Massacre sword
The Massacre Sword (originally Death Sword) is a recurring weapon in the Dragon Quest franchise. Despite being very powerful and able to strike every monster in all but one of it's appearances, it is a cursed item.
Appearances
Dragon Quest IV
The massacre sword has an attack bonus of +120, and casts Kasap when used as a tool in battle. It can be equipped by Ragnar and Taloon, at the cost of reducing their defence to 0.
It can be used, however, without penalty, plus an addition companion in Chapter can equip it without the cursed effects.
It can be found in Porthtrunnel's Inn behind an Ultimate Key door.
Dragon Quest V
The massacre sword has an attack bonus of +120. It can be found in Estark's Labyrinth.
The sword has been upgraded to hit all enemies now, and carries this trait in all subsequent games.
Dragon Quest VI
The massacre sword has an attack bonus of +95 and style bonus of +15. It can be purchased in Greedmore Valley for 29,000 gold coins and sold for 21,750.
They are also sometimes dropped by Tormentaur.
Dragon Quest VII
The massacre sword has an attack bonus of +95 and an appearance bonus of +15. It can only be used by Kiefer and Aishe.
