Recipe Books

Find all Recipe Books in dragon quest xi echoes of an elusive age definitive edition, including locations and crafting recipes like the Bronze Sword and Iron Broadsword.

Fist Forays Into Forging

Obtained whenever you get the Fun-Sized Forge from Erik in The Manglegrove.

• Bronze Sword (0.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Copper Ore (x2), Flintstone
• Divine Dagger (0.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Copper Ore, Fresh Water

I Love Iron Arms

Reward for completing 06 Smiths and Sparkly Spots.

• Iron Broadsword (1 Star) - Ingredients: Iron Ore (x2), Copper Ore
• Cast-Iron Claymore (1 Star) - Ingredients: Iron Ore (x3), Copper Ore

So You Want to Be a Witch

On a bookshelf on the first floor of the Gallopolis Inn.

• Lamp Post (1 Star) - Ingredients: Beast Bone, Lamplight
• Wizard’s Staff (1 Star) - Ingredients: Pink Pine, Warmaline, Lamplight
• Tricky Turban (1 Star) - Ingredients: Cottontop (x2), Duneberry, Narspicious
• Fizzle-Retardant Blouse (1 Star) - Ingredients: Cottontop, Narspicious, Oasis Water
• Enchantress’s Gloves (1 Star) - Ingredients: Cottontop, Duneberry, Butterfly Wing

A Slender Sword of Solid Silver

Found in a chest on the central platform (requires some climbing) in western Laguna di Gondolia.

• Silver Rapier (1 Star) - Ingredients: Silver Ore (x2), Beast Bone, Glass Frit

Cutting-Edge

Reward for completing 09 A Lovely Letter.

• Broader Sword (1 Star) - Ingredients: Iron Ore (x3), Pitch Pearl
• Battle Fork (1 Star) - Ingredients: Beast Bone (x2), Witherwood, Yellow Eye
• Rose Whip (1 Star) - Ingredients: Pink Pine, Narspicious, Buzzberries

Smithing with Steel

Found on a bookshelf inside The Warrior’s Rest Inn.

• Steel Broadsword (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Silver Ore (x2), Iron Ore, Blue Eye
• Soarin’ Steel (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Silver Ore (x2), Iron Ore (x2), Big Bone (x2)
• Steel Shield (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Silver Ore (x2), Iron Ore, Glass Frit (x2)
• Steel Helmet (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Silver Ore (x3), Iron Ore (x2), Royal Soil (x2)
• Full Plate Armour (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Silver Ore (x3), Iron Ore, Tiny Tortoise Shell (x2)

Building Butterfly Bric-a-Brac

On a bookshelf in the Octagonia orphanage.

• Batterfly Knife (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Silver Ore (x2), Coagulant, Butterfly Wing
• Malleable Mask (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Silver Ore (x2), Butterfly Wing (x2), Narspicious

Your Crafting Career Starts Here

On bookshelf in house near restaurant in Puerto Valor.

• Jolly Brolly (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Witherwood (x2), Waveweed, Sparkly Sap
• Coral Hairpin (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Crimson Coral, Maiden’s Favour
• Utility Belt (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Hardy Hide (x2), Celestial Skein, Grubby Bandage

Building a Blade of Blistering Brutality

In a chest behind the counter in the weapon shop in Lonalulu.

• Cautery Sword (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Silver Ore (x2), Lava Lump, Red Eye

Lashings of Class

Gotten by accepting 19 Making Things Right.

• Queen’s Whip (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Mirrorstone (x2), Narspicious, Green Eye

Electrifying Equipment

Found in a chest on The Eerie Eyrie.

• Lightning Staff (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Pink Pine (x2), Thunderball, Royal Soil
• Lightning Lance (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Gold Ore (x3), Thunderball, Magic Beast Horn

Build Better Birds’ Feet

In a chest behind a waterfall in The Eerie Eyrie.

• Crow’s Claws (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Platinum Ore, Flurry Feather (x2), Twisted Talons

Dragony Designs

On a bookshelf in a house south of the weapons shop in Phnom Nonh.

• Wyvern Wand (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Pink Pine (x2), Dragon Hide, Blue Eye
• Dragontail Whip (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Dragon Horn, Dragon Hide, Green Eye

Knick-Knacks for Nifty Nickers

In a chest behind the ruins in Phnom Nonh.

• Bloodletter (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Platinum Ore (x2), Dragon Horn, Red Eye
• Swordbreaker (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Silver Ore (x2), Gold Ore (x2), Twisted Talons (x2)
• Thief’s Turban (1.5 Stars) - Ingredients: Evencloth, Narspicious, Pitch Pearl
• Robber Gloves (1 Star) - Ingredients: Magic Beast Hide (x2), Slipweed, Kitty Litter
• Gloomy Gloves (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Magic Beast Hide, Evencloth

Making the Magic Happen

In a chest behind the Magic Key door in Gallopolis.

• Hocus Locus (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Pink Pine (x2), Sparkly Sap (x2), Yellow Eye
• Hocus Hat (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Faerie Fluff (x2), Toad Oil (x2), Snakeskin
• Fizzle-Retardant Suit (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Silkblossom (x2), Oasis Water, Belle Cap

Divine Designs

In a chest behind the Magic Key door in Gondolia.

• Seraphic Sceptre (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Pink Pine (x2), Angel Bell (x3), Yellow Eye
• Angel’s Sandals (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Celestial Skein (x2), Angel Bell (x3), Flurry Feather (x2)

Supercool Kit

In a chest behind the cabin in the northern part of the Snaerfelt.

• Winter’s Wing (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Avabranche (x2), Permasnow (x2), Platinum Ore (x2)
• Shiverstick (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Avabranche (x2), Purple Eye, Sparkly Sap

Platinum Power

On a bookshelf on the second floor of the Sniflheim Inn (after thawed).

• Platinum Sword (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Platinum Ore (x2), Magic Beast Hide (x2), Buzzberries (x2)
• Platinum Powersword (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Platinum Ore (x3), Gold Ore (x2), Mirrorstone (x2)
• Platinum Lance (2 Stars) - Ingredients: Platinum Ore (x3), Silver Ore (x2), Blue Eye