List of items in Dragon Quest VIII

The following is a list of regular items that can be collected and be used by the party in Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King. See also List of cheeses in Dragon Quest VIII and List of alchemy ingredients in Dragon Quest VIII.

Regular Items

Name	Image	Price	Recipe	Effect	Description
Medicinal herb		8		Restores around 30-40 HP on use.	Restores 30 or more HP to a single ally.
Strong medicine		N/A	Medicinal herb + Medicinal herb	Restores around 50-70 HP on use.	Restores 50 or more HP to a single ally.
Special medicine		N/A	Strong medicine + Strong medicine	Restores around 90-120 HP on use.	Restores 90 or more HP to a single ally.
Rose-root		N/A	Medicinal herb + Medicinal herb + Medicinal herb Medicinal herb + Strong medicine	Restores around 70-90 HP on use.	Restores 70 or more HP to a single ally.
Amor seco essence		120	Holy water + Strong medicine	Restores around 70-90 HP on use.	Restores 60 or more HP to a single ally.
Antidotal herb		10		Removes poison effect.	Cures a single ally of the effects of poison.
Strong antidote		N/A	Antidotal herb + Medicinal herb	Removes Poison effect and restores around 30-40 HP on use.	Restores 30 or more HP to a single ally and cures the effects of poison.
Special antidote		N/A	Medicinal herb + Antidotal herb + Antidotal herb Strong antidote + Strong antidote	Removes poison effect and restores around 60-80 HP on use.	Restores 60 or more HP to a single ally and cures the effects of poison.
Moonwort bulb		30		Removes Paralysis and wakes up all party members.	Cures the entire party of the effects of Paralysis.
Rose-wort		N/A	Medicinal herb + Medicinal herb + Moonwort bulb Moonwort bulb + Strong medicine	Removes Paralysis effect and restores around 60-80 HP on use.	Restores 60 or more HP to a single ally and cures the effects of paralysis.
Moon's mercy		N/A	Moonwort bulb + Moonwort bulb + Moonwort bulb	Removes Paralysis effect and restores around 110-120 HP on use.
Lesser panacea		N/A	Special medicine + Special medicine	Removes Paralysis and Poison effect and restores all HP on use.	Fully restores the HP of a single ally and cures the effects of poison and paralysis.
Greater panacea		N/A	Special medicine + Special medicine + Special medicine Lesser panacea + Rose-root + Rose-wort	Removes paralysis and poison effect and restores all HP on use.
Yggdrasil leaf		1000		Revives one fallen party member.
Yggdrasil dew		N/A	Magic water + Yggdrasil leaf	Recovers all party members HP.
Magic water		300	Holy water + Seed of magic	Restores around 30-40 MP on use.	Restores 30 or more MP to a single ally.
Elfin elixir		300	Magic water + Yggdrasil dew	Restores all MP on use.
Holy water		20	Amor seco essence + Rock salt	Repels weaker enemies.	Temporarily prevents weaker monsters from attacking the party.
Chimaera wing		25	Wing of bat + Wing of bat	Casts Zoom.	Allows you to warp instantly to a selection of places you have previously visited.
Mystifying mixture		N/A	Antidotal herb + Medicinal herb + Moonwort bulb Cowpat + Holy water + Wing of bat	Casts Fuddle.
Rockbomb shard		450		50-100 damage on all enemies.
Timbrel of tension		N/A	Magic beast hide + Sun crown + Tough guy tattoo	Increases all party members' Tension by one level.
Seed of life		N/A		Augments max HP.	Permanently increases the maximum HP of a single ally.
Seed of magic		N/A		Augments max MP.	Permanently increases the maximum MP of a single ally.
Seed of strength		N/A		Augments strength.	Permanently increases the strength of a single ally.
Seed of defence		N/A		Augments resilience.	Permanently increases the resilience of a single ally.
Seed of agility		N/A		Augments agility.	Permanently increases the agility of a single ally.
Seed of wisdom		N/A		Augments wisdom.	Permanently increases the wisdom of a single ally.
Seed of skill		2000 (one time offer)		Adds 5 skill points.
Copper Monster Coin		N/A	N/A	N/A	A copper coin dropped by special monsters when defeated. Can be sold for money.
Silver Monster Coin		N/A	N/A	N/A	A silver coin dropped by special monsters when defeated. Can be sold for money.
Gold Monster Coin		N/A	N/A	N/A	A golden coin dropped by special monsters when defeated. Can be sold for money.

Incredible Items

These items are (usually) one of a kind and cannot be sold to merchants.

Name	Image	Price	Recipe	Effect	Description
Mini medal		N/A	N/A	Exchange for prizes at Princess Minnie's Castle.	A tiny medal. Gather enough and you can exchange them with Princess Minnie for prizes.
Crystal ball		N/A	N/A	Return to Kalderasha.	The crystal ball for fortune-telling which Valentina asked you to find.
Tool Bag		N/A	N/A	Return to the man in the Waterfall Shack for 8 pieces of Plain cheese.
Jessica's letter		N/A	N/A	Give to Rosalind to advance the story.	A note left behind by Jessica.
World map		N/A	N/A	Allows you to see your current location in the world.	A highly-detailed map of the world.
		N/A	N/A	Contains information on Smiles.
		N/A	N/A	Contains information on Lonely Joe.
		N/A	N/A	Contains information on Squiggles.
Monster Arena Key		N/A	N/A	Allows entrance to Morrie's Place.	A key received from Morrie that allows you to enter the Monster Arena.
Venus' Tear		N/A	N/A	Give to Red in exchange for Medea.	A beautiful gemstone shaped like a teardrop.
Magic Key		N/A	N/A	Opens locked treasure chests.	Opens any treasure chest.
Moonshadow harp		N/A	N/A	Allows Ishmari to get the ship to the ocean.	A royal treasure from Ascantha that contains some sort of mysterious power.
Sand of serenity		N/A	N/A	Puts Baurem's soul to rest at the Tree of Styx.	A phial of mysterious powder received from Felix.
Baumren's bell		N/A	N/A	Summons a Great sabrecat.	A bell received from Master Felix.
Lizard Humour		N/A	N/A	Use before entering the Royal Hunting Ground to avoid scaring Argon lizards off.
Argon heart		N/A	N/A	Nothing.	A gizzard stone from an argon lizard
Great big Argon heart		N/A	N/A	Return to Argonia in exchange for the Magic Mirror.	A gizzard stone from the Great Argon lizard.
Sun mirror		N/A	N/A	Allows entry into the Dark Ruins	Once a magical mirror. Now drained of its former power. The magic mirror, restored to its true from by the power of the sea dragon.
The Big Book of Barriers	N/A	N/A	N/A	Give to Dominico for him to create a magic barrier.	An encyclopaedia of the world's magic barriers.
Kran Spinels		N/A	N/A	Give to Dominico to help him create a barrier.	A pair of precious jewels that were set into the eyes of the statue of Alexandra.
Marta's bag		N/A	N/A	Give to Marek in the Herb Grotto to save him from hypothermia.	A pouch prepared by Marta for the medicine man, Marek.
Ultimate Key		N/A	N/A	Opens locked treasure chests and doors.	Opens any treasure chest or door.
Illuminated sea chart		N/A	N/A	Reveals the path to the Godbird Isle.	An old sea chart that shows the secret path to the Godbird Isle.
Godbird's soulstone		N/A	N/A	Grants the power of flying.	A sacred gem that allows the party to fly freely through the skies.
Darktree leaf		N/A	N/A	Shows the location of Rhapthorne on the world map.	Works like a compass, guiding the user to the source of evil.
Echo Flute		N/A	N/A	Used to judge the proximity of the Seven Orbs	A mysterious flute that locates orbs using echoes.
Purple Orb		N/A	N/A	Present to Empyrea to initiate the final battle.	A purple orb that contains the soul of one of the great sages.
Blue Orb		N/A	N/A	Present to Empyrea to initiate the final battle.	A blue orb that contains the soul of one of the great sages.
Gold Orb		N/A	N/A	Present to Empyrea to initiate the final battle.	A golden orb that contains the soul of one of the great sages.
Yellow Orb		N/A	N/A	Present to Empyrea to initiate the final battle.	A yellow orb that contains the soul of one of the great sages.
Green Orb		N/A	N/A	Present to Empyrea to initiate the final battle.	A green orb that contains the soul of one of the great sages.
Red Orb		N/A	N/A	Present to Empyrea to initiate the final battle.	A red orb that contains the soul of one of the great sages.
Silver Orb]]		N/A	N/A	Present to Empyrea to initiate the final battle.	A silver orb that contains the soul of one of the great sages.
Godbird sceptre		N/A	N/A	Destroys the barrier protecting Rhapthorne.	A divine scepter created to seal away the power of the Lord of Darkness.
Sage's stone		N/A	Gold bar + Orichalcum + Yggdrasil dew	Restores HP to the party when used in battle.	Restores 100* or more HP to the entire party when used as an item in battle.
Double bubble		N/A	N/A	Doubles experience and gold earned by the party for 10 battles after using.	A shining sphere with the power to double the experience and double the gold earned from battles!