Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince - Best Monsters Tier List

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Best monsters tier list for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince), including the strongest monsters in the game (attacker, utility, and support), each recommended monster's unique characteristics and features, how to get them (via scouting, synthesis, or Rainbow Eggs), and other useful tips.

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince - Best Monsters Tier List

Best Monsters Tier List for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince)

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Best Attacker Monsters (S Tier)

Name Details
Nokturnus (X) – Large Size
  • Best physical attacker in the game with excellent damage output and utility.
  • Very high offensive activity by being able to act thrice.
  • Can remove buffs from all enemies.
  • Increased critical hit rate and damage when HP is below half.
  • Gains increased stats from the third turn onwards.
  • Impressive damage against ??? monsters.
How to Get Can be synthesized using Mortamor + Ramia + The Almighty + Lord of the Dragovians.
Zoma (X) – Large Size
  • Best spell attacker in the game with excellent damage output and utility.
  • High offensive activity by being able to act twice.
  • Can remove buffs from all enemies.
  • Top-tier ice attacker very high burst damage, resistance penetration, and MP efficiency using ice spells, allowing him to sweep enemies weak to them
  • Gains increased stats from the third turn onwards.
How to Get Can be synthesized using King Hydra + Malroth + Bones of Baramos + Calasmos
True Dragonlord (S)
  • High damage breath attacker with excellent utility.
  • Can remove buffs from all enemies.
  • Top-tier fire attacker very high burst damage and MP efficiency using fire spells (S Size), allowing him to sweep enemies weak to them.
  • Impressive damage against Unknown (???) monsters.
How to Get Can be synthesized using Dragonlord + Red Dragon.
Razerburn (S)
  • High damage attacker with excellent fire resistance penetration and survivability
  • Top-tier fire attacker with very high burst damage and MP efficiency using fire spells (S Size), allowing him to sweep enemies weak to them.
  • Gains incredible damage mitigation when at half HP.
How to Get Can be synthesized using Mohawker + Purrcenary.
Uberkilling Machine (S)
  • High damage attacker with powerful self buffs (attack and defense).
  • Top-tier physical attacker who is very effective against metal enemies.
  • Spell reflection effect gains him the advantage against spellcasters.
How to Get Can be synthesized using Trauminator + Iron Tortoise.
Snipevine (S)
  • High damage attacker with excellent light resistance penetration and survivability
  • Top-tier light attacker with very high burst damage and MP efficiency using light spells (S Size), allowing him to sweep enemies weak to them.
  • Gains increased speed and evasion when at half HP.
How to Get Can be synthesized using Gripevine + Cetacean Sorcerer.
Overkilling Machine (A)
  • Incredible combination of high attack power and speed, allowing him to easily sweep enemy teams with ease.
  • High offensive activity by being able to act twice.
  • High burst damage potential with multi-target and multi-hit slash attacks.
  • Can deal massive damage to enemies inflicted with poison, toxic, and paralysis, making him a good ally for monsters specializing in status ailments.
How to Get Can be hatched randomly from Rainbow Eggs or synthesize using Killing Machine + Jugular Joker
Krystalinda (A)
  • Extremely versatile spellcaster with excellent multi-target damage, party buffs, and status ailment skills (Sleep).
  • Top-tier ice attacker with very high burst damage and MP efficiency using ice spells (S Size), allowing her to sweep enemies weak to them.
  • Impressive damage against Demon monsters.
How to Get Can be hatched randomly from Rainbow Eggs or synthesize using Dora-in-Grey + Snowgre
Baramos (A)
  • Versatile spellcaster with excellent multi-target damage and utility thanks to skills that can inflict confusion on all enemies.
  • Top-tier fire attacker with very high burst damage and MP efficiency using fire spells (S Size), allowing him to sweep enemies weak to them.
  • Impressive damage against ??? monsters.
How to Get Synthesize using Umbra + Boss Troll

Best Utility Monsters (S Tier)

Name Details
Fizzy (S)
  • Powerful utility monster with incredible durability.
  • Trait can randomly shut down enemy action for one turn.
  • Can make buffs last longer for allies alongside triggering additional effects like shutting down enemy action, increasing ally evasion, and granting the party spell and breath reflect.
  • Can survive a fatal blow with 1 HP remaining, making Fizzy hard to kill.
How to Get Talk to Fizzy after getting 300 types of monsters.
Corvus  (S)
  • Powerful debuffer with traits that further reduce enemy stats than normal.
  • Causes attacks that lower the enemy’s attack, defense, agility, and wisdom to become much more effective.
  • Trait that can cast dark debuff on all enemies.
How to Get Synthesize using Hootingham-Gore + Goreham-Hogg + Goresby-Purrvis + Barbarus.
Dragonlord (A)
  • Exceptionally versatile utility monster who can completely shut down enemy actions.
  • Added versatility with party-wide healing skill.
  • Access to multi-target attack skills allow him to contribute fairly well to offense.
How to Get Synthesize using Knight Abhorrent + Cosmic Chimaera
Equinox (A)
  • Vastly increased effectiveness of debuffs that lower the enemy’s attack power, defense, speed, and wisdom.
  • Increased duration of debuffs which can also inflict additional effects such as Spell Binding, Breath Binding, Critical Binding, and Dazzle.
How to Get Synthesize using Tantamount + Black Dragon

Best Support Monsters (S Tier)

Name Details
Golden Slime (A)
  • Tank-like support monster with incredible arsenal of party-wide healing and status recovery skills in addition to having tools to increase his own survivability.
  • Very hard to kill thanks to incredibly high defense trait and ability to survive fatal attacks with 1 HP.
  • Gains increased stats from the third and sixth turn, giving him more survivability.
How to Get Synthesize using Metal King Slime + Balhib
Slionheart (A)
  • Highly active support monster who can act twice.
  • Incredible healing potential with increased HP recovery and MP efficiency.
  • Gains increased attack, defense, and agility from the third turn onwards.
How to Get Synthesize using Shogum + Superior Slime

How to Get the Strongest Monsters in DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince

All obtainable via Monster Synthesis (Breeding).

The best monsters in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince) are obtainable through Monster Synthesis. All of the strongest creatures in the game are A rank which means that you will need to go through lengthy breeding routes (including 4-monsters synthesis) to prepare the necessary materials for synthesis.

DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince Monster Synthesis List

Can also be hatched from Eggs.

Some special monsters can also be obtained at random from hatching Eggs. Because of the uncertainty of getting the type of monster you want through this method, it is generally better to stick to monster synthesis to get the creature you want.

DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince All Non-Synthesis Monsters List

Tips for Building Monster Teams

Know each monster’s role.

When building your monster team, consider their roles based on their unique traits, strengths, and weaknesses. You will generally want to make a well-balanced team that consists of attackers that deal damage, utility monsters that can apply buffs, debuffs, and status ailments, and support monsters to heal the party’s HP or remove negative status conditions.

Party setups become extremely important when taking on higher rank arena battles as well as multiplayer matches. Because of this, try to experiment with different combos to discover potent synergies among monsters you currently have.

Take note of a monster’s traits.

A monster’s set of traits as these features greatly determine how well a monster performs their roles in battle (in some cases, even more so than their actual movesets).

Certain traits grant monsters immense damage potential by being able to attack twice, the ability to prevent enemies from taking action, or even survive a fatal blow. All of these can easily dictate the outcome based on the type of enemies you encounter who also have their own traits.

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Best Accessories Post-Game Unlockables
All New Monsters List Monster Synthesis List
All Mini Medals Locations How to Get Large Monsters
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DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince Walkthrough

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Useful Guides

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Post-Game Unlockables All Monsters List
Best Starting Monster Best Monsters for Early Game
Best Monsters Tier List Best Large Monsters Tier List
Best Skills Best Talents
Best Accessories Monster Arena Guide
Endor Arena Guide Exa Arena Guide
Egg Guide Leveling Guide
Money Farming Guide Permanent Events and Missables
All Mini Medals Locations All Traits List
All Skills List All Talents List
All Starter Monsters List and Guide All Starter Questions Guide
Best Monsters to Carry Over from the Demo Monster Synthesis List
Four-Monster Synthesis Guide All Non-Synthesis Monsters List
All Egg-Exclusive Monsters List Shiny Monsters Guide
Metal Slime Farming Guide Best Gameplay Settings
Monster Meat List How to Get Large Monsters
All Outfits List All Scoutable Monsters Locations

Beginner Guides

▼DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince Beginner Guides
Best Starting Monsters Beginners Guide
Game Difficulty How to Play Online
Synthesis Guide Stats Guide
How to Scout Monsters How to Swap Monsters
How to Change Battle Speed How to Change Name
How to Turn Off Auto Save

DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince Monster Lists

Monsters by Family

▼DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince Monsters by Family
Slime Dragon
Nature Beast
Material Demon
Undead Unknown (???)

Monsters by Rank

▼DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince Monsters by Rank
X Rank Monsters S Rank Monsters
A Rank Monsters B Rank Monsters
C Rank Monsters D Rank Monsters
E Rank Monsters F Rank Monsters
G Rank Monsters

Monsters by Locale (Scouting)

▼DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince Monsters by Locale (Scouting)
Terrestria Monsters Circle of Conquest Monsters
Circle of Temper Monsters Circle of Temper Monsters
Circle of Indulgence Monsters Circle of Caprice Monsters
Circle of Fortitude Monsters Circle of Corruption Monsters
Whispwoods Monsters

DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince Database

▼DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince Database
Monster List Synthesis List
Accessories List Traits List
Talents List Skills List
Monster Meat List Seeds List
Outfits List Recovery Items List
Battle Items List

DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince Pre-Release Information

▼DQ Monsters: The Dark Prince Pre-Release Information
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List of Characters and Voice Actors

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