Shiren 1 DS:Critical Armband

	Armband
Critical Armband 会心の腕輪
EnglishJapanese Wear this and every now and then you will score a critical strike. It will make you get hungry faster, though.
Information
Cost	10,000
Value	3,000

This Critical Armband page is about the Nintendo DS release. For the Super Famicom release, see Shiren 1 SFC:Critical Armband.

For the lore page, see Shiren:Critical Armband.

The Critical Armband (Japanese: 会心の腕輪) is an Armband in  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer.

With a Critical Armband equipped, Shiren's attacks have a ^{[Data needed]}~34% chance of being Critical Hits, which will deal approximately double the amount of normal damage, but the rate of current Fullness decrease will be doubled. Without any other fullness impacting items, the Critical Armband will increase Shiren's current fullness will decrease by 1 point every 5 turns, instead of the normal 10. The effect of a Critical Armband is included in several "rescue reward" armbands: the Ace's Armband, and the Berserk Armband. The effect of this armband also persists in towns, but not while Shiren is a monster, or inflicted with the 'Riceball' status.

Minotaur's Axe Combination

The critical hit rate of the Critical Armband can be combined with that of a Minotaur Axe, and when used together, critical hits have shown to occur 60% of the time when attacks do hit. This is consistent with samples collected from both items individually, and used together, which were ~34% chance for a Critical Armband and ~26% chance for a Minotaur's Axe.

Without a (hit) seal, attacks have shown to hit ~80% of the time. An attack that does not miss has a ~60% chance of being a critical hit, therefore every time that that Shiren attempts to attack an entity, there is a ~48% chance of dealing a critical hit.

Kigny Axe Combination

It is unknown what effect the Critical Armband has with the critical hit rate of a Kigny Axe. Further testing is needed into the interaction of these items so this page can be updated with correct information.

Tips For Use

• Equip this armband only during combat to make use of potential critical hits, while minimizing the impact of increased fullness decrease.
• A Shield with a (hide) Rune from a Hide Shield will cancel out the increased fullness decrease, and Shiren will lose 1 point every 10 turns, as if unaffected.

Things to Avoid

• Equipping a Critical Armband as well as a shield with a (heavy) seal from a Armor Ward will quadruple Shiren's fullness decrease, down to 1 point each 2, then 3 turns alternating.
• The 'Ever-full' from a Special Riceball status can negate the additional fullness decrease, causing no negative effects of wearing the Critical Armband for one floor.

Locations

Drop Type	Road to the Hamlet	Table Mountain	Tainted Path	Ceremonial Cave	Ravine of the Dead	Kitchen God	Scroll Cave	Final Puzzle
Floor	✗	✗	All	1 - 9 13 - 30	✗	All	✗	All
Shop	✗	All	All	✗	✗	All	✗	All
Jar of Change	✗	✗	✗	1 - 9 13 - 30	✗	✗	✗	All
Walrus Drop	✗	✗	✗	All	✗	✗	✗	All
Rescue Reward	✗	8 - 29	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗
Town Shops	Bamboo Village	Mountaintop Town	Underground Stream Village	Fay's Puzzle Reward	Cell Armor Family Drop	Egg Thing Family Drop	Rice Changer Family Drop	Trap Recycling # of Traps
	✗	✗	Yes	✗	✗	-	✗	N/A

In Other Languages

Language		Name
English		Critical Armband
Japanese		会心の腕輪