Strong Enemies are a type of mini-bosses that are hard to scout in Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince (DQM3). Read on where you can fight each Strong Enemy, what they drop, and more!

List of Strong Enemy Monsters

	Lower Echelon	Middle Echelon	Upper Echelon
Terrestria	Cyclops	-	-
Circle of Conquest	Lumbering Lizard	Gnumesis	Dark Sabrecat
Circle of Temper	Green Dragon	Missing Lynx	Stout Troll
Circle of Indulgence	Iron Maiden	Roistering Rooster	King Slick Slime
Circle of Caprice	Cauldragon	Armoured Scorpion	Goomulonimbus
Circle of Fortitude	Harmour	Knight Errant	-

Terrestria, The Plains

Enemy Monster	Map
Cyclops	Terrestria, The Plains
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
35	Mystery Meat	Strength Ring

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Circle of Conquest, Lower Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Lumbering Lizard	Circle of Conquest, Lower Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
40	Medicinal Herb	Strength Ring

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Circle of Conquest, Middle Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Gnumesis	Circle of Conquest, Middle Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
74	Rarified Steak	Dogged Collar

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Circle of Conquest, Upper Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Dark Sabrecat	Circle of Conquest, Upper Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
95	Rarefied Steak	Alarming Amulet

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Circle of Temper, Lower Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Green Dragon	Circle of Temper, Lower Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
44	Mystery Meat	Strength Ring

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Circle of Temper, Middle Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Missing Lynx	Circle of Temper, Middle Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
68	Sage's Elixir	Aerofoil Armband

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Circle of Temper, Upper Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Stout Troll	Circle of Temper, Upper Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
81	Yggdrasil Leaf	Mighty Amulet

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Circle of Indulgence, Lower Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Iron Maiden	Circle of Indulgence, Lower Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
49	Magic Water	Ring of Wisdom

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Circle of Indulgence, Middle Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Roistering Rooster	Circle of Indulgence, Middle Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
70	Medicinal Herb	Seed of Strength

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Circle of Indulgence, Upper Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
King Slick Slime	Circle of Indulgence, Upper Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
83	Strong Medicine	Glow-In-The-Dark Belt

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Circle of Caprice, Lower Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Cauldragon	Circle of Caprice, Lower Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
54	Antidotal Herb	Seed of Life

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Circle of Caprice, Middle Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Armoured Scorpion	Circle of Caprice, Middle Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
72	Special Medicine	Seed of Life

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Circle of Caprice, Upper Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Goomulonimbus	Circle of Caprice, Upper Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
90	Medicinal Herb	Blackout Earrings

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Circle of Fortitude, Lower Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Harmour	Circle of Fortitude, Lower Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
58	Magic Water	Seed of Strength

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Circle of Fortitude, Middle Echelon

Enemy Monster	Map
Knight Errant	Circle of Fortitude Middle Echelon
Enemy Level	Normal Drop	Rare Drop
63	Sage's Elixir	Seed of Resilience

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What is a Strong Enemy?

Hard to Scout Monster All Strong Enemies are L-Size Monsters Reappears even after defeating it

Hard to Scout Monster

Strong Enemies are hard-to-scout monsters that are much more powerful than regular monsters. They will often be extremely overlevelled when you first meet them, making them all the more difficult to defeat in batle.

Scoutable in the Full Game

The first Strong Enemy you can face is the Cyclops. While you cannot scout it in the demo, it is fully up for grabs in the full release of the game.

How to Increase Chances of Scouting After Defeating Monsters

All Strong Enemies are L-Sized

All Strong Enemies will appear L-Sized. It will have a few differences from the typical variant, making it a good consideration for a powerful ally.

Monster Size: Differences and Benefits of Monster Sizes

Reappears Even After Defeating

Unlike other boss-type enemies that you can only battle once, strong enemies will respawn even after you defeat it. This allows you to use the strong enemy as a way to level up your monsters, to farm their drops, or even retry scouting them a second or third time.

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