Spiked armour

Spiked armour
Japanese	やいばのよろい
Romaji	Yaiba no yoroi
Old localisations	Sword Armor Swordedge Armor (NES) Blade Armor (III GBC and VII PS1)
Found in	Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Dragon Quest III Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Dragon Quest IV Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Builders Dragon Quest Builders 2 Dragon Quest Treasures
Effect	Inflicts a portion of the attack damage received by the wearer back at the attacker.

The Spiked armour is armour in the series.

Characteristics

A suit of brown armour distinguished by the sharp blades on the shoulder pads, along with various spikes on the breastplate and shoulders. The front of the breastplate features a yellow cross design on a blue metallic section. It is worn over a shirt of chain mail and has two studded belts that circle the wearer's waist. In some early pieces of art, the armour is also worn with a pair of spiked greaves. It reflects some of the attack damage received by the wearer back at the attacker, with the exact amount of damage and the rate of frequency varying between games.

Appearances

Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake

Spiked armour (やいばのよろい)

Description
Sends damage dealt by enemy attacks right back to the source.
Attributes	Characters
Defence +88
Notes
Deflects half of the damage from physical attacks back onto the enemy.
Purchase Price	Sell Price	Location
18,550 gold	1,720 gold	Secret spot south of Weeping Isle, requires the Magic key to open. Sold at the weapon and armour shop in the Cave of the Dwarves.

Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake

Spiked armour (やいばのよろい)

Description
Sends damage dealt by enemy attacks right back to the source.
Attributes	Characters
Defence +88
Notes
Deflects half of the damage from physical attacks back onto the enemy.
Purchase Price	Sell Price	Location(s)
N/a	1,720 gold	Treasure chest on B2F of the Passage to Rendarak. Sparkly spot at sea north of Gwaelin's Gate, requires the Moonshard.

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Erdrick wearing the spiked armour

Game	Description
	Armor covered in sharp edges. The enemy receives a portion of the damage it inflicts upon the wearer with a physical attack.

The Spiked armour has a Defence bonus of +55 and can only be equipped by the Hero and Warriors. It always inflicts 50% of the damage received by the wearer back at the attacker. One set can be found in a treasure chest in the Maw of the Necrogond. In the original NES version, it is a one-of-a-kind item and cannot be sold or discarded. In remake versions of the game, it can be purchased for 6,500 gold in Kol and sold for 4,875 gold.

• In the Super Famicom and Game Boy Color versions, it can also be purchased from the shop on the fourth Pachisi Board in Kol.

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake

Spiked armour

Description
Sends damage dealt by enemy attacks right back to the source.
Stats	Vocations
Defence +88
Notes
Reflects 50% physical damage
Price	Location
11,500 / 1,720	Treasure chest on 1F of Maw of the Necrogond. Sold at the armour shop in Kol.

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

The Spiked armour has a Defence bonus of +50 and can be equipped by the Hero, Ragnar, Torneko, and Psaro. It has a 50% chance to reflect 25% of attack damage to the attacker. It can be purchased for 9,800 gold from the Azmiuth and the secret armour store in Endor starting from Chapter 5, and sold for 7,350 gold.

• In remake versions, it has a ¹⁄₁₂₈ chance of being dropped by Togre.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

The Spiked armour has a Defence bonus of +55 and can be equipped by Harry, Sancho, Tuppence, Slime knight, Restless armour, Blizzybody, Warhog, Moosifer, Pip fighter, Conkuistador, Wax murderer, Mudraker, Magic marionette, Golem, Samigina, Hawk man, Mandrake marshal, Hyperanemon, and Revaulting horse. It has a 50% chance to inflict a quarter of damage received by the wearer back to the attacker. One set can be found in a treasure chest on B1F of the Riteof Passage. It also has a ¹⁄₃₂ of being dropped by Killing machine. The armour can be sold for 4,000 gold.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

The Spiked armour has a Defence bonus of +55, a Style bonus of +15, and can be equipped by the Hero, Carver, Terry, Amos, Lizzie, and Goowain. It has a 50% chance of inflicting a quarter of the attack damage received by the wearer back at the attacker. It can be found in a treasure chest on B2F of the Cryptic Catacombs. It is a one-of-a-kind item that cannot be sold anywhere.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

The Spiked armour has a Defence bonus of +55, a Style bonus of +15, and can be equipped by the Hero, Kiefer, and Aishe. It has a 50% chance of inflicting a quarter of the damage received by the wearer back at the attacker. In the original Sony PlayStation version, it can be purchased for 6,500 gold from the seventh stage of the Immigrant Town when it has 30-34 people and sold for 3,250 gold. It can be won as a prize from the Lucky Panel at the Pilgrim's Rest's Casino in the present. The armour has a ¹⁄₁₂₈ of being dropped by Ceramic sergeant.

• In the Nintendo 3DS version, it can no longer be purchased anywhere and is also no longer at available from Lucky Panel at Pilgrim's Rest, but can be won as a prize at Buccanham and the Haven. The armour also has a ¹⁄₃₂ chance of being dropped by Killing machine. It can also be received as a reward by creating a custom Traveller's Tablet with a ceramic sergeant as the boss.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Game	Description
	Mysterious armour that reflects damage back at the enemy who inflicted it.

The Spiked armour has a Defence bonus of +68 and can be equipped by the Hero and Yangus. It has a 50% chance of reflecting a quarter of the attack damage received by the wearer back at the attacker, but the game is specifically programmed so that metal slimes only take 1 point of damage. It can only be made in the Alchemy Pot. The spiked armour can be sold for 9,500 gold for the first five sold, reducing to 6,650 gold for the sixth through tenth, then reducing to only 2,850 gold each from the eleventh onward.

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Spiked armour	Magic armour	Edged boomerang	-

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Spiked armour

Description
Artful armour that reflects damage right back at its source.
Rarity	Stats	Vocations
★★☆☆☆	Defence +39 Style +46
Notes
50% chance to reflect 20% of damage taken by the wearer at the attacker.
Price	Location
N/a / 9,500 gold	Found in a treasure chest at Coffinwell, requires the Magic key to open. 1⁄256 chance of being dropped or stolen from Gloomy gastropog.
Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Magic armour	Magic beast horn x2	Iron nails x5

Dragon Quest X

In this game, the Spiked armour is divided into sections for the upper body and lower body.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Spiked armour (やいばのよろい)

Description
Barbed plate that can bounce damage back whence it came.
Rarity
B
Stats (Base/+1/2/3)
Defence +68/71/74/77
Notes
50% chance of reflecting 25% of attack damage received by the wearer back at the attacker. Requires 11 Perfectionist's pearls to rework.
Price (Buy/Sell)	Location
N/a / 3250 gold	Received as a reward for turning in 55 mini medals at L'Académie de Notre Maitre des Médailles. 1⁄256 chance of being dropped by Killing machine and Malicious killing machine.
Forging Difficulty
N/A
Ingredients
N/A
Characters

Dragon Quest Builders

Game	Description
	Barbarous barbed armour adorned with thorns.

The Spiked armour has a Defence bonus of +21 and reflects 50% of the damage taken back at the attacker. It can first be crafted during Chapter 3 and Terra Incognita. It requires two iron ingots, two face guard fragments, two scorpion horns, one piece of fur, and one cord.

Dragon Quest Builders 2

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Dragon Quest Treasures

Treasures icon

Game	Description
	Armour covered in blades, more than capable of giving sloppy soldiers a nasty nick.

The Spiked armour is Treasure No. 32 in the Armour 1 category and can be found on Cinderback Ridge. Its base value is 4,500,000 gold.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Armadura con púas	Spanish for "spiked armour".
Français	Armure de piques	French for "spiked armour".
Deutsch	Stachelrüstung	German for "spike armour".
Italiano	Armatura con aculei	Italian for "armour with spines".

Gallery

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  NES art
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  Ragnar wearing the spiked armour, along with the miracle sword, tempest shield, and an iron mask
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  The spiked armour from Dragon Quest VII.
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  Dragon Quest Builders icon
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  The spiked armour in Dragon Quest Treasures