Dread dagger
| Dread dagger | |
|---|---|
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| Japanese | よるのパピヨン |
| Romaji | Yoru no papiyon |
| Old localizations | None |
| Found in | Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest of the Stars Dragon Quest Walk |
| Effect | Has a chance to inflict paralysis when attacking. Inflicts bonus damage to Bugs. Has a chance to inflict confusion when attacking. (VIII and X only) |
The Dread dagger is a recurring knife in the Dragon Quest series. It deals additional damage to monsters of the Bug family and has a chance to inflict either paralysis or confusion when attacking. Though very similar to the Poison moth knife, the dread dagger is not always the upgraded version of that weapon.
Appearances
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
The dread dagger has an attack bonus of +78 and has a chance to inflict confusion when attacking. It can only be equipped by Jessica and Red as long as they are at least level 30. The knife can be sold for 34,000 gold, but it is not recommended to do so as only one can be acquired in the game.
The dagger was available to Japanese players by redeeming points through the Dragon Quest Portal App. It became available to international players for a short time in 2017, but after 2018, all DLC items for the 3DS version became unavailable.
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
 Dread dagger (DS)
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|---|---|
| Rarity | ★★☆☆☆ |
| Attack | +57 |
| Recipe | Batterfly knife + Disturbin' turban + Butterfly wing x5 |
| Equipable by | Mages, Thieves, Warriors, Omnivocational Knifemaster |
| Class | Knife |
| Buy Price | N/A |
| Sell Price | 3,250 |
| Flavor text | An unnerving knife that paralyses its prey part of the time. |
| Notes | 1⁄8 chance to paralyze foe. Inflicts 120% damage to bugs. |
Dragon Quest X
The dread dagger has an attack bonus of +39, a style bonus of +6, and increases the wielder's weight by 4. It has a 3% chance of inflicting confusion when attacking and can be equipped by Thieves, Minstrels, Mages, Dancers, and Gadabouts. The dagger can be crafted by a weaponsmith.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
 Dread dagger
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|---|---|
| Attack (forge buffs) |
+67 (+70, +73, +77) |
| Paralysis chance | +8% |
| Rarity | B |
| Recipe | Platinum ore x2 + Coagulant x2 + Evencloth |
| Difficulty | 2.5 |
| Equipable by | Erik, Sylvando |
| Class | Knife |
| Buy Price | N/A |
| Sell Price | 2,250 |
| Flavor text | A knife so breathtakingly horrible to behold that it sometimes scares enemies stiff-literally. |
| Notes | +120% damage to members of the Nature family |
The recipe book The Mothmask Prophecies contains the recipe for the dread dagger. It can be purchased at the casino in Puerto Valor for 1,000 tokens.
Descriptions
| Game | Description |
 | A short blade that occasionally leaves those it cuts confused.[1] |
 | An unnerving knife that paralyses its prey part of the time.[2] |
 | A knife so breathtakingly horrible to behold that it sometimes scares enemies stiff-literally.[3] |
Gallery
Artwork from Dragon Quest IX
The dread dagger in Stars
References
