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Knife skills (短剣スキル) in the Dragon Quest series.

Appearances[]

Dragon Quest VIII[]

Knife skills are introduced in VIII with Jessica, and the 3DS remake with Red. Knives are effective, low cost weapons against singular enemies but are not as powerful as swords. Leveling up enough skill points will grant Jessica and Red the ability to equip swords and use their knife skills and bonuses with equipped swords, but like the Hero they cannot equip the rapiers that Angelo can use.

Jessica[]

SP Ability Description MP
4 Attack +5 Increases attack by 5 when equipped with a dagger.
9 Toxic Dagger Stabs the enemy at half strength, poisoning them. 3
15 Attack +10 Increases attack by 10 when equipped with a dagger.
22 Assassin's Stab Attacks an enemy with 1/8 chance of instantly killing them 8
30 Equip Swords Enables character to equip swords
40 Critical Hit Rate Up Increases chance of critical hit with daggers/swords to 1/32.
52 Attack +20 Increases attack by 20 when equipped with a dagger.
66 Toxic Sword Deals 30% more damage and poisons 100% of the time to an enemy. 3
82 Attack +30 Increases attack by 30 when equipped with a dagger.
100 Sudden Death Stabs the enemy with a knife or sword with a 1/4 chance of killing them instantly, dealing an extra 30% damage on the side. 8

Red[]

SP Ability Description MP
6 Toxic Dagger Deals a strike that may poison the enemy 3
12 Attack +5 Increases attack by 5 when equipped with a knife
25 Assassin's Stab Single strike with a 12.5% chance to instantly slay its target. 8
34 Attack +15 Increases attack by 15 when equipped with a knife
44 Miracle Cleavage Deals a strike that restores 50% of damage dealt as HP. 4
59 Equip Swords Allows Red to equip Swords
66 Critical Hit Rate Up Increase critical hit rate from 1/64 to 1/32.
76 Toxic Sword Increases damage by 30%, may envenomate the target 3
88 Attack +30 Increases attack by 30 when equipped with a knife
100 Blade Cascade 6~8 strikes that hit random targets, each dealing 40% damage. 6

Dragon Quest IX[]

The following are knife skills in Dragon Quest IX. Knife skills can be learned via the Warrior, Mage, and Thief classes.

SP Ability Description MP
3 Toxic Dagger A swift strike that poisons an enemy. 2
7 Max Attack +10 Increases max attack when holding a knife
13 Fly Swat An attack that deals heavy damage to bugs. 0
22 Critical Hit Rate Up Increases critical hit rate when wielding a knife
35 Victimiser Does heavy damage to enemies that have been poisoned or paralyzed. 3
42 Max Attack +20 Increases max attack when holding a knife
58 Assassin's Stab An attack that may instantly kill a target. 3
76 Max Attack +30 Increases max attack when holding a knife
88 HP Hoover A knife attack that hurts the enemy and heals the user. 4
100 Omnivocational Knifemaster Enables the character to use knives with any vocation.
Persecutter Deals heavy damage to confused or sleeping monsters. Must hold the Knifing Know-How book to use. 3

Dragon Quest X[]

The following are Knife skills in Dragon Quest X. Knife skills can be learned via the Minstrel, Dancer, Gadabout, Demon Swordsman and Pirate vocations, as well as the Mage and Thief vocations once again.

SP Ability Description MP
3 Fly Swat/Tox Deals extra damage to bug monsters/Inflicts poison damage on one enemy every 5 seconds. 1/3
7 Attack +5/Magical Might +30/Attack +20/Attack +15 Increases attack power by 5 when wielding a knife/Increases Mages' Magical Might by 30 when wielding a knife/Increases Dancers' attack power by 20 when wielding a knife/Increases Thieves' attack by 15 when wielding a knife
13 Sleeper Hit/Kasnooze Damages an enemy while potentially putting it to sleep/Puts all enemies to sleep 1/6
22 Minor MP Recovery/MP + 50/Critical Hit Rate +2% MP is recovered while attacking an enemy with a knife./Increases Mage's MP by 50 when wielding a knife/Increases the Dancers' chance to land a critical hit by 2% when wielding a knife
35 Persecutter/Katox Deals heavy damage to confused or sleeping monsters/Inflicts poison damage every 5 seconds on surrounding enemies 3/6
42 Attack +10/Haywire Spells + 3%/Attack +30/Attack +20 Increases attack power by 10 when wielding a knife/Increases the chance of spells going haywire by 3%/Increases Dancers' attack power by 30 when wielding a knife/Increases Thieves' attack power by 20 when wielding a knife
58 Cobra Strike/Kablunt Damages an enemy while potentially envenomating it/Reduces the attack power of all enemies 1/8
76 Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +2%/MP +100/Critical Hit Rate +4% Increases the user's chance to land a critical hit when wielding a knife/Increases Mage's MP by 100 when wielding a knife/Increases Dancers and Thieves' chance of landing a critical hit when wielding a knife by 4%
88 Attack +15/Magical Might +60/Dodge Rate +10/Nastier Knives Increases attack power by 15 when wielding a knife/Increases Mages' magical might when wielding a knife/Increases the Dancer's chance of dodging enemy attacks by 10/Increases status ailment chance for knife skills
100 Victimiser/Katoxle Deals heavy damage to poisoned and paralyzed enemies/Inflicts envenomating damage to surrounding enemies every 3 seconds 3/10
110 Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +2%/Increased spell damage on sleeping opponents/+150 damage on poisoned and paralyzed enemies/Normal Drop Rate +1% Increases the user's chance to land a critical hit when wielding a knife/Spells deal more damage when enemies are sleeping/Increases the damage dealt to poisoned and paralyzed enemies by 150/Increases the monsters' normal drop rate by 1%
120 Edge of Chaos Damages an enemy while potentially confusing it 1
130 Attack +5/Increased spell damage on poisoned opponents/Increased damage on sleeping and confused enemies/Coup de Grace Charge Rate +1% Increases attack power by 5 when wielding a knife/Spells deal more damage when enemies are poisoned/Skills and spells deal more damage when enemies are sleeping and/or confused/Increases the charging rate for Thieves' Coup de Grâces by 1% when wielding knives
140 Nightmare Fang 1
150 Naster Knives/Rare Drop Rate +1.1x Increases status ailment chance for knife skills/Increases the monsters' rare drop rate by 1.1%
180 Oneros Hunt 5
200 Nemesis Edge 8

Knife skills are also learned by recruited Needlemen and Magic marionettes.

SP Ability Description MP
3 Attack Power When Wielding +10 Increases attack by 10 when monster wields a knife
7 Fly Swat Deals extra damage to Bug monsters 1
12 Attack Power When Wielding +15 Increases attack by 15 when monster wields a knife
18 Viper Dagger Damages an enemy while potentially envenomating it 1
25 MP Recovery Occasionally recovers MP when attacking
32 Attack Power When Wielding +25 Increases attack by 25 when monster wields a knife
40 Victimiser Deals heavy damage to poisoned and paralyzed enemies 3
43 Fly Swat 125% Increases Fly Swat's power by 125%
48 Viper Dagger 125% Increases Viper Dagger's power by 125%
50 Victimiser 125% Increases Victimiser's power by 125%

Dragon Quest XI[]

Knife skills are learned by Erik and Sylvando.

Erik[]

SP Ability Description MP
3 Attack Power When Wielding +5 Increases Erik's max attack when wielding a knife by 5%
4 Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +2% Increases Erik's chances of landing a critical hit when wielding a knife by 2%
6 Sleeper Hit Deals 120% damage with a 50% chance to snooze the target for 1~4 turns 3
7 Cobra Strike Deals 120% damage with a 50% chance to poison the target for 4~7 turns 3
9 Persecutter Deals 620% damage if target is asleep or confused, 110% damage otherwise 5
13 Victimiser Deals 620% damage if target is poisoned or paralyzed, 110% damage otherwise 5
14 Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +4% Increases Erik's chances of landing a critical hit when wielding a knife by 4%
14 Dodge Chance +3% Increases Erik's chances of dodging when wielding a knife by 3%
16 Attack Power When Wielding +30 Increases Erik's max attack when wielding a knife by 30%
16 Dual-Wielding Allows Erik to dual wield knives, swords, and/or boomerangs.
16 HP Hoover Restores 1/4th of damage dealt to one enemy. 4
16 Assassin's Stab Has a 20% chance to instantly kill target 5
20 Nastier Knives Increases status ailment chance for knife skills by 25%

Sylvando[]

SP Ability Description MP
3 Attack Power When Wielding +5 Increases Sylvando's max attack by 5 when wielding a knife.
4 Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +2% Increases Sylvando's chance of landing a critical hit when wielding a knife by 2%
7 Sleeper Hit Deals 120% damage with a 50% chance to snooze the target for 1~4 turns 3
9 Attack Power When Wielding +10 Increases Sylvando's max attack by 10 when wielding a knife
13 Cobra Strike Deals 120% damage with a 50% chance to poison the target for 4~7 turns 3
13 Persecutter Deals 620% damage if target is asleep or confused, 110% damage otherwise 5
16 Victimiser Deals 620% damage if target is poisoned or paralyzed, 110% damage otherwise 5
18 Nastier Knives Increases status ailment chance for knife skills by 25%
20 Sudden Death Deals 200% light damage with a 20% chance to instantly kill target 8
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