack 127 (Hits all enemies) | Baccarat (200000 tokens) | N/A |
Jessica and Angelo’s Weapons
Staves
Name | Character | Effect | How to Obtain | Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wizard’s Staff |
Jessica Angelo | Attack 15 (When used in combat casts Frizz at a single target for 11-22 points of damage) | Wisher’s Peak (chest) Arcadia (cabinet) | 1300 |
Lightning Staff |
Jessica Angelo | Attack 24 (When used in combat casts zap at a single target for 29-38 points of damage) | W Argonia (chest) | N/A |
Magma Staff |
Jessica Angelo | Attack 28 (When used in combat casts Bang on all enemies for 20-40 points of damage) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Rune Staff |
Jessica Angelo | Attack 30 (When used in combat casts Kabuff to raise defence of all party members) | Pickham (chest) | N/A |
Staff of Divine Wrath |
Jessica Angelo | Attack 35 (When used in combat casts Swoosh on one enemy group for 32-64 points of damage) | Obtained from Princess Minnie (45 mini medals) | N/A |
Staff of Antimagic |
Jessica Angelo | Attack 41 (When used in combat casts Fizzle on an enemy group) | Tryan Gully (chest) | N/A |
Staff of Resurrection |
Jessica Angelo | Attack 77 (When used in combat casts Zing on ally 50% chance of resurrection) | Bought from Tryan Gully | 45000 |
Magical Mace |
Jessica Angelo | Attack 79 (May absorb MP from enemies you hit) | Isolated Plateau (chest) | 9000 |
Angelo’s Weapons
Bows
Name | Character | Effect | How to Obtain | Price |
---|---|---|---|---|
Short Bow |
Angelo | Attack 23 | Bought from Ascantha | 750 |
Hunter’s Bow |
Angelo | Attack 30 | Bought from Pickham | 1700 |
Eros’ Bow |
Angelo | Attack 45 (May confuse enemies it hits) | Alchemy only | N/A |
Cheiron’s Bow |
Angelo | Attack 63 | Rydon’s Tower (chest) | N/A |
Great Bow |
Angelo | Attack 95 | Bought from Tryan Gully | 28000 |
Odin’s Bow |
Angelo | Attack 125 | Alchemy only | N/A |
Source:
Birlew, D. (2006). Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Official Strategy Guide. Indianapolis, Indiana: BradyGAMES.
Where are Red and Morrie’s Weapons listed? Also many weapons are missing, such as the Dragovian King Sword