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'''Critical Hits''' are a recurring feature of the {{DQSeries}}.  

Critical hits use the same formula as ''Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake''. Once the [[sun sigil]] is obtained, abilities can also land critical hits, with multi-target abilities suffering the same penalty as multi-target weapons (i.e., the critical hit rate for multi-target abilities is half that of single-target abilities).

The critical hit rate returns to {{fraction|1|64}} and cannot be improved. Certain {{MFamilies}}s and bosses will land desperate attacks that deal a fixed amount of damage, such as [[Hammerhood]]s, [[Urnexpected]]s, [[King Korol]] and [[Nimzo]] in his second form.

Characters have the standard {{fraction|1|64}} rate unless they become martial artists at [[Alltrades Abbey]]. After taking up the art of the fist, the character's rank in the vocation will improve their chance to land a critical until they hit the cap of {{fraction|1|8}} at rank 8. This gives a party of [[Martial Artist]]s a 50% chance to score a critical when using normal attacks and single-target skills that utilizes their strength stat.

Enemies that can perform a desperate attack include [[Hammerhood]], [[Crème caraslime]], [[Brownie]], [[Dead Bowdy]], [[Gorerilla]], [[Pink pongo]], [[Gold golem]], [[Cherreevil Blossom]], [[Metal slime knight]], [[Cyclops]], [[Gold golem]], [[Troll]], [[Golem]], [[Abominape]], [[Beelzebuzz]], [[Tyrantosaurus]], [[Red horn]], [[Stone golem]], [[Dark dullahan]], [[Dark sabrecat]], [[Box of Tricks]], [[Gemon]], [[Boss troll]], [[Great troll]], [[Gigantes]], [[Mimic king]], [[Megalodon]], [[Rhapthorne]] in his first form, [[Heavy hood]], [[Hell's gatekeeper]], [[Pandora's box]], [[Coffer of death]], [[Juggerwroth]], the [[Lord of the Dragovians]] in his Vermillion, Silver, Golden, and Divine forms, [[Geyzer in Memoriam]], [[Tortured Soul in Memoriam]], [[Skeleton in Memoriam]], [[Walking Corpse in Memoriam]], [[Trap Box in Memoriam]], [[Don Mole in Memoriam]], [[Soul Mole in Memoriam]], [[Great Argon Lizard in Memoriam]], [[Darkbird in Memoriam]], [[Dark Turkey in Memoriam]], [[Sir Leopold in Memoriam]], [[Dark Servant in Memoriam]], [[Dancing Flame in Memoriam]], [[Ruin in Memoriam]], [[Shadow in Memoriam]], [[Marcello in Memoriam]], and [[Dhoulmagus in Memoriam]].

Certain weapons can guarantee the chances of a character getting a critical hit in exchange for low accuracy. The [[Hela hammer]] has an accuracy of 3/8ths, the [[Headsman's axe]] has a 3/4ths accuracy, a 1/8th chance to critical, and a 1/8th chance to miss outright. The [[Megaton hammer]] has a 1/8th critical chance and no reduction to accuracy at all.

==={{DQ1&2HD}}===

Spells are able to go haywire once the player has obtained the [[moon sigil]] in either half of the game. Single-target spells will deal triple damage when going haywire, group-targeting sells will deal 250% damage, and spells that target all foes will deal double damage. Debilitating and debuff spells such as [[Snooze]] and [[Sap]] can also go haywire, ignoring all degrees of resistance save for immunity. Not that multi-targeting spells will go haywire half as often as single-target spells.

 

The rate of spells going haywire is dependent on a combination of the character's level and [[luck]] stat, using the same formula for critical hits in ''Dragon Quest III HD'', and the {{Hero 1}} of ''Dragon Quest I'' and the [[Princess of Cannock]] are thrice as likely to trigger the effect than other characters. Echoing spells cast while equipped with the [[duplic hat]] can also go haywire.

 

Beginning with {{IX}} spells can also land critical hits, where the spell "goes haywire". This not only increases damage output of attack magic, but also boosts healing spells. If a status-changing spell goes haywire, its chance of working increases to 100% (barring the target being immune). Investing 54 skill points into the [[Mage]]'s Spellcraft skill will increase the chance of a spell going haywire.

 

By default, spells have a critical chance equal to half of that of a normal attack, but the [[Zam]] line instead uses twice the normal critical chance, or four times that of other spells. When a spell goes critical, it deals between 1.5x and 2x the normal damage (Zam line spells deal 2x to 2.5x damage instead); healing spells heal 1.2x to 1.6x the normal amount. [[Magic Burst]], [[Fullheal]] and [[Omniheal]] can go critical, but the critical has no effect on the spell itself. The chance of a critical spell can also be boosted with certain pieces of equipment, most of which are restricted to {{Veronica 11}} and [[Rab]]. Additionally, all three of the main spellcasters in the party ({{Veronica 11}}, {{Serena 11}}, and [[Rab]]) will receive boosts to their critical spell chance when they are pepped up.