List of items in Dragon Quest VIII
The following is a list of regular items that can be collected and be used by the party in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King.
Regular ItemsEdit
| Name | Image | Price | Recipe | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicinal herb |  |
8 | Restores around 30-40 HP on use. | Restores 30 or more HP to a single ally. | |
| Strong medicine |  |
N/A | Medicinal herb + Medicinal herb | Restores around 50-70 HP on use. | Restores 50 or more HP to a single ally. |
| Special medicine |  |
N/A | Strong medicine + Strong medicine | Restores around 90-120 HP on use. | Restores 90 or more HP to a single ally. |
| Rose-root |  |
N/A | Medicinal herb + Medicinal herb + Medicinal herb Medicinal herb + Strong medicine |
Restores around 70-90 HP on use. | Restores 70 or more HP to a single ally. |
| Amor seco essence |  |
120 | Holy water + Strong medicine | Restores around 70-90 HP on use. | Restores 60 or more HP to a single ally. |
| Antidotal herb |  |
10 | Removes poison effect. | Cures a single ally of the effects of poison. | |
| Strong antidote |  |
N/A | Antidotal herb + Medicinal herb | Removes Poison effect and restores around 30-40 HP on use. | Restores 30 or more HP to a single ally and cures the effects of poison. |
| Special antidote |  |
N/A | Medicinal herb + Antidotal herb + Antidotal herb Strong antidote + Strong antidote |
Removes poison effect and restores around 60-80 HP on use. | Restores 60 or more HP to a single ally and cures the effects of poison. |
| Moonwort bulb |  |
30 | Removes Paralysis and wakes up all party members. | Cures the entire party of the effects of Paralysis. | |
| Rose-wort |  |
N/A | Medicinal herb + Medicinal herb + Moonwort bulb Moonwort bulb + Strong medicine |
Removes Paralysis effect and restores around 60-80 HP on use. | Restores 60 or more HP to a single ally and cures the effects of paralysis. |
| Moon's mercy |  |
N/A | Moonwort bulb + Moonwort bulb + Moonwort bulb | Removes Paralysis effect and restores around 110-120 HP on use. | |
| Lesser panacea |  |
N/A | Special medicine + Special medicine | Removes Paralysis and Poison effect and restores all HP on use. | Fully restores the HP of a single ally and cures the effects of poison and paralysis. |
| Greater panacea |  |
N/A | Special medicine + Special medicine + Special medicine Lesser panacea + Rose-root + Rose-wort |
Removes paralysis and poison effect and restores all HP on use. | |
| Yggdrasil leaf |  |
1000 | Revives one fallen party member. | ||
| Yggdrasil dew |  |
N/A | Magic water + Yggdrasil leaf | Recovers all party members HP. | |
| Magic water |  |
300 | Holy water + Seed of magic | Restores around 30-40 MP on use. | Restores 30 or more MP to a single ally. |
| Elfin elixir |  |
300 | Magic water + Yggdrasil dew | Restores all MP on use. | |
| Holy water |  |
20 | Amor seco essence + Rock salt | Repels weaker enemies. | Temporarily prevents weaker monsters from attacking the party. |
| Chimaera wing |  |
25 | Wing of bat + Wing of bat | Casts Zoom. | Allows you to warp instantly to a selection of places you have previously visited. |
| Mystifying mixture |  |
N/A | Antidotal herb + Medicinal herb + Moonwort bulb Cowpat + Holy water + Wing of bat |
Casts Fuddle. | |
| Rockbomb shard |  |
450 | 50-100 damage on all enemies. | ||
| Timbrel of tension |  |
N/A | Magic beast hide + Sun crown + Tough guy tattoo | Increases all party members' Tension by one level. | |
| Seed of life |  |
N/A | Augments max HP. | Permanently increases the maximum HP of a single ally. | |
| Seed of magic |  |
N/A | Augments max MP. | Permanently increases the maximum MP of a single ally. | |
| Seed of strength |  |
N/A | Augments strength. | Permanently increases the strength of a single ally. | |
| Seed of defence |  |
N/A | Augments resilience. | Permanently increases the resilience of a single ally. | |
| Seed of agility |  |
N/A | Augments agility. | Permanently increases the agility of a single ally. | |
| Seed of wisdom |  |
N/A | Augments wisdom. | Permanently increases the wisdom of a single ally. | |
| Seed of skill |  |
2000 (one time offer) |
Adds 5 skill points. |
Incredible ItemsEdit
These items are (usually) one of a kind and cannot be sold to merchants.
| Name | Image | Price | Recipe | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal ball |  |
N/A | N/A | Return to Kalderasha. | The crystal ball for fortune-telling which Valentina asked you to find. |
| Argon Heart |  |
N/A | N/A | Nothing. | A gizzard stone from an argon lizard |
| Great big Argon heart |  |
N/A | N/A | Return to Argonia in exchange for the Magic Mirror. | A gizzard stone from the Great Argon lizard. |
| Baumren's bell |  |
N/A | N/A | Summons a Great sabrecat. | A bell received from Master Felix. |
| The Big Book of Barriers | N/A | N/A | N/A | Give to Dominico for him to create a magic barrier. | An encyclopaedia of the world's magic barriers. |
| Sage's stone |  |
N/A | Gold bar + Orichalcum + Yggdrasil dew | Restores HP to the party when used in battle. | Restores 100* or more HP to the entire party when used as an item in battle. |