Monster Master

The Monster Master (also known as Monster Masher) is a vocation in Dragon Quest VI and Dragon Quest VII. In the original version of VI, having a master in the party increases the chances that a monster will join you upon its defeat, however this function was dropped in the Nintendo DS remake in lieu of Slime Buddies. Monster Master is one of the prerequisites for the Ranger vocation (along with Merchant and Thief).

In VII, the vocation will instead give players a greater chance to send defeated monsters off to the Haven, a wildlife preserve of sorts where monsters can interact with the party as NPCs. To become a Masher, characters need to master the Thief and Shepherd vocations..

Dragon Quest VI

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	165
Strength	-15%
Resilience	-20%
Max HP	-20%
Max MP	-30%
Trait	Low chance for enemies to be asleep during first round

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Slime Master	N/A	1			-
2	Beast Master	Sweet Breath	18	Enemy group	A fragrant sigh that lulls a group of enemies to sleep.	0
3	Zombie Master	Poison Breath	33	One group	Poisons a group of enemies.	0
4	Nature Master	Tongue Bashing	58	One enemy	A punishing lick to reduce the enemy's defence.	0
5	Demon Master	Cool Breath	77	All enemies	A chilly breath attack.	0
6	Troll Master	Flame Breath	93	All enemies	A fiercely fiery breath attack.	0
7	Material Master	Burning Breath	125	One group	Paralyses the enemy with a torrid sigh.	0
8	Dragon Master	Puff!	165	Self	Transform into a fire-breathing dragon.	18

Monster Recruitment

Rank 1:

• Slime(1/2), Feralball(1/8), Lips(1/64)

Rank 2:

• Mud Mannequin(1/64), Rotting Corpse(1/32), Healslime(1/16), Slimeknight(1/4)

Rank 3:

• Lesser Demon(1/4), Sluggernaut(1/4), Gustbluster(1/64)

Rank 4

• Bomboulder(1/32), Chimaera(1/32), Battering Ram(1/16)

Rank 5

• King Slime(1/64), Boss Troll(1/16)

Rank 6

• Liquid Metal Slime(1/256)

Rank 7

• Killing Machine(1/64)

Rank 8

• High Djinks(1/256)

Dragon Quest VII

Stat Changes

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	165
Strength	Null
Agility	+10%
Resilience	Null
Wisdom	+20%
Style	+5%
Max HP	-5%
Max MP	-5%
Mastery Bonus	+15 Bonus to Resilience

Abilities

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Pet Owner	Poison Breath	1	One Group	Has a chance to poison one group of enemies	0
1	Pet Owner	Animal Magnetism	1	One Group	Increases the chance of taming one group of enemies	0
2	Groomer	Nothing	18
3	Ranch Hand	Sweet Breath	33	One Group	Has a chance of putting one group of enemies to sleep	0
4	Tracker	Cool Breath	58	All Enemies	Causes ~15HP in ice damage	0
5	Hunter	Burning Breath	77	One Group	Has a chance of cause paralysis to one group of enemies	0
6	Handler	Flame Breath	93	All Enemies	Causes ~40HP in fire damage	0
7	Trainer	Venom Mist	125	One Group	Severely poisons one group of enemies, causing them to lose 1/6 of their HP every round	0
8	Beast Lord	Puff!	165	Self	Turns the caster into an uncontrollable dragon	18

Trivia

• The name "Monster Master" is a title used for both The Hero in Dragon Quest V and Psaro in Dragon Quest IV.