Seed of skill

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Seed of skill
DQVIII Seed Of Skill.png
Japanese スキルのたね
Romaji Sukiru no tane
Old localizations None
Found in Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest IX
Dragon Quest XI
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D
Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru and Luca's Marvelous Mysterious Key
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3
Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Dragon Quest Rivals
Effect Grants more skill points

Seeds of skill are edibles that that increases the skill point total of whoever eats them. They only appears in later Dragon Quest installments that use a point-allocation skill system.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[edit]

The seeds give a character 5 skill points, and can be found in an overworld chest near Pickham, in pots/cabinets in Neos and Empycchu, and may be purchased once from a midnight shop in Arcadia.

  • The nocturnal merchant sell six seeds in the 3DS version

A small selection of normal monsters drop them as rare items; Solaris, Great trolls, and Crocodogs specifically, with a 1/64 chance for each. Furthermore, all forms of the Lord of Dragovians have a 1/8 chance (a guaranteed chance in the 3DS version) to drop the seed.

  • The Lord of Dragovians' various forms will always drop a seed of skill when first defeated in the 3DS version

Regardless of which monster the player goes after, it is strongly recommended to make use of Yangus' Stainless Steal Sickle; the acquisition chance will be cut in half, but being able to attempt stealing multiple times in one battle is well worth the trade-off.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

Seed of skill DQIX icon.png Seed of skill (スキルのたね)
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Description
A seed that slightly supplements a single ally's skill points
Rarity
★☆☆☆☆
Price Location
NA/20 Found in:
The Pothold
Gittingham Palace
Realm of the Mighty
Dropped by:
Platinum king jewel (1/256)
Recipe
N/A
Ingredient for
N/A


Seeds of skill grant 2 points: unlike in Dragon Quest VIII, characters can generally gain more skill points through revocation so these seeds aren't as useful.

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age[edit]

Seeds of skill grant 1 point to a character, and are found in Laguna di Gondolia, Gallopolis, L'Académie de Notre Maitre des Médailles, Nautica, and Cobblestone. The seeds are also dropped by canniboxes, mimics, pandora's boxes with a 100% drop rate in scripted battles, and by great keepers at a 1/256 rate.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker[edit]

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2[edit]

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D[edit]

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

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3[edit]

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince[edit]

Seeds of skill increase a monster's talent points by 3, though there is a hard limit of 999 points that cannot be changed. Seeds of skill are given out as possible rewards for completing Fizzy's quickfire online battles in Rosehill Tower, and can be left behind by monsters dismissed from the Monster Paddock.

See Also[edit]