Protector

Protector Japanese ガーディアン Rōmaji Gadeian Type Talent Older names None

Protector is a monster talent focused squarely on defence, teaching users how to buff up on party durability, avoid damage outright, and shut down two of the enemy's methods of attack.

Appearances

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Fizzy's shop sells a scroll teaching the talent on Saturdays for 9,000 gold. Protector is naturally learned by Iron tortoises, metal dragons, and palooka prawns.

Protector

Ability	Description	Talent Points
Attack Attacker	Normal physical damage that attempts to reduce attack by 50% for 2~5 turns	3
Gobstopper	Prevents an enemy from using breath attacks for 4~7 turns	10
Kabuff	Raises the party's defence by up to 80% for 4~7 turns	20
Fizzle	Attempts to seal the spells of all foes for 2~5 turns Success scales to wisdom	30
HP +8	Increases max HP by eight points	50
Intense Defence	Reduces all types of damage by 90% for 1 turn Can only be used once per enemy in battle	70
Mist Me	Voids all types of attacks once per turn Only voids first blow of multi-strike attacks Does not void poison damage	85
Selflessness	User takes the hit(s) for the party for 1 turn All damage taken is increased by 25% for that turn	100
Defence +40	Increases defence by forty points	120
Bounce	Reflects all spells for 4~7 turns	150