Dragon Warrior IV/Items and Equipment

Some items can only be found in certain locations or dropped by enemies. Some cast spells when used as an item in battle. Cursed items negatively affect your party and can only be removed by healers in town.

* Item is found in a chest at this location
** Item can be traded for small medals by the Small Medal King.

Weapons

Weapons are very important for most characters, especially the fighters. Usually weapons with a high attack strength are more desirable but there are certain weapons with special abilities, such as the poison needle, that can be more useful than a higher attack.

Item	Price	Attack	Location	Hero	Ragnar	Alena	Cristo	Brey	Taloon	Mara	Nara	Notes
Abacus of Virtue	1600 / 1200	35		No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Can be used as an item in battle, casts Expel.
Battle Axe	5500 / 4125	50		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Boomerang	350 / 262	18		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Can be used as an item in battle to attack all monsters.
Broad Sword	2000 / 1500	40		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Chain Sickle	550/412	20		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Club	30/22	7		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Copper Sword	100 / 75	12		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Cypress Stick	10 / 3	2		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Can only be bought in one location.
Demon Hammer	- / 450	70		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Cursed weapon, unknown effect.
Dragon Killer	15000 / 11250	90		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	May do extra damage to dragon enemies.
Fire Claw*	- / 7500	60	Basement of Gardenbur castle	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Can be used as an item in battle, casts Firebane.
Ice Blade*	- / 600	75	Lakanaba in Chapter 5	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Can be used as an item in battle, casts Snowstorm
Iron Claw	1500 / 1125	38	Endor Castle	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Iron Fan	620 / 465	22		No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Iron Spear	880 / 660	28		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Magma Staff*	- / -	63	Hidden in Santeem Castle	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Can be used as an item in battle, castsBoom.
Metal Babble Sword*	- / -	130	Cascade Cave	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Morning Star	1250 / 937	33		No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Multi-Edge Sword*	- / 2475	99	Endor	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Cursed item, will cause damage to the person who uses it in battle.
Poison Needle	1300 / 975	0		No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Low chance of instant kill
Silver Tarot Cards*	- / 375	21	Akemto Mine	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Can be used as an item in battle, produces nine random (and sometimes dangerous) effects, such as Bikill, Healus, or Defeat on your party.
Staff of Antimagic*	- / 3000	50	Royal Crypt	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Can be used as an item in battle, casts Stopspell.
Staff of Force	2500 / 1875	55		No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Uses 3MP per attack
Staff of Healing*	- / 4500	5	World Tree	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Can be used as an item in battle, casts Healmore.
Staff of Jubilation	1000 / 67	33	Casino	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Can be used as an item in battle, may cause the enemy to smile instead of attacking. Price is in casino coins.
Staff of Punishment**	1 / 3225	35	Small Medal King	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Can be used as an item in battle, casts Infermore. Buy price is in small medals.
Staff of Thunder*	- / 15000	29	Palace of Necrosaro	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Can be used as an item in battle, casts Firebane
Stilleto Earrings	7500 / 5625	5		No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Allows user to make two attacks on one monster. Very good on Alena if she has high Strength.
Sword of Decimation*	- / 150	120	Konenbur	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Cursed item, causes the user to freeze up randomly.
Sword of Lethargy	8000 / 6000	60		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Can put an enemy to sleep when attacking with this sword. Can also cast Sleepmore when used as an item in battle.
Sword of Malice	3500 / 2625	45		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Can be used as an item in battle, casts Firebal.
Sword of Miracles**	6 / 7125	100	Small Medal King	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Will drain HP from enemy and give it to attacker. Buy price is in small medals.
Thorn Whip	200 / 150	14		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Venomous Dagger	750 / 562	24		No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	This weapon can paralyze enemies when attacking.
Zenithian Sword*	- / -	65	World Tree	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	When used as an item in battle this removes all spell effects on one target.

Armor

Armor offers protection from enemy blows. Unlike weapons, armor cannot be used as an item during battle, but some do have special effects like protecting against different types of attacks.

Item	Price	Defense	Location	Hero	Ragnar	Alena	Cristo	Brey	Taloon	Mara	Nara	Notes
Basic Clothes	10 / 7	4		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bronze Armor	700 / 525	25		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Chain Mail	350 / 262	18		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Cloak of Evasion	3000 / 2250	28		No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Dancer's Costume	400 / 300	8		No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Demon Armor*	- / 750	60	Final Cave	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Cursed, will set Agility to zero.
Dragon Mail	5200 / 3900	45		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	May reduce damage from breath attacks.
Dress of Radiance*	- / 6600	45	Shrine of Horn, Final Cave	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Can only be worn by females. Will randomly bounce spells back at caster.
Full Plate Armor	2300 / 1725	35		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Fur Coat	600 / 450	22		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Half Plate Armor	1200 / 900	30		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Iron Apron	1500 / 1125	32		No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Leather Armor	180 / 135	12		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Leather Dress	250 / 187	14		Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Can only be worn by females.
Metal Babble Armor	15000 / 11250	95		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Mysterious Bolero*	- / 5625	37	Zenithian Tower	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Absorbs MP of spells that are cast on the wearer
Pink Leotard	6300 / 4725	40		Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Can only be worn by females.
Robe of Serenity*	- / 4500	33	Cave of Padequia	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sacred Robe	4400 / 3300	38		No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	May reduce damage of fire and ice spells cast on wearer.
Silk Robe	110 / 82	10		Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Swordedge Armor	9800 / 7350	50		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Enemies have a chance of being damaged when they attack someone wearing this armor.
Water Flying Clothes	15000 / 11250	41		No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	May reduce damage caused by all fire or breath attacks.
Wayfayer's Clothes	70 / 52	7		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zenithian Armor*	- / -	70	Shrine of Breaking Waves	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	May reduce damage of breath attacks, fire and ice spells.
Zombie Mail*	- / 625	49	Den of Ramdivice	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Cursed item.

Shields

Although most early shields provide little defensive strength, by the end of the game you will obtain some very nice shields. Like weapons, certain shields have useful abilities when used in battle.

Item	Price	Defense	Location	Hero	Ragnar	Alena	Cristo	Brey	Taloon	Mara	Nara	Notes
Aeolus Shield*	- / 3525	50	Dire Palace	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Can be used as an item in battle, casts Expel
Dragon Shield	7100 / 5325	30		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	May reduce damage from breath attacks.
Iron Shield	650 / 487	12		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Leather Shield	90 / 67	4	Aliahan, Reeve	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Metal Babble Shield	50000 / 32767	60	Casino	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Can be used as an item in battle, casts Fendspell. Price is in casino coins.
Mirror Shield*	- / 6750	45	Final Cave	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Reflects spell damage back at caster.
Scale Shield	180 / 135	7	Final Cave	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Shield of Strength	13000 / 9750	40	Hauksness	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Can be used as an item in battle, casts Healmore
Zenithian Shield*	- / -	55	Gardenbur	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Can be used as an item in battle, casts Bounce

Helmets

Compared to armors and shields, helmets give relatively little defense with three exceptions, the Metal Babble Helm, the Zenithian Helm and the Iron Mask. Since only the Hero and Ragnar can wear the Iron Mask, and only the Hero gets the Zenithian Helm, most of your party members need to settle for weaker helmets. In addition, the Metal Babble Helm is rather hard to get, requiring 20 small medals out of a total of 32 medals, so you need to either save up your medals or you can spend them on multiple Hats of Happiness and Swords of Miracles instead.

Item	Price	Defense	Location	Hero	Ragnar	Alena	Cristo	Brey	Taloon	Mara	Nara	Notes
Feather Hat	280 / 210	8		No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Golden Barrette	540 / 405	12		Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Can only be worn by females.
Hat of Happiness**	4 / 11	15	Small Medal King	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Will restore MP every few steps. Buy price is in small medals
Iron Helmet	1100 / 825	16		Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Iron Mask	3500 / 2625	25		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
Leather Hat	65 / 48	2		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mask of Corruption*	- / 6	200	Shrine of Breaking Waves	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	This item is cursed, may make wearers permanently confused and unable to cast spells outside of battle
Metal Babble Helm**	20 / -	50	Small Medal King	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Buy price is in small medals.
Wooden Hat	120 / 90	6		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Zenithian Helm*	- / -	30	Stancia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Items

* Item is a quest item and is needed to continue the game.
** Purchased at Casino with Casino coins.

Item	Price	Location	Notes
Agility Seed	-/67		Increases Agility of user.
Antidote Herb	10/7		Cures poison
Baron's Horn*	-/-	Baron's Horn Shrine	Call/Access your wagon.
Birdsong Nectar*	-/-	Birdsong Tower
Boarding Pass*	-/-	Keeleon Castle
Dew of the World Tree	-/-		Restores HP of all party members
Fairy Water	20/15		Repels weaker monsters on overworld map.
Final Key*	-/-	Gardenbur	Unlocks all doors
Fire of Serenity*	-/-	The Lighthouse
Flute of Uncovering*	-/-	Santeem Castle
Flying Shoes*	-/-	Hidden Playground	Use to fly
Full Moon Herb	30/22		Removes numbness when used.
Gas Canister*	-/-	Akemto Mine
Golden Bracelet*	-/-	Cave South of Frenor
Gunpowder Jar*	-/-	Akemto Mine
Iron Safe	-/-	Cave of the Safe	Prevents money loss on death.
Lamp of Darkness*	-/-	Cave West of Kievs	Changes day into night.
Leaf of the World Tree	-/-	World Tree	Revives one party member.
Lifeforce Nuts	-/187		Increases max HP of user.
Luck Seed	-/52		Increases Luck of user by a few points.
Lunch	-/7	Taloon's wife	Restores HP of user.
Magic Key*	-/-	Cave West of Kievs	Used to unlock Magic Key doors.
Magic Potion**	30/22	Casino	Restores some MP.
Medicinal Herb	8/6		Restores some HP.
Meteorite Armband**	4000/-	Casino	Doubles Agility of wearer.
Mirror of Ra**	2500/-	Casino, Dark Cave	Reveals an enemy's true form.
Mystic Acorns	-/412		Increases max MP by a few points.
Padequia Root*	-/-	Soretta
Prince's Letter*	-/-	Endor
Sage's Stone	-/-	Necrosaro's Palace	Casts Healus
Sandglass of Regression*	-/-	Cascade Cave	Allows you to go back in time.
Scent Pouch	150/120		Attracts enemies
Silver Statuette*	-/-	Cave of the Statuette
Small Medal	-/-	Hidden around the world	Trade to Small Medal King
Sphere of Silence*	-/-	Cave West of Kievs	Casts Stopspell
Staff of Transform*	-/-	Royal Crypt
Stone of Drought*	-/-	Seaside Village	Dries up water
Strength Seed	-/90		Increases user's Strength by a few points.
Symbol of Faith*	-/-	Cave of Betrayal
Thief's Key*	-/-	Frenor	Use to open Thief doors.
Treasure Map*	-/-	Mintos	Use to see world map.
Wing of Wyvern	25/18		Use to return to towns you have previously visited, same as Return Spell.
Wizard's Ring**	500/-	Casino	Restores 15-30 MP, can be used repeatedly, has a chance of breaking when used.