Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation/Pillar of Pegasus

Recruiting Lizzie


Dragon Quest VI is designed in a way that's heavily biased toward melee fighters. Many of the best skills cost little to no MP, spells like Midheal and Zap can be cast via items, everyone can take whatever vocations they want, your spellcasters learn very few of their spells naturally, and most importantly, your melee fighters have much higher HP. And while these disadvantages aren't noticeable at the beginning, this is the point in the game where spellcasters really start to suffer. This is the point where high HP tends to be the most important stat in surviving boss fights.

So put Terry in your party, Zoom to Arkbolt, and recruit Lizzie. She will generally be your very first character with a Tier 3 job class, and it's a doozy. 30% HP and 20% Resilience on top of 240 HP, 130 Resilience, and natural resistances to Frizz, Sizz, Crack, Bang, Woosh, and Fire make Lizzie an extremely capable meatshield; and that's without adding equipment into the mix.

Vocation Grinding
First of all, remove Ashlynn's vocation once all the grinding listed below is done; Magic Burst is excellent to have for the upcoming boss fight, and her default class has the best combination of HP and MP. With that said, you have just gained the Sunderbolt Blade; a weapon that casts Zap for free. Grinding will now be faster than it's ever been, and there are some skills that will be very helpful for the end.

Lizzie, for her part, will want Focus Strength before moving on to mastering her Dragon class, for reasons that will become clear in the Greedmore Valley page. Rex should also be relatively close to learning Hustle Dance; a 0 MP move that restores 70-80 HP to everyone in your party. And finally, Carver will gain Selflesness upon reaching the Paladin class; a single-target version of Forebearance, just like what the Iron Tortoise had.

Furthermore, the main game is almost over, and the Luminary class's HP handicap is going to start becoming a real issue during the endgame; so it is recommended that you learn Hustle Dance, change Rex into a Fighter for the rest of the main game, and also get Selflesness for Carver (1✮ Paladin skill). Then you can gain and master the Hero job class during the post-game, where you're already having to level up other Tier 3 classes anyway.

So if all your party members are under Level 31 (41 if you're playing the iOS), go on ahead to Sorceria, and use Zap + Sunderbolt Blade + Edged Boomerang from Amos to grind all the necessary skills. Then head on over to the newly raised Cloudsgate Citadel!

VS. Silhouette, High Djinks, & Devilmoth
Have Carver use Forebearance while Ashlynn uses Magic Burst. Rex can Oomph himself while Milly and Healie use Kasnooze on the High Djinks. Go from there.