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

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
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
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
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