Life bracer
The Life bracer is a recurring accessory in the Dragon Quest series that gives a boost to the wearer's Defence and max HP.
| Life bracer | |
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| Japanese | 命のブレスレット |
| Romaji | Inochi no buresuretto |
| Old localizations | N/a |
| Found in | Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest XI. |
| Effect | Increases the wearer's Defence and max HP. |
Characteristics
The life bracer is golden and made in the shape of a pair of angel's wings, featuring a large pink heart-shaped gemstone. Although an accessory with the same name and design appeared in IX, it restored the wearer's HP rather than increased their max HP.
Appearances
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
The Life bracer has a Defence bonus of +5, a max HP bonus of +30, and can be equipped by all characters. It can be made in the Alchemy Pot or dropped rarely by Dark devildogs. Life bracers can be sold for 7,000 gold each for the first 5 sold, reduces to 4,900 gold for the 6th to 10th, then drops even further to 2,100 gold each from the 11th sold onward. The bracer can also be used in various recipes for other items, as well:
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Life bracer |
 Recovery ring |
 Gold bracer |
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| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Über miracle sword |
 Miracle sword |
Life bracer |
- |
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Staff of resurrection |
 Rune staff |
Life bracer |
 Yggdrasil leaf |
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Nitid tutu |
 Spangled dress |
 Dancer's costume |
Life bracer |
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
| Life bracer |  |
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| Description | ||||
| An attractive armband that increases the wearer's HP. | ||||
| Rarity | ||||
| E | ||||
| Stats with forge buffs | ||||
| Defence +3 Max HP +30/33/36/40 |
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| Notes | ||||
| Requires 16 Perfectionist's pearls to rework. | ||||
| Price | Location | |||
| N/a / 900 | Fun-Size Forge only. | |||
| Forging difficulty | ||||
| ★★★☆☆ | ||||
| Ingredients | ||||
 x2 +  x2 +  x3 |
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| Characters | ||||
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The recipe book Brace Yourself contains the recipe for the life bracer. It can be found in a treasure chest on Level B6 of the Battleground.
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
The life bracer has a defence bonus of +5 and a max HP bonus of +15. It can be received by exchanging 50 mini medals with Minimoggie.
Related item
- Wristorative - An accessory with a similar design, but with different effects.
Descriptions
| Game | Description |
 | A beautiful bracer that increases the wearer's maximum hit points by 30. [1] |
 | An attractive armband that increases the wearer's HP.[2] |