Iron cuirass
| Iron cuirass | |
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| Japanese | てつのむねあて |
| Romaji | Tetsu no muneate |
| Old localizations | Iron breastplate |
| Found in | Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Walk Dragon Quest Treasures |
| Effect | Increases the wearer's Defence. |
The iron cuirass is a recurring piece of armour in the Dragon Quest series that first appeared in Dragon Quest V. It is a mid-ranking piece of equipment that only covers the wearer's chest. Since it is not as cumbersome as a full suit of armour, it can be equipped by a wider range of characters and vocations.
Appearances
Dragon Quest V
The iron cuirass has a Defence bonus of +25. It can be equipped by the Hero, Harry, Sancho, Tuppence, and many monster companions. It can be purchased from Fortuna, Lodestar Harbour, Hay, and Helmunaptra for 1,000 gold and sold for 500 gold. One can also be found in the Whealbrook Adit and another in the Scary Lair. Iron cuirasses can also be dropped by Metal slime knights, Pokespersons, Jiggery-pokerers, and Red-hot pokers.
Dragon Quest VI
The iron cuirass has a Defence bonus of +23 and a Style bonus of +4. It can be purchased from Wellshire and Amor for 1,000 gold and sold for 750 gold. One can also be found in the Moonmirror Tower and another in the Hallowed Hollow. It can be equipped by the Hero, Carver, Milly, Ashlynn, Terry, Amos, Lizzie, Goowain
Dragon Quest VII
The iron cuirass has a Defence bonus of +26 and a Style bonus of +4. It can be purchased from Pilgrim's Perdition and Alltrades Abbey in the past for 2,000 gold and sold for 1,000. It can be equipped by the Hero, Sir Mervyn, and Aishe.
- In the Nintendo 3DS version, iron cuirasses can be dropped by Robo-robins.
Dragon Quest VIII
The iron cuirass has a Defence bonus of +25 and can be equipped by Yangus and Morrie. It can be purchased from Ascantha for 1,000 gold and sold for 500. It can be dropped by killing machines, robo-robins, and buffalogres. The iron cuirass can also be upgraded into the silver cuirass by combining it with two silver platters in the Alchemy Pot.
Dragon Quest IX
 Iron cuirass |  |
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| Description | ||||
| Good defensive garb made of iron that covers the chest. | ||||
| Rarity | Stats | Vocations | ||
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Defence +16 |           |
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| Notes | ||||
| Upgrades into Silver cuirass or Tortoise shell. | ||||
| Price | Location | |||
| 1,000 / 500 | Sold in Coffinwell. Rarely dropped or stolen from Lesionnaires. |
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| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | ||
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Dragon Quest X
The iron cuirass has a Defence bonus of +11, a Style bonus of +3, increases the wearer's Weight by 11, and has an equipment level of 14. It can be equipped by Warriors, Priests, Thieves, Minstrels, Paladins, Rangers, Gladiators, Item Masters, Dancers, Demon Swordsmen, Pirates, and Armamentalists if they have allocated enough points into their Fource skill. In the Offline version of the game, it can also be equipped by Mjoll, Raguas, Hussar, and Duston.
Like many pieces of armour in X, the iron cuirass gained a counterpart for the legs slot. The entire set consists of the cuirass, a waistguard, a headband, armbands, and shin guards, and can be made with blacksmithing. If all five pieces are equipped, the wearer gains a +10 bonus to Style.
- Recipe: Iron ore x3 + Hardy hide
Dragon Quest XI
| Iron cuirass |  |
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| Description | ||||
| A breastplate built from beaten iron sheeting. | ||||
| Rarity | ||||
| E | ||||
| Stats with forge buffs | ||||
| Defence +25/26/28/30 | ||||
| Notes | ||||
| Requires 6 Perfectionist's pearls to rework. | ||||
| Price | Location | |||
| 1,500 / 750 | Sold at Gondolia and from the Dundrasil Region and Zwaardsrust Region roving emporiums during the first act. | |||
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| ★☆☆☆☆ | ||||
| Ingredients | ||||
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The recipe book I ♥ Iron Armour contains the recipe for the iron cuirass. It can be found in a treasure chest in the Laguna di Gondolia.
Dragon Quest Walk
The iron cuirass is a 2★ piece of armour with a Defence bonus of +6.
Dragon Quest Treasures
The iron cuirass is Treasure No. 172 in the Armour 1 category and can be found on the Hinterquarters. Its base value is 150,000 gold.
Descriptions
| Game | Description |
 | Iron armour that only covers the wearer's chest.[1] |
 | Good defensive garb made of iron that covers the chest.[2] |
 | A breastplate built from beaten iron sheeting.[3] |
In Other Languages
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Peto de acero | Spanish for "steel breastplate". |
 Français | Plastron de fer | French for "iron breastplate". |
 Deutsch | Eisenkürass | German for "iron cuirass". |
 Italiano | Corazza de ferro | Italian for "iron breastplate/cuirass". |
Gallery
Pankraz wearing the iron cuirass
- Iron cuirass.png
The iron cuirass from Dragon Quest VII
