Spiked steel whip
| Spiked steel whip | |
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| Japanese | はがねのムチ |
| Romaji | Hagane no muchi |
| Old localisations | Steel whip |
| Found in | Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake Dragon Quest III Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Dragon Quest Treasures Dragon Quest of the Stars Dragon Quest Walk |
| Effect | Targets all enemies when attacking. (Monsters: Joker series only) Inflicts extra damage to monsters of the Humanoid family. (IX and Stars) |
The Spiked steel whip is a whip in the series.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Dragon Quest I HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit | edit source]
The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +40 and can be equipped by the Hero, Gadabouts, Thieves, and Sages. It can be purchased from Portoga, Theddon, and Lanson for 3,100 gold and sold for 2,325 gold. The whip only appears in remake versions of the game.
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit | edit source]
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit | edit source]
| Game | Description |
| This deadly whip can attack a whole group of enemies at once.[3] |
The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +65 and can be equipped by Bianca, Nera, Debora, the Hero's daughter, Prestidigitator, Ghost, Hulagan, Old man of the sea, Epipany, Wiz pip, Conkuisitor, Conkjurer, Powie yowie, Cross eye, Flamethrower, Minidemon, Hellion, and Beastmaster. It can be purchased at Lofty Peak for 7,400 gold and sold for 3,700 gold. One can be found in a treasure chest on the Nadiria Treasures 'n' Trapdoors board.
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit | edit source]
The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +65, a Style bonus of +22, and can only be equipped by Ashlynn. It can be purchased for 7,400 gold in both Clearvale of the Upper and Lower Worlds, Arkbolt, and Mt. Snowhere and sold for 5,500 gold.
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit | edit source]
The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +65, a Style bonus of +22, and can be equipped by Maribel and Aishe. It can be purchased for 9,500 gold at Hubble in the present and Buccanham in the past.
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined[edit | edit source]
The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +68 and can be equipped by Maribel and Aishe. It can be purchased for 7,500 gold from Buccanham and sold for 3,750 gold. It can also be received as a prize from the Lucky Panel at Pilgrim's Rest.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit | edit source]
The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +62 and can be equipped by Jessica, as well as Red in the Nintendo 3DS version. It can be purchased from Orkutsk for 8,300 gold and sold for 4,300 gold. One can be found in a treasure chest at Red's Den behind a door that can only be opened with the ultimate key. The whip has a 1⁄128 chance of being dropped by Snapdragons.
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit | edit source]
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| Description | ||||
| A wicked whip woven from steel wires with spiny protrusions[4] | ||||
| Rarity | Stats | Vocations | ||
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Attack +54 Style +37 |
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| Notes | ||||
| Inflicts 110% damage to monsters of the Humanoid family. Used to create Gigaspike whip. |
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| Price | Location | |||
| N/a / 6,600 gold | Krak Pot only. | |||
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | ||
Iron whip |
Lava lump |
Iron ore |
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Dragon Quest X [edit | edit source]
The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +23, a Style bonus of +5, and increases the wielder's Weight by 5. It has an equipment level of 28 and can be equipped by a Mage, Thief, Luminary, Monster Master, and Fortune Teller. The whip can be crafted by a weapon blacksmith.
- Recipe: Silver ore x4 + Copper ore x3 + Hardy hide x2
Dragon Quest X Offline[edit | edit source]
The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +23, a Charm bonus of +5, and can be equipped by the Hero as a Mage, Thief, or Luminary, and Duston. It can be purchased for 2,200 gold or crafted with the Fun-Size Forge using the same recipe as the Online version.
- Recipe: Silver ore x4 + Copper ore x3 + Hardy hide x2
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit | edit source]
| Game | Description |
| A woven-steel whip able to strike all foes at once.[5] |
The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +42 and targets all enemies when attacking. It can be purchased at the Lethal Weapons Armoury for 15,040 gold.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit | edit source]
The Spiked steel whip has an Attack bonus of +48. It can be purchased for 9,192 gold from the item vending machine on the Albatross after upgrading it to level 10 and it can be sold for 920 gold.
Dragon Quest Treasures[edit | edit source]
| Game | Description |
| A sturdy steel whip with a sharp spike at one end.[6] |
The Spiked steel whip is Treasure No. 144 in the Weapons category. Its base value is 750,000 gold.

Dragon Quest Walk[edit | edit source]
The Spiked steel whip is a 3★ whip with an Attack bonus of +27 at level 1 that allows the wielder to use Starstrike. At max level, it increases damage against Material family monsters and gains an extra +5 bonus to Attack.
In Other Languages[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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The spiked steel whip from Dragon Quest III
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The spiked steel whip from Dragon Quest VIII
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The spiked steel whip from Dragon Quest Treasures
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The spiked steel whip from Dragon Quest of the Stars
Related weapons[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- Whips
- Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake weapons
- Dragon Quest III weapons
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake weapons
- Dragon Quest V weapons
- Dragon Quest VI weapons
- Dragon Quest VII weapons
- Dragon Quest VII Reimagined weapons
- Dragon Quest VIII weapons
- Dragon Quest IX weapons
- Dragon Quest X weapons
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker weapons
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 weapons
- Dragon Quest of the Stars weapons
- Dragon Quest Walk weapons




