Saintess shield
The Saintess shield is a recurring shield in the Dragon Quest series, introduced in Dragon Quest VIII. Embellished with the enchanting figure of a holy woman, the shield is occasionally reserved for the fairer sex and greatly reduces elemental damage.
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| Japanese | 聖女の盾 |
| Romaji | Seijo no tate |
| Old localizations | N/A |
| Found in | Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Heroes Dragon Quest Heroes II |
| Effect | Cuts elemental damage |
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit
| Game | Description |
 | A holy shield that reduces the damage from fire and ice based attacks by 2/3. |
The Saintess shield offers a defense bonus of +46. It can only be equipped by Jessica, as well as Red in the Nintendo 3DS port, and cuts fire and ice breath by 33.3%. The in-game description for the shield erroneously states that it reduces the damage by two-thirds rather than to two-thirds.
Recipe: Saintess shield = Mirror shield + White shield + Holy water
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit
Starting with this game, the saintess shield became a light pink and red colored version of the Goddess shield and is also unisex, rather than exclusive to female characters.
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| Description | ||||
| A sanctified shield that's stout in the face of magical attacks | ||||
| Rarity | Stats | Vocations | ||
| ★★★☆☆ | Defence +32 Charm +54 Block +6.5% |
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| Notes | ||||
| -7% Blast/Lightning, Dark, Fire, Ice, & Wind damage Upgrades into Goddess shield |
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| Price | Location | |||
| NA/14,000 | Krak Pot | |||
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | ||
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Dragon Quest XEdit
Characters need to be level 80 before they can equip the Saintess shield. It increases defence by +7, block rate by +4.5%, magical might by +3, magical mending by +3, style by +10, and weight by +12. It will reduce all spell damage by 5%.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeEdit
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| Description | ||||
| A blessed buckler that can block a fair bit of the damage dealt by magical attacks | ||||
| Rarity | ||||
| ★★★★☆ | ||||
| Stats with forge buffs | ||||
| Defence +46/47/49/51 Block +11% |
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| Notes | ||||
| -7% all elemental damage | ||||
| Price | Location | |||
| NA/14,000 | See below | |||
| Forging difficulty | ||||
| N/A | ||||
| Ingredients | ||||
| N/A | ||||
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A Saintess Shield is a rare drop off of Dark dullahans at a 1/256 rate and by Headless hunters at 1/128, which are found in the Fortress of Fear .
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight BelowEdit
| Game | Description |
 | A shield sanctified by the patron saint of punch-ups. |
The Saintess shield has a blocking bonus of +30 and can only be equipped by Aurora. It can be purchased after defeating the Barbatos at Yggdrasil for 8,400 gold and can be sold for 4,200 gold.
TriviaEdit
- The Saintess shield's countenance in VIII is based on the Silver shield's design prior to VII. The Saintess shield would see a redesign in IX from a rounded buckler into a kite shield to better distinguish the two.
GalleryEdit
The saintess shield in Dragon Quest VIII
The saintess shield in Dragon Quest Heroes
