Iron cuirass

Iron cuirass
Japanese	てつのむねあて
Romaji	Tetsu no muneate
Old localizations	Iron breastplate
Found in	Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Walk Dragon Quest Treasures
Effect	Increases the wearer's Defence.

The iron cuirass is a recurring piece of armour in the Dragon Quest series that first appeared in Dragon Quest V. It is a mid-ranking piece of equipment that only covers the wearer's chest. Since it is not as cumbersome as a full suit of armour, it can be equipped by a wider range of characters and vocations.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

The iron cuirass has a Defence bonus of +25. It can be equipped by the Hero, Harry, Sancho, Tuppence, and many monster companions. It can be purchased from Fortuna, Lodestar Harbour, Hay, and Helmunaptra for 1,000 gold and sold for 500 gold. One can also be found in the Whealbrook Adit and another in the Scary Lair. Iron cuirasses can also be dropped by Metal slime knights, Pokespersons, Jiggery-pokerers, and Red-hot pokers.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

The iron cuirass has a defence bonus of +23 and a Style bonus of +4. It can be purchased from Wellshire and Amor for 1,000 gold and sold for 750 gold. One can also be found in the Moonmirror Tower and another in the Hallowed Hollow. It can be equipped by the Hero, Carver, Milly, Ashlynn, Terry, Amos, Lizzie, Goowain

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

The iron cuirass has a defence bonus of +26 and a Style bonus of +4. It can be purchased from Pilgrim's Perdition and Alltrades Abbey in the past for 2,000 gold and sold for 1,000. It can be equipped by the Hero, Sir Mervyn, and Aishe.

• In the Nintendo 3DS version, iron cuirasses can be dropped by Robo-robins.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Game	Description
	Iron armour that only covers the wearer's chest.

The iron cuirass has a defence bonus of +25 and can be equipped by Yangus and Morrie. It can be purchased from Ascantha for 1,000 gold and sold for 500. It can be dropped by killing machines, robo-robins, and buffalogres. The iron cuirass can also be upgraded into the silver cuirass by combining it with two silver platters in the Alchemy Pot.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Iron cuirass

Description
Good defensive garb made of iron that covers the chest.
Rarity	Stats	Vocations
★☆☆☆☆	Defence +16
Notes
Upgrades into Silver cuirass or Tortoise shell Dropped by Lesionnaires at 1/64
Price	Location
1,000 / 500	Sold in Coffinwell
Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
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Dragon Quest X

The iron cuirass has a Defence bonus of +11, a Style bonus of +3, increases the wearer's Weight by 11, and has an equipment level of 14. It can be equipped by Warriors, Priests, Thieves, Minstrels, Paladins, Rangers, Gladiators, Item Masters, Dancers, Demon Swordsmen, Pirates, and Armamentalists if they have allocated enough points into their Fource skill. In the Offline version of the game, it can also be equipped by Mjoll, Raguas, Hussar, and Duston.

Like many pieces of armour in X, the iron cuirass gained a counterpart for the legs slot. The entire set consists of the cuirass, a waistguard, a headband, armbands, and shin guards, and can be made with blacksmithing. If all five pieces are equipped, the wearer gains a +10 bonus to Style.

• Recipe: Iron ore x3 + Hardy hide

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Iron cuirass

Description
A breastplate built from beaten iron sheeting.
Rarity
E
Stats with forge buffs
Defence +25/26/28/30
Notes
Requires 6 Perfectionist's pearls to rework.
Price	Location
1,500 / 750	Sold at Gondolia and from the Dundrasil Region and Zwaardsrust Region roving emporiums during the first act.
Forging difficulty
★☆☆☆☆
Ingredients
x3 + +
Characters

The recipe book I ♥ Iron Armour contains the recipe for the iron cuirass. It can be found in a treasure chest in the Laguna di Gondolia.

Dragon Quest Walk

The iron cuirass is a 2★ piece of armour with a Defence bonus of +6.

Dragon Quest Treasures

The iron cuirass is Treasure No. 172 in the Armour 1 category and can be found on the Hinterquarters. Its base value is 150,000 gold.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Peto de acero	Spanish for "steel breastplate".
Français	Plastron de fer	French for "iron breastplate".
Deutsch	Eisenkürass	German for "iron cuirass".
Italiano	Corazza de ferro	Italian for "iron breastplate/cuirass".

Gallery

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  Pankraz wearing the iron cuirass

• Iron cuirass.png

  The iron cuirass from Dragon Quest VII