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

NES VersionRemake Versions

Legerdeman (まどうし Madōshi)

Attributes Resistances Sprite HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Fizzle Snooze Sizz 30 Unlimited 13 34 28 22 22 2⁄64 1⁄16 3⁄16 0⁄16

Additional information Spells Locations Sizz Snooze Craggy Cave

Legerdeman (まどうし Madōshi)

Attributes Resistances Sprites HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Fizzle Snooze Sizz 28 10 28 50 26 24 15 1⁄64 0⁄7 0⁄7 0⁄7

Additional information Spells Locations Sizz Snooze Flee Craggy Cave

Dragon Quest Builders

Legerdeman (まどうし Madōshi)

Image Chapter 1 Attributes HP Attack Defence Dropped items Locations 100 16 255 Coarse cloth (★★☆) The Damdara Desert (one only) Chapter 3 Attributes HP Attack Defence Dropped items Locations 65 15 4 Coarse cloth (★★☆) Island of Lava Final Chapter Attributes HP Attack Defence Dropped items Locations 57 30 32 Shot silk Coarse cloth (★★★) Tantegel Moor

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)

Image Attributes Role Max level HP MP Move Magic 130 1,000 483 2 Attack Defence Agility Wisdom Weight 263 383 353 411 35 Resistances Frizz Sizz Crack Woosh Bang Normal Normal Very Weak Half Res Very Weak Zap Zam Snooze Poison Physical Lock Normal Half Res Immune Super Weak Normal Spell Lock Martial Lock Breath Lock Hobble * Stun * Half Res Normal Normal Normal Half Res Dazzle Curse Paralysis Confusion Charm Normal Normal Super Weak Normal Normal Skills Basic skills Awakening skills Snooze Exorcism Sizzle* Flash of Fire* Epiphany / Stats Up Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up Flash of Fire Potency +5% / Stats Up Sleep Success Rate +5% 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. Perks Basic perks Max MP +10 WIS +10 Flash of Fire Potency +2% Leader perk Raises Sizz-type potency of demon allies, including itself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around it. Awakening perk Epiphany: Raises WIS and spell potency/recovery for 3 turns at action start on even turns until turn 6.

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

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  Famicom art
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  Stars model
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  Rivals card
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  Legerdeman in Tact

Related monsters

• Prestidigitator
• Vis mager
• Chiromancer