Liquid metal shield

The Liquid metal shield (originally Shield of the Lone Metal Slime) is a rather rare shield in the Dragon Quest series, having been supplanted by the Metal king shield in V.

Liquid metal shield
Japanese	はぐれメタルのたて
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Old localizations	Metal Babble Shield
Found in	Dragon Quest IV Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Swords Dragon Quest Builders 2
Effect	Increases wielder's defence.

It is an immensely durable shield, easily among the top tier in each game it appears in.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

The Liquid metal shield has a defence bonus of +60, and casts Snub when used as a tool in battle. In the remakes of IV, it also cuts fire and ice breath damage by 40 points. In the NES version, you can get the Metal Babble Shield for 50,000 coins at Endor's Casino, and can be equipped by Cristo, Nara, Mara, Brey, and Female Hero. In the DS, Android, and iOS versions, the Liquid metal shield is no longer sold at Endor's Casino, but there's only one shield in the game, and it can be only obtained by King Minikin if you have over 52 mini medals. It can be equipped by the Hero, Ragnar, Kiryl, Borya, Maya, and Meena.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Liquid metal shield  (DS)
Defence	+35
Rarity	★★★☆☆
Block chance	8.0%
Style	+47
Equipable by
Buy Price	150
Sell Price	75
Flavor text	A shield made with liquid metal slimes that guards against magical attacks.

To create a Liquid metal shield, combine Metal slime shield x 1 + Orichalcum x 1 + Slimedrop x 6. To create the improved model, combine Liquid metal shield x 1 + Orichalcum x 1 + Slime crown x 1.

Dragon Quest Swords

This shield is generally considered the most difficult item to acquire in the game due to high randomness associated with winning it by playing Tombola. Note that the player must win the special prize twice in order to receive it.

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Locations

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Location	Info
Castle Avalonia	Tombola special prize

Equipping characters

Characters
Hero