The scale armour is a recurring set of armor in the Dragon Quest series. It is a low-level piece of equipment that is made from scales.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest V[]
The scale armour has a defence bonus of +15. It can be purchased in Faerie Lea for 350 gold and can be equipped by the Hero, the Hero's son, Prince Harry, Tuppence, and various monster companions.
Dragon Quest VI[]
The scale armour has a defence bonus of +15 and a style bonus of +9. It can be equipped by the Hero, Carver, Nevan, Amos, Terry, Lizzie, and Goowain. It can be purchased from Haggleton, Somnia, and Port Haven for 350 gold and sold for 262 gold.
Dragon Quest VII[]
The scale armour has a defence bonus of +15 and a style bonus of +9. It can be equipped by the Hero, Kiefer, Sir Mervyn, and Aishe. It can be purchased from Emberdale in the present, L'Arca in the past, and Faraday for 450 gold and sold for 225 gold.
Dragon Quest VIII[]
The scale armour has a defence bonus of +17 and can be equipped by the Hero, Angelo, and Morrie. It can be purchased from Alexandria, Port Prospect, and Peregrin Quay for 350 gold and sold for 175 gold. It can also be made in the Alchemy Pot.
Recipe: Leather armour + Dragon scale
Dragon Quest IX[]
| Scale armour | |
|---|---|
| Defence | +9 |
| Equipment Class | Armour |
| Equipable by | Warrior, Priest, Thief, Minstrel, Gladiator, Paladin, Armamentalist, Ranger, Sage, Luminary |
| Buy Price | 350g |
| Sell Price | 175g |
| Flavor text | A suit of armour with a scaly skin. |
| Notes | Buy in Stornway. Commonly dropped or stolen from Icikillers. Upgrades to Large-scale armour. |
Dragon Quest X[]
The Scale armour has a Defence bonus of +7, a Style bonus of +2, increases the wearer's Weight by 9, and has an equipment level of 7. It can be equipped by Warriors, Priests, Thieves, Minstrels, Paladins, Armamentalists, Rangers, Item Masters, Dancers, Demon Swordsmen, and Pirates. In the Offline version of the game, it can also be equipped by Mjoll, Raguas, Hussar, and Duston.
Like pieces of armour in X, the Scale armour gained a counterpart for the legs slot. The entire set consists of the torso and leg pieces, a helmet, gauntlets, and boots, and can be made with blacksmithing. If all five pieces are equipped, the wearer gains a +5 bonus to Style.
Dragon Quest XI[]
| Scale armour - Dragon Quest XI | |
| Stat boosts | Defense +16/17/18/20 |
| Flavour text | Armour made by arranging scales as strong as steel into an ingenious interlocking formation. |
| Info | Requires three Perfectionist's pearls to rework. |
| Found | Recipe: Copper ore x2 + Small scale |
| Buy price | N/A |
| Sell price | 175 G |
| Equipped by | Hero, Sylvando & Eight |
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Armure d'écailles |
| German | Schuppenpanzer |
| Spanish | Coraza de escamas Peto de escamas |
| Italian | Armatura a scaglie |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | Unknown |
| Korean | Unknown |