Luck is a character stat in Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake that determines how often characters can avoid being inflicted with debuffs or status ailments. Find out more about this stat and how to increase it here!

What Does the Luck Stat Do?

Determines How Often You Dodge Debuffs or Status Ailments

Your Luck determines the likelihood of debuffs and status ailments to hit you during battle with monsters. Having a high luck stat means that you can avoid being inflicted with negative effects that are casted by monsters.

Each status ailment inflicted by enemies has an assigned base accuracy that is affected by your Luck stat, with Dazzle and Deceleratle at the highest base accuracy.

Determines How Often Critical Hits Happen

Your Luck stat also determines how often critical hits happen in battle. These are best for classes like Martial Artist, who already have the best chance for critial hits combined with their very high Strength stat makes it a powerhouse in combat.

Gadabout Has the Highest Luck Job

The Gadabout has the highest Luck stat out of all the Vocations in Dragon Quest 3. They have the ability to dodge a lot of the debilitating effects of these status ailments in exchange for the player losing control of them briefly during combat.

The Gadabout class is the only Vocation that can turn into the Sage class without any needed assistance from the Words of Wisdom item.

Gadabout Job Class and Best Personality

Best Vocation to Increase Luck

Martial Artist, Mage, Gadabout

	STR	RES	AGI	STA	WIS	LCK
Martial Artist
Mage
Gadabout

The Vocations with the best stat growth for Luck are Martial Artist, Mage and Gadabout. Those who are classed into these vocations are more likely to receive a Luck stat boost when leveling up.

Best Personality to Increase Luck

Contrarian, Happy Camper, Aristocrat

Personality	STR	RES	AGI	STA	WIS	LUK
Contrarian
Happy Camper
Aristocrat

The Personalities with the best stat growth for Luck are Contrarian, Happy Camper, and Aristocrat. These Personalities are more likely to receive a Luck stat boost when leveling up.

How to Increase Luck

Use Seed of Luck

Players can increase their luck stat by 1-3 points using the item, Seed of Luck on the Hero. Be sure to make use of these stat seeds in order to increase your characters' offensive and defensive capabilities in combat!

Seed Farming Guide

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