Liquid metal sword
(Description when selecting the Liquid metal sword in Dragon Quest VIII.)
The liquid metal sword is a powerful recurring weapon in the Dragon Quest series. It is often one of the strongest weapons in the game and boasts the ability to deal damage to metal slimes. It features an emblem of a liquid metal slime on its crossguard, and in certain titles is a stand alone weapon while in others it is the direct upgrade of the metal slime sword.
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| Japanese | はぐれメタルのけん はぐれメタルの剣 |
| Romaji | Hagure metaru no ken |
| Old Localisations | Metal babble sword |
| Found in | Dragon Quest IV Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest XI Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon Torneko: The Last Hope Torneko no Daibouken 3 Shounen Yangus to Fushigi no Dungeon Dragon Quest Builders 2 Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light Dragon Quest of the Stars Dragon Quest Walk Dragon Quest Tact |
| Effect | Guaranteed damage against metal slimes. |
Appearances edit
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen edit
The liquid metal sword has an attack bonus of +130 and cannot be sold. It can be equipped by the Hero, Ragnar, Kiryl, Torneko, Meena, and Psaro. It can be found in Cascade Cave, but only after retrieving the karstaway stone in Dunplundrin. In the NES version, it is the most powerful weapon in the game.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King edit
The liquid metal sword has an attack bonus of +118 and can be sold for 5,000 gold coins. It can be equipped by the Hero, Angelo, and Jessica if she has enough skill points in her Knives skill to equip swords, as well as Red in the 3DS version. It's guaranteed to inflict 1~2 damage on metal monsters and can mix with the dragovian sword to make the dragovian king sword in the Alchemy Pot.
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
 Rusty old sword |
 Slime crown |
 Orichalcum |
 Liquid metal sword |
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | Item |
| Liquid metal sword |
 Mystifying mixture |
 Cowpat |
 Rusty old sword |
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies edit
Liquid metal sword 
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| Description | ||||
| An extremely hard blade that carries incredible clout | ||||
| Rarity | Stats | Vocations | ||
| ★★★☆☆ | Attack +124 |      |
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| Notes | ||||
| +1 damage to metal slimes | ||||
| Price | Location | |||
| NA/27,000 | Krak Pot | |||
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | ||
 Metal slime sword |
 Orichalcum |
 SLimedrop x6 |
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The sword upgrades into the metal king sword with one chunk of Orichalcum and a slime crown.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age edit
| Liquid metal sword |  |
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| Description | ||||
| An insanely sturdy blade specially designed for slicing through metal monsters | ||||
| Rarity | ||||
| A | ||||
| Stats (Base/+1/2/3) | ||||
| Attack +93/96/100/105 | ||||
| Notes | ||||
| +1 damage to metal slimes | ||||
| Price (Buy/Sell) | Location | |||
| NA/12,500 | Fun-size forge | |||
| Forging Difficulty | ||||
| 5/10 | ||||
| Ingredients | ||||
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The guide for creating the sword is the aptly named In Fine Fettle with Liquid Metal, which is found in a treasure chest in the Fortress of Fear.
Dragon Quest Tact edit
The liquid metal slime sword has an attack bonus of +14, a max HP bonus of +45, and has three possible slots for Alchemy. The sword can be acquired by turning in 65 mini medals to King Maximog.
See also edit
Gallery edit
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Famicom art of Kiryl wielding the liquid metal sword -
DS art of the sword from Dragon Quest IV -
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