DQ9 Encyclopedia

Ice shield

Bouclier de glace
Everything is read from the game's code, unless stated otherwise
ArmourShields★Infinite

A shield that builds an iceproof barrier if used as an item in battle.

The essentials

  • Simplest: buy it, 5,700 G (Batsureg – Weapon & Armour Shop).
  • Sells for 2,850 G.
  • Defence +18: 25th of 44 shields; top: Soul sucker (+40).

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

Use

  • In battle: barrier for the whole party: ice damage ×0.75 for 5 turns
  • Never used up

Read in the code Exact values, computed like the game code

Defence +18Block Chance 2.5%

Vocations that can equip it: Warrior, Priest, Mage, Minstrel, Armamentalist, Paladin, Sage, Luminary

Resistances: ice -10% damage

Style: Aloof 30 · Casual 23 · Vanity 16 · Naive 15 · Allure 13 · Chic 12

Shops Read in the code

  • 5,700 G: Batsureg – Weapon & Armour Shop

Alchemy Read in the code

  • Magic shield ×1 + Ice crystal ×1 + Resurrock ×1
  • Recipe in the book “Elements of Alchemy: Water and Ice” (Swinedimples Academy – Main Building Lv 1)

Monsters and bosses Read in the code

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

  • 5,200 G: Summer Fayre (Jul 30)

Best defence in the category, by vocation

Under the hood

Internal item number: 21395; record no. 1186 of prm/itemdt (file order); selling price in its record (u16 at +0x1A): 2850; stars: +0x09 bits 1-3.

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