Pressure Pointer

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Pressure Pointer is an ability in the Dragon Quest series. It may instantly kill an enemy, using the same resistance rates as whack.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest VI[edit]

Pressure Pointer tries to inflict a fatal strike; if it fails it deals 50% melee damage instead. It can be learned by advancing to rank 6 of the Martial Artist vocation.

Dragon Quest VII[edit]

Learned in the same way as VI and functions identically.

Dragon Quest VIII[edit]

Pressure Pointer is used by death scorpion.

Dragon Quest IX[edit]

This ability is learned with 22 skill points invested into Spear skill. Unlike before, the skill now has a fixed slay rate of 1/8th, meaning the skills can work just fine on metal slimes.