Thief

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If you become a thief, you'll be able to steal your enemy's belongings. You will also be able to tell how much treasure is in the vicinity. --Description in Dragon Quest VII

The Thief is a class in the Dragon Quest series.

Thieves have high speed and agility but average attack power and defense power. They have the ability to steal items at the end of a fight. In addition, they are decent combatants that can use whips and chains to attack multiple enemies at once. In the outside world abilities such as Eagle Eye allow the player to locate villages and nearby towns.

Dragon Quest VII

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	140
Strength	-10 Percent
Agility	+20 Percent
Guard	-30 Percent
Intelligence	-10 Percent
Appearance	-20 Percent
Max HP	-10 Percent
Max MP	-40 Percent

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Beginner	Nothing	0
2	Novice	Sandstorm	8	One Group	Causes fog to one group of enemies	0
3	Cut Purse	Knockdown	17	One Enemy	Removes a single enemy from battle. (Works like Expel)	0
4	Pilferer	Crag Throw	30	One Group	Throws rocks at one group of enemies, causing ~15HP damage.	0
5	Brigand	Chargeup	48	Self	Takes one turn. Next turn, physical attack will do double damage	0
6	Rouge	Location	70	Field	Tells player where the party is and what floor they are on	2
7	Scoundrel	Tiptoe	110	Field	Allows party to avoid weaker monsters	0
8	Big Boss	Smell	140	Field	Tells the player how many treasure chests are in an area. (Only works in dungeons and caves)	0

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learns	Target	Info	MP
Dancer	Rob Dance	One Enemy	Steals MP from one enemy	0
Fighter	K.O. Punch	One Enemy	Has the chance of killing a single enemy	0
Jester	Giggle	Self	Does nothing	0
Mage	Rob Magic	One Enemy	Steals ~25MP from one enemy	0
Warrior	Thief Hit	One Enemy	Attacks the enemy and has a chance of stealing its item	0

Usefulness

The Thief's best skill is Smell which allows treasure hunters to know how much treasure is left on a particular floor. As for hybrid skills, Thief Hit, the hybrid skill of a Warrior and a Thief, is probably one of the useful hybrid skills to learn as it has the chance of taking one item from a monster regardless of whether or not it is defeated. However, the stealing rate is quite low. To this end, the character must have a high luck value to steal successfully.

Regarding evolution, the Thief can combine a mastered Shepherd class to become a Tamer. They will learn all sorts of breath skills and have a chance at taming monsters for the Monster Park. The Thief can also combine a mastered Mariner class to become a Pirate. The Pirate learns sea based attacks which is useful as most monsters, save the aquatic ones, don't have resistance to these skills. Plus they are cost effective.

Notable Thieves

• Selectable class in remake version of Dragon Quest III
• Flower
• In the remake versions, Torneko Taloon has a few skills from the thief class.