The sunderbolt blade, also known as the thunder sword, is a recurring sword in the Dragon Quest series. When used as a tool in battle, it casts Zap on a group of enemies.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest V[]
Only appearing in the mobile remakes, it is obtained by entering the code on the item portal and is the strongest weapon for Harry to equip. It has an attack bonus of +65.
Dragon Quest VI[]
The party goes on a quest to defeat a monster so that they may receive the weapon. However, before they can do so, Terry defeats the monster and obtains it first.
The sunderbolt blade has an attack bonus of +95 and a style bonus of +45. It is equipped by Terry when he joins the party and it can also be equipped by the Hero, Milly, Nevan, Amos, and Goowain. It cannot be purchased or sold anywhere.
It can be reworked at the Fashion Forge for 12,000 gold, boosting its style bonus to +65. If it is equipped with a Tempest shield, the wearer will receive a +35 style bonus.
Dragon Quest VII[]
The sunderbolt blade has an attack bonus of +95 and a style bonus of +45. It can be equipped by the Hero, Sir Mervyn, and Aishe. The sword can be purchased from the Divine Shrine and the Sea Dragon for 24,000 gold and sold for 12,000 gold. Once again, it has a +35 style bonus if equipped with a tempest shield when being ranked for the Style contest of the Excellence Grading Organisation.
Dragon Quest Heroes II[]
Dragon Quest Rivals[]
Dragon Quest Tact[]
Appearing as a A rank weapon obtained from the Zap-type equipment quest on Ultra difficultly, it has an HP bonus of +36 and an attack bonus of +11, with its main special effect increasing Zap-type potency by +2%. Additional effects obtained through alchemy rotation include Zap Physical Potency +3% and/or +2%, Zap Breath Potency +3% and/or +2%, HP +51 and/or +48, ATK +7 and/or +6, etc. A spell version of this weapon can also be learned by Terry via his Talent Blossoming, dealing major unreflectable Zap spell damage to all enemies in a T-shaped range and costs 100 MP for the World's Strongest Swordsman to cast. Upgrading the spell increases damage dealt and reduces MP cost.
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Dragon Quest Walk[]
| Level | Skill | Description | MP Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gladiator Attack +5 | Increases the ATK of Gladiators by 5 when wielding this weapon. | |
| 10 | Rekindled Fighting Spirit | Increases the user's critical hit rate and when using a physical and/or slashing skill to make a critical hit, it becomes a super critical hit. Effect lasts for 3 turns. | 25% of Max MP |
| 15 | Metal Splitting Sword | Deals 360% slashing damage to all enemies and +36 damage to Metal slime monsters. | 27 |
| 20 | Godspeed Continuous Attack | Inflicts 130% Zap/Zam slash damage to each one enemy 4 times. | 39 |
| 30 | Lightning Storm | Inflicts 500% Zap/Zam slash damage to all enemies, | 56 |
| 35 | Damage to Material Monsters +5% | Increases damage dealt to monsters of the Material family by 5 when wielding this weapon. | |
| 40 | Damage to Demons +5% | Increases damage dealt to Demon monsters when wielding this weapon by 5. | |
| 45 | Attack +12 | Increases the wielder's ATK by 12 when wielding this weapon. | |
| 50 | The World's Strongest Swordsman Knowledge | Increases the user's critical hit rate at the start of the battle. If a physical/slashing skill is used to make a critical hit, it becomes a super critical hit. Effect lasts for 3 turns. | 9 |
| 50 | That's My Monster | Recovers 25 MP for every enemy defeated at full health. Effect lasts for 3 turns. | 2 |
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| French | Lame du châtiment |
| German | Sonnenblitzklinge |
| Spanish | Espada cercenante |
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