Densinium

Densinium is a recurring item in the Dragon Quest series. It is a lump of heavy metal that is used as a crafting ingredient, particularly for making mid to high-level metallic equipment.

Densinium
Japanese	ヘビーメタル
Romaji	Hebīmetaru
Old localizations	N/a
Found in	Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Heroes Dragon Quest Heroes II Dragon Quest Treasures
Effect	Used as an ingredient to create items.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Game	Description
	A lump of mysterious metal that's drastically dense. Alchemise it!

Densinium has a 10% chance of being found in Rank 6 (D) and Rank 7 (C) blue treasure chests, can be dropped by Drakulards and Wishmasters, and can also be made in the Krak Pot. Goreham-Hogg will drop one, as well. It can be sold for 1,400 gold. Densinium is used in the following alchemy recipes:

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Densinium	Flintstone x3	Iron ore x3	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Impregnable leggings	Sturdy slacks	Densinium	Orichalcum

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Gracos' trident	Trident	Mighty armlet	Densinium x2

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Terra firmer	Terra tamper	Royal soil x5	Densinium x2

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Ogre shield	Dark shield	Densinium x2	Magic beast horn x5

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Heavy gauntlets	Sturdy gauntlets	Densinium x2	Agressence

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Megaton hammer	Hela's hammer	Orichalcum x3	Densinium x3

Dragon Quest X

Densinium is used as a material for crafting weapons and armour, or in Alchemy to give a Weight bonus to footwear. It can be found in some black treasure chests, received as a quest reward, or dropped by various monsters, including Liquid metal slimes, Metal king slimes, Paralyslicers, Undentured servants, Cyber slimes, Visor kaisers, and Metal dragons.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Game	Description
	A drastically dense mass of mysterious metal.

Densinium can be picked up from sparkly spots in the Champs Sauvage*, the Hotto Steppe - Southern Whale Way Station, the Battleground, and the Cruel Crypt, or dropped by Metal slime knights, Clangoustines, Visor kaisers, Robo-robins, Overkilling machines, Abyssal octopots, as well as their vicious and malicious counterparts. In the postgame, chunks of densinium can be purchased from the item shop at Trial Isle for 2,800 gold and sold for 700 gold.

Densinium is used in the following recipes for the Fun-Size Forge:

• Recipe: Springheal boots = Densinium x3 + Sainted soma + Dieamend x3
• Recipe: Metal gooreatsword = Molten globules + Slimedrop + Maiden's favour x2 + Densinium
• Recipe: Metal slime armour = Molten globules + Slimedrop + Densinium x2 + Large scale x2
• Recipe: Full fathom fork = Densinium x3 + Crimson coral x2 + Rippledrops + Spellbound bough x2
• Recipe: Ogre shield = Densinium x3 + Magic beast hide x2 + Equable emerald + Purple eye x2
• Recipe: Liquid metal gooreatsword = Molten globules + Goobricant + Densinium x2 + Lamplight x2
• Recipe: Liquid metal goomerang = Molten globules + Goobricant + Wyrmwood x2 + Densinium x2
• Recipe: Liquid metal shield = Molten globules + Goobricant + Gold nuglet x2 + Densinium x2
• Recipe: Inferno blade = Lava lump x2 + Rockbomb shard x2 + Royal ruby + Densinium x2
• Recipe: Flame tang = Lava lump x2 + Crimson coral x3 + Royal ruby + Densinium x2
• Recipe: Banefire boomerang = Lava lump x3 + Lamplight x3 + Royal ruby + Densinium
• Recipe: Legate's blade = Densinium x2 + Orichalcum + Goobricant x3 + Black tear
• Recipe: Metal king spear = Molten globules + Slime crown + Densinium + Red wood x2
• Recipe: Sword of judgment = Densinium x3 + Angel bell x3 + Kaleidocloth x2 + Sainted soma + Saint's ashes
• Recipe: Maxi axe = Bad axe + Agate of evolution + Densinium + Wyrmwood
• Recipe: Climaxe = Maxi axe + Agate of evolution x2 + Densinium x2 + Wyrmwood x2 + Sunny citrine
• Recipe: Galaxy axe = Climaxe + Über agate of evolution + Densinium x3 + Wyrmwood x3 + Crimsonite

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Densinium can be dropped by Liquid metal slimes and Metal king slimes, or received from King Flaminio in exchange for 5 Mini medals. It can also be received as a reward for completing Grudge Match: Grim Guardian with gold clear time from the second time onward. Densinium can be used to create Mighty armlets or the classic recipe for the Raging ruby in the Alchemy Pot or sold for 800 gold.

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

Densinium is used as a material for improving accessories or sold for 300 gold. It can be dropped by Hoodlums, Metal slime knights, and Metal king slimes, or picked up from sparkly spots in the Damned Dunes.

Dragon Quest Treasures

Game	Description
	A hefty hunk of heavy metal. Used mainly to make pellets. Mostly dropped by muddy hands.

Densinium can be dropped by all variants of the Muddy hand or sometimes received by sending a dispatch team to the Glacier Junction area of the Hinterquarters. It is used for crafting pellets at the Werks or for scouting monsters.

• Recipe: Stun pellet = Princely powder x3 + Fisticup x3 + Densinium x2
• Recipe: Snooze pellet = Princely powder x3 + Sleeping cap x3 + Densinium x2
• Recipe: Tox pellet = Princely powder x3 + Emerald moss x3 + Densinium x2
• Recipe: Dazzle pellet = Princely powder x3 + Narspicious x3 + Densinium x2
• Recipe: Fizzle pellet = Princely powder x3 + Densinium x2 + Ethereal stone

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Fragmento de densinio	Spanish for "fragment of densinium".
Français	Densinium	Derived from the Latin "densus- and -um".
Deutsch	Schwermetall	German for "heavy metal".
Italiano	Frammento di densinium	Italian for "fragment of densinium".