Metal Slime Farming Guide

This is a guide to farming Metal Slimes, Liquid Metal Slimes, and Metal King Slimes in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince. Learn the best routes to find and farm Metal Slimes fast.

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How to Farm Metal Slimes Fast

Defeat the Metal Slimes that Appear at the Middle Echelons and Above

Recommended Level	EXP Gained
Level 20 ~50	1 Metal Slime: Approx 5,000 to 15000

When you reach the middle echelon levels in the midgame, metal monsters will start appearing in the areas at a low probability.

To level up fast in the midgame, you'll want to be hunting down Metal Slimes and its variations, like the Liquid Metal Slime.

Explore the map with a monster with a strong AOE attack to clear all the regular enemies quickly. The EXP you'll gain will increase as you progress through the map.

Defeat Metal King Slime in the Upper Echelons

Time Required per Lap	Maximum EXP gained
5 Minutes	1 Metal King Slime: Approx. 4.8 Million

The best way to level up after clearing the game is to defeat the Metal King Slimes in the Upper Echelon levels. You can defeat one in 7 to 10 minutes each time, getting around a whopping 4.8 Million experience points for each slime you defeat!

Most Efficient Route to Finding Metal King Slimes

Metal King Slime Location Map
Circle of Conquest, Upper Echelon	Circle of Temper, Upper Echelon

Recommended Route for Metal King Slime Farming

1. Zoom to the Hopeful Haven at the Circle of Conquest, Upper Echelon
2. Go near Rosehill Tower and check Point 1 in the map
3. Zoom to Shrine of Power (NW)
4. Go straight and check Point 2
5. Zoom to Shrine of Power (SE)
6. Go straight to Point 3
7. Zoom to Cubic Quarry at the Circle of Temper, Upper Echelon
8. Go down the cliff on the opposite side and check Point 4
9. Go east and check Point 5 above the bone
10. Go back to Step 1 and repeat the process

What to Do When Metal Slimes Do Not Appear

★What to Do When Metal Slimes Do Not Appear
After Defeating One, You Must Move to Another Area for it to Respawn Significantly Increased Appearance Rate after Defeating the Hidden Boss Turn Off Auto-Save and Save in Front of Them

After Defeating One, You Must Move to Another Area for it to Respawn

After defeating one, you must Fast Travel (Zoom) before another one will appear. Repeat this process when farming Metal Slimes.

Significantly Increased Appearance Rate after Defeating the Secret Boss

After completing the main story, the fourth secret boss you encounter will unlock an increased rate of Metal Slime apperance after it is defeated. For this reason, it's best to complete game first before farming Metal King Slimes.

Best to Do After Defeating Maulosseum S Rank

After defeating the secret boss, you'll unlock the Maulosseum S Rank, which will reward you with an item which grants 1.5x Exp. Points. Before farming Metal Slimes for experience, it's best to obtain this item.

Turn Off Auto-Save and Save in Front of Them

When you find a Metal Slime on the map, instead of rushing into battle, be sure to save first. Be sure to also turn auto-save off, as otherwise the game will automatically save after the battle. This will allow you to reload the game if the Metal Slime runs away from the battle.

If It Runs Away, Go to the Title Screen and Load the Game

If the Metal Slime runs away, press the HOME button and end the game, then restart it and load your save data from before the battle.

How to Defeat Metal Slimes

Defeating metal enemies is a bit difficult, as they will have high defense and will flee quickly, so here are some tips to defeating them.

How to Defeat Metal Slimes
Early Game (Metal Slimes) 　┣Use Metal Slash and Metal Stone for Guaranteed Damage 　┗Aim for a Critical Hit with Hatchet Man Mid-Game (Liquid Metal Slimes) 　┗Use the Ultra Crafty Traits to lower their defenses Endgame (Metal King Slimes) 　┣Use Monsters with the Metal Beater trait and Mercurial Thrust skill 　┗Use a team with Liquid Metal Slime's Kaboomle

Early Game: Use Metal Slash and Metal Stone for Guaranteed Damage

In the early game, you'll want to use the Metal Slash Skill and the Metal Stone Item to farm Metal Slimes. Metal Slash will always deal damage to Metal Slimes, while Metal Stone will always deal 2-3 damage.

The Skills Multifists and Sword Dance are also good for this.

Early Game: Use the Ultra Crafty Traits to Lower their Defenses

In the midgame, you'll want to use Skills like Ultra Crafty Banger, and other Ultra Crafty skills which increase the damage of elemental magic. For the first time in the series, Metal Enemies can be damaged by elemental attacks instead of being immune to them, but now you can lower their defenses to a specific element and attack them with it to deal damage.

Best Monsters Gaining an Ultra Crafty Trait at Level 20

Liege Lizard Ultra Crafty Frizzer	Archdemon Ultra Crafty Banger	Wight King Ultra Crafty Woosher
Snowbird Ultra Crafty Cracker	Wrecktor Ultra Crafty Zapper	Shadow Slime Ultra Crafty Zammer

Endgame: Use Monsters with the Metal Beater Trait and Mercurial Thrust Skill

Monsters with the Metal Beater Trait
Overkilling Machine	Night Knight	Balhib

When fighting Metal Slimes in the endgame, Monstes with the Metal Beater Trait and Mercurial Thrust Skill are the best choice. Metal Beater allows you to deal heavy damage to Metal Slimes, while Mercurial Thrust will allow you to always attack first, meaning that unless you get a surprise attack from a Metal Slime, you'll always be able to move first and defeat any Metal Slime.

If your Attack is high, you can one-shot it even with standard and physical attacks

Monsters with a high enough Attack stat can one-shot any Metal Slime even with a physical or standard attack. You're best off using a Monster with high Attack and Speed and a physical skill when farming using this method.

Best Monsters Tier List

Endgame: Use a team with Liquid Metal Slime's Kaboomle

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Slot 4
Liquid Metal Slime (Training Medallion)	Any Monster	Any Monster	Any Monster

Have Speed Over 1300

After completing the game, use Agility Booster 4 and Agility Booster 3 to get a Liquid Metal Slime and tech it Kaboomle, allowing it to always move first. A fast Liquid Metal Slime is easy to make by mixing Metal Slimes and Metal King Slimes multiple times.

Once you've made this fast Liquid Metal Slime, instead of equipping it with an accessory to increase its speed, equip it with the Training Medallion to increase its Exp. Point gain by 1.5 times.

When Do Metal Slimes Appear?

All Points When Metal Slimes Appear

Monster	Appearance
Metal Slime	Middle Echelon or Above Maps ▶︎After completing Diabolic Hall
Liquid Metal Slime	Upper Echelon or Above Maps ▶︎After completing (Cradle of Corruption) Middle Level
Metal King Slime	Upper Echelon Maps ▶︎Appears much more frequently after defeating the secret boss

Some Metal Slimes Only Appear in Certain Seasons

At some points, you'll need to use seasonal gimmicks to progress through the environment. In particular, many areas are only accessible in Winter when the water is frozen. After completing the game, you'll obtain the Seasonal Flute, which you can use to change the season; otherwise, the consumable Seasonal Powder will allow you to advance the season by one.

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