Luminary's Shield

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Luminary's Shield is a recurring skill in the Dragon Quest series and one of Anlucia's signature abilities. When used, she creates a field that helps protect herself and her allies from harm.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest X[edit]

Luminary's Shield is a skill learned by Anlucia in Version 2.2 of the game. She will use it in certain boss battles to protect the party from deadly attacks. The player may take fatal damage if they do not stay close enough to the skill's area of effect.

Dragon Quest Tact[edit]

Luminary's Shield is known naturally by Anlucia the Luminary at level 1 and costs 45 MP to use. It creates an area of effect in a large rhombus around her that reduces damage taken by 15% for herself and any allies standing on those spaces for three turns.

Luminary's Shield (勇者の盾 Yūsha no tate)Tactlogo.png
Ability information
Luminary's Shield
Role * Type * Element MP cost
Support Martial DQTact Non-elemental.png 45
Range Additional effects
DQTact LargeRhombusSelf.png
Rhombus (incl. self) (L)
DQTact DamageCutField.png
Damage Taken Down Space
Description
Grenerates spaces in area of effect that reduces damage taken by 15% for 3 turns for allies on those spaces only
Naturally learnt by
Anlucia the Luminary


Etymology[edit]

In the original Japanese, Luminary's Shield shares a name with the legendary Hero's shield, which first appeared in Dragon Quest III.