Vexologist

Vexologist Japanese トリッキー Rōmaji Torikki Type Talent Older names None

Vexologist is a talent that teaches monsters to be annoying to their opponents, focusing on poison and preventing them from using certain abilities.

Appearances

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Fizzy's shop sells a scroll teaching the talent on Saturdays for 8,000 gold. Vexologist is naturally learned by awebergines, rockin' rockhoppers, and string fellas

Vexologist

Ability	Description	Talent Points
Tox	Attempts to poison one enemy for 2~5 turns Success scales to wisdom	3
Dodgy Dance	Doubles evasion for 4~7 turns Stacks with the Ace Evader, Artful Dodger, Evasive Impulse, & Supreme Sidestepper traits	10
Gobstopper	Prevents an enemy from using breath attacks for 4~7 turns	20
Sandstorm	Attempts to blind all enemies for 2~5 turns	30
Critical Meltdown	Attempts to prevent the enemy from landing Critical Hits for 4~7 turns	50
Brake Wind	Bounces one breath attack back to the source once per turn	70
Katox	Attempts to poison all enemies for 2~5 turns Success scales to wisdom	85
Tongue Bashing	Stuns one foe and drops defence down to 1	100

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World

Vexologist

Ability	Description	Talent Points
Tox	Poisons a single enemy. The higher the caster's wisdom, the more likely the spell is to succeed.	3
Dodgy Dance	Raises the user's evasion for 4 to 7 turns.	10
Gobstopper	Stops a single enemy from using its mouth, preventing the use of breath attacks for 4 to 7 turns.	20
Sandstorm	Whips up a dense cloud of dust that lowers the accuracy of enemy attacks for 2 to 5 turns.	30
Critical Meltdown	Prevents a single enemy from inflicting critical hits for 4 to 7 turns.	50
Brake Wind	Reflects breath attacks back at the enemy. Protects all allies once only.	70
Katox	Poisons all enemies. The higher the caster's wisdom, the more likely the spell is to succeed.	85
Tongue Bashing	Savagely slathers a single enemy with slimy saliva, stunning it and reducing its defence attribute to 1.	100