Armamentalist

The Armamentalist (魔法戦士, Mahou Senshi, lit. Magic Warrior), also known as the Magic Knight, is a class in the Dragon Quest series. Combining the attributes of Warriors and Magi, they have shifted from single-target specialists to capable crowd-controllers since their debut, and have gained a Musketeer motif in official illustrations.

Not to be confused with the Ranger vocation. An adept who combines the abilities of a warrior with a mage's magical prowess. --Description from Dragon Quest VII

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

In the PS1 version, the class was known as the Ranger. They are still the reliable magic knight it was in VI, and requires the same prerequisites.

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	220 (PS1) / 173 (3DS)
Strength	+5%
Agility	-10%
Resilience	-15%
Wisdom	Null
Style	Null
Max HP	-10%
Max MP	+10%
Mastery Bonus	+20 Bonus to MP

PS1 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

3DS Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Firestarter	Bounce	1	One Ally	Builds a barrier that reflects all spells.	4
1	Firestarter	Midheal	1	One Ally	Restores at least 75 HP to a single ally.	4
2	Powerbearer	Flame Slash	10	One Enemy	An attack that channels the potent power of a raging inferno.	0
2	Powerbearer	Swoosh	10	One Group	A whirlwind that wallops a group of enemies.	4
3	Stormbringer	Kabuff	10	All Allies	Raises the defence of all party members.	3
3	Stormbringer	Insulatle	10	All Allies	Protects the party from fire and ice attacks.	3
4	Spellbinder	Oomph	12	One Ally	Doubles a single party member's attack power.	6
4	Spellbinder	Lightning Slash	12	One Enemy	An attack that channels the potent power of lightning.	0
5	Frostburner	Zap	24	All Enemies	Calls down lightning to strike all enemies.	6
5	Frostburner	Kacrackle Slash	24	One Enemy	An attack that channels the potent power of a terrible ice storm.	0
6	Novablaster	Kasnooze	30	One Group	Sends a group of enemies into a deep, deep sleep.	5
6	Novablaster	Bazoom	30	One Enemy	Sends a foe flying to a faraway location.	8
7	Earthscorcher	Kafrizzle	37	One Enemy	Engulfs a single enemy in an enormous fireball.	10
7	Earthscorcher	Kasizzle	37	One Group	Sears a group of enemies with scorching hellfire.	10
8	Forcewielder	Miracle Slash	50	One Enemy	A sword strike that also serves to heal the user's wounds.	3

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.

Stats

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	1	99
HP	32	540
MP	14	226
Strength	21	351
Agility	10	124
Resilience	15	243
Magical Might	17	282
Magical Mending	0	0
Deftness	7	110
Charm	11	185

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.

Revocation Award

Combat Action Medal

Trivia

Faust, one of the ranks from the PS1 version of Dragon Quest VII, is a character from German folklore who attained great power after making a pact with a demon.