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The demon spear is a recurring weapon in the Dragon Quest series. The weapon is notable for having a 1/8th chance to instantly slay any non-boss target upon contact.

Appearances[]

Dragon Quest IV[]

The Demon spear appears in the remade versions of IV, and has an attack bonus of +99. It's also cursed, being one of the few times a normal weapon has been made a cursed item in a remake. It may be equipped by the Hero, Ragnar, and Psaro.

Dragon Quest V[]

The Demon spear has an attack bonus of +99.

Dragon Quest VI[]

The Demon spear has an attack bonus of +99 and a style bonus of +19 (+ 61 after it's been upgraded). It is found in the Dreadlair on floor two and can be sold for 18,750 gold or 21,562 gold after it's been upgraded. Amos, Carver, and Terry can equip it.

Dragon Quest VII[]

The Demon spear can be sold for 12,500 gold, but not bought. It has an attack bonus of + 99. Maribel, Sir Mervyn, and Aishe can equip it.

Dragon Quest VIII[]

The demon spear has an attack bonus of +86. The Hero can equip it. It can be sold for 12,500 gold, but not bought. Its alchemy recipe is Battle fork + Poison needle + Devil's tail.

Dragon Quest IX[]

Attack
+93
Buy Price
34,500G
Sell Price
17,250G
Flavor Text
A spear that can floor a foe with a single well-sighted strike.
Located
Sold in Stornway (post-game)
Recipe
Celestial spear + Terrible tattoo x 3 + Malicite

It is not a cursed item in this game.

Dragon Quest X[]

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Dragon Quest XI[]

Demon Spear
Attack +101 (+106, +111, +116)
Parry Chance +2%
Rarity B
Equipable by Serena, Jade
Sell Price 3,300
Flavor text Many's the monster that has been instantly slain by a well-aimed strike with one of these
Notes 4% chance to instantly kill target

Alchemy Formula[]

Platinum ore x2 + Fatalistick x2 + Blue eye x1

Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light[]

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Dragon Quest Heroes[]

Kiryl's Attack and Defence are increased by +70 and +15 respectively when the demon spear is equipped, and the instant death chance is 2%. This sounds minuscule, but each strike made by the priest has a chance to trigger the effect.

Dragon Quest Heroes II[]

The spear increases Attack by +85, no longer has a Defence bonus, and has a 1% Critical Hit chance per strike.

Dragon Quest of the Stars[]

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Other languages[]

Other languages
French Lance de démon
German Dämonenspeer
Spanish Lanza demoníaca
Italian Lancia demoniaca
Dutch Unknown
Norwegian Unknown
Greek Unknown
Portuguese Unknown
Russian Unknown
Chinese Unknown
Korean Unknown
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