Editing Sands of time

{{Item
|title = ''Sands of time''
|image = [[File:Sands of time modern art.png|200px]]
|japanese = ときのすな
|romaji={{tt|Toki no suna|Sand of time}}
|names = Sandglass of Regression<br>Time Sand
|games = {{Dragon Quest IV}}<br>{{Dragon Quest V}}<br>{{Dragon Quest VI}}<br>{{Dragon Quest VII}}
|buy = n/a
|sell = n/a
|effect = Allows the player to start a battle over.
}}
The '''Sands of Time''' is a special item in the {{DQSeries}}. Depicted as a heart-shaped hourglass filled with sand, it resets the battle to the beginning and allows the player to start over the encounter. Particularly patient players can use this to ensure victory over metal slimes.

==Appearances==
==={{DQ4}}===
{{Descriptions
|DQ4=In battle, they can reverse time itself.<ref>[[Nintendo DS]] and [[Cell phone]] Version</ref>
}}
The Sands of Time can be found in the [[Cascade Cave]], after the [[Karstaway stone]] is used to drain the grotto.

==={{DQ5}}===
The Sands of Time is a reward for completing the [[Treasures n' Trapdoors|T'n'T]] board at [[Nadiria]]. ({{DS}} Version only)

In the {{Super Famicom}} Version, it can be found in the town of [[Precaria]] (ジャハンナ) in a [[Treasure chest]] guarded by a [[Merry man]] outside the eastern wall.

==={{DQ6}}===
You can obtain the Sands of Time by showing 50 [[Mini medal]]s to the King at [[Medal King's Palace#Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation|Medford Manor]].

==={{DQ7}}===
{{Descriptions
|DQ7=Reverse time in battle.<ref>[[Sony PlayStation]] Version.</ref><br>In battle, they can reverse time itself.<ref>[[Nintendo 3DS]] Version.</ref>
}}
The chronic clumps of sand were used by [[The Time Being]] in conjunction with [[Pomposo]]'s clocktower to freeze the region of [[El Ciclo]] in a never-ending loop. The sands are the player's reward for freeing the town.

[[Side winder]]s can also use it in battle.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
SandsOfTime.png|Guide book illustration, 1990.
DQ IV Android Cascade Cave 5.jpg|Location in [[Cascade Cave]] from {{IV}}. ([[Cell phone]])
</gallery></center>

==Reference==
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[[Category:Dragon Quest IV items]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest V items]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VI items]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VII items]]
[[fr:Sables du Temps]]
[[es:Arenas del Tiempo]]