Sands of time

Sands of time
Japanese
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Old localizations	Sand of time
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 (originally localized in the English release of Dragon Quest IV & Dragon Quest VII as Sandglass of Regression and Time Sand respectively) 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.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV

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

Dragon Quest V

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

Dragon Quest VI

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

Dragon Quest VII

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.

Description

Game	Description
	In battle, they can reverse time itself.