DQ5 Hero – Dragon Quest V
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Warning: contains spoilers
The article contains spoilers of the Dragon Quest 5.
Hero
We cannot leave the hero of Dragon Quest 5 at the Patty’s Party Planning Place. We can recruit enemies even if the hero is dead.
Hero is a reliable and competent man. He can equip good weapons and armors. Also, he can cast some practical spells.
Spells
|  Spell | MP cost | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Heal | 3 | 4 |
| Squelch | 2 | 6 |
| Woosh | 2 | 8 |
| Buff | 2 | 9 |
| Midheal | 5 | 11 |
| Peep | 3 | 12 |
| Evac | 1 | 14 |
| Swoosh | 4 | 16 |
| Absorb Magic | 2 | 18 |
| Fullheal | 7 | 22 |
| Zing | 10 | 25 |
| Kerplunk | All MP Sacrifice self |
28 |
| Kaswoosh | 8 | 32 |
| Zoom | 1 | – |
| Hocus Pocus | 20 | – |
Weapons
| Name | Stats | New | Memo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress stick | 2 | 10 | Hero equips first. |
| Bamboo spear | 5 | 50 | |
| Oaken staff | 9 | 130 | |
| Copper sword | 13 | 270 | |
| Boomerang | 15 | 420 | Recommended Weapon. It is designed to attack all enemies. |
| Iron staff | 22 | 850 | |
| Edged boomerang | 25 | 1500 | Recommended Weapon It is designed to attack all enemies. |
| Chain whip | 28 | 1200 | It is designed to attack a group of enemies. |
| Lightning staff | 29 | – | When used as a tool in battle, it can unleash Sizzle to damage a group of enemies. |
| Steel broadsword | 33 | 2000 | |
| Pankraz’s sword | 40 | – | Recommended Weapon |
| Serpent sword | 42 | 3900 | |
| Cautery sword | 45 | 4400 | When used as a tool in battle, it can unleash Sizz to damage a group of enemies. |
| Dream blade | 55 | 6300 | Recommended Weapon. It has a 25 percents chance of putting enemies to sleep per slash. |
| Flametang boomerang | 65 | 13000 | It is designed to attack all enemies. |
| Staff of resurrection | 66 | 45000 | When used as a tool, it can cast Zing. |
| Siren sword | 70 | 9800 | It can confuse enemies in battle. |
| Zombiesbane | 80 | 11500 | It deals 50% more damage to creatures from the zombie family. |
| Dragonsbane | 90 | 15000 | It deals 50% more damage to creatures from the dragon family. |
| Miracle sword | 100 | – (23 Mini Medals) |
Recommended Weapon. When it successfully lands a hit on an enemy, it restores the user’s HP by one quarter of the damage dealt. |
| Dragon staff | 125 | – | Recommended Weapon. When used as a tool in battle, it can cast Puff! |
| Flail of destruction | 125 | – | It is designed to attack all enemies. Treasure chest in Extra dungeon. |
| Metal king sword | 130 | – | 50000 Tokens |
Armours
| Name | Stats | New | Memo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain clothes | 4 | 30 | Hero equips first. |
| Serf wear | 5 | – | |
| Wayfarer’s clothes | 7 | 70 | |
| Leather armour | 11 | 180 | |
| Scale armour | 15 | 350 | |
| Bronze armour | 21 | 700 | |
| Iron armour | 25 | 1200 | Recommended Armour |
| Full plate armour | 30 | 2300 | |
| Silver mail | 40 | 4800 | |
| Powjamas | 40 | – | 12 Mini Medals. The wearer will attack a single enemy at random once every turn until they awaken if they fall asleep. |
| Dragon mail | 50 | 7500 | Recommended Armour. It protects against fire breath by ten damages. |
| Magic armour | 60 | 12000 | It reduces magical damage by ten. |
| Flame armour | 70 | 15000 | It reduces ice-elemental damage by ten. |
| Sacred armour | 75 | – (28 Mini Medals) |
Recommended Armour. It recovers 30 HP every turn. |
| Mirror armour | 80 | 30000 | It reflects magic back to the caster 33.3% of the time. |
| Pallium regale | 90 | – | Recommended Armour. It reduces all magical and breath damage by 30 points. |
| Metal king armour | 95 | – | Metal Dragon drops the armour 1/256th of the time. |
Shields
| Name | Stats | New | Memo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruinous sheild | 0 | 0 | Cursed shield. It raises Frizz, Sizz, Crack, and Woosh by 20 damages. Also, it lowers defense to zero. |
| Leather shield | 4 | 70 | |
| Scale shield | 7 | 180 | |
| Bronze shield | 11 | 370 | |
| Iron shield | 16 | 720 | Recommended shield. It reduces fire and ice-elemental damage by four. |
| Magic shield | 22 | 3400 | It reduces fire-elemental damage by seven. |
| Dragon shield | 30 | 7100 | It reduces fire and ice-elemental damage by fifteen. |
| Tempest shield | 35 | 4700 | Recommended shield. It blows away all enemies when used as an item. Also, it reduces all magical and breath damage by ten points. |
| Flame shield | 40 | 17000 | It reduces ice-elemental damage by fifteen points. |
| Power shield | 45 | 25000 | It can cast Midheal on oneself when used as a tool in battle. |
| Ogre shield | 48 | – | It reduces ice or fire breath damage by ten. |
| Silver shield | 55 | 33000 | Recommended shield. It reduces fire-elemental damage by fifteen points. |
| Shimmering shield | 65 | – | Recommended shield. It reduces ice or fire breath damage by twenty. Treasure chest in Extra Dungeon. |
| Metal king shield | 70 | – (50 Mini Medals) |
It reduces the accuracy of Snooze, Dazzle, Fuddle, and instant death. |
Headgears
| Name | Stats | New | Memo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leather hat | 2 | 65 | |
| Hardwood headwear | 6 | 120 | |
| Fur hood | 11 | 400 | |
| Iron helmet | 16 | 1100 | Recommended Helm |
| Iron Mask | 25 | 3500 | Recommended Helm |
| Crown of Uptaten | 30 | – | |
| Thinking cap | 40 | 13000 | It is designed to augment its wearer’s intelligence by fifteen points. |
| Great helm | 45 | 20000 | |
| Sun crown | 60 | – | Recommended Helm. It is designed to immune to Kamikazee. Treasure chest in Mt. Zugzwang |
| Metal king helm | 70 | – | Treasure chest in Mt. Zugzwang |