Thief's turban

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Thief's turban
Thiefs turban IX artwork.png
Japanese かげのターバン
Romaji Kage no tāban
Old localizations None
Found in Dragon Quest IX
Dragon Quest XI
Effect Increases the wearer's resistance to poison.
Increases the wearer's resistance to dark damage. (XI only)

The Thief's turban is a recurring piece of headwear introduced in Dragon Quest IX. It is part of the iconic attire of male Thieves.

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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

DQIX Thiefs turban.png Thief's turban DQIX Logo.png
Thiefs turban IX artwork.png
Description
A length of fabric that thieves like to loop around their heads.
Rarity Stats Vocations
★☆☆☆☆ Defence +13 IXthieficon.png
Notes
Increases resistance against poison by 25%.
Price Location
1,500 / 750 Sold in Dourbridge.
Commonly dropped or stolen from Raving reapers.
Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
DQIX turban.png
Turban
DQIX Evencloth.png
Evencloth x2
-


The player will receive the accolade Stock Stealer if a male Hero wears a Thief's turban, the Rogue's robes, Lockpicker's mitts, Nicker's knickers, and Bandit boots.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]

Thief's turban DQXI Logo EN.png
Thief's turban xi icon.png
Description
A length of cloth worn about the face by felons and fugitives in order to make them less easy to identify.
Rarity
C
Stats with forge buffs
Defence +22/23/24/26
Poison Protection +15%
Notes
Worn by Jade and Rab when they join the party.
Dark damage taken reduced by 10%.
Requires 9 Perfectionist's pearls to rework.
Price Location
3,000 / 1,500 Sold at the armour shop in Lonalulu and Phnom Nonh.
Rarely dropped by Shadows and Malicious shadows.
Forging difficulty
2.0
Ingredients
Evencloth xi icon.png + Narspicious xi icon.png + Pitch pearl xi icon.png
Characters
Erik sprite walk.gifJade sprite walk.gifRab sprite walk.gif


The recipe book Knick-Knacks for Nifty Nickers contains the recipe for the thief's turban. It is found in a treasure chest in Phnom Nonh near the entrance to Nhou Wat.

In Other Languages[edit]

Language Translation Meaning
ICON-FLAG-ES.png EspañolTurbante de ladrónSpanish for "thief's turban".
ICON-FLAG-FR.png FrançaisTurban de voleurFrench for "thief's turban".
ICON-FLAG-DE.png DeutschDiebesturbanGerman for "thief turban".
ICON-FLAG-IT.png ItalianoTurbante del briganteItalian for "brigand's turban".

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