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#redirect [[List of alchemy ingredients in Dragon Quest IX]]
{{Item
|title = Finessence
|image = [[Image:Finessence xi icon.png]]
|japanese = ぶどうエキス
|romaji = {{tt|Budō ekisu|Martial arts extract}}
|names = N/a
|games = {{Dragon Quest IX}}<br>{{Dragon Quest X}}<br>{{Dragon Quest XI}}<br>{{Dragon Quest Heroes}}<br>{{Dragon Quest Heroes II}}<br>{{DQTreasures}}
|effect = Used as an ingredient to create items.
}}
 
'''Finessence''' is a recurring item in the {{DQSeries}}. It is the essence of martial arts knowledge in bottle form that is used as a crafting ingredient.
 
==Appearances==
==={{DQ9}}===
[[Image:DQ9 Finessence.png|32px|right|Icon in IX]]
{{Descriptions
|DQ9=An extract composed of concentrated combat capabilities. Alchemise it!<ref>Nintendo DS version.</ref>
}}
Finessence has a 10% chance of being found in [[List_of_treasure_map_treasure_chest_ranks_in_Dragon_Quest_IX#Rank_5/E|Rank 5]] blue treasure chests. One can be received as a reward from the first-time completion of [[Template:DQIXQuest/37|Quest #37]]: Funghi for a Fun Guy. It could be purchased for 1,700 gold from the [[DQVC]] when it was still available during Alchaid Week 3 and it can be sold for 850 gold.
 
Finessence can be made in the [[Krak Pot]] and is used in the following alchemy recipes:
<div style="display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap;">
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[Image:DQIX Finessence.png|32px|Finessence]]<br>Finessence
|i1=[[Image:DQIX Fisticup.png|32px|link=Fisticup]]<br>Fisticup x2
|i2=[[Image:DQIX Slipweed.png|32px|link=Slipweed]]<br>Slipweed
|i3=[[Image:Superior medicine.png|32px|link=Superior medicine]]<br>Superior medicine
}}
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[Image:DQIX training top.png|32px|link=Tracksuit top]]<br>Tracksuit top
|i1=[[Image:DQIX training top.png|32px|link=Training top]]<br>Training top
|i2=[[Image:DQIX Finessence.png|32px|Finessence]]<br>Finessence
|i3=-
}}
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[Image:DQIX tusslers top.png|32px|link=Tussler's top]]<br>Tussler's top
|i1=[[Image:DQIX training top.png|32px|link=Tracksuit top]]<br>Tracksuit top
|i2=[[Image:DQIX Finessence.png|32px|Finessence]]<br>Finessence
|i3=[[Image:DQIX Magic beast hide.png|32px|link=Magic beast hide]]<br>Magic beast hide x2
}}
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[Image:DQIX training trousers.png|32px|link=Tracky bottoms]]<br>Tracky bottoms
|i1=[[Image:DQIX training trousers.png|32px|link=Training trousers]]<br>Training trousers
|i2=[[Image:DQIX Finessence.png|32px|Finessence]]<br>Finessence
|i3=-
}}
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[Image:DQIX tusslers trousers.png|32px|link=Tussler's trousers]]<br>Tussler's trousers
|i1=[[Image:DQIX training trousers.png|32px|link=Tracky bottoms]]<br>Tracky bottoms
|i2=[[Image:DQIX Finessence.png|32px|Finessence]]<br>Finessence
|i3=[[Image:DQIX Magic beast hide.png|32px|link=Magic beast hide]]<br>Magic beast hide x2
}}
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[Image:DQIX dragon top.png|32px|link=Dragon top]]<br>Dragon top
|i1=[[Image:DQIX tusslers top.png|32px|link=Tussler's top]]<br>Tussler's top
|i2=[[Image:Dragon scaleIXicon.png|32px|link=Dragon scale]]<br>Dragon scale x2
|i3=[[Image:DQIX Finessence.png|32px|Finessence]]<br>Finessence x2
}}
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[Image:DQIX dragon dress.png|32px|link=Dragon dress]]<br>Dragon dress
|i1=[[Image:DQIX strongsam.png|32px|link=Strongsam]]<br>Strongsam
|i2=[[Image:Dragon scaleIXicon.png|32px|link=Dragon scale]]<br>Dragon scale
|i3=[[Image:DQIX Finessence.png|32px|Finessence]]<br>Finessence x2
}}
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[Image:DQIX dragon trousers.png|32px|link=Dragon trousers]]<br>Dragon trousers
|i1=[[Image:DQIX tusslers trousers.png|32px|link=Tussler's trousers]]<br>Tussler's trousers
|i2=[[Image:Dragon scaleIXicon.png|32px|link=Dragon scale]]<br>Dragon scale x2
|i3=[[Image:DQIX Finessence.png|32px|Finessence]]<br>Finessence x2
}}
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[Image:DQIX Kung fu shoes.png|32px|link=Wu shoes]]<br>Wu shoes
|i1=[[Image:DQIX Kung fu shoes.png|32px|link=Kung fu shoes]]<br>Kung fu shoes
|i2=[[Image:DQIX Finessence.png|32px|Finessence]]<br>Finessence x2
|i3=-
}}
</div>
 
==={{DQ10}}===
Finessence is used as an ingredient for crafting weapons and armour. It can be purchased from a material store for 680 gold, found in black treasure chests, or dropped by various monsters, including [[Spiked club]]s, [[Orc]]s, [[Bad hare]]s, [[Orc king]]s, and [[Troll]]s.
 
==={{DQ11}}===
{{Descriptions
|DQ11=A concoction of condensed combat capabilities.<ref>Sony PlayStation 4, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One versions.</ref>
}}
Finessence can be purchased at the item shop in [[Octagonia]] for 680 gold each or can be dropped by [[Bongo drongo]]s, [[Jockilles]], [[Jerkules]], and [[Bad hare]]s. Phials of finessence can be found in [[Gallopolis]], [[Puerto Valor]], and [[Octagonia]]. It can be sold for 170 gold.
 
Finessence is used in the following [[List of fun-size forge recipe book locations in Dragon Quest XI|recipe]]s for the [[Fun-Size Forge]]:
*Recipe: [[Strength ring]] = [[Gold ore]] x2 + [[Red eye]] + Finessence
*Recipe: [[Dogged collar]] = [[Dragon hide]] + Finessence + [[Blue eye]]
*Recipe: [[Titan belt]] = Finessence x2 + [[Dragon horn]] + [[Dragon hide]]
*Recipe: [[Mighty armlet]] = [[Mythril ore]] x2 + [[Royal ruby]] x2 + Finessence x2
*Recipe: [[General's jacket]] = [[Technicolour dreamcloth]] x2 + [[Evencloth]] x3 + [[Pitch pearl]] x2 + Finessence
*Recipe: [[Field marshal's finery]] = [[Serpent skin]] x2 + [[Wing of bat]] x2 + [[Night stick]] x2 + Finessence x2
*Recipe: [[Xenlon gown]] = [[Serpent skin]] x3 + [[Kaleidocloth]] x2 + Finessence x3 + [[Serpent's soul]] + [[Saint's ashes]] x2
 
==={{DQH}}===
Finessence can be dropped by [[Troll]]s, [[Boss troll]]s, and [[Stout troll]]s, or can be received from [[Medal King|King Flaminio]] in exchange for 5 [[Mini medal]]s on the Stonecloud. It is used for creating [[Titan belt]]s and the classic recipes for the [[Strength ring]] and [[Wrecklace]] in the [[Alchemy Pot]] or sold for 325 gold. Two phials of finessence are required to complete Quest #12: Improving on Perfection 5.
 
==={{DQH2}}===
Finessence is used as a material for improving various accessories or sold for 325 gold. It can be dropped by [[Troll]]s, [[Heavy hood]]s, [[Loss leader]]s, and [[Atlas]].
 
==={{DQTreasures}}===
{{Descriptions
|DQTR=A potion imbibed by the chivalrously inclined. Used mainly for cooking. Mostly found on the Paternoggin and the Wingswept Moors.<ref>Nintendo Switch and Steam versions.</ref>
}}
[[Image:Finessence dqtr icon.png|right|Icon in Treasures]]
Finessence can be foraged from flowers on [[the Paternoggin]] and [[the Wingswept Moors]] or sometimes received by sending a dispatch team to the Greywing Gateway area of the Wingswept Moors. It is used for cooking dishes at the canteen or for scouting monsters.
*Recipe: [[Crude oil cordial]] = [[Slimedrop]] x3 + Finessence x3 + [[Wingtip nectar]] x3
*Recipe: [[Refined oil cordial]] = [[Slimedrop]] x6 + Finessence x6 + [[Wingtip nectar]] x6 + [[Colossal cactus]] x2
*Recipe: [[Boxer's broth]] = [[Fisticup]] x3 + Finessence x3 + [[Sparkly sap]] x3 + [[Nectar]] x3
*Recipe: [[Heavyweight boxer's broth]] = [[Fisticup]] x6 + Finessence x6 + [[Sparkly sap]] x6 + [[Nectar]] x6 + [[Warmaline]] x2
*Recipe: [[Wonderwater]] = [[Chaos berry]] x6 + Finessence x6 + [[Nectar]] x6 + [[Silkblossom]] x6 + [[Gloaming grass]] x6
*Recipe: [[Distilled wonderwater]] = [[Chaos berry]] x12 + Finessence x12 + [[Nectar]] x12 + [[Silkblossom]] x12 + [[Gloaming grass]] x12
 
==In Other Languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|es=Buenaesencia|es-meaning=From the Spanish ''{{tt|buena|good, fine}}'' and ''essence''.
|fr=Finessence|fr-meaning=From the French ''{{tt|finesse|keenness, sharpness}}'' and ''essence''.
|de=Raffinessenz|de-meaning=From the German ''{{tt|Raffinesse|finesse, refinement}}'' and ''Essenz''.
|it=Essenza finis|it-meaning=Italian for "fine essence".
}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Dragon Quest IX alchemy ingredients]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX items]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X items]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X materials]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI items]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI materials]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below materials]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Heroes II materials]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Treasures items]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Treasures materials]]
 
[[fr:Finessence]]