Scale armour
| Scale armour | |
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| 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.[1] |
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 |
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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Scale armour 
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| Description | ||||
| A suit of armour with a scaly skin.[2] | ||||
| Rarity | Stats | Vocations | ||
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Defence +9 Style +6 |
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| 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. |
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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 |  |
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| Description | ||||
| Armour made by arranging scales as strong as steel into an ingenious interlocking formation.[3] | ||||
| 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 |
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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. -
The Scale armour from VII. -
Monster Battle Scanner card
