Armamentalist

The Armamentalist (formerly Magic Knight) is a class in the Dragon Quest series.

Dragon Quest VI

Armamentalists gain strong spells and skills at the expense of most stats. A character needs to master both the Warrior and Mage vocations to become a Armamentalist. They are the only advanced vocation to feature no additional traits or special effects.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	240
Strength	+5%
Agility	-10%
Defence	-15%
Max HP	-10%
Max MP	+10%
Trait	N/A
Mastery Bonus	+20 Max MP

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Firestarter	Flame Slash	1	One enemy	Attacks enemy with fire slash	0
2	Powerbearer	Oomph	15	One ally	Doubles the attack power of a single party member.	6
3	Stormbringer	Lightning Slash	35	One enemy	Attacks enemy with lightning slash	0
4	Spellbinder	Bound	65	Self	Forms a protective barrier that reflects a single spell.	4
5	Frostburner	Kacrackle Slash	100	One enemy	An attack that channels the power of a terrible ice storm.	0
6	Novablaster	Bazoom	140	One enemy	Sends foes flying to a faraway location.	8
7	Earthscorcher	Magma Blast	190	All enemies	Scorches all enemies with a sudden eruption of lava.	0
8	Lightwielder	Kafrizzle	240	One enemy	Incinerates a single enemy with an enormous fireball.	10

Dragon Quest VII

Due to a localization error, the Armamentalist was renamed to Ranger. Inaccurate name aside, it is still the reliable magic knight it was in VI, and requires the same prerequisites.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	220
Strength	+5 Percent
Agility	-10 Percent
Guard	-15 Percent
Intelligence	Null
Appearance	Null
Max HP	-10 Percent
Max MP	+10 Percent
Mastery Bonus	+20 Bonus to MP

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Bouncer	Bounce	1	Self	Causes all spells to reflect back to the caster for a couple of turns	4
2	Wanderer	Flame Slash	12	One Enemy	Attack will cause fire damage	0
3	Scout	Lightning Slash	24	One Enemy	Attack will cause electric damage	0
4	Battler	Oomph	50	One Ally	Physical damage is doubled for a couple of turns	6
5	Enchanter	Kacrackle Slash	80	One Enemy	Attack will cause ice damage	0
6	Blade Mage	Bazoom	130	One Enemy	Removes one enemy from battle	8
7	Conqueror	Kasizzle	170	One Group	Causes ~100HP in flame damage	10
8	Faust	Kafrizzle	220	One Enemy	Causes ~190 in fire damage	10

Dragon Quest IX

An armamentalist is a powerful proponent of the formidable Fource, they can can wield wands, bows and swords while also weakening enemies with a variety of status effects. However, they are not very good at directly damaging enemies and have subpar defenses. Their Coup-de-Grace is "Voice of Experience," which increases the EXP payout after battle by a random rate.

The Armamentalist's class-unique skill is Fource. The Fource skill tree provides many bonuses to health, defense, strength, and attack. You will also unlock different Fources, (i.e., Fire Fource, Funeral Fource, etc) that allow the Armamentalist to imbue other party members with elemental attributes, raising their elemental defense as well as allowing them to deal damage based on the corresponding element of the used. Multiple fource's can be used on a character at the same time (or on all of the party if you finished the lvl 40 class quest and keep the rewarded scroll in the Armamentalist's inventory).

Unlock

Unlockable by completing the following quest quest 109 "Elementary Training" at Alltrades Abbey.

Fource

Accolade	Required points	Name	Effects
Pyro Private	4	Fire Fource	Adds fire element to target
Corporeal Corporal	10	Strength +10	Increases attack
Snow Sergent	16	Frost Fource	Adds ice element to attack
Lofty Lieutenant	22	Resilience +20	Increases resilience
Cloudburst Captain	32	Gale Fource	Adds wind and lightning elements to target
Magisterial Major	42	Charm +10	Increases charm
Crepuscular Colonel	55	Funereal Fource	Adds earth and darkness elements to target
Boreal Brigadier	68	Magical Might +30	Increases spell accuracy
Geo General	82	Life Fource	Adds Light element to attack
Star Marshal	100	Maximum HP +30	Increases max HP

Spells

Name	Level	MP	Description
Dazzle	2	5	Envelops a group of enemies in illusions.
Sap	5	4	Reduces the defence of a single enemy.
Snooze	8	3	Puts a group of enemies to sleep.
Decelerate	10	3	Reduces the agility of a single enemy.
Acceleratle	12	4	Raises the agility of all party members.
Fizzle	14	3	Prevents a group of enemies from using magic.
Kasap	16	8	Reduces the defence of a group of enemies.
Fuddle	20	5	Sends a group of enemies into confusion.
Deceleratle	24	5	Reduces the agility of a group of enemies.
Kasnooze	28	8	Sends all enemies into a deep sleep.
Kafuddle	31	10	Sends all enemies into a state of confusion.
Oomph	39	8	Increases the attack of a single party member.