Ability List

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Note: This list is not yet complete. While most of the spells found in Dragon Quest are included below, a few remain to be added to this list, including their English localization names.

This is a Abilities List for the various non-magical abilities appearing in the Dragon Quest games. For more detail on any given ability, please refer to its applicable page.

The concept of a skill refers to a physical action that cannot be described as a regular attack or a spell, and there exists a great variety of actions contained therein. A skill can be something as simple as cracking a joke to summoning a demigod from another dimension, and as carefree as gently strumming a harp to filling oneself with overwhelming rage. Skills can be differentiated from spells in the following ways between each game in the series:

• Unaffected by Bounce and Bound
• Cannot be sealed with Fizzle--a skill may be shut down by another skill depending on its type, described below
• Can only be used once per turn, with no Duplic hat equivalent

Skill by and large do not grow more powerful as a character's Wisdom or Magical Might and Mending increase, but there are exceptions to this in a few titles.

Breath attacks

Monsters breathing fire has been a part of world mythology since prehistory, and has been a part of the Dragon Quest series since the beginning. All breath attacks can be doubled in power for one turn by using Deep Breath on the previous turn. Breath attacks are the skills closest to spells in that they have a series of counter abilities just like magic: Insulatle reduces damage, Backdraft bounces the attack back, and Gobstopper prevents a character from using breath altogether.

Original Japanese	Enix localization	Square Enix localization	Effect
ひのいき	FireAir	Fire Breath	Minor fire damage to all enemies
スキャナーブレス	N/A	Scanner Breath	Minor fire damage to all enemies
こうねつの息	N/A	Thermal Breath	Minor fire damage to all enemies
燃えさかる火炎球	N/A	Blazing Fireball	Large fire damage to one enemy
魔閃の息	N/A	Darklite Breath	Large fire damage to one enemy
かえんのいき	BlazeAir	Flame Breath	Large fire damage to all enemies
ヒートフレイム	N/A	Heat Flame	Large fire damage to all enemies
はげしいほのお	Scorching	Inferno	Large fire damage to all enemies
せんねつの息	N/A	Smouldering Breath	Large fire damage to all enemies
せんねつ球	N/A	Smouldering Sphere	Large fire damage to one enemy
れんごく火球	N/A	Infernorb	Severe fire damage to one target
魔炎の息	N/A	Infernal Flames	Severe fire damage to one target
しゃくねつほのお	WhiteFire	Scorch	Severe fire damage to all enemies
ボルケーノブレス	N/A	Volcanic Breath	Severe fire damage to all enemies
ボルケーノフレイム	N/A	Volcanic Flame	Severe fire damage to all enemies
れんごくかえん	HellFlame	Hellfire	Cataclysmic fire damage to all enemies
デスファイア	N/A	Abyssal Breath	Cataclysmic fire damage to all enemies
怒りの業火	N/A	Anger Brimstone	Cataclysmic fire damage to all enemies
竜の炎	N/A	Draconic Flame	Cataclysmic fire damage, target varies between games
世界をつつむ業火	N/A	Engulfing Hellfire	Cataclysmic fire damage, target varies between games
しゃくねつのあらし	N/A	Firestorm	Cataclysmic fire damage to all enemies
魔界の獄炎	N/A	Nadirian Flames	Cataclysmic fire damage to all enemies
つめたいいき	FrigidAir	Cool Breath	Minor ice damage to all enemies
ブリザードブレス	N/A	Blizzard Breath	Large ice damage to all enemies
こおりのいき	IceAir	Chilly Breath	Large ice damage to all enemies
地吹雪	N/A	Earth Blizzard	Large ice damage three times to one, attempts to blunt target
こごえるふぶき	IceStorm	Freezing Blizzard	Severe ice damage to all enemies
氷鳥の息	N/A	Snowbird Breath	Severe ice damage to all enemies, attempts to seal skills
白氷	N/A	White Ice	Severe ice damage to all enemies
かがやくいき	WhiteAir	C-c-cold Breath	Cataclysmic ice damage to all enemies
絶対零度	N/A	Ice Age	Cataclysmic ice damage to all enemies, attempts to stun targets
うずまく息	N/A	Swirly Breath	Minor wind damage to all enemies
切り裂く息	N/A	Cutting Breath	Large wind damage to all enemies
ウインドブレス	N/A	Wind Breath	Large wind damage to all enemies
烈風の息	N/A	Galeforce Breath	Severe wind damage to all enemies
烈風球	N/A	Squall Orb	Severe wind damage to one enemy
やみのブレス	N/A	Dark Breath	Minor darkness damage to all enemies
暗黒の瘴気	N/A	Black Blight	Large darkness damage to all enemies, chance to blunt target in certain games
漆黒のスキャナーブレス	N/A	Black Scanner Breath	Large darkness damage to all enemies
暗黒の息	N/A	Darkness Breath	Severe darkness damage to all enemies
黒くかがやく炎	N/A	Dire Pyre	Severe darkness damage to all enemies
悪夢の吐息	N/A	Malevolent Miasma	Severe darkness damage and lowers magic power
幾千を超えし闇	N/A	Boundless Darkness	Cataclysmic darkness damage
黒炎連弾	N/A	Darkflame Barrage	Cataclysmic darkness damage to four random targets
天魔の霧	N/A	Demonic Mist	Cataclysmic darkness damage and attempts to poison targets
夢幻王の障気	N/A	Dream Miasma	Cataclysmic darkness damage and attempts to poison, snooze, & hobble targets
ひかりのブレス	N/A	Blessed Breath	Light damage, intensity varies by game
夢煌のブレス	N/A	Twinkling Dream Breath	Large light damage to all enemies
白くかがやく光	N/A	Bright White Light	Severe light damage to all enemies
次元爆炎波	N/A	Dimensional Firesurge	Severe light damage to all enemies
サンドブレス	N/A	Sandy Breath	Minor earth damage, chance to dazzle targets
夢塵のブレス	N/A	Dreamdust Breath	Large earth damage, chance to fuddle targets
いなずまの息	N/A	Lighting Breath	Minor lightning damage to all enemies
雷光の息	N/A	Thunder Breath	Large lightning damage to all enemies
雷光球	N/A	Thunderball	Large lightning damage to one enemy
雷光の息	N/A	Necrogond Miasma	Large non-elemental damage to all enemies, chance to fuddle targets
パライズガス	N/A	Paralysing Gas	Large non-elemental damage to all enemies, chance to paralyze targets
ポイズンガス	N/A	Poison Gas	Large non-elemental damage to all enemies, chance to poison targets
まどいの息	N/A	Bemusing Breath	Fuddles targets
ハッピーブレス	N/A	Boogie Breath	Forces target to jam
やけつくいき	PalsyAir	Burning Breath	Paralyzes targets
やけつく濃霧	N/A	Burning Fog	Paralyzes targets and deals non-elemental damage
腐食の息	N/A	Corrosive Breath	Lowers resistance to breath attacks
どくのいき	PoisonGas	Poison Breath	Poisons targets
ふはいした息	N/A	Putrid Breath	Debuffs attack and wisdom
封印の息	N/A	Sealing Breath	Seals skills and spells
ほうしの息	N/A	Spore Breath	Poisons and seals spells
あまいいき	SleepAir	Sweet Breath	Inflicts sleep
もうどくの息	PoisonAir	Venom Breath	Envenomates targets
もうどくのきり	PoisonAir	Venom Mist	Envenomates targets, not classified as a breath skill in every appearance
暗黒のきり	N/A	Air Pollution	Cripples magical power
ブレイクブレス	N/A	Crafty Breather	Debuffs all stats
すべてをすいこむ	N/A	Blowback	Bounce breath attacks

Physical attacks

Original Japanese	Enix localization	Fan translation(s)	Plus Alpha/8-4 localization	Effect
こうげき	Attack	Attack	Attack	Standard melee attack
こんらんこうげき			Confusion Attack	Melee attack with chance to inflict confusion (only used by enemies).
まひこうげき			Paralysis Attack	Melee attack with chance to inflict paralysis
どくこうげき			Poison Attack	Melee attack with chance to inflict poison
ねむりこうげき	NapAttack		Sleep Attack	Melee attack with chance to inflict sleep
へんてこ斬り	Confuhit		Weird Whacker	Melee attack with chance to inflict confusion.
さみだれけん	RainSlash	Spinning Sword	Multislice	Attacks several times
さみだれぎり			Multislash	Attacks several times
皆殺し	Massacre	Slowness	Frenzy	Critical hit on a random allied or enemy target
まじんぎり	EvilSlash	Magiblade	Hatchet Man	All or nothing critical attack
大まじん斬り			Executioner	All or nothing critical attack
かえんぎり	FireSlash	Flame Slash	Flame Slash	Adds Sizz damage property to melee attack
マヒャドぎり	Ice Slash	Ice Slash	Kacrackle Slash	Adds Crack damage property to melee attack
いなずまぎり	Bolt Slash	Electric Slash	Lightning Slash	Adds Bang damage property to melee attack
しんくうぎり		Discharge	Gust Slash	Adds Woosh damage property to melee attack
ドラゴンぎり	Drake Slash	DragonCut	Dragon Slash	+50% damage vs. dragons
メタルぎり	MetalCut	MetalCut	Metal Slash	Always deals at least one point of damage to metal slimes
はやぶさ斬り	Falcon Cut	Double Slash	Falcon Slash	Attacks twice with 0.75% attack power
ミラクルソード			Miracle Slash	Heals the user with 0.25% of damage given
ギガスラッシュ		GigaSlash	Gigaslash	Heavy damage to one group
ギガブレイク			Gigagash	Heavy damage to one group. Exact damage varies by game
しっぷうづき	SquallHit	First Strike	Mercurial Thrust	Strikes first at 80% power
一閃づき			Thunder Thrust	All or nothing critical attack
雷光一閃突き			Lightning Thrust	All or nothing critical attack with higher accuracy
さみだれづき			Multithrust	Hits 3-4 times
なぎ払い			Clean Sweep (DQ8) Party Pooper (DQ9)	Attacks one group + stun
けものづき			Cattle Prod	+50% damage vs. beasts
ポイズンダガー			Toxic Dagger	Chance to envenom a foe
ポイズンソード			Toxic Sword	Chance to envenom a foe while dealing 25% more damage
アサシンアタック			Assassin's Stab	Chance to instantly slay a foe
ライトニングデス			Sudden Death	Higher chance to instantly slay a foe
キラーブーン			Fly Swat	+50% damage vs. bugs
タナトスハント			Victimiser	+50% more damage to paralyzed and envenomed foes
ヒュプノスハント			Persecutter	+50% damage to sleeping and confused foes
バンパイアエッジ			HP Hoover	Restores health by 0.25% of damage dealt
たいぼく斬			Poplar Toppler	+50% damage to plants
蒼天魔斬			Parallax	+30% damage to one foe with a chance of paralysis
かぶと割り			Helm Splitter	Chance to lower a foe's defence by 50%
オノむそう			Axes of Evil	Attacks a group of foes with descending damage
烈風獣神斬			Typhoeus' Maul	Double damage dealt to beasts, +50% to everything else
森羅万象斬			Whopper Chop	180~220 base damage with 50% chance of a critical hit
ハートブレイク			Heart Breaker	30% chance to stun a foe for one turn
ゴールドハンマー			Penny Pincher	Steals an extra 10% gold from an enemy
ラストバッター			Bagsy Last	User goes last and deals 30% more damage
ドラムクラッシュ			Monster Masher	+50% damage to material monsters
マインドブレイク			Mind Breaker	Higher chance to stun a foe, also deals +25% damage
ランドインパクト			Crackerwhack	160~190 Soil damage to all enemies
ビッグバン		BigBang	Big Banga	Damage variable and attribute depend on game
ゴールドラッシュ			Gold Rush	Steals an extra 20% gold from one foe and deals +25% damage
デビルクラッシュ			Devil Crusher	Double damage dealt to material monsters, +50% to demons, and +10% to everything else
ぬすっと斬り			Steal Sickle	Low chance to steal from a foe
死神のかま			Grim Reaper	Group damaging attack with a chance to instantly slay foes
大どろぼうのかま			Stainless Steal Sickle	Higher chance to steal from a foe
冥王のかま			Grimmer Reaper	Group damage attack with a higher chance to slay foes
おうぎのまい			Fan Dango	Hits 3-4 times at 0.50% damage
ラリホーアロー			Sandman's Arrow	attack 1 enemy + sleep
妖精の矢			Cherub's Arrow	attack 1 enemy + MP recovery
精霊の矢			Seraph's Arrow	attack 1 enemy + MP recovery
ニードルショット			Needle Shot	1 damage; 13% chance to kill instantly
ニードルラッシュ			Needle Rain	Hits 3-4 times for 1 damage; 13% chance to kill instantly
シャイニングボウ			Shining Shot	145~155 Light damage to all foes
マジックアロー			Conjury Conductor	Attack with a 50% chance to lower magical resistance
バードシュート			Flutter Disaster	+50% damage to birds
さみだれうち			Multishot (DQ8) Rain of Pain (DQ9)	Hits 3-4 times at 0.50% damage
天使の矢			Hallowed Arrow	Restores MP by 1/8th of damage dealt
クロスカッター			Crosscutter Throw	Attacks first enemy twice
パワフルスロー			Power Throw	Damage does not decrease with each enemy struck
超パワフルスロー			Super Throw	Damage does not decrease with each enemy struck
シャインスコール			Starburst Throw	95~115 Light damage to all foes
バーニングバード			Firebird Throw	Strikes up to seven times at 0.30% with Frizz-type damage
ギガスロー			Gigathrow	Up to 375 Zap damage to one foe
スライムブロウ			Ooze Bruiser	+50% damage vs slimes
メタルウィング			Metalicker	Always deals at least one point of damage on metal slimes
らせん打ち			Hypnowhip
しばり打ち			Trammel Lash
ねむり打ち			Hit the Hay
しびれ打ち			Whiplash	Attack + paralysis
愛のムチ			Lashings of Love
双竜打ち			Twin Dragon Lash
レディウィップ			Lady's Thong
クィーンウィップ			Queen's Thong
ヒールウィップ			Schadenfreude
地這い大蛇			Serpent's Bite
足払い	LegSweep	SweepKick	Leg Sweep
回し蹴り	RoundHouse	Spin Kick	Roundhouse Kick
とび膝蹴り	JumpKick	Jump Kick	Flying Knee	150% damage to flying foes
石つぶて	CragThrow	RockThrow	Stone's Throw
かまいたち	WindBeast	Wind Slash	Wind Sickles
せいけんづき	Punch	Spirit Punch	Knuckle Sandwich
しんくうは	Vacuum	Vacuum Blade	Thin Air
ムーンサルト	BackFlip	MoonSalt	Harvest Moon	Cartwheels into enemies. 3x damage to one foe, 2x damage to two foes, etc.
ミラクルムーン			Miracle Moon	Cartwheels into enemies; recovers HP
岩石おとし		Rockslide	Boulder Toss	Throws a large boulder at enemies.
ばくれつけん	QuadHits	SwordLine	Multifists	Hits 3-4 times
ロストアタック			Morale Masher	Melee attack that cuts enemy tension
やいばくだき			Attack Attacker	Melee attack that reduces enemy strength by 25%,
たいあたり	Ram Attack	ThrowSelf	Body Slam	Reduces HP of target and user by 80%
とうこん討ち			Clap Trap	+25% damage to one foe
もろば斬り	2EdgeHit		Double-Edged Slash	+50% damage to one foe. User takes 20% of damage dealt
無心こうげき			Blind Man's Biff	+50% damage to one random foe
アルテマソード	UltraHit	Ultima Sword	Blade of Ultimate Power	500~600 damage to one foe

Defensive

Original Japanese	Enix localization	Square Enix localization	Effect
うけながしのかまえ	N/A	Back Atcha	Intercepts an attack and redirects it to another enemy
おいかぜ	N/A	Backdraft	Reflects breath attacks
ぼうぎょ	N/A	Blockenspiel	Attack at half strength while defending
うけながし	ParryPass	Cop Out	Redirect an attack to an enemy or ally
天地のかまえ	N/A	Counter Wait	Dodge one blow and counterattack
大ぼうぎょ	StrongD	Defending Champion	Reduces damage by 90%
まねまね	Retaliate	Follow Suit	Shields entire party
におうだち	Protect	Forbearance	Shields entire party
ビッグシールド	N/A	Immense Defence	Increases chance of blocking with shield
ミラーシールド	N/A	Magic Mirror	Reflect magic attacks
やいばのぼうぎょ	N/A	Pincushion	Assailant receives 1/4th of damage dealt
といきがえし	N/A	Reverse Cycle	Reflects breath attacks
ゾンビガード	N/A	Rotstopper	Reduces the strength of zombie attacks
みがわり	N/A	Selflessness	Defend one ally for a turn
かばう	N/A	Whipping Boy	User takes a blow for an ally

Dances

Dances are support abilities that can replicate certain spells for no MP, with a few exceptions. There are no abilities that weaken dances due to most of them being support, but a rug-cutter can be stopped in place with Ban dance.

Original Japanese	Enix localization	Square Enix localization	Effect
死の踊り	K.O Dance	Death Dance	Kills enemies
みかわしきゃく	Sidestep	Dodgy Dance	Raises evasion chance significantly
バックダンサー呼び	N/A	Disco Stew	Non-elemental damage to all enemies
おうぎのまい	N/A	Fan Dango	Attacks random targets
メダパニダンス	Panidance	Fuddle Dance	Inflicts confusion
ハッスルダンス	Hustle	Hustle Dance	Heals all party members
メガザルダンス	Life Dance	Kerplunk Dance	Sacrifices self to revive allies
さそうおどり	Lure Dance	Sultry Dance	Distracts enemy
つるぎのまい	Sword Dance	Sword Dance	Four hits at 75% power
マホトラおどり	N/A	Tap Dance	Drains MP
ステテコダンス	Boxer Dance	Underpants Dance	Distracts group of enemies
ふしぎなおどり	Odd Dance	Weird Dance	Lowers MP, does not drain
ふしぎなおどり 2	Odd Dance	Weirder Dance	Lowers more MP, does not drain
ふしぎなおどり 3	Odd Dance	Weirdest Dance	Lowers the most MP, does not drain

Songs and hymnals

Like dances, vocal skills replicate the effects of support spells. The difference is that there are no counter abilities in the mainline games.

Original Japanese	Enix localization	Square Enix localization	Effect
天使のうたごえ	AngelSong	Angel Song	Attempts to revive fallen a fallen ally
のろいの歌	CurseSong	Cursed Verse	Reduces enemy defence
めざめの歌	AwakeSong	Dawn Chorus	Awakens any snoozing ally
たたかいの歌	WarSong	Gritty Ditty	Raises an ally's stats, varies between titles
風の旋律	N/A	Hymn of Air	Cuts wind damage
大地の旋律	N/A	Hymn of Earth	Cuts earth damage
炎の旋律	N/A	Hymn of Fire	Cuts fire damage
氷の旋律	N/A	Hymn of Ice	Cuts ice damage
光の旋律	N/A	Hymn of Light	Cuts light damage
雷鳴の旋律	N/A	Hymn of Thunder	Cuts lightning damage
ゆりかごの歌	SleepSong	Lullaby	Sends enemies to sleep
コミックソング	GagSong	Silly Song	Sends enemies into fits of laughter
せいれいのうた	LifeSong	Song of Salvation	Attempts to revive fallen party members with a two turn hymn
やすらぎの歌	HealSong	Soothing Song	All allies recover 20~30 HP
まふうじの歌	HealSong	Spellbinding Song	Fizzles enemies

Unsorted

Original Japanese	Enix localization	Fan translation(s)	Plus Alpha localization	Effect
いなずま		Bolt	Lightning	Lightning damage
ジゴスパーク Jigosupaku	HellBlast	GigaSpark	Lightning Storm	Heavy Lightning damage
津波	Tsunami	Tsunami	Tidal Wave	30~40 Woosh damage
マグマ	Magma	Magma	Magma Blast	75~85 Flame damage
じわれ	Tremor	Tremor	Fissure
ひばしら		FlameOrb	Pyre o' Fire	175~195 Flame damage
まぶしいひかり	Flash	Dazzle	Dazzleflash	Blinds opponents
まばゆいせんこう			Blinder	Attack + blinds opponents
回転攻撃			Roundaclout
魔結界			Spooky Aura	Reduces magic resistance
巴投げ	Suplex	TossFiend	Heave-Ho	Chance to remove an enemy from battle
なめまわし	LushLicks	Spin Lick	Tongue Lashing	Afflicted suffers goosebumps (skips next turn)
ひゃくれつなめ	SickLick	Dark Lick	Tongue Bashing	Attempts to reduce one foe's defence to zero
おたけび	WarCry	Scream	War Cry	Scares a group of enemies
超おたけび			Raging Roar	Scares all enemies
投げキッス			Blow Kiss
ぱふぱふ			Puff-Puff	Distract an enemy with feminine curves
ヒップアタック			Hip Drop
セクシービーム	N/A	N/A	Sexy Beam	65~75 damage to one enemy with a chance to fuddle
ピンクタイフーン	N/A	N/A	Pink Typhoon	76~84 woosh damage to a group of enemies
ためる			Psyche Up	Increases tension
気合ため	PsycheUp	PowerUp	Focus Strength	Increases strength for one turn
力ため	ChargeUp	WindUp	Muster Strength	Increases Strength for one turn
ツッコミ	Mineuchi		Sobering Slap	Removes confusion and sleep from one ally

See Also

• Spell List