| Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Modifier(s) |
| Cypress stick | Attack +2 |
| Oaken club | Attack +5 |
| Bronze knife | Attack +8 |
| Boomerang | Attack +11 |
| Divine dagger | Attack +12 |
| Thorn whip | Attack +19 |
| Edged boomerang | Attack +24 |
| Iron lance | Attack +24 |
| Chain whip | Attack +27 |
| Iron claws | Attack +27 |
| Beastly bullwhip | Attack +34 |
| Holy lance | Attack +34 |
| Morning star | Attack +38 |
| Spiked steel whip | Attack +40 |
| Gusterang | Attack +46 |
| Swallowtail | Attack +52 |
| Battle fork | Attack +56 |
| Dragontail whip | Attack +62 |
| Flametang boomerang | Attack +65 |
| Sandstorm spear | Attack +76 |
| Scourge whip | Attack +77 |
| Fire claws | Attack +80 |
| Dragonsbane claws | Attack +87 |
| Empress's whip♥ | Attack +94 |
| Dragon claws | Attack +95 |
| Demon spear | Attack +96 |
| Metal wing boomerang | Attack +102 |
| Beast claws | Attack +107 |
| Gringham whip | Attack +118 |
| Hunter's moon | Attack +131 |
| Poker | Attack +139 |
| Orichalcum claws | Attack +150 |
| Destructiball | Attack +155 |
| Conqueror's axe | Attack +162 |
| Rubiss's sword | Attack +206 |
Monster Wrangler
The Monster Wrangler (まもの使い or まもの 用, Mamono Tsukai) is a vocation in the series. Monster wranglers specialise in training monsters and borrowing their skills. What makes the monster wrangler vocation unique is it's ability to tame monsters.
| Vocation | |
| Monster Wrangler | |
 A female Ogre Monster Wranglers in Dragon Quest X. | |
| Japanese name: | まもの使い (Mamono Tsukai) |
|---|---|
| Introduced in: | Dragon Quest VI (Original version) |
| Appears in: | Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Dragon Quest VI (Original version) Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest Tact |
This vocation is usually mixed up with two similar but different vocations: Monster Master and Monster Masher.
Monster master, wrangler and masher
There is some confusion regarding the monster-focused vocations: Dragon Quest VI for the Super Famicom had the まもの使い (Mamono Tsukai) vocation, then the seventh game has 魔物ハンター (Mamono Hantā), it was changed to 魔物マスター (Mamono Masutā) in the Nintendo DS remake of DQVI and it's subsequent ports, the まもの使い (Mamono Tsukai) vocation returned in the tenth game, then まものマスター (Mamono Masutā) was used in both Stars and Walk, then まもの使い (Mamono Tsukai) was used again in DQIII HD-2D and DQX Offline.
In the English side there has been consistency in the translations for the main series since Square Enix started using the Dragon Quest naming conventions: まもの使い is Monster Wrangler, 魔物ハンター is Monster Masher, and 魔物マスター is Monster Master. (Monster Masher used to be known as "Tamer" on the PS1 translation of Dragon Warrior VII).
Due to all these vocations being monster-focused, most people tend to mix them up, despite them being different: Monster Wranglers can scout monsters, while Monster Masters cannot, despite both of them using similar fighting styles and skills. Monster Masher, while similar, tames monsters and sends them to the Monster Meadows.
In Dragon Quest Tact, young Terry introduces himself as being a "Monster Scout", and the Hero of the fifth game has the title of "Legendary Monster Wrangler". Later on, the game introduced a unit based on the female Monster Wrangler from Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake.
Appearances
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
The Monster Wrangler was added as a vocation in this version of the game, utilising the design seen in Dragon Quest X. Unlike all other vocation in the game, they have two ways of learning new skills: by leveling up, and by scouting a certain amount of monsters around the world.
Stats
Calculated using the Everyman personality.
| Appearance B | Appearance A | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stats | Level 1 | Level 99 | Level 1 | Level 99 |
| Strength | 7 | 301 | 9 | 303 |
| Resilience | 10 | 231 | 10 | 231 |
| Agility | 10 | 257 | 10 | 257 |
| Stamina | 10 | 314 | 10 | 314 |
| Wisdom | 7 | 186 | 6 | 185 |
| Luck | 6 | 229 | 5 | 228 |
| Critical hit mod | ||||
| Mod | Level | |||
| 2 | One through ninety-nine | |||
Abilities
The following abilities are learnt by leveling up:
| Level Learned | Original Japanese | English | MP | Description |
| 1 | なめまわし Namemawashi |
Tongue Lashing | 2 | 60% chance to stun one monster for a turn |
| 6~7 | やすらぎの歌 Yasoragi no Uta |
Soothing Song | 5 | Heals party for 20~30 HP |
| 10~11 | やせいのかん Yaseinokan |
Animal Instinct | 0 | Reveals if recruitable monsters are in the vicinity |
| 11~12 | けづくろい Kezukurei |
Emergency Groom | 5 | Heals one ally for 50~60 HP |
| 13~14 | やいばくだき Yaiba Kudaki |
Attack Attacker | 6 | Strike damage with a 2⁄3rds chance to reduce target's attack by 25% |
| 18~19 | おたけび Otakebi |
War Cry | 4 | 33% chance to stun all foes |
| 20~22 | ひゃくれつなめ Hyakuretsu Name |
Tongue Bashing | 7 | 80% chance to stun one monster for a turn |
| 23~25 | かえんのいき Kaen no iki |
Flame Breath | 5 | Inflicts 30~40 Fire damage to all foes |
| 27~29 | 岩石おとし | Boulder Toss | 14 | Inflicts 80~120 Strike damage to all foes |
| 36~38 | やけつくいき Yaketsuku Iki |
Burning Breath | 9 | 80% chance to paralyse all foes for 3~5 turns |
| 44~46 | かがやくいき Kagayaku Iki |
C-c-cold Breath | 22 | Inflicts 120~140 Ice damage to all foes |
The following abilities are tied to scouting a certain number of monsters:
| Monsters Recruited | Original Japanese | English | MP | Description |
| 3 | とおぼえ Toobae |
Call of the Wild | 3 | Summons wolves to attack four random foes for 10~20 damage per strike |
| 10 | まものよび Mamono Yobi |
Monster Pile-On | 8 | Summons 3~5 monsters to attack random foes Power scales to number of recruited monsters |
| 30 | 愛のムチ Ai no Muchi |
Lashings of Love | 5 | Strike damage to one enemy group, 130% damage to humanoids |
| 50 | ビーストモード Bisutomodo |
Wild Side | 30 | Unleash the beast and act twice in a row for several turns |
| 80 | せいしんとういつ Saishintouitsu |
Focus Pocus | 3 | Recovers Level x 0.2 MP for 3~5 turns |
| 100 | 黒いきり Kuroi Kiri |
Fog of War | 11 | Voids all buffs, debuffs, and ailments for allies & enemies for 3 turns Fizzles allies & enemies for 3 turns |
Equipment
| Dragon Quest III (All) | |
|---|---|
| Helmet | Modifier(s) |
| Leather hat | Defense +3 |
| Turban | Defense +6 |
| Hardwood headwear | Defense +11 |
| Fur hood♥ | Defense +15 |
| Pointy hat | Defense +21 |
| Iron helmet | Defense +22 |
| Silver tiara♥ | Defense +30 |
| Iron mask | Defense +32 |
| Phantom mask | Defense +34 |
| Raging bull helm | Defense +40 |
| Great helm | Defense +67 |
| Hapless helm | Defense +69 |
| Mask of Implacability | Defense +255 |
| Dragon Quest III (All) | |
|---|---|
| Armour | Modifier(s) |
| Scandalous swimsuit♥ | Defense+1 |
| Plain clothes | Defense+5 |
| Wayfarer's clothes | Defense+9 |
| Boxer shorts | Defense+10 |
| Tortoise shell | Defense+15 |
| Leather dress♥ | Defense+16 |
| Shell armour | Defense+17 |
| Leather cape | Defense+19 |
| Silk robe♥ | Defense+22 |
| Leather kilt | Defense+25 |
| Magical skirt♥ | Defense+29 |
| Fur vest | Defense+43 |
| Agility gilet | Defense+52 Agility+30 |
| Cat suit | Defense+55 |
| Silver cuirass | Defense+66 |
| Earthenwear | Defense+68 |
| Epic apron | Defense+72 |
| Magic bikini♥ | Defense+79 |
| Dragon mail | Defense+80 |
| Blessed bikini♥ | Defense+101 |
| Bandit mail | Defense+104 |
| Shimmering dress♥ | Defense+105 |
| Yggdrasil dress coat | Defense+112 |
| Exotoga | Defense+132 |
| Dragon Quest III (All) | |
|---|---|
| Shields | Modifier(s) |
| Pot lid | Defense+3 |
| Leather shield | Defense+4 |
| Scale shield | Defense+11 |
| Bronze shield | Defense+15 |
| Iron shield | Defense+20 |
| Ice shield | Defense+38 |
| Magic shield | Defense+40 |
| Dragon shield | Defense+47 |
| Tempest shield | Defense+52 |
| Flame shield | Defense+56 |
| Shield of shame | Defense+60 |
| Power shield | Defense+76 |
| Goddess shield | Defense+84 |
| Ogre shield | Defense+97 |
| Dragon Quest III (All) | |
|---|---|
| Accessories | Modifier(s) |
| Strength ring | Attack+9 |
| Tough guy tattoo | Attack+11 |
| Weightlifter's belt | Attack+13 |
| Mighty armlet | Attack+16 |
| Recovery ring | Defence +2 |
| Garter♥ | Defence+3 |
| Restless heart | Defence+3 |
| Care rivière | Defence+4 |
| Gold rosary | Defence+4 |
| Necklace of immunity | Defence+4 |
| Dragon scale | Defence+5 |
| Silver rosary | Defence+5 |
| Slime earrings | Defence+5 |
| Leg warmers♥ | Defence+6 |
| Ruby wristband | Defence +8 |
| Doh-hican | Defence+11 |
| Spirit bracer | Defence+17 |
| Ten ton toupee | Defence+18 |
| Cower ring | Agility+12 |
| Skull ring | Agility+16 |
| Agility ring | Agility+`22 |
| Mercury's bandana | Agility+36 |
| Meteorite bracer | Agilityx2 |
| Restless heart | Resilience+10 |
| Aerofoil earrings | Wisdom+8 |
| Anti-freeze earrings | Wisdom+8 |
| Asbestos earrings | Wisdom+8 |
| Care ring | Wisdom+15 |
| Scholar's specs | Wisdom+15 |
| Goddess ring | Wisdom+33 |
| Full moon ring | Luck+7 |
| Ring of clarity | Luck+7 |
| Rousing ring | Luck+7 |
| Bunny tail♥ | Luck+8 |
| Gold chain | Luck+10 |
| Golden tiara♥ | Luck+13 |
| Hen's tooth | Luck+20 |
| Sacred amulet | Luck+30 |
| Elevating shoes | Luck+50 |
| Dummy | |
- ♥ denotes equipment exclusive to Appearance B.
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (Super Famicom version)
This vocation only appears in the SFC version of Dragon Quest VI. In the remakes, it's replaced by the Monster Master vocation and the recruitable slime buddies. Both appear similar, but they are slightly different: the wranglers can scout monsters while the masters cannot.
Mastering this vocation alongside with Thief and Merchant unlocks the Ranger vocation.
The Monster Wrangler vocation takes 164 battles to master, and reduces strength by 15%, the resilience by 20%, the max HP by 20%, and the max MP by 30%. While its a net negative on the stats side, the bonus of using this vocation is being able to scout monsters. Monster scouting is randomly decided at the end of the battle. Ranking up the vocation allows the player to have access to a bigger variety of monsters:
| Rank | Skills learnt | Number of battles (total) | Recruitable Monsters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - (-) | Slime (1/2), Feralball (1/8), Lips (1/64) |
| 2 | Sweet Breath | 17 (17) | Mud Mannequin (1/64), Walking Corpse (1/32), Healslime (1/16), Slimeknight (1/4) |
| 3 | Poison Breath | 15 (32) | Lesser demon (1/4), Sluggernaut(1/4), Gustbluster (1/64) |
| 4 | Tongue Bashing | 25 (57) | Rockbomb (1/32), Dreamaera (1/32), Battering ram (1/16), King slime (1/64), Liquid metal slime (1/256) |
| 5 | Cool Breath | 19 (76) | Boss troll (1/16) |
| 6 | Flame Breath | 16 (92) | - |
| 7 | Burning Breath | 32 (124) | Overkilling machine (1/64) |
| 8 | Puff! | 40 (164) | High djinks (1/256) |
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
This vocation was originally planned to be a playable vocation in IX, but this was scrapped at some point in development. The conceptual art depicts a boy wearing an outfit consisting entirely of animal hides and holding a gnarled staff. This design was later repurposed as the vocational outfit for monster wranglers in Dragon Quest X.
Dragon Quest X
The Monster Wrangler vocation returns to the main series with the first expansion of Dragon Quest X, exaclty in the 2.0 patch. The vocation is a much more physically robust profession, boasting the third highest Strength and fourth highest HP of all vocations. This is balanced by having poor Agility and max MP. It is one of the two vocations capable of scouting monsters as companions, along with the Item Master.
They can scout: Slime, Teeny Sanguini, Jailcat, Healslime, Slime Knight, Chimaera, Meowgician, Mandrake Major, Imp, Hacksaurus, Brownie, Small Fry, Dracky, Mischievous Mole, and Great Sabrecat.
The Monster Wrangler wields Axes, Claws, Whips, and Greatswords in battle, and possesses the exclusive skill tree of まものマスター. This skill set focuses on:
NOTE:The parenthetical translations of the Japanese names in the following table are merely placeholders for convenience and are not to be taken as official Square Enix terms.
| Japanese name | English name | Description | MP | Required points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| スカウト成功率アップ (Scout rate up) |
N/A | Raises the chance of recruiting a monster | 0 | 2 |
| かわいがる (Pet) |
N/A | Pet your partner monster, reducing action interval time Increases Attack, Defence, Magical Might, Magical Mending by 20% Increases Critical Hit and evasion by 2%, and raises Tension by one stage for 120 seconds |
2 | 12 |
| 全職業でみのまもり+5 | Natural Resilience +5 | Permanently increases Resilience by 5 in all vocations | 0 | 26 |
| ブレスクラッシュ | Breathtaking Bash | Damages an enemy at 120% power and attempts to seal its breath attacks for 60 seconds | 3 | 40 |
| 全職業でみのちから+5 | Natural strength +5 | Permanently increases Strength by 5 in all vocations | 0 | 48 |
| HPリンク (HP link) |
N/A | Share HP with an ally for 300 seconds | 0 | 56 |
| 全職業でみの最大 | Natural HP +10 | Permanently increases max HP by 10 in all vocations | 0 | 70 |
| MPリンク (MP link) |
N/A | Shares MP with an ally for 300 seconds | 0 | 80 |
| 全職業でみの最大 | Natural MP +10 | Permanently increases max MP by 10 in all vocations | 0 | 90 |
| エモノ呼び (Call monster) |
N/A | Beckon the same species of monster as the one targeted to join the battle Up to 11 monsters can be called in a single battle A maximum of five monsters can be active at one time |
5 | 100 |
| なつきやすくなる (Easier bonding) |
N/A | Partner monster bonds more easily | 0 | 110 |
| 転生出現率アップ (Rarefied up) |
N/A | Greatly raises the chance of encountering a rarefied monster | 0 | 120 |
| スキルクラッシュ (Skill crush) |
N/A | Damages one enemy at 200% power and attempts to seal its skills for 16~20 seconds | 0 | 130 |
| 行動間隔短縮 (Shorten action interval) |
N/A | Reduces the time between actions by one second | 0 | 140 |
| ウォークライ | War Bellow | Increases all types of damage M.W. deals to enemies by 50% for 45 seconds | 4 | 150 |
| エモノ呼びの咆哮 (Prey summoning roar) |
N/A | Shocks one foe for 12 seconds and summons two of the same species | 10 | 180 |
| ビーストファング (Beast fang) |
N/A | Damage one enemy four times with a normal attack at 180~200% power per strike Critical hit rate reduced by 50% per strike |
12 | 200 |
(Note: The fantranslation uses the name "Monster Master" for this vocation.)
Dragon Quest Builders 2
While the vocation does not appear in this game, the "wrangler" terminlogy was first alluded to by the wrangler's ring item in Dragon Quest Builders 2 in 2019. Once the builder gets this ring, they can scout some friendly monsters.
Dragon Quest Monsters series
All characters who train monsters are referred to as Monster Wranglers. The "Monster Wrangler" designation officially replaced the older Monster Master starting in Dragon Quest Tact, and the term was given wider exposure to English-speaking fans through Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince in 2023, with the adolescent Psaro being forced to take up the vocation due to the curse placed upon him by his father Randolfo.
Dragon Quest Tact
The Hero of Dragon Quest V was given the title of "Legendary Monster Wrangler" for his appearance as a unit in Tact, marking the first appearance of the term in English media.
On July 25th, 2025 the unit "Monster Wrangler (Female)" (まもの使い(女)) was added into the Japanese version of the game. She appears as an S-rank member of the Hero family as part of the limited Dragon Quest III HD-2D event.
See also
Gallery
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Monster Wrangler with Appearance A, HD-2D artwork -
Monster Wrangler with Appearance B, HD-2D artwork -
Monster Wrangler with Appearance A sprite -
Monster Wrangler with Appearance B sprite -
A Monster Wrangler hanging off of Ramia's talon -
Monster Wranglers in the main artwork for the 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival -
A human Monster Wrangler in X -
An ogre woman Monster Wrangler in X -
A dwarf woman Monster Wrangler in X -
A healslime buddy tamed by a Monster Wrangler in X -
Wranglers in X -
Legendary Monster Wrangler in Tact -
Female Monster Wrangler in Tact -
The collector's edition of the HD-2D remake of III, leaking the addition of the vocation prior to release
