Dragon Graveyard

DRAGON QUEST VIII guide · desert trial grounds traversed for Cash and Carrie's inheritance ✓ Checked against sources

Located in the desert region south of Baccarat, this skeletal burial ground serves as the trial ground where you must escort either Cash or Carrie to resolve their father Golding's inheritance. Navigating through the winding bone caverns leads you to the Doors of Judgement, where a duel with twin beast guardians concludes the succession dispute and reopens the Baccarat Casino.

Items

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Map of Dragon Graveyard: In a treasure chest on the right side just inside the entrance areaMini medal: In a treasure chest at the dead end reached through the northeast exit of the first cavernDragon dung: In a treasure chest found within the cavern passagesDragon shield: In a treasure chest located along the southern ledges in the deeper caverns

Key fights

Red Horn and Blue Fang

Enemies: Red Horn and Blue Fang

Threats: Red Horn uses Psyche Up and high-damage critical Desperate Attacks, Blue Fang casts Kabuff, Kasap, and Multiheal, and both employ War Cry along with combined physical beatdowns

Weaknesses and resistances: Neither has access to Disruptive Wave, leaving them vulnerable to standard debuffs and buff accumulation

Tactics: Focus single-target damage entirely on Red Horn first to eliminate its lethal tension surges while maintaining defensive buffs via Kabuff and party-wide healing

Rewards: Experience points, gold, and a normal drop chance of Strong Medicine from Red Horn and Strong Antidote from Blue Fang

Enemies

Metal king slime

Steal / drop Orichalcum (rare drop or steal)

Grants massive experience points but frequently flees immediately

Tyrantosaurus

Steal / drop Iron Axe

Tough dinosaur enemy susceptible to confusion tactics

Beelzebuzz

Steal / drop Cowpat or Dragon Dung

Flying insect monster encountered inside the cavern paths

Dragurn

Steal / drop Dragon Scale

Dragon-family creature encountered wandering the graveyard tunnels

Smacker

Shell-bearing mollusk monster found among the bone tunnels

Tips

Because the bosses lack Disruptive Wave to strip away enhancement magic, you can freely stack Kabuff, Oomph, and high tension on your heavy hitters before attacking.

Not listed for this area: secrets, shops and people.

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