Defend

From Dragon Quest Wiki

Defend (Originally Parry) is a very basic stance appearing in every installment of the Dragon Quest series. Upon use, the character reduces all damage by 50% for that turn. Since it is one of the most basic commands, it's located in a character's main action menu.

A popular misconception is that the skill will not take effect until the defending character's turn takes place--this is false, as damage reduction begins immediately at the start of the battle phase.

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Dragon Quest Tact[edit]

Known as Defence in this game, it appears as a skill that is known naturally by Golden globe at level 1 and can be learned by Gum shield at level 16, costing 16 MP to use. It reduces damage taken by the user by 50% for one turn.

Defence (ぼうぎょ Bōgyo)Tactlogo.png
Ability information
Defence
Role * Type * Element MP cost
Support Martial DQTact Non-elemental.png 16
Range Additional effects
DQTact Range1.png
Self
DQTact DamageCut.png
Damage Cut
Description
Reduces damage by 50% for the user for 1 turn
Naturally learnt by
Golden globe, Gum shield


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