Insulatle is a recurring spell in the Dragon Quest series.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest III[]
Making its debut, it is learned by Priests and Sages at level 32 and costs 6 MP to use. The spell will reduce breath damage by 33%, overriding any additional reductions provided by armour in the original NES game. This bug is fixed in all subsequent versions, and the spell will last 6~9 turns in all versions.
Dragon Quest IV[]
Meena learns Insulatle at level 29, once again costing 6 MP to cast. It lasts for 6~9 turns, and reduces breath damage by 50%, setting the precedent for nearly all future appearances. It is also used by Divs in the remakes.
Dragon Quest V[]
Insulatle costs 3 MP, decreasing breath damage by a massive 70% in the original Super Famicom release before being nerfed to 50% in all subsequent versions. It is learned by recruited King cureslimes at level 7, recruited King slimes and Metal slimes at level 10, recruited Revaulting horses at level 27, and Parry at level 23, as well as recruited Conkuisitors at level 40.
Dragon Quest VI[]
Insulatle is obtained by advancing to Rank 2 of the Sage vocation, and once again costs 3 MP to cast. It can also be learned by recruited High djinkses, though only in the SNES version, and can halve damage from Tidal Wave, Pyre o' Fire, Big Banga, and Magma Blast. (Though those 2 skills are not resisted in the remake) It is also used by Aggrosculptures and Loss leaders in battle.
Dragon Quest VII[]
Insulatle features the same traits as in the previous games, but now lasts 6~9 turns. It is once again learned by reaching rank 2 of the Sage, as well as Rank 4 of the Djinn Genie and Rank 5 of the Gripevine vocations, and is also used by Divs in battle. In the 3DS remake, it is also learned by advancing to Rank 3 of the Armamentalist and Monster Master vocations, and Rank 1 of the Hero and Druid vocations, in addition to Kernels of truth using in battle.
Dragon Quest VIII[]
Insulatle is learned by Jessica at level 25 and costs 3 MP. It lasts 6~9 turns, and can be replicated by Munchie's Chunky cheese.
Dragon Quest IX[]
Insulatle is learned by Rangers at level 26 and Priests at level 43. It reduces breath damage by 25%, capping at 50% when cast twice, and costs 8 MP to cast. The effects of the spell will last for 6~9 turns.
Dragon Quest X[]
Insulatle is once again learned by Rangers at level 42 and Priests at level 34, and acts the same as in IX. It costs 4 MP to use, and is also learned by Fuura at level 43 in the Offline version of the game.
Dragon Quest XI[]
Rab learns Insulatle at level 40 and cuts breath damage by 25% once more, but now costs 12 MP to cast.
Dragon Warrior Monsters[]
Insulatle (then know as Barrier) is learned by monsters beginning at level 18 if the monster has at least 76 MP and 70 Intelligence. It is learned naturally by amberweed, kingslime, mistywing, weedbug, and windmerge.
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2[]
Barrier now requires 126 Intelligence to learn. It is naturally learned by the aquarella. It is no longer naturally learned by the Genosidoh, kingslime or windmerge.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[]
Insulatle can be learned from:
- Anti-dragon (50 points)
- Bird Brain (80 points)
- Bolsterer (52 points)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[]
Insulatle can be learned from all the skills it could be previously, though the point requirements for Bird Brain and Bolsterer have changed. It can now be learned from:
- Battle Road Master (36 points)
- Bird Brain (70 points)
- Bolsterer (38 points)
- Great godbird (26 points)
Dragon Quest of the Stars[]
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Dragon Quest: Scan Battlers[]
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Dragon Quest Tact[]
Acting the same as in previous appearances once again, it is learned by Baleen mages at level 30 and Ice sculptures at level 26, costing 24 MP to cast.
Dragon Quest Champions[]
Acting the same as in previous appearances once again, it is learned at level 20 when equipping the Hunter's moon and costs 12 MP to cast for the first time since XI.
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[]
Insulatle costs 4 MP and will reduce breath damage for the party by 50% for 4~7 turns. It is learned through the Blusterer, Breath Taker, Cure-All, Fluffy, Lord of the Dragovians, Mouth Guard, Sage, Smarty-Pants, Snow Drifter, and Woosh Virtuoso talents.
Other languages[]
| Other languages | |
| French | Isolation |
| German | Abschirmung (VI,VII,VIII) Licht (M) Multi-Abschirmung (IX,XI,J,Stars) |
| Spanish | Aislamiento |
| Latin American Spanish | Unknown |
| Italian | Isolamento termico |
| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
| Chinese | Unknown |
| Korean | Unknown |
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