Ranger

The Ranger is a character class in the Dragon Quest Series.

Description

The Ranger differs from game to game. In Dragon Quest VI, the Ranger has good Speed and Wisdom. In Dragon Quest VII, the Ranger is more leveled off in all stats. In each incarnation, the Ranger learns an assortment of battle skills.

Requirements

Dragon Quest VI

A character requires skills from the Merchant, Thief and Beastmaster to become a Ranger.

Dragon Quest VII

A character must master the Warrior and Mage classes to become a ranger.

Dragon Quest IX

The hero must finish the quest Ranger Changer to unlock this vocation. by talking to a person at the base of the Heights of Lonelieness, the player can accept a quest which involves poisoning Hocus Chimeras and then letting them die by poison, nothing else. after doing this 3 times, the ranger vocation is unlocked.

Dragon Quest VI

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	199
Strength	-10%
Agility	+20%
Defence	-20%
Wisdom	+10%
Max HP	-10%
Max MP	-30%
Mastery Bonus	+20 Agility

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	White Ranger	Holy Protection		Party	Repels weaker enemies	4
2	Gold Ranger	Toxic Breath		All enemies	Poisons and damages all enemies
3	Red Ranger	Safe Passage		Party	Protects against damaging floors	2
4	Green Ranger	Quake		???	Attacks multiple enemies
5	Black Ranger	Dazzle		Enemy group	Dazzles enemies
6	Power Ranger	Defenses		Party	Parry
7	Mega Ranger	Flameorb		One enemy	Damages target
8	King Ranger	Air Wall		Self	Reflects breath attacks

Dragon Quest VII

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	Fire Slash	12	One Enemy	Attack will cause fire damage	0
3	Scout	Bolt Slash	24	One Enemy	Attack will cause electric damage	0
4	Battler	Twin Hits	50	One Ally	Physical damage is doubled for a couple of turns	6
5	Enchanter	Ice Slash	80	One Enemy	Attack will cause ice damage	0
6	Blade Mage	Disperse	130	One Enemy	Removes one enemy from battle (Works like Expel)	8
7	Conqueror	Fire Bolt	170	One Group	Causes ~100HP in flame damage	10
8	Faust	Blazemost	220	One Enemy	Causes ~190 in fire damage	10

Dragon Quest IX

The Ranger vocation is late in the game after completing Quest 114. Rangers have the unique skillset "Ruggedness", and can also use skill points to learn Axe, Bow, Boomerang, and Fisticuffs skills. Their Coup-de-Grace is "Brownie Boost," which increases attack, defense, and applies Insulate.

Ruggedness

Required points	Name	Effects
4	Soothe Sayer	Calms an enraged enemy
10	Natural Deftness +10	Permanently adds 10 to deftness
16	Mercy	Gives a weakened enemy a chance to escape
22	Natural Agility +20	Permanently adds 20 to agility
32	Vanish	Hides party on field; reduces user's chance of being attacked
42	Natural Resilience +20	Permanently adds 20 to resilience
55	Mist Me	Summons fog that thwarts enemy attacks
68	Natural Deftness +30	Permanently adds 30 to deftness
82	Wolf Whistle	Summons two wolves to attack enemy
100	Natural Deftness +60	Permanently adds 60 to deftness

Spells

Name	Level	MP	Description
Safe Passage	3	2	Travel with impunity across harmful terrain.
Squelch	4	2	Cures a single ally of the effects of poison.
Evac	7	3	Exit instantly from dungeons, caves, and towers.
Heal	10	2	Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally.
Insulate	12	4	Protects a party member from breath-based attacks.
Tingle	16	2	Cures all party members of the effects of paralysis.
Cock-a-doodle-doo	18	2	Awakens any sleeping party members.
Midheal	22	4	Restores at least 75 HP to a single ally.
Zing	24	8	Resurrects a fallen ally, but sometimes fails.
Insulatle	26	8	Protects the whole party from breath-based attacks.
Moreheal	34	8	Restores at least 165 HP to a single ally.

Trivia

• The eighth tier name in Dragon Quest VII comes from the literary character Faust, who sells his soul for magic and power.
• The "Ranger" class in Dragon Warrior VII seems to be derived from Armamentalist/Magic Knight class.

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