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Every monster is born with a certain genome, and in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, we call that genome “Talents.” It really helps to know what Talent(s) to focus on so you know where to pour your points into, especially if they’re not monsters you’ll be actively using to fight.
If you’re thinking of breeding an offspring with a certain “Talent,” then either Monster A or Monster B must have—whether it’s from their species or an inherit from their parents.
Must have Talents in Dragon Quest Monsters The Dark Prince
In this guide, I will outline what the best talents are in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince as well as what important stat boosts and skills are attached to them. This is all from my own experience so far. I’ll update it as I discover more good stuff!
| Talent | Notable Skills | Maxed Talent Skill |
| Booster | Stat buffs | None. However, when you unlock all nodes in one level, it is upgraded when the monster is used as a parent (i.e. MP Booster I -> MP Booster II) |
| Ward | Stat buffs | Castslasher: Reduces MP consumption by half |
| Afficionado | Attacks of the indicated element | A strong attack for that element However, When you unlock all nodes in one level, it evolves into a Virtuoso skill (i.e. Crag Afficionado -> Crag Virtuoso). Virtuoso’s Maxed Talent is the strongest attack for that element. |
| Healer | Big heals, Zing | Kazing: Resurrects an ally |
| Water Baby | Moreheal, Multiheal, Water spells | Auto-Cadabra: Restores MP after every action |
| Cure-All | Multiheal and Zing | Omniheal: Restores a huge amount of HP to all allies |
| Fortifier | All the buffs | Oomphle: Increases the attack of all allies for 2 to 5 turns |
| Protector | Protection buffs, Selflessness (Tanks all attacks for one round) | Bounce: Reflects spells for 4 to 7 turns |
| Evil Genius | Kasap (all DEF down), Kanumb (all paralysis), Thwack | Giga Drain Magic: Absorbs MP from enemies at random (up to 4 times) |
| Thin Air, Hulk, Blusterer | Spells, debuffs OR Attacks, buffs |
A medium elemental DMG attack to all enemies that scale with level |
| Duelist | Hard-hitting physical DMG skills | An outrageous elemental DMG attack to all enemies that scale with level |
| Tongue Twister, Enfeebler, Vexologist, Anaesthetist | All the debuffs you can think of | Tongue Bashing: Stuns an enemy and reduces their Defense stat to 1 |
| Stinker, Prankster | Lots of debuffs, including paralysis and stun | Burning Breath: Paralyses all enemies |
| Charmer | Sultry Dance (stun all), Sweet Breath (sleep all), Fuddle Dance | Giga Drain Magic: Absorbs MP from enemies at random (up to 4 times) |
| Dancer | Sultry Dance, Buff | Sword Dance: An attack that damages enemies 3 to 7 times (random) *extremely good on attack-heavy monsters |
| Cupid | Fizz, Dazzleflash | Shining Shot: Light DMG to enemies at random 4 to 12 times *extremely good on wisdom-heavy monsters |
| Blade Maven | Multislash (all enemy physical DMG) | Miracle Slash: Deals DMG and gain half of it as HP (Max 200HP) |
| Antimagician | Mist Me (prevents DMG once), Silence spells | Bounce: Reflects spells for 4 to 7 turns |
How to filter Monsters by Talent in The Dark Prince
In order to know which monster(s) have the Talent you need, follow the below steps:
1. Open Settings.
2. Go to Adventure Journal and select Monsterpedia.
3. Open filters. Set the Talent to your chosen one.
Voila! You’re all set to hunt for the monsters you need. You can check our local monsters guide if they can be scouted and our synthesis guide if they need to be made.
For more help with Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, take a look at How is Scout Rate calculated in Dragon Quest Monsters The Dark Prince here at .