Cavorting column

The Cavorting column is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII. It is a purple stone column that has become animated by magic.

Dragon Quest monster Cavorting column
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ミステリピラー Romaji Misuteripirā First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localisation MagicPost

Characteristics

Powerful purple pillars that perpetually dance and weave their way through battle, burning other battlers with their fire flinging limbs and bolstering defenses by casting Kabuff magic. Their wicked weird dance even supposedly saps a target of their magic power, leaving them less capable of casting massive spells. The bodies of the columns are quite flexible, allowing them to contort themselves in a snakelike fashion to hammer their enemies.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII

Cavorting column (ミステリピラー Misuteripirā)

Sprite

File:Magicpost.gif

Bestiary No.

#145

Recruit Rate

¹⁄₁₂₈

Experience

123 (PS1)
185 (3DS)

Gold

95 (PS1)
143 (3DS)

HP

190

MP

16

Attack

116

Defence

87

Agility

69

Evasion

¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Kabuff

Skill(s)

Weird Dance
Weirder Dance

Location(s)

The Beacon (present)

Item(s) Dropped

Dancer's mail¹⁄₂₅₆

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Fire Breath resistance *

15%

Bang resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

60%

Ice Breath resistance *

15%

Woosh resistance *

100%

Strike/Rock resistance *

50%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance *

0%

Whack resistance *

100%

Poof resistance *

90%

Ban Dance resistance

0%

Dazzle resistance *

100%

Fizzle resistance *

50%

Fuddle resistance *

15%

Paralysis resistance *

90%

Poison resistance *

0%

Snooze resistance *

15%

Stun resistance *

50%

Sap resistance *

50%

Army resistance *

0%

3DS version changes

Related monsters

Similar species

• Prancing pillar
• Boogieing buttress
• Flamencolumn
• Sconstrosity

Gallery

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  A cavorting column in X
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  Rivals card