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Craggy Cave
Dragon Quest III

Craggy Cave

Your complete guide to Dragon Quest III's Craggy Cave. Discover treasure locations, enemy encounters, and essential items like the Demon Spear and Sword of Ruin.

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Your complete guide to Dragon Quest III's Craggy Cave. Discover treasure locations, enemy encounters, and essential items like the Demon Spear and Sword of Ruin.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From Tantegel, travel southwest along the eastern coast, then through the hills to find the Craggy Cave entrance to the west.
  2. 2
    From the entrance, go east to the first intersection, then south to the next. Go west and follow the path south to the bottom of the floor until you reach another intersection.
  3. 3
    Go north into the room to find a chest containing a Banishing Bell.
  4. 4
    Return to the prior intersection and continue all the way east then all the way north to another intersection. Keep going east until you find a chest containing a Prayer Ring.
  5. 5
    Continue south to find stairs leading down to Basement 2.
  6. 6
    On Basement 2, search the two barrels to the west for a Cower Ring (Wimp) and a Ten Ton Toupee (Mule). Search the east side of the stairs for a Goddess Ring.
  7. 7
    Return to the entrance of the dungeon.
  8. 8
    From the entrance, go east to the intersection then take the north path. Search the pot to the northeast for a Magic Water.
  9. 9
    Continue westward, following the path north to another intersection. Take the stairs down to Basement 2 where you will find the Friendly Monster Armful (Armstrong) that requires a Musk to capture.
  10. 10
    Go back upstairs to Basement 1.
  11. 11
    Back on Basement 1, go all the way east to reach a giant room that acts as an intersection. Take the east path to find the final chest containing a Spirit Bracer.
  12. 12
    Return to the intersection and then go south to find the stairs leading down to Basement 2.
  13. 13
    Back on Basement 2, go east to reach a four-way intersection. Take the east path to the end to find a chest containing Mini Medal #86.
  14. 14
    Backtrack to the intersection. Take the northern path to the top of the floor then go as far west as possible then south into a room with a chest containing a Demon Spear.
  15. 15
    Backtrack to the prior intersection. Go south, ignoring the next intersection, keep going south until you reach the final intersection.
  16. 16
    Go south, ignoring the west room, and follow the path to the end to find two chests containing the Sword of Ruin and Hate Mail.
Tips
  • The Demon Spear has a chance to Insta-Kill an enemy.
  • Both the Sword of Ruin and the Hate Mail are cursed equipment so do not equip them.

Enemy Encounters:

  • Wyrtoise (Dragon): HP 120, MP 15, ATK 113, DEF 200, AGI 90. EXP 1,307, Gold 42. Drops Seed of Defence. Abilities: Attack, Fire, Inferno. Spells: Bounce, Kabuff.
  • Goodybag (Material): HP 50, MP 255, ATK 57, DEF 100, AGI 70. EXP 19, Gold 404. Drops Garsh Garb. Abilities: Attack, Weirder Dance, Flee. Spells: Dazzle, Deceleratle, Fuddle, Kasap.
  • Armful (Undead): HP 130, MP 0, ATK 115, DEF 63, AGI 58. EXP 1,196, Gold 31. Drops Blizzard Blade. Abilities: Acts Twice, Burning Breath.
  • Silhouette (Elemental): HP 85, MP 20, ATK 67, DEF 47, AGI 59. EXP 980, Gold 18. Drops Prayer Ring. Abilities: Attack. Spells: Whack, Thwack.
  • Muddy Hand (Undead): HP 70, MP 0, ATK 90, DEF 75, AGI 59. EXP 912, Gold 17. Drops Iron Claws. Abilities: Attack, Call for Back-up.
  • Ursa Mega (Beast): HP 150, MP 0, ATK 155, DEF 70, AGI 58. EXP 2,202, Gold 34. Drops Seed of Agility. Abilities: Attack, Desperate Attack, Flee.

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