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Dragon Quest 1 - Spells and Abilities
This is a list of all the spells and abilities in Dragon Quest 1 HD-2D Remake (DQ1). See a list of all the spells and abilities in the game, as well as their effects here.

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List of All Spells

All Spells in DQ1: HD-2D Remake

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Spell Unlock Type MP & Effect
Sizz Lv. 4 Offensive MP: 4
Singes a group of enemies with a blazing fire.
Sizzle Lv. 14 Offensive MP: 8
Burns a group of enemies with a blazing wall of fire.
Kasizz Lv. 30 Offensive MP: 16
Scorches a group of enemies with the blazing flames of the underworld.
Crack Scroll Offensive MP: 3
Pierces a single enemy with razor-sharp icicles.
Crackle Scroll Offensive MP: 9
Attacks a group of enemies with sharp icicles.
Kacrack Scroll Offensive MP: 12
Skewers all enemies with a hail of sharp icicles.
Zap Lv. 8 Offensive MP: 6
Calls down lightning on a single enemy.
Zapple Lv. 21 Offensive MP: 10
Calls down fearsome lightning on a single enemy.
Kazap Lv. 35 Offensive MP: 30
Rains down powerful thunderbolts on all enemies.
Lightning Storm Souped-Up Skill Offensive MP: 36
Thunderbolts thrash all enemies, sometimes paralyzing them too boot.
(Souped-Up Skill from Kazap.)
Magic Barrier Scroll Buffing MP: 6
Forms a barrier that halves incoming spell damage.
0 Zone Souped-Up Skill Buffing MP: 55
Allows a character to cast spells and abilities without using MP for a while!
(Souped-Up Skill from Magic Barrier.)
Snub Scroll Buffing MP: 6
Nullifies spells cast on one ally.
Insulatle Lv. 32 Buffing MP: 8
Forms a barrier that protects from breath attacks.
Fizzle Lv. 10 Debuffing MP: 5
Prevents a group of enemies from using magic.
Achilles' Wheel Souped-Up Skill Debuffing MP: 16
Forms a magic circle that lowers a group of enemies' defence and magical resistance.
(Souped-Up Skill from Fizzle.)
Snooze Lv. 6 Debuffing MP: 3
Puts a group of enemies to sleep.
Heal Lv. 3 Recovery MP: 3
Restores at least 30 HP.
Midheal Lv. 17 Recovery MP: 6
Restores at least 75 HP.
Moreheal Scroll Recovery MP: 10
Heals at least 165 HP.
Reheal Scroll Recovery MP: 6
Gradually recovers HP.
Zoom Lv. 13 Field MP: 0
Allows you to return instantly to certain places you have visited before.
Evac Lv. 12 Field MP: 0
Allows you to exit instantly from dungeons, caves, and towers.
Holy Protection Lv. 15 Field MP: 4
Generates a holy aura that causes weaker monsters to avoid your party.
Safe Passage Scroll Field MP: 2
Protects from being damaged by harmful environments.
Peep Lv. 8 Field MP: 0
Provides an appraisal of items and reveals the nature of a treasure chest's contents.
Snoop Scroll Field MP: 2
Highlights the locations of hidden items.

In the remake, some spells can only be learned by scrolls while the others can be learned by leveling up. Scrolls can be obtained in treasure chests or as rewards.

List of Scrolls

Spell Type Explanations

Type Description
OffensiveOffensive Offensive spells are mainly used to deal damage to enemies.
RecoveryRecovery Recovery spells are mainly used to heal the Hero's HP. They can be used during or outside battles.
RecoveryField Field spells only work when you're out of combat to help in exploration.
RecoveryDebuffing Debuffing spells inflicts enemies with status effects, such as sleep or prevents them from using Spells.
RecoveryBuffing Buffing spells strengthens the Hero, such as increasing its defence.

There are five (5) types of spells in the game. Each type has its own function but some are only usable when out of combat or while exploring the overworld like the Field type.

Only Recovery spells can be used both during and outside combat.

List of All Abilities

All Abilities in DQ1: HD-2D Remake

Spell Unlock Type MP & Effect
Cattle Prod Lv. 1 Offensive MP: 7
A strike that can deal heavy damage to beast family monsters.
Beast Bopper Souped-Up Skill Offensive MP: 22
A stab with a sword that's especially effective against beast-family enemies.
(Souped-Up Skill from Cattle Prod.)
Flame Slash Lv. 6 Offensive MP: 6
Slashes an enemy with a white-hot weapon.
Dragon Slash Lv. 12 Offensive MP: 7
A brutal blow that causes heavy damage to dragons.
Double Dragon Slash Souped-Up Skill Offensive MP: 10
A targeted attack that's twice as nice against the scariest, scaliest foes.
(Souped-Up Skill from Dragon Slash.)
Gust Slash Lv. 18 Offensive MP: 8
Slashes an enemy with a gale-force weapon.
Skysplitter Souped-Up Skill Offensive MP: 34
An awesome assault that rends the air itself in two. Highly effective against undead, amorphous, and material family monsters.
(Souped-Up Skill from Gust Slash.)
Lightning Slash Lv. 24 Offensive MP: 10
Slashes an enemy with a crackling weapon infused with lightning.
Lightning Thrust Souped-Up Skill Offensive MP: 30
Guaranteed to land a critical hit if it connects with the target.
(Souped-Up Skill from Lightning Slash.)
Falcon Slash Lv. 27 Offensive MP: 10
A double-slicing attack faster than a falcon on the wing.
Gyrfalcon Slash Souped-Up Skill Offensive MP: 38
Four swift slashes unleashed on a single enemy.
(Souped-Up Skill from Falcon Slash.)
Gigaslash Lv. 40 Offensive MP: 38
A secret sword technique that assails all enemies with bolts of blazing lightning.
Gigagash Souped-Up Skill Offensive MP: 55
A secret technique that's only available when Princess Gwaelin assists you in battle.
(Souped-Up Skill from Gigaslash.)
Miracle Slash Scroll Offensive MP: 13
Deals 1.3x normal attack damage to a single enemy and heals the user.
Undead Undoer Scroll Offensive MP: 7
A sanctified strike that can deal heavy damage to undead monsters.
Pearly Gates Souped-Up Skill Offensive MP: 26
Subjects all enemies to divine judgement. Especially effective against the undead.
(Souped-Up Skill from Undead Undoer.)
Demon Demeaner Scroll Offensive MP: 7
Deals 1.2x normal attack damage to a single enemy. Deals 1.4x normal attack damage to demon enemies.
Quadraslash Souped-Up Skill Offensive MP: 24
An almighty attack that cuts through all enemies.
(Souped-Up Skill from Demon Demeaner.)
Attack Attacker Scroll Offensive MP: 6
Deals normal attack damage to an enemy and reduces their attack power.
Kacrackle Slash Scroll Offensive MP:
Lacerates all enemies with enormous ice crystals.
Meditation Scroll Recovery MP: 30
Heals at least 500 HP.
Focus Pocus Scroll Recovery MP: 8
Recovers your MP every turn.
Cop Out Lv. 1 Buffing MP: 2
Potentially deflects enemy attacks onto an enemy.
Dodgy Dance Lv. 10 Buffing MP: 4
Employs fancy footwork to increase the user's ability to evade attacks.
Defending Champion Lv. 16 Buffing MP: 2
Significantly reduces the damage taken from all attacks.
Pincushion Souped-Up Skill Buffing MP: 25
Prepares the caster to defend and counter-attack any incoming attacks for a turn.
(Souped-Up Skill from Defending Champion.)
Muster Strength Scroll Buffing MP: 3
Greatly increases attack power for the next turn.
Muster More Strength Souped-Up Skill Buffing MP: 12
Allows the caster to deal triple the damage with their next attack.
(Souped-Up Skill from Muster Strength.)
Wild Side Scroll Buffing MP: 30
Increases speed slightly and grants double actions.
Divide Souped-Up Skill Buffing MP: 40
Makes three clones of the caster which can carry out the same action three times per turn!
(Souped-Up Skill from Wild Side.)
Sandstorm Scroll Debuffing MP: 3
Halves the accuracy of attacks from a group of enemies.
Whistle Scroll Field MP: 0
Attracts enemies.
Padfoot Scroll Field MP: 4
Decreases the chance of enemy encounters on the field or in dungeons.
Nose for Treasure Scroll Field MP: 0
Allows you to find out how much unclaimed treasure is in the area.

Spells and Abilities Explained

Spells are Magical

Dragon Quest 1 - Spells

Spells are more magical in nature, referring to things like healing, teleporting, inflicting debuffs, and conjuring elemental attacks to name a few. They consume MP when they're used.

Can't be Used While Fizzled

If the Hero is inflicted by Fizzled, it can't use spells until the effect expires.

Abilities are More Physical in Nature

Cop Out

Abilities are more physical in nature, referring to various non-magic actions like weapon attacks and deflection. They also consume MP like Spells and share the same pool.

Abilities are Not Affected by Fizzled

Unlike Spells, Abilities are not affected by Fizzled, meaning the Hero can still use abilities even while inflicted by the effect.

Souped-Up Skills Enhance Performance

Souped-Up Skills are enhanced variants of existing skills that can be used under certain conditions, such as being below 50% HP or under the effects of Reheal or Focus Pocus.

When used, Souped-Up Skills have enhanced performance and greater effects.

All Souped-Up Skills and How to Activate Them

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