Silver mail
The silver mail is a recurring suit of armor in the Dragon Quest series that first appeared in Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride. It is a mid-level suit of armour and typically offers some protection against magical attacks.
| Silver mail | |
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| Japanese | シルバーメイル |
| Romaji | Shirubā meiru |
| Old Localisations | Silver mail |
| Found in | Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest XI |
| Effect | Reduce magic damage (post-V) |
Appearances
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
The silver mail has a Defence bonus of +40, but offers no protection against magic. The Hero, his Parry, and Tuppence may wear it. It can be bought at Helmunaptra, Battenburg, and Gotha for 4800 gold, and can be sold for either 3600 gold coins (original version) or 2400 gold coins (remakes).
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation
| Game | Description |
 | This armour will help to reduce damage caused by magic.[1] |
Provides +43 defence, +40 Style, and reduces magical damage by 8 points. May worn by the Hero, Carver, Amos, Terry, and the Slime recruits. It is sold in Clearvale, Felonia, Turnscote, and is dropped by Berzorkers.
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
The silver mail has a defence bonus of +43 and a style bonus of +40. It reduces damage from all spells except Zap and can only be equipped by the Hero and Aishe. Silver mail can be purchased from various shops for 9,100 gold coins and sold for 4,550 gold coins. It can also be won as a prize from the Lucky Panel at the Casino.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
| Game | Description |
 | Silver armour that reduces damage from enemy spells by 20 points. |
The silver mail has a defence bonus of +50 and can be equipped by the Hero and Angelo. It can be purchased from Savella Cathedral and Argonia for 4,300 gold coins and sold for 2,150 gold coins. The Silver mail can be used to make multiple items in the Alchemy Pot.
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Dancer's costume |
File:DQVIII Silver mail.png Silver mail |
- |  Dancer's mail |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Zombiesbane |
File:DQVIII Silver mail.png Silver mail |
- |  Zombie mail |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
| File:DQVIII Dragon scale.png Dragon scale x2 |
File:DQVIII Silver mail.png Silver mail |
- |  Dragon mail |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Mirror shield x2 |
File:DQVIII Silver mail.png Silver mail |
- |  Mirror armour |
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Silver mail 
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| Description | ||||
| An argent suit of mail that deflects a dash of magic damage | ||||
| Attributes | Rarity | Price | ||
| Defence +31 Charm +35 |
★☆☆☆☆ | 4,000/2,000 | ||
| Vocations | Notes | |||
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-8% Blast/Lightning, Fire, Ice, & Wind damage -5% Dark damage Dropped by Harmours at 1/64 & Infernal armours at 1/128 Upgrades into gold mail |
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| Location | ||||
| Sold in Bloomingdale | ||||
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | ||
| - | - | - | ||
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
| Silver mail |  |
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| Description | ||||
| Plates of precious metal that provide some protection against incoming magical attacks | ||||
| Stats (Base/+1/2/3) | Rarity | Price (Buy/Sell) | ||
| Defence +48/49/50/52 Charm +31/32/34/36 |
D | 4,300/2,150 | ||
| Notes | Forging Difficulty | Ingredients | ||
| -8% all elemental damage | 2.0 |  x3  x2  x1 |
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| Location | ||||
| Sold in Sniflheim | ||||
The manual for creating the suit of mail, Secrets of the Silversmiths, is found in Phnom Nonh behing a door that requires the magic key to open.
Gallery
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The silver mail from Dragon Quest VII
Reference
- ↑ Nintendo DS and Cell phone Version.