Blunt

Blunt is a recurring spell in the Dragon Quest series. It decreases an enemy's attack by a significant amount.

Blunt Japanese ヘナトス Rōmaji Henatosu Type Debilitating

Appearances

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Blunt is learned only by Mages at level 42 and reduces attack by 50% for 6~9 turns. It costs 8 MP to cast, and has a base accuracy of 75% if the caster's magical might is lower or equal to 50. Once the stat increases to 51, the spell will slowly rise in accuracy to a cap of 100% at 799 magical might.

Dark skeletons will cast Blunt against the party.

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Rab and Veronica will learn Blunt at levels 34 and 36, respectively. The spell costs 6 MP to cast, and can reduce an enemy's strength by up to 50% for 4~6 turns when cast twice.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3

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Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Blunt reduces one monster's attack by 50% for 2~5 turns. It cannot be cast twice to enhance the effect, and is learned through the Enfeebler, Enigma, Hexcommunicator, and Splash Afficionado talents.

Dragon Quest Tact

Blunt is known naturally by Alarmour and Stump champ at level 1 and can be learned by She-slime at level 16. It costs 9 MP to cast, has a range of three squares away from the caster, and greatly lowers a single target's ATK for 3 turns. It can also be taught to any unit by using an ability scroll.

Blunt (ヘナトス Henatosu)

Ability information

Blunt
Role *	Type *	Element	MP cost
Debuff	Spell		9
Range		Additional effects
1		ATK Down
Description
Occasionally greatly lowers 1 enemy's ATK for 3 turns
Naturally learnt by
Alarmour, She-slime, Stump Champ

Dragon Quest Treasures

Blunt is learned by drackies, marble slimes, and silhouettes. It costs 5 MP to cast and targets one foe.

Related spells

• Kablunt
• Sag