Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (DQ3)

Thief Job Class and Best Personality

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake - Thief Job Class and Best Personalities
Here is a guide on the Thief Job Class in Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (DQ3). See how to get Thief , the best personalities and equipment for the job class and when to become a Thief in this guide!

Best Personality for Thief

Tough Cookie

Personality STR RES AGI STA WIS LUK
Tough Cookie Dragon Quest 3 - B Dragon Quest 3 - A Dragon Quest 3 - E Dragon Quest 3 - S Dragon Quest 3 - F Dragon Quest 3 - G

The Tough Cookie personality is a recommended personality type for the Thief class. While there is a penalty for speed in this personality, the inherent Agility stat of this class is already high. It is recommended more to increase the Strength, Resilience, and Stamina of the Thieves to make them more versatile in combat.

Best Personality for Each Job Class

Vamp

Personality STR RES AGI STA WIS LUK
Vamp Dragon Quest 3 - C Dragon Quest 3 - D Dragon Quest 3 - B Dragon Quest 3 - C Dragon Quest 3 - C Dragon Quest 3 - B

A perfectly balanced personality is the Vamp personality. It adds to all of the available stats and is no longer exclusive to female characters unlike previous Dragon Quest 3 versions.

Vamp Personality and How to Get

Thief Spells and Abilities Learned

Thief Spells and Level Learned

Lvl. Spell MP Effect
8 Eye for Distance 0 Allows you to find nearby towns and dungeons in the overworld.
10 Storyteller 2 Lets you check what floor of the dungeon you are currently on.
13 Nose for Treasure 0 Lets you know how many treasure chests are on the floor you are on.
17 Padfoot 4 Decreases appearance rate of enemies.
20 Snoop 2 Casts a bright glow on hidden objects in a dungeon.

Abilities and Level Learned

Lvl. Spell MP Effect
1 Sandstorm 3 Occasionally reduces the hit rate of attacks by half for each enemy group. Effects do not stack.
5 Sleep Attack 5 Attacks one enemy and has a chance to put them to sleep. The sleep effect stacks and its duration is extended.
9 Wind Breath 3 Deals 1.15x normal attack damage to one enemy and then deals wind-based damage.
13 Treasure Eye Land 0 Counts unobtained items in the map and the number of sparkles left to find.
16 Assassin's Stab 4 Instantly kills one enemy. If it fails, deals normal attack damage.
17 Padfoot 4 Decreases appearance rate of enemies.
25 Hypnowhip 7 Attacks a group of enemies with 1.1x normal attack power and may confuse them.
33 Persecutter 11 Deals up to 6x normal attack damage to sleeping or confused enemies.

List of All Spells and Abilities

Best Equipment for Thief

Recommended Equipment

Equipment
Weapon Wreck Whip Destructiball
or
King's Sword
Armor Male: Dark Cape
Female: Shimmering Dress
Helmet Mythril Helmet
Shield Silver Shield
Accessory Hero Bracelet
or
Starry Bracelet

List of Equipment

All Thief Weapons

Weapon Attack Effect
Cypress Stick 2 No Bonus Effect
Falcon Blade 5 Allows the user to attack twice per round.
Bronze Knife 8 No Bonus Effect
Poison Needle 10 May sometimes kill enemies instantly. Strong against metal types.
Divine Dagger 14 No Bonus Effect
Chain Sickle 16 No Bonus Effect
Thorn Whip 18 Inflicts damage to one group of enemies.
Boomerang 19 Inflicts damage to all enemies.
Edged Boomerang 24 Inflicts damage to all enemies.
Assassin's Dagger 25 May sometimes kill enemies instantly
Chain Whip 27 Inflicts damage to one group of enemies.
Spiked Steel Whip 40 Inflicts damage to one group of enemies.
Knuckledusters 40 No Bonus Effect
Flametang Boomerang 42 No Bonus Effect
Siren Sword 50 Casts PanicAll when used as an item in battle.
Dragontail Whip 52 Inflicts damage to one group of enemies.
Dragon Claws 85 No Bonus Effect
Beast Claws 95 No Bonus Effect
Gringham Whip 105 Inflicts damage to one group of enemies.
Destructiball 135 Inflicts damage to all enemies.

List of All Weapons

When to Thief Class Change

Change to Sage Class at Level 20

Once you've learned all of the Thief's spells at level 20, you can then change to a Sage class to access the spells from the two classes, making for a powerful character build.

Class Change Guide: How to Change Classes

Or Change from Sage to Thief Class

You can also do the class change in reverse, meaning you can get a Sage class character to level 40 then change to Thief. In this way, you have a character that is mainly focused on spells and quick attacks.

Sage Job Class and Best Personality

Thief Explained

Collects Items by Stealing

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (DQ3) Thief

As a Thief, you can easily farm for items by stealing it from enemies. This can be useful for stocking up resources.

How to Earn Gold Fast

Excellent Offensive and Defensive Capability

The Thief Job Class is known for its high Agility (AGL) stat growth. It can be the first to attack because of this. It also has a mechanic where half of its speed becomes its defense, so Thieves can be durable during a fight.

Best Party: Best Starting Party Members

Can Use Spells

Unlike the other physical damage dealer classes, like Warrior and Martial Artist, the Thief class can use spells. All of its available spells can be learned by level 20.

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