Final Boss Guide: How to Beat Zoma

Zoma is the final boss of Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake (DQ3). Read on to learn how to beat Zoma, its stats and moveset, as well as the best strategies and party setup to beat the final boss of the game!

Zoma Basic Information

Zoma Stats and Information

Zoma Information
Rec. Level	Drops
45	None
Location and Walkthrough
Zoma’s Citadel Damdara to Zoma’s Citadel

Zoma Weaknesses

Zoma Moveset

Zoma Spells and Abilities

How to Beat Zoma

• Use the Sphere of Light on Turn 1
• Wear Ice and Spell Resistant Gear
• Cast Insulatle and Magic Barrier
• Put Zoma to Sleep
• Outspeed with an Aceleratle Buff
• Equip Torcs of Truth on Physical Attackers
• Attack with Wild Side Monster Pile-Ons
• Dispel Bounce with Ripple of Disruption

Use the Sphere of Light on Turn 1

At the start of the fight, Zoma will have a Shroud of Shadows active, reducing the damage of your attacks and causing him to heal every turn. To dispel it, you'll need to use the Sphere of Light so make sure to bring it with you before the fight.

How to Get Sphere of Light and Effects

Prompted to Use the Sphere After 3 Turns

If you don't use the Sphere of Light, or you forgot to bring it with you, the game will prompt you to use it after three turns. In case you forget to bring it, you can just wait three turns to use it instead of resetting your game.

Wear Ice and Spell Resistant Gear

The majority of Zoma's attacks deal Ice damage so you'll want to make sure your party's wearing Ice-resistant equipment. He can also use Kaswoosh so you'll want some spell-resistant equipment as well.

List of Ice and Spell Resistant Equipment

The Hero's Shield and Auroral Armour are extremely powerful Hero-exclusive equipment.

List of Equipment

Cast Insulatle and Magic Barrier

On top of your equipment, you'll also want to cast Insulatle and Magic Barrier to further reduce the damage of his attacks. Make sure to do this so that you don't spend too much MP or turns having to heal your party.

Put Zoma to Sleep

Another way to deal with this boss' attacks is by putting him to sleep. Ideally, you want to use the combo of Wild Side and Duplic Hat Snoozes for four casts, but you can still use doubled Sleepy Slaps or Snooze Sticks if ever.

Just be careful if you're casting Snooze since Zoma will eventually cast Bounce and reflect it back to the caster.

All Status Effects and How to Cure

Outspeed with an Aceleratle Buff

If you find that your party is often moving after Zoma, then you'll want to use Aceleratle to increase your team's Speed. This is especially important for your sleep applier so that they can get it off before Zoma acts.

Acceleratle Effects and Level Learned

Equip Torcs of Truth on Physical Attackers

At some point Zoma may Dazzle your physical attackers, causing their attacks to miss. To prevent this, make sure that they have a Torc of Truth equipped so they can attack without any worry of it missing.

Attack with Wild Side Monster Pile-Ons

If you don't want to worry about Dazzle at all, you can always use the combo of Wild Side and Monster Pile-On since it will always hit. However, the attack isn't 100% accurate by default so there's always a chance that some hits will miss, regardless if the user is dazzled or not.

Monster Wrangler Job Class Guide

Dispel Bounce with Ripple of Disruption

When Zoma drops low enough, he will use Bounce to reflect spells back to the party. If you have the Martial Artist's Ripple of Disruption, use it as soon as possible so you can dispel it and go back to casting spells on him.

Ripple of Disruption Effects and Level Learned

Best Party to Beat Zoma

Recommended Party

Vocation	Role and
Hero	・Use Lightning attack to exploit weakness.
Monster Wrangler	Merchant - Monster Wrangler ・Attack using Wild Side + Monster Pile-On. ・Heal with Wild Side + Sage's Stone when needed.
Monster Wrangler	Thief - Monster Wrangler ・Use Wild Side + Sleepy Slap to put Zoma to sleep. ・Only use Monster Pile-On if they're still asleep next turn.
Sage	Mage - Sage ・Support with Insulatle, Magic Barrier, and Acceleratle. ・Use Kafrizz if you have free turns in between buffing. ・Cast Multiheal if the first Monster Wrangler needs help healing.

Best Party Setup

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