Spear skills (ヤリスキル, Jari skills) in the Dragon Quest series.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest VIII[]
Spear skills are learned by Eight.
| SP | Ability | Description | MP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Attack +5 | Increase attack by five when a spear is equipped. | |
| 7 | Mercurial Thrust | User strikes first at 80% power. | 0 |
| 12 | Thunder Thrust | 25% for a critical hit, 25% for a normal stab, 50% to miss altogether. | 3 |
| 18 | Attack +10 | Increases attack by ten when a spear is equipped. | |
| 25 | Multithrust | Skewers 3~4 targets at half strength per jab. | 4 |
| 40 | Critical Hit Rate Up | Increases the critical hit rate from 1/64 to 1/32. | |
| 45 | Clean Sweep | Strike/rock element with decreasing damage range: 80% -> 64% -> 56% -> 40% -> 25% -> 16%.
Chance for Demon spear's effect to trigger on each enemy. |
0/2* |
| 59 | Lightning Thrust | A more powerful version of Thunder Thrust, it has a 50% chance to land a critical hit. | 0 |
| 77 | Attack +25 | Increases attack by twenty five when a spear is equipped. | |
| 100 | Lightning Storm | Inflicts 190-220 lightning damage to all enemies. | 25 |
Dragon Quest IX[]
The following are Spear skills in Dragon Quest IX. Spear skills can be learned via Warrior, Priest, and Paladin classes.
| SP | Ability | Description | MP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mercurial Thrust | Attacks first in the round. | 0 |
| 7 | Attack +10 | Increases attack when wielding a spear | |
| 13 | Cattle Prod | An attack that deals heavy damage to beasts. | 0 |
| 22 | Pressure Pointer | An attack that has a chance to instantly kill an enemy. | 3 |
| 35 | Critical Hit Rate Up | Increases critical hit rate when wielding a spear | |
| 42 | Attack +20 | Increases attack when wielding a spear | |
| 58 | Thunder Thrust | Tries to deal a critical hit on the opponent, or fails. Very popular against Metal king slimes. | 8 |
| 76 | Attack +30 | Increases attack when wielding a spear | |
| 88 | Multithrust | Hits enemies multiple times. | 4 |
| 100 | Omnivocational Spearmaster | Enables the character to use spears with any vocation. | |
| Lightning Storm | Strikes down all enemies with mighty thunderbolts. Can be used if the book, 'Clear Spear Theory' is in the character's items and a spear is equipped. | 26 |
Dragon Quest X[]
The following are Spear skills in Dragon Quest X. Spear skills can be learned via the Item Master class, as well as the Priest and Paladin classes once again. From Version 5 onwards, the Martial Artist class can also learn spear skills.
| SP | Ability | Description | MP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Attack +10/Attack +20/Attack +30 | Increases the user's attack by 10 when equipped with a spear./Increases Item Masters' attack by 20 when equipped with a spear./Increases Martial Artists' attack by 30 when equipped with a spear. | |
| 7 | Cattle Prod | 1 | |
| 13 | Guard Rate +4%/Critical Hit Rate +5%/Guard Rate +5%/Skill Damage +30 | Increases the chance to block enemy attacks and spells by 4%/Increases the Martial Artist's chance to land a critical hit by 5%./Increases the chance to block enemy attacks and spells by 5%/Increases the damage of Paladin's skills by 30 when wielding a spear | |
| 22 | Critical Hit Rate +2%/Attack +20/+30 | Increases the user's chance to land a critical hit by 2%/Increases the Martial Artist's attack power by 20/30 when equipped with a spear. | |
| 35 | Lightning Conductor | Jumps up and deals a lightning infused blow to an enemy. | 2 |
| 42 | Guard Rate +5%/Guard Rate +8%/Guard Rate +10%/Skill Damage +30 | Increases the chance to block enemy attacks and spells/Increases the damage of Paladin's skills by 30 when wielding a spear | |
| 58 | Attack +15/Attack +25/Attack +40 | Increases the user's attack by 15 when equipped/Increases Item Masters' attack power by 25 when equipped./Increases Martial Artists' attack power by 40 when equipped. | |
| 76 | Thunder Thrust/Maulstrom | Can deliver a critical hit against the enemy/Attacks enemies a random amount of times | 8/6 |
| 88 | Attack +20/Attack +30/Attack +25/Collect at 10% when attacking | Increases attack by 20 when equipped/Increases Martial Artist's attack by 30 when equipped/Increases Item Master's attack by 25 when equipped | |
| 100 | Maulstrom/One Flash Break | Attacks enemies a random amount of times/Can most likely deliver a critical hit against the enemy | 6/8 |
| 110 | Critical Hit Rate +3% | Increases the user's chance to land a critical hit by 3%. | |
| 120 | Multithrust/Multithrust Zero | 4 | |
| 130 | Block Rate +3%/Formation Time +10 Seconds/Skill Damage +40/Critical Hit Damage +200 | Increases the chance of blocking enemy attacks and spells by 3%//Increases the damage of the Paladin's skills by 40/Increases the critical hit damage of Martial Artists by 200 when wielding a spear | |
| 140 | Lightning Storm | Deals around 500 lighting damage to all enemies around the user, while potentially reducing their lightning resistance by 50% for 30 seconds and having a 1/2 chance of paralyzing them. | 8 |
| 150 | Skill Damage +50 | Increases the damage of the Item Master's skills by 50 | |
| 180 | Takeshin Protection | ||
| 200 | Jolly Jousters/Strengthened Jolly Jousters | Deals 5 multiple hits to one enemy for 1.5 times the damage of a normal attack/Strengthens Jolly Jousters for all vocations that wield spears | 6 |
Spear skills are also learned by recruited Imps and Bambooligans.
| SP | Ability | Description | MP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Attack +10 | Increases attack by 10 when equipped with spear | |
| 7 | Cattle Prod | Deals extra damage to Beast family monsters. | 1 |
| 12 | Attack +15 | Increases attack by 15 when equipped with spear | |
| 18 | Lightning Conductor | Jumps up and deals a lightning infused blow to an enemy. | 8 |
| 25 | Guard Rate 5% | Increases the chance to block enemy attacks and spells by 5. | |
| 32 | Attack +25 | Increases attack by 25 when equipped with spear. | |
| 40 | Maulstrom | Attacks enemies a random amount of times. | 6 |
| 43 | Cattle Prod Attack +175% | Increases Cattle Prod's attack power by 175. | |
| 48 | Lightning Conductor Attack +75% | Increases Lightning Conductor's attack power by 75. | |
| 50 | Maulstrom Attack +15% | Increases Maulstrom's attack power by 15. |
Dragon Quest XI[]
Spear skills are learned by Serena and Jade.
Serena[]
| SP | Ability | Description | MP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cattle Prod | Deals 150% damage to Beast family enemies | 2 |
| 4 | Attack +10 | Increases Serena's attack by 10 when wielding a spear | |
| 6 | Parry Chance 4% | Increases the chance Serena will parry an enemy's attack by 4 when wielding a spear | |
| 7 | Deliverance | Deals 150% damage to the undead | 2 |
| 9 | Critical Hit Chance +2% | ||
| 13 | Attack +15 | Increases Serena's attack by 15 when wielding a spear | |
| 14 | Critical Hit Chance +2% | ||
| 14 | Parry Chance 5% | Increases the chance Serena will parry an enemy's attack by 5 when wielding a spear | |
| 16 | Attack +20 | Increases Serena's attack by 20 when wielding a spear | |
| 16 | Crushed Ice | Deals four hits of ice damage at 90%, 360% damage total. | 16 |
| 16 | Party Pooper | Deals 80% damage to a group of enemies, no further reduction per hit | 4 |
| 18 | Thunder Thrust | Has a 50% chance to land a critical hit | 4 |
| 20 | Be Like Water | Raises parry chance by 20% and base evasion by 50%. Allows Serena to counter attack for two turns | 12 |
| 20 | Counter Wait | Guarantees evasion and counter-attack for two turns | 8 |
| 25 | Kaswooshle | Deals up to 496~752 wind damage on a group of enemies | 50 |
Jade[]
| SP | Ability | Description | MP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cattle Prod | 2 | |
| 4 | Attack +5 | Increases Jade's attack by 5 when wielding a spear | |
| 6 | Thunder Thrust | Has a 50% chance to land a critical hit, though a 50% chance to miss | |
| 7 | Deliverance | 2 | |
| 9 | Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +4% | ||
| 13 | Attack +10 | Increases Jade's attack by 10 when wielding a spear | |
| 14 | Attack +30 | Increases Jade's attack by 30 when wielding a spear | |
| 16 | Lightning Thrust | Has a 67% chance to land a critical hit and is completely unaffected by dazzle and evasion, though it has a 33% chance to completely miss | 9 |
| 16 | Party Pooper | 4 | |
| 18 | Multithrust | 12 | |
| 18 | Crushed Ice | 16 | |
| 20 | Lightning Storm | Deals up to 270~330 lightning damage and has 12.5% chance to paralyze enemies for 3~5 turns, while reducing their lightning resistance | 24 |
| 25 | Flashback | Reduces Jade's defence to zero, raises evasion to 100%, and increase counter-attack damage to 150% | 10 |