Dark Artist

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Dark Artist is a talent in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince 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[edit]

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

  • 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.