Spiked steel whip

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Spiked steel whip
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Japanese はがねのムチ
Romaji Hagane no muchi
Old localizations Steel whip
Found in Dragon Quest III (remakes only)
Dragon Quest V
Dragon Quest VI
Dragon Quest VII
Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest IX
Dragon Quest X
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Dragon Quest Treasures
Dragon Quest of the Stars
Dragon Quest Walk
Effect Inflicts damage to a single group of enemies.
Targets all enemies when attacking. (Monsters: Joker series only)
Increases damage against humanoids. (Stars only)

The Spiked steel whip is a recurring whip in the Dragon Quest series. It is a mid-ranking weapon and, like all other whips, is designed to attack a group of enemies.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (remakes)[edit]

The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +40 and can be equipped by the Hero, Gadabouts, Thieves, and Sages. It can be purchased from Portoga, Theddon, and Lanson for 3,100 gold and sold for 2,325 gold. The whip only appears in remake versions of the game.

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit]

The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +65 and can be equipped by Bianca, Nera, Debora, the Hero's daughter, Prestidigitator, Ghost, Hulagan, Old man of the sea, Epipany, Wiz pip, Conkuisitor, Conkjurer, Powie yowie, Cross eye, Flamethrower, Minidemon, Hellion, and Beastmaster. It can be purchased at Lofty Peak for 7,400 gold and sold for 3,700 gold. One can be found in a treasure chest on the Nadiria Treasures 'n' Trapdoors board.

GameDescription
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This deadly whip can attack a whole group of enemies at once.[1]

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit]

The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +65, a Style bonus of +22, and can only be equipped by Ashlynn. It can be purchased for 7,400 gold in both Clearvale of the Upper and Lower Worlds, Arkbolt, and Mt. Snowhere and sold for 5,500 gold.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit]

The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +65, a Style bonus of +22, and can be equipped by Maribel and Aishe. It can be purchased for 9,500 gold at Hubble in the present and Buccanham in the past.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit]

The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +62 and can be equipped by Jessica, as well as Red in the Nintendo 3DS version. It can be purchased from Orkutsk for 8,300 gold and sold for 4,300 gold. One can be found in a treasure chest at Red's Den behind a door that can only be opened with the Ultimate key. The whip can also be dropped rarely by Snapdragons.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

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Description
A wicked whip woven from steel wires with spiny protrusions.[2]
Rarity Stats Vocations
★☆☆☆☆ Attack +54 IXmageicon.pngIXminstrelicon.pngIXluminaryicon.png
Notes
Upgrades into Gigaspike whip.
Price Location
N/a / 6,600 Alchemy only.
Ingredient 1 Ingredient 2 Ingredient 3
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Iron whip
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Lava lump
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Iron ore


In this game, the spiked steel whip is an upgraded version of the iron whip and can be upgraded even further with the use of the Krak Pot.

Dragon Quest X[edit]

The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +23, a Style bonus of +5, and increases the wielder's Weight by 5. It has an equipment level of 28 and can be equipped by Mages, Thieves, Luminaries, Monster Masters, and Fortune Tellers, as well as Duston in the Offline version of the game. The whip can be crafted by a weapon blacksmith or made with the Fun-Size Forge:

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit]

The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +42 and targets all enemies when attacking. It can be purchased at the Lethal Weapons Armoury for 15,040 gold.

GameDescription
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A woven-steel whip able to strike all foes at once.[3]

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit]

The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +48. It can be purchased for 9,192 gold from the item vending machine on the Albatross after upgrading it to level 10 and it can be sold for 920 gold.

Dragon Quest Treasures[edit]

The Spiked steel whip is Treasure No. 144 in the Weapons category. Its base value is 750,000 gold.

GameDescription
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A sturdy steel whip with a sharp spike at one end.[4]

Dragon Quest Walk[edit]

The Spiked steel whip is a 3★ whip with an Attack bonus of +27 at level 1 that allows the wielder to use Starstrike. At max level, it increases damage against Material family monsters and gains an extra +5 bonus to Attack.

In Other Languages[edit]

Language Translation Meaning
ICON-FLAG-ES.png EspañolLátigo de aceroSpanish for "steel whip".
ICON-FLAG-FR.png FrançaisFouet d'acierFrench for "steel whip".
ICON-FLAG-DE.png DeutschStahlstachel-peitscheGerman for "spiked steel whip".
ICON-FLAG-IT.png ItalianoFrusta d'acciaioItalian for "steel whip".

Gallery[edit]

Related weapons[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Nintendo DS and Mobile versions.
  2. Nintendo DS version.
  3. Nintendo DS version.
  4. Nintendo Switch and Steam versions.