
Gold bar
Lingot d'or
Everything is read from the game's code, unless stated otherwise
A piece of pure gold that's heart-warmingly heavy. Alchemise it!
The essentials
- Simplest: from a monster, Pandora's box (1/128).
- Sells for 5,000 G.
- Used to make: Storm spear, Golden axe, Spellward circlet and 2 more.
“Simplest”, in this order: buy it (cheapest), pick it up, from a monster (best rate), make it, then the other sources.
Alchemy Read in the code
- Sainted soma ×3 + Ethereal stone ×2 + Birdsong nectar ×5
- Recipe in the book “Ultimate Alchemy” (Oubliette – B3)
Quests Read in the code
- Quest 161 “Here With Nod's Tear” (Bloomingdale, post-game): first time
Monsters and bosses Read in the code
Chests Read in the code
- The Bowhole – Cave 6 - B3 (red chest)
- Western Wormwood – Interior (red chest)
- Grotto chests rank B (5%)
- Grotto chests rank S (5%)
DQVC (Wi-Fi shop, online) Community (yabd.org)
- 5,000 G: Royal Sale (Nov 5), Alchaid 4 (May 13), Everything Rust Go Sale (Jun 23)
Used to make
Under the hood
Internal item number: 22075; record no. 1247 of prm/itemdt (file order); selling price in its record (u16 at +0x1A): 5000; stars: +0x09 bits 1-3.
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Storm spear
Golden axe
Spellward circlet
Meteorite bracer
Goddess ring