DQ9 Encyclopedia

Dark robe

Mantelet sombre
Everything is read from the game's code, unless stated otherwise
ArmourTorso★★Infinite

A gloomy-looking gown that sends enemy attacks astray.

The essentials

“Simplest”, in this order: buy it (cheapest), pick it up, from a monster (best rate), make it, then the other sources.

Defence +37Evasion Chance 2%

Vocations that can equip it: Priest, Martial Artist, Thief, Minstrel, Armamentalist, Sage, Luminary, Ranger

Style: Naive 77 · Casual 58 · Aloof 45 · Vanity 38 · Chic 38 · Allure 37

Shops Read in the code

  • 13,500 G: Upover – Armour Shop

Alchemy Read in the code

  • Velvet cape ×1 + Evencloth ×3 + Slipweed ×3
  • Recipe in the book “Art of Darkness” (Stornway)

Crafting tree

Quantities for 1 Dark robe. Every ingredient that can be made is broken down to raw materials: the ones you can buy, pick up, find in furniture and blue chests or get from monsters, with no limit. Open or close a branch: the total follows, what is open gets made, the rest is to gather.

To gather: 3 raw materials, 1 use of the Krak Pot.

Raw materialSimplest way to get it
Velvet cape×1Buy it, 3,000 G (Gleeba).
Evencloth×3Pick it up, Djust Desert (timer and amount depend on your group).
Slipweed×3Pick it up, Eastern Coffinwell (30 min, 2-4).

Tree idea: Antoine. Thank you!

DQVC (Wi-Fi shop, online) Community (yabd.org)

  • 6,750 G: Thirst for the Cursed (Oct 8), Valentine Fayre (Feb 11)

Used to make

Best defence in the category, by vocation

Under the hood

Internal item number: 13207; record no. 281 of prm/itemdt (file order); selling price in its record (u16 at +0x1A): 6750; stars: +0x09 bits 1-3.

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