Editing Erdrick's Sword (section)

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{{Descriptions
|DQ8=A sword of legend, said to have been used by the great hero Erdrick himself.<ref>Nintendo 3DS version.</ref>
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Erdrick's sword has an {{Attack}} bonus of +120 and can be equipped by the {{Hero 8}}, as well as [[Jessica]] and [[Red]] if they have allocated enough skill points into their Knife skill. Its attack power is second only to the [[Dragovian king sword]] and is the strongest sword that both Jessica and Red can equip. In this game, Ye Olde Sword of Erdrick must be mixed in the [[Alchemy Pot]] for the sword to reach its full potential. Japanese players had three different opportunities to receive a code for Ye Olde Sword of Erdrick:
*Entering an item code that came with the first production run of the physical game or as an early purchase bonus for the digital download version.
*Distributed as a limited-time digital gift from June 22nd, 2016 to July 5th, 2016.
*Available for point exchange from the Dragon Quest Portal App from February 1st, 2016 to March 31st, 2022.
Ye Olde Sword of Erdrick also became available to download for international players on February 24th, 2017, but after 2018, all DLC items became unavailable. 
{{Alchemyitemrecipe
|item=[[Image:DQVIII Erdricks sword 3DS.png|32px|Erdrick's sword]]<br>Erdrick's sword
|i1=[[Image:DQVIII Ye Olde Sword of Erdrick 3DS.png|32px|link=Ye Olde Sword of Erdrick]]<br>Ye Olde Sword of Erdrick
|i2=[[Image:DQVIII Liquid metal sword.png|32px|link=Liquid metal sword]]<br>Liquid metal sword
|i3=[[Image:DQVIII Orichalcum.png|32px|link=Orichalcum]]<br>Orichalcum
}}