Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (DQM3)

How to Beat Darius the Shadethrower: Best Party Members and Weakness

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Last updated on: December 27, 2023 10:41 PM

DQM The Dark Prince - Darius How to Beat

Darius the Shadethrower is one of the bosses in Dragon Quest Monsters 3: The Dark Prince. Learn about Darius the Shadethrower's weaknesses and recommended party members to beat Darius the Shadethrower here!

List of Contents

How to Beat Darius the Shadethrower
Recommended Party
Boss Overview
Related Guides

How to Beat Darius the Shadethrower

Darius the Shadethrower List of Attacks

Utilize a Strategy That Counters Sleep

Weaknesses are Ice and Explosion

Recommended Parties

Darius the Shadethrower List of Attacks

Normal Attack
Frizzle
Boom (AoE)
Kasap (AoE Defense Down)
Kasnooze (AoE Sleep)
Acts twice

Utilize a Strategy That Counters Sleep

DQM The Dark Prince - Kasnooze Darius

Use Skills and Items That Counter Sleep

Darius the Shadethrower utilizes the spell, Kasnooze, that puts your party to sleep. It will take some turns before your party wakes up, so bring a Monster that knows Cock-a-Doodle-Doo to cleanse this effect from allies.

You can also prepare an item like Smelling Salts in case your Monster that has Cock-a-Doodle-Doo falls asleep.

Use Bounce to Reflect Spells

A majority of Darius's attacks are spells, so it is recommended to bring a Monster with Bounce. The Hawk Man that accompanies Darius will use physical attacks, however, so be careful.

Examples of Monsters That Can Learn Cock-a-Doodle-Doo

Monsters with Cock-a-Doodle-Doo
Gremlin	Briny Bronco	Khalamari Kid
Paramedic	Aquapothecary

Examples of Monsters That Can Learn Bounce

Monsters with Bounce
Vampire Cat
Antimagician

Darius's Weaknesses are Ice and Explosion

DQM The Dark Prince - Ice Weakness Darius.png
Darius and the Hawk Man that accompany him have weaknesses against Ice and Explosion. The Hawk Man's HP is not that high, so targetting these weaknesses will defeat them quickly.

Examples of Monsters That Can Learn Crack Afficionado

Monsters with Crack Afficionado
Snowmangler

Crack Afficionado can be upgraded to Crack Virtuoso after maxing out the skill points and combining it with another upgraded Talent.

Crack Virtuoso Associated Skills and How to Get

Examples of Monsters That Can Learn Bang Afficionado

Monsters with Bang Afficionado
Airbagon	Cannonbrawler

Bang Afficionado can be upgraded to Bang Virtuoso after maxing out the skill points and combining it with another upgraded Talent.

Bang Virtuoso Associated Skills and How to Get

Recommended Parties

These parties are based on our playtesting team's Monsters during the time of the boss's defeat.

Party 1

Monster	Main Skill
Dancing Flame Lv. 24	Deep Breather
Archdemon Lv. 20	Storm Chaser
Axesaurus Lv. 21	Paragon
Wyrtle Lv. 28	Barricade

Party 2

Monster	Main Skill
Hunter Mech Lv. 26	Blade Maven Attack Booster III
Hunter Mech Lv. 23	Blade Maven Attack Booster III
Cureslime Lv. 25	Healer
Archdemon Lv. 15	Bang Virtuoso

Best Monsters Tier List

Darius the Shadethrower Overview

Location	Circle of Fortitude (Middle Echelon)
Experience	4000
Money	0

Circle of Fortitude (Middle Echelon) Walkthrough: Chart 9

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (DQ3) Related Guides

DQM3 - Boss Partial

List of Bosses and Guides

Lower Echelon

Lower Echelon Boss List
Bernie	Raph	Penteratic Guardian
Percival	Foo Dog	Abracadabrador
King Foo Dog	Cheater Cheetah, Rhinoceraxe, & Hellion	General Chayne

Middle Echelon

Middle Echelon Boss List
Darius the Shadethrower	Ash	Dessert Demon, Boss Troll, & Chocolate Golem
The Cane Custodian	Claudio	Petrarch
Grimglow Cave Boss	Whiteworl the Watcher	Succubat

Upper Echelon

Upper Echelon Boss List
Ash, Blaise, and Bernie	The Ifreann Eagle	Massimus
Pruslas	Hacksaurus	Warhog
Escudogre	Metal Dragon	Barbatos
Estark Izmah	Aamon	Sir Goolahad
Lady Vinezzia	Sir Sabrefang	Sir Beefdrake
Dolph the Destroyer	Final Boss

Post Game and Secret Bosses

Post Game & Secret Bosses
Estark Venjah	Wyrmsworth	Azabel
Secret Boss

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