Seed of defence
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| Japanese | スタミナのたね (III only) まもりのたね (all else) |
| Romaji | Sutamina no tane Mamori no tane |
| Old localizations | Vitality seed DEFseed Seed of Defence |
| Found in | Dragon Quest Dragon Quest II Dragon Quest III Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Dragon Quest IV Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest Monsters Dragon Quest Monsters 2 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince |
| Effect | Permanently raises the defense of a single party member. |
A seed of defence is an item that permanently raises the Resilience of whoever eats it by 1~3 points. They can be found in treasure chests, pots, drawers, and sometimes are dropped by monsters, but they cannot be bought at any store.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest[edit]
| Seed of resilience (まもりのたね Mamori no tane) |  |
| Buy | Sell | Effect |
| N/A | 100 gold | Found only in the remake versions. Increases Resilience permanently by +4. Consumed after a single use. |
| Usable outside of battle? | Usable in battle? |
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 NO |
| Shop(s) | This item is not sold in any shop. |
| Location(s) | Rimuldar and Cantlin |
| In-game description | |
| Mobile | Increases resilience by 4 points. |
Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line[edit]
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Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]
What we know as the defence seed debuted here. However, in the Japanese version of this game (both the original and the remake), this item was known as スタミナのたね (stamina seed), and raised one's たいりょく tairyoku (can be translated as stamina or endurance). This is important to note as technically, in Japanese, this is a separate item from the まもりのたね mamori no tane (Protection Seed) which was first introduced in the SFC version of Dragon Quest V.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit]
The seed of defence is a new item in the Japanese version まもりのたね, and for the English version the スタミナのたね was translated as the seed of stamina.
 Seed of defence (まもりのたね) |  |
| Description | |||
| A nifty nut that permanently resilience by a little. Consumed upon use. | |||
| Effect | |||
| Increases resilience by 1~3 | |||
| Price | Location | ||
| NA/60 | Aliahan Aliahan castle Promontory Passage Skyfell Tower Romaria castle Portoga Mur Tower of Transcendence Fifer's Spire Cantlin Dropped by: Killerpillers (1/64) Shell slimes (1/64) Wyrtoises (1/64) |
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Due to system changes the 50% stat cut that takes place when a character changes vocations at Alltrades Abbey will not affect the point boosts given by seeds, which are permanently applied to a character.
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit]
The item was cut from the original NES version of this game, but it returned (in the form of まもりのたね from Dragon Quest V in Japanese versions) in the remakes.
Dropped by imp, whizzard, demon thunderer, red dragon, and venus guytrap.
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit]
| Game | Description |
 | Any party member can eat this to increase resilience.[1] |
The まもりのたね mamori no tane (protection Seed) made its first appearance in the original version of this game. Unlike the "stamina seed" from Dragon Quest III, this item raised the status of みのまもり mi no mamori (protection) rather than たいりょく tairyoku (stamina/endurance) (which was removed), which was a new stat first added to this game. This distinction is lost in the English localization.
In all future games that came after this (but including remakes of I, II and IV) - excluding remakes of III - this item (the まもりのたね "Protection Seed") is what appears. The stat みのまもり (protection) is also, with a few exceptions, what appears in most subsequent games, rather than たいりょく (stamina).
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit]
| Game | Description |
 | Any party member can eat this to increase resilience.[1] |
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Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit]
| Game | Description |
 | Raise GRD of one.[2] Any party member can eat this to increase resilience.[3] |
Seeds of defence increase the eater's hardiness by 1~2 points and are found in Pilchard Bay, The Tower, Burnmont (past), L'Arca (past), L'Arca, Faraday (past), Regrette-Rien Convent, Roamer Encampment (past), Pilgrim's Rest, Al-Balad (past), The Likeness (past), Wilted Heart (past), El Monumento de Pomposo (past), Nottagen (past), Hubble, Custodian's Camp (past), and Sanctum of the Cirrus (past). The seeds are also dropped by armoured scorpions, metal slimes, armoured wartoises, frighturns, live lavas, and ironclad wartoises at a 1/256 rate.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit]
| Game | Description |
 | Permanently increases the resilience of a single ally.[4] |
It raises the resilience of a single character and can be sold for 15 Gold Coins. One can be used to form a ruby of protection in the Alchemy Pot by mixing it with a Prayer ring.
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]
Seed of defence (まもりのたね)
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| A seed that steps up a single ally's defensive skills slightly | |||
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| Price | Location | ||
| NA/20 | Dropped by: Lethal armour (1/256) |
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Seeds of defence are the reward for completing quest #24 & #48, as well as quest #56.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]
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Dragon Quest Monsters[edit]
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Dragon Quest Monsters 2[edit]
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit]
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit]
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[edit]
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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key[edit]
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3[edit]
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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]
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Dragon Quest Treasures[edit]
A replica seed of defence is treasure No. 309 in the items category, with a base value of 900,000.
Dragon Quest Tact[edit]
Seed of Resilience appears as a skill that is known naturally by Kiefer at level 1 and costs 16 MP to use. It has a range of 1-2 squares away from him, can be used on himself, and greatly raises a single ally's DEF for three turns. Upgrading the skill reduces the amount of MP it costs to use.
| Seed of Resilience (まもりのたね Mamori no tane) |  |
| Seed of Resilience | |||
| Role * | Type * | Element | MP cost |
| Support | Martial |  |
16 |
| Range | Additional effects | ||
 1-2 (incl. self) |
 DEF Up |
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| Description | |||
| Greatly raises DEF of 1 ally for 3 turns | |||
| Naturally learnt by | |||
| Kiefer | |||
In Other Languages[edit]
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Simiente de Resistencia | Literally seed of resistance |
Gallery[edit]
Treasures
See Also[edit]
- Super seed of defence
- Seed of life
- Seed of magic
- Seed of strength
- Seed of agility
- Seed of stamina
- Seed of luck
- Seed of wisdom
- Seed of sorcery
- Seed of therapeusis
- Seed of deftness
- Seed of skill
- Pretty betsy
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cell phone and Nintendo DS Version
- ↑ Sony PlayStation Version.
- ↑ Nintendo 3DS Version.
- ↑ Sony PlayStation 2 and Nintendo 3DS Version
