Attack Attacker is a recurring ability in the Dragon Quest series.
Description[]
Launches an heavy melee strike that damages 1 enemy while reducing their strength by 1 level.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest III 2D-HD[]
Only appearing in the 2D-HD Remake, it is learned by Monster Wranglers at level , and costs 6 MP to use.
Dragon Quest IX[]
Making its debut, it is learned with 100 skill points allocated into the Warrior's Courage skill tree. It costs 4 MP to use, and is also used by Mean spirits, Hunter mechs, Lethal armours, and Fright knights in battle.
Dragon Quest X[]
Acting the same as in IX, it is once again learned with 100 skill points invested into a Warrior's Courage skill tree and is also learned by recruited Restless armours by investing 25 skill points into their Straight Sword skill tree, while its power can be increased by 25% after 43 skill points are invested in the aforementioned skill tree from the 10th reincarnation onwards. It costs 4 MP to use once again, and is also used by Scallop wallabies, Undentured servants, Mandrake mercenaries, Bilebonnets, Mandrake murderers, Mechidroids, Spirits, Type G0s, Dark Berserker, the Berserker Ogre, and Terudmir, as well as Mean Spirits and Hunter Mechs once again. It In the Offline version of the game, it is learned by the Hero at level 50 in the Warrior vocation, investing 12 skill points into Mjoll's Powerful skill tree, and 11 skill points into Hussar's Cool skill tree.
Dragon Quest XI[]
An enemy-only skill in this entry, it is used by Hunter Mechs, Bilebonnets, and Type G0s in battle once again, but otherwise acts the same as in previous appearances.
Dragon Quest Heroes II[]
Only appearing in the Nintendo Switch version of the game, it is learned by Ragnar McRyan by investing 6 skill points and acts the same as in previous appearances once again, costing 0 MP to use.
Dragon Quest of the Stars[]
Acting the same as in previous appearances once again, it is a skill for the Warrior vocation, and the Steel broadsword, though it can also be equipped to any melee weapon. It is used by Lethal Armours for the first time since IX.
Dragon Quest Walk[]
Learned by the Warrior vocation at level 25, and at level 10 by the Gladiator vocation, Holy Shield Axe and Fire blade weapons, it acts the same as in previous appearances and costs 10 MP to use. It is also learned by recruited Killing machines at level 10 and recruited Walking corpses and Brownies at level 50, costing 20 MP for the monsters to use. It is also used by Hunter Mechs and Undentured Servants in battle once again.
Dragon Quest Tact[]
Already learned by Stone golems, Ragnar McRyan, Lethal armours, Wulfspade, and Purrcival when they are recruited, it acts the same as in previous appearances and costs 12 MP to use. A scroll for this ability can be obtained by clearing Stage 4 of Crabid and Sintaur's Battle Roads, and Stage 2 of Robbin' 'ood's Battle Road.
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Attaque-attaque |
| German | Klingenbrecher |
| Spanish | Atacatacante |
| Italian | |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | |
| Korean | Unknown |