Life bracer

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The Life bracer is a recurring accessory in the Dragon Quest series that gives a boost to the wearer's Defence and max HP.

Life bracer
DQVIII Life Bracer.png
Japanese 命のブレスレット
Romaji Inochi no buresuretto
Old localizations N/a
Found in Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest XI.
Effect Increases the wearer's Defence and max HP.

Characteristics

The life bracer is golden and made in the shape of a pair of angel's wings, featuring a large pink heart-shaped gemstone. Although an accessory with the same name and design appeared in IX, it restored the wearer's HP rather than increased their max HP.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

The Life bracer has a Defence bonus of +5, a max HP bonus of +30, and can be equipped by all characters. It can be made in the Alchemy Pot or dropped rarely by Dark devildogs. Life bracers can be sold for 7,000 gold each for the first 5 sold, reduces to 4,900 gold for the 6th to 10th, then drops even further to 2,100 gold each from the 11th sold onward. The bracer can also be used in various recipes for other items, as well:

Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
 
Life bracer
 
Recovery ring
 
Gold bracer
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Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
 
Über miracle sword
 
Miracle sword
 
Life bracer
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Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
 
Staff of resurrection
 
Rune staff
 
Life bracer
 
Yggdrasil leaf


Item Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
 
Nitid tutu
 
Spangled dress
 
Dancer's costume
 
Life bracer


Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Life bracer  
 
Description
An attractive armband that increases the wearer's HP.
Rarity
E
Stats with forge buffs
Defence +3
Max HP +30/33/36/40
Notes
Requires 16 Perfectionist's pearls to rework.
Price Location
N/a / 900 Fun-Size Forge only.
Forging difficulty
★★★☆☆
Ingredients
  x2 +   x2 +   x3
Characters
        


The recipe book Brace Yourself contains the recipe for the life bracer. It can be found in a treasure chest on Level B6 of the Battleground.

Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors

The life bracer has a defence bonus of +5 and a max HP bonus of +15. It can be received by exchanging 50 mini medals with Minimoggie.

Related item

  • Wristorative - An accessory with a similar design, but with different effects.

Descriptions

GameDescription
A beautiful bracer that increases the wearer's maximum hit points by 30. [1]
An attractive armband that increases the wearer's HP.[2]

References

  1. Sony PlayStation 2, Mobile, and Nintendo 3DS versions.
  2. Sony PlayStation 4, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One versions.