Best Monsters Tier List

This is a tier list of the best Monsters in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince. Read on to learn the best monsters relative to rank, family, role, and attribute.

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Overall Best Monsters Tier List

Most Powerful Monsters in All Ranks

Tier 4

Best Monsters Are Those With Powerful Traits

The monsters that rank as Tier 1 all have powerful traits, and they are monsters that cannot be easily defeated without counters. In particular, the combo of an L size Serpent Of The Scales and an S size Crowgre can be brutal.

Choose the Best Talents, Traits, and Skills For Your Monsters

If you want to create the best monsters, you will need to choose the best talents, skills, and traits for them as a monster's characteristics can drastically affect their power level.

Tier 1 Monster Ratings

Monster	Rating
The Almighty	Traits		Stats		Talent
	Reason	・Tough and durable character ・Highly resistant to status ailments ・Can recover from status ailments
Scruffy	Traits		Stats		Talent
	Reason	・Powerful with Disrupting Wave ・Good compatibility with Selflessness ・Can heal allies from Sleep and Confusion with Sobering Slap
Serpent Of The Scales	Traits		Stats		Talent
	Reason	・Best electric-type attacker ・Can revive allies ・L-size allows you to act twice
Dread Dragooner	Traits		Stats		Talent
	Reason	・Best dark-type attacker ・Major Downer is a good debuff duration extender ・Capable of 1-2 actions
Flapdragon	Traits		Stats		Talent
	Reason	・Capable of 2-3 actions per turn ・Strong Explosive attacks ・Strong even when knocked down
Crowgre	Traits		Stats		Talent
	Reason	・Good compatibility with Selflessness ・Viable in competitive environments
Spiked Hare	Traits		Stats		Talent
	Reason	・Normal attack has sleep and confusion effect ・Multi-target attack ・Can increase resistance without special skills
Bodkin Archer	Traits		Stats		Talent
	Reason	・Accelerate skill is powerful ・Still viable even after it is defeated ・Viable in competitive environments

Many monsters become more powerful when they reach L size.

In addition to attackers such as Zoma and Serpent Of The Scales, debuffers such as Spiked Hare will drastically improve when they become L-sized.

Best Monsters By Rank

Best Monsters By Family

Slime
Dragon
Nature
Beast
Material
Demon
Demon
???

Best Monsters By Role

Attacker
Healer
Support
Tank

Best Monsters By Attribute

Fire
Water
Wind
Earth
Explos.
Ice
Electr.
Light
Dark

Criteria for Best Monsters Tier List

Based on Skills, Stats, and Inherent Skills

Monsters are ranked based on their Skills, their Stats, and their Talent. Although, there is more emphasis on the monster's Skills since it largely impacts battles and cannot be inherited.

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