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Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (DQ3)
Thief Job Class and Best Personality
★ Best Personality | Best Equipment | Best Party
☆ Class Tier List | Vamp Guide | Monster Wrangler
★ Friendly Monsters | Sparkly Spots | Keys Guide
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★ Post Game (Spoilers!) | Missables | Trophy Guide
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!
List of Contents
Best Personality for Thief
Tough Cookie
| Personality | STR | RES | AGI | STA | WIS | LUK |
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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 |
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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 | 0 | Decreases appearance rate of enemies. |
| 20 | Snoop | 2 | Casts a bright sparkle on hidden objects in a dungeon. |
Abilities and Level Learned
| Lvl. | Spell | MP | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandstorm | 3 | Chance to Bedazzle one group of enemies. |
| 5 | Sleepy Slap | 5 | Attacks one enemy and has a chance to put them to sleep. |
| 9 | Gust Slash | 7 | Physical Wind attack to one enemy. |
| 12 | Shocking Slash | 5 | Deals normal attack damage to one enemy and has a chance to paralyze. |
| 13 | Nose for Treasure | 0 | Lets you know how many treasure chests are on the floor you are on. |
| 16 | Assassin's Stab | 4 | Can instantly kill one enemy. |
| 17 | Padfoot | 0 | Decreases appearance rate of enemies. |
| 25 | Hypnowhip | 7 | Attacks a group of enemies with a chance to confuse. |
| 33 | Persecutter | 11 | Deals colossally increased damage to sleeping or confused targets. |
| 33 | Backdraft | 8 | Reflects an enemy's breath-type attacks for one turn. |
List of All Spells and Abilities
Best Equipment for Thief
Recommended Equipment
| Equipment | |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Destructiball |
| Armor | Male: Dark Cape Female: Shimmering Dress |
| Helmet | Mythril Helmet |
| Shield | Silver Shield |
| Accessory | Hero Bracelet or Starry Bracelet |
All Thief Weapons
| Weapon | Attack | Effect |
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| Cypress Stick | 2 | No Bonus Effect |
| Falcon Blade | 55 | Allows the user to attack twice per round. |
| Bronze Knife | 8 | No Bonus Effect |
| Poison Needle | 10 | Sometimes kills enemies instantly. |
| Divine Dagger | 12 | No Bonus Effect |
| Chain Sickle | 16 | No Bonus Effect |
| Thorn Whip | 19 | Inflicts damage to one group of enemies. |
| Boomerang | 11 | Inflicts damage to all enemies. |
| Edged Boomerang | 24 | Inflicts damage to all enemies. |
| Assassin's Dagger | 55 | Sometimes kills enemies instantly |
| Chain Whip | 27 | Inflicts damage to one group of enemies. |
| Spiked Steel Whip | 40 | Inflicts damage to one group of enemies. |
| Knuckledusters | 43 | No Bonus Effect |
| Flametang Boomerang | 65 | Inflicts damage to all enemies. |
| Siren Sword | 79 | Casts Fuddle when used as an item in battle. |
| Dragontail Whip | 62 | Inflicts damage to one group of enemies. |
| Dragon Claws | 95 | No Bonus Effect |
| Beast Claws | 107 | Effective against beast-type enemies. |
| Gringham Whip | 118 | Inflicts damage to one group of enemies. |
| Destructiball | 155 | Inflicts damage to all enemies. |
| Hunter's Moon | 131 | Inflicts damage to all enemies. |
| Metal Wing Boomerang | 102 | Inflicts damage to all enemies. Guaranteed to hit metal-type enemies. |
| Swallowtail | 52 | Inflicts damage to all enemies. Increased damage to insect-type enemies. |
| Gusterang | 46 | Inflicts damage to all enemies. |
| Orichalcum Claws | 150 | No Bonus Effect |
| Rubiss' Sword | 206 | Casts Kazapple when used as an item in battle. |
| Empress's Whip | 94 | Inflicts damage to one group of enemies. Increased damage to human-type enemies. |
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
As a Thief, you can easily farm for items by stealing it from enemies. This can be useful for stocking up resources.
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.
Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (DQ3) Related Guides
All Vocations
| All Vocations/Job Classes | ||
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 Hero |
 Warrior |
 Martial Artist |
 Mage |
 Priest |
 Sage |
 Merchant |
 Gadabout |
 Thief |
 Monster Wrangler |
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Anonymous about 1 year
Anonymous about 1 yearA lot of this info is just cut/pasted from the previous game & does not apply to the HD Remake. It seems these sites are often thrown together at breakneck pace... So many errors! For instance, Agility no longer affects a character's Defense, so the Thief is not super durable like he/she was in previous versions of the game.
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That's a shame. I've been trying to follow along with these pages but have noticed some errors too like not having the Puff spell available when my Mage is already past the level they would have learned it. I'm thinking of turning my Mage into a Thief that's why so that they can use Kabuff at the start of the battle