List of recruitable monsters in Dragon Quest Builders 2

Monster scouting becomes available to the builder after obtaining the wrangler's ring from Molly in Skeletraz.

In order to recruit the monsters, the builder must first defeat the monster and then give them monster munchies, if they show interest in becoming friends. There are four conditions for monsters to join the builder: have obtained the Wrangler's Ring, be in an Explorer's shore (or Skelkatraz), the monster needs to be of a certain species (not all monsters can be recruited, only the ones listed below), and have enough room in Isle of Awakening.

The following list aims to clarify which monsters can be scouted and where, and their behavior in the Isle of Awakening and Buildertopias once befriended.

Scoutable monsters in Dragon Quest Builders 2

Monster	Location	Abilities	Ability Descriptions	Notes
Slime	Blossom Bay	Mount I'll give you a ride anywhere you want to goo! And because I'm all squodgy and squidgy, you won't take any damage from high falls! Oiler's Formula As long as you have a bonfire, I can secrete goolorious gloops of gooey oil!	Mount: The builder can ride them - while riding, fall damage is nullified, and they can jump 2 blocks high. They are also able to attack. Oiler's Formula: They can generate oil on bonfires.	They help build blueprints.
She-Slime	Sunny Sands
Chimaera	Blossom Bay	Airlift Bacaw! My high–flying ability puts even the fabled windbraker to shame! Just remember that we chimaeras get tired too. Squaaawk!	Airlift: They can help the builder fly. They can shoot fireballs when flying.	They can cook.
Hocus Chimaera	Iridescent Island
Cosmic Chimaera	Rimey Reef
Muddy Hand	Soggy Skerry	Mud, Paper, Scissors I'll play my favourite game with the other residents—and I'll beat them all single–handed! Manual Dexterity As long as I've got the materials, I can make items as well as any full–bodied human!	Mud, Paper, Scissors: They play their favorite game with residents. Manual dexterity: They can craft items.
Bloody Hand	Unholy Holm
Walking Corpse	Soggy Skerry	Barftender If you have a caaaAAAsk, I'll heEElp to make driiinks...	Barftender: They help make drinks in casks.
Corpse Corporal	Laguna Perfuma
Ghoul	Rimey Reef
Healslime	Beaches (any Explorer's shore island)	Meet and Gooreet I can imitate goomans in cottontail costumes as they goo about their work! Heal Goo into battle with me nearby and I'll heal your wounds!	Meet and Gooreet: They can copy the behavior of Dancers. They can ocasionally serve drinks. Heal: They cast Heal in battle.
Hammerhood	Sunny Sands	Excavator Stick a smashing sign on a wall when I'm in your party, and I'll keep bash–bash–bashing till I'm all ham–ham–hammered out!	Excavator: They can destroy walls (made of weak blocks) in a 3x3x10 (width by height by depth) area that is marked with smashing signs, when in the Builder's party. They will stop smashing if there are no more blocks in front of them.	They help build with blueprints.
Brownie	Iridescent Island
Living Statue	Rimey Reef (Super Strong Monster)	Dye Hard If you have a.........stain extractor, I can help make.........plenty of dye. Mimicry When I stand next to.........another living statue, I can pull off a.........perfect imitation of it.	Dye Hard: They can use stain extractors to generate dye. Mimicry: When They stand next to another living statue, they can imitate it.
Stone Guardian	Unholy Holm (Super Strong Monster)
Powie Yowie	Rimey Reef	Snow Business If you plathe thome ithe lolleth on the ground, I'll make the thurrounding area all thnowy. I wonder what will happen if you plathe one near water...	Snow Business: If the Builder places down ice lollies, they can terraform into various terrain blocks into snow and nearby water into ice (9x9x2, length by width by depth, except for ice which is surface level only).
Killing Machine	Laguna Perfuma	Agritech Till–earth! Water–seeds! Harvest–crops! Embrace–the–automated–revolution!	Agritech: Has all capabilities of a farmer, except that they will till/plant/water/harvest in 3x3 areas as opposed to farmers in 1x1 areas.
Hunter Mech	Rimey Reef (Super Strong Monster)
Liquid Metal Slime	Laguna Perfuma (Super Strong Monster)	Squish Chase: Come near me and I'll run away. If you can catch me I'll goorant you a reward, but you only have one chance a day. Don't think I'll let you plant a big, sloppy squish on my cheek!	Squish Chase: Once a day, they can be chased down and interacted with for 100 gratitude points.
Golem	Sunny Sands (Super Strong Monster)	Desert Course YOU PLACE TERRAFORMA TILES ON GROUND. ME TURN NEARBY AREA INTO DESERT. Hard Target WHEN WE DO BATTLE, ME DRAW ENEMY ATTENTION.	Desert Course: They can terraform tiles into desert. Hard target: They can use Forbearance to protect the party.	They help build with blueprints, albeit being the slowest builders. The builder can also ride them; they can smash spaces of 10x10x10 (length by width by height) with their attacks.
Stone Golem	Iridescent Island (Super Strong Monster)
Gold Golem	Coral Cay (Super Strong Monster)
Great Sabrecub	Blossom Bay	Mount Hold onto my mane and we'll go for a ride. I've got a pretty mean double–jump, too. You can fang me later!	Mount: The builder can ride them. They have increased movement speed, can jump 2.5 blocks high, and double-jump.
Great Sabrecat	Soggy Skerry(Super Strong Monster)		Mount: The builder can ride them. They are even faster than their cub counterparts, can jump 3 blocks high instead of 2.5, and also double-jump.

There are other friendly monsters in Builders 2 such as Wrigley, Jules, Captain Whitebones, Arisplotle, Hellen, Gremville, Griswold, or the Ghostly Guest from Furrowfield, Khrumble-Dun, or Malhalla.

However, they are not listed here because they are specific characters who happen to be monsters, not regular monsters who can join the builder.

See also

• List of recruitable monsters in Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
• List of recruitable monsters in Dragon Quest V
• List of recruitable monsters in Dragon Quest VI