The Warrior is a blade expert --Description from Dragon Quest VII
Warrior is a vocation in the Dragon Quest series.
Warriors typically have high HP, Strength, and Vitality stats, but low Agility. They also have no magical ability whatsoever. The Warrior is most useful in "full-out" brawls, when the only chance to defeat a monster is to knock them out as fast as you can, before they have the chance to knock you out.
Dragon Quest III
Dragon Quest VI
Stat Changes
Statistics | Change |
Battles to Master | 149 |
Strength | +10% |
Agility | -35% |
Wisdom | -30% |
Max HP | +10% |
Max MP | -60% |
Abilities
Level | Title (Japanese/English versions) |
Learns | Battles Needed | Target | Info | MP |
1 | Apprentice/Ruffian | N/A | 0 | |||
2 | Trainee/Skirmisher | Psyche Up | 10 | Self | User takes one turn. Next turn, physical attack does double damage | |
3 | Squire/Swashbuckler | N/A | ||||
4 | Veteran | Lunge/Double-Edged Slash | 15 | One Enemy | User takes recoil damage | |
5 | Soldier/Captain | Firststrike/Mercurial Blade | One Enemy | Strikes first with reduced power | ||
6 | Expert/Expert Fencer | Frenzy | Random enemy or friend | Heavy damage | ||
7 | Swordsman/Elite Blade | Falcon Slash | 30 | One enemy | Attacks twice | |
8 | Sword Master/Sword Lord | Magiblade/Hatchet Man | One enemy | Heavy damage, might miss |
Dragon Quest VII
Stat Changes
Statistics | Change |
Battles to Master | 130 |
Strength | +10 Percent |
Agility | -35 Percent |
Guard | Null |
Intelligence | -30 Percent |
Appearance | Null |
Max HP | +10 Percent |
Max MP | -60 Percent |
Abilities
Level | Title | Learns | Battles Needed | Target | Info | MP |
1 | Beginner | Nothing | 0 | |||
2 | Novice | Psyche Up | 10 | Self | User takes one turn. Next turn, physical attack does double damage | 0 |
3 | Soldier | Nothing | 20 | |||
4 | Guardsman | Squall Hit | 35 | One Enemy | User attacks first with 80 percent power | 0 |
5 | Veteran | Nothing | 55 | |||
6 | Warmonger | Drake Slash | 75 | One Enemy | Does 50 Percent more damage to dragons. Regular damage to all other monsters | 0 |
7 | Elite | Nothing | 105 | |||
8 | General | Evil Slash | 130 | One Enemy | Hits one enemy with a critical hit. Has low accuracy | 0 |
Hybrid Abilities
Hybrid | Learns | Target | Info | MP |
Bard | War Song | All Allies | Raises the defense of all allies | 0 |
Dancer | Sword Dance | All Enemies | Attacks four random enemies with 75 percent power | 0 |
Jester | Confuhit | One Enemy | May confuse the enemy it hit | 0 |
Mariner | BirdSlash | One Enemy | Causes 50 percent extra damage to Bird Types, regular damage to all others | 0 |
Shepherd | Mineuchi | One Ally | Cures one ally of sleep and confusion | 0 |
Thief | Thief Hit | One Enemy | Attacks the enemy and has a chance of stealing its item | 0 |
Usefulness
After the events in Dharma, the warrior is a useful class to become because of the strength increase that it affords. Among the skills that the warrior learns, Evil Slash is by far the most useful. Although it misses half the time, when it does connect, it is a critical hit, making short work of Metal Monsters. The Drake Slash is also good for dragon bosses that the player encounters.
For hybrid skills, the two most useful ones are Sword Dance, which requires both a mature warrior and a mature Dancer, and Thief Hit, which requires a mature warrior and a mature Thief. Sword Dance attacks four times with 75 percent power, making useful for boss fights as it is like attack for 300 percent power. It is also the most cost effective skill in the game as it doesn't require any MP to use. Thief Hit is useful because it steals from enemies, making it a nice skill to have if the player is looking for a particular item. However, the chance of stealing is rather low.
Regarding evolution, the Warrior can combine the mastered Mage class and become a Ranger. The Ranger has access to some elemental slashes and the extremely powerful spell Blazemost. The Warrior can also combine the mastered Fighter class and become a Dragoon. The Dragoon has stronger attacks including Quad Hits. After the Dragoon class is mastered, the Dragoon can then become a Godhand as long as the Paladin class is also mastered. The Godhand has several powerful attacks culminating with Ultrahit, a must for beating the final bosses in the game.
Dragon Quest IX
The Warrior Class is available at the start of the game and has the unique skillset 'Courage'. They can equip swords, spears, knives, and shields, as well as most heavy armor. Their 'coup de grace' ability is "Critical Claim" which makes the next attack critical without fail.
Required points | Name | Effects |
---|---|---|
8 | Whipping Boy | Protects a selected user in battle from damage by taking it in their place. |
16 | Natural Strength +10 | Increases attack by 10 pts. |
28 | Whistle | Draws enemy towards you outside of battle and provokes them in battle. |
40 | Natural Resilience +20 | Increases defence by 20 pts. |
48 | Body Slam | Hits a single enemy with a body slam causing recoil. |
56 | Natural Strength +30 | Increases attack by 30 pts. |
70 | Morale Masher | Attacks the enemy lowering its tension |
80 | Natural Resilience +40 | Increases defence by 40 pts. |
90 | Natural Max HP +60 | Increases HP by 60 pts. |
100 | Attack Attacker | Attacks one enemy lowering its atk. power. |
Notable Warriors
- Optional party members in Dragon Quest III
- Ragnar McRyan
- Aquila
Gallery
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Vocations |
Hero • Warrior • Martial Artist • Priest • Mage • Thief • Merchant • Goof-off/Gadabout • Sage |
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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 |
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