Best Equipment for Each Class

This is a list of the best equipment for each job class in Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (DQ3). Check out the best equipment in the game, and which job class and vocation should use them.

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Best Equipment for Each Job Class

Note	Do not equip personality-changing accessories in the first accessory slot since stat increases are more valuable than the accessory's stat boost.

Hero's Best Equipment

Equipment
Weapon	Destructiball or Sword of Kings
Armor	Male: Light Armor Female: Shimmering Dress
Helmet	Great Helm
Shield	Hero Shield
Accessory	Hero Bracelet

The best equipment for the Hero is the Destructiball and the Light Armor. As a note, it's recommended to only use the whip if no one else in your party can use it since the Sword of Kings is exclusive to the Hero and it only has a slightly worse Attack.

If you're playing as a Female, then Shimmering Dress becomes your best Armor. However, it might still be better to equip the Light Armor since other party members could use the dress instead.

Hero Job Class and Best Personality

Warrior's Best Equipment

Equipment
Weapon	Destructiball or Gringham Whip
Armor	Male: Blade Armor Female: Shimmering Dress
Helmet	Great Helm
Shield	Ogre Shield
Accessory	Life Ring or Hero Bracelet

The best equipment for a Warrior is the Destructiball and a Shimmering Dress. However, depending on your other party members, it might be better to equip a Bastard Sword since other party members could use the whips instead.

Also, it's recommended to recruit a Female Warrior since the Blade Armor is significantly worse than the female exclusive armors.

Warrior Job Class and Best Personality

Martial Artist's Best Equipment

Equipment
Weapon	Beast Claws
Armor	Male: Dark Cape Female: Shimmering Dress
Helmet	Male: Black Hood Female: Silver Tiara
Shield	Expel Shield
Accessory	Life Ring or Hero Bracelet

The best equipment for a Martial Artist is the Beast Claws and a Shimmering Dress. However, if you're fighting a Dragon, you can equip a Dragon Claws instead for an increased damage output.

Although Destructiball is one of the more powerful weapons a Martial Artist can equip, it doesn't grant criticial hits which the Martial Artist specialzes in dishing out.

Martial Artist Job Class and Best Personality

Thief's Best Equipment

Equipment
Weapon	Destructiball or Gringham Whip
Armor	Male: Dark Cape Female: Shimmering Dress
Helmet	Mythril Helmet
Shield	Silver Shield
Accessory	Hero Bracelet or Starry Bracelet

The best equipment for a Thief is the Destructiball and a Shimmering Dress. Ideally, the Thief is the one who will equip the Destructiball since they don't have better options outside of Claws, which are better used by Martial Artists.

Thief Job Class and Best Personality

Mage's Best Equipment

Equipment
Weapon	Somatic Staff or Sage's Staff
Armor	Male: Dragon Robe Female: Shimmering Dress
Helmet	Mythril Helmet
Shield	Magic Shield
Accessory	Goddess Ring

The best equipment for a Mage is the Somatic Staff and a Shimmering Dress. Alternatively, you could also equip a Bolero and a Magic Hat for reduced spell MP at the cost of lower Defense. Also, you can equip a Sage's Staff in case you need to use it for extra healing.

Mage Job Class and Best Personality

Priest's Best Equipment

Equipment
Weapon	Sage's Staff or Zombiesbane
Armor	Male: Dragon Robe Female: Shimmering Dress
Helmet	Mythril Helmet
Shield	Magic Shield
Accessory	Goddess Ring or Starry Bracelet

The best equipment for the Priest is the Sage's Staff and a Shimmering Dress. Unlike the Mage, you want to prioritize Defense since you need to keep your healer alive, but you can still use the Bolero and Magic Hat combo if you're feeling confident.

Also, the weapon choice doesn't matter since they'll mostly be casting spells, however, it's still nice to equip a Sage's Staff for extra heals or a Zombiesbane for max damage.

Priest Job Class and Best Personality

Merchant's Best Equipment

Equipment
Weapon	Astraea's Abacus
Armor	Male: Magic Apron Female: Shimmering Dress
Helmet	Mythril Helmet
Shield	Expel Shield
Accessory	Goddess Ring or Starry Bracelet

The best equipment for a Merchant is the Astraea's Abacus and a Shimmering Dress. Similar to the Warrior, it is recommended to recruit a Female Merchant since the Magic Apron is significantly worse than the female exclusive armors.

Also, this vocation is only really useful for farming, and it may be better to reclass them into something else in the late game.

Merchant Job Class and Best Personality

Gadabout's Best Equipment

Equipment
Weapon	Gringham Whip
Armor	Male: Dark Cape Female: Shimmering Dress
Helmet	Horned Hat
Shield	Expel Shield
Accessory	Elevating Shoes

The best equipment for a Gadabout is the Gringham Whip and a Shimmering Dress. However, it's not recommended to give them your best equipment since they're pretty useless and you'll get more value by giving it to other party members instead.

Similar to the Merchant, Gadabouts are only really useful for farming enemies and their drops, so you'll want to reclass them later on.

Gadabout Job Class and Best Personality

Sage's Best Equipment

Equipment
Weapon	Destructiball or Gringham Whip
Armor	Male: Dragon Robe Female: Shimmering Dress
Helmet	Mythril Helmet
Shield	Silver Shield
Accessory	Goddess Ring or Starry Bracelet

The best equipment for a Sage is Destructiball and a Shimmering Dress. However, they will mostly be casting spells so you're better off giving the whips to someone else stronger who attacks more often.

Similar to a Priest, you can equip a Sage's Staff for extra heals or a Zombiesbane since its the highest damaging weapon outside of the whips.

Sage Job Class and Best Personality

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