Arcadia (Shop)

Your guide to the shops in Arcadia for Dragon Quest VIII! Find out what items, weapons, and armor are available and what they cost.

Welcome to Arcadia! This is a great place to stock up on gear, so let's see what the shops have to offer. We've got your usual item shop, plus places to grab new weapons and armor.

Item Shop:

• Medicinal Herb — Usable, can be used in Alchemy, costs 8 Gold.
• Antidotal Herb — Usable, can be used in Alchemy, costs 10 Gold.
• Holy Water — Usable, can be used in Alchemy, costs 20 Gold.
• Chimaera Wing — Usable, can be used in Alchemy, costs 25 Gold.
• Moonwort Bulb — Usable, can be used in Alchemy, costs 30 Gold.
• Rockbomb Shard — Usable, can be used in Alchemy, costs 450 Gold.

Armour Shop:

• Cloak of Evasion — Body Armour, can be used in Alchemy, costs 3,000 Gold.
• Magic Armour — Body Armour, can be used in Alchemy, costs 6,100 Gold.
• Magic Bikini — Body Armour, cannot be used in Alchemy, costs 13,800 Gold.
• Magic Shield — Shield, can be used in Alchemy, costs 5,000 Gold.
• Magical Hat — Helmet, can be used in Alchemy, costs 2,700 Gold.
• Iron Mask — Helmet, cannot be used in Alchemy, costs 3,500 Gold.

Weapon Shop:

• Sword Breaker — Sword, cannot be used in Alchemy, costs 5,500 Gold.
• Swallowtail — Boomerang, can be used in Alchemy, costs 6,800 Gold.
• Bastard Sword — Sword, can be used in Alchemy, costs 8,800 Gold.
• Hell Scythe — Scythe, cannot be used in Alchemy, costs 9,500 Gold.

Tips: Always check what items can be used in Alchemy. Sometimes it's worth buying an item just for its alchemical properties later on, even if you don't plan to equip it right away!