Dragon Quest Shop Price Comparison
Fixed DQ1 NES prices, from a 6 gold inn night to the 14,800 gold Mirror Shield. Pick any two.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inn (Brecconary, one night) Cheapest here. Inn prices rise in later towns. | 6 gold | Cheapest rest in DQ1 | Wikibooks Dragon Quest Brecconary Town: Inn one night 6G |
| Torch One herb buys three torches. | 8 gold | Item shop, lights caves | Wikibooks Brecconary item shop: Torch 8G; gcgx DQ1 shop data |
| Bamboo Pole Cheapest weapon. Sells for 5. | 10 gold | Weapon shop, attack +2 | Dragon Quest Wiki List of weapons in DQ1: Bamboo Stick buy 10 gold |
| Plain Clothes Ties Dragon Scale at 20. | 20 gold | Starting armor | Wikibooks Brecconary weapon shop: Clothes 20G |
| Dragon Scale Equals one Plain Clothes. | 20 gold | Item shop, defense tool | Wikibooks Brecconary item shop: Dragon Scale 20G |
| Medical Herb NES price. Remakes list 10, noted as variant. | 24 gold | Item shop, restores HP | Dragon Quest Wiki List of items in DQ1: Herb buy 24 |
| Club Six Bamboo Poles for one Club. | 60 gold | Weapon shop, attack +4 | Dragon Quest Wiki List of weapons in DQ1: Club buy 60 gold |
| Leather Clothes First real armor buy. | 70 gold | Armor upgrade | Wikibooks Brecconary weapon shop: Leather Armor 70G |
| Small Shield Nine Bamboo Poles. | 90 gold | Shield slot | Wikibooks Brecconary weapon shop: Small Shield 90G |
| Copper Sword Three Clubs for one Copper Sword. | 180 gold | Weapon shop, attack +10 | Dragon Quest Wiki List of weapons in DQ1: Copper Sword buy 180 gold |
| Chain Mail First chain armor tier. | 300 gold | Garinham armor | gcgx DQ1 shop data: Chain Mail 300G (Garinham) |
| Iron Axe Called Iron Axe in newer translations. | 560 gold | Garinham weapon, attack +15 | Dragon Quest Wiki List of weapons in DQ1: Hand Axe buy 560 gold |
| Iron Shield Half a Steel Sword. | 800 gold | Garinham shield | gcgx DQ1 shop data: Iron Shield 800G |
| Iron Armor One thousand gold flat. | 1,000 gold | Rimuldar armor | gcgx DQ1 shop data: Iron Armor 1000G |
| Steel Sword Called Broad Sword in NES Dragon Warrior. | 1,500 gold | Rimuldar weapon, attack +20 | Dragon Quest Wiki List of weapons in DQ1: Broad Sword buy 1500 gold |
| Steel Armor Two Steel Swords for one Steel Armor. | 3,000 gold | Rimuldar armor | gcgx DQ1 shop data: Steel Armor 3000G |
| Magic Armor Over five Steel Swords. | 7,700 gold | Rimuldar high armor | gcgx DQ1 shop data: Magic Armor 7700G |
| Flame Sword Strongest buyable weapon. | 9,800 gold | Cantlin weapon, attack +28 | Dragon Quest Wiki List of weapons in DQ1: Flame Sword buy 9800 gold |
| Mirror Shield Most expensive here. Over 600 Herbs. | 14,800 gold | Cantlin shield, top price | gcgx DQ1 shop data: Mirror Shield 14800G (Cantlin middle) |
About this converter
Dragon Quest 1 runs on fixed gold prices, which makes every shop a math table. Brecconary opens low: inn 6, torch 8, bamboo pole 10, plain clothes 20, dragon scale 20, herb 24. Weapons climb fast from there: club 60, copper sword 180, iron axe 560, steel sword 1500, flame sword 9800. Armor climbs faster: leather 70, small shield 90, chain mail 300, iron shield 800, iron armor 1000, steel armor 3000, magic armor 7700, mirror shield 14800. That makes one mirror shield equal over 600 herbs or over 240 clubs. Every value here is the NES buy price, with sell prices at half noted in context.
How to use it
Pick two items and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count of the first item, one holds the matching count of the second, one holds the total in gold. Try 1 Flame Sword against Herbs.
Chimera Wing, keys and holy water stay out because shop tables disagree by town and version: wing lists as 24 in some tables and 70 in others, key lists as 16, 32, 53 and 98 by town. Erdrick sword stays out because it is found, not sold. Herb lists as 24 on NES and 10 in remakes, so the table pins NES and notes the remake variant. Inn prices rise by town, so only Brecconary 6 is rowed as the baseline.
FAQ
How much is a Medical Herb?
24 gold on NES. Remakes list 10, which the table notes as a variant.
What is the most expensive shop item here?
Mirror Shield at 14,800 gold. Flame Sword at 9,800 is the priciest weapon.
How much is the Copper Sword?
180 gold. Three Clubs at 60 each.
Why no Chimera Wing or keys?
Tables disagree by town and version, so they stay out rather than guessed at.
Sources
- Wikibooks Dragon Quest Brecconary Town (inn 6G, Bamboo 10G, Club 60G, Copper Sword 180G, Clothes 20G, Leather Armor 70G, Small Shield 90G, Herb 24G, Torch 8G, Dragon Scale 20G)
- Dragon Quest Wiki List of weapons in Dragon Quest 1 (Bamboo 10, Club 60, Copper Sword 180, Hand Axe 560, Broad Sword 1500, Flame Sword 9800, buy and sell)
- Dragon Quest Wiki List of items in Dragon Quest 1 (Herb buy 24, Torch buy 8)
- gcgx DQ1 shop data tables (Chain Mail 300, Iron Shield 800, Iron Armor 1000, Steel Armor 3000, Magic Armor 7700, Mirror Shield 14800, per-town shop lists)
Last verified: 2026-09-28 · 19 entries
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