Dark Artist

Dark Artist Japanese 悪魔のささやき Rōmaji Akuma no Sasayki Type Talent Older names None

Dark Artist is a talent in the Dragon Quest Monsters series that teaches monsters the fundamentals of vexing their opponents, in addition to teaching the beginner and middling tiers of black magic. Students of the left hand path are also taught to automatically recover their MP to encourage experimentation with their maledictions.

Appearances

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

This talent is naturally learned by hawk men, imps, and teeny sanguinis.

Dark Artist

Ability	Description	Talent Points
Zam	Deals up to 140 Darkness spell damage to one enemy at 499 wisdom	3
Sap	Attempts to lower one foe's defence by up to 40% for 4~7 turns Success scales to wisdom	10
Dim	Reduces one enemy's wisdom by up to 40% for 4~7 turns Success scales to wisdom	20
Demon Demeaner	200% physical damage to demons, 60% damage to all other monster families	30
Drain Magic	Drains (Level/2) + 5~10 MP from one foe, cap is 250 MP	50
Fizzle	Attempts to seal spells for 4~7 turns Success scales to wisdom	70
Whack	Attempts to instantly kill one enemy Success scales to wisdom	85
Zammle	Deals up to 230 Darkness spell damage to one enemy at 699 wisdom	100
Auto-Cadabra	Restores 10% of max MP at the end of each turn, cap is 100 MP	120

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World

Dark Artist

Ability	Description	Talent Points
Zam	Inflicts minor dark-elemental spell damage on a single enemy.	3
Sap	Greatly decreases the defence of a single enemy for 4 to 7 turns. The higher the caster's wisdom, the more likely the spell is to succeed.	10
Dim	Greatly decreases the wisdom of a single enemy for 4 to 7 turns. The higher the caster's wisdom, the more likely the spell is to succeed.	20
Demon Demeaner	A slashing attack that inflicts sizeable damage on monsters in the demon family.	30
Drain Magic	Absorbs some MP from a single enemy.	50
Fizzle	Prevents all enemies from casting spells for 4 to 7 turns. The higher the caster's wisdom, the more likely the spell is to succeed.	70
Whack	Kills a single enemy instantly. The higher the caster's wisdom, the more likely the spell is to succeed.	85
Zammle	Inflicts medium dark-elemental spell damage on a single enemy.	100
Auto-Cadabra	Restores a small amount of MP after each action.	120

Etymology

• The term dark arts refers to secretive methods or practices that are commonly found to be wicked or under-handed, and has historically been a synonym for witchcraft.