DQ9 Encyclopedia

Hephaestus' flame

Flamme d'Héphaïstos
Everything is read from the game's code, unless stated otherwise
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A fire so fantastically fierce it can melt metal. Alchemise it!

The essentials

“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

  • Lava lump ×1 + Royal soil ×1 + Toad oil ×1
  • Recipe in the book “Beginner's Alchemy” (Coffinwell – Scholar's Study)

Quests Read in the code

  • Quest 168 “Potty About Pots” (Zere, post-game): on repeat

Monsters and bosses Read in the code

Chests Read in the code

  • The Bad Cave – Interior - Lv 1-01 (red chest)
  • Gerzuun – Interior - B1 (red chest)
  • Blue chests rank 5 (5%)
  • Grotto chests rank E (10%)
  • Grotto chests rank D (15%)

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

  • 530 G: Alchaid 3 (Oct 1), Metal Slime Time (Nov 19)

Used to make

Gigasteel broadswordPlatinum swordGigasteel lanceGigaspike whipGigasteel barOrichalcudgelGigasteel clawsOrichalcum clawsGigasteel fanGigasteel axeGigasteel shieldPlatinum shieldGigasteel armourPlatinum mailGigasteel kneecapsGigasteel helmetPlatinum headgearGigasteel gauntletsGigasteel sabatonsSunstone
Under the hood

Internal item number: 22077; record no. 1249 of prm/itemdt (file order); selling price in its record (u16 at +0x1A): 265; stars: +0x09 bits 1-3.

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