DQ9 EncyclopediaMonsters and bosses
Each monster can drop a common and a rare item (rate “1/8” = 1 chance in 8). 100%: a boss you fight only once. Grotto and legacy bosses never drop those two items: you can only steal them (Thief's Half-inch); after the battle they give their own loot (tables below). The steal rate shown is the item's rate; Half-inch multiplies it: ×2 at 51 deftness or less, up to ×6 at 999, another ×2 with the Honour among thieves medal, 50% at most (Battle). The full monster list, with cards, is in the Monsters tab.
Monster drops Read in the code
Items to steal from grotto and legacy bosses Read in the code
| Boss | Item | Rate | Item | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Equinox |  Dragon scale | 1/16 |  Dragontail whip | 1/128 |
 Atlas |  Tough guy tattoo | 1/32 |  Giant's hammer | 1/128 |
 Shogum |  Platinum headgear | 1/32 |  Miracle sword | 1/128 |
 Trauminator |  Handrills | 1/32 |  Pro's axe | 1/128 |
 Nemean |  White tights | 1/32 |  Fire claws | 1/128 |
 Sir Sanguinus |  Crimson boots | 1/32 |  Sacred armour | 1/128 |
 Tyrannosaurus Wrecks |  Narspicious | 1/32 |  Gold bar | 1/128 |
 Elusid |  Star's suit | 1/64 |  Supernatural specs | 1/128 |
 Hammibal |  Aggressence | 1/32 |  Warrior's armour | 1/128 |
 Fowleye |  Sage's elixir | 1/32 |  Minerva's mitre | 1/128 |
 Excalipurr |  Fencing jacket | 1/64 |  Tactical vest | 1/128 |
 Greygnarl |  Yggdrasil leaf | 1/64 |  Orichalcum | 1/128 |
 Dragonlord |  Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Malroth | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Baramos | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Zoma | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Psaro | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Estark | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Nimzo | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Murdaw | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Mortamor | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Left claw | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Right claw | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Orgodemir | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Dhoulmagus | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Rhapthorne | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
 Nokturnus | Mini medal | 1/64 | ||
| Left claw |  Minister's mittens | 1/64 | ||
| Right claw | Guru's gloves | 1/64 |
Grotto boss loot Read in the code
| Boss | Loot 1 | % | Loot 2 | % | Loot 3 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equinox | new treasure map | 100% | Dragontail whip | 10% |  Vesta gauntlets | 2% |
| Nemean | new treasure map | 100% | Fire claws | 10% |  Invincible trousers | 2% |
| Shogum | new treasure map | 100% | Miracle sword | 5% |  Apprentice's gloves | 2% |
| Trauminator | new treasure map | 100% | Pro's axe | 5% |  Hero's boots | 2% |
| Elusid | new treasure map | 100% | Supernatural specs | 5% |  Sensible sandals | 2% |
| Sir Sanguinus | new treasure map | 100% | Sacred armour | 5% |  Brain drainer | 2% |
| Atlas | new treasure map | 100% | Giant's hammer | 5% |  Tropotoga | 2% |
| Hammibal | new treasure map | 100% | Warrior's armour | 5% |  Hallowed helm | 2% |
| Fowleye | new treasure map | 100% | Minerva's mitre | 5% |  Spring breeze hat | 2% |
| Excalipurr | new treasure map | 100% | Tactical vest | 5% |  Victorious armour | 2% |
| Tyrannosaurus Wrecks | new treasure map | 100% | Gold bar | 10% |  Angel's robe | 2% |
| Greygnarl | Yggdrasil leaf | 100% | Orichalcum | 10% | Dragonlord's Map | 5% |
Legacy boss loot, by level Read in the code
How it works: Monster drops
The essentials
- Each group of identical monsters gets one chance to drop an item, whether you beat one or eight: the rare item first, otherwise the common one.
- To get more: the “Thief's Theory” in a pocket (the rate nearly doubles at level 99), Itemised Kill, or the thief's Half-Inch.
- Grotto and legacy bosses have their own loot; their two monster items can only be stolen.
Every monster has two items: a common one and a rare one, each with its own rate. The game stores a code from 0 to 7, converted by a table in its code:
| Code | Chance |
|---|---|
| 0 | 100% (bosses only) |
| 1 | 1/8 |
| 2 | 1/16 |
| 3 | 1/32 |
| 4 | 1/64 |
| 5 | 1/128 |
| 6 | 1/256 |
| 7 | never |
How the game rolls the loot at the end of a battle:
- One roll per group of identical monsters, whether you beat one or eight.
- The rare item is tried first; if it does not drop, the common one. So one item at most per group, and 8 at most per battle.
- Thief's Theory: every character carrying this scroll (alive at the end, and alive for at least half of the turns) gets another roll, at 1 in N × 100 ÷ their vocation level. At level 99 that is almost the same chance: the rate roughly doubles.
- Itemised Kill (thief's coup de grâce): the target group's common item is guaranteed (1 in 2 against a treasure map boss, whose 10% slot becomes certain).
- Haulellujah (team move): 10% rare item guaranteed, 40% common item guaranteed, on every group.
Grotto and legacy bosses do not drop those two items: you can only steal them (Half-inch). After the battle, grotto bosses have three loot slots (a new treasure map at 100%, then two pieces of gear); legacy bosses have three slots per level bracket, with orbs and the maps of other legacy bosses.
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