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{{Item
|title=''Skull ring''
|image=[[File:DQVIIISkullRing.png|center|200px]]
|japanese=ヘビメタリング (''III'')<br>ドクロの指輪 (''VIII, IX, XI'')
|romaji=hebimetaringu (''III'')<br>Dokuro no yubiwa (''VIII, IX, XI'')
|names=Rockstar Ring (GBC)
|games={{Dragon Quest III}}<br>{{DQ3HD}}<br>{{Dragon Quest VIII}}<br>{{Dragon Quest IX}}<br>{{Dragon Quest XI}}
|buy=
|sell=
|effect=
}}
 
The '''skull ring''' is an accessory in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' franchise that is frequently {{Cursed}}.
 
==Localization history==
Note that, in Japanese, there are two separate accessories which go by the same English localization. The first is from the remakes of [[Dragon Quest III]], which is called the ヘビメタリング ''hebī metaringu'' "Heavy Metal Ring". The other, from [[Dragon Quest VIII]] and later appearing in [[Dragon Quest IX|IX]] and [[Dragon Quest XI|XI]], is called the ドクロの指輪 ''dokuro no yubiwa'', which just means "Skull Ring".


The '''skull ring''' is an accessory in the ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' franchise. "You might want to think twice before wearing it though......"
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest III]]''===
==={{DQ3}}===
The Skull ring is an accessory that increases the [[List_of_character_statistics#Agility|Agility]] by +10 and gives the equipped character the personality [[List_of_personality_types_in_Dragon_Quest_III|Lone wolf]]. It can be found in a chest at the [https://dragon-quest.org/wiki/Pirates%27_Den Pirates' Den], in a secret basement outside the house, which is underneath a boulder. It can be sold for 510 Gold coins.
The skull ring is an accessory that increases the [[List_of_character_statistics#Agility|Agility]] by +10 and gives the equipped character the personality [[lone wolf]]. It can be found in a chest at the [[Pirates' Den]], in a secret basement outside the house, which is underneath a boulder. It can be sold for 510 Gold coins.
 
==={{DQ3HD}}===
{{DQIIIHDEquipment
|header=[[File:Skull ring III HD icon.png]]
|name=<big>Skull ring</big>
|kanji=ヘビメタリング
|description=Perfect for those who aspire to being a [[lone wolf]] someday. Run free and look good doing it
|stats=Agility +16
|vocation=[[File:Gadabout iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Gadabout]][[File:Hero iconHD2D.png|50px|link= Hero (Dragon Quest III)]][[File:Mage iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Mage]][[File:Martial artist iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Martial artist]][[File:Merchant iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Merchant]]
[[File:Monster wrangler iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Monster Wrangler]][[File:Priest iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Priest]][[File:Sage iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Sage]][[File:Thief iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Thief]][[File:Warrior iconHD2D.png|50px|link=Warrior]]
|notes=N/A
|price=NA/510
|location=[[Dreamer's Tower]] 6F<br>[[Pirates' Den]]
}}


===''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''===
==={{DQ8}}===
The skull ring provides an agility boost of +15, but it is cursed and cuts maximum MP in half. It can be sold for 425 [[Gold]] Coins or turned into the [[Sorcerer's ring]] through [[alchemy]] with two urns of [[Saint's ashes]].
{{Descriptions
|DQ8=An eerie ring surrounded by an air of danger.
}}
The skull ring provides an agility boost of +15, but it is cursed and cuts maximum MP in half. One is found in the treasury of [[Argonia]] and requires the [[ultimate key]] to access, and others are dropped by [[wight king]]s at a 1/128 rate. It can be sold for 425 [[gold]] coins or turned into the [[sorcerer's ring]] through [[alchemy]] with two urns of [[saint's ashes]].
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[Image:DQVIII Sorcerers ring.png|link=Sorcerer's ring]]<br>sorcerer's ring
|i1=[[Image:DQVIII Skull ring.png]]<br>Skull ring
|i2=[[Image:DQVIII Saints ashes.png|link=saint's ashes]]<br>Saint's ashes
|i3=[[Image:DQVIII Saints ashes.png|link=saint's ashes]]<br>Saint's ashes
}}


===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
==={{DQ9}}===
{{DQIXEquipment
|header=[[File:Skull ring DQIX icon.png]]
|name=Skull ring
|kanji=ドクロの指輪
|icon=[[File:Skull ring IX artwork.png]]
|description=Unnatural neckwear with a ominous odour about it
|rarity=★★☆☆☆
|stats=Defence +6
|vocation=[[File:IXarmamentalisticon.png|link=Armamentalist]][[File:IXgladiatoricon.png|link=Gladiator]][[File:IXluminaryicon.png|link=Luminary (vocation)]][[File:IXmageicon.png|link=Mage]]<br>[[File:IXmartialartisticon.png|link=Martial artist]][[File:IXminstrelicon.png|link=Minstrel]][[File:IXPaladinicon.png|link=Paladin]][[File:IXpriesticon.png|link=Priest]]<br>[[File:IXrangericon.png|link=Ranger]][[File:IXsageicon.png|link=Sage]][[File:IXthieficon.png|link=Thief]][[File:IXwarrioricon.png|link=Warrior]]
|notes=Occasionally stuns wearer
|price=NA/475
|location=Found in:<br>[[List of treasure map treasure chest ranks in Dragon Quest IX|Rank 6/D chests]], 1%
|i1=[[File:Sorcerer's ring DQIX icon.png|link=Sorcerer's ring]]<br>Sorcerer's ring
|i2=[[File:Malicite DQIX icon.png|link=Malicite]]<br>Malicite
|i3=-
}}
The skull ring purifies into the [[sorcerer's ring]] when mixed with an urn of [[saint's ashes]].


==Description==
==={{DQ11}}===
*'''An eerie ring surrounded by an air of danger.''' (Description when selecting the Skull ring in PS2 ''Dragon Quest VIII''.)
{{DQXIEquipment
|name=<big><big>Skull ring</big></big>
|icon=[[File:Skull ring xi icon.png]]
|description=A bone-chilling band that protects the wearer from dark damage and instant death
|rarity=<big><big>B</big></big>
|stats=Defence +5/6/8/10
|notes=+30/35/40/50% Darkness damage resistance<br>+30/35/40/50% [[Whack]] resistance
|price=NA/5,000
|location=Dropped by:<br>[[Infanticore]]s (1/256)<br>[[Wight bulb]]s (1/8)
|diff=
|i1=[[Image:Extra mural xi icon.png|75px|link=Extra mural]] x2 + [[Image:Mythril ore xi icon.png|75px|link=Mythril ore]] x2 + [[Image:Nightstick xi icon.png|75px|link=Nightstick]] x2 + [[Image:Serpent's soul xi icon.png|75px|link=Serpent's soul]]
|character=[[File:Hero XI sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Hero (Dragon Quest XI)]][[File:Erik sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Erik]][[File:Veronica sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Veronica (Dragon Quest XI)]][[File:Serena sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Serena (Dragon Quest XI)]][[File:Sylvando sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Sylvando]][[File:Jade sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Jade]][[File:Rab sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Rab]][[File:Hendrik sprite walk.gif|50px|link=Hendrik]]
}}


[[Category:Cursed equipment]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III accessories]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III accessories]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake accessories]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII accessories]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest VIII accessories]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX accessories]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest IX accessories]]
[[Category:Dragon Quest XI accessories]]