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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7)

Malign Shrine Walkthrough Guide

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Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7) Malign Shrine Walkthrough Guide
This is a walkthrough guide for the Malign Shrine of Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined (DQ7). See a step-by-step guide to complete the Malign Shrine and the quest, Defeating the Demon King, as well as how to unlock the next area here.

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Malign Shrine Walkthrough Guide

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Dig Site Malign Shrine -

Dig Site

1
Zoom to the Hardlypool region and use the Skystone to reach the shrine on the north side. Talk to the person inside to get a Black Fragment.
2 Go to the Dig Site at the Roamer Encampment Region and descend the stairs on the west side to enter the cave.
3 You can get two Mini Medals from the treasure chest inside the tent and in the pot near the stairs leading to the cave.
3 Enter the door on Basement Level 3 of the cave to reach a treasure chest that contains a Mini Medal.
6 Head to Underground Level 4 of the cave.
7 Place the Black Fragments to form a Black Tablet that transports you to the Malign Shrine.

Malign Shrine

1 Head to the deepest part of the Malign Shrine. Make sure to open the treasure chests to obtain powerful equipment such as the Sunbolt Blade at Level 3 and the Dark Robe at Level 5, as these will help with the upcoming boss battle.
2
You can proceed with Level 5 without defeating The Time Being. The Time Being is a powerful monster on par with a boss, so be sure to prepare before battling it.
3 Heal and save at the angel statue. Go to the throne room and talk to the NPC sitting on the throne to start the boss fight.
4
Orgodemir uses powerful magic attacks, so make sure to increase your magic resistance using the Magic Barrier to reduce damage. If you are hit with the Ice Wave attack, your Magic Barrier will disappear, so be sure to cast the spell again to increase magic resistance.
5
Orgodemir's second phase uses powerful breath attacks such as Ice Breath and Fire Breath. Cast Magic Barrier to increase magic resistance at all times and recast it again if you are hit with the Ice Breath.
6 After defeating the boss, leave the Malign Shrine via the staircase to activate a cutscene. You will automatically teleport to the Divine Shrine.
7 Leave the Divine Shrine via the teleporter to activate another cutscene. Once you are ready to progress the story, head to Estard Castle.
▶︎ Cathedral of Light Walkthrough

Malign Shrine Trophy Reward

Darkest Before the Dawn

Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined - Bronze Trophy Darkest Before the Dawn
Awarded for completing "Defeating the Demon King".

Completing the Malign Shrine will unlock the Darkest Before the Dawn achievement. The trophy appears when you defeat Orgodemir at the end of Malign Shrine.

Trophy Guide and Achievements List

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List of All Story Walkthroughs

All Main Story Walkthroughs
1 Prologue 2 Ballymolloy
3 Emberdale 4 L'Arca
5 Regenstein 6 Frobisher
7 Roamer Encampment 8 Alltrades Abbey
9 Al-Balad 10 Roamer Encampment (Present)
11 Hardlypool 12 The Tallest Tower
13 Hubble 14 Aeolus Vale
15 Buccanham 16 Pool of Piety
17 Malign Shrine 18 Cathedral of Light
19 Awakening the Fire Spirit 20 Awakening the Earth Spirit
21 Awakening the Wind Spirit 22 Curious Tablet
23 Cathedral of Blight
All Optional Side Stories
1 Greenthumb Gardens 2 Vogograd
3 Nottagen
All Post-Game Content
1 Another World 2 Yet Another World

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