Dragon mail

The dragon mail is a recurring suit of armour in the Dragon Quest series. Much like the beasts of its namesake, it boasts a fantastic resistance to fire breath and is a powerful piece of equipment.

Appearances[]

Dragon Quest III[]

The dragon mail has a defence bonus of +45 and reduces damage from fire breath by 33.3%, but this will not stack with other elemental damage reduction. The Hero and Warriors can equip it. It can be purchased for 9,800 gold in Tantegel, Damdara, and Kol and sold for 7,350 gold.

Dragon Quest IV[]

The dragon mail has a defence bonus of +45 and protects against fiery breath and snowstorms, reducing fire breath by 33.3% in the original and 20 points in the remakes. The Hero, Ragnar, and Psaro can equip it. It can be sold for 3,900 gold and bought for 5,200 gold.

Dragon Quest V[]

The dragon mail has a defence bonus of +50, and protects against fire breath by 10. It can be equipped by the Hero, the Hero's son, Tuppence, and various monster companions. The dragon mail can be purchased from Gotha for 7,500 gold.

Dragon Quest VI[]

The dragon mail has a defence bonus of +60, a style bonus of +37, and protects against flame attacks by 15 points. It can be equipped by the Hero, Carver, Terry, Amos, Lizzie, and Goowain. It is equipped by Terry when he joins the party. The dragon mail can be bought at the Secret Shop for 12,000 gold, and will grant the wearer a +15 style boost when worn with the Dragon shield and Dragonsbane.

It can be reworked at the Fashion Forge for 2,000 gold, boosting its style bonus to +72.

Dragon Quest VII[]

The dragon mail has a defence bonus of +60 and a style bonus of +37. It can only be equipped by the Hero and Aishe. Dragon mail can be purchased from Vogograd and Buccanham for 15,000 gold and sold for 7,500 gold. Dragon mail can also be won as a prize from the Lucky Panel at the Pilgrim's Rest Casino in the original PlayStation version and from Buccanham's Casino. If it is worn with the dragon shield and dragonsbane when being ranked for the Style ranking of the Excellence Grading Organization, they receive a +15 style bonus.

Dragon Quest VIII[]

The dragon mail has a defence bonus of +60 and cuts fiery breath damage by 20. Only the Hero and Yangus can equip it. It can be purchased from Orkutsk for 12,000 gold and sold for 6,000 gold. Dragon mail can also be made in the Alchemy Pot.

Recipe: Silver mail + Dragon scale x2

Dragon Quest IX[]

Dragon mail
Defence	+44
Rarity	★☆☆☆☆
Equipment Class	Armour
Equipable by	Warrior, Thief, Minstrel, Gladiator, Paladin, Ranger, Luminary
Buy Price	11,500
Sell Price	5,750
Flavor text	A scaly suit that deflects fire and ice based damage.
Notes	Reduces damage taken from fire and ice attacks by 20%. Buy in Upover and Wormwood Creek. Recipe: Magic armour + Dragon scale x2 + Raging ruby

Dragon Quest XI[]

Dragon Mail - Dragon Quest XI
Stat boosts	Defense +60/63/66/69
Flavour text	Armour assembled from dragon scales that's impressively protective against ice and fire
Info	-20% Fire & Ice damage
Found	Octagonia, Puerto Valor, & Phnom Nonh shop Recipe: Mythril ore X3 + Dragon hide X2 + Red eye X2
Buy price	12,000 G
Sell price	6,000 G
Equipped by	Hero & Eight

Dragon Quest Swords[]

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Locations[]

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Location	Info
Castle Avalonia	Sold by traveling merchant (10000g)

Equipping characters[]

Characters
Hero

Gallery[]

Other languages[]

Other languages
French	Cuirasse du dragon
German	Drachenpanzer Drachenkettenpanzer (B2)
Spanish	Cota de dragón
Italian	Armatura del drago
Dutch	Unknown
Norwegian	Unknown
Greek	Unknown
Portuguese	Unknown
Russian	Unknown
Chinese	Unknown
Korean	Unknown