Prestidigitator (Dragon Quest)

Dragon Quest monster Prestidigitator
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese まほうつかい Romaji Mahōtsukai First appearance Dragon Quest Old localization Magician

The Prestidigitator is a recurring monster in the series, first appearing in the original game. It is a cloaked monster spellcaster.

Characteristics

Prestidigitators are humanoid monsters that can cast simple spells, likely being the first enemy that the Hero encounters that can do so. They wear long grey robes that cover their entire body, showing only their hands and their eyes from underneath their cloaks. According to its Monsterpedia description in Monsters 2, the prestidigitators always hide themselves in their black robes as they have lost their human forms in pursuit of magic. In some illustrations and spinoff appearances, prestidigitators carry tall wands topped with red crystal orbs. Although they appeared in the series debut, these cloaked mages have yet to reappear in any of the main series, as their role as basic spellcasters has been taken over by other monsters.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Prestidigitator (まほうつかい Mahōtsukai)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Experience

4

Gold

12

HP

13

MP

∞

Attack

11

Defence

12

Agility

12

Evasion

¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Sizz

Location(s)

Kol region
Craggy Cave
Quagmire Cave

Fizzle resistance

⁰⁄₁₆

Snooze resistance

⁰⁄₁₆

Fire resistance

⁰⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites

Experience

8

Gold

16

HP

12

MP

8

Attack

8

Defence

12

Agility

6

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Sizz

Location(s)

Kol region
Craggy Cave
Quagmire Cave

Fizzle resistance

⁰⁄₇

Snooze resistance

⁰⁄₇

Fire resistance

⁰⁄₇

Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key

Prestidigitator makes its debut in the Monsters series as a C-rank monster of the Demon family. Its main skill is Diabolist.

Dragon Quest Builders

Prestidigitator (まほうつかい Mahōtsukai)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
100	14	255	Coarse cloth (★★☆)
Location(s)
Midboss

Chapter 2

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
35	16	4	Sapphire (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Ancient Palace

Sprite

Dragon Quest Treasures

A statue of a prestidigitator is Treasure No. 507 in the Monster Statues category. It can be found on the Paternoggin and its base value is 80,000 gold.

Game	Description
	A model of a monster from some faraway world.

Dragon Quest Tact

Prestidigitator appears as a D-rank monster of the Demon family during the first part of the limited True Dragon Quest I event. It can be recruited from the Craggy Cave stage of Adventure in the DQ I World: Majellan and can be fully awakened by repeating the stage at any difficulty. The prestidigitator can participate in the Death scorpion's Battle Road as a party member.

Prestidigitator (まほうつかい Mahōtsukai)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
110		503	213	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
208	231	186	291	15

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Sizz		Channel Anger*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
WIS +5/Stats Up	Frizz Res +25/Stats Up	Sizz Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25/Stats Up	Sizz Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Sizz Potency +2%	N/a	N/a

Perk Details

First

WIS +5: Raises WIS by 5.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Half Res	Normal	Normal	Normal
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Very Weak	Half Res	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Immune

Trivia

• Prestidigitation is more popularly known as sleight of hand, techniques involving quick-hand movement to perform magic tricks with objects such as cards and coins. A prestidigitator is a practitioner of these techniques, the name suiting the monster given its magical talents and emphasized, upraised hands.

Similar species

• Legerdeman
• Vis mager

Gallery

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  Stars model.

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  A prestidigitator in Keshi Keshi.

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  Treasures statue icon.

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  DQ Trading Card.

References

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