Monster magnet

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Monster magnet
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Japanese モンスターブローチ
Romaji Monsuta burochi
Old localizations None
Found in Dragon Quest V
Effect Tames monsters more easily

The monster magnet is an accessory exclusive to the cell phone version of Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride.

It was originally a piece of downloadable content for the Japanese version of the game, available for a brief time after the launch period and necessitating a code to be entered on the phone's given app store. It was made a permanent feature of the game on July eleventh, 2019 with the version 1.1.0 update, and released internationally for the first time.

Function[edit]

The brooch can only be equipped by the Hero, increasing his Defence by +5 and raising the probability of a monster joining him after battle by one stage. For example, both the Liquid metal slime and Barbatos have a 1/256 (0.39%) chance to join the party, but having the accessory equipped will raise this chance to 1/64 (1.56%). Thus, the original rates of

First Second Third
1/2 1/32 1/16
1/2 1/64 1/64
1/4 1/64 1/64
1/16 1/64 1/64
1/32 1/64 1/128
1/64 1/128 1/256
1/256 1/1024 1/1024

Become the following:

First Second Third
1/2 1/32 1/16
1/2 1/32 1/32
1/2 1/32 1/32
1/4 1/32 1/32
1/16 1/32 1/64
1/32 1/64 1/64
1/64 1/256 1/256

Locations[edit]

The monster magnet is available for exchange in every casino in the game, requiring just 20,000 tokens.

Trivia[edit]

The magnet shares it's sprite art with the restless heart accessory, looking identical.

Description[edit]

GameDescription
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Makes monsters more likely to like you.