List of sword skills in the Dragon Quest series

Sword skills (剣スキル Sword skill) in the Dragon Quest series.

Appearances[]

Dragon Quest VIII[]

Hero[]

SP	Ability	Description	MP
4	Attack +5	Increases sword attack by 5
9	Dragon Slash	Inflicts 150% damage on dragons, but otherwise inflicts normal damage on enemies.	0
15	Flame Slash	Inflicts 130% damage (reduced if enemy is resistant to fire).	0
22	Attack +10	Increases sword attack by 10
30	Metal Slash	Inflicts 1~2 damage to metal slimes.	0
40	Critical hit rate up	Increase the critical hit rate from 1/64 to 1/32.
52	Falcon Slash	Slashes one enemy twice, each cut dealing 75% damage for 150% total.	0
66	Attack +25	Increases sword attack by 25
83	Miracle Slash	Inflicts 125% damage and restores HP by 50% of damage inflicted.	4
100	Gigaslash	Inflicts up to 207~239 damage to each member of a group.	20
100	Gigagash*	Inflicts up to 271~331 damage to each member of a group.	20

*Requires 100 points in both the sword and courage skill trees.

Angelo[]

SP	Ability	Description	MP
4	Attack +5	Increases sword attack by 5
9	Flame Slash	Inflicts 130% damage (reduced if enemy is resistant to fire).	0
15	Attack +10	Increases sword attack by 10
22	Metal Slash	Inflicts 1-2 damage on metal slimes and 150% damage to machines.	0
30	Attack +20	Increases sword attack by 20
40	Falcon Slash	Attacks twice per round, each ~75%.	0
52	Critical Hit Rate Up	Increase the critical hit rate to 1/32 while equipped with a sword.
66	Miracle Slash	Inflicts 125% damage and restores HP by 50% of damage inflicted.	4
82	Attack +25	Increases sword attack by 25
100	Lightning Storm	Hits all enemies with Nadirian lightning.	25

Dragon Quest IX[]

The following are Sword skills in Dragon Quest IX. Sword skills can be learned via Minstrel, Warrior, Thief, Gladiator, and Armamentalist classes.

SP	Ability	Description	MP
3	Dragon Slash	An attack that deals 50% more damage to dragons.	0
7	Attack +10	Increases sword attack by 10
13	Metal Slash	An attack that can damage enemies with metal bodies, dealing one extra point of damage.	0
22	Critical Hit Rate Up	Increases critical hit rate when sword is equipped
35	Miracle Slash	Deals 25% more damage than a normal blow and heals the user for 1/4th of the damage dealt.	4
42	Attack +20	Increases sword attack by 20
58	Falcon Slash	A double slicing attack, faster than a falcon on the wing, with each strikes deals 75% of a normal hit for a total of 150%.	2
76	Attack +30	Increases sword attack by 30
88	Gigaslash	Deals 140~180 points of Light-element damage to a group of enemies, with a maximum cap of 360 when the practitioner's combined strength and magical might exceed 500.	15
100	Omnivocational Swordmaster	Enables the character to use swords with any vocation.
	Gigagash	Deals 195~335 Light-element damage to a group of enemies, with a max cap of 520 that is reached in the same manner as its predecessor. Requires the Swordcraft in Summary in the character's inventory to use.	30

The following are skills learned by Fortune Tellers, Gadabouts, Demon Swordsmen, and Pirates, as well as Warriors, Gladiators, and Armamentalists once again. Paladins also gain this skill tree from Version 5 onwards. From this entry forth, the skill tree is (片手剣スキル One-handed sword skill), due to the introduction of Greatswords.

SP	Ability	Description	MP
3	Flame Slash		2
7	Attack +5/Guard Rate +2%/Magical Might When Wielding +10/Attack +15	Increases attack by 5/Increases the chance to block enemy attacks when wielding a sword/Increases magical might by 10/Increases Warriors and Armamentalists' attack by 15
13	Dragon Slash/Magical Mending When Wielding +10	Deals double damage to Dragon family monsters/Increases magical mending by 10	1
22	Critical Hit Rate 2%/Critical Hit Rate 4%/Critical Hit Rate 6%	Increases the chance to land a critical hit when wielding a sword by 2%/Increases the Paladin, Gladiator, Fortune Teller, and Armamentalist's chance to land a critical hit by 4% when wielding a sword./Increases the Warrior's chance to land a critical hit by 6% when wielding a sword
35	Miracle Slash		3
42	Attack +10/Guard Rate 2%/Shortened Action Interval/Magical Mending When Wielding +15/All Attribute Damage +5%/Guard Rate 6%	Increases attack by 10/Increases the Paladin's chance to block enemy attacks when wielding a sword/Decreases a character's action interval when wielding a sword/Increases Fortune Tellers' magical mending by 15/Increases all attribute damage for Armamentalists by 5%/Increases the Warrior's chance to block enemy attacks when wielding a sword
58	Falcon Slash		2
76	Guard Rate 4%/Attack +20/Guard Rate 6%/Attack +25	Increases the chance to block enemy attacks when wielding a sword/Increases Paladin's attack by 20/Increases the Gladiator, Fortune Teller, Warrior, and Armamentalist's chance to block enemy attacks when wielding a sword by 6%/Increases Warrior's attack by 25
88	Attack +15/Guard Rate 2%/Magical Might When Wielding +15/Attack +25/Skill Damage +50	Increases attack by 15/Increases the Paladin's chance to block enemy attacks when wielding a sword by 2%/Increases magical might by 15/Increases the Warrior and Armamentalist's attack by 25/Increases the damage of the Warrior's skills by 50 when wielding a sword
100	Gigaslash		12
110	Critical Hit Rate 2%/Attack +30/Critical Hit Rate 4%/Reduced CT +10/All Attribute Damage +5%/Critical Hit Damage +200	Increases the chance to land a critical hit when wielding a sword by 2%/Increases attack by 30/Increases the Gladiator's chance to land a critical hit when wielding a sword by 4%/Reduces skills' CT by 10 when wielding a sword/Increases all attribute damage for Armamentalists by 5%/Increases the critical hit damage dealt by Warriors wielding a sword by 200
120	Gyrfalcon Slash	Attacks the enemy 4 times in rapid succession.	2
130	Guard Rate 2%/Heavy Charge Weight Increase 10%/Increased Damage +50/Slightly Shortened Action Interval/CT -10/-15 Seconds/All Attribute Damage +5%	Increases the chance to block enemy attacks by 2%/Increases user's weight by 10% when using Heavy Charge/Increases damage dealt to enemies when wielding a sword by 50/Slightly decreases a character's action interval when wielding a sword/Decreases CT for the Warrior's sword skills by 10/15 seconds when equipping a sword/Increases all attribute damage for Armamentalists by 5%
140	Gigagash	Deals 500 light-attribute damage to any and all surrounding enemies.	12
150	Attack +10/20% damage reduction/Attack +20/Attack +50/True Attack Attacker Success Rate Up/Magical Might +25	Increases attack by 10/Reduces damage from enemy attacks and spells when wielding a sword/Increases Gladiator's attack by 20/Increases Fortune Teller's attack by 50/Increases the Success Rate for True Attack Attacker when wielding a sword/Increases an Armamentalist's magical might by 25 when wielding a sword
180	Phoenix Dance	Attacks an enemy 4 times while recovering 50% of the user's HP from the first strike.	8
200	Blade of Ultimate Power	Deals a powerful blow on one enemy.	8

Sword skills are also learned by recruited Slime knights, Mandrake majors, Harmours, and Restless armours.

SP	Ability	Description	MP
3	Attack +10	Increases attack by 10
7	Dragon Slash	Deals double damage to Dragon family monsters	1
12	Attack +15	Increases attack by 15
18	Miracle Slash	Damages an enemy while restoring the user's HP	3
25	Guard Rate 5%	Increases the chance to block enemy attacks when wielding a sword
32	Attack +25	Increases attack by 25
40	Falcon Slash		2
43	Dragon Slash 125%	Increases Dragon Slash's attack power by 125%
48	Miracle Slash 25%	Increases Miracle Slash's attack power by 25%
50	Falcon Slash 30%	Increases Falcon Slash's attack power by 30%

Dragon Quest XI[]

Luminary[]

SP	Ability	Description	MP
3	Flame Slash		2
4	Attack Power When Wielding +3	Increases attack by 3 when wielding a sword
6	Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +2%	Increases the chance to land a critical hit by 2 when wielding a sword
7	Sword Stance	Increases parrying chance by 33% for 4 turns	2
10	Attack Power When Wielding +6	Increases attack by 6 when wielding a sword
10	Dragon Slash	Deals double damage to Dragon family monsters	2
12	Attack Power When Wielding +10	Increases attack by 10 when wielding a sword
12	Dual-Wielding	Allows the Luminary to wield another sword.
12	Metal Slash	Deals 1 to 2 damage to Metal slime monsters	2
16	Miracle Slash	Damages one enemy while restoring the user's HP	4

Erik[]

SP	Ability	Description	MP
3	Flame Slash	Deals 125% fire damage to one enemy	2
4	Attack Power When Wielding +10	Increases attack by 10 when wielding a sword
6	Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +2%	Increases the chance to land a critical hit by 2% when wielding a sword
7	Sword Stance	Increases parrying chance by 33% for 4 turns	2
10	Attack Power When Wielding +20	Increases attack by 20 when wielding a sword
10	Dragon Slash	Deals double damage to Dragon family monsters	2
12	Metal Slash	Deals 1 to 2 damage to Metal slime monsters	2
14	Attack Power When Wielding +25	Increases attack by 25 when wielding a sword
16	Attack Power When Wielding +35	Increases attack by 35 when wielding a sword
12	Miracle Slash	Damages one enemy while restoring the user's HP	4
20	Fatal Flash	Has a 40% chance to instantly kill one enemy, but otherwise deals 250% damage if instant kill fails.	8
25	Dually Deadly	Removes damage reduction found in dual-wielding

Sylvando[]

SP	Ability	Description	MP
3	Flame Slash	Deals 125% fire damage to one enemy	2
4	Attack Power When Wielding +3	Increases attack by 3 when wielding a sword
6	Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +2%	Increases the chance to land a critical hit by 2% when wielding a sword
7	Sword Stance	Increases parrying chance by 33%	2
10	Attack Power When Wielding +6	Increases attack by 6 when wielding a sword
10	Dragon Slash	Deals double damage to Dragon family monsters	2
12	Metal Slash	Deals 1 to 2 damage to Metal Slime monsters	2
12	Pep Chance +5%	Increases the chance for Sylv to attain Pep by 5%
16	Miracle Slash	Damages one enemy while restoring the user's HP	4

Hendrik[]

SP	Ability	Description	MP
3	Flame Slash	Deals 125% fire damage to one enemy	2
4	Attack Power When Wielding +3	Increases attack by 3 when wielding a sword
6	Critical Hit Chance When Wielding +2%	Increases the chance to land a critical hit by 2% when wielding a sword
7	Sword Stance	Increases parrying chance by 33%	2
10	Attack Power When Wielding +6	Increases attack by 6 when wielding a sword
10	Dragon Slash	Deals double damage to Dragon family monsters	2
12	Metal Slash	Deals 1 to 2 damage to Metal Slime monsters	2
12	Pep Chance +5%	Increases the chance to get Pepped Up by 5%
16	Miracle Slash	Deals damage to one enemy while restoring user's HP	4