About this list
Names follow the US release, Dragon Warrior. Price is what the shops charge, Sell is what you get back for it.
Your bag holds eight slots. Herbs, Magic Keys and Torches stack up to six per slot; everything else takes a slot of its own, so sell or use the spares before a long trip.
Click a column header to sort a table. Data from gamercorner.net.
Items you can buy
| Name | Price | Sell | Where to buy | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torch | 8 G | 4 G | Brecconary, Garinham, Kol, Cantlin | Lights one square around you in caves. |
| Dragon’s Scale | 20 G | 10 G | Brecconary, Garinham, Kol, Cantlin | Permanent +2 Defense when equipped. |
| Herb | 24 G | 12 G | Brecconary, Garinham, Kol, Cantlin | Restores 23-30 HP. |
| Fairy Water | 38 G | 19 G | Brecconary, Cantlin | Keeps weaker monsters from attacking for a while. |
| Magic Key | 53 G | 26 G | Tantegel Castle, Rimuldar, Cantlin | Opens one locked door, then is used up. |
| Wings | 70 G | 35 G | Kol, Cantlin | Warps you back to Tantegel Castle. |
Items you have to find
| Name | Sell | Where to find | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy Flute | - | Kol | Puts the Golem outside Cantlin to sleep. |
| Fighter’s Ring | 15 G | Mountain Cave | Despite its name, it serves no actual purpose. Sell it immediately. |
| Erdrick’s Token | - | Alefgard, buried south-east of Tantegel | Proves you are Erdrick’s descendant; needed before the Rainbow Drop. |
| Gwaelin’s Love | - | Tantegel Castle | Shows your position and the experience needed for the next level. |
| Silver Harp | - | Garinham | Calls a weak monster; used at the Sunstone shrine. |
| Stones of Sunlight | - | Tantegel Castle | Combine with the Staff of Rain to make the Rainbow Drop. |
| Staff of Rain | - | Northern Shrine | Combine with the Stones of Sunlight to make the Rainbow Drop. |
| Rainbow Drop | - | Southern Shrine | Creates the bridge to the Isle of the Dragon. |
Cursed items
Worth real gold at a shop, worthless the moment you equip them: a curse locks you out of Tantegel Castle until an old man in the north-west of Rimuldar removes it. Sell them, never wear them.
| Name | Sell | Where to find | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cursed Belt | 180 G | Garinham, Charlock Castle | Cursed - blocks entry to Tantegel Castle. |
| Death Necklace | 1,200 G | Mountain Cave | Cursed - blocks entry to Tantegel Castle. The most valuable thing you can sell. |
What to carry
- Always: a few Herbs, one or two Magic Keys, and Torches before any cave (the Radiant spell replaces them once you learn it).
- Early game: the Dragon’s Scale is 20 G for a permanent +2 Defense - buy it on the first trip.
- Before Charlock: Fairy Water helps you walk past the weaker encounters, and Wings save the walk home.
- Sell on sight: Fighter’s Ring, Cursed Belt and especially the Death Necklace (1,200 G funds most of the Flame Sword).