Sailor

Vocation
Sailor
The Hero as a Sailor in Dragon Quest VII (3DS remake).
Japanese name:	船乗り (Funanori)
Introduced in:	Dragon Quest VII
Appears in:	Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VII Reimagined

This article is about the monster talent also called mariner. For other uses, see Mariner (Talent).

A seasoned seafarer whose abilities come into their own in watery surroundings. --Description from Dragon Quest VII

The Sailor (船乗り, Funanori), previously localized as Mariner, is a vocation that is exclusive to the game Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past.

Description

The sailor is an experienced and hardy warrior of the sea. They will learn some travel spells that will be useful on the high seas such as Swoosh to propel ships on their own, Eye for Distance to spot any land, and Net Loss to haul in a big catch. In battle, the sailor can utilize learn sea-based techniques. They will also be resistant to sea-based skills like Tsunami. After mastering this class, the Sailor can become a Pirate, provided that they have also mastered the Thief class.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	135 (PS1)/83 (3DS)
Strength	Null
Agility	+5%
Resilience	+10%
Wisdom	-10%
Style	Null
Max HP	+15%
Max MP	-20%

• Sailors will become slightly resistant to Jolly Rager and Maelstrom as they increase in rank.

Rank	Resistance Rate
1	100%
2	100%
3	100%
4	100%
5	100%
6	100%
7	205/256
8	205/256

PSX Abilities

While the American PSX release of the game used the old localization, the current names are also written for better navigation clarity.

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Beginner		0
2	Novice	Net Loss (Fishnet)	14	One Enemy	If successful, prevents enemy from acting the next turn	0
3	Deckhand	Body Slam (Ramming)	25	One Enemy	Reduces user and enemy to 20% HP if successful	0
4	Seafarer	BirdEye	43	Field	When cast, finds the nearest town	0
5	Navigator		60
6	Helmsman	Tingle (NumbOff)	75	All Allies	When cast, removes paralysis from allies	2
7	Captain	Swoosh (Infermore)	95	One Group	Causes 25~55 HP in Wind Damage	4
8	Admiral	Tidal Wave (Tsunami)	135	All Enemies	If successful, causes 30~40 HP in Wind Damage	0

Hybrid Abilities

Hybrid	Learns	Target	Info	MP
Troubadour (Bard)	Zzz Shanty (WaveSong)	One Group	Causes one group to fall asleep	0
Priest	Lifeboat (HolyAura)	All Allies	Prevents allies from being damaged. However, they can't attack	10
Dancer	Hornpipe (ShipDance)	One Enemy	If successful, prevents one enemy from acting the next turn	0
Martial artist	Mean Sweep (BigTrip)	One Enemy	Damages the enemy and prevents them from acting the next turn	0
Mage	Lightning (Lightning)	All Enemies	Causes ~40 HP in Electric Damage	0
Warrior	Wing-Clipper (BirdSlash)	One Enemy	Causes 25% percent extra damage to Floating enemies, regular damage to all others	0

3DS Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Swabbie	Net Loss	1	One Enemy	Snares an enemy in a fisherman's net, making them miss a turn.	0
2	Cabin Boy	Body Slam	5	One Enemy	A body blow that deals damage to both slammer and slamee.	0
3	Rigger	Tingle	7	All Allies	Cures all party members of paralysis, sleep and other ailments.	2
		Hornpipe		One Group	A merry jig so infectious, it'll cause jiving enemies to miss a turn.	0
4	Mate	Mean Sweep	9	One Enemy	Adds insult to injury by knocking a damaged enemy off their feet.	0
5	Bosun	Zzz Shanty	10	One group	A sleep-inducing song that will set a group of enemies snoring.	0
6	First Mate	Stone's Throw	10	One Group	Hurls rocks at a single group of enemies.	0
7	Ship's Captain	Swoosh	12	One Group	A whirlwind that wallops a group of enemies.	4
8	Commodore	Lightning	30	All Enemies	Calls down lightning to strike all enemies.	0

Usefulness

The Sailor learns Tingle, which is somewhat useful when the player reaches Wetlock. Lightning is also useful for clearing small fry. However, if the player should want a Sailor, make sure to master the Thief class as well to unlock the much more useful Pirate vocation.