Bronze knife

Bronze knife
Japanese	ブロンズナイフ
Romaji	Buronzu naifu
Old localisations	Same
Found in	Dragon Quest III (remakes only); Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake; Dragon Quest V; Dragon Quest VI; Dragon Quest VII; Dragon Quest VIII; Dragon Quest IX; Dragon Quest X; Dragon Quest XI; Dragon Quest of the Stars; Dragon Quest Rivals; Dragon Quest Tact; Dragon Quest Treasures
Effect	Increases the wielder's Attack.

The Bronze knife is a knife in the series. It is a basic weapon found early in each game it appears and is often the first knife available.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]

The Bronze knife has an Attack bonus of +8 and can be equipped by Mages, Thieves, and Gadabouts. It can be purchased from Reeve for 80 gold and sold for 60 gold.

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]

Bronze knife (ブロンズナイフ)


Description
A basic bronze knife. Does what it says on the tin.
Stats	Vocations
Attack +8
Notes
N/A
Price	Location
80 / 32	Sold at the weapon shops in Aliahan, Reeve, Romaria, and Asham (night only). Found in a pot at Ibis's Monster Arena. Sparkly spot near Kidnapper's Cave. Sparkly spot in the ocean west of Romaria.* Sparkly spot in the ocean southwest of Portoga.* Sparkly spot on beach west of the Pirates' Den.* Sparkly spot on hill northwest of Portoga.*

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit | edit source]

The Bronze knife has an Attack bonus of +12 and can be equipped by Bianca, Nera, the Hero's daughter, Harry, Slime knight, Restless armour, Blizzybody, Warhog, Moosifer, Pip fighter, and Conkuistador. It is part of Harry's initial equipment. It can only be purchased in Roundbeck during the first generation for 150 gol and sold for 75 gold. Bronze knives can also be dropped by Wax murderers and Wickermen.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit | edit source]

The Bronze knife has an Attack bonus of +12, a Style bonus of +8, and can be equipped by Milly, Ashlynn, Nevan, and Goowain. It is part of Milly's initial equipment. The only other bronze knife in the game can be found in a treasure chest in the Lucid Grotto. It can be sold for 112 gold, but item collectors may not wish to do so.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit | edit source]

The Bronze knife has an Attack bonus of +9, a Style bonus of +8, and can be equipped by Maribel, Ruff, Sir Mervyn, and Aishe. However, if Ruff equips it, his Attack actually decreases by 4. It cannot be purchased in any shops, but it can be sold for 75 gold. One is found in the Tower in the past and another in Faraday Castle. Bronze knife can also be won as a prize from the Lucky Panel at the Casino.

In the Nintendo 3DS version, bronze knives can also be dropped by Wax murderers and Wickermen just like in V.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit | edit source]

Game	Description
	A small knife forged from bronze.^[1]

The Bronze knife has an Attack bonus of +9 and can only be equipped by Jessica and Red. It can be purchased for 150 gold in Peregrin Quay and sold for 75 gold. Shadows will drop it normally. Bronze knives can also be used in various recipes for the Alchemy Pot:

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Thief's key	Bronze knife	Iron nail	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Copper sword	Bronze knife	Bronze knife	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Bronze shield	Bronze knife	Leather shield	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Bronze helmet	Stone hardhat	Bronze knife	Bronze knife

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]

Bronze knife (ブロンズナイフ)


Description
A nifty knife made of a softish alloy.^[2]
Rarity	Stats	Vocations
★☆☆☆☆	Attack +10
Notes
Upgrades into Divine dagger.
Price	Location
200/100	Sold at the weapon shops in Stornway and Coffinwell.
Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
-	-	-

Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]

The Bronze knife has an Attack bonus of +4, a Style bonus of +1, and increases the wielder's Weight by 1. It can be equipped by Mages, Thieves, Minstrels, Dancers, Gadabouts, Demon Swordsmen, and Pirates, as well as Duston in the Offline version of the game. The knife can be made by a weapon blacksmith or with the Fun-Size Forge for a single piece of Copper ore.

In the Offline version, it can be purchased from each race's starting village for 50 gold.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit | edit source]

Bronze knife


Description
A small, simple dagger forged from burnished, beaten bronze.^[3]
Rarity
F
Stats (Base/+1/2/3)
Attack +12/14/16/18
Notes
Requires 2 Perfectionist's pearls to rework.
Price (Buy/Sell)	Location
150/75	Sold at the weapon shop in Downtown Heliodor and from the roving emporium in the Manglegrove.
Forging Difficulty
N/A
Ingredients
N/A
Characters

Other Languages[edit | edit source]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Gladius de bronce	Spanish for "bronze gladius".
Français	Poignard de bronze	French for "bronze dagger".
Deutsch	Bronzemesser	German for "bronze knife".
Italiano	Coltello di bronzo	Italian for "bronze knife".