Scale armour

Scale armour
Japanese	うろこのよろい
Romaji	Uroko no yoroi
Old localisations	Scale Armor
Found in	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: Monster Battle Scanner
Effect	Increases the wearer's Defence.

The Scale armour is armour in the series.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

The Scale armour has a Defence bonus of +15 and can be equipped by the Hero, the Hero's son, Harry, Tuppence, Slime knight, Restless armour, Blizzybody, Warhog, Conkuistador, Pip fighter, Moosifer, Mudraker, Magic marionette, Wax murderer, Golem, Samigina, Hawk man, Mandrake marshal, Hyperanemon, Walking corpse, and Rockbomb.

It can only be purchased in Faerie Lea during the hero's childhood for 350 gold and sold for 175 gold.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

The Scale armour has a Defence bonus of +15, a Style bonus of +9, and can be equipped by the Hero, Carver, Nevan, Amos, Terry, Lizzie, and Goowain. It can be purchased from Haggleton, Somnia of the Upper World, and Port Haven for 350 gold coins and sold for 262 gold.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

The Scale armour has a Defence bonus of +15, a Style bonus of +9, and can be equipped by the Hero, Kiefer, Sir Mervyn, and Aishe. It can be purchased from Emberdale in the present, L'Arca in the past, and Frobisher for 450 gold and sold for 225 gold. Two suits can be found in Faraday Castle* in the present and the Tunnel to the Abbey.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Game	Description
	A suit of armour fashioned from numerous hard scales.

The Scale armour has a Defence bonus of +17 and can be equipped by the Hero and Angelo, as well as Morrie in the Nintendo 3DS version. It can be purchased from Alexandria, Port Prospect, and Peregrin Quay for 350 gold and sold for 175 gold. The armour can also be dropped by Heligators, Crocodogs, and Mermen. It can be made in the Alchemy Pot.

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Scale armour	Leather armour	Dragon's scale	-

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Scale armour

Description
A suit of armour with a scaly skin.
Rarity	Stats	Vocations
★☆☆☆☆	Defence +9 Style +6
Notes
Upgrades into Large-scale armour.
Price	Location
350 / 175	Sold the armour shop in Stornway. 1⁄16 chance of being dropped or stolen from Icikillers.
Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
-	-	-

Dragon Quest X

The Scale armour has a Defence bonus of +7, a Style bonus of +2, increases the wearer's Weight by 9, and has an equipment level of 7. It can be equipped by Warriors, Priests, Thieves, Minstrels, Paladins, Armamentalists, Rangers, Item Masters, Dancers, Demon Swordsmen, and Pirates. In the Offline version of the game, it can also be equipped by Mjoll, Raguas, Hussar, and Duston.

Like pieces of armour in X, the Scale armour gained a counterpart for the legs slot. The entire set consists of the torso and leg pieces, a helmet, gauntlets, and boots. It can be made by an armour blacksmith or with the Fun-Size Forge. If all five pieces are equipped, the wearer gains a +5 bonus to Style.

• Recipe: Iron ore + Small scale

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Scale armour

Description
Armour made by arranging scales as strong as steel into an ingenious interlocking formation.
Rarity
F
Stats (Base/+1/2/3)
Defence +16/17/18/20
Notes
Requires three Perfectionist's pearls to rework.
Price (Buy/Sell)	Location
N/a / 175	Fun-Size Forge only.
Forging Difficulty
0.5
Ingredients
x2 + x2
Characters

The recipe book Economies of Scale contains the recipe for the scale armour. It can be found in a treasure chest inside the woodcutter Flint's hut in the Manglegrove.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Peto de escamas	Spanish for "scale breastplate".
Français	Armure d'écailles	French for "scale armour".
Deutsch	Schuppenpanzer	German for "scale armour".
Italiano	Armatura a scaglie	Italian for "scale armour".

Gallery

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  The Scale armour from VI.
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  The Scale armour from VII.
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  Monster Battle Scanner card

Related items

• Large-scale armour
• Scale shield