How to Beat Hacksaurus: Best Party Members and Weakness

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

How to Beat Hacksaurus

Take Alternative Routes to Avoid Hacksaurus

The Circle of Fortitude (Upper Echelon) is built like a labyrinth, so there are possible routes to access that can help you avoid bosses you find to difficult.

Ignoring the bosses on this level will not affect your overall progress, so it is recommended to avoid them if you feel that you're not ready.

The red route indicated on the map above will help you avoid the Hacksaurus Boss Battle.

Hacksaurus List of Attacks

Use Buffs and Debuffs During the Battle

Hacksaurus mostly uses physical attacks to damage the monsters in your party, so it is recommended to use buffs to increase your defenses and debuffs to decrease Hacksaurus' attacks.

Use Blunt and Attack Attacker skills to decrease the attack of Hacksaurus. Increase your own defenses by using Kabuff to fortify your party from any attacks.

Avoid Using Bedazzle Skills

Hacksaurus is resistant to the Bedazzle state, so be sure to concentrate your efforts on buffing your party and debuffing the boss to make it through the battle.

Use Monsters That Can Learn Blunt Skill

Shadow	Toady	Scallop Slime
Hexcommunicator	Splash Afficionado

Use Monsters That Can Learn Attack Attacker Skill

Bunicorn	Komodo	Leery Lout
Naturalist	Defender

Use Monsters That Can Learn Kabuff Skill

Eggsoskeleton	Komodo	Leery Lout
Materialist	Defender

It Is Recommended to Use Brake Wind During This Boss Battle

Use Monsters That Can Learn Brake Wind Skill

Hacksaurus also makes use of a powerful breath attack called the Scorch to damage the monsters in your party. Be sure to use monsters that have the Brake Wind skill to bounce off the breath attack Hacksaurus will use on you.

Awebergine	Restless Armour	Stark Raven
Vexologist	Breath Taker	Blusterer

Recommended Party

Sample Party 1

Monster	Main Talent
Trauminator Lvl. 27	Multidisciplinarian
Hacksaurus Lvl. 38	Firebrand
Archdemon Lvl. 39	Storm Chaser
King Cureslime Lvl. 38	Cure-All

Hacksaurus Overview

Hacksaurus Location and Drops

Complete Story Walkthrough

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince Related Guides

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