Editing Shepherd (section)

===''Dragon Quest VII''===
====Stat Changes====
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|width="25%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Statistics</font>'''
|width="25%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Change</font>'''
|-
|rowspan=2|Battles to Master
|135 (PS1)
|-
|81 (3DS)
|-
|Strength
| -15%
|-
|Agility
| Null
|-
|Resilience
| -20%
|-
|Wisdom
| Null
|-
|Style
| Null
|-
|Max HP
| -20%
|-
|Max MP
| -30%
|}

====PSX Abilities====
''While the American PSX release of the game used the old localization, the current names are also written for better navigation clarity.''
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|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Level</font>'''
|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Title</font>'''
|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Learns</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Battles Needed</font>'''
|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Info</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
|-
|1
|Beginner
|
|0
|
|
|
|-
|2
|Novice
|[[Squelch]]<br>''(Antidote)''
|8
|One Ally
|Cures one ally of poison
|2
|-
|3
|FarmHand
|[[Heal]]<br>''(Heal)''
|17
|One Ally
|Heals ~30HP to one ally
|2
|-
|4
|SlopFeed
|[[Nap]]<br>''(Slumber)''
|33
|Field
|Every step will restore 1 HP/MP to the caster. However, the caster will be asleep in the next battle.
|0
|-
|5
|Swain
|[[Whistle]]<br>''(Whistle)''
|52
|Field
|Causes monsters to engage in battle. (Doesn't work in towns)
|0
|-
|6
|Fleecer
|
|70
|
|
|
|-
|7
|Herder
|[[Woolly Blanket]]<br>''(WoolGuard)''
|90
|All Allies
|Reduces cold damage to all allies
|0
|-
|8
|SheepLord
|[[Lambpede]]<br>''(Stampede)''
|135
|All Enemies
|Attacks random enemies four times
|0
|}

====Hybrid Abilities====
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|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Learns</font>'''
|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Info</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
|-
|[[Troubadour]]<br>''(Bard)''
|[[Counting Sheep]]<br>''(RamSong)''
|All Enemies
|Has a chance of putting all enemies to sleep
|0
|-
|[[Priest]]<br>''(Cleric)''
|[[Kabuff]]<br>''(Increase)''
|All Allies
|Increases the defense of all allies
|3
|-
|[[Dancer]]
|[[Slumber Rumbaa]]<br>''(RamDance)''
|
|Does nothing
|0
|-
|[[Martial Artist]]
|[[Ram Raid]]<br>''(RamAttack)''
|Self/One Enemy
|Reduces self and one enemy to 20% HP
|0
|-
|[[Mage]]
|[[Kasnooze]]<br>''(SleepAll)''
|One Group
|Has a better chance of causing sleep in one group of enemies
|5
|-
|[[Warrior]]
|[[Sobering Slap]]<br>''(Mineuchi)''
|One Ally
|Cures one ally of sleep and confusion
|0
|}

====3DS Abilities====
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|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Level</font>'''
|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Title</font>'''
|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Learns</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Battles Needed</font>'''
|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Target</font>'''
|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">Info</font>'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''<font color="#ffffff">MP</font>'''
|-
|1
|Lambateur
|[[Slumber Rumbaa]]
|1
|One Group
|A shimmy that summons a flock of sheep to send the enemy to sleep.
|0
|-
|2
|Tepid Shepherd
|[[Squelch]]
|5
|One Ally
|Cures a single ally of the effects of poison.
|2
|-
|3
|Sheep Keeper
|[[Heal]]
|6
|One Ally
|Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally.
|2
|-
|4
|Wool Packer
|
|7
|
|
|
|-
|rowspan=2|5
|rowspan=2|Handy Herder
|[[Counting Sheep]]
|rowspan=2|8
|All Enemies
|A hypnotically repetitive song that sends the enemy to sleep.
|0
|-
|[[Whistle]]
|Field
|Summons monsters with a whistle.
|0
|-
|6
|Field Leader
|[[Ram Raid]]
|9
|One Enemy
|Summons a sheep that rams itself recklessly into a single enemy.
|0
|-
|7
|Mutton Master
|[[Woolly Blanket]]
|10
|All Allies
|Reduces damage from ice-based attacks.
|2
|-
|8
|Shear Genius
|[[Lambpede]]
|35
|All Enemies
|Summons a swarm of sheep to ride roughshod over the enemy.
|2
|}

[[File:DQVII Shepherd class.png|170px|right]]

====Usefulness====
The Shepherd class's best skill is Whistle, which induces a battle any time the party is on the field. This is great for quickly leveling up vocation tiers and regular levels. The Wooly Blanket skill also protects the party from cold damage, good against monsters who use ice breath attacks like [[Gracos]]. Stampede works like [[Ruff|Ruff's]] Howl attack and improves with the user's level.

In terms of career advancement, the Shepherd, when combined with a rank 8 [[Thief]], becomes a [[Monster Master|Monster Master]] and learns all sorts of breath attacks. However, its main purpose is to tame monsters for [[Monster Meadows]].