Druid

The Druid (天地雷鳴士 Tenchi Raimeishi, "World-shaking Thundercaller") is a high ranking magical vocation that first appeared in Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past. Beginning with the Nintendo 3DS remake of VII in 2013, the Druid's design is based on the traditional vestments of the Japanese Shinto priests.

Vocation
Druid
The Hero as a Druid in Dragon Quest VII for 3DS.
Japanese name:	天地雷鳴士 (Tenchi Raimeishi)
Introduced in:	Dragon Quest VII
Appears in:	Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest of the Stars Dragon Quest Walk

Description

The Druid's magical power is unparalleled by any human, the very forces of nature bowing to their every whim. The tides, the storms, even the cracking fury of the earth itself is under their control. Simply put, the druid has access to every worthwhile spell in the game and has more than enough MP to put them to use.

The Druid also casts spells for less MP, much like the Sage. In order to become a Druid, one must master both the Sage and Luminary vocations. The druid has managed to negate most of the physical stat reductions that afflicted the aforementioned classes, having to endure only a slight cut to HP and strength and even enjoying a faint increase to resilience.

Dragon Quest VII

In order to become a Druid, one must master both the Sage and Luminary vocations.

Rank	MP Cost
1	225/256 (~87.9%)
2	225/256 (~87.9%)
3	220/256 (~85.9%)
4	215/256 (~84.0%)
5	80%
6	80%
7	60%
8	50%

Stat Changes

boarder

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	250
Strength	-10%
Agility	+15%
Resilience	+5%
Wisdom	+20%
Style	Null
Max HP	-10%
Max MP	+20%
Mastery Bonus	+30 Bonus to MP

PSX Abilities

While the American PSX release of the game used the old localization, the current names are also written for better navigation clarity.

• Called Summoner in the previous localization

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Theurgist	Meditation (Meditate)	1	Self	Heals ~500 to the caster	0
2	Conjuror	Kathwack (DefeatMax)	30	All Enemies	Has a chance of instantly killing all enemies	15
3	Geomancer	Magma Blast (Magma)	60	All Enemies	Causes ~80HP in flame damage	0
4	Elemental	King fissure (Tremor)	90	All Enemies	Has a chance of instantly killing all enemies	15
5	Maelstrom	Hellfire (HellFlame)	120	All Enemies	Causes ~210 HP in fire damage	20
6	Tempest	Disruptive Wave (DeMagic)	150	All Enemies	Removes all positive statuses from all enemies	0
7	Fury	Lightning Storm (HellBlast)	200	All Enemies	Causes ~270 HP in electric damage	25
8	Ragnarok	That Special Summon (Summoner)	250	Self	Summons one of the four great deities to fight for your side	20

3DS Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Description	MP
1	Dabbler	Drain Magic	1	One Enemy	Steals MP from a single enemy.	0
		Oomph		One Ally	Doubles a single party member's attack power.	6
		Magic Barrier		All Allies	Forms a fortification that impedes the efficacy of enemy spells.	3
		Insulatle		All Allies	Protects the party from fire and ice attacks.	3
		Kaclang		All Allies	Transforms the party into lumps of solid steel.	2
		Meditation		Self	Centres the self in order to summon the healing spirit within.	0
		Kerplunk Dance		All Allies	A self-sacrificing step that resurrects all allies.	0
		Focus Pocus		Self	An arcane incantation to magically conjure MP out of thin air.	1
		Harvest Moon		All Enemies	A leap followed by a fierce flurry of blows that damage all enemies.	3
		Cursed Verse		One Group	A cruel caterwauling that causes enemies' defence to drop.	0
		Gritty Ditty		All Allies	An uplifting anthem that will increase all your allies' defence.	2
2	Seeker	Kafrizzle	30	One Enemy	Engulfs a single enemy in an enormous fireball.	10
		Kasizzle		One Group	Sears a group of enemies with scorching hellfire.	10
		Kaboom		All Enemies	Blasts all enemies with a blistering explosion.	15
		Kaswoosh		One Group	A twister that terrorises a group of enemies.	8
		Maelstrom		One Group	Whips up a group of enemies into an enormous whirlpool.	12
		Kacrackle		All Enemies	Slams into all enemies with slicing icicles.	12
		Kathwack		All Enemies	A curse that can send all enemies to the hereafter.	15
		Kasnooze		One Group	Sends a group of enemies into a deep, deep sleep.	5
3	Door-to-Door Druid	Kazing	60	One Ally	Resurrects a fallen ally to full health.	15
		Disruptive Wave		All Enemies	Renders all enemies spell and ability effects null and void.	0
		Hustle Dance		All Allies	Restores at least 50 HP to all party members.	0
4	Wandering Druid	Pyre o' Fire	90	One Enemy	A tower of flame that blazes into an enemy and burns them good.	0
		Magma Blast		All Enemies	Scorches the enemy's ankles with a sudden eruption of lava.	0
		King Fissure		All Enemies	Opens a rift in the earth that swallows enemies whole.	15
		Summon		-	Calls on an itinerant spirit to offer its aid in battle.	20
5	Deep Meditator	Lightning Storm	120	All Enemies	Summons infernal thunderbolts to strike the enemy silly.	25
6	Elemental Master	Hellfire	150	All Enemies	Unleashes hell's fury on the enemy, scorching them with unholy fire.	20
7	Force of Nature	Big Banga	200	All Enemies	Triggers a spectacularly destructive explosion.	30
8	Archdruid	That Special Summon	250	-	Calls on an itinerant spirit to offer its aid in battle.	20

Dragon Quest VII Reimagined

Druid can be unlocked by mastering two of the following three vocations: Sage, Luminary, and Pirate.

Proficiency

Level	Type	Name
1		Pyre o' Fire
2		Magma Blast
3		Lightning Storm
4		Kafrizzle
4		Sage's Breath
5		Kacrackle
6		Omniheal
7		Kaboomle
8		Frizz Cracker
Let loose skill
That Special Summon: Summons a powerful spirit at the start of each turn for the next four turns.

Attribute Adjustments

Maximum HP	Maximum MP	Attack	Defence	Magical Might	Charm
Magical Mending	Strength	Deftness	Resilience	Agility
		-		-

Dragon Quest X

The Druid appeared as an advanced vocation starting with Version 4.0 of the game and start at level 50 like the other unlockable vocations. Contrary to the vocation's status as the ultimate magical profession in VII, Druids in X have a very paltry selection of spells that focus only on general party support. Instead, Druids specialize in summoning phantom spirits to aid them in battle as well as the usage of nature-manipulating skills. They can equip fans, wands, and heavy wands.

NOTE: The parenthetical translations of the Japanese names are merely placeholders for convenience and are not to be taken as official Square Enix terms

召喚 (Summoning)

Japanese name	English name	Description	MP	Required points
げんま召喚	That Special Summon	Beckons one of four spirits for 120 seconds	4	0
全職業でこうげき魔力+10	Natural magical might +10	Permanently increases magical might by 10 in all vocations	N/A	8
MPたまに消費しない (Voided MP cost)	N/A	Occasionally voids the MP cost for skills and spells	N/A	16
全職業できようさ+10	Natural deftness +10	Permanently increases deftness by 10 in all vocations	N/A	28
ひばしら	Pyre o' Fire	Deals up to 935~965 Fire damage to one enemy within 15 meters	12	40
じわれ	Fissure	Deals up to 895~925 Earth damage to enemies in a straight 15 meter line 33% chance to reduce target's Lightning resistance by 25% for 30 seconds	16	56
全職業でこうげき魔力+10	Natural magical might +10	Permanently increases magical might by 10 in all vocations	N/A	70
いなずま	Lightning	Deals up to 835~865 Lightning damage to enemies around the Druid	18	80
全職業でさいだいMP+20	Natural max MP +10	Permanently increases max MP by 10 in all vocations	N/A	90
めいどうふうま	King Fissure	Deals up to 1,035~1,065 Earth damage in a 7 meter radius around the Druid 33% chance to reduce Wind resistance by 25% for 30 seconds	20	100
こうげき魔力+30	Natural magical might +30	Permanently increases magical might by 30 when the character is a Druid	N/A	110
マグマ	Magma Blast	Deals up to 1,330 to 1,370 Fire damage to one enemy 33% chance to reduce Earth resistance by 25% for 30 seconds	22	120
さいだいHP+30	Natural max HP +10	Permanently increases max HP by 10 in all vocations	N/A	130
げんま解放 (Genma liberation)	N/A	Summoned spirit is now able to use its signature ability once per battle	15	140
水神のたつまき (Suijin's tornado)	N/A	Deals up to 1,470 to 1,530 Wind damage to one enemy	25	150
れんごく火炎	Hellfire	Deals up to 1,820 to 1,880 Fire damage to one enemy	28	180
しんくう竜巻 (Shinku tornado)	N/A	Deals up to 1,970 to 2,070 Wind damage to one enemy	30	200

Spells

Name	MP	Level	Target	Description
Evac	3	52	Party	Teleports out of dungeons
Drain Magic	N/A	55	One enemy	Drains up to 100 MP
Fizzle	3	59	One enemy	Seals spells for 90 seconds
Acceleratle	4	63	Party	Reduces the time between actions for 120 seconds
ズッシード (Zusshido)	2	66	Party	Increases weight of allies by 50% for 90 seconds
Magic Barrier	4	75	Party	Raises allies magic resistance up to 40%

Dragon Quest of the Stars

In this game, the Druid vocation is unlocked by obtaining it's vocational scroll and by having leveled up the Monster Master vocation to level 99 or higher. Druids can summon spirits.

Etymology

Druids were the learned class of people in ancient Celtic tradition, serving as the priests and teachers of society. First recorded approximately in the third century BC, the title translates from the Celtic language as "Knowing the Oak trees". Training for becoming a Druid was strenuous, as written language was not present in Celtic society and all knowledge expected of one bearing the title must be memorized perfectly.

Though the use of the title for a vocation that is very clearly inspired by the Japanese Shinto religion seems obtuse at first glance, Druid beliefs and Shinto practices share several points of similarity:

• The presence of souls or life forces inhabiting natural phenomena
• The immortality of the soul
• Reverence for the natural world

Trivia

• Theurgy is the practice of rituals used to call upon the aid of one or more gods. One who practices theurgy is called a theurgist.
• Ragnarok comes from Norse mythology. It is the time of a great battle between gods and monsters which will herald the end of the gods themselves and the end of the world itself.

Gallery

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  Auster in VII
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  Maribel in VII
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  The default human man dressed as a Druid in X
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  A female Wetling, male Elf, & female Dwarf as Druids in X
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  The vocation in Stars
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  Art for Walk
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  Maribel as a Druid in Tact