List of items in Dragon Quest IV
The following is a list of non-equippable items (-and honestly, would you want to be able to equip horse manure?-) that can be collected and used by the Chosen Ones in Dragon Quest IV.
Regular Items
| Image | Name | Price | Effect |
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| Medicinal herb | 8 | Heals a small amount of damage | |
| Antidotal herb | 10 | Removes poison effect | |
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Holy water | 20 | Repels weaker enemies |
| Chimaera wing | 25 | Casts Zoom on use | |
| Moonwort bulb | 30 | Removes paralysis effect | |
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Musk | 150 | Attracts enemies |
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Packed lunch | -- | Heals a small amount of damage |
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Magic water | 30 casion tokens | Restores a small amount of magic |
| Prayer ring | 500 casion tokens | Restores MP one or more, and eventually breaks. | |
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Yggdrasil dew | -- | Heals all party members |
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Yggdrasil leaf | -- | Revives one ally |
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Seed of life | -- | Augments max HP |
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Seed of magic | -- | Augments max MP |
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Seed of strength | -- | Augments strength |
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Seed of resilience | -- | Augments resilience |
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Seed of agility | -- | Augments agility |
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Seed of wisdom | -- | Augments wisdom |
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Horse manure | -- | ??? |
Key Items
These items are (usually) one of a kind and cannot be sold to merchants.
| Image | Name | Location | Effect |
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Taleria | Hidden Playground - Chapter 1 | Used to enter Strathbaile Tower |
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Armlet of Transmutation | Vault of Vrenor - Chapter 2 | Trade to free hostage |
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Thief's Key | Vrenor - Chapter 2 | Opens blue doors |
| Birdsong nectar | Birdsong Tower - Chapter 2 | Used to treat Tsar Stepan's aphasia | |
| Steel Strongbox | Cave North of Lakanaba - Chapter 3 | Prevents Torneko from losing cash if he falls in battle. | |
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Prince's Letter | Castle Ballymoral - Chapter 3 | Letter from Prince Regan to Princess Veronica |
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Royal Scroll | Castle Endor - Chapter 3 | Official letter from the King of Endor to the King of Ballymoral |
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Silver goddess statue | Cave of the Silver Statuette - Chapter 3 | Sell to collector for 25,000 gold |
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Night light | Cave West of Aubout du Monde - Chapter 4 | Casts Tick-Tock on use |
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Sphere of Silence | Cave West of Aubout du Monde - Chapter 4 | Attempts to silence all enemies in battle |
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Powder keg | Mamon Mine - Chapter 4 | Scares the Chancellor of Palais de Léon into running for the marquis |
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Boarding pass | Palais de Léon - Chapter 4 | Used to get on the boat to Endor at Havre Léon |
| IMG NEEDED | 'The Big Book of Beasts' | Hidden Valley - Chapter 5 | Reviews all monsters encountered |
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Symbol of faith | Cave of Betrayal - Chapter 5 | Gets Hoffman to join the hero |
| Holy embers | Pharos Beacon - Chapter 5 | Used to restore the lighthouse | |
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Feverfew seed | Imperial Pantry of Parthenia - Chapter 5 | Grows into feverfew root |
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Feverfew root | Parthenia - Chapter 5 | Treats Kiryl of his illness |
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Magic Key | Cave West of Aubout du Monde - Chapter 5 | Opens red doors |
| IMG NEEDED | Bronze rosary | Cave Southeast of Femiscyra - Chapter 5 | Retrieve from the thief Kirk Buzzer |
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Ultimate Key | Femiscyra - Chapter 5 | Opens gated doors |
| IMG NEEDED | Karstaway stone | Dunplundrin - Chapter 5 | Used to enter the Cascade Cave |
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Sands of time | Cascade Cave - Chapter ? | Used to reset battles from the beginning. |
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Mod Rod | Royal Crypt - Chapter 5 | Disguises party |
| IMG NEEDED | Gas canister | Mamon Mine, Estark's Tomb - Chapter 5 | Powers the balloon |
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Baron's bugle | Baron's Folly - Chapter 5 | Summons Mary Lou and the wagon |
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Yggdrasil flower | Yggdrasil - Chapter 6 | Resurrects Rose |
