List of Resistance Traits & Skills: How to Increase Resistance

Resistance allows you to significantly decrease the damage you take in Dragon Quest Monster: The Dark Prince (DQM3). It also allows you to resist falling under the effects of status ailments. Read on to learn more about resistance traits, the advantages of increasing resistance, and how to increase your resistance!

List of Resistance Traits

Status Resistance Traits

Trait	Talent
Ultra Granite Chin	・Super Naturalist ・Stun Stopper ・Hard Warder ・Cyclone Shield
Ultra Clear Thinker	・Demoniac ・Agent Provocateur ・Confusion Controller ・Hard Warder ・Cyclone Shield
Ultra Insomniac	・Enigma ・Nuisance ・Sleep Suppressor ・Holy Warder
Ultra Fidget	・Evil Genius ・Devil's Advocate ・Nuisance ・Paralysis Protector ・Sparkling Warder ・Fulgurite Shield
Ultra Death Defier	・Hater ・Doomsayer ・Death Defier ・Holy Warder ・Chiaroscuro Shield
Ultra Tough Customer	・Demoniac ・Attack Booster III ・Defence Booster III ・Agility Booster III ・Wisdom Booster III ・Debilitation Ducker ・Sparkling Warder ・Magma Shield ・Glacier Shield
Ultra Visionary	・Bedazzlement Blocker ・Sparkling Warder ・Hard Warder ・Holy Warder ・Magma Shield ・Tremor Shield
Ultra Spellbinder	・Antimagic Avoider ・Hard Warder ・Glacier Shield ・Fulgurite Shield
Ultra Drain Blocker	・MP Booster III ・Drain Dodger ・Sparkling Warder ・Hard Warder ・Holy Warder ・Chiaroscuro Shield

Element Resistance Traits

Trait	Talent
Ultra Frizz Ward	・Respirator ・Fire Chief ・Pyrotechnician ・Frizz Ward ・Sparkling Warder ・Magma Shield
Ultra Splish Ward	・Water Baby ・Splish Ward ・Hard Warder ・Glacier Shield
Ultra Whoosh Ward	・Vegabond ・Vaudevillan ・Woosh Guard ・Holy Warder ・Cyclone Shield
Ultra Crag Ward	・Rockin’ Roller ・Crag Ward ・Hard Warder ・Magma Shield ・Tremor Shield
Ultra Bang Ward	・Bombshell ・Bang Ward ・Holy Warder ・Cyclone Shield ・Tremor Shield
Ultra Crack Ward	・Cold Snapper ・Freeze ・Cool Customer ・Crack Ward ・Hard Warder ・Glacier Shield
Ultra Zap Ward	・Charge Leader ・Lightning Rod ・Zap Ward ・Sparkling Warder ・Fulgurite Shield
Ultra Sizz Ward	・Pop Idol ・Charge Leader ・Sizz Ward ・Sparkling Warder ・Chiaroscuro Shield ・Fulgurite Shield ・Cheesy Grin
Ultra Zam Ward	・Blighter ・Dark Horse ・Zam Ward ・Holy Warder ・Chiaroscuro Shield

Resistance Effects

Summary of Resistance Effects

1. Resistance of 100 and above disables the attack and nullifies status ailments
2. Ultra Crafty traits lower resistance by 50, Crafty traits lower resistance by 10
3. The lower the resistance, the easier it is to damage and inflict status ailments on enemies.
4. Damage is nullified at 100 Resistance, anything more restores health

Resistance Levels and Effects

Resistance Level	Numeric Value	Effect
-	-75	The chance of acquiring a status ailment and the damage you receive is significantly increased
Weak	-25	The chance of acquiring a status ailment and the damage you receive is slightly increased.
Strong	25	The chance of acquiring a status ailment and the damage you receive is slightly reduced
Very Strong	50	The chance of acquiring a status ailment and the damage you receive is greatly reduced
Very Strong	75	The chance of acquiring a status ailment and the damage you receive is significantly reduced
Immune	100	Status ailments and damage taken are both nullified
Restore	125	Status ailments and damage taken are both nullified, attacks from the element with this resistance restores HP for damage taken
-	150	Can also negate attacks amplified by Ultra Crafty traits.

If you press the Y button on the monster's character screen you see the numerical values of each resistance.

Resistance of 100+ disables attacks and nullifies status ailments

If the resistance of a monster to a certain element or ailment is 100 or more, the damage that the attack would have dealt or the status ailment would be nullified. If your monster has a resistance level of 125 or higher, then it will heal from attacks

Ultra Crafty traits lower resistance by 50

Monsters with an Ultra Crafty trait can reduce an enemy's resistance by 50 to deal greater damage and inflict ailments easier. Even against a Metal King Slime with a Resistance of 100 for most elements, an Ultra Crafy trait will reduce the resistance by 50 allowing you to deal damage, making these valuable traits.

Crafty Traits lower Resistance by 10

By equipping the right accessories, you can also lower the resistance of enemies enough to be able to deal just a little bit more damage.

The lower the resistance, the easier it is to damage and inflict status ailments on enemies.

If you lower your enemy's Resistance with an Ultra Crafty trait, it will be easier to damage them more. It also makes it easier to inflict a status ailment and turn the tide of battle.

List of Elemental and Status Ultra Crafty Traits

Elemental Ultra Crafty Traits
Ultra Crafty Frizzer	Ultra Crafty Splisher	Ultra Crafty Whoosher
Ultra Crafty Banger	Ultra Crafty Cragger	Ultra Crafty Cracker
Ultra Crafty Sizzer	Ultra Crafty Zapper	Ultra Crafty Zammer
Status Ultra Crafty Traits
Ultra Crafty Debilitator	Ultra Crafty Dazzler	Ultra Crafty Spellbinder
Ultra Crafty Confuser	Ultra Crafty Magic Drainer	Ultra Crafty Sleeper
Ultra Crafty Paralyser	Ultra Crafty Stunner	Ultra Crafty Poisoner
Ultra Crafty Whacker	-	-

Damage is nullified at 100 Resistance

Monsters are immune to damage if their resistance is at 100 or greater, however it is possible to go beyond the 100 limit. This acts as a way to counteract the Ultra Crafty Traits that lower your resistance by 50.

How to Check Resistance

Check on Monster Data Screen

To find out a monster's resistance, open the monster character menu with the X button and select a monster to view its skills, resistance, and more. Alternatively, you can also view the resistance data of every monster you've scouted in the Monsterpedia.

Unable to Check in Battle

During battle, you will not be able to verify an enemy's resistance unless you have already obtained the enemey before. Similarly, during online ranked PVP battles, you will not be able to verify an enemy's resistance and skills. You will have to anticipate their values.

Status Changes Can Be Seen

Although you can't see the enemy's resistance, you can view status changes in battle. With this you can also deduce whether your enemy has an Ultra Crafty trait by cross-referencing with your own resistance values, especially if you have a status ailment.

Advantages of Increasing Resistance

Counter Ultra Crafty Traits

By increasing your Resistance level to 150, you can negate the effects of Ultra Crafty traits. This is most advantageous especially in online PVP battles.

Effective Ward traits for PVP

Trait	Effect
Ultra Granite Chin	Greatly increases resistance to being stunned.
Ultra Clear Thinker	Greatly increases resistance to confusion.
Ultra Insomniac	Greatly increases resistance to being put to sleep.
Ultra Fidget	Greatly increases resistance to paralysis.
Ultra Death Defier	Greatly increases resistance to instant death.

List of All Traits

How to Increase Resistance

You can increase yourResistance by a number of ways using traits and accessories.

1. Synthesize an L-sized Monster
2. Learn Ultra Ward Traits
3. Use Accessories to Increase Resistance

Synthesize L-Sized Monsters

Synthesizing L-Sized Monsters also increases their resistance to status ailments by 50. If you take a monster with a base resistance of 50 and synthesize it into a L-sized monsters, you can increase it's resistance to the point of nullifying status ailments.
Monster Size: Differences and Benefits of Monster Sizes

Resistance Value of L-Sized Monster

Resistance	Added Value
Confusion	+50
Sleep	+50
Paralysis	+50
Stun	+50
Poison	+50
Instant Death	+50

Learn Ultra Ward Traits

Learning an Ultra Ward Trait also drastically increases your resistance by 50. If you have a base resistance of 50, learning the Ultra Ward trait to that attribute will completely nullify attacks made with the same attribute.

List of Elemental and Status Ultra Ward Traits

Elemental Ultra Ward Traits
Ultra Frizz Ward	Ultra Splish Ward	Ultra Whoosh Ward
Ultra Bang Ward	Ultra Crag Ward	Ultra Crack Ward
Ultra Sizz Ward	Ultra Zap Ward	Ultra Zam Ward
Status Ultra Ward Traits
Ultra Tough Customer	Ultra Visionary	Ultra Spellbinder
Ultra Drain Blocker	Ultra Clear Thinker	Ultra Insomniac
Ultra Granite Chin	Ultra Antioxidant	Ultra Fidget
Ultra Death Defier	-	-

Use Accessories to Increase Resistance

Some accessories also give minor bonuses to resistances. This is usually just a +10 in resistance but it is still recommended that you increase your resistance even if it just by a little.

List of Accessories

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