Monster Arena Tournament Guide

The Monster Arena Tournament is a new feature in Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake that aims to battle monsters you've recruited. Read on to learn more about Monster Arena locations, prizes, as well as how to beat the Monster Arena in the game.

Monster Arena Tournament Locations

Found Across 5 Different Towns

Location	Monster Arena Ranks
Romaria	Ranks 1 & 2
Ibis	Ranks 3 & 4
Manoza	Ranks 5, 6, & 7
Cantlin	Ranks 8 & 9
Jipang (Post-Game)	Ranks 10 & 11

There are the various towns where you can find Monster Arena Tournaments. You'll come across most of them during the main storyline so it will be nearly impossible to miss them.

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Monster Arena Tournament Strategies and Recommended Monsters

Jump to Rank
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

Rank 1 (Romaria) Overview

Entrance Fee			Gold per Win
100 G			80 G
Rewards	・Strong Medicine x3 ・Magic Water x3 ・Bronze Shield ・800 G
Round 1
Stark Raven		Slime		-
Round 2
Toady		Batterfly		-
Bunicorn		Antnibbler		-
Round 3
Killerpillar		Toady		Antnibbler

Rank 2 (Romaria) Overview

Entrance Fee			Gold per Win
200 G			80 G
Rewards	・Seed of Strength × 3 ・Seed of Stamina × 3 ・Cloak of Evasion ・1,600 G
Round 1
Killerpillar		Batterfly		-
Round 2
Crabid		Toady		-
Scornet		Waspion		-
Vladdy		Batterfly		-
Round 3
Putrefido		Scornet		Batterfly
Funghoul		Antnibbler		Toady
Round 4
Illerpillar		Toxic Toad		Morphean Mushroom

Rank 3 (Ibis) Overview

Entrance Fee			Gold per Win
300 G			120 G
Rewards	・Musk x 3 ・Oomph Powder x 2 ・Beastly Bullwhip ・2,400 G
Round 1
Grillerpillar		Illerpillar		-
Round 2
Raven Lunatic		Stark Raven		Funghoul
Betterfly		Drac the Vlad		Catula
Vladdy		Drac the Vlad		-
Round 3
Shade		Drac the Vlad		Mummy Boy
Lump Wizard		Betterfly		-
Crabber Dabber Doo		Raven Lunatic		-
Round 4
Catula		Jackanape		Mummy Boy

Rank 4 (Ibis) Overview

Entrance Fee			Gold per Win
500 G			200 G
Rewards	・Seed of Defense x3 ・Seed of Magic x3 ・Somatic Staff ・4,000 G
Round 1
Mummy Boy		Hell Niño		-
Round 2
Lump Wizard		Lump Mage		-
Rottenweiler		Jackanape		-
Catula		Hell Niño		Rumble Bee
Round 3
Hell Niño		Rumble Bee		Grillerpillar
Hoodie		Jackanape		Catula
Crabber Dabber Doo		Hell Niño		-
Round 4
Lump Wizard		Hell Niño		Ethereal Serpent

Rank 5 (Manoza) Overview

Entrance Fee			Gold per Win
2,000 G			800 G
Rewards	・Dieamend x3 ・Prayer Ring x2 ・Cat Suit ・16,000 G
Round 1
Merman		King Squid		-
Round 2
Ram Raider		Battering Ram		Rampage
Antnibbler		Antgobbler		Antguzzler
Batterfly		Betterfly		Dread Admiral
Round 3
Illerpillar		Toxic Toad		Toxic Zombie
Scornet		Dread Admiral		Man o' War
Battering Ram		Wyrtle		Funghoul
Round 4
Imp		Magmalice		Cannibox

Rank 6 (Manoza) Overview

Entrance Fee			Gold per Win
3,500 G			1,400 G
Rewards	・Seed of Agility x3 ・Seed of Wisdom x3 ・Seed of Luck x3 ・Dragonsbane Claws ・28,000 G
Round 1
Metal Slime		-		-
Round 2
Beakon		Belisha Beakon		Weaken Beakon
Skeleton Swordsman		Mummy		Toxic Zombie
Healslime		Man o' War		Cureslime
Round 3
Crone		Prestidigitator		Lump Wizard
Shadow		Mermaniac		Mushroom Mage
Wyrtle		Man o' War		Merman
Round 4
Infernal Armour		Smackanape		Skeleton Swordsman

Rank 7 (Manoza) Overview

Entrance Fee			Gold per Win
5,000 G			2,000 G
Rewards	・The Champion's Code ・The Eureka Moment ・Guns 'n' Buns ・Flowing Dress ・40,000 G
Round 1
Killerpillar		-		-
Round 2
Voodoogooder		Mummy Boy		-
Boreal Serpent		Slime		-
Squidzilla		Man o' War		-
Round 3
Vladiator		-		-
Silhouette		-		-
Troll		-		-
Round 4
Heavy Hood		Lethal Armour		Infernal Armour

Rank 8 (Cantlin) Overview

Entrance Fee			Gold per Win
13,000 G			5,200 G
Rewards	・Seed of Strength x3 ・Seed of Defense x3 ・Mod Rod ・Magic Bikini ・100,000 G
Round 1
Living Statue		Stone Guardian		-
Round 2
Tentacular		-		-
Prestidigitator		Leger-de-Man		Hocus-Poker
Shade		Shadow		Umbra
Round 3
Chimaera		Ursa Mega		-
Hocus-Poker		Chimaera		Umbra
Merking		Leger-de-Man		Boreal Serpent
Round 4
Great Troll		Hydra		Umbra

Rank 9 (Cantlin) Overview

Entrance Fee			Gold per Win
20,000 G			8,000 G
Rewards	・Elfin Elixir x3 ・Yggdrasil Leaf x3 ・Metal Wing Boomerang ・160,000 G
Round 1
Magmalice		Firn Fiend		Gold Golem
Round 2
Infernal Serpent		Green Dragon		Skelegon
Infanticore		Manticore		Franticore
Skeleton Swordsman		Armful		One-Man Army
Round 3
Troobloovoodoo		Hocus Chimaera		Hydra
Liquid Metal Slime		Gold Golem		-
Dragon Zombie		Ghoul		Troobloovoodoo
Round 4
Flying Flayer		Soaring Scourger		Minidemon

Rank 10 (Jipang Post-Game) Overview

Entrance Fee			Gold per Win
36,000 G			14,400 G
Rewards	・Meteorite Bracer ・Godbird Sceptre ・300,000 G
Round 1
Elysium Bird		Hades Condor		Phoenix
Round 2
One-Man Army		Dragon Zombie		Grievous Bodily Arm
Living Statue		Stone Guardian		Great Keeper
Crab King		Tentacular		Sea Slime
Round 3
Abracadabrer		Grievous Bodily Arm		Crab King
Grievous Bodily Arm		Infernal Armour		Terror Troll
Baramonster		Metal Chimaera		Grievous Bodily Arm
Round 4
Terror Troll		Great Troll		-

Rank 11 (Jipang Post-Game) Overview

Entrance Fee			Gold per Win
99,999 G			33,333 G
Rewards	・Hunter's Moon ・Yggdrasil Dress Coat ・War Drum ・395,963 G
Round 1
Metal Chimaera		Hardy Hand		-
Round 2
Cannibox		Mimic		Pandora's Box
Green Dragon		Blue Dragon		Dread Dragon
Hell Niño		Freezing Fog		Golden Gloom
Round 3
Steely Statue		-		-
Baramonster		-		-
Round 4
Hydra		Infernal Serpent		-

How to Beat Monster Arena Tournament

How to Beat
Recruit Monsters Create a Party of 3 Monsters Change Strategies During Monster Arena Climb Up the Ranks and Win

Recruit Monsters

The Monster Arena is a battlefield for the monsters you've recruited in the game, so recruit the monsters you find and encounter during your journey.

Additionally, recruiting monsters will enable you to receive rewards from Monster Grandpa in the Monster Arena so recruit as many as you can.

Rewards From Number of Monsters Recruited

No. of Monsters	Rewards
10 Monsters	・Magic Water x 5
30 Monsters	・Agility Gilet
50 Monsters	・Seed of Strength x 2 ・Seed of Resilience x 2 ・Seed of Defense x 2 ・Seed of Agility x 2 ・Seed of Wisdom x 2 ・Goddess Ring
100 Monsters	・Empress's Whip ・Glombolero
121 Monsters	・Guns 'n' Buns ・Godbird Robe ・Orichalcum Claws

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Create a Party of 3 Monsters

Once you've recruited a monster, you will be able to participate in the Monster Arena. You are allowed a minimum of 3 monsters to form a party, so make sure to check if these monsters are the one you'll have participate by checking their stats in the menu.

Change Strategies During Monster Arena

In the Monster Arena, you cannot give direct commands to your monsters. You can only change strategies which your monsters will follow, so make sure you employ a strategy that best corresponds to a situation.

Do note that HP and MP does not replenish after every match, so it is important that you take note of these when devising strategies for your monsters to employ.

Climb Up the Ranks and Win

There are various Monster Arenas around the map, each with their own difficulty rank. Make sure to win and climb up the ranks so you can participate to higher ranks designated by other Monster Arenas in the game.

How to Recruit Monsters

How to Recruit
Track Down Monsters to Specific Locations Change the Time of Day for Specific Monsters Use Skills to Prevent Monsters From Fleeing Use Monster Wrangler

Track Down Monsters to Specific Locations

You can recruit monsters by approaching them, which can be accomplished if the monster does not flee from its current location. The location of these monsters are usually fixed, so finding them should not be too difficult.

Change the Time of Day for Specific Monsters

Some monsters might appear during the day, while others might appear at night time. If a monster you're trying to recruit does not appear, try changing the time of day to have them spawn in a specific location.

Use Skills and Items to Prevent Monsters From Fleeing

It is possible that monster might flee the scene if you're closing in on their proximity. Certain skills and items will allow you to conceal your presence so that you can become undetected to monsters you're trying to recruit.

Use Monster Wrangler to Prevent Monsters From Escaping

The Monster Wrangler vocation has a specific skill that allows them to search for monsters that are nearby, so it is recommended to have them in your party to look for monsters.

Additionally, monsters are unable to escape if you have a Monster Wrangler present in your party.

Monster Wrangler Job Class Guide

How to Increase Level For Monsters

Recruit Monsters of the Same Type

It is recommended that you recruit monsters of the same type to easily increase the levels of the monsters you've recruited. Once you have monsters of the same type, their levels will increase more compared to monster with different types in your party.

Additionally, you will also acquire new skills and abilities once you've increased the monsters you've recruited of the same type.

What is Monster Arena Tournament?

New Feature in Remake

The Monster Arena Tournament is a new feature in Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake that lets you battle the monsters you've captured and recruited in the game.

You will need to compose a party consisting of 3 monsters, and have them battle it out with other monsters in the arena.

This feature allows you to climb up the difficulty ranks of the Monster Arena, and receive rewards from winning the matches in the tournament.

New Features and Differences From the Original

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