Dragon mail
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| Japanese | ドラゴンメイル |
| Romaji | {{{romaji}}} |
| Old localizations | N/A |
| Found in | Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Dragon Quest Builders |
| Effect | Reduces fire/ice/breath damage (varies from game to game). |
The dragon mail is a recurring suit of armour in the Dragon Quest series which first appeared in Dragon Quest III. Much like the beasts of its namesake, it boasts a fantastic resistance to fire breath and is a powerful piece of equipment.
Appearances
Dragon Quest III
The dragon mail has a defence bonus of +45 and reduces damage from fire breath by 33.3%, but this will not stack with other elemental damage reduction. The Hero and Warriors can equip it. It can be purchased for 9,800 gold in Tantegel, Damdara, and Kol and sold for 7,350 gold.
Dragon Quest IV
The dragon mail has a defence bonus of +45 and protects against fiery breath and snowstorms, reducing fire breath by 33.3% in the original and 20 points in the remakes. The Hero, Ragnar, and Psaro can equip it. It can be sold for 3,900 gold and bought for 5,200 gold.
Dragon Quest V
The dragon mail has a defence bonus of +50, and protects against fire breath by 10. It can be equipped by the Hero, the Hero's son, Tuppence, and various monster companions. The dragon mail can be purchased from Gotha for 7,500 gold.
Dragon Quest VI
The dragon mail has a defence bonus of +60, a style bonus of +37, and protects against flame attacks by 15 points. It can be equipped by the Hero, Carver, Terry, Amos, Lizzie, and Goowain. It is equipped by Terry when he joins the party. The dragon mail can be bought at the Secret Shop for 12,000 gold, and will grant the wearer a +15 style boost when worn with the Dragon shield and Dragonsbane.
It can be reworked at the Fashion Forge for 2,000 gold, boosting its style bonus to +72.
Dragon Quest VII
The dragon mail has a defence bonus of +60 and a style bonus of +37. It can only be equipped by the Hero and Aishe. Dragon mail can be purchased from Vogograd and Buccanham for 15,000 gold and sold for 7,500 gold. Dragon mail can also be won as a prize from the Lucky Panel at the Pilgrim's Rest Casino in the original PlayStation version and from Buccanham's Casino. If it is worn with the dragon shield and dragonsbane when being ranked for the Style ranking of the Excellence Grading Organisation, they receive a +15 style bonus.
Dragon Quest VIII
The dragon mail has a defence bonus of +60 and cuts fiery breath damage by 20. Only the Hero and Yangus can equip it. It can be purchased from Orkutsk for 12,000 gold and sold for 6,000 gold. Dragon mail can also be made in the Alchemy Pot.
Recipe: Silver mail + Dragon scale x2
Dragon Quest IX
 Dragon mail
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| Defence | +44 |
| Rarity | ★☆☆☆☆ |
| Equipable by | Warrior, Thief, Minstrel, Gladiator, Paladin, Ranger, Luminary |
| Buy Price | 11,500 |
| Sell Price | 5,750 |
| Flavor text | A scaly suit that deflects fire and ice based damage. |
| Notes | Reduces damage taken from fire and ice attacks by 20%. Buy in Upover and Wormwood Creek. Recipe: Magic armour + Dragon scale x2 + Raging ruby |
Dragon Quest XI
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| Castle Avalonia | Sold by traveling merchant (10000g) |
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See also
Gallery
The male warrior from Dragon Quest III wearing dragon mail
The female hero from Dragon Quest IV wearing dragon mail
Carver, second from the right, wearing the dragon mail
The dragon mail from Dragon Quest VII
