Weapons can be tricky in Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remakewith some having unique effects that can turn the tide of battle in your party’s favor. Some weapons can only be used by certain vocations, limiting who can use specific tools. By knowing what each unique weapon does and who can use it, you’ll have the chance to develop these tools to create a powerful team.
All weapons in the game increase your Strength stat by adding your attackcausing you to deal more damage to enemies. As characters your recruit in Redo DQ3 level up, your Strength increases further, but your weapon stats do not. However, this depends on the character’s Personality, which causes their Strength stats to grow quickly or poorly for each level they gain.
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake: Each weapon has unique effects and what they do
Some tools only work in the right situations
There is a huge 34 different weapons with unique effects in Redo DQ3many of them restricted to certain vocational classes. Weapons sometimes have innate abilities tied to the type of tool they are. For example, staves can be used as items for spellcasting archetypes, while whips are standard melee weapons that have the ability to hit all enemies in a group encounter.
The versatility of weapons allows you to do many different and strong group combos in Redo DQ3. With unique weapons too acting as an item, having effects that activate against specific enemiesor using your own targeting rulesthere are countless possibilities for you to discover.
Fortunately, you no need to worry about stock limitations while collecting exclusive weapons. You can take as many as you want during your trip, as your suitcase is never full.
Here are all the exclusive weapons in Redo DQ3 and what they do:
|
Unique Weapon |
Attack power |
Usable Vocations |
Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Falcon’s Blade |
5 |
Hero, Thief, Merchant, Sage |
The user of this weapon can attack twice per round. |
|
Poisonous Needle |
10 |
Mage, Thief |
Deals more damage against Metal-type enemies. Has a small chance of instantly killing an enemy. |
|
Wizard’s Staff |
15 |
Mage, Sage |
Casts Flame when used as an item in battle. |
|
Rain Staff |
16 |
Mage, Priest, Sage |
Casts Effervesce when used as an item in battle. |
|
Thorn Whip |
18 |
Hero, Mage, Thief, Gadabout, Sage |
Inflicts damage to a group of enemies gathered together. |
|
Boomerang |
19 |
Hero, Mage, Thief, Merchant, Gadabout |
Deals damage to all enemies in a group, starting with the opponent on the left. This weapon’s damage slowly decreases as it hits more enemies from left to right. |
|
Staff of Antimagic |
20 |
Mage, Priest, Sage |
Casts Stop spell when used as an item in battle for the Mage, Priest, or Sage Vocation in Redo DQ3. |
|
Sharp boomerang |
24 |
Hero, Mage, Thief, Merchant, Gadabout |
The same effect as a normal Boomerang, just with greater attack power. |
|
Assassin’s Dagger |
25 |
Mage, Thief |
Has a small chance of instantly killing an enemy. |
|
Chain Whip |
27 |
Thief, Gadabout, Merchant, Sage |
Inflicts damage to a group of enemies gathered together. |
|
Unique Weapon |
Attack power |
Usable Vocations |
Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Nap stick (team) |
30 |
Mage, Priest, Sage |
Casts Sleep when used as an item in battle. |
|
Morning Star |
30 |
Priest, Sage |
Inflicts damage to a group of enemies gathered together. |
|
Staff of Conflict |
33 |
Mage, Priest, Sage |
Casts Bounce when used as an item in battle. |
|
Staff of Resurrection |
33 |
Priest, Sage |
Casts Vivify when used as an item in battle. |
|
Sentencing Team |
37 |
Priest, Sage |
Casts Hells when used as an item in battle. |
|
Spiked Steel Whip |
40 |
Hero, Thief, Gadabout, Sage |
Inflicts damage to a group of enemies gathered together. |
|
Lightning Staff |
45 |
Mage, Sage |
Casts Firebane when used as an item in battle. |
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Staff of the Sage |
50 |
Mage, Priest, Sage |
Casts HealMore when used as an item in battle. |
|
mermaid sword |
50 |
Warrior, Thief, Merchant, Gadabout |
Casts PanicAll when used as an item in battle. |
|
Mountain Cleaver |
51 |
Hero, Warrior |
This item is tied to a story event, and its effect unlocks a hidden path for your party. |
|
Unique Weapon |
Attack power |
Usable Vocations |
Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dragon Tail Whip |
52 |
Hero, Warrior, Thief, Gadabout, Sage |
Inflicts damage to a group of enemies gathered together. |
|
Somatic Staff |
65 |
Mage, Priest, Sage |
High damage power, but it takes 3 MP from the user to attack with this weapon. |
|
Orochi Sword |
65 |
Hero, Warrior, Sage |
Casts Defense when used as an item in battle. |
|
zombiesbane |
67 |
Hero, Warrior, Priest, Merchant, Sage |
Deals more damage against undead enemies. |
|
Dragonslayer |
79 |
Hero, Warrior |
Deals more damage against enemy dragons. |
|
Lightning Blade |
82 |
Hero, Warrior |
Casts Boom when used as an item in battle. |
|
Blizzard Blade |
90 |
Hero, Warrior |
Casts Snowstorm when used as an item in battle. |
|
Sword of the Stormlord |
95 |
Hero, Warrior |
Casts Fire Arrow when used as an item in battle. |
|
Gringham Whip |
105 |
Hero, Warrior, Thief, Gadabout, Sage |
Inflicts damage to a group of enemies gathered together. |
|
Executioner’s Ax |
105 |
Warrior |
There is a small chance of completely missing the target. |
|
Unique Weapon |
Attack power |
Usable Vocations |
Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sword of Ruin |
110 |
Hero, Warrior |
Has a small chance to paralyze a target for an entire turn. |
|
Double-edged sword |
115 |
Hero, Warrior |
Whoever uses this weapon receives recoil damage whenever they hit a target with it. |
|
Sword of Kings |
120 |
Hero |
Casts Inferent when used as an item during battle. |
|
Wrecking Ball |
135 |
Hero, Warrior, Martial Artist, Thief, Sage |
Deals damage to all enemies on the battlefield when used. |
As you can see, many unique weapons are incredibly similar to each other, dealing more damage or casting different spells. Only the strongest weapons have abilities that are completely individual to them, such as the Double-Edged Sword or the Executioner’s Axe. When using unique weapon magic, try to figure out which spell does what, especially if it’s something like Boom that can harm your allies.
Unique weapons come from various places, including monsters, treasure chests, or simple item shops. The more you explore, the more you will find all the unique weapons in Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake and discover what they can do for your party.