Parallax is the equivalent of Unbridled Blade in damage output at 3x normal damage (and can Paralyze enemies on top of that!), Axes of Evil is absolutely devastating to a group of enemies. Unbridled Blade is a recurring skill in the Dragon Quest series.
This best Dragon Quest 11 characters tier list will give you a rundown and review of each of the characters in Dragon Quest 11 so you can decide who's worth keeping in your party and who deserves a spot on the bench.
Dragon Quest 11 features 8 available characters you can put in your party: The Hero, Erik, Veronica, Serena, Sylvando, Jade, Rab and Hendrik. Each of these characters has their own strengths and weaknesses, so you're going to want a bit of a breakdown on what they're each capable of.
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Keep in mind that Dragon Quest 11 is a fairly well balanced game, so while some characters might be lower tier than others, the power balance is overall pretty flat. Every character is usable.
S Tier – Best Dragon Quest 11 Characters
Veronica
For most of the game, Veronica is among the best characters not only for her ability to clear trash encounters with her Boom line of spells, but also her ability to debuff bosses with Sap and inflict heavy damage via her spells. As the game goes on, she gets better and better.
At the end of the game, Veronica becomes absolutely beastly. At level 70 she learns a spell called Magic Burst, which drains all her MP to do an absolutely ridiculous amount of damage to all enemies. To use it multiple times in a fight requires a support character pumping her full of Elfin Elixirs to keep refilling her MP, but nothing comes close to Magic Burst in terms of damage potential.
Aside from her extreme damage potential, Veronica also gains the majority of the most useful buffing and debuffing skills: Sap, Decelerate, Blunt and Oomphle.
Because Veronica is the strongest character not only in endgame, but throughout every part of the game where she's accessible, she's firmly in S Tier among the best Dragon Quest 11 characters.
A Tier – Best Dragon Quest 11 Characters
Erik
Erik, like Veronica, is capable of obscenely high damage potential. What makes Erik less powerful than Veronica overall is that his damage requires more setup and also inflicts lower damage overall. Still, it's miles beyond what the rest of the characters are capable of.
Erik, when equipped with daggers, can use Persecutter or Victimizer to deal extreme damage to enemies inflicted with status effects. Combine this with Erik's Divide skill, which multiplies his damage by 3 times for his next attack. Normally this takes 3 turns to set up, but if you use Sylvando with a dagger on your team to apply the status effects, you can do it every other turn.
Even without that combo, Erik is still a force to be reckoned with. Wielding swords and using Divide to unleash 3x damage Fatal Flashes, or using his dagger combo without Divide outclasses most other characters.
Late game, when he has enough skill points, he can add devastating groups of enemies in random encounters with boomerangs and Double Down to his list of uses. Easily among the best Dragon Quest 11 characters.
The Hero
The Hero doesn't have the same kind of game-breaking mechanics as some other Dragon Quest 11 characters, but he's extremely solid overall.
Not only does the Hero get access to powerful physical abilities, whether you use swords or greatswords, he gets a wide variety of healing and attack spells that make him extraordinarily versatile.
If you're using greatswords, his Unbridled Blade ability, which can be acquired fairly early, stays competitive damage-wise until well into the endgame. Dual wielding swords is also a strong option for devastating enemies by making use of Falcon Slash, Gigaslash and, later, Sword Dance.
He gains access to most of the direct healing spells in the game, as well as the Zap line of magic spells, making him a decent secondary healer or secondary spellcaster, and he can enter the Pep Up state on demand with one of his Luminary skills.
B Tier – Best Dragon Quest 11 Characters
Serena
Serena is the dedicated healer among the Dragon Quest 11 characters, and while other characters are capable of healing, Serena is far and away the best at it.
If you're playing the game with Draconian Quests active, especially stronger monsters, Serena is indispensable for the vast majority of the game. Otherwise, she becomes invaluable in the end-game but isn't strictly necessary throughout Act 1 and 2.
While Serena is tremendously useful, if you're not playing with Stronger Monsters on, Sylvando's Hustle Dance is more than adequate healing for 80-90% of the game. Serena still outclasses Sylvando in terms of healing, but most threats don't require a healer at the level of Serena in order to proceed.
Still, Serena is one of the most useful of all the Dragon Quest 11 characters.
Hendrik
If you're playing on hard mode, Hendrik is a must due to his tanking skills and high defense.
Keep in mind that Dragon Quest 11 is a fairly well balanced game, so while some characters might be lower tier than others, the power balance is overall pretty flat. Every character is usable.
S Tier – Best Dragon Quest 11 Characters
Veronica
For most of the game, Veronica is among the best characters not only for her ability to clear trash encounters with her Boom line of spells, but also her ability to debuff bosses with Sap and inflict heavy damage via her spells. As the game goes on, she gets better and better.
At the end of the game, Veronica becomes absolutely beastly. At level 70 she learns a spell called Magic Burst, which drains all her MP to do an absolutely ridiculous amount of damage to all enemies. To use it multiple times in a fight requires a support character pumping her full of Elfin Elixirs to keep refilling her MP, but nothing comes close to Magic Burst in terms of damage potential.
Aside from her extreme damage potential, Veronica also gains the majority of the most useful buffing and debuffing skills: Sap, Decelerate, Blunt and Oomphle.
Because Veronica is the strongest character not only in endgame, but throughout every part of the game where she's accessible, she's firmly in S Tier among the best Dragon Quest 11 characters.
A Tier – Best Dragon Quest 11 Characters
Erik
Erik, like Veronica, is capable of obscenely high damage potential. What makes Erik less powerful than Veronica overall is that his damage requires more setup and also inflicts lower damage overall. Still, it's miles beyond what the rest of the characters are capable of.
Erik, when equipped with daggers, can use Persecutter or Victimizer to deal extreme damage to enemies inflicted with status effects. Combine this with Erik's Divide skill, which multiplies his damage by 3 times for his next attack. Normally this takes 3 turns to set up, but if you use Sylvando with a dagger on your team to apply the status effects, you can do it every other turn.
Even without that combo, Erik is still a force to be reckoned with. Wielding swords and using Divide to unleash 3x damage Fatal Flashes, or using his dagger combo without Divide outclasses most other characters.
Late game, when he has enough skill points, he can add devastating groups of enemies in random encounters with boomerangs and Double Down to his list of uses. Easily among the best Dragon Quest 11 characters.
The Hero
The Hero doesn't have the same kind of game-breaking mechanics as some other Dragon Quest 11 characters, but he's extremely solid overall.
Not only does the Hero get access to powerful physical abilities, whether you use swords or greatswords, he gets a wide variety of healing and attack spells that make him extraordinarily versatile.
If you're using greatswords, his Unbridled Blade ability, which can be acquired fairly early, stays competitive damage-wise until well into the endgame. Dual wielding swords is also a strong option for devastating enemies by making use of Falcon Slash, Gigaslash and, later, Sword Dance.
He gains access to most of the direct healing spells in the game, as well as the Zap line of magic spells, making him a decent secondary healer or secondary spellcaster, and he can enter the Pep Up state on demand with one of his Luminary skills.
B Tier – Best Dragon Quest 11 Characters
Serena
Serena is the dedicated healer among the Dragon Quest 11 characters, and while other characters are capable of healing, Serena is far and away the best at it.
If you're playing the game with Draconian Quests active, especially stronger monsters, Serena is indispensable for the vast majority of the game. Otherwise, she becomes invaluable in the end-game but isn't strictly necessary throughout Act 1 and 2.
While Serena is tremendously useful, if you're not playing with Stronger Monsters on, Sylvando's Hustle Dance is more than adequate healing for 80-90% of the game. Serena still outclasses Sylvando in terms of healing, but most threats don't require a healer at the level of Serena in order to proceed.
Still, Serena is one of the most useful of all the Dragon Quest 11 characters.
Hendrik
If you're playing on hard mode, Hendrik is a must due to his tanking skills and high defense.
With Stronger Monsters active, it's not uncommon for bosses to use multiple one-hit-kill physical attacks per turn and repeatedly knock out your party members. Hendrik is the only character who can defend against those attacks effectively by making use of his shield skills and Forbearance.
Aside from his tanking abilities, Hendrik is also a capable damage dealer regardless of which weapon you choose to use with him.
If you use Sword and Shield, he can use Gyrfalcon Slash, which deals very impressive single-target damage. With Axes, he can take advantage of the powerful Parallax skill. Finally, with Greatswords, which you probably shouldn't use, he can make use of the same Unbridled Blade skill that the Hero gains access to.
Hendrik's advanced tanking skills make him easily among the best Dragon Quest 11 characters.
Jade
Jade isn't as broken as Erik or as versatile as the Hero, but she's still a very competent physical attacker. When equipped with spears, she's usually able to outdamage the Hero equipped with Greatswords by making use of Multithrust and, later, Multifeet.
Later in the game, from Act 2 and beyond, she's able to do significant area of effect damage with her Pink Tornado skill and if you make good use of the Belle's Bow accessory, you can spam her moves without fear of running out of MP. If you're able to get 2 copies of the Belle's Bow accessory by making use of the duping glitch at the end of Act 1, all the better.
Aside from her utility as a damage-dealer, Jade is invaluable for eliminating Metal Slimes. While not as good as Erik's late-game Critical Claim skill, Jade's Lightning Thrust is the most reliable way to defeat any Metal Slime for 95% of the game.
Because Jade is straightforward and excels at her role of damage dealing, she lands a spot solidly in B Tier on the Best Dragon Quest 11 Characters Tier List.
C Tier – Best Dragon Quest 11 Characters
Sylvando
What makes Sylvando good is his ability to support other party members via buffs and various healing skills. His main utility lies in casting Oomphle on your physical damage deals, healing via Hustle Dance and inflicting status effects for Erik to take advantage of.
There are a couple of problems with Sylvando, though, that make him a less effective party member overall. First, he doesn't gain access to a full kit of buffs and debuffs. So while he can cast Oomphle, he can't replace Veronica or Serena because he has no access to Sap or Buff.
His healing is extremely potent during Act 1 and the mid-game, but by the end it's only marginally useful, meaning he can't replace a healer. And, since he's not really capable of doing any significant damage on his own, using Sylvando in the endgame means you're going to be using 2 party member slots for support characters, which is far from ideal.
However, Sylvando is able to adequately replace Serena comfortable for the majority of the game on normal mode, making him far from useless among the Dragon Quest 11 characters.
D Tier – Best Dragon Quest 11 Characters
Rab
Rab is a jack-of-all trades and that is simply not a very useful niche to occupy in Dragon Quest 11. Like Sylvando, his main usefulness is in replacing Serena during sections of the game where a support character is useful but Serena's extreme specialization is not necessary.
Unfortunately for Rab, Sylvando is just a better option for that, thanks to his Oomphle spell, the low MP cost of Hustle Dance and his dagger abilities. While Rab is behind, though, he's not too far behind, since he can restore his MP regardless of which weapon type you choose, cast Multiheal and debuff bosses with Sap.
By the time Sylvando's usefulness starts to slip off, you're most likely going to want to start making better use of Serena, but if you're playing on normal mode and can afford weaker healing in exchange for cool looking claw attacks, Rab makes a good option.
No matter how you slice it, though, Rab is simply not one of the best Dragon Quest 11 characters.
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Right after you have seen the turn of events unfold right before your eyes in Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, a new set of quests become available all throughout Edrea. From the twenty-seven quests that are previously available, there are a total of forty-seven quests now, adding about twenty more.
Fortunately, if you have missed any of the quests before the big event happened, you can still do them, depending at where you are in the game. If at some point you can't do them, just wait until later.
Without further ado, here is the second part of the quests list that you can do after the big event:
Dragon Quest XI Quests List Part 2 (After the Big Event
27. Marking a Momentous Occasion
Location: Nautica (After the defeat of Alizarin)
Reward: Secrets of the Sunken Spirit recipe
How to Complete: Talk to the Queen of Nautica to transform yourself into a fish again. Once you are a fish, swim over to the house to the eastern side of town to speak to the turtle. It will ask you to get a cannon for him big enough to fit a mermaid.
Go to Lonalulu and speak to the old lady in the north eastern part of town where you see a lot of cannons. Once you talk to her, she will give you a cannon. Head back to the turtle to give the cannon to receive your reward – Secrets of the Sunken Spirit.
28. Justice is Brined
DQXI Quest 28 – Justice is Brined
Location: Nautica (After the defeat of Alizarin)
Reward: Sovereign Seal
How to Complete: Find the Quest Giver, which is a Mermaid, just below of Nautica. You need to be in the fish state to swim beneath the town.
You can find the mermaid, who is a lawyer, just above the wrecked ship. She will ask you to get a statute from an island west of Edrea. Now sail over to the small island west of Edea and find the Inn. Inside the Inn, you will find a Sailor and beside it is a treasure chest. Open it to get the statutes. Give the statues back to the mermaid to earn your reward – Sovereign Seal.
29. Understanding Angri-La
Location: Angri-La
Reward: Mystic
How to Complete: Talk to the Monk in Angri-La and he will ask you to show him the Pep Power- Blaze of Glory before defeating the Boreal Serpent. Go outside of Angri-La and you will find about three Boreal Serpent flying around. Make sure your Pep Powers for both Hendrik and the Hero are ready before facing the Boreal Serpent. Return to the Monk once you performed what he wants to receive your reward – Mystic
30. When Knight Falls
DQXI Quest 30 – When Knight Falls
Location: Puerto Valor
Reward: Metal Slime Shield
How to Complete: Just at the entrance of Puerto Valor is an old man who will ask you to perform a Pep Power on a Knight in the Eerie Eyrie. The Pep Power is called Arise and requires three characters to be pepped – Hero, Sylvando, and Hendrik. Once you do what he wants- return to him to receive your reward- Metal Slime Shield.
31. One Last Request
Location: L'Academie de Notre Maitre des Medailles – Downstairs
Reward: Chronocrystal
How to Complete: Go to the classroom at the east side of the academy at night to find a ghost named Rose. She will tell you about the memories left by Maxie Von Bloem and ask you to look for it. Now, find the grave located just outside of The Warrior's Rest Inn in Zwaards rust Region. Once you check the grave, return to Rose at nighttime and she will finally rest in peace. You will receive the reward – Chronocrystal
32. Delayed Diploma
DQXI Quest 32 – Delayed Diploma
Location: L'Academie de Notre Maitre des Medailles – Downstairs
Reward: Gear that Glitters Recipe
How to Complete: Just when you enter the academy, you will find Mme Augustine who will ask for your help to deliver a diploma to one of her students named Liliane in Sniflheim. Zoom in Sniflheim and find the granddaughter of Liliane on the second floor of the Armor/Weapon shop. Give her the diploma and she will tell you the fate of Liliane. Return to MmeAgustine and tell her about Liliane and you will receive your reward – Gear that Glitters recipe
33. Madame Labouche's Life Lesson
Location: L'Academie de Notre Maitre des Medailles
Reward: Glam Gear for Go-Getters Recipe
How to Complete: Before you enter the academy, you will meet Madame Labouche, who is actually the lip monster. Talk to her and she will challenge you to improve your image by raising your charm over 330. To reach 330+ charm, equip the main hero with different equipments that raises charm. Once you have reached it, talk to Madam Labouche and you will receive your reward – Glam Gear for Go Getters recipe.
34. A Fragrant File
DQXI Quest 34 – A Fragrant Fille
Location: L'Academie de Notre Maitre des Medailles – Downstairs
Reward: Hades' Helm
How to Complete: Find the Zombie monster just outside of the Headmaster's Office of the Academy. Talk to it and it will ask you to find perfume for her from her home. Travel to the Cryptic Crypt near Hotto to get the perfume she asks for.
Inside the Crypt, head over to the area where you fought the boss before. You will find the person you are looking for on the northeastern side of the area. Get the perfume from him and return to the zombie master to receive your reward – Hades Helm.
35. Some Like it Hotto
Location: Hotto
Reward: Goobricant x 5
How to Complete: A lady just outside the Steam Bathhouse needs your help. Unfortunately, the heat in the bathhouse isn't enough and she wants more heat. She will ask you to get a fiery brimstone from a monster called Lava Lampling in Mount Huji. Go there and defeat one to get the brimstone. Return to her with the brimstone to get your reward – Goobricant x5
36. A Rose Arose Where No Rose Grows
DQXI Quest 36 – A Rose Arose Where No Rose Grows
Location: Gondolia
Reward: Happy Hat
How to Complete: A grieving lady just lost his boyfriend and has been promised of receiving a desert rose. With his passing, the lady asks you to get the rose for her in Gallapolis Region. Now Zoom to Gallopolis City and you will find the glowing gold sparkle all the way to the south from the city. Return to her with the rose to receive your reward – Happy Hat
37. The Search for the Sage's Stone
Location: Gondolia
Reward: Making the Most of Mythril
How to Complete: North of Gondolia is an old man looking for a Sage Stone that he once dropped in the sea in his younger years as a Captain. It is said that the stone is deep down the ocean and asks you a favor to go get it. Now go to Nauticaand just a little bit southwest to the tool shop, there should be a cliff that you can swim to. Please note that you have to be in fish form to reach it. Now return to the old man in Gondolia to receive your reward – Making the Most of Mythril recipe.
38. My Kingdom for Some Kanalaomari
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DQXI Quest 38 – My Kingdom for Some Kanaloamari
Location: Lonalulu
Reward: Pentarang
How to Complete: The fisherman has a problem- the Tentacular needs to be stopped from terrorizing the seas as his fellow fisherman and himself aren't getting any good catch. Now, he wants you to kill the Tentacular to increase the chances of the fishermen of getting a good catch. There's a catch aside from killing it though- you need to perform the Tempered Tantrum Pep Power using both the Hero and Sylvando in the party as well! Do what he asks and you will receive your reward – Pentarang
39. The Measure of a Man
Location: Lonalulu
Reward: Venus Tear
How to Complete: Approach an old man sitting looking at the sea in Southeastern area of Lonalulu. He will ask you to slay a giant far west from Lonalulu with a Pep-Power of Buff-Buff. You must have unlocked the Unbridled Blade skill of the Hero under Greatswords and have Jade in the party to perform the Pep Power. Once you slay the giant in the southwestern island, return to the old man in Lonalulu to receive you reward – Venus Tear.
40. Soothing Seaweed
DQXI Quest 40 – Soothing Seaweed
Location:Lonalulu
Reward:Molten Globule x5
How to Complete: Just in the shores of Lonalulu, you will find a kid and a mermaid talking to each other. Approach the kid and he will ask for your help to get a dulcet dulse for the mermaid to soothe her sore throat. Now, Zoom to The Strand and by using your ship, head to the small island just a little bit to the Northeast. From there you will see a fisherman who will give you what you need. Return to the mermaid and give her the dulse to receive your reward – Molten Globule x5
41. A Right Riddle
Location: L'Academie de Notre Maitre des Medailles
Reward: Mini Medal x 5
How to Complete: In the Library of the academy, you will find a monster on the desk looking to give you a riddle to solve. He will tell you three riddles and the way to answer them is to show them the weapons. Here is the sequence: Steel Broadsword and Fizzle Foil. If you have both of them, great but if you don't, just craft them. Once you solve Conchella's riddle, you will receive – Mini Medal x5
42. Worth Its Salt
DQXI Quest 42 – Worth its Salt
Location: Phnom Nonh
Reward: Myhtril Ore x 10
How to Complete: The Chef in Phnom Nonh is looking for a rare salt called rainbow rock salt. He will task you to get it in Grottadella Fonte near Laguna di Gondolia. When you are in the Grotta, immediately head to the middle where the stream is and you should find a golden sparkle that reveals to be the rainbow rocksalt. Return to the chef with the salt to receive your reward – Mythril Ore x 10
43. A Ballad of Bravery
Location: Zwaardsrust Region – Warrior's Rest Inn
Reward: Fine Fashions for Philosophers
How to Complete: A bard has lost his music sheet to his masterpiece and he is asking for your help. Apparently, he dropped it somewhere. To find it, Zoom to the Dundrasil camp site and go to the hut southwest from the ruins. It's the same hut you and Jade ended up in the early parts of the game. There will be a treasure chest inside that contains his opus. Return it to him to receive a new recipe – Fine Fashions for Philosophers.
44. A Little Bit of Lantern
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DQXI Quest 44 – A Little Bit of Lantern
Location: Gallopolis City
Reward: Agate of Evolution
How to Complete: An astronomer is interested in studying a piece of Erdwin's Lantern after it fell. With its shard scattered all over the place, he will ask you to get a piece of it somewhere near where its at before. Now Zoom to the campsite in Northern Gallopolis and find the golden sparkle all the way to the north of the map. Return to the astronomer with the shard to receive – Agate of Evolution
45. A Long-Lost Literary Love
Location: Arboria
Reward: Things to do with Metal Goo
How to Complete: Just in front of the tool shop in Arboria is a minstrel that wants you to search for the next part of the love letter he found. It seems that the continuation is in the noble families of Gallopolis City. Now Zoom to Gallopolis City and head to the house in the northwest part of the town. Talk to the butler in the second floor only to found out that someone in Manglegrove has gotten it. Proceed to Manglegrove and locate the Woodcutter by his house. Go inside the house and read the book in the bookshelf to read the letter. Now return to the minstrel in Arboria to report what you found and you will receive a recipe – Things to do with Metal Goo
46. A Dish Deserved Cold
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DQXI Quest 46 – A Dish Deserved Cold
Location: The Snaerfelt – Scholar's Cabin
Reward: Things to do with Metal Goo
How to Complete: Remember that shack in Snaerfelt? There is now a quest giver there who is a knight who wants to seek revenge on the Type G0s that killed his brother. He wants you to slay it for him. Go south of Snaerfelt and look for those Killing Machines. Type G0 is the rare form of the Killing Machine so you have to keep fighting those machines until it appears. Once it appears, defeat it and you will receive an item that proves you defeated it. Now return to the Knight to receive your reward- Metal Slime Armor.
47. Richie's Rock-Hard Roulette Challenge
DQXI Quest 47 – 47. Richie's Rock-Hard Roulette Challenge
Location: Octagonia – Casino
Reward: Vest for Success
How to Complete: There is no quest mark initially for this quest. Just outside of the casino, you will see a blue-haired girl looking to buy a statue of Vince from a guy named Richie but unfortunately, she's too young to enter the casino. He will ask you to find Richie on the top floor of the casino and buy the statue from him. Now go inside and find Richie only to find out that he wants to play Roulette with you first. Win the jackpot and he will give you the statue. Return to the little girl to receive your reward – Vest for Success.
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