A list of stuff I had a hard time finding because all the shitty SEO trap websites with 80% ads and garbage AI generated text make it impossible.
I made this page for my own reference, so it’s not super refined. All the info is confirmed though. Sharing it here just to help out anyone searching past the Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake SEO traps in the search results.
This is not a walkthrough; it’s a reference sheet. It has uninhibited spoilers where they’re relevant. Use Find (CTRL+F) to skip to the thing we’re looking for.
I tried to put the really long lists at the end of this post so we don’t have to scroll past them every time while looking for something else.
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Mini-Review: I love the game, by the way. Highly recommended for anyone who loves JRPGs, especially classics.
Tips I Wish I Did Earlier
- Don’t recruit a Gadabout. Switch to that class later when we can grind it to 20 fast to unlock Sage and be done with it.
- Female characters are better (biased) because they have access to the Vamp personality and some special gear choices.
- Once we get Nose for Treasure (Lv13 Thief) use it in every room to make finding all the hidden items easier as we go rather than needing to backtrack later.
- Peep (Lv20 Thief) makes it much easier to search for invisible spots on the ground.
- Animal Instinct (Lv10 Monster Wrangler) helps find Friendly Monsters similarly.
- If we learn Click (33 Mage/Sage) before getting the important keys in the game, we can open doors with it.
- As soon as we get a Ship:
- Go to Patty’s and bench one of our party members.
- Recruit a level 1 Merchant to send there. Give them a funny name. (They will not matter in any other way)
- Go to Immigrant Town on the Northeast continent.
- Return to Patty’s to get our benched member back.
- Don’t waste too much money. We’ll need a little over 1.2 million gold to do some post-game content later. (and don’t use Elfin Elixirs willy-nilly)
- The Mirror Shield reflects our own healing spells sometimes, which makes it somewhat useless if we’re not exclusively healing with items and we don’t enjoy Full Healing the boss we’re fighting. π
Grinding
I didn’t need to grind until near endgame, so I’m sticking to that part of the game for this.
Liquid Metal Slimes
HP | 5 |
Agility | ??? (>475, <800) |
Exp | 12,462 (with 4 party members) |
Good Weapons: Metal Wing Boomerang, Poison Needle, Falcon Blade, Headsman’s Axe
Their Agility is well over 400, so getting our best killer’s agility as high as possible will greatly improve our success rate. Meteorite Bracer is excellent for this.
Critical Hits are an excellent way to one-shot metal enemies, so anything that maximizes our chances (Luck or weapons that boost crit) will help. Critical Claim (Lv47 Martial Artist) is perfect for our highest agility party member to guarantee a kill, even if it does cost a lot of mana per use.
If we’re lucky enough to have two turns before they run, having a dragon will kill all of them with it’s breath attack. Puff (Lv37 Mage/Sage) takes one turn to activate dragon mode before pulling off the attack.
Alternatively, another luck-based approach involves Assassin’s Stab (Lv16 Thief) and Pressure Pointer (Lv21 Warrior) abilities that have a low chance of success but will kill if they do.
Where to farm them:
Northern Alefgard, on an island north of Talontear Tunnel.
Heavens (???) [3F] Lava area has a faster xp gain at higher risk.
Xenlon
HP | 22,500 |
Experience Reward | 10,301 |
Gold Reward | 7 |
Other Boss Info | Game8 |
Fight Prep
- Befriend as many Friendly Monsters as possible (at least 50)
- Have every party member level up Monster Wrangler to learn Monster Pile-On and Wild Side
- Get every party member’s HP as high as possible
- Give the hero high Agility accessories
- Meteorite Bracer (Agility x2)
- Mercury’s Bandana (+36)
- Agility Ring (+22)
- Give the hero a Sage’s Stone and Sunstone in their Item list
- Resistance to breath attacks, fire, ice, and physical are all relevant
- Equipping the team with anti-Sleep accessories isn’t perfect, but can help
During the Fight
Use the hero as the healer. Have them use Sage’s Stone and Omniheal to keep everyone’s HP above 300-ish to avoid being KO’ed in a single turn. If anyone is put to sleep, use the Sunstone. When everyone’s already capped, attack or use Falcon Slash to add a little DPS without spending too much mana.
The best damage I’ve found is from Monster Pile-On. If we’ve captured as many friendly monsters as possible, it should hit for between 350-620 each use. I was only able to beat him within 15 turns by having all three of my allies use it. We can also use Wild Side to maximize how frequently it can be used.
Recommended Rewards Order
- Unlock Final Monster Arena
- (Hidden Bottom Option) Unlock Temple of Trials
- Powerful Weapon
- Everything else
Temple of Trials
Temple of Trials Walkthrough — Game8 (terrible site, but this page is helpful)
Temple of Trials: SW Route — Item Fetch Quests
Other sites lie and say these are sold in places where they aren’t.
Item | Location | Qty | Cost |
---|---|---|---|
Hardwood Headwear | Khoryv | 4 | 560 (140 x4) |
Staff of Sentencing | Mur | 4 | 10,800 (2,700 x4) |
Epic Apron | “Immigrant Town” | 4 | 42,000 (10,500 x4) |
Slime Earrings | Kol | 4 | 3,800 (950 x4) |
Magic Water | Cloudsgate Citadel (and lots of other places) | 25 | 15,000 (600 x25) |
Elfin Elixir | Faerie Village (Use Mod Rod) | 25 | 1,000,000 (40,000 x25) |
Flame Armour | Rimuldar | 4 | 137,200 (34,300 x4) |
Total | 1,209,360 |
Temple of Trials: NW Route — Boomerangs & Claws
I’m going to only list the top options for these weapon types and try to include enough that the lowest one will be easily accessible. The best weapon for each class has that class name bolded.
Best Boomerangs & Claws
Name | Attack | Who Can Equip It |
---|---|---|
ποΈ (unattainable before this Trial) | ||
πͺ Hunter’s Moon | 131 | Gadabout, Hero, Mage, Merchant, Monster Wrangler, Thief |
ποΈ Beast Claws | 107 | Martial Artist, Monster Wrangler, Thief |
πͺ Metal Wing Boomerang | 102 | Gadabout, Hero, Mage, Monster Wrangler, Thief |
ποΈ Dragon Claws | 95 | Martial Artist, Merchant, Monster Wrangler, Thief |
ποΈ Dragonsbane Claws | 87 | Hero, Warrior |
πͺ Flametang Boomerang | 65 | Gadabout, Hero, Mage, Monster Wrangler, Thief |
πͺ Swallowtail | 52 | Gadabout, Hero, Mage, Monster Wrangler, Thief |
πͺ Gusterang | 46 | Gadabout, Hero, Mage, Monster Wrangler, Thief |
Sages and Priests are left out of this segment of the Temple of Trials, sadly. Warriors are stuck with a fairly weak best weapon too.
Pandora’s Boxes
Fuck these things. It’s like they were designed to be as frustrating as possible.
- They hit hard.
- They summon allies of most of the other enemies that spawn during this trial, including the ones who can insta-kill our party members.
- They can heal for huge amounts.
- Non-boss versions are immune to Blasto.
- The boss versions get 3 actions per turn.
- The boss versions can cast Bounce on themselves.
- The last boss Pandora’s Box will immediately Kazing another one if not killed right away.
The easiest way to beat the boss versions is to use Blasto (Lv20 Priest/Sage) when they don’t have Bounce up. It has a below 50% chance to succeed, but it’s more effective than trying to chip away at them with damage while they heal every turn — which isn’t impossible, but it feels that way while attempting it.
Secondarily, we can use Assassin’s Stab. It has a much lower success rate, but it doesn’t get reflected by Bounce. This method works fine for characters who can’t cast Blasto, but probably won’t be lucky enough to kill the last two who can quickly revive each other if not killed almost simultaneously.
If they have Bounce on, we can use Ripple of Destruction (Lv43 Martial Artist) or the Aurora Staff to dispel it.
Wild Side (Monster Wrangler) lets us cast twice per turn. Equipping a Duplic Hat let’s us rapid-fire Blastos (4x stacked with Wild Side) to improve our chances even more.
Preparing for the Boss Fight
Make sure our team has:
- Blasto or Assassin’s Strike
- Wild Side
- Kazing, Omniheal, etc.
- Full HP and MP before engaging
- MP recovery items in the right bags
- (nice to have) Aurora Staff / Ripple of Destruction
- (nice to have) Duplic Hat on a Blasto caster
Temple of Trials: NE Route — Axes & Staves
Best Axes & Staves
Name | Attack | Who Can Equip It |
---|---|---|
πͺ Conqueror’s Axe | 162 | Monster Wrangler, Warrior |
πͺ Godbird Sceptre | 123 | Mage, Priest, Sage |
πͺ Aurora Staff | 115 | Mage, Sage |
πͺ Headsman’s Axe | 110 | Warrior |
πͺ Somatic Staff | 96 | Mage, Priest, Sage |
πͺ Battle-Axe | 66 | Martial Artist, Warrior |
πͺ Iron Axe | 37 | Gadabout, Hero, Martial Artist, Merchant, Warrior |
Thieves are left out of this segment of the Temple of Trials, sadly. Gadabouts (don’t bring one here), Merchants, and the Hero only get a crappy Axe here.
Class Levelling
The Hero can’t change their class.
Class | All Abilities Learned | Last Important Ability |
---|---|---|
Gadabout | Channel Anger (45) | Unlock Sage (20), Kerplunk Dance (22) |
Mage | Hocus Pocus (40)* | Kaboom (38)* |
Martial Artist | Critical Claim (47) | Critical Claim (47) |
Merchant | Call to Arms (36) | n/a |
Monster Wrangler | C-c-cold Breath (44) Fog of War (100 Friendly Monsters) | C-c-cold Breath (44) Wild Side (50 Friendly Monsters) |
Priest | Kazing (37)* | Kazing (37)* |
Sage | Hocus Pocus (40) | Kaboom (38) |
Thief | Backdraft (33) | Hypnowhip (25) |
Warrior | Cutting Edge (50) | n/a |
Good Class Leveling Orders:
- Physical DPS:
- Thief (25) β Monster Wrangler (44) β Martial Artist (99)
- Magic DPS:
- (get to Alltrades Abbey) β Gadabout (20) / π Words of Wisdom β Sage (99)
- (get to Alltrades Abbey) β Gadabout (20) / π Words of Wisdom β Sage (40) β Thief (99)
- All Around: Gadabout (20) / π Words of Wisdom β Sage (37 for Kazing) β Monster Wrangler (Monster Pile-On, Wild Side) β
- Thief (25) β Martial Artist (99)
- Martial Artist (47) β Thief (99)
We obviously need to survive long enough to get to the point in the story where we can switch classes, so we’ll use whatever gets us there safely/efficiently before worrying too much about these paths.
Personalities by Stat Growth
- Best source for details:
Guide and Walkthrough (XBSX) by FranckKnight — GameFAQs - Recruiting Personalities using Seeds:
How to Change Party Personality with Seeds — Game8
Best Personalities Overall
Personality | Stats | How to Get It |
---|---|---|
Vamp | Agility +20% Luck +20% Wisdom +15% Strength +10% Stamina +5% | (females only) π Garter π Guns ‘n’ Buns |
Tough Cookie | Stamina +40% Strength +15% Agility -10% Wisdom -20% Luck -30% | π Weightlifter’s Belt |
Best Personalities for Stamina (HP)
Personality | Stats | How to Get It |
---|---|---|
Tough Cookie | Stamina +40% Strength +15% Agility -10% Wisdom -20% Luck -30% | π Weightlifter’s Belt |
Lone Wolf | Stamina +20% Agility +10% Wisdom +10% Luck -30% | π Skull Ring |
Charmer | Stamina +20% Strength +5% Wisdom +5% Agility -5% Luck -10% | π Gold Chain π Guns ‘n’ Buns |
Best Personalities for Strength
Personality | Stats | How to Get It |
---|---|---|
Paragon | Strength +40% Agility -30% Wisdom -20% Luck -30% | π Mighty Armlet π The Champion’s Code |
Amazon | Strength +30% Agility -10% Wisdom -20% Luck -20% | A female Hero can become one |
Tough Cookie | Stamina +40% Strength +15% Agility -10% Wisdom -20% Luck -30% | π Weightlifter’s Belt |
Best Personalities for Agility
Personality | Stats | How to Get It |
---|---|---|
Bat out of Hell | Agility +40% | π Mercury’s Bandana |
Vamp | Agility +20% Luck +20% Wisdom +15% Strength +10% Stamina +5% | (females only) π Garter π Guns ‘n’ Buns |
Clown | Agility +20% Wisdom +15% Luck +10% Stamina -5% | π Doh-Hican π Look, No Pants! |
Best Personalities for Wisdom
Personality | Stats | How to Get It |
---|---|---|
Genius | Wisdom +40% Agility +20% Luck -10% Stamina -20% | π The Eureka Moment |
Wit | Wisdom +30% Strength -5% Luck -10% | π Scholar’s Specs |
Slippery Devil | Wisdom +20% Agility +10% Strength -10% Stamina -10% | π Would I Lie to You? |
Vamp | Agility +20% Luck +20% Wisdom +15% Strength +10% Stamina +5% | (females only) π Garter π Guns ‘n’ Buns |
Clown | Agility +20% Wisdom +15% Luck +10% Stamina -5% | π Doh-Hican π Look, No Pants! |
Best Personalities for Luck
Personality | Stats | How to Get It |
---|---|---|
Lucky Devil | Luck +50% Agility +10% | π Hen’s Tooth |
Vamp | Agility +20% Luck +20% Wisdom +15% Strength +10% Stamina +5% | (females only) π Garter π Guns ‘n’ Buns |
Clown | Agility +20% Wisdom +15% Luck +10% Stamina -5% | π Doh-Hican π Look, No Pants! |
Mini Medals
A complete list without ads breaking it up and fucking up user scrolling.
β Requires Ship
π Requires Thief’s Key
ποΈ Requires Ultimate Key
πͺ Requires Ra’s Mirror
π¦ Requires Everbird
ποΈ Day
π Dusk
π Night
Friendly Monsters
These are sometimes hard to track down because the names aren’t consistent unless we grab them all in the exact order in the list. So if we’re missing some when we talk to Monty we may need to look at each one in that family of monsters to figure out which one was missing.
β Requires Ship
ποΈ Requires Ultimate Key
πͺ Requires Ra’s Mirror
π¦ Requires Everbird
ποΈ Day
π Dusk
π Night
Hidden Achievements
Puff-Puff
Ripped Off
Reference Links
Not-Shitty Sites I got info and images from:
- List of Weapons in Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake — Dragon Quest Wiki
- Guide and Walkthrough (PC) by Zerro0713 — GameFAQs
- All Friendly Monster Locations — NeoSeeker
Shitty SEO trap sites I grabbed info and images from:
- All Friendly Monster Locations — Game8
- All Mini Medals Locations — RPGsite
- All Mini Medal Locations — ScreenRant (Secret Spot maps)
These sites aren’t entirely shitty — just mostly shitty. They frequently DO have solid info. They just make that info really difficult to use because of their site structure.
Ads are everywhere and they pop-in constantly so we can’t keep it open on our phone where we left off and go back to it without it totally losing our place.
They also don’t actually have the info sometimes. They just do all the SEO stuff and lead us to just a stub of a page without answering the question it claims to.
On top of that, because this game is a remake of an existing game, many of them just grab info from the original NES game and paste it in without verifying it on the remake version.
My website may not be ideal for this stuff, but at least I’ll never do any of that crap.