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List of Bow skills (弓スキル) in the Dragon Quest series.

Appearances[]

Dragon Quest VIII[]

Angelo[]

SP Ability Description MP
4 Sandman's Arrow May put an enemy to sleep. 2
18 Cherub's Arrow Recovers 1/16 MP of damage inflicted 0
25 Needle Shot Deals 1 point of damage with a 1/16th chance to instantly kill target 1
32 Attack +10 Increases attack by 10
44 Multishot Hits 3-4 targets for 50% damage 4
59 Critical Hit Rate Up Increase the critical hit rate to 1/32 while equipped with a bow.
66 Seraph's Arrow Recovers 1/8 MP per damage inflicted. 0
76 Attack +25 Increases attack by 25
88 Shining Shot Hits all enemies with light, dealing 116~125 damage to all enemies. 10
100 Needle Rain Hits 3-4 targets for 1 point of damage; each shot has a 1/16th chance to instantly kill target. 1

Dragon Quest IX[]

The following are Bow skills in Dragon Quest IX. Bow skills can be learned via Armamentalist, Ranger, and Sage classes.

SP Ability Description MP
3 Conjury Conductor Renders an enemy more vulnerable to magic. There is a 50% chance of the effect taking hold, further modified by the enemy's vulnerability to Spooky Aura. 3
7 Attack +10 with Bow Increase natural damage when bow is equipped
13 Flutter Disaster Deals high damage to bird monsters 0
22 Critical Hit Rate Up with Bow Increases critical rate when using bow
35 Needle Shot An attack that has a 13% chance to instantly kill the enemy. 1
42 Attack +20 with Bow Increase natural damage when bow is equipped
58 Rain of Pain Multiple hits to enemies 4
76 Attack +30 with Bow Increase natural damage when bow is equipped
88 Hallowed Arrow Attack one monster and steal some MP 0
100 Omnivocational Bowmaster Equip bows on all vocations
Shining Shot Arrow attack that showers all enemies with arrows of light. Skill can be used if the book, Archery for the Adept is in the character's items and a bow is equipped. 18

Dragon Quest X[]

The following are Bow skills in Dragon Quest X. Bow skills are learned by Item Masters, Fortune Tellers, Death Masters, Pirates, and Dragon Magicians, as well as Armamentalists, Rangers, and Sages once again.

SP Ability Description MP
3 Attack +5/Magical Mending When Wielding +10/Attack +10/Attack +15 Increases attack by 5 when wielding a bow/Increases Fortune Tellers' Magical Mending by 10/Increases Dragon Magicians' attack by 10 when wielding a bow/Increases Item Masters' attack by 15 when wielding a bow
7 Conjury Conductor Damages an enemy while potentially reducing their spell resistance. 3
13 Range +3/Range +7/Attack +10 Increases the range a bow attack can travel by 3 meters/Increases the range a Item Master's bow attack can travel by 7 meters/Increases Dragon Magicians' attack by 10 when wielding a bow
22 Flutter Disaster/Increased Tarot Recovery Deals double damage to bird monsters/Increases the amount of HP recovered with Tarot Cards 1
35 Attack +10/Magical Mending When Wielding +15/Critical Hit Rate +3% Increases attack by 10 when wielding a bow/Increases Magical Mending by 15/Increases the chance of Item Master landing a critical hit by 3% when wielding a bow
42 Plasma Dome Deals 1.2 times the Zap damage of a normal attack. 3
44 Rain of Pain Buff for all Vocations Strengthens Rain of Pain for all vocations
58 Range +4/25% Quickfire Caster/Attack +20 Increases the range a bow attack by 4 meters./Occasionally reduces the CT of an Item Master's spells at the start of their turn/Increases Dragon Magicians' attack by 20 when wielding a bow
76 Rain of Pain 5
88 Attack +15/Magical Mending When Wielding +25/Attack +25/CT 10 seconds Increases attack by 15 when wielding a bow/Increases Fortune Tellers' magical mending by 25/Increases Item Masters' attack by 25 when wielding a bow/Reduces a Dragon Magician's CT by 10 seconds when wielding a bow
100 Hallowed Arrow 0
110 Attack +10/Attack +40/Coup de Grace Charge Rate +1%/Dragon's Pulsation +20 Increases attack by 10 when wielding a bow/Increases attack by 40/Increases the charging rate of Item Master's Coup de Grâce by 1 percent/Increases the effects of Dragon's Pulsation by 20 seconds
120 Shining Shot/Sacred Bow 4
130 Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +2%/HP Recovery Effect during Coup de Grace Charging Increases the user's chance to land a critical hit when wielding a bow/Increases the Item Master's HP recovery amount during the charging of their Coup de Grace.
140 Ailment Curtailment Renders all allies immune to status aliments 8
150 Darkness Shot 3
180 Lost Sniper 8
200 Sunlight Arrow 8

Bow skills are also learned by recruited Chest mimics.

SP Ability Description MP
3 Attack +10 Increases the monster's attack with bows by 10
7 Flutter Disaster 1
12 Attack +15 Increases the monster's attack with bows by 15
18 Hallowed Arrow 0
25 Range +3 Increases the range of the monster's bow skills by 3
32 Attack +25 Increases the monster's attack with bows by 25
40 Rain of Pain 5
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