DQ9 Encyclopedia

Platinum shield

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

Protection made of platinum that fares well against fire attacks.

The essentials

  • Simplest: buy it, 3,200 G (Bloomingdale).
  • To gather: 3 ingredients, 1 Krak Pot use (crafting tree in the details).
  • Sells for 1,600 G.
  • Defence +15: 30th 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.

Defence +15Block Chance 2%

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

Resistances: fire -5% damage

Style: Chic 24 · Aloof 21 · Vanity 17 · Allure 10 · Naive 7 · Casual 7

Shops Read in the code

  • 3,200 G: Bloomingdale

Alchemy Read in the code

  • Recipe in the book “Platinum Procedures” (Bloomingdale – Workshop)

To gather for 1 Platinum shield

3 ingredients · 1 Krak Pot use

Crafting tree

made in the Krak Pot · to find. Tap an ingredient to switch: the list follows.

  • Platinum shield
    • Light shield
    • Platinum ore

Tree idea: Antoine. Thank you!

Best defence in the category, by vocation

Under the hood

Internal item number: 21005; record no. 1149 of prm/itemdt (file order); selling price in its record (u16 at +0x1A): 1600; stars: +0x09 bits 1-3.

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