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 Agility and Wisdom. In Dragon Quest IX, the Ranger is most Deft of all vocations. In each incarnation, the Ranger learns an assortment of nature themed skills.

Requirements

Dragon Quest VI

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

Dragon Quest VII

The Ranger vocation does not appear in Dragon Quest VII; due to a localization error, the Armamentalist vocation was dubbed the 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%
Trait	Increased chance of fleeing the enemy
Mastery Bonus	+20 Agility

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Woodcutter	Holy Protection	1	Party	Generates a holy aura that keeps weaker monsters away.	4
2	Trailblazer	Venom Mist	20	One group	Envenomates a group of enemies.	0
3	Gatherer	Safe Passage	50	Party	Travel with impunity across terrain that would otherwise cause harm.	2
4	Trapper	Stomp	80	All enemies	Creates a violent vibration that shakes up enemies.	0
5	Tracker	Dazzleflash	110	Enemy group	Blinds the enemy with a bright flash of light.	0
6	Stalker	Defending Champion	140	Self	Greatly reduces the damage inflicted by physical attacks.	0
7	Predator	Pyre o' Fire	170	One enemy	A pillar of flame that singes the enemy.	0
8	King of the Hunt	Backdraft	200	Self	Whips up a tailwind that reflects an enemy breath attack.	0

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.

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