Malicite

Malicite is a recurring item in the Dragon Quest series. It is a jewel filled with evil energy that is used in Alchemy to place curses on pieces of equipment, fulfilling the same role as the Devil's tail.

Malicite
Japanese	うらみのほうじゅ
Romaji	Urami no hōju
Old localizations	N/a
Found in	Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest Heroes II
Effect	Used to place curses on equipment.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Game	Description
	A jinxed gem that calls cured curses back on its bearer. Alchemise it!

Malicite is mainly used to create pieces of cursed equipment in the Krak Pot. It has a 1% chance of being found in Rank 4 (F) blue treasure chests or can be dropped rarely by Mummies, Blood mummies, and Grrrgoyles. Hootingham-Gore will always drop one. It can also be created with alchemy, as well. When the DQVC was still available, malicite could be purchased during various sales. Malicite can be received as a reward for repeating Quest #183: Poison Needle 1 Ow 1. One Malicite, along with manky mud and a Sage's elixir, are required to complete Quest #127: A Right Royal Nightmare. It can be sold for 666 gold.

Malicite is used in the following alchemy recipes:

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Malicite	Pink pearl	Terrible tattoo x2	Narspicious x3

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Demon spear	Celestial spear	Terrible tattoo x3	Malicite

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Archdemon whip	Demon whip	Terrible tattoo x2	Malicite

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Oh-no bow	Odin's bow	Malicite	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Hades' helm	Great helm	Malicite	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Skull helm	Apollo's crown	Malicite	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Murky mittens	Gloomy gloves	Malicite	Evencloth x3

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Skull ring	Sorcerer's ring	Malicite	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Reckless necklace	Lucky pendant	Malicite	-

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Malicite is used as a regular alchemy material for improving various accessories or can be sold for 1,000 gold. It can be dropped by Wight kings and Zombie gladiators.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Malicita	From the Spanish "malicia" and "-ita".
Français	Malicite	Same as English name. From the French "malice" and "-ite".
Deutsch	Malefizit	From the German "Malefiz" and "-it".
Italiano	Malapietra	From the Italian "malizia" and "pietra".

Trivia

• The malicite's sell price of 666 gold in IX is a reference to the number of the beast, a number that appears in the Book of Revelations of the New Testament in relation to the Beast, an antagonistic figure that is often identified with the Antichrist or the devil.

Related items

• Devil's tail
• Saint's ashes