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The Ranger is a vocation in the Dragon Quest series.
The Ranger differs from game to game. In Dragon Quest VI, the Ranger has good Speed and Wisdom. In each incarnation, the Ranger learns an assortment of battle skills.
Appearances[]
Main games[]
Dragon Quest VI[]
A character requires skills from the Merchant, Thief and Monster Master sets to become a Ranger.
Stat Changes[]
Statistics | Change |
Battles to Master | 199 |
Strength | -10% |
Agility | +20% |
Defence | -20% |
Wisdom | +10% |
Max HP | -10% |
Max MP | -30% |
Abilities[]
Level | Title | Learns | Battles Needed | Target | Info | MP |
1 | White Ranger | Holy Protection | Party | Repels weaker enemies | 4 | |
2 | Gold Ranger | Toxic Breath | All enemies | Poisons and damages all enemies | ||
3 | Red Ranger | Safe Passage | Party | Protects against damaging floors | 2 | |
4 | Green Ranger | Quake | ??? | Attacks multiple enemies | ||
5 | Black Ranger | Dazzle | Enemy group | Dazzles enemies | ||
6 | Power Ranger | Defenses | Party | Parry | ||
7 | Mega Ranger | Flameorb | One enemy | Damages target | ||
8 | King Ranger | Air Wall | Self | Reflects breath attacks |
Dragon Quest VII[]
- For the 3DS version, see Armamentalist.
The Ranger is an intermediate character class in the PSX version of Dragon Warrior VII.
Dragon Quest IX[]
The Hero must finish the quest Ranger Changer to unlock this vocation. by talking to a person at the base of the Heights of Lonelieness, the player can accept a quest which involves poisoning Hocus Chimeras and then letting them die by poison, nothing else. After doing this 3 times, the ranger vocation is unlocked.
The Ranger vocation is late in the game after completing Quest 112. Rangers have the unique skillset "Ruggedness", and can also use skill points to learn Axe, Bow, Boomerang, and Fisticuffs skills. Their Coup de Grâce is "Brownie Boost", which increases attack, defense, and applies Insulate.
Ruggedness[]
Required points | Name | Effects |
---|---|---|
4 | Soothe Sayer | Calms an enraged enemy |
10 | Natural Deftness +10 | Permanently adds 10 to deftness |
16 | Mercy | Gives a weakened enemy a chance to escape |
22 | Natural Agility +20 | Permanently adds 20 to agility |
32 | Vanish | Hides party on field; reduces user's chance of being attacked |
42 | Natural Resilience +20 | Permanently adds 20 to resilience |
55 | Mist Me | Summons fog that thwarts enemy attacks |
68 | Natural Deftness +30 | Permanently adds 30 to deftness |
82 | Wolf Whistle | Summons two wolves to attack enemies |
100 | Natural Deftness +60 | Permanently adds 60 to deftness |
Spells[]
Name | Level | MP | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Safe Passage | 3 | 2 | Travel with impunity across harmful terrain. |
Squelch | 4 | 2 | Cures a single ally of the effects of poison. |
Evac | 7 | 3 | Exit instantly from dungeons, caves, and towers. |
Heal | 10 | 2 | Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally. |
Insulate | 12 | 4 | Protects a party member from breath-based attacks. |
Tingle | 16 | 2 | Cures all party members of the effects of paralysis. |
Cock-a-doodle-doo | 18 | 2 | Awakens any sleeping party members. |
Midheal | 22 | 4 | Restores at least 75 HP to a single ally. |
Zing | 24 | 8 | Resurrects a fallen ally, but sometimes fails. |
Insulatle | 26 | 8 | Protects the whole party from breath-based attacks. |
Moreheal | 34 | 8 | Restores at least 165 HP to a single ally. |
Dragon Quest X[]
The Ranger is one of the six advanced vocations available in version 1.0 of Dragon Quest X. They have access to Bows, Claws, Boomerangs, Axes, and Shields, each one with their own individual skill trees, with their exclusive skill tree being once again Ruggedness (サバイバル Survival). Their coup de grâce is likewise Brownie Boost (妖精のポルカ, Yōsei no poruka) once again. Their main objective is to protect the party from breath-based attacks, and also help with a variety of supporting spells to heal or revive members from your party and deal damage with unique wolf-summoning skills.
Other games[]
Dragon Quest of the Stars[]
A Standard Vocation which needs to be of at least level 50 to access the Monster Master and Superstar and Astronomer Specialist Vocations.
Preferred weapon types:
Vocation Skill[]
Lv 1 | ✠Healing Wind Lv 1 |
Strength +5 with preferred weapon | |
Lv 5 | Ability CT cut 3% with preferred weapon |
Lv 10 | ●Wind Sickles Lv 1 |
Lv 15 | Magic Healing +10 |
Lv 20 | ✠Healing Wind Lv 3 |
Lv 25 | Strength +5 with preferred weapon |
Lv 30 | ●Wind Sickles Lv 3 |
Lv 35 | Max HP +5 |
Lv 40 | ✠Healing Wind Lv 4 |
Lv 45 | Strength +5 with preferred weapon |
Lv 50 | ●Wind Sickles Lv 5 |
Lv 55 | Ability CT cut 3% with preferred weapon |
Lv 60 | ✠Healing Wind Lv 5 |
Vocation Bonus[]
For associated Specialist Vocations
Lv 50 | 🔰Ranger's Essence |
Lv 60 | Max HP +10 |
Lv 70 | Blaze Breath Tricks (Low) (Monster Master) / Hustle Dance Tricks (Low) (Superstar) / Snub Tricks (Low) (Astronomer) with preferred weapon |
Lv 80 | Resilience +5 (Pirate) / Magic Healing +10 (Superstar) / Magic Attack +10 (Astronomer) with preferred weapon |
Lv 90 | Blaze Breath Tricks (Monster Master) / Hustle Dance Tricks (Superstar) / Snub Tricks (Astroomer) with preferred weapon |
Lv 99 | Luck +5 |
Dragon Quest Walk[]
Trivia[]
- The eighth tier name in VII comes from the literary character Faust, who sells his soul for magic and power.
Other languages[]
Other languages | |
French | Ranger |
German | Waldläufer |
Spanish | Guardabosques |
Italian | Unknown |
Dutch | Unknown |
Norwegian | Unknown |
Greek | Unknown |
Portuguese | Unknown |
Russian | Unknown |
Chinese | Unknown |
Korean | Unknown |
v · e · dDragon Quest VI Vocations | |
Beginner Vocations |
Dancer • Gadabout • Martial Artist • Mage • Merchant • Monster Master • Priest • Thief • Warrior |
Hybrid Vocations |
Gladiator • Armamentalist • Paladin • Ranger • Sage • Luminary • Hero |
Secret Vocations |
v · e · dDragon Quest VII Vocations | |
Basic Character Vocations |
Dancer • Jester • Martial Artist • Mage • Priest • Sailor • Shepherd • Thief • Troubadour • Warrior |
Intermediate Character Vocations |
Gladiator • Armamentalist • Monster Masher • Paladin • Pirate • Ranger • Sage • Luminary |
Advanced Character Vocations | |
Beginner Monster Vocations |
Berserker • Chimaera • Goodybag • Healslime • Jawtoise • Kingfuchsia • Lips • Mandrake Major • Mimic • Notso Macho • Rockbomb • Serial Quiller • Slime • Walking Corpse |
Intermediate Monster Classes |
Automation • Barbatos • Bone Baron • Delusionist • Dingbat • Draguar • Drake Slime • Golem • Malevolantern • Rashaverak • Seasaur • Well Wisher |
Advanced Monster Classes |
Black Bishop • Djinn Genie • Ersatz Estark • Gigalumph • Gripevine • Platinum King Jewel • Prism Peacock • Slaughtomaton |
v · e · dDragon Quest IX Vocations | |
Beginner Vocations | |
Unlockable Vocations |
Gladiator • Armamentalist • Ranger • Paladin • Sage • Luminary |
v · e · dDragon Quest X Vocations | |
Beginner Vocations | |
Advanced Vocations |
Battle Master • Armamentalist • Ranger • Paladin • Sage • Superstar • Monster Master* • Item Master* • Dancer* • Fortune Teller* • Druid* • Gadabout* • Demon Swordsman* • Death Master* • Pirate* |
Master Vocations |
v · e · dDragon Quest of the Stars Vocations | |
Standard Vocations |
Warrior • Mage • Priest • Martial Artist • Merchant • Thief • Dancer • Gadabout • Sailor • Ranger |
Specialist Vocations |
Gladiator • Battlemaster • Armamentalist • Paladin • Sage • Superstar • Pirate • Monster Master • Astronomer • Champion • Druid |
Advanced/special Vocations |
Magical Sage • Arcana Lord • Battle King • Brave Knight • Guardian • Samurai • Space Pirate • Space-Time Mage • Star Knight • Ultra Star • Strategist |
v · e · dDragon Quest Walk Vocations | |
Beginner Vocations |
Warrior • Mage • Priest • Martial Artist • Thief • Dancer • Gadabout |
Advanced Vocations |
Gladiator • Armamentalist • Ranger • Paladin • Sage • Luminary • Pirate • Monster Master |
Special Vocations |
Champion • Archmage • High Priest • Ninja • Demon Swordsman • Guardian |