Dragon Warrior III/Weapons

Most equipment can be bought, but some can only be found or dropped by enemies. Some equipment can cast spells (at no MP cost) by using it as an item in battle. This item use is limited: usually only classes that can equip an item can use it from the item menu (with some exceptions like the Staff of Thunder and Shield of Strength). Cursed items have a negative impact on your party and cannot be removed except by visiting a healer in town or using the Curse Off spell.

• Item locations in blue refer to a chest.
• Item locations in red refer to a monster dropping it.

All equipment parts can be sold for 75% of their original price (rounded down). Therefore, if an item cannot be purchased, its selling price divided by 0,75 is listed, instead.

Original NES version

Class abbreviations

• Hr = Hero
• Sr = Soldier/Warrior
• Mr = Merchant/Dealer
• Gf = Goof-off/Jester
• Pg = Pilgrim/Cleric
• Sg = Sage
• Wz = Wizard/Mage
• Fi = Fighter

Weapons, especially for the Hero and Soldier are the most important piece of equipment, and if you have to choose between upgrading their weapon or their armor, get the best weapon possible. As soon as you get a ship, go and buy Zombie Slashers for your Pilgrim and Sage. Weapons are a low priority for all other classes, and most weapons will actually decrease a Fighter's attack.

"Item" means "use from the item menu".

Weapon	Price	Atk	Special	Location	Hr	Sr	Mr	Gf	Pg	Sg	Wz	Fi
Cypress Stick	5	2	-	Aliahan, Soo, Kandar, Kandar Henchman, Man-Eater Chest, Slime Snaii	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Poison Needle	10	1	12% chance of instant kill	Kanave, Soo, Man-Eater Moth, Executioner	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Club	30	7	-	Aliahan, Kanave, Cave of Norud, Soo, Troll	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Copper Sword	100	12	-	Aliahan, Reeve, Rogue Knight	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Magic Knife	200	14	-	Reeve, Cave of Enticement, Cave of Dreams, Assaram, Lancel, Humanabat	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Thorn Whip	320	18	-	Reeve, Soo, King Froggore, Terror Shadow	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Demon Axe	500	90	Cursed: it misses very often and 12.5% chance of critical hit.	Castle of Baramos, Mimic	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Chain Sickle	550	24	-	Reeve, Romaly, Assaram, Eliminator	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Iron Spear	750	28	-	Romaly, Kanave, Assaram, Lancel, Tonguebear	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Iron Claw	770	30	-	Kanave, Samanao, Garuda, Goopi	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Orochi Sword	1000	63	Item: casts Defense	Orochi	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Wizard's Wand	1500	15	Item: casts Blaze	Noaniels, Samanao, Tantegel	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Broad Sword	1500	33	-	Romaly, Kanave, Assaram, Isis, Kol, Skeleton	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Staff of Thunder	2500	30	Item: casts Firebane. Any class can use it from item menu.	Soo	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Battle Axe	2500	40	-	Assaram, Isis, Lancel, Avenger	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Staff of Force	2500	55	Uses 3MP per attack	Assaram, Tedanki	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Staff of Judgement	2700	35	Item: casts Infernos	Muor, Samanao, New Town, Tantegel, Hauksness	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Giant Shears	3700	48	-	Assaram, Isis	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Multi-Edge Sword	5000	100	Cursed: deals damage to both user and enemy	Castle of Zoma, Frost Cloud, Elysium Bird	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Sledge Hammer	6500	55	-	Tedanki, Muor, Lancel, Kol	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Staff of Reflection	7000	33	Item: casts Bounce	Archmages	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Thunder Sword	7500	85	Item: casts Boom	Cave of Necrogond	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Zombie Slasher	9800	65	Deals extra damage to undead enemies	Tedanki, Samanao, New Town, Hauksness	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Golden Claw	15000	55	It dramatically increases encounter rate, even if unequipped.	Pyramid, Gold Basher	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Dragon Killer	15000	77	Deals extra damage to dragon enemies, including the armored tortoises	Samanao, New Town, Tantegel	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Snowblast Sword	15000	80	Item: casts Snowblast	Marauder, Swordoid	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Falcon Sword	25000	5	Attacks twice per round; useful against Metal Babbles.	Tantegel, Rimuldar	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Sword of Kings	32767	120	Item: casts Firevolt. Sell Oricon to the item shop owner to get it.	Kol	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Thor's Sword	43690	95	Item: casts Firevolt	Boss Troll, Troll King, Granite Titan	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Sword of Destruction	45000	110	Cursed: the user gets stunned randomly	Rimuldar, Baramos Gonus	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Staff of Rain	99999	16	Item: casts StopSpell. Needed to trade for Rainbow Drop. Cannot be sold or dropped.	Shrine South of Cantlin	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Sword of Gaia	99999	48	Needed to open the path to Necrogond. Cannot be sold or dropped.	Shrine Jail	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Sword of Illusion	99999	50	Item: casts Chaos. Talk to a woman south of the entrance after Baramos is defeated. Female only. Cannot be sold or dropped.	Portoga (after Baramos's Death), Winged Demon	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No

Remakes

Weapons, especially for the Hero and Warrior are the most important piece of equipment, and if you have to choose between upgrading their weapon or their armor, get the best weapon possible. As soon as you get a ship, go and buy Zombie Killer for your Cleric and Sage. Weapons are a low priority for all other classes, and most weapons will actually decrease the Fighter's attack.

Original weapons

Some of these weapons have minor differences from their original counterpart, but the majority are functionally identical.

Weapon	Price	Atk	Special	Location	H	W	D	T	J	C	S	M	F
Cypress Stick (stick)	5	2	-	Aliahan, Traveler's Inn, Snaily	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Poison Needle (Poison Dagger)	10	10	Low chance of instant kill.	Evil Moth, Kazave, Executer, Sioux, Phantom Ship	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Oaken Club (Club)	30	7	-	Aliahan, Kazave, Norud the Dwarf Cave, Sioux, Samanosa, Troll	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Copper Sword	100	12	-	Aliahan, Reeve, Rogue Nite	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Divine Dagger (Sacred Knife) (knife)	200	14	-	Cave of Enticement, Romaly, Bat Man, Pachisi Track 1, Ashalam	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chain Sickle (sickle sword)	320	18	-	Reeve, Romaly, Ashalam, Eliminator	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Headsman's Axe (Demon Axe)	500	105	-	Mimic, Baramos' Castle, Pachisi Track 5	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Iron Lance (Iron spear) (spear)	650	26	-	Romaly, Kazave, Cave of Dreams, Ashalam, Tonguebear	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Iron Claws	870	25	-	Kazave, Ashalam, Pachisi Track 2, Goopi	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Orochi Sword	1000	65	Item: casts Defense	Orochi	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Steel broadsword (Steel Sword)	1300	33	-	Pachisi Track 1+2, Pachisi Track 1, Noaniels, Isis, Portoga, Skeleton	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Wizard Staff	1500	14	Item: casts Blaze	Noaniels, Ashalam	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Iron Axe	2500	38	-	Deathstalk, Ashalam, Isis, Portoga	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Lightning Staff (Bolt Staff)	2500	45	Item: casts Firebane	Sioux	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Somatic Staff (Force Staff)	2500	65	Uses 3MP per attack	Baharata	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Staff of Sentencing (Judgement Staff) (judge staff)	2700	37	Item: casts Infernos	Muor, Samanosa, New Town phase 3	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Sizeable scissors (Giant Shears) (shears hammer)	4700	47	-	Baharata, Muor, Tedanki, Evil Crab	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Double-Edged Sword	5000	115	Cursed: user suffers 1/4 of damage dealt.	Zoma's Castle, DemonSword	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Sledgehammer (Giant Hammer) (hammer)	6500	55	-	Lancel	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Staff of Strife (Staff of Reflection) (bounce staff)	7000	33	Item: casts Bounce	Archmage, Sky World	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Thunderbolt blade (Thunder Sword)	7500	82	Item: casts Boom	Necrogond's Cave	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Golden Claws	8000	50	-	Pyramid, Gold Man	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Siren Sword (Sword of Seduction) (seduce sword)	9800	50	Item: casts Chaos. Female only.	Portoga, Wing Demon	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Zombiesbane (Zombie Killer) (zombie sword)	9800	67	Deals extra damage to undead enemies.	Samanosa, New Town phase 3, Kol	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Dragonsbane (Dragon Killer) (dragon sword)	15000	79	Deals extra damage to Dragon enemies.	New Town phase 4-5, Ludatorm, Domdora	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Blizzard Blade (Frost Sword) (snow sword)	23000	90	Item: casts Snowblast	Domdora, Swordoid	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Falcon Blade	25000	5	Attacks twice per round; useful against Metal Babbles.	Rimuldar	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Sword of Kings (King's Sword)	35000	120	Item: casts Infermost. Cannot be sold or dropped.	Kol	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Sword of Ruin (Sword of Destruction) (devil sword)	45000	110	Cursed: user gets stunned randomly.	West Cave, Barazomb, Pachisi Track 5	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Stormlord's Sword (Thor Sword)	65000	95	Item: casts Firevolt	GrandTitan, Troll King, Pachisi Track 4, Pachisi Track 5	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Mountaincleaver (Gaia Sword)	99999	51	Cannot be sold or dropped.	Shrine Jail, Sky World	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

New weapons

Weapon	Price	Atk	Special	Location	H	W	D	T	J	C	S	M	F
Bronze Knife	80	8	-	Reeve	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Beast Claws	550	95	-	Tedanki (1.Riddle)	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Slapstick (Steel Needle) (fan hammer)	1300	31	-	Pachisi Track 2, Muor	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Holy lance (Holy Spear)	2300	35	-	Ashalam, Isis	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Staff of antimagic (Mist Staff)	3300	20	Item: casts Stopspell	Pachisi Track 2, Portoga	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Somatic Staff (Sleep Staff)	4200	30	Item: casts Sleep	Elven Village	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Assassin Dagger (dagger)	5500	25	Low chance of instant kill.	Pachisi Track 3, Romaly,	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No
Rune Staff	6800	40	-	Aliahan	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Knuckledusters (Power Knuckle) (power claw)	7100	40	-	Lancel, Samanosa, Ludatorm, Kol	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Abracadabracus (Magic Abacus)	7700	45	-	New Town phase 3-5	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Battle Axe	8700	60	-	Sioux	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
War Hammer	9500	70	-	New Town phase 3-5, Kol	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Sage Staff	15000	50	Item: casts Healmore	Kol	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Dragon Claw	17000	85	Deals extra damage to Dragon enemies.	Small Medal Prize (80), Pachisi Track 5	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Astraea's Abacus Justice Abacus	25000	110	-	Small Medal Prize (60)	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Bastard Sword	31000	105	-	Rimuldar	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Staff of Resurrection (Vivify Staff)	45000	33	Item: casts Vivify	Small Medal Prize (90)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Rain Staff	99999	16	Item: casts Stopspell. Cannot be sold or dropped.	Spirit Shrine	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Weapons that hit a group of enemies
Thorn Whip (Spiny Whip)	320	18	Attacks a group.	Small Medal Prize (5), King Toad, Shadow	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Chain Whip	1000	27	Attacks a group.	Kazave, Ashalam	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Morning Star (mace whip)	1700	30	Attacks a group.	Pachisi Track 2, Baharata, Tedanki, Elven Village	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Spiked Steel Whip (Steel Whip)	3100	40	Attacks a group.	Portoga, Tedanki, Lancel	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Dragontail Whip (dragon whip)	6600	52	Attacks a group.	Pachisi Track 3+4	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Gringham Whip (ultimate whip)	28000	105	Attacks a group.	Mini Medal Prize (100), Pachisi Track 4, Ice Cave	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Weapons that hit all enemies
Boomerang (wooden boomerang)	550	19	Attacks all enemies.	Pachisi Track 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Edged Boomerang (Bladerang)	1200	24	Attacks all enemies.	Small Medal Prize (20)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Flametang Boomerang (Flamerang)	6500	42	Attacks all enemies.	Pachisi Track 3, Rubiss Tower	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Destructiball (Wrecking Flail) (wreck whip)	37000	135	Attacks all enemies.	Sky World	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes