Malleable mask

Malleable mask
Japanese	バタフライマスク
Romaji	Batafurai masuku
Old localizations	None
Found in	Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest XI
Effect	Protects against paralysis

The malleable mask is a piece of headwear introduced in Dragon Quest IX. It is a beautiful mask designed in the shape of a butterfly that protects the wearer from becoming paralyzed, making it and its upgrades the armour counterpart to the poison moth knife.

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Malleable mask (バタフライマスク)

Description
A flamboyant facemask that protects against paralysis attacks
Rarity	Stats	Vocations
★☆☆☆☆	Defence +13 Magical might +8 Magical mending +6 Charm +21
Notes
+25% paralysis protection
Price	Location
NA/1,600	Krak Pot
Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3
Circlet	Butterfly wing x2	Narspicious x2

Upgrades into papillon mask when combined with a dread dagger and three sprigs of narspicious.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Malleable mask

Description
A flashy face-covering that provides some protection from paralysis
Rarity
D
Stats with forge buffs
Defence +19/20/21/22 Magical might +13/14/14/15 Magical mending +10/10/11/11
Notes
+20% paralysis protection
Price	Location
2,000/1,000	Sold in: Octagonia Dropped by: Rottontails (1/128)
Forging difficulty
1.5
Ingredients
x2 x2 +
Characters

The manual for creating the mask is the Building Butterfly Bric-a-Brac book, which is found on an Octagonia bookshelf.

Etymology

• Malleable is a term that describes a flexible or easily worked metal. In the context of the games, it describes the mask's wearer remaining limber due to the high paralysis resistance.

See also

• Papillon mask
• Phantom mask
• Batterfly knife
• Dread dagger