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This is a map and strategy guide for the Temple of Trials dungeon in Dragon Quest 3 (DQ3). It includes the recommended level for Temple of Trials, the route to take, the location of treasure chests, obtainable items, and monsters that appear.
List of Contents
With Ramia, fly north of Aliahan and examine the light to gain access to the Temple of Trials.
| Temple of Trials Northeast | ||
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| No Image Available | ||
| Treasure | ||
| Pandora's Box x6 | Boomerang | Executioner's Axe |
| Iron Claw | Goddess Shield | Mini Medal |
| Medicinal Herb | Aurora Staff | |
| Temple of Trials Northwest | ||
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| No Image Available | ||
| Treasure | ||
| Pandora's Box x4 | Iron Axe | Flail of Destruction |
| Divine Bird Armor | Duplic Hat | Wizard's Staff |
| Sage's Stone | ||
| 1 | After unlocking the Temple of Trials from Xenlon, teleport to Mur and fly southeast until you see a shining light in the sky. Once you see it, select Enter to land inside the temple. If you find it hard to locate the light, you can teleport to Aliahan instead and fly north so it's visible from far away and you know where to go. |
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| * | Unlike other dungeons, the Temple of Trials requires you to complete five different trials before you can face the boss at the end. |
| 2 | Explore the landing area first to recruit a friendly Slime and grab some items off the ground. The most important item to get is the War Drum in the southwest so make sure not to miss it. |
| 3 | Once you've got all the items, head through the southeast portal to take on your first trial. This one will require you to present four items that you should already have if you've been going for 100% completion. Required Equipment: ・Sword of Kings ・Auroral Helm ・Gringham Whip ・Mod Rod |
| 4 | After completing the trial, head southwest and complete the trial there next. This one requires you to give the spirit a bunch of items to clear the trial so make sure to stock up on extra copies if you need them. Required Items: ・Hardwood Headwear x4 ・Staff of Sentencing x4 ・Epic Apron x4 ・Slime Earrings x4 ・Magic Water x25 ・Elfin Elixir x25 ・Flame Armour x4 As a note, you can purchase all of the items listed above, but it will cost around one million gold if you don't have any pre-existing copies in your inventory. If you need money, it's recommended to clear the Rank 10 and 11 Monster Arena battles since they give a large sum of gold as a reward for clearing them the first time. |
| 5 | When you're done with that trial, go through the portal to the south for the next one. This one should also be easy to complete as you only need to recruit 100 friendly monsters to complete it. ▶ All Friendly Monster Locations |
| 6 | After completing the southern trial, leave the temple first to level up and restock your items. The last two trials are significantly harder since you'll need to clear two mini-dungeons while only using specific weapon types. If one of your party members can't equip a weapon type for one of the trials, you'll need to swap them out for a Vocation that can use them, otherwise, they'll do no damage and will take a heavily increased amount in return. |
| 7 | Once you're done making your preparations, head to the northwest trial first. This one will require you to use only Claws and Boomerangs so make sure your party members have those weapon types equipped. This trial has you navigating different teleportals to reach the end. If you plan on exploring, take note of which portals are connected so that you don't get lost. ▶ Jump to List of Claws and Boomerangs |
| 8 | Start by going through the left portal and following the path going right until you reach the portal at the end. Go through and pick up the Goddess Shield from the chest in that area before going back. |
| 9 | After getting the shield, head to the top left portal and follow the path south to reach the next area with a chest containing a Mini Medal. On the way there, ignore the 4 chests that you see as there 3 of them are Pandora's Boxes and the other chest only contains a Boomerang. |
| 10 | Once you've got the medal, head back and go through the northern portal to reach the east side of the trial. From here, take the portal on the path to the right to grab an Aurora Staff. This staff is actually the reason why this trial should be completed first since it can be used in battle to dispel beneficial effects, similar to Ripple of Disruption. |
| 11 | Head back through the portal and take the left path this time to reach the next area. When you go down the stairs, you'll see 3 chests to your left. Only open the middle one for a Conqueror's Axe and ignore the other two as they're Pandora's Boxes. |
| 12 | After getting the axe, head up the rightmost staircase to reach the area that has a friendly Baramonster. Recruit them and go through the portal to the right to reach the penultimate area for this trial. |
| 13 |  This area has a bunch of arrow tiles encountered in the Tower of Rubiss and Zoma's Citadel. Remember to rotate your controls so that up is facing the orange arrow, otherwise, you might fall off. |
| 14 | Once you're past the arrow tiles, head through the portal to face the final test of this trial. You'll be facing a total of 6 Pandora's Boxes in back-to-back fights so make sure you're prepared before talking to the spirit. To make this part easier, you can just use Blasto to remove the boxes from battle. However, they can cast Bounce to counter this strategy so make sure to dispel it before casting Blasto with your fastest party members. |
| 15 | Beating this fight will complete the trial and teleport you back to the landing room. Leave the dungeon first to restock your items and make any adjustments to your team before going to the final trial. |
| 16 | When you're ready, head to the northeast trial, which requires you to use only Axes and Staves. Again, make sure your party members have these weapon types equipped before going in. Instead of teleportals, you'll be navigating hallways and staircases instead. Again, if you plan on exploring, take note of which paths are connected so you don't get lost. ▶ Jump to List of Axes and Staves |
| 17 | Start off by immediately heading down the stairs to grab another Sage's Stone from the chest behind the staircase. Once you've opened the chest, head east and take the hallway going south. |
| 18 | Once you're in the next area, ignore the 3 chests that you immediately encounter as they're just Pandora's Boxes and an Iron Axe. Instead, go up the stairs, ignoring the chest to the north, to get a Destructiball from the western chest. After picking up the whip, head back through the hallway and go through the north one. |
| 19 | Head down the staircase and go to the loop in the northeast. Ignore the chest to the north and only open the ones in the east and south for the Godbird Armour and a Mini Medal. This should also be the final Mini Medal you need so make sure to return to Aliahan and grab the powerful Exotoga as a reward for collecting all 110 of them! |
| 20 | From there, head through the hallway to the west and follow the path until you see the chest containing a Duplic Hat. |
| 21 | Once you've got the hat, head towards the stairs in the northwest to recruit a friendly Great Keeper and reach the hallway leading to the penultimate area for this trial. |
| 22 | This room is similar to the Bottomless Pot puzzle in Edina so you can take your time and reset the room if you make any mistakes. |
| 23 | After you've locked all 6 boulders in place, the door will open up and you can head to the final room for another battle against the same set of Pandora's Boxes from the last trial. Again just dispel any Bounces with Ripple of Disruption or the Aurora Staff before knocking the boxes away with Blasto. |
| 24 | Defeating the Pandora's Boxes will complete this trail, marking all 5 trials as finished. This will unlock the door to the superboss so make sure you're fully prepared before going in. |
| * | Instead of leaving straight away, head through the portal past the door and follow the path until you see Xenlon. You can actually recruit him as a friendly monster so do this first before leaving to make your final preparations. Make sure you don't miss them since they're the final friendly monster you need to recruit. Once you've recruited all 121 of them, you will fully upgrade Monster Pile-On's damage, and you're given a copy of Guns 'n' Buns, a Godbird Robe, and Orichalcum Gloves from Monty! |
| 25 | Before taking on the superboss at the end, it's recommended to have Xenlon grant every wish at least once to unlock the ability to remove the Hero from your party and replace them with a stronger custom companion. However, if you're going to replace them with a healer, then it may be better to keep the Hero since they're the only one that learns Omniheal. |
| 26 | When you're ready, head to the end of the Temple of Trials to face this game's superboss, the Grand Dragon. Similar to Xenlon, you'll receive a reward if you beat them under a certain amount of turns so make sure your party is as strong as possible. ▶ How to Beat Grand Dragon |
| 27 | Defeating this boss, and clearing the turn requirement, rewards you with the Grand Medal and the corresponding achievement. It's currently unconfirmed the exact number of turns you need to beat, but it's known that you get the medal if you beat them under 18 turns. |
| 28 | Now that you've beaten the superboss, there is no longer anything left for you to accomplish besides completing every trophy and achievement to 100% the game. After that's been done, then there's truly nothing left to do besides enjoying the game until the Dragon Quest I & II Remakes come out! ▶ Trophy Guide and Achievements List |
| Rec. Level | Drops | |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | None | |
| Tips to Beat Grand Dragon | ||
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・Max out your party's level and stats, especially Strength and Speed for your damage dealers. ・Put them to sleep with Wild Side and Duplic Hat-enhanced Snooze casts. ・Deal massive damage with Falcon Blade and Cheer boosted Persecutters while they're asleep. |
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| List of Weapons | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boomerang | Edged Boomerang | Iron Claws |
| Knuckledusters | Gusterang | Swallowtail |
| Golden Claws | Flametang Boomerang | Fire Claws |
| Dragonsbane Claws | Dragon Claws | Metal Wing Boomerang |
| Beast Claws | Hunter's Moon | Orichalcum Claws |
| List of Weapons | ||
|---|---|---|
| Staff of Rain | Wizard's Staff | Snooze Stick |
| Staff of Antimagic | Iron Axe | Rune Staff |
| Staff of Resurrection | Staff of Sentencing | Staff of Strife |
| Lightning Staff | Battle-Axe | Sage's Staff |
| Somatic Staff | Headsman's Axe | Aurora Staff |
| Godbird Sceptre | Conqueror's Axe | |
| Map | Time Zone |
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Xenlon 1 - Temple of Trials |
Day, Evening, and Night |
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Great Keeper 1 - Temple of Trials |
Day, Evening, and Night |
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Slime 5 - Temple of Trials |
Day, Evening, and Night |
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Baramonster 1 - Temple of Trials |
Day, Evening, and Night |
| List of Enemies |
 Cumaulus
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 Restless Armour
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 Ursa Minor
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 Living Statue
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 Manticore
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 Phoenix
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 Baramonster
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 Pandora's Box
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 Hardy Hand
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 Blue Dragon
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 Dread Dragon
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