Icicle dirk

A short sword with a blade of ice. Generates a blizzard when used as an item during battle.
(Description when selecting the Icicle dirk in PS2 Dragon Quest VIII.)

Icicle dirk
Japanese	こおりのやいば
Romaji	Koorino yaiba
Old localizations	Ice claw (VII PSX)
Found in	Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen onwards
Effect	Casts Crackle (all) Ice element (V onwards)

The Icicle dirk is a recurring weapon in the Dragon Quest franchise.

This icy dagger can cast Crackle when used in battle, and deal an extra bit of chilly damage in most titles.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen

The Icicle dirk has an Attack bonus of +75. It can only be equipped by the Hero, Ragnar McRyan, and the 9th Chosen One.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

The Icicle dirk has an Attack bonus of +70 and deals 150% damage to monsters with no ice resistance. It can only be equipped by the Chimaera, Drag-goof, Great dragon, Grudgerigar, Pocus poppet, Rebjørn, Rockbomb, Saber, Small fry, Snowbird, and the Walking corpse.

• The Crackle cast by the dirk is slightly different in V, dealing 25~55 damage like Swoosh instead of Crackle's normal 42~58.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Equippable by Carver and Ashlynn, the Icicle dirk provides +62 Attack and +31 Style. It is the prize for winning rank E in Slimopolis, and is dropped by Freezing fogs at a rate of 1/128.

The damage range for the Crackle-effect has returned to the usual 42~58.

The dirk deals bonus, Ice-element damage to the target monster that is half of the physical damage previously dealt before resistance apply and if said monster is defeated by the initial blow then the bonus damage will be redirected to a different target. This bonus damage will activate on the following physical-blow skills: Dragon Slash, Double-Edged Slash, Flame Slash, Frenzy, gust slash, Hatchet Man, Kacrackle Slash, Lightning Slash, Mercurial Thrust, Metal Slash, & Undead Undoer.

Jackal rippers use it in battle.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

The Icicle dirk has an Attack bonus of +62 and an Style bonus of +31. It can only be equipped by Ruff, and features the same extra damage parameters as before along with the list of skills that trigger the effect. It is sold in Providence and Buccanham for 9,000 gold coins.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

The Icicle dirk has an Attack bonus of +52. It can only be equipped by Jessica Albert in the PS2 version, as well as Red in the 3DS port, and keeps the bonus damage from the past three titles.

The dirk can be found in the Herb Grotto and the Black Citadel. It sells for 4,000 gold coins and can be used to make the following recipes through Alchemy:

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Ice shield	Icicle dirk	Magic shield	-

Item	Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Blizzard blade	Icicle dirk	Bastard sword	Cold cheese

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Icicle dirk

Description
A nippy knife that emits icicles if used as an item in battle.
Rarity	Stats	Vocations
★☆☆☆☆	Attack +62
Notes
25~35 ice damage to one group.
Price	Location
9,600 gold coins/4,800 gold coins	Buy in Wormwood Creek.
Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Divine dagger x1	Ice crystal x3	Edged boomerang x1

The dirk can be upgraded into the Fenrir fang when combined with five ice crystals and three magic beast horns. The new weapon will have an Attack bonus of +80, and also target groups when used as an item.

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Icicle dirk

Description
A frosty knife that can be used in battle to fling freezing shards of ice at enemies
Rarity
C
Stats with forge buffs
Attack +62/65/68/72
Notes
Ice element Deals 40~56 ice damage to one enemy group
Price	Location
9,000 gold coins/4,500 gold coins	Sold in Sniflheim and Octagonia
Forging difficulty
N/A
Ingredients
N/A
Characters

See Also

• Avalanche axe
• Blizzard blade
• Fenrir fang
• Ice axe

Gallery

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  Artwork from VII.