List of weapons in Dragon Quest VIII
The following is a list of weapons in Dragon Quest VIII. Please note that Jessica cannot equip swords until she unlocks the "Equip Swords" (Dagger 30) trait.
| Name | Attack | Equip | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin's dagger | 37 | Jessica | Recipe: Eagle dagger + Poison needle |
| Bandit axe | 55 | Yangus | Recipe: Battle axe + Thief's key |
| Bardiche of binding | 83 | Yangus | Bonus damage vs. demons; chance to fizzle target |
| Bastard sword | 61 | Hero, Jessica | |
| Battle axe | 45 | Yangus | |
| Battle fork | 42 | Hero | |
| Blizzard blade | 90 | Hero, Jessica | Recipe: Bastard sword + Icicle dirk + Cold cheese |
| Boomerang | 19 | Hero | |
| Bronze knife | 9 | Jessica | |
| Chain whip | 32 | Jessica | |
| Cheiron's bow | 63 | Angelo | Recovers ~30 when used as a tool in battle; Recipe: Eros' bow + Power shield |
| Conquerer's axe | 103 | Yangus | |
| Copper sword | 13 | Hero, Jessica | Recipe: Bronze knife + Bronze knife |
| Cypress stick | 4 | Hero | |
| Dagger | 18 | Jessica | |
| Demon spear | 86 | Hero | Cursed; Recipe: Battle fork + Poison needle + Devil's tail |
| Double-edged sword | 76 | Hero, Jessica | Cursed; deals recoil damage on hit. Recipe: Uber double-edge + Devil's tail |
| Dragonsbane | 72 | Hero, Jessica | Bonus damage vs. dragons |
| Dragon slayer | 83 | Hero, Jessica | Bonus damage vs. dragons; Recipe: Dragonsbane + Mighty armlet |
| Dragontail whip | 47 | Jessica | Recipe: Snakeskin whip + Dragon scale + Dragon scale |
| Dragovian sword | 107 | Hero | |
| Dragovian king sword | 137 | Hero | Casts Kazap when used as a tool in battle; Recipe: Dragovian sword + Liquid metal sword |
| Dream blade | 43 | Hero, Jessica, Angelo | Casts Snooze when used a tool; may send enemies to sleep on hit. |
| Eagle dagger | 39 | Jessica | |
| Edged boomerang | 27 | Hero | |
| Eros' bow | 45 | Angelo | May confuse enemies on hit; Recipe: Hunter's bow + Garter |
| Falcon blade | 37 | Hero, Jessica, Angelo | Attacks twice per round |
| Falcon knife | 34 | Jessica | Attacks twice per round; Recipe: Slime earrings + Tough guy tattoo + Agility ring |
| Fallen angel rapier | 61 | Angelo | May confuse enemies on hit; Recipe: Holy silver rapier + Devil's tail + Wing Of bat |
| Farmer's scythe | 28 | Yangus | |
| Flail of destruction | 125 | Yangus | Hits all enemies |
| Flail of fury | 93 | Yangus | Hits an entire group of enemies |
| Flametang boomerang | 63 | Hero | Recipe: Swallowtail + Flame shield |
| Giant mallet | 13 | Yangus | |
| Golden axe | 27 | Yangus | Recipe: Iron axe + Gold nugget |
| Great bow | 95 | Angelo | |
| Gringham whip | 127 | Jessica | |
| Heavy hatchet | 110 | Yangus | |
| Hell sabre | 99 | Angelo | |
| Hell scythe | 65 | Yangus | May paralyze enemies on hit; Recipe: Steel scythe + Poison moth knife + Hades' helm |
| Hero spear | 100 | Hero | Recovers HP on hit |
| Holy lance | 39 | Hero | Recipe: Long spear + Gold rosary |
| Holy silver rapier | 54 | Angelo | Recipe: Templar's sword + Holy talisman |
| Hunter's bow | 30 | Angelo | |
| Icicle dirk | 52 | Jessica | Inflicts ice damage on hit; casts Crackle when used as a tool in battle. |
| Imp knife | 52 | Jessica | May steal MP on hit; Recipe: Assassin's dagger + Devil's tail |
| Iron axe | 38 | Yangus | Recipe: Farmer's scythe + Farmer's scythe |
| Iron lance | 24 | Hero | Recipe: Cypress stick + Dagger |
| King axe | 80 | Yangus | Recipe: Golden axe + Slime crown |
| Leather whip | 6 | Jessica | Recipe: Devil's tail + Saint's ashes |
| Lightning staff | 24 | Jessica, Angelo | Casts Zap when used as a tool in battle |
| Liquid metal sword | 118 | Hero, Jessica, Angelo | 1-2 damage vs. metal enemies; Recipe: Rusty old sword + Slime crown + Orichalcum |
| Long spear | 30 | Hero | Recipe: Cypress stick + Cypress stick + Iron lance |
| Magical mace | 79 | Jessica, Angelo | Absorbs magic |
| Magma staff | 28 | Jessica, Angelo | Casts Bang when used as a tool in battle; Recipe: Wizard's staff + Rockbomb shard |
| Megaton hammer | 108 | Yangus | Increased chance of critical hit; Recipe: Uber war hammer + Conquerer's axe + Orichalcum |
| Metal king spear | 120 | Hero | |
| Metal wing boomerang | 90 | Hero | Recipe: Razor wing boomerang + Metal king spear |
| Miracle sword | 80 | Hero, Jessica | Recovers HP on hit |
| Moon axe | 60 | Yangus | Recipe: Golden axe + Moon's mercy |
| Oaken club | 7 | Yangus | |
| Odin's bow | 125 | Angelo | Recipe: Cheiron's bow + Eros' bow |
| Partisan | 44 | Hero | |
| Platinum sword | 40 | Hero, Jessica, Angelo | |
| Poison moth knife | 29 | Jessica | May paralyze on hit |
| Poison needle | 0 | Jessica | Only inflicts 1 HP damage, but may cause instant death |
| Rapier | 17 | Angelo | |
| Razor wing boomerang | 42 | Hero | Recipe: Edged boomerang + Wing of bat + Steel scythe |
| Reinforced boomerang | 32 | Hero | Recipe: Boomerang + Iron nail |
| Rune staff | 79 | Jessica, Angelo | Casts Kabuff when used as a tool in battle |
| Rusty old sword | 45 | Hero, Jessica | Recipe: Liquid metal sword + Mystifying mixture + Cowpat |
| Sandstorm spear | 67 | Hero | Recipe: Partisan + Saint's ashes |
| Scourge whip | 99 | Jessica | Recipe: Demon whip + Saint's ashes |
| Shamshir of light | 110 | Angelo | Recipe: Rune staff + Light shield + Shimmering shoes |
| Short bow | 23 | Angelo | |
| Sledgehammer | 33 | Yangus | Recipe: Giant mallet + Iron helmet + Iron helmet |
| Snakeskin whip | 23 | Jessica | Recipe: Leather whip + Scale shield |
| Soldier's sword | 8 | Hero | |
| Spiked steel whip | 62 | Jessica | |
| Staff of antimagic | 41 | Jessica, Angelo | Casts Fizzle when used as a tool in battle; Recipe: Rune staff + Wizard's staff |
| Staff of divine wrath | 35 | Jessica, Angelo | Casts Swoosh when used as a tool in battle |
| Staff of resurrection | 77 | Jessica, Angelo | Casts Zing when used as a tool in battle; Recipe: Rune staff + Life bracer + Yggdrasil leaf |
| Steel broadsword | 35 | Hero, Jessica | |
| Steel scythe | 42 | Yangus | |
| Stone axe | 20 | Yangus | Recipe: Stone hardhat + Cypress stick |
| Stone sword | 12 | Hero, Jessica | |
| Swallowtail | 53 | Hero | |
| Sword breaker | 56 | Jessica | |
| Templar's sword | 36 | Angelo | |
| Thorn whip | 14 | Jessica | |
| Tryan gully | 41 | Jessica, Angelo | Casts Fizzle when used as a tool in battle |
| Uber double-edge | 76 | Hero, Jessica | Recipe: Double-edged sword + Saint's ashes + Saint's ashes |
| Uber falcon blade | 55 | Hero, Jessica, Angelo | Attacks twice per round; Recipe: Falcon blade + Meteorite bracer |
| Uber miracle sword | 95 | Hero, Jessica | Recovers HP on hit; Recipe: Miracle sword + Life bracer |
| Uber war hammer | 69 | Yangus | Recipe: War hammer + Mighty armlet |
| War hammer | 51 | Yangus | |
| Wizard's staff | 15 | Jessica, Angelo | Casts Frizz when used as a tool in battle |
| Zombiesbane | 54 | Hero, Jessica | Bonus damage vs. zombies |
| Zombie slayer | 65 | Hero, Jessica | Bonus damage vs. zombies; Recipe: Zombiesbane + Holy talisman |