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Best Early Game Monsters

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Dragon Quests The Dark Prince (DQM3) - Best Early Game Monsters
This is a guide for the best early game monsters to use in Dragon Quests Monsters: The Dark Prince (DQM3). Read on to learn more about the best early game monsters, monsters you could create early in the game, as well as the recommended party setup for you to use.

Best Early Game Monsters

Best G Rank and F Rank Early Game Monsters

Best G Rank Monsters
Dracky ImageDracky Slime ImageSlime Khalamari Kid ImageKhalamari Kid
Vegandragora ImageVegandragora Dragonthorn ImageDragonthorn Mischievous Mole ImageMischievous Mole
Skeleton ImageSkeleton Bongo Drongo ImageBongo Drongo Lampling ImageLampling
Airbagon ImageAirbagon Leery Lout ImageLeery Lout Woebergine ImageWoebergine
Best F Rank Monsters
Foo Dog ImageFoo Dog She-Slime ImageShe-Slime

These are the best early game monsters we recommend to have before you acquire Synthesis, since these monsters are often used as Synthesis materials for later in the game. Additionally, the monsters listed above can be acquired from scouting.

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Scouting Rate of Same Monsters Will Decrease

When scouting for a monster, it will become more harder for you to scout the same type of monster in the field. The difficulty stacks up the more you have the same type of monster in your party.

Best Scouting Monsters

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Recommended Monsters in the Early Stages

Monsters Recommended During Early Progress of the Game

Best Early Game Monsters for Terrestria and Circle of Temper
Raptile ImageRaptile Cannonbrawler ImageCannonbrawler Khalamari Kid ImageKhalamari Kid
Slime ImageSlime Dracky ImageDracky Cyclown ImageCyclown
Best Early Game Monsters for Circle of Indulgence and Circle of Caprice
Jargon ImageJargon Dessert Demon ImageDessert Demon Mandrake Major ImageMandrake Major
Hunter Mech ImageHunter Mech Slime Knight ImageSlime Knight Briny Bronco ImageBriny Bronco
Best Early Game Monsters for Circle of Fortitude
Dragon Rider ImageDragon Rider Killing Machine ImageKilling Machine Warhog ImageWarhog
Flutter Slime ImageFlutter Slime Axesaurus ImageAxesaurus Low Djinks ImageLow Djinks

These monsters are recommended to have when you visit the early locations of the game. You will need to perform Synthesis a lot and earn skill points to effectively use the monsters listed above.

Recommended Monsters For Terrestria and Circle of Temper

Monster Recommended Value and How to Obtain
Raptile ImageRaptile
F Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★★
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Dragon Type and Material Type
- Wide range of Breath Skills
- Can be acquired early in the game
Cannonbrawler ImageCannonbrawler
F Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★★
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Demon Type and Material Type
- Powerful skills that can be learned early
- Can be brought to succeeding areas
Cyclown ImageCyclown
F Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★☆
How to Obtain: Scouting Scouted in Circle of Temper

- Can learn Woosh
- Compatible with Wind-Based Skills
Khalamari Kid ImageKhalamari Kid
G Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★☆
How to Obtain: Scouting Scouted in Plains, Terrestria

- Can learn Heal
- Compatible with Water-Based Skills
Slime ImageSlime
G Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★☆☆
How to Obtain: Scouting Scouted in Plains, Terrestria

- Can be use Heal and Auto-Restora
Dracky ImageDracky
G Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★☆☆
How to Obtain: Scouting Scouted in Plains, Terrestria

- Can use Zam

The recommended monsters in your party when traversing Terrestria and Circle of Temper should be Raptile and Cannonbrawler. The two can learn skills such as Fire Breath and Boom, which are essential when leveling up early in the game.

Recommended Monsters For Circle of Indulgence and Circle of Caprice

Monster Recommended Value and How to Obtain
Hunter Mech ImageHunter Mech
F Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★★
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Restless Armor and Material Type
- Effective traits
- Can be synthesized to produce Killing Machine
Dessert Demon ImageDessert Demon
F Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★★
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Chocolate Golem and Imp
- Skills are very powerful
- Can be synthesized into Archdemon
Mandrake Major ImageMandrake Major
E Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★☆
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Dragon Type and Demon Type
- Can be synthesized from Raptile
- Can be use as Synthesis Material for D Rank Monsters
Briny Bronco ImageBriny Bronco
F Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★☆
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Dragon Type and Nature Type
- Compatible with Water-Based Skills
- Can also be scouted in the earlier stages of the Circle of Caprice
Jargon ImageJargon
F Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★☆☆
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Dragon Type and Beast Type
- Good as a synthesis material monster
- Performance-wise, it may struggle to shine
Slime Knight ImageSlime Knight
F Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★☆☆
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Slime Stack and Leery Lout
- Provides good support with Good Knight talent
- Can be used to synthesize D-rank monsters or higher

Monsters recommended in this list are chosen based on how well they will yield out monsters through Synthesis. You could use Mandrake Major to synthesize D Rank Monsters that can help you in the game.

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Recommended Monster for Circle of Fortitude

Monster Recommended Value and How to Obtain
Low Djinks ImageLow Djinks
D Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★★
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Cloud Surfer and Sugar Baddie
- Has Wooshmeister trait for wind-based attacks
- Can be obtained via Matchmaking
- Can be used to synthesize Archdemon
Dragon Rider ImageDragon Rider
D Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★☆☆
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Wyvern and Slime Knight
- Has Tactical Trooper trail to perform 2 actions in a row
- Early D Rank Monster you can synthesize
Axesaurus ImageAxesaurus
D Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★☆☆
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Dragon Type and Demon Type
- Has Insta-Oomph trait
- Early D Rank Monster you can synthesize
Warhog ImageWarhog
D Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★☆☆
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Mandrake Major and Beast Type
- Has Somnolent Skin trait
- Early D Rank Monster you can synthesize
Killing Machine ImageKilling Machine
D Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★☆
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Hunter Mech and Knight Errrant
- Has Tactical Trooper trail to perform 2 actions in a row
- Duelist Skill is powerful
- Can be synthesized from Hunter Mech
Flutter Slime ImageFlutter Slime
C Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★☆☆
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Wing Slime and Saccharine Sacksquatch
- Has Health Professional trait to increase potency of recovey skills
- Ideal healer for the party

Enemy monsters will get stronger once you start progressing through the early parts of the game, which makes it necessary to have powerful monsters in your party that can both attack and heal when needed.

Best Healer Monsters

Best Early Game Synthesis Monsters

Recommended Synthesis Monsters

Difficult Monsters to Synthesize From Early Game Monsters
Archdemon ImageArchdemon
[★★★★★]
King Cureslime ImageKing Cureslime
[★★★★☆]
Shogum ImageShogum
[★★★★☆]
  1. Archedemon Route
  2. King Cureslime Route
  3. Shogum Route

Archedemon Synthesis Route

Monster Recommended Value and How to Obtain
Archdemon ImageArchdemon
B Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★★
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Grim Keeper and Dessert Demon
- Has Bangmeister trait for explosive attacks
- Inherent stats are generally high

The Strongest Attacker That Can Help You Through the Main Story

The traits Bangmeister and Ultra Crafty Banger makes Archedemon an offensive specialist when it comes to explosive skills. Its traits pair up greatly with his Kaboomle skill, which inflicts explosive damage to all enemies.

Archedemon is the recommended monster to have when progressing through the main storyline, as it can help you with many aspects in the game such as hunting and bosses.

King Cureslime Synthesis Route

Monster Recommended Value and How to Obtain
King Cureslime ImageKing Cureslime
B Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★★
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Creme Caraslime and Cureslime
- Ideal healer for the party
- Has High Heal and Decontaminate
- Rando-Mister increases chances of survival in battle

Best Healer Monsters

The Most Potent Healer You Can Have During the Game

King Cureslime is the ideal healer in the game, having many recovery skills that pairs up greatly with its Health Professional and High Heal traits. It also has the Rando-Mister trait, which greatly raises its chances of survival in battle.

Shogum Synthesis Route

Monster Recommended Value and How to Obtain
Shogum ImageShogum
B Rank
Recommended Value: ★★★★★
How to Obtain: Synthesis
Beshemoth Slime and Metal Slime Knight
- Can use powerful Leading Light Skills
- Early B Rank Monster you can synthesize

Versatile Attacker and Buffer

Shogum can act as both an offensive attacker and effective buffer in the game. The Leading Light skills in its arsenal is powerful, so it can deliver a lot of damage to enemies while providing buffs as a support unit.

Shogum can also be used as Synthesis material for Slionheart, one of the most powerful monsters in the game.

Recommended Party Setup for Best Early Game Monsters

Best Early Party Setup

Best Early Party Setup Recommendation
Cruelcumber ImageCruelcumber Khalamari Kid ImageKhalamari Kid Raptile ImageRaptile Cannonbrawler ImageCannonbrawler
Stand-By
Dracky ImageDracky Slime ImageSlime Khalamari Kid ImageKhalamari Kid Khalamari Kid ImageKhalamari Kid

This party setup consists of a well-balanced team that focuses on each monster's strength and skill. Additionally, the monsters in this party can be acquired early on through scouting.

Best Party Setup From Circle of Indulgence to Circle of Caprice

Best Party Setup Recommendation from [Location] to [Location]
Mandrake Major ImageMandrake Major Hunter Mech ImageHunter Mech Dessert Demon ImageDessert Demon Axesaurus ImageAxesaurus
Stand-By
Warhog ImageWarhog Slime Knight ImageSlime Knight Escudogre ImageEscudogre Restless Armour ImageRestless Armour

The goal for this party setup is purely focused on reinforcing your offensive capability in battle. Every monster in this party can potentially defeat enemies with its own powerful skill. Be cautioned that you are left vulnerable when using these powerful skills in battle.

Best Party Setup to Advance From Beginner Level

Best Party Setup to Advance From Beginner Level
Dragon Rider ImageDragon Rider Killing Machine ImageKilling Machine Low Djinks ImageLow Djinks Flutter Slime ImageFlutter Slime
Stand-By
Axesaurus ImageAxesaurus Swingre ImageSwingre Skeleton Swordsman ImageSkeleton Swordsman Hypothermion ImageHypothermion

This party setup consists of a balanced collection of monsters with strong offensive potential, effectively helping you raise your skillset from Early Game to Mid-Game.

Best Team

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