Dragon Quest is a classic RPG franchise, and the first Dragon Quest is the most venerable game in the series! While some modern niceties have been added to diversify the gameplay, some things are too baked in to change: you beat up enemies, you earn EXP, you level up, your stats increase, you beat up stronger enemies. Rinse, wash, repeat. Aside from leveling up and finding or buying better arms, armor and accessories, the only way to increase your stats is by finding seeds, and while not necessary, any power boost is certainly welcome. This page will list the locations of every seed in Dragon Quest 1: HD-2D Remake!

Page Breakdown¶

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Select the desired seed,

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and consume it to get a 1 to 3 point bonus to a stat!

Using Seeds¶

Search containers in areas - urns, barrels, bags and chests - and on the world map seek out sparkly spots, as seeds can be found nearly anywhere… they can even be found as hidden items that can only be found by blind luck or by using the Snoop spell! Seeds come in many flavors, which indicate the stat they will increase when consumed - Seeds of Strength boost Strength, Seeds of Magic boost Magic Points, etc. Just go into your inventory and use the seed from there and you’ll raise a stat by 1-3 points (1-5 points for Seeds of Life). The number is random, and you may be able to save-scum for better rolls.

That said, you will only find 6-12 seeds of each type during an average playthrough, and if you consume them all you can expect roughly 2-3 levels worth of stats in each stat… although this varies quite a bit by stat. In a blind test we gained 28 points of Strength from seeds (roughly 5-6 levels worth) and 20 points of Resilience (roughly 10 levels worth), but the 28 Hit Points we got were maybe 1.5 to 2 levels worth (around Lv40~). It’s a nice boost, to be sure, but it won’t break the game… at least not any more than farming Liquid Metal Slimes will for a few levels ups.

With that out of the way, here is the location of every seed we’ve located in Dragon Quest 1: HD-2D Remake:

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(1 of 3) You can find seeds in containers,

All Seed Locations¶

Seed	Location
Seed of Agility	Tantegel Castle - 1F: In the southwestern corner of the map, in a barrel.
Seed of Luck	Tantegel Castle - Gardens: Along the eastern wall are two pots. This is in the southern of the two.
Seed of Defence	Tantegel Castle - 2F: In the southeastern room, in a pot.
Seed of Strength	Tantegel: West of the southeasternmost house, you’ll find an urn in the shadow of some trees near some barrels.
Seed of Life	Tantegel: Southeast of the weapon shop, at the foot of a trident statue.
Seed of Stamina	World Map (Tantegel region): Near a forest west of Tantegel.
Seed of Strength	Secret Area (Tantegel region): You’ll find this secret area north of Tantegel, in the forest past the mountains. This seed of Strength is in a barrel near some trees.
Seed of Agility	World Map (Tantegel region): Southwest of Erdrick’s Hollow.
Seed of Defence	World Map (Tantegel region): Far north of Tantegel, northeast of Erdrick’s Hollow, you’ll find a lake in the northeastern corner of the continent with forest to the north, west and south and badlands to the east. Loot a sparkly spot on the western coast of the lake to get this seed.
Seed of Stamina	Wayfarer’s Chapel: In the northwestern room, on the northern wall are two sacks. This seed is in the left one.
Seed of Wisdom	World Map (Shrine of Rain region): In a sparkly spot southwest of the Forgotten Ruins. A Seed of Luck is also here.
Seed of Luck	World Map (Shrine of Rain region): In a sparkly spot southwest of the Forgotten Ruins. A Seed of Wisdom is also here.
Seed of Strength	Forgotten Ruins: Behind the northwestern house, in a pot near a tree.
Seed of Strength	World Map (Kol region): In the southeastern corner of the landmass, search a sparkly spot in a small forest northeast of the Quagmire Cave.
Seed of Magic	World Map (Kol region): In a sparkly spot in a forest northeast of the Kol region
Seed of Wisdom	Galenholm: Along the western edge of the southeastern beach you’ll find two pots. This seed is in the right pot.
Seed of Strength	World Map (Galenholm region): Find a sparkly spot along the forested southern edge of some mountains southeast of Galenholm.
Seed of Defence	World Map (Faerie Village region): Find a sparkly spot in the forest along the mountains west of Craggy Cave.
Seed of Life	Tantegel: In the house to the east of the church, in a pot near the Curse Researcher.
Seed of Defence	Wayfarer’s Chapel: In the eastern room, in a pot. You need the Thief’s Key to open the door to this room.
Seed of Luck	Kol: In the westernmost house - where the disgraced Royal Guard dwells - in an urn. You need the Thief’s Key to open the door to this house.
Seed of Life	Grave of Galen - B1: From the entrance, head south through a door, then continue south around a corner and west to find this seed in a barrel.
Seed of Magic	Faerie Village: Along the northern edge of the map, northwest of the large tree in the north-center, on the slope that leads to the blue chest.
Seed of Stamina	Craggy Cave - B2
Seed of Stamina	World Map (Rimuldar region): Search for a sparkly spot in a forest west of the exit to Quagmire Cave.
Seed of Agility	Secret Area (Rimuldar region): Find a secret area in the desert northeast of Rimuldar. You’ll find this seed in a barrel near a palm tree.
Seed of Luck	World Map (Rimuldar region): Search a sparkly spot along the southern edge of a forest northeast of Rimuldar, east of the desert in the area.
Seed of Luck	Rimuldar: Enter the church from the west to reach an exterior area near some stairs. Go north and loot a barrel to get this seed.
Seed of Wisdom	Rimuldar: Outside of the Warlock of Doorlock’s house in the northwestern corner of the city you’ll find two pots. This seed is in the one to the left.
Seed of Magic	World Map (Rimuldar region): Find a sparkly spot southwest of Rimuldar, in a forest near the coast.
Seed of Wisdom	World Map (Rimuldar region): Search for a sparkly spot southeast of Rimuldar, in a forest on the edge of the badlands that run south to the Cave of Dwarves.
Seed of Defence	Cave of the Dwarves - B1: In the north-central section of this floor, you’ll find two pots along the northernmost point. This seed is in the northernmost of the two pots.
Stamina Seed	Cave of the Dwarves - B3
Seed of Strength	World Map (Damdara region): From the bridge connecting this region to the Faerie Village region, head west and search a forest along some mountains to find a sparkly spot, which is where you’ll find this seed.
Seed of Agility	Tantegel Castle - 1F: Along the eastern edge of the castle, in a room with a lightning floor trap, in a barrel. You need the Magic Key to access this area.
Seed of Strength	Tantegel Castle - B1: In the central room where the Sage of the Sun lives, in a pot. You need the Magic Key to access this area.
Seed of Luck	Quagmire Cave - B1: From the stairs in the middle of the level that you’ll surface at after passing through Quagmire Cave - B2, head east and loot an urn.
Seed of Defence	World Map (Weirdwood region): Follow the coast northeast of Weirdwood, past the bridge that leads east to the Wayfarer’s Inn and search for a sparkly spot in the forest - it’ll be north of the Wayward Inn.
Seed of Agility	Cantlin: In the barracks in the northeastern corner of the city, in a barrel by the balcony on the second floor.
Seed of Luck	Cantlin: In the weapon shop in the southeastern corner of the city. In the southeastern corner of this building you’ll find two pots, right near the door. This seed is in the northernmost pot.
Seed of Wisdom	Cantlin: In the center-west building, in a pot along the northern wall.
Seed of Magic	Weeping Isle - L2: In the largest, middle section of this map, at the eastern end of a dead end tunnel in the middle of the map. It’s a hidden item on the ground - use Snoop to find it or walk around at the end of this tunnel until you get a search prompt.
Seed of Stamina	Wayfarer’s Inn: Along the northern wall of the middle room, search a sack near a bed.
Seed of Strength	World Map (Wayfarer’s Inn region): A fair march southeast of the Wayfarer’s Inn is a large poisonous swamp stretching from the mountains to the coast. Plunder a sparkly spot on the eastern edge of this swamp, near the coast, to find this seed.
Seed of Stamina	Grave of Galen - B2: Along the southern end of the level you’ll find two pots standing next to an interior wall. This seed is in the leftmost pot.
Seed of Life	Grave of Galen - B2: Along the southern end of the level you’ll find two pots standing next to an interior wall. This seed is in the rightmost pot.
Seed of Agility	Grave of Galen - B3: On the Grave of Galen - B2 level, go down the southeastern stairs and when you appear on Grave of Galen - B3, head south to the southeastern corner of the level, turn west, take the first north, and take the second left (west) to find a pair of urns against the wall. The southernmost one has this seed inside.
Seed of Life	Shrine of Rain - 4F: In the middle of the eastern tower, on the floor. This is a hidden item.
Seed of Strength	Shrine of Rain - 4F: In the western tower you’ll find two pots along the western wall. This seed is in the southern one.
Seed of Luck	Shrine of Rain - 5F: In a pot in the center of the northeastern tower.
Seed of Defence	Shrine of Rain - 5F: In a pot along the western edge of the center-west tower. The seed’s in the northern of a pair of pots.
Seed of Life	World Map (Sanctum region): Look for a sparkly spot in the badlands southwest of Sanctum.
Seed of Strength	Secret Area (Rimuldar region): Along the eastern edge of the desert northeast of Rimuldar, this secret area only appears after you have access to the Dragonlord’s Castle. This seed is in a barrel near some palm trees.
Seed of Wisdom	Dragonlord’s Castle - B1: Go down the western stairs in Dragonlrod’s Castle - 1F, then head up a hallway to the north and into a cave to the northeast. This seed is on the ground at the end of this cave, a hidden object you can find blindly or reveal by casting Snoop.
Seed of Magic	Dragonlord’s Castle - B6: From the entrance to this level, head west, then north down a long hallway, past a broken bridge to the east and when you can’t go north anymore, turn east, then go north again (not upstairs) to enter a room full of treasure chests. This seed is in the southeasternmost chest.

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(1 of 3) You can use Focus Pocus to soup-up Lightning Slash into Lightning Thrust,

Farming Monsters for Seeds¶

In addition to all the seeds you can find by exploring, you can also get seeds as drops from certain monsters. Remember that most seeds are worth 1-3 points in a single stat (or 1-5, from Seeds of Life), and the drops rates tend to be pretty low, so if you have access to the [Dragonlord’s Castle], you’re probably better off hunting Liquid Metal Slimes. Just use the Focus Pocus and soup-up Lightning Slash into Lightning Thrust to have a good chance of one-shotting the elusive buggers for an easy 10,050 EXP. Unless you’re Lv50+, this is probably a faster way of boosting all your stats than seed hunting. That said, here’s a list of all the monsters that can drops seeds in Dragon Quest 1: HD-2D Remake:

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Defeat certain monsters,

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and they may drop seeds - not the best way to boost your stats, but it’s an option!

Seed Drops by Monster¶

Monster	Seed Dropped	Locations
Metal Slime	Seed of Agility	Southern Damdara
Handsome Crab	Seed of Defence	Weeping Isle
Spitegeist	Seed of Wisdom	Grave of Galen
Dragon Zombie	Seed of Life	Dragonlord’s Castle
Umbra	Seed of Magic	Grave of Galen
Stone Golem	Seed of Strength	Shrine of Rain
Cosmic Chimaera	Seed of Luck	Shrine of Rain, Sanctum Region
One-Man Army	Seed of Agility	Dragonlord’s Castle
Knight Abhorrent	Seed of Stamina	Dragonlord’s Castle

That should be all you really need to know about seeds - find them, use them, save-scum for best results, and grind certain monsters if you want just a little bit more juice!