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, who cannot cast spells.

Default sorting is by price. Some weapons with lower attack value can instead cast offensive spells that deal lots of damage anyway, or have special properties that make them valuable. The Hero has to select the weapon from the "Item" menu to cast a spell.

Selling price is always 75% of purchasing price. Weapons that cannot be purchased in shops are listed afterwards, as more rare and valuable, their Price cell is shaded in gray, and price is calculated from the selling price.

Characters abbreviations:

• H: Hero (Solo/Sofia)
• S: Soldier (Ragnar)
• M: Merchant (Taloon)
• P: Princess (Alena)
• C: Chancellor (Cristo)
• F: Fortune Teller (Nara)
• D: Dancer (Mara)
• W: Wizard (Brey)

Characters are sorted according to this order in the table below, for the reasons outlined here:

• Solo/Sofia, Ragnar and Taloon (the "warriors") can use similar equipment;
• Alena (the "fighter") can use very limited equipment;
• Cristo, Nara, Mara and Brey (the "spellcasters") can use similar equipment; moreover:
  • Cristo and Nara are both White Mages, and have more equipment in common;
  • Nara and Mara are both girls, and can both use some female-only equipment;
  • Mara and Brey are both Black Mages, and have more equipment in common.

Weapon	Price	Attack	Special effect	H	S	M	P	C	F	D	W	Location
Cypress Stick	4	2	-	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	one location only
Club	30	7	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	-	-
Copper Sword	100	12	-	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-
Thorn Whip	200	14	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	-
Boomerang	350	18	Attacks all enemies	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Chain Sickle	550	20	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	-	-
Iron Fan	620	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-
Venomous Dagger	750	24	Inflicts paralysis on enemy	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	Y	Y
Iron Spear	880	28	-	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	-	-	-
Morning Star	1250	33	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	Y	-	-
Poison Needle	1300	0	Instant-kill chance	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y
Iron Claw	1500	38	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	Endor Castle
Abacus of Virtue	1600	35	Item: casts Expel	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Broad Sword	2000	40	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Staff of Force	2500	55	Uses 3 MP per attack	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y
Sword of Malice	3500	45	Item: casts Firebal	Y	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-
Battle Axe	5500	50	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stiletto Earrings	7500	5	Attacks twice per turn	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-
Sword of Lethargy	8000	60	Inflicts sleep on enemy; item: casts Sleepmore	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dragon Killer	15000	90	Deals extra damage to Dragons	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Staff of Jubilation	90	33	Enemy misses one turn	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Casino, 1000 coins
Sword of Decimation*	200	120	Cursed: wielder's defense drops to zero	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	Konenbur
Silver Tarot Cards*	500	21	Item: 1 of 9 random effects	-	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Akemto Mine
Demon Hammer	600	70	Cursed: unknown effect	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ice Blade*	800	75	Item: casts Snowstorm	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	Lakanaba in Chapter 5
Multi-Edge Sword*	3300	99	Cursed: damages wielder	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	Endor
Staff of Antimagic*	4000	50	Item: casts StopSpell	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Royal Crypt
Staff of Punishment**	4300	35	Item: casts InferMore	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	Small Medal King, 1 medal
Staff of Healing*	6000	5	Item: casts HealMore	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	Y	World Tree
Sword of Miracles**	9500	100	Drains HP from enemy and heals wielder	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	-	-	-	Small Medal King, 6 medals
Fire Claw*	10000	60	Item: casts FireBane	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	Basement of Gardenbur castle
Staff of Thunder*	20000	29	Item: casts FireBane	-	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Palace of Necrosaro
Metal Babble Sword*	0	130	-	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-	Cascade Cave
Magma Staff*	0	63	Item: casts Boom	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Hidden in Santeem Castle
Zenithian Sword*	0	65	Item: removes status ailments	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	World Tree

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	Special effects	H	S	M	P	C	F	D	W	Location
Basic Clothes	10	4	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	-
Wayfayer's Clothes	70	7	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	-
Silk Robe	110	10	-	Y	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-
Leather Armor	180	12	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	-	-	Y	-
Leather Dress	250	14	-	(F)	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-
Chain Mail	350	18	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	-	-	-	-
Dancer's Costume	400	8	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	-	-
Fur Coat	600	22	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	-	-
Bronze Armor	700	25	-	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-	-
Half Plate Armor	1200	30	-	Y	Y	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-
Iron Apron	1500	32	-	-	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Full Plate Armor	2300	35	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cloak of Evasion	3000	28	-	-	-	-	Y	-	-	Y	Y	-
Sacred Robe	4400	38	Reduces Fire and Ice damage	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	-	-	-
Dragon Mail	5200	45	Reduces Dragonbreath damage	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pink Leotard	6300	40	-	(F)	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-
Swordedge Armor	9800	50	Enemies are damaged when they attack wearer	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Metal Babble Armor	15000	95	-	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-	-
Water Flying Clothes	15000	41	Reduces Fire and Dragonbreath damage	-	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	-
Zombie Mail*	834	49	Cursed: reduces wearer's HP with every step	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	Den of Ramdivice
Demon Armor*	1000	60	Cursed: sets Agility to zero	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	Final Cave
Robe of Serenity*	6000	33	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Cave of Padequia
Mysterious Bolero*	7500	37	Absorbs MP of spells cast on wearer	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Zenithian Tower
Dress of Radiance*	8800	45	Bounces spells back at caster	(F)	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-	Shrine of Horn, Final Cave
Zenithian Armor*	0	70	Reduces Dragonbreath, Fire and Ice damage	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Shrine of Breaking Waves

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	Special effect	H	S	M	P	C	F	D	W	Location
Leather Shield	90	4	-	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	Y	-	Y	Aliahan, Reeve
Scale Shield	180	7	-	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	Y	-	Y	Final Cave
Iron Shield	650	12	-	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-	-
Dragon Shield	7100	30	Reduces Dragonbreath damage	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shield of Strength	13000	40	Item: casts Healmore	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Aeolus Shield*	4700	50	Item: casts Expel	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dire Palace
Mirror Shield*	9000	45	Reflects spell damage back at caster.	Y	Y	-	-	Y	-	-	-	Final Cave
Metal Babble Shield	43690	60	Item: casts Fendspell.	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Casino, 50000 coins
Zenithian Shield*	0	55	Item: casts Bounce	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Gardenbur

Helms

Compared to armors and shields, helms 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 helms. 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	Special effect	H	S	M	P	C	F	D	W	Location
Leather Hat	64	2	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	-
Wooden Hat	120	6	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	-	-	-
Feather Hat	280	8	-	-	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-
Golden Barrette	540	12	-	Y	-	-	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-
Iron Helmet	1100	16	-	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	-	-	-	-
Iron Mask	3500	25	-	Y	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mask of Corruption*	8	200	Cursed: wearer is confused	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Shrine of Breaking Waves
Hat of Happiness**	15	15	Restores 1 MP every four steps	-	-	-	-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Small Medal King, 4 medals
Metal Babble Helm**	0	50	-	Y	Y	Y	-	Y	Y	-	-	Small Medal King, 20 medals
Zenithian Helm*	0	30	-	Y	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Stancia

Usable Items

These items can be purchased at a store (or the Casino) and have an effect when used.

** Purchased at Casino with Casino coins.

Item	Price	Location	Notes
Agility Seed	-/67		Increases Agility of user.
Antidote Herb	10/7		Cures poison
Dew of the World Tree	-/-		Restores HP of all party members
Fairy Water	20/15		Repels weaker monsters on overworld map.
Full Moon Herb	30/22		Removes numbness when used.
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 Potion**	30/22	Casino	Restores some MP.
Medical 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.
Sage's Stone	-/-	Necrosaro's Palace	Casts Healus
Sandglass of Regression	-/-	Cascade Cave	Allows you to reverse time in battle once per day.
Scent Pouch	150/120		Attracts enemies
Small Medal	-/-	Hidden around the world	Trade to Small Medal King
Strength Seed	-/90		Increases user's Strength by a few points.
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.

Quest Items

These items are required to complete the game. Many of them also have an effect when used.

Item	Location	Notes
Baron's Horn	Baron's Horn Shrine	Can access your wagon when used.
Birdsong Nectar	Birdsong Tower	Used to cure King of Santeem.
Boarding Pass	Keeleon Castle	Used to ride a ship to Endor.
Final Key	Gardenbur	Unlocks all doors.
Fire of Serenity	The Lighthouse	Lights the Lighthouse.
Flute of Uncovering	Santeem Castle	Reveals hidden things.
Flying Shoes	Hidden Playground	Used to fly to Loch Tower.
Gas Canister	Akemto Mine	Used to make the balloon.
Golden Bracelet	Cave South of Frenor	Find this to free the "Princess of Santeem."
Gunpowder Jar	Akemto Mine	Use this to make a loud noise.
Iron Safe	Cave of the Safe	Prevents money loss on death.
Lamp of Darkness	Cave West of Kievs	Changes day into night.
Magic Key	Cave West of Kievs	Used to unlock Magic Key doors.
Magma Staff	Santeem Castle	This weapon is also a quest item needed to reach Gardenbur.
Padequia Seed	Cave South of Soretta	Give to King of Soretta to receive Padequia Root.
Padequia Root	Soretta	Needed to cure Brey.
Prince's Letter	Endor	Give to the King of Bonmalmo.
Royal Scrolls	Bonmalmo	Give to the King of Endor.
Silver Statuette	Cave of the Statuette	Trade this to a man in Endor for a lot of gold.
Sphere of Silence	Cave West of Kievs	Casts Stopspell when used as an item in battle.
Staff of Transform	Royal Crypt	Use in Dire Palace to speak to monsters.
Stone of Drought	Seaside Village	Dries up water.
Symbol of Faith	Cave of Betrayal	Restores Hector's faith in people.
Thief's Key	Frenor	Use to open Thief doors.
Zenithian Armor	Shrine of Breaking Waves	Needed to enter Zenithian Tower.
Zenithian Helm	King of Stancia	Needed to enter Zenithian Tower.
Zenithian Shield	Gardenbur	Needed to enter Zenithian Tower.
Zenithian Sword	World Tree	Needed to enter Zenithian Tower.