Warrior
The Warrior is a blade expert --Description from Dragon Quest VII
The Warrior or Soldier is a character class in the Dragon Quest series. Warriors typically have high HP, Strength, and Vitality stats, but low Agility. They also have no magical ability whatsoever.
Dragon Quest VII
Stat Changes
| Statistics | Change |
| Battles to Master | 130 |
| Strength | +10 Percent |
| Agility | -35 Percent |
| Guard | Null |
| Intelligence | -30 Percent |
| Appearance | Null |
| Max HP | +10 Percent |
| Max MP | -60 Percent |
Abilities
| Level | Title | Learns | Battles Needed | Target | Info | MP |
| 1 | Beginner | Nothing | 0 | |||
| 2 | Novice | Psyche Up | 10 | Self | User takes one turn. Next turn, physical attack does double damage | 0 |
| 3 | Soldier | Nothing | 20 | |||
| 4 | Guardsman | Squall Hit | 35 | One Enemy | User attacks first with 80 percent power | 0 |
| 5 | Veteran | Nothing | 55 | |||
| 6 | Warmonger | Drake Slash | 75 | One Enemy | Does 50 Percent more damage to dragons. Regular damage to all other monsters | 0 |
| 7 | Elite | Nothing | 105 | |||
| 8 | General | Evil Slash | 130 | One Enemy | Hits one enemy with a critical hit. Has low accuracy | 0 |
Hybrid Abilities
| Hybrid | Learns | Target | Info | MP |
| Bard | War Song | All Allies | Raises the defense of all allies | 0 |
| Dancer | Sword Dance | All Enemies | Attacks four random enemies with 75 percent power | 0 |
| Jester | Confuhit | One Enemy | May confuse the enemy it hit | 0 |
| Mariner | BirdSlash | One Enemy | Causes 50 percent extra damage to Bird Types, regular damage to all others | 0 |
| Shepherd | Mineuchi | One Ally | Cures one ally of sleep and confusion | 0 |
| Thief | Thief Hit | One Enemy | Attacks the enemy and has a chance of stealing its item | 0 |
Usefulness
After the events in Dharma, the warrior is a useful class to become because of the strength increase that it affords. Among the skills that the warrior learns, Evil Slash is by far the most useful. Although it misses half the time, when it does connect, it is a critical hit, making short work of Metal Monsters. The Drake Slash is also good for dragon bosses that the player encounters.
For hybrid skills, the two most useful ones are Sword Dance, which requires both a mature warrior and a mature Dancer, and Thief Hit, which requires a mature warrior and a mature Thief. Sword Dance attacks four times with 75 percent power, making useful for boss fights as it is like attack for 300 percent power. It is also the most cost effective skill in the game as it doesn't require any MP to use. Thief Hit is useful because it steals from enemies, making it a nice skill to have if the player is looking for a particular item. However, the chance of stealing is rather low.
Regarding evolution, the Warrior can combine the mastered Mage class and become a Ranger. The Ranger has access to some elemental slashes and the extremely powerful spell Blazemost. The Warrior can also combine the mastered Fighter class and become a Dragoon. The Dragoon has stronger attacks including Quad Hits. After the Dragoon class is mastered, the Dragoon can then become a Godhand as long as the Paladin class is also mastered. The Godhand has several powerful attacks culminating with Ultrahit, a must for beating the final bosses in the game.
Notable Warriors
- Possible class in Dragon Quest III
- Ryan
