Monster Tactics and Instructions Guide

This is a guide to setting up instructions and tactics for your monsters in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (DQM3). Read on to learn how to set up instructions, how to use instructions, and what are instructions.

Attention!	This article is translated from the Japanese Game8 site, so some names and terms might not be the correct ones in the English version. If you found any terms that need to be corrected, make sure to let us know in the comments!

How to Set Instructions

Open Set Instruction Menu

1	Open Your Monsters menu and select Set Instructions ▼ Learn what the symbols mean below ▼
2	Select the monster you want to set instructions for.
3	Customize the monster's instructions in the following screen.

You can set instructions for monsters by selecting the Set Instructions option in the Your Monsters menu.

Tips on How to Use Instructions

Mark Skills That Are Compatible With Traits With a ⬆

We recommend setting instructions to skills that match the monster's traits. For example, the Splishmeister traits increase the potency of water-elemental attacks and decrease their MP consumption. If a monster had this trait, It would be beneficial to set instructions for its water-related skills by marking them with a ⬆.

Set a Tactic For Your Monsters

Aside from setting instructions for your monsters, you can also set a tactic for them to further optimize their roles in battles. For example, if you set a recovery skill to ⬆ for a healer, you should choose the Focus on Healing tactic for them so they'll prioritize using that skill when needed.

If You Aim to Level Up Faster, Set Attacks to ⬆

If you want to raise your level faster by quickly defeating enemies, set instructions for skills that attack all or multiple enemies. Mark powerful attack skills with a ⬆, and mark all other skills with a ╳.

What Are Instructions?

A System That Sets The Frequency A Monster Will Use Skills

	Skill will be used frequently
	Skill will be used less frequently
	Skill will never be used

Setting instructions is a system that allows you to set the frequency a monster will use its skills during automatic battles or when you give them auto-combat instructions. This allows you to specialize and optimize your monsters. There are three frequency options as seen in the table above.

⬇ May Be Prioritized Depending on Enemy Resistances

If an enemy is resistant to or can decrease the damage dealt by your skills marked with a ⬆, skills marked with a ⬇ may take precedence. This is due to the instructions system always choosing skills that will deal the most damage.

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