War Cry

From Dragon Quest Wiki

War Cry is an ability in the Dragon Quest series. It tries to stun a group of enemies with an intimidating scream.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V

War Cry is used by monster companions such as the moosifer.

Name Level
Powie yowie --
Mudraker --
Moosifer 7
Battle pip 10
Saber 21

Dragon Quest VI

War Cry tries to scare all enemies for one turn. It is learned by advancing to rank 5 of the Merchant vocation.

Dragon Quest VII

Dragon Quest VIII

Yangus can use War Cry after allocating 32 skill points into his "Humanity" skill.

Dragon Quest IX

This ability is learned with 4 skill points allocated into Focus skill.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Called WarCry in this game, it requires the monster to reach level 14 with 120 HP. It is naturally learned by the EyeBall, FangSlime, GulpBeast and Trumpeter, among others.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

The requirements to learn WarCry are unchanged. It is naturally learned by the Drygon, EvilWell and MerTiger.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

War Cry can be learned from various skill trees.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

War Cry can no longer be learned from Boom Boxer, Darklight Slashes, or Fire Fighter, and the point requirement for Dragon Lore has been changed. It can now be learned from:

Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Although unusable by any of the playable characters, some of the more powerful monsters in the game such as Hacksauruses and Hellions are capable of unleashing a War Cry in battle, temporarily stunning any unfortunate characters standing near them.