Legerdeman (Dragon Quest)

Dragon Quest monster Legerdeman
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese 魔道士
まどうし Romaji Madōshi First appearance Dragon Quest Old localisation Warlock
Druin

The Legerdeman is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Legerdeman are humanoid spellcasters that serve the Dragonlord. They wear all-encompassing maroon robes with hoods that obscure their faces except for their eyes. In their left hands, they carry tall bronze staves topped with crystal orbs. Compared to the lesser mages, legerdemans have gained the troublesome ability to put adventurers to sleep with a spell to go along with their fire magic. However, they are still vulnerable to having their spells sealed away, making them easier to dispatch.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Legerdeman (まどうし Madōshi)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Experience

13

Gold

34

HP

30

MP

Unlimited

Attack

28

Defence

22

Agility

22

Evasion

²⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Sizz
Snooze

Location(s)

Craggy Cave

Fizzle resistance

¹⁄₁₆

Snooze resistance

³⁄₁₆

Fire resistance

⁰⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites

Experience

28

Gold

50

HP

28

MP

10

Attack

26

Defence

24

Agility

15

Evasion

¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Sizz
Snooze
Flee

Location(s)

Craggy Cave

Fizzle resistance

⁰⁄₇

Snooze resistance

⁰⁄₇

Fire resistance

⁰⁄₇

Dragon Quest Builders

Legerdeman (まどうし Madōshi)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defence	Item(s) Dropped
100	16	255	Coarse cloth (★★☆)
Location(s)
The Damdara Desert (one only)

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defence	Item(s) Dropped
65	15	4	Coarse cloth (★★☆)
Location(s)
Island of Lava

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defence	Item(s) Dropped
57	30	32	Shot silk Coarse cloth (★★★)
Location(s)
Tantegel Moor

Sprite

Dragon Quest Tact

Legerdeman appears as an A-rank monster of the Demon family during the second part of the True Dragon Quest I event. It will join the party in the Rimuldar stage of Adventure in the DQ I World: Mindini and it can be fully awakened by repeating the stage at any difficulty. The legerdeman also stars in its own Battle Road.

Legerdeman (まどうし Madōshi)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		1,000	483	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
263	383	353	411	35

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Snooze		Exorcism Sizzle*		Flash of Fire*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Epiphany / Stats Up	Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Flash of Fire Potency +5% / Stats Up Sleep Success Rate +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Flash of Fire Potency +5% / Stats Up Rare Channel Anger: Rarely grants x1.5 spell potency/recovery for 1 turn at action start.

Leader Perks

First

Raises Sizz-type potency of demon allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max MP +10	WIS +10	Flash of Fire Potency +2%

Perk Details

First

Epiphany: Raises WIS and spell potency/recovery for 3 turns at action start on even turns until turn 6.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Normal	Half Res	Immune
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Normal

Trivia

• Legerdemain is derived from the Old French "léger de main", which means sleight-of-hand, and is often used in the context of stage magicians.
• A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft. It is often used as a male counterpart to the term witch and is believed to derive from the Old English wærloga, which means breaker of oaths or deceiver.
• Druin appears to be a misspelling of druid, a member of an order of priests in ancient Gaul and Britain who appear in legends as prophets and sorcerers.

Gallery

• 
  Famicom art
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  Stars model
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  Rivals card
• 
  Legerdeman in Tact

Related monsters

• Prestidigitator
• Vis mager
• Chiromancer