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{{Item
|title=''Deadly nightblade''
|image=
|japanese = シーブスナイフ
|romaji = {{tt|Shībusunaifu|Thief's knife}}
|names=None
|games={{Dragon Quest IX}}<br>{{DQ10}}<br>{{DQWalk}}<br>{{DQTact}}
|effect=Increases the wielder's Attack.
}}

The '''deadly nightblade''' is a recurring [[Knife Weapon Family|dagger]] in the {{DQSeries}}, first appearing in {{Dragon Quest IX}}. Its name is a pun on ''[[Wikipedia:Deadly nightshade|deadly nightshade]]'', a poisonous plant. 

==Appearances==
==={{DQ9}}===
{{DQIXEquipment
|header=[[Image:DQIX Deadly nightblade.png]]
|name=Deadly nightblade
|icon=[[Image:DQIX - Deadly nightblade.png|200px]]
|description=A nefarious knife for nimble-fingered ne'er-do-wells.
|rarity=★☆☆☆☆
|stats=Attack +42
|vocation=[[Image:IXmageicon.png|link=Mage]][[Image:IXthieficon.png|link=Thief]][[Image:IXwarrioricon.png|link=Warrior]]
|notes=N/A
|price=2,900/1,450
|location=Sold in:<br>[[Bloomingdale]]<br>Dropped by:<br>[[Handsome crab]]s (1/128)
|i1=-
|i2=-
|i3=-
}}
[[Patty]] comes equipped with a deadly nightblade when she joins the party. The dagger can be upgraded in to the [[falcon knife earrings]] when combined with one pair of [[slime earrings]] and three [[agility ring]]s, and can also be turned into an [[assassin's dagger]] when mixed with one [[poison needle]] and two bolts of [[evencloth]].
==={{DQ10}}===
The deadly nightblade has an {{Attack}} bonus of +17, a {{Style}} bonus of +3, and increases the wielder's weight by 2. It can be equipped by [[Mage]]s, [[Minstrel]]s, [[Thief|Thieves]], [[Dancer]]s, [[Gadabout]]s, [[Demon Swordsman|Demon Swordsmen]], and [[Pirate]]s. It can be crafted with weaponsmithing.
*In the ''Offline'' version of the game, it can only be equipped by the {{Hero 10}} as a Mage, Thief, Minstrel, Dancer, or Gadabout, and [[Duston]].
** Recipe: [[Iron ore]] x3 + [[Copper ore]] x2

==={{DQTact}}===
The deadly nightblade is a D-rank dagger that can be acquired as a reward for completing the Daggers: Intermediate level. It has a {{WIS}} and max {{MP}} bonus of +3 and two slots for Alchemy Effects.

==Gallery==
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DQT Deadly Nightblade.png|{{Tact}} icon.
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{{DQWeapons}}

[[Category:Knife]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest X weapons]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest Tact weapons]]