Sands of time

Sands of time
Japanese	ときのすな
Romaji	{{{romaji}}}
Old localizations	Sandglass of Regression Time Sand
Found in	Dragon Quest IV Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII
Effect	Allows the player to start a battle over.

The Sands of Time is a special item in the Dragon Quest series. Depicted as a heart-shaped hourglass filled with sand, it resets the battle to the beginning and allows the player to start over the encounter. Particularly patient players can use this to ensure victory over metal slimes.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

The Sands of Time can be found in the Cascade Cave, after the Karstaway stone is used to drain the grotto.

Game	Description
	In battle, they can reverse time itself.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

The Sands of Time is a reward for completing the Nadiria T'n'T board at Nadiria. (DS Version only)

In the Super Famicom Version, it can be found in the town of Precaria (ジャハンナ) in a Treasure chest guarded by a Merry man outside the eastern wall.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

You can obtain the Sands of Time by showing 50 Mini medals to the King at Medford Manor.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

The chronic clumps of sand were used by The Time Being in conjunction with Pomposo's clocktower to freeze the region of El Ciclo in a never-ending loop. The sands are the player's reward for freeing the town.

{{Descriptions |DQ7=Reverse time in battle. In battle, they can reverse time itself.

Gallery

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  Guide book illustration, 1990.