This is a guide to the best monsters for scouting and party formation. Read on to learn how to choose monsters for recruiting, as well as how to set up a scouting team!

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How to Choose a Scouting Monster and Best Teams

1. Select Monsters with High Attack or Wisdom
2. Learn spells like Oomph and Ping to increase stats
3. Pay attention to traits like Insta-Ping
4. Look for characters that can stop movement for 1 turn

Select Monsters with High Attack or Wisdom

The most important point in selecting scouting monsters is choosing one possessing a high Stat value in either Attack or Wisdom. When scouting, the percentage is determined by the higher value between your monster's Attack or Wisdom. The higher the stat, the higher the scouting success rate will be.

Learn spells like Oomph and Ping to increase stats

Learning support spells like Oomph for monsters with high Attack stats, and Ping for monsters with high Wisdom, greatly increases the value of those respective stats, further increasing the scouting success rate. It is therefore recommended that you organize monsters that can have the aforementioned buffs applied to them before scouting.

List of Recommended Support Spells

Spell	Effect	Talents Including
Oomphle MP Cost: 10	Increase the Attack of all allies for 2-5 turns.	Fortifier Sage Fluffy
Oomph MP Cost: 6	Significantly increase the Attack of one ally for 2-5 turns.	Fortifier Willing Helper Good Knight
Ping MP Cost: 3	Significantly increase the Wisdom of one ally for 4-7 turns.	Fortifier Willing Helper Sizz Afficionado
Kaping MP Cost: 4	Increase the Wisdom of all allies for 4-7 turns.	Smarty-Pants Sage Fluffy

Learn Spells that Debuff Enemies' Wisdom and Defence

Spells like Dim and Sap that lower wisdom and defence respectively can make for much easier monster scouting. Combining this tactic with buffing your own monsters' stats will significantly increase the success rate of scouting!

List of Recommended Debuff Spells

Spell	Effect	Talents Including
Sap MP Cost: 3	Greatly decreases the defence of a single enemy for 4-7 turns.	Zam Afficionado Dark Artist Thrill-Seeker
Kasap MP Cost: 4	Decreases the defence of all enemies for 4 to 7 turns.	Zam Virtuoso Enfeebler Evil Genius
Dim MP Cost: 3	Greatly decreases the wisdom of a single enemy for 4 to 7 turns.	Choreographer Dark Artist Toxicologist
Kadim MP Cost: 4	Decreases the wisdom of all enemies for 4 to 7 turns.	Enfeebler Antimagician Blighter

Pay attention to traits like Insta-Ping

It is also important to pay attention to traits like Insta-Ping and Insta-Oomph. These two traits in particular allow you to increase your Attack and Wisdom stats at the beginning of battle making them very valuable traits to consider.

Traits That Improve Scouting

Trait	Effect
Insta-Ping	Occasionally uses Ping on itself at the start of battle.
Insta-Oomph	Occasionally uses Oomph on itself at the start of battle.
Strong Starter	Damage dealt to enemies increases until the 3rd round and decreases from the 4th round onward.

Look for characters that can stop movement for 1 turn

Skills/Traits	Monsters and Effect
War Cry	Effect: Make all enemies unable to move for 1 turn.
Hellish Howl	Effect: Deal damage to all enemies, occasionally immobilizing them for 1 turn. The damage increases with the level of the monster ally used.
Strangely Alluring	Effect: Occasionally prevents enemies from taking action for one turn during battle.
Intimidating	Effect: Occasionally prevents enemies from taking action for one turn during battle.
Ultra Crafty Stunner	Effect: Attacks that induce stun become significantly more effective.

A good tip would be to also have your monsters learn skills such as “War Cry” and “Hellish Howl” as these skills can stop your enemies in their tracks for one turn. Having the ability to limit your enemy's movements can turn the tide of battle in almost any circumstance.

Best Monsters for Scouting

Recommended Early Game Scout Monsters

Monster	Reason
Bantamweight	Rating: ★★★★★ ・Powerful at the start of battle with Strong Starter trait ・Can learn Seethe ・Can be scouted on the plains
Dancing Devil	Rating: ★★★★★ ・Learns Ping at Lv. 20 ・Good growth rate of wisdom
Dessert Demon	Rating: ★★★★☆ ・Learns Ping at Lv. 20 ・Good growth rate of wisdom stat ・Great for the main story
Drag Racer	Rating: ★★★★★ ・Powerful at the start of battle with Strong Starter trait ・Attack power growth rate is good
Antguzzler	Rating: ★★★★☆ ・Can learn Ping + Oomph ・Effective against metal with Metal Beater trait.
Hunter Mech	Rating: ★★★☆☆ ・Effective against metal with Metal Beater trait. ・Attack power growth rate is good

The monsters recommended for early-game are monsters with special skills like “Oomph” and “Ping”. In the early stages, we recommend Bantamweight and Drag Racer with Strong Starter.

Recommended Mid-Game Scout Monsters

Monster	Reason
Macho Picchu	Rating: ★★★★★ ・Has one of the highest Attack Power ・Powerful at the start of battle with Strong Starter trait
Hacksaurus	Rating: ★★★★☆ ・ Excellent in terms of stats ・Attack power growth rate is good
Killing Machine	Rating: ★★★☆☆ ・Great for the main story ・Attack power growth rate is good
The Time Being	Rating: ★★★★★ ・Has one of the highest wisdom stat ・Learns Insta-Ping at Lv.40 ・Easy to Synthesize
Demon-At-Arms	Rating: ★★★★☆ ・Easy to Synthesize ・Good growth rate of wisdom ・Ultra Crafty Debilitator is great for lowering stats

Recommended monsters for mid-game scouts are characters with powerful traits and high stats, such as Macho Picchu and The Time Being. As a character that can be created in the mid-game, we especially recommend Macho Picchu, whose attack power is best among all monsters.

Recommended Endgame Scout Monsters

Monster	Reason
Gem Slime	Rating: ★★★★★ ・Has one of the highest wisdom stat ・Excellent resistance
Cetacean Sorcerer	Rating: ★★★★☆ ・Learns Insta-Ping at Lv.40 ・Good wisdom growth rate
Overkilling Machine	Rating: ★★★★☆ ・Great for the main story ・Has one of the highest attack power
Night Clubber	Rating: ★★★★☆ ・Has one of the highest attack power ・Big Bully is a powerful trait.

Recommendations for endgame scouts are those with high values of wisdom or attack power, such as Gem Slime with high wisdom, Overkilling Machine and Night Clubber with high attack power. The challenge will be to strengthen these characters by learning the spells Oomphle and Kaping.

Best Teams for Scouting

Best Post-Game Scouting Team

Member	Talents	Strategy
Gem Slime (Member 1)	① Wisdom Booster IV ② Wisdom Booster III ③ Fallen Angel Corvus	①Seethe ②Scout
Gem Slime (Member 2)	① Wisdom Booster IV ② Wisdom Booster III ③ Smarty-Pants	①Kaping ②Scout
Gem Slime (Member 3)	① Wisdom Booster IV ② Wisdom Booster III ③ Smarty-Pants	①Kaping ②Scout
Gem Slime (Member 4)	① Wisdom Booster IV ② Wisdom Booster III ③ Hexcommunicator	①Sap or Attack (Chip Away) ②Scout

The best scouting team is a group made up of four Gem Slimes, as they have some of the highest wisdom. However, this team is recommended only to players who purchased the The Mole Hole DLC as the team is difficult to assemble without it.

Scouting Team Without Supporting Spells

Member	Talents	Strategy
Overkilling Machine (Member 1)	① Attack Booster IV ② Attack Booster III ③ Duelist	Immediately Scout from Turn 1
Overkilling Machine (Member 2)
Overkilling Machine (Member 3)
Overkilling Machine (Member 4)

This is an easy team to assemble for those who find it difficult to use supporting spells. Keep the talent composition the same for everyone, and improve your stats by increasing your attack power.

Best Scouting Team Without DLC

Member	Talents	Strategy
Cetacean Sorcerer (Member 1)	>① Wisdom Booster IV ② Wisdom Booster III ③ Heretic	①Kaping ②Scout
Cetacean Sorcerer (Member 2)	>① Wisdom Booster IV ② Wisdom Booster III ③ Smarty-Pants	①Kaping ②Scout
Belial (Member 3)	>① Wisdom Booster IV ② Wisdom Booster III ③ Heretic	①Chip Away With Spells ②Scout
Gem Slime (Member 4)	>① Wisdom Booster IV ② Wisdom Booster III ③ Wisdom Booster II	①Defend or Regular Attack ②Scout

This is the recommended team for those who have not purchased the game's DLC as Cetacean Sorcerers are easy to synthesize.

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