Decelerate
Decelerate is a recurring spell in the Dragon Quest series which was first introduced in Dragon Quest Monsters before later being brought over into the main series with Dragon Quest IX.
| Decelerate | |
|---|---|
| Japanese | ボミエ |
| Rōmaji | Bomie |
| Type | Debilitating |
| Older names | Slow |
It decreases one enemy's Agility, contrasting the group-targeting Deceleratle.
Appearances
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Decelerate is learned by Armamentalists at level 10. It costs 3 MP to cast and decreases one foe's agility by up to 75%. The spell will increase in accuracy once the caster's Magical Might reaches 50. When the value reaches 499, the spell becomes 100% accurate barring monster resistance. The affect of the spell last for 7~10 turns.
Dragon Quest X
Decelerate is learned by Thieves at level 9 and costs 2 MP to cast. Instead of decreasing the target's Agility, it increases the waiting time between actions for the target.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Decelerate is learned by Veronica at level 12, and by Sylvando at level 15. It now costs only 2 MP to cast and reduces one foe's agility by 40% for 4~6 turns.
Dragon Quest Monsters
Called Slow in this game, it requires the monster to reach level 3 with 16 MP and 14 Intelligence. It grows into SlowAll when the monster reaches level 7 with 32 MP and 28 Intelligence. It is learned naturally by the catfly, droll, fairyrat, goategon, madplant and putrepup.
Dragon Quest Monsters 2
Slow now requires 26 Intelligence to learn and 51 Intelligence to upgrade. It is naturally learned by the pillowrat.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Decelerate can be learned by applying 6 skill points to either the Saboteur or Trickster skill tree.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Decelerate can still be learned from Saboteur and Trickster. It can also be learned from Flute Warrior for 20 points or from Speedster for 17 points.
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D
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Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Decelerate reduces one monster's agility by 20% and can be cast twice to cut the stat by 40%. The spell is learned through the Choreographer, Enfeebler, Graveheart, Speedster, Thrill-Seeker, and Tongue Twister talents.
Dragon Quest Tact
Decelerate is known naturally by Bloody mummy, Claria and Elysium bird at level 1 and costs 9 MP to cast. It has a range of three squares away from the caster in any direction and has a chance to lower the target's AGL by two stages for three turns.
| Decelerate | |||
| Role * | Type * | Element | MP cost |
| Debuff | Spell | 9 | |
| Range | Additional effects | ||
| 3 |
AGL Down |
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| Description | |||
| Occasionally greatly lowers 1 enemy's AGL for 3 turns | |||
| Naturally learnt by | |||
| Bloody mummy, Claria, Elysium bird | |||