List of recruitable monsters in Dragon Quest Builders 2
Monster scouting becomes available to the builder after obtaining the Wrangler's Ring from Molly in Skeletraz.
In order to recruit the monsters, the builder must first defeat the monster and then give them monster munchies, if they show interest in becoming friends. There are three conditions for monsters to join the builder: have obtained the Wrangler's Ring, be in an explorer's shore (or Skeletraz), and the monster needs to be of a certain species -not all monsters can be recruited-.
The following list aims to clarify which monsters can be scouted and where, and their behavior in the Isle of Awakening and Buildertopias.
| Monster | Location | Perks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Slime |
Blossom Bay | Mount: The builder can ride them: They nullify fall damage, can jump 2 blocks high, and stretch themselves to attack. Oiler's formula: They can generate oil on bonfires. | |
 She-Slime |
Sunny Sands | ||
 Chimaera |
Blossom Bay | Airlift: They can help the builder fly. They can shoot fireballs when flying. | They can cook. |
 Hocus Chimaera |
Iridescent Island | ||
 Cosmic Chimaera |
Rimey Reef | ||
 Muddy Hand |
Soggy Skerry | Mud, Paper, Scissors: They play their favorite game with residents. Manual dexterity: They can craft items. | |
 Bloody Hand |
Unholy Holm | ||
 Walking Corpse |
Soggy Skerry | Barftender: They help make drinks in casks. | |
 Corpse Corporal |
Laguna Perfuma | ||
 Ghoul |
Rimey Reef | ||
 Healslime |
Soggy Skerry | Meet and Gooreet: They can copy the behavior of Dancers. They can ocasionally serve drinks. Heal: They casts Heal, when in party. | |
 Hammerhood |
Sunny Sands | Excavator: They can destroy (weak) walls marked with smashing signs, when in party. | They help build with blueprints. |
 Brownie |
Iridescent Island | ||
 Living Statue |
Rimey Reef (Super strong monster) |
Dye hard: They can use stain extractors to generate dye. Mimicry: When They stand next to another living statue, they can imitate it. | |
 Stone Guardian |
Unholy Holm (Super strong monster) | ||
 Powie Yowie |
Rimey Reef | Snow Business: They can terraform into snow fields. | |
 Killing Machine |
Laguna Perfuma | Agritech: They will farm in 3x3 areas as opposed to farmers doing 1x1 areas. | |
 Hunter Mech |
Rimey Reef (Super strong monster) | ||
 Liquid Metal Slime |
Laguna Perfuma (Super strong monster) |
Squish chase: Once a day, they can be chased for 100 gratitude points. | |
 Golem |
Sunny Sands (Super strong monster) |
Desert Course: They can terraform tiles into desert. Hard target: They can use Selflessness to protect the party. |
They help build with blueprints. The builder can ride them: they can smash spaces of 10x10x10 with their attacks. |
 Stone Golem |
Iridescent Island (Super strong monster) | ||
 Gold Golem |
Coral Cay (Super strong monster) | ||
 Great Sabrecub |
Blossom Bay | Mount: The builder can ride them: They have increased movement speed, can jump 2.5 blocks high, and even double-jump. | |
 Great Sabrecat |
Soggy Skerry (Super strong monster) |
Mount: The builder can ride them: They has even more increased movement speed, can jump 3 blocks high, and even double-jump. |
There are other friendly monsters in Builders 2 such as Wrigley, Jules, Captain Whitebones, Arisplotle, Hellen, Gremville, Griswold, or the Ghostly Guest from Furrowfield, Khrumble-Dun, or Malhalla. However they are not listed here because they are specific characters who happen to be monsters, not regular monsters who can join the builder.
