DQ9 Encyclopedia

Shell shield

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

A shield made from the shell of a tortoise.

The essentials

  • Simplest: buy it, 600 G (Coffinwell – Weapon & Armour Shop).
  • Sells for 300 G.
  • Defence +8: 38th 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 +8Block Chance 0.5%

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

Style: Naive 9 · Casual 7 · Allure 5 · Aloof 0 · Vanity -5 · Chic -5

Shops Read in the code

  • 600 G: Coffinwell – Weapon & Armour Shop

Alchemy Read in the code

  • Scale shield ×1 + Tortoiseshell ×1
  • Recipe in the book “Cooking with Carapaces” (Porth Llaffan – Mayor's House)

Best defence in the category, by vocation

Under the hood

Internal item number: 21001; record no. 1145 of prm/itemdt (file order); selling price in its record (u16 at +0x1A): 300; stars: +0x09 bits 1-3.

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