Dread dagger

Dread dagger
Japanese	よるのパピヨン
Romaji	{{{romaji}}}
Old localizations	None
Found in	Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI
Effect	Paralysis chance, bonus damage to bugs

The Dread dagger is a recurring weapon in the series. It deals additional damage to members of the Bug family and has a chance to inflict Paralysis in all appearances. Though very similar to the Poison moth knife, the dread dagger is not always the upgraded version of that weapon.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Dread dagger
Rarity	★★☆☆☆
Attack	+57
Equipable by	Mages, Thieves, Warriors, Omnivocational master
Recipe	Batterfly knife x 1, Disturbin' turban x 1, Butterfly wing x 5
Buy Price	N/A
Sell Price	3,250
Flavor text	An unnerving knife that paralyses its prey part of the time.
Notes	1/8th chance to paralyze foe 120% damage to bugs

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Dread dagger
Rarity	★★★☆☆
Attack (forge buffs)	+67 (+70, +73, +77)
Paralysis chance	+8%
Equipable by	Erik, Sylvando
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 for the dread dagger is the Mothmask Prophecies, which is available in the Puerto Valor casino for 1,000 tokens.

Gallery

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  Artwork from Dragon Quest IX