Needle Shot is a recurring ability in the Dragon Quest series.
Appearances[]
Dragon Quest VIII[]
Making its debut, it is learned when Angelo invests 25 skill points into his Bow skill tree and costs 1 MP to use. He fires a needle-thin projectile that has a 1/16 chance to hit the enemy in the soft spot (killing them instantly), but will otherwise will inflict 1 damage. When 100 skill points are invested, it is replaced with Needle Rain.
Dragon Quest IX[]
Learned with 35 skill points allocated into the Bow skill tree and once again costs 1 MP to use, while working the same as in the previous game. However, the instant death effect for the skill is no longer affected by resistance.
Dragon Quest Heroes II[]
Learned when Lazarel and Theresa's Bow proficiency reaches level 6 and Angelo's level 8, it can potentially deal a critical hit to targets and costs 6 MP to use.
Dragon Quest Treasures[]
Learned by Killing machines, it damages one enemy with a powerful arrow and inflicts explosive physical damage to any surrounding enemies, costing 3 MP to use.
Other languages[]
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| French | Flèche magique |
| German | Nadelschuss |
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| Dutch | Unknown |
| Norwegian | Unknown |
| Greek | Unknown |
| Portuguese | Unknown |
| Russian | Unknown |
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