Editing Mercury's rapier

{{Item
|title = Mercury's rapier
|image = [[File:MercurysRapier.png|325px]]
|japanese = しっぷうのレイピア
|romaji= {{tt|Shippū no reipia|Gale rapier}}
|names = None
|games = {{Dragon Quest VII}} <small>(3DS)</small><br>{{Dragon Quest VIII}}<br>{{DQMBRII}}<br>{{DQMSL}}<br>{{DQRivals}}
|effect = Allows the wielder to attack twice in a single turn. (''VII'')<br>Increases the wielder's Agility. (''VIII'')
}}
'''Mercury's rapier''' is a [[sword]] in the series.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ7}}===
Mercury's rapier has an {{Attack}} bonus of +65, a {{Style}} bonus of +32, and can be equipped by the {{Hero 7}}, [[Sir Mervyn]], and [[Aishe]]. Like the [[Falcon blade]], it allows the wielder to attack twice in a single turn, with each attack dealing 75% of a normal attack's damage. It can be purchased at [[Buccanham]]'s [[Casino]] for 10,000 tokens and cannot be sold anywhere. The rapier only appears in the Nintendo 3DS version.

==={{DQ8}}===
{{Descriptions
|DQ8=A strange rapier that allows its user to move with unnatural agility.<ref>Sony PlayStation 2, Mobile, and Nintendo 3DS versions.</ref>
}}
Mercury's rapier has an {{Attack}} bonus of +78, an {{Agility}} bonus of +20, and can only be equipped by [[Angelo]]. It can be purchased for 10,500 gold from [[Empycchu]] and [[Dark Empycchu]] and sold for 5,100 gold. It can also be made in the [[Alchemy Pot]].
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[Image:DQVIII Mercurys rapier PS2.png|32px|Mercury's rapier]]<br>Mercury's rapier
|i1=[[Image:DQVIII Fallen angel rapier.png|32px|link=Fallen angel rapier]]<br>Fallen angel rapier
|i2=[[Image:DQVIII Mercurys bandana.png|32px|link=Mercury's bandana]]<br>Mercury's bandana
|i3=[[Image:DQVIII Mercurys bandana.png|32px|link=Mercury's bandana]]<br>Mercury's bandana
}}

==={{DQRivals}}===
Mercury's rapier appeared in the 4th card pack, "Tales of Powerful Monsters" as a normal card exclusive to [[Priest]] leaders.

==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Estoque de Mercurio|es-meaning=Spanish for "Mercury's rapier".
|fr=Épée d'Hermès|fr-meaning=French for "sword of Hermes".
|de=Merkurflorett|de-meaning=German for "Mercury rapier".
|it=Stocco di Mercurio|it-meaning=Italian for "Mercury's rapier".
}}

==Trivia==
*In Roman mythology, [[Wikipedia:Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]] is the god of boundaries, commerce, luck, and thieves. He is the messenger of the gods and is often depicted with a winged hat, a winged pair of shoes, and his staff, the caduceus. His Greek counterpart is the god Hermes.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
DQ VIII Android Alchemy Made Mercury's Rapier.jpg|Made in the Alchemy Pot in ''VIII''
DQR Shippu Rapier.png|''Rivals'' card
</gallery></center>

==Related weapons==
*[[Falcon blade]]
*[[Über falcon blade]]

==References==
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{{DQWeapons}}
[[Category:Greek mythology]]
[[Category:Swords]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Rivals items]]

[[fr:Épée d'Hermès]]